Board Game Arena

Does white have a measurable advantage in Quoridor? More than a million games have been played so far. Is there a way to get the win rate, short of data scraping, which BGA does not allow? Someone expressed their opinion that "white is way stronger than black" and I seek statistics to coun...

Yes, your rank amongst all the other players of that game with nonzero Elo.

(I assume my earlier post was not posted because I was using a VPN.) I don't use the Arena much, but IMO the more a rating system is based on sound statistical analysis instead of politics, the more value it has as an accurate predictor of the results of a game between two players. Deciding how many...

The same strategy-stealing method that proves Hex without an opening protocol is a win for the first player should work here also. Have you considered adding the pie rule?

I feel lucky to have locked in the low rate.

Hex implements the pie rule, also known as the swap rule. Say the colors are red versus blue, and red moves first by placing the first stone on an otherwise empty board. At that point in the game ONLY, the second player has the option to swap sides. If sides are swapped, the player who moved first a...

Would it be all right, if I were to post a plea for volunteer help with improving some other real time gaming site? The plea would include a link to that site.

Out of curiosity, what exactly is the problem with the algorithm? Are the dice rolls unfair? If so, has this been reported as a bug?

If a lasagna just sits in a forest, does it still taste good?

Twixt is my favorite game. The object is similar to Hex, but the tactics are very different.