Board Game Arena

There is should be a "No Retreat" button at the top of the window.
If not, then it is a bug and should be reported.

I just found out from the programmer that BGA automatically calculates the average playing time from the sessions played. Up until recently we had played many solo games (and often aborted games early) to test the program. From those unusually short games BGA calculated a very low playing time of 20...

They should be around. They usually don't affect you very much in the first round or two though.

You can play the solo game in about 10 minutes, but yes, 20 minutes is a bit too short. A 3-player game can be done in about 30-45 minutes with experienced players.

I will ask about fixing this.

Galactic Era Giveaway

To celebrate the launch of Galactic Era on BGA, I’m giving away a free copy of Galactic Era to the player with the highest solo score (on “Standard” difficulty) by the end of May (2025).

Participants are limited to USA, Canada, EU and UK.

Galactic Era is an epic space empire builder with a focus on exploration, expansion and combat. The most innovative feature of the game is that you can choose to play your faction on the “dark” or the “light” side with the appropriate consequences. You can switch your alignment during the game thoug...

Send a request to Lunalol to join the Alpha test group:
https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=13921949

Galactic Era is an epic space empire builder for 1-6 players. The most innovative feature of the game is that you can choose to play as the “dark” or the “light” side with the appropriate consequences. You can switch your alignment during the game though, too. The amount of luck involved in this gam...

Galactic Era is now available for play in Open Alpha.

You need to join this group to play:
https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=13921949

I just found someone who has agreed to maybe do it.
You can still contact me though if you are interested, perhaps it can be a team effort.