| What do the ratings mean? | |
| Overall Rating (stars) | |
| How fun the game is to play, how replayable, how balanced, how well-designed | |
| Strategy | |
| How much of a role strategic decision-making plays in determining the winner | |
| Luck | |
| How much luck plays a role in determining the winner | |
| Knowledge | |
| How much outside knowledge is a factor in determining the winner | |
| Creativity | |
| How important the ability to think outside the box, draw, or think of unique answers is to the game | |
| Interaction | |
| How much the game relies on social interaction (like acting, interpreting others' clues, trading) | |
| Complexity | |
| How difficult the game is to learn, to play without referring to the rules, and to remember for next time | |