Board Game Arena

Panthergirl, I too have issues with how many of the tournaments are organized on BGA. Often the time limits seem way too short, particularly for situations where players are from different parts of the world, and the clock is, in essence, "ticking" at times when normal individuals would be...

Yes, this to me is the biggest reason I stopped playing tournaments for a long time on BGA -- it was frustrating when the game was about who could manipulate the time zone situation the best, not who was the best at a particular game. Recently, I got into one tournament last fall where the situation...

In my view, many of the concerns about randomness are mitigated by the 2d edition and the Upstairs Downstairs expansion elements, notably the four new Servants, something I would hope to see implemented on BGA in the near future.

Totally agree with the sentiments of the OP. Kind of new to BGA, and just started my first tournament (multi-player Puerto Rico) with a strict time limit. So far, 16 games have been concluded, all of which failed to reach the finish line; 14 were "timed out" and the other two were decided ...

Just finished my first game that was a turn-based tournament game here on BGA, and I have to agree with the sentiments of the lead poster. My game was declared over as "timed out" and I was awarded fourth (last) place because I had used the most time. Another player from USA was next to la...