Board Game Arena

1. Value pieces numerically based on their benefits (space filling, button income) against their costs (buttons & time). 2. These values change as the game progresses. In the early game (about through the first four button incomes) button income is much more important because your button supply ...

Anyone have some impressive high scores to share or a theoretical maximum score? I've found a piece-picking sequence that would result in a final score of 75 so long as the pieces can be arrange to fit on the board. 0-3, 3-6, 5-4, Pass 2, 7-2, 2-3, 3-2, 1-4+patch, 7-1, 4-2, 5-3+patch, 2-1 (the six-t...

An excellent rundown, adeodatus243, but one thing with which I would disagree is the claim that all pieces are worth more than passing. I've occasionally found that I'm actually better off passing than taking any of the three pieces in front of the pawn (and yes, they could all potentially fit on m...

An excellent rundown, adeodatus243, but one thing with which I would disagree is the claim that all pieces are worth more than passing. I've occasionally found that I'm actually better off passing than taking any of the three pieces in front of the pawn (and yes, they could all potentially fit on m...

The game can be divided into three phases: opening, middle, and end. These are related to the three primary restrictions on taking & placing pieces: button limitations, time limitations, and space limitations. In the opening you're button-restricted. You have limited income, so you'll probably p...