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I see the same 265 on the Games page, Alpha tag. I'm sure 256 was just a typo. Not a typo. I wasn't looking at games with an Alpha tag on the Games page. I was looking on the Alpha reviewers page , which I assume is where the OP is looking because they referred to rejoining the reviewers group. I s...

For example- about “luck” in a synthesized computer game- I have not been chosen as the first player in the last 10 games. Statistically that’s crazy. I only had to go to the third game you started before you made this post to find a game in which you were the first player: https://boardgamearena.c...

So I spent some time unlocking being able to access Alpha a few years ago, and sometime this year I got some kind of notice that I hadn't alpha tested in a while, and was removed from the program, but could rejoin. I rejoined, but since then, my alpha list is very short, and is missing things that ...

actaion wrote: ↑23 July 2026, 08:39 whereis that info from? Why is it nowhere to look up?

Because the BGA FAQ is woefully incomplete. There are far less trivial things it's missing.

a banana wrote: ↑23 July 2026, 15:16 PS
You wouldn’t remove the Queens in a Chess game because they are too powerful.

This analogy is not apt because you have symmetric powers in chess. The issue with overpowered abilities affects asymmetric games.

I would love this feature. I'm genuinely interested in what your goal is. If the goal is to get this implemented, then the first step would have been to read the pinned post that says "read this first." Had that been done, then the Bugs/Suggestions system probably would have flagged one o...

The problem is, in very few games is it the case that that player with fewer point is definitely "behind". I'm not understanding the pushback here. They clarified that they meant fewer points. There are games that give an advantage, or at least a perk, to the player that has fewer points....

Meeplelowda wrote: ↑20 July 2026, 19:29 One example is the Rooting for the Underdog card in King of Tokyo. If you alone have the fewest VPs at the end of your turn, you get a free VP.

I think there's a card like this in The Vale of Eternity as well.

on the other topic i was told to create a suggestion to make twilight imperium premium. The pinned post at the top of this forum that says "read this first" tells you how to create a suggestion. Posting in this forum does not "create a suggestion." Once you do create the suggest...

What are some games where the trailing player gets an advantage (or the leading player gets a disadvantage)? For example, both can happen in Sea Salt and Paper This is also referred to as a catch-up mechanic. In the game Yinsh, for example, whenever you complete a line of markers, you have to remov...