The new tags feature on the Geek is great and well overdue. Folksonomies seem the most natural way to order and categorise information collaboratively. There is a good MP3 about it at IT Conversations.

I went through the Spiel des Jahres site and tagged all the nominees and recommended games – which was pretty boring. Apparently in the earlier years there was a category for the most beautiful game – most do not compare well to your average Days of Wonder game.

I was surprised at how much influence the award has had since 1979. A large proportion of the older games we still discuss have been recommended. Bruno Faidutti’s Ideal Games Library is almost a showcase for the recommended games. I wonder how much of an influence the award has had on our groupthink?