Board Game Arena

I don't see the need for this to be implemented. If you want to give yourself that handicap, simply ensure you never go below 1/2/whatever heat. Done! Have you played heat? And also risked something? There are situation that can not be handled with your idea: for example gambling for a corner with ...

Moin zusammen, wie kann ich bei einem zugbasierten Spielen auf der Spielbrettebene erkennen, in welcher Spielart ich bin (z.B. Arena oder Turnier) Dies auf der Spielbrettfläche zu erkennen, wäre sehr hilfreich, das es bei einigen Spielen unterschiedliche Regelvariationen gibt. Ist da eine Änderung ...

There are no automatic AI opponents to step in on BGA. Some AIs have been built for specific games at various points. There was recently (just a few threads beneath yours) a discussion about the possibility of LLM players: https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48652

bruce307014493 wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 01:18 so could you please recommend some good games to me?

Beyond what BarnardsStar and Meeplelowda have written, I'd add that if you figure out that another player has a similar taste in games to yours, you can look at their profile to see what else they regularly play.

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone had any insight into table duration / length, specifically: - Is there a way to tell when a table was started? Whilst still playing or once finished? It says so on the table page. If you're currently at the game, click on the BGA icon to go to the table. If you cli...

It would be nice, if the font size could be reduced as much as necessary depending on the language, in order to fit the available space. Reducing fond size does not solve all the problems, as you can see here: https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31055 For example, in order to fit "...

What's wrong with tooltipps? On the other hand, ingame texts on cards etc. may cause a lot of problems when translating: Some languages need more signs for the same meaning (e. g. German needs about 30% more signs than English), which can lead to ugly looking overflow or even loss of information. A...

I've read the rules and played about a dozen games... can someone explain why I don't get 3 cooldown when I'm in first gear? Does "gain access" mean I still have to do something? "You gain access to Cooldown in a few ways but the most common is from driving in 1st gear (Cooldown 3)&q...

Are there any examples yet where a LLM-based bot plays a boardgame better than e.g. a rule-based? ZeusAI plays 7 Wonders Duel very well. It beat several top players in bo5 matches. Here's the thread about that. ZeusAi is not a LLm, it's neural network crated using Deep Reinforced Learning That mean...

Ingoschi wrote: ↑13 April 2026, 07:28 Are there any examples yet where a LLM-based bot plays a boardgame better than e.g. a rule-based?

ZeusAI plays 7 Wonders Duel very well. It beat several top players in bo5 matches. Here's the thread about that.