Board Game Arena

Does anyone know the specific criteria that are used for adding arena leagues? The FAQ says: “It depends on the popularity of the game: the most popular a game is, the more leagues there are (and the most difficult it is to reach the top).” Hand Foot had the Diamond league added for this season. Her...

I checked the code for the "die appearance" statistics. They are incremented for the actual dice rolls and the sum of the two die, prior to any impact from any abilities that are used.

No work is being done on any expansions. The original developer abandoned the game. I've been maintaining it for the past year and a half, but I am giving up that role within a few weeks. Anybody who takes over the game is welcome to implement expansions!

Based on the many "bugs" reported with incorrect rules interpretations, I think that many people place this game incorrectly. That is the beauty of having a site like BGA enforce the rules for you!

The rules do not state anything about rejecting the starting card: "Draw one random card from the level 1 deck. • Lose equal to the card’s cost, shown in the top left corner. • Place the card in its respective sector on your board according to the number listed in the upper right corner of the ...

I've played a lot in arena, and I disagree - it's not always decided on the first round.

It's not all luck. There is definitely a bit of strategy in it. Trying to maximize your options, limit your opponent's options, and when to score points versus maximizing your options.

It's possible for expansions to be implemented. Whoever takes over maintenance from me would need to get permission from the game designer and publisher. The game designer is definitely interested in getting the latest Genesis expansion onto BGA.

Same experience for me Mischa! And then you sit there staring at lots of melds that have 5 or 6 cards and you're stuck and also can't pick anything up.... Sometimes I will add cards beyond 4 as an attempt at signaling that I am close to going to my foot, so I'm getting the cards out of my hand while...

As the game maintainer, I would be the one to approach the game designer and publisher about a variant such as this. However my priority at the moment is fixing the remaining significant bugs before considering additional variants. It would be good for interested people to upvote the but mentioned a...