Pick Up & Deliver 540: On Reviewing

Brendan shares his thoughts on the recent fracas regarding reviewing ethics.

• Three Boardgame geek threads about this controversy:
  • Quackalope ATO video / Youtubers relationship with publishers
  • Quackalope alleged to “blackmail” publisher to pay for better review.
  • When did Quackalope become the go-to for exclusive board game coverage?
• Stegmaier views on reviewing
  • Is It Unethical to Pay the Media to Form and Broadcast Their Opinion?
  • Our Current Approach to Board Game Reviewers and Content Creators (2022)
• Alex Radcliffe’s video on bias and recent issues
• My top picks for reviewer integrity
  • So Very Wrong About Games
  • Shut Up and Sit Down
  • No Pun Included
  • Watch It Played
• Media creators who DO have a relationship with publishers that I listen to
  • Blue Peg Pink Peg
  • The Secret Cabal
  • Rahdo Runs Through

What are your thoughts on this issue? Share them over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.