Board Game Arena

I set up the following tournament as a 3-player elimination some time ago: https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=435606 . It's a tournament with only 3-player games, with 2 players qualifying for the the next round. I had expected that regular elimination pattern to run right up till the final th...

They do come around every so often - I'm actually playing one at the moment: https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=437936. To be honest, I slightly regret having signed up :-) - but now that I'm in, I'll stick with this one for the ride. To my shame, I have to admit that I bailed out of a tournam...

With the new Arena season moving to the Hellas map, two things have happened. One: my Elo has taken a huge dive and my game doesn't work well and consistently on Hellas. And two: I notice I am not enjoying Arena games at the moment. That may sound obvious for lost games, but even the Hellas games I ...

Honesty there’s no point in even playing the game every time that card comes up. It’s ruining this game for me completely. There’s like a 0% win rate against that thing. Cannot stand it. It's your choice - your profile indicates you're a premium member, and so you are in full control of the setting...

I have difficulties to even find two other players to get a game going in turn-based Arena. I only played a few Arena games last season, but each time, I instantly got a matchup. Is your experience different with the new format? Well, I started three turn-based Arena games yesterday and they went l...

I can understand the dislike for the much longer time requirement and loss of flow and speed for real-time games. Still, for the manner in which I play, mostly turn-based, this shift to 3-player Arena gets a big thumbs up. A few thoughts: - for turn-based games, the added length makes little differe...

Your question is about Jovians only, and Xspuipuke gives the general rule exactly right. The practical implication: this applies to all other tag types as well. When you play on Tharsis, for example, the wild tag does not count towards the number of Science tags you have when the Scientist award is ...

My understanding: this is entirely down to the settings tournament organisers choose. Some organisers have a great understanding of the game and the settings that work well, including the time settings and they ensure that the problems you describe don't arise. I believe anyone with a premium member...