Board Game Arena

This isn't just about this game, but boardgames in general. I learned to resign games from playing chess because it's a waste of the other player's time to make them perform a basic checkmate. I've played more than 100 games of Azul and I've conceded many of them because I figure the winner would li...

Maximizing ELO is a factor I missed and that probably explain some moves I otherwise thought were strange. I didn't understand that's how ELO worked even though it's obvious when you think about it. I missed it because I'm not into ELO. The Catan example I gave is incorrect under the assumption that...

As the title says, I'm interested in a discussion of sportsmanship. I think the simplest protocol for sportsmanship is to always play your best, no matter how poorly or otherwise you're doing. Aside from this, I'm curious about the ways in which a player can deliberately cause other players to lose....