Board Game Arena

Why there is no game mode like professional mode but without USELESS ELO number dump? Why there is no friendhip mode kind of mode but WITH PENALTIES?????????????????????? How may times I must ask this in here??????????? Many, many years ago ELO and timer was separated options. But at some point BGA...

Currently I am in a sushi go party game where I need to get a card, though I don't see any. So I can never finish my turn. Which means I will be kicked out as soon as I run out of time. This big is already known for almost 3 years 🤔😳😩 Anything I can do about the reputation hit? 4. You can demand fr...

Any method is an imperfect approximation of the answer to the question "is this person good at this game?". My preference is for a method that doesn't disincentivize folks from joining any and all games. It also seems especially harsh to lose elo points in a game in which another player c...

0 games = beginner 1 to 100 wins! = apprentice It counts the wins, not ELO. I saw people with over 200 games still being apprentice, because they didn’t have 100 wins to be average. So playing with people who don’t understand the game are hindering players to even get to a start where you can play ...

Eh, it seems like it introduces "table selection" as a component of the "skill" of playing the game which, while very true to its poker roots, doesn't tell you much about if they're a good player at the table or not. If you contend it's a more accurate measure of a player's skil...

I understand that Premium is a moneymaker for BGA, and there's licensing issues. Some games like Terraforming Mars, Wingspan, Scythe, and Ark Nova are going to be Premium for the foreseeable future. Fair enough. But for instance, take Coal Baron. It was published in 2013, and it's Premium. People r...

I'm not sure if I like being able to lose elo for a cooperative game. I enjoy playing with new players and helping them learn the game, and I guess I'm now doing that at my own detriment? Obviously, the fake number on the board game site doesn't really matter, but it seems like a perverse incentive...

I am asking genuine since the same topics occur from the release until now. Are there any plans to... ... ban blackout as an option ... choose security camera as an option ... rework the showdown ... add the expansions ... add QoL elements It is totally fine if this is not the case, I assume develo...

how does this work? i was at 1683 after the last game that finished in time, there are 3 which we couldnt finish in time, for 2 of them id assume for sure a drop in arena score once season is over but down to 1606? even more i can see that one of them finished at arena rating that he had pre season...

Anyone know, and would like to share, info about ELO system in this game? I've already asked game designer, but got no answer.
Any information would be helpful, in any place, PMs too, but mostly I'm interested in very detailed description.