How the Busy Dad Score Works

As much as we busy dads would love to just play video games all day, we have way too many responsibilities to do that. There's always something that needs to be done, time to be spent and somewhere to go. So I figured that the Busy Dad Score should be determined by the factors that make it easier to get a quick game in or keep us from purchasing it at all.

Below are the rating criteria by which I score my games and come up with my final Busy Dad Score. The score is based on one through five with five being the highest. These ratings are my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of anyone else.

Learning Curve

Some games are just easy to pick up and some are so complex that it'll take you a while to figure it all out. And then it will take you even longer to get comfortable with the controls of the game. So, the easier it is to learn how the game functions and its controls, the higher "Learning Curve" score it will get. 

Fun Factor

Who doesn't want a fun game to play, especially when you're busy and have a limited time to enjoy them? Not me! So the more fun a game is the higher "Fun Factor" score I'll give it.

Quick Game Factor

This rating is by far the most important to me and, I'm sure, many other busy dads too. Because my time ususally isn't my own, the faster that I can pickup and play the game the better. I usually decide whether to buy a game or not based on how easy it is to feel fulfilled after playing it for a short time.

Replay Ability

This one is pretty straight forward. This is based on how likely I am to play the game again and again. 

Is It My Kind of Game

Ok. So this rating factor is totally subjective. I definitely have my fav types of games to play so those may get a higher score. Games genres that you;// probably never see on my channel or site are sports, horror and mmo. I'm pretty open to most everything else. I guess you'll have to stick around to see, huh?