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flamesplash wrote: ↑17 March 2026, 01:38I've been a professional programmer for over 20 years fwiw This should not be hard in a reasonable code base.

30 here. What evidence do you have that we're dealing with a reasonable code base?

I've wanted this feature for years. I assume we'll never see it.

Countes-Olivia-Manny wrote: ↑10 October 2025, 16:10 Security needs to be significantly improved on this site.
Anyone can create as many accounts as they want, and nothing is done about it.

Why would having multiple accounts be filed under "security issues"?

Go here: https://boardgamearena.com/preferences?section=sound

Look for whatever you've set to the sound "Knock Knock"

I would like to propose a change to how ELO system works. I think that it's a great system, although I feel too many points are lost when someone loses. Therefore, either minimal points are lost, or none at all. I just played a game and lost 10, even though we were close in points. Either I'm misun...

OK. I have never really understood the Fischer time control, but now I get the general understanding. Thank you for the response. Capped Fischer is a bucket of time. When you move you get some time poured into your bucket. The bucket is only so big though, so at some point it's full and you can't g...

"Turn-based 2 moves per day" is a Fischer time control capped at 36 hours. Every time your turn starts you get 12 hours added to your clock, up to the cap. "Turn-based 3 moves per day" is a Fischer time control capped at 24 hours. Every time your turn starts you get 8 hours added...

Thanks! I have a premium account. So that won't be a problem. We don't intend to play against each other. However, if it's possible with the premium account I might use it for teaching him how to play on BGA. - Great news. You'll be fine. I have a premium account. My daughters have regular accounts...

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I believe ELO should work differently, I feel I usually lose more ELO than gaining. * Elo isn't an acronym. It's a person's name. * Elo isn't a trophy achievement system. It's a mathematical model for predicting the probability of a win among a group of opponents. * By playing enough games, and ass...

Flexible is to the right.

However, the real answer is that the new game starting page is terrible. Try the "Play Now" link at the top of the page: https://boardgamearena.com/lobby