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I created this list of (some) player's highscores; the earlier game comes first: - 1310. eyebooger --- https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=376999483 - 1260. aspibuil --- https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=376999483 - 1080. meatball20 --- https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=333972989 - 1080...

That is amazing ...!

Hi there, I learned Yaniv from my brother some years ago. It was played with a "Yaniv call limit" of 7 and an "Elimination limit" of 201 points or 101 points. While I understand there's a lot of variations played around the globe this seems to be the most popular variant. The bet...

I think you are right, the ELO system is not great on this site. For instance on backgammon sites (other than BGA ...) your K-factor would decrease for the first 400 games until reaching its final low, because there is so much luck involved. As I understand (and I really don't know much about it ......

After reading through most of this thread I'm getting a little frustrated. There is too little documentation on this site about awards / achievements (there must be hundreds ...) and their conditions. While I appreciate the suggestion of LeSteffen to write a proper FAQ, it would probably take an adm...

Thanks to BGA team, developers and moderators ... for providing an essential service in the pandemic year 2020/21! You earned a lot of KP (Karma Points) this year. In case you are wondering: As of 2020, karma is measured though an elaborate system of karma achievements. Some of you folks even manage...

One question I have is if 1st/2nd/etc ELO awards are permanent, how does that work for new games? Does the first person who wins a new game when it comes out on the site get a permanent 1st place ELO trophy? Good point. TOP Elo achievements are now restricted to 300+ ELO. So the first player to rea...