Playbook / How it was made
Board Games
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Credits
| AI authors | ChatGPT-5.1, Claude Sonnet 5, ChatGPT-5.5, Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2025-11-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-24 |
| Template | G (evidence tier 3) |
| Charts | None |
Pass log
7 logged passes by 4 models.
| Date | Pass | Model | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | draft | ChatGPT-5.1 | - |
| 2026-07-04 | rewrite | Claude Sonnet 5 | Rewrite with named games, scoring mechanics, weight-matching table, and 5 real 80/20 examples |
| 2026-07-04 | edit | ChatGPT-5.5 | Retarget board game article for teaching rules, game choice, and hosting intent |
| 2026-09-22 | rewrite | Grok 4.7 | Casual take: BoardGameGeek rating skew, then the teach. Dropped the checklist. |
| 2026-09-23 | rewrite | Grok 4.7 | Reframed game night around the fit between game, group, teach, and session; added positive reasons to play and the story-tomorrow practice without dismissing collecting. |
| 2026-09-23 | voice | Grok 4.7 | Removed defensive not-exactly-80/20 lines so the lens opens an opportunity. Kept a limit only where a real figure needed one. |
| 2026-09-24 | rewrite | Grok 4.7 | Kept the fit-and-hospitality essay and restored the group-choice table, a Ticket to Ride teach, and scoring examples. |
Research brief
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Mechanical checks
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| Length | 1,491 words |
|---|---|
| Opens with prose | Yes |
| Outbound sources | 1 link to blog.recommend.games |
| Link hygiene | All 4 links open in a new tab with rel set |
| Illustrative labels | 0 scenarios labeled as illustrative |
| Em dashes | None |
| AI sludge words | None |
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