Game Metrics2003

I like game metrics. "Best" is a word that can mean lots of different things. Game metrics provide a nice way of describing what "best" means, more specifically. Here are my top games for 2003 by a number of metrics:

HuberHappinessHeuristic

(Rating-Offset)*Total Time

• Amun Re
  
  
• Puerto Rico
  
  
• ElectronicCatchphrase
  
  
• Attika
  
  
• 6 nimmt!
  
  
• Finstere Flure
  
  
• Balloon Cup
  
  
• RoboRally
  
  
• Princes of Florence
  
  
• Crokinole
  

MonthMetric

(distinct months in which the game was played)

• ElectronicCatchphrase (10 in 2003, 23 ever)
  
  
• Can't Stop (6 in 2003, 18 ever)
  
  
• 6 nimmt! (5 in 2003, 20 ever)
  
  
• Light Speed (5 in 2003, 5 ever)
  
  
• Crokinole (4 in 2003, 15 ever)
  
  
• TransAmerica (4 in 2003, 11 ever)
  
  
• Puerto Rico (4 in 2003, 10 ever)
  
  
• Hick Hack in Gacklewack (4 in 2003, 10 ever)
  
  
• Mause Rallye (4 in 2003, 7 ever)
  
  
• Blokus (4 in 2003, 5 ever)
  
  
• Amun Re (4 in 2003, 4 ever)
  

Most Plays Metric

See the 5sAnd10s2003 list

Most Sessions

• ElectronicCatchphrase (14 sessions)
  
  
• Light Speed (10 sessions)
  
  
• Can't Stop (8 sessions)
  
  
• Attika (7 sessions)
  
  
• King Lui (7 sessions)
  
  
• Amun Re (7 sessions)
  
  
• Balloon Cup (7 sessions)
  
  
• Crokionle (7 sessions)
  
  
• Europa Tour (7 sessions)
  
  
• Zirkus Flohcati (6 sessions)
  
  
• 6 nimmt

  (6 sessions)

  
  
  
• Finstere Flure (6 sessions)
  

Initiative Metric

Basically, total time spent playing with an offset to accomodate short games.

• Electronic Catchphrase
  
  
• Amun Re
  
  
• Puerto Rico
  
  
• Attika
  
  
• Finstere Flure
  
  
• Balloon Cup
  
  
• Crokinole
  
  
• 6 nimmt!
  
  
• Light Speed
  
  
• Can't Stop
  
  

  Top 4 Games by number of players

  
  
  
  
• 2 player: Light Speed, Balloon Cup, Crokinole, Cathedral
  
  
• 3 player: Loopin' Louie, Coloretto, Can't Stop, Filthy Rich
  
  
• 4 player: Crokinole, Password, Attika, Can't Stop
  
  
• 5 player: Amun Re, Foppen, TransAmerica, Puerto Rico
  
  
• 6 player: ElectronicCatchphrase, 6 nimmt

  , Call my Bluff, Split Second

  
  

Top Games by Day of the Week

Ok, so as if these stats aren't strange enough, this is just weird, but it amuses me to present the data, so here we go:

• Sunday: ElectronicCatchphrase
  
  
• Monday: ElectronicCatchphrase
  
  
• Tuesday: Light Speed
  
  
• Wednesday: Balloon Cup
  
  
• Thursday: ElectronicCatchphrase
  
  
• Friday: Loopin' Louie
  
  
• Saturday: ElectronicCatchphrase