Board Game Arena

Granted, the topic of quitting may not be as evident as those more extreme examples, but we are talking about a mode that is literally called "friendly", so you'd think it would be immune from actions that can significantly harm a player. Your comments seem divorced from the reality of wh...

Is it true that AI intentionally does bad faith, or is it just that it's oblivious to its own misunderstandings? That is a deep philosophical question involving what is meant by 'intention' and behaviouralism. GenAI training process and its commercial success depends in part on its ability to 'plea...

I know someone is cheating in a specific game. 95% of players who come to the forums to say this are wrong. It is very very rare someone makes an accusation of this sort and is right (which is why calling players out by name is punished). You can report someone but think very hard and look in a mir...

It has historically happened due to small tweaks in the XP system at different times.

We preserve chess games the same way we preserve movies and all other forms of art ... Other people may want to watch all the replays of a player who won one of those things. It's also relatively common for people to watch games in spectator mode ... Congratulations on demonstrating you have no und...

So the conceder shouldn't need permission to concede, but you are okay with the winning party seeing their game abruptly end without their consent being involved whatsoever? This is the most backwards thing. No, that is completely normal and appropriate. Nothing backward about it at all. Yes, there...

rocdocta wrote: ↑29 November 2025, 15:58 I think its childish and pathetic.

Which is largely irrelevant because it is an entirely appropriate behaviour completely within the rules, both formal and informal, or normal competitive play.

Your feelings on it are your own and you are fully entitled to them. But it is acceptable within the rules of the site regardless of how you feel about it.

For non-tournament games you could have offered to collectively abandon the game with an explanation in the chat. Your opponent has no obligation to accept and your practical issues may not have allowed it. And, its worth noting in some games that are two-player with significant progression you coul...

Rook11 wrote: ↑27 September 2025, 19:07 What is the point of the arena? What do you get for being in the top? Is your arena history stored somewhere or are winners announced somewhere? Why play the arena over other modes?

When it was introduced the 'point' was to give a space for more competitive players. Does it work? Shrug.