The Great Game
The Great Game by Dave Duncanby Dave Duncan
Ranked 3 of 5 books by recommenders
Readers recommend it enough to revisit it, and one commenter re-read it after a first reading. Few reviews were given beyond that.
Readers recommend it enough to revisit it, and one commenter re-read it after a first reading. Few reviews were given beyond that.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
People re-read it
“I followed up by re-reading The Great Game”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
Other books people recommend
The four most recommended other books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prophetby Kahlil Gibran | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Ducksby Kate Beaton | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Great Gameby Dave DuncanThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Word, The Name, The Fire | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Untitledby Igor | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I followed up by re-reading The Great Game”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.