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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5243900" data-attributes="member: 1">I think of Product of the Year like this:&nbsp;The nominees in all the other categories scored a 9 or 10 in that category; but only in the category they were nominated in.&nbsp; So a product might have scored a 10 for artwork, or rules, or what-have-you, but only 5s in other areas.&nbsp;The PotY may not have scored 10 in anything, but it scored 8 or 9 in everything.&nbsp; So it's not the best at any one thing, but it is the product that's most consistently great in all areas.&nbsp; It's total score (if one were scoring it) would be higher than any other product.&nbsp;Product A:&nbsp; 10 (writing), 5 (art), 5 (rules)Product B:&nbsp; 5 (writing), 10 (art), 5 (rules)Product C:&nbsp; 5 (writing), 5 (art), 10 (rules)Product D:&nbsp; 9 (writing), 9 (art), 9 (rules)&nbsp;As you can see, Product A would get the nomination for writing, Product B for art, and Product C for rules.&nbsp; Product D doesn't get any of those nominations because it's not the best in those categories.&nbsp;However, it still got 3x9 = 27 points, whereas the other three products only got 20 points each.&nbsp; Product D isn't the best at one thing, but it is very good at all things.&nbsp; Overall, it's a better product that products A, B, or C.&nbsp;That's an incredibly simplistic example, of course (and it doesn't actually work on a points system like that), but it helps illustrate the principle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 5243900, member: 1"] I think of Product of the Year like this: The nominees in all the other categories scored a 9 or 10 in that category; but only in the category they were nominated in. So a product might have scored a 10 for artwork, or rules, or what-have-you, but only 5s in other areas. The PotY may not have scored 10 in anything, but it scored 8 or 9 in [I]everything[/I]. So it's not the [I]best[/I] at any one thing, but it is the product that's most consistently great in all areas. It's total score (if one were scoring it) would be higher than any other product. Product A: 10 (writing), 5 (art), 5 (rules) Product B: 5 (writing), 10 (art), 5 (rules) Product C: 5 (writing), 5 (art), 10 (rules) Product D: 9 (writing), 9 (art), 9 (rules) As you can see, Product A would get the nomination for writing, Product B for art, and Product C for rules. Product D doesn't get any of those nominations because it's not the best in those categories. However, it still got 3x9 = 27 points, whereas the other three products only got 20 points each. Product D isn't the best at one thing, but it is very good at all things. Overall, it's a better product that products A, B, or C. That's an incredibly simplistic example, of course (and it doesn't actually work on a points system like that), but it helps illustrate the principle. [/QUOTE]

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