Board Game Arena

The Arena matchmaking system is ripe for abuse, and players manipulate it to their advantage. Thumbing should have no impact on the matchmaking process. In a game like Tichu with a small pool of Arena players (<100), it prevents players from being able to get into games. If I try to enter the queue ...

The top players use the thumbing system to avoid playing with partners they consider unacceptable or with newer players. In games like Azul with thousands of players, this isn't an issue. But, Tichu has a relatively small number of players so this manipulation of the thumbing system is just short of...

*> If it is against the rules, the Moderators will handle it. *> If it isn't against the rules, the Moderators will leave it alone and close the report. So, is it against the rules? And if you report someone and the Moderators believe that you are unjustified, you face consequences. Many players in ...

I wanted to make sure that I didn't have some fundamental misunderstanding of the rule. A bug report has already been created.

Playing a game on the Portugal map and I build a one hex long track from one city to the next. This track was removed at the end of the round as an incomplete link? I looked at the special rules for Portugal and I don't see anything that would would change the track rules. It is a complete route ac...

Playing a game on the Portugal map and I build a one hex long track from one city to the next. This track was removed at the end of the round as an incomplete link?

I looked at the special rules for Portugal and I don't see anything that would would change the track rules.

Unfortunately, where there is online Tichu, there is cheating. Best way to avoid this is to always play with people you know or insist on random partners instead of allowing cheaters to play together. This has been a problem on BSW for years and many people know who to avoid. Other online Tichu site...

There are no plans to introduce the advanced player boards or the advanced technology variant on BGA.

That's because I want people to contact me for more information.

We have a modest budget set aside to implement a fairly easy game on BGA. If interested, please reply or contact me via DM.

Thanks.