Board Game Arena

When someone is kicked for running out of time, the site rule is that everyone else is considered tied. This can be very unfair when you were clearly winning, but there is no way to implement a rule that is universally fair and works in all games. There are lot of games where someone can be ahead on...

Fixing or improving tournaments is not a priority for BGA. They would rather add new games. There are many known longstanding issues.

The xp prize for some awards depends on the number of active players. If the number of players increases or decreases, they won't change an award that was already won, even if you qualify for the improved version, such as still being top elo.

One other idea I had was to make an Arena variation that's one big turn-based Swiss tournament. That would avoid the commonly cited problem of top players not playing each other.

Which tournament settings exactly? They could copy any tournament that got 200+ signups, or have a curated list using that as a starting point.

For the most popular games, there should be a site-created tournament weekly or monthly with the most popular settings, with a bigger xp prize or even a few gift points for winning.

Try creating a tournament? I find it's easier to play turn-based games in tournament mode. If you make it a "multiplayer elimination" tournament, then anyone who makes it past the first 1-2 rounds should be a decent player.

The prize for "top elo" depends on the number of active players the game has at the time you win the award. If the number of players increases or decreases, they don't change the value of an award that was already earned.

There's something wrong with the way elo works in this game. It looks like you only gain a few elo points for a win, even on hardest settings. The game doesn't show the details, so it's hard to audit what they're doing.

Both AK and 22 will act the same on a flop of 37Q. They will try to stay behind everyone who improved, but stay ahead of everyone else. The only way to tell the difference between AK and 22 if an A, K, or 2 shows up. Or, if the board is something like QQ755, where 22 goes from being a strong hand to...