https://blog.recommend.games/page/Recent content in Pages on Analysis ParalysisHugo -- gohugo.ioencontact@recommend.games (Recommend.Games)contact@recommend.games (Recommend.Games)Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0300https://blog.recommend.games/page/about/Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0300contact@recommend.games (Recommend.Games)https://blog.recommend.games/page/about/<h1 id="recommendgames">Recommend.Games</h1> <p><a href="https://recommend.games/"><strong>Recommend.Games</strong></a> strives to recommend the best board games for you. We take the user ratings from <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/">BoardGameGeek</a> (BGG), apply some black magic, and present recommendations that suit you. Check out its own <a href="https://recommend.games/#/about">About page</a> to learn more about the details!</p> <p>If you enjoy our work, please check out the <a href="https://blog.recommend.games/page/donations/">Donations</a> page or tell your friends about us.</p> <h1 id="analysis-paralysis">Analysis Paralysis</h1> <p>This blog takes the data we collect for <a href="https://recommend.games/">Recommend.Games</a> and tries to answer insteresting questions with them (at least we think they are interesting). Everything we do is open source including work in progress, so you can get a sneak peek at upcoming articles on <a href="https://gitlab.com/recommend.games/blog">GitLab</a>. Better yet, you can contribute by fixing typos, suggesting new topics or even performing some analyses yourself!</p> <h1 id="markus-shepherd">Markus Shepherd</h1> <img src="https://blog.recommend.games/page/about/markus_hu_3c597b19a4909748.jpeg" alt="Markus Shepherd" style="border-radius: 50%;" /> <p>My name is <a href="https://primes.recommend.games/about/me/">Markus Shepherd</a> (né Schepke) and I&rsquo;m a mathematician 🧮 turned AI developer 👨‍🔬 and board game enthusiast 🎲 from 🇩🇪 Germany living in 🇫🇮 Finland with my wife 👩‍⚕️ and our daughters Stella ✨ und Luna 🌝.</p> <p>I&rsquo;m all over the internet, so if you want to get in touch, you have a choice of platforms where I will probably forget to respond. Please don&rsquo;t take it personally. 🤷</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/user/Markus%20Shepherd">BoardGameGeek</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MarkusRShepherd">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/markus.recommend.games">Bluesky</a></li> <li><a href="https://tabletop.social/@markus">Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href="https://gitlab.com/mshepherd">GitLab</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/MarkusShepherd">GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markusschepke">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://wise.com/pay/me/markuss1">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="https://paypal.me/mschepke">PayPal</a></li> <li><a href="https://patreon.com/mshepherd">Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/mshepherd">Ko-fi</a></li> <li><a href="mailto:markus@recommend.games">Email</a></li> </ul> <img src="https://boardgamegeek.com/jswidget.php?username=Markus%20Shepherd&numitems=10&header=1&text=title&images=medium&show=recentplays&imagesonly=1&imagepos=center&inline=1&domains%5B%5D=boardgame&imagewidget=1" />https://blog.recommend.games/page/donations/Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0300contact@recommend.games (Recommend.Games)https://blog.recommend.games/page/donations/<p><a href="https://recommend.games/#/">Recommend.Games</a> and <a href="https://blog.recommend.games/">Analysis Paralysis</a> always have been and always will be 100% open source and free from paywalls, ads or tracking. If you find some value in what we&rsquo;re doing and your finances allow you to support us with server costs etc, you can do so by donating through any of the links below (Wise and PayPal allow us to keep most of your donation):</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://wise.com/pay/me/markuss1">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="https://paypal.me/mschepke">PayPal</a></li> <li><a href="https://patreon.com/mshepherd">Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/mshepherd">Ko-fi</a></li> <li><a href="https://liberapay.com/mshepherd/">Liberapay</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/sponsors/MarkusShepherd">GitHub sponsors</a></li> </ul> <p>If you&rsquo;d rather donate to a charity of your choice, why not give some money to an organisation that promotes a more diverse, sustainable and loving world on our behalf?</p> <p>Finally, you can always support us for free by sharing our content, giving feedback or contributing to our projects on <a href="https://gitlab.com/recommend.games/">GitLab</a>.</p> <p><strong>Thank you for your support!</strong> 🙏</p>