Board Game Arena

You can finesse a higher score in arena and some of the ways to do that don’t exist in tournaments so I can see a player not having the same results in tourneys as arena. (Some of these topics are also game dependent). About timed games being different (also game dependent) I agree. Example Barenpar...

I used to be wary about playing real time, because I thought it wouldn't give me the necessary time to really be sure about my moves. I basically went for the quality over quantity approach. But as it turns out, players in general may not be as strong in real time, so there is actually no guarantee...

The real-time bit is interesting, I presume it's because real-time absolutely dominates for quicker games, and then in turn quicker games are making up the bulk of the games played, because I'm pretty sure in Heat it's around 50:50, and there are definitely significantly more turn-based players. A ...

Is the fix that hard? Taking into account teammates elo their should be a rating per team instead of per player. Then even pts distributed for all members of each team.

Hi all. I have a question about abilities of Bart Cassidy and El Gringo, when the loose a live they might draw a card, but it doesn't happen when they loose the last one, why? As I kwon they should, they can also play a beer if the card is the beer and it's allowed. Is it me getting their abilities...

That sounds rather stressful . Don’t tournaments have the option for no kicking now anyway?

Maybe it is because it is another topic about same. A week ago someone created that one for example: https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51525 . I didn't followed if fully but I don't think anyone proposed any valid solution, and even if someone would, NO ONE WILL IMPLEMENT IT ANYWAY. ...

Comparing digital fraud to a referee missing a split-second field call is a logical fallacy. Board Game Arena isn't a stadium with a whistle, it's a digital platform with an immutable data log. When the Olympics or the World Chess Federation uncovers doping or engine-use after a tournament, they do...

Allowing a fraudulent result to stand sets a dangerous precedent. It tells the community that as long as you don't get caught during the match, your stolen ELO or Arena points are safe. This undermines the integrity of the entire leaderboard. Board Game Arena’s moderation policy specifically allows...

Another thing to add to this conversation is that the majority of the time in these cases the cheaters are reported BEFORE the competition comes to an end. And sometimes by numerous people. Tbhp there are tons of examples of people having their titles stripped after the fact. Reggie Bush had his hei...