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by JimBut
27 September 2026, 10:09
Forum: Discussions
Topic: WHY IS BOARD GAME ARENA BECOMING PAY TO PLAY
Replies: 50
Views: 1871

Re: WHY IS BOARD GAME ARENA BECOMING PAY TO PLAY

FrankJones wrote: ↑26 September 2026, 08:20 Everyone knows about McDonalds. What do their ads accomplish?
by JimBut
17 September 2026, 17:01
Forum: Discussions
Topic: arena default settings
Replies: 4
Views: 202

Re: arena default settings

If you go to play now and select the cog next to a game you have the option of changing some of the settings. There's an advanced link that also let's you filter by player reputation or strength
by JimBut
02 September 2026, 19:01
Forum: Discussions
Topic: How can I quit a game if a player hasn’t been online for a month, without losing reputation?
Replies: 36
Views: 1383

Re: How can I quit a game if a player hasn’t been online for a month, without losing reputation?

if you've lost interest in the game you can just make nonsense moves when it's your turn. That would be better than quitting. Maybe for you a game going indefinitely with a player that has left the site or a game continuing with an opponent making random moves would be better but I'd rather the gam...
by JimBut
01 September 2026, 15:18
Forum: Discussions
Topic: How can I quit a game if a player hasn’t been online for a month, without losing reputation?
Replies: 36
Views: 1383

Re: How can I quit a game if a player hasn’t been online for a month, without losing reputation?

All your current turn based games are in friendly mode - there's no time limit and no time penalties but there's also no reputation hit for quitting so you can just leave Also turn based games get abandoned after 40 days of no activity - the longest running game you have should be abandoned in 4 days
by JimBut
01 September 2026, 12:28
Forum: Discussions
Topic: How can I quit a game if a player hasn’t been online for a month, without losing reputation?
Replies: 36
Views: 1383

Re: How can I quit a game if a player hasn’t been online for a month, without losing reputation?

All your current turn based games are in friendly mode - there's no time limit and no time penalties but there's also no reputation hit for quitting so you can just leave
by JimBut
23 August 2026, 19:51
Forum: Discussions
Topic: doubles in Castles of burgundy
Replies: 148
Views: 4840

Re: doubles in Castles of burgundy

And, really, I'd really appreciate it if somebody could show me where I went wrong. That would make me feel better too. I don't know how much this would impact it but there is a dice roll (I believe) at the start of the game to determine turn order which can't be a double so I assume that would bum...
by JimBut
23 August 2026, 19:13
Forum: Discussions
Topic: doubles in Castles of burgundy
Replies: 148
Views: 4840

Re: doubles in Castles of burgundy

And, really, I'd really appreciate it if somebody could show me where I went wrong. That would make me feel better too. I don't know how much this would impact it but there is a dice roll (I believe) at the start of the game to determine turn order which can't be a double so I assume that would bum...
by JimBut
23 August 2026, 14:46
Forum: Discussions
Topic: doubles in Castles of burgundy
Replies: 148
Views: 4840

Re: doubles in Castles of burgundy

Except we have zero evidence that it is exactly a 1/6 chance Again, If you have evidence that the PHP random_int function, or the randomness it is based on is producing output that is not fair I would urge you to contact the PHP Security team: https://www.php.net/contact.php as this would have an i...
by JimBut
23 August 2026, 14:23
Forum: Discussions
Topic: doubles in Castles of burgundy
Replies: 148
Views: 4840

Re: doubles in Castles of burgundy

When people play a game and they use a dice, they don't just want to have the illusion that the dice is random. They want each side to have exactly a 1/6 chance of coming up. I agree people want a die to be perfectly fair and for each side to have the same probability. I am saying that a perfect so...
by JimBut
23 August 2026, 14:09
Forum: Discussions
Topic: doubles in Castles of burgundy
Replies: 148
Views: 4840

Re: doubles in Castles of burgundy

You seem to think people only care about getting the illusion of randomness. If someone uses a slot machine, has a good time playing it, then later on they learn that the machine didn't fit the specifications, they would most likely complain or at least not find it normal. If the randomness is indi...

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