Playing with a household member?

[synergy1122]

My son and I tried to play a game together but are blocked from doing so because the site says we have the same IP. How do members of the same household play together?

[Meeplelowda]

My son and I tried to play a game together but are blocked from doing so because the site says we have the same IP. How do members of the same household play together?

From the FAQ:

I want to play with someone from the same place: should I buy 2 Premium memberships?
No: you only need one Premium membership.
If a Premium member is playing at a table, all restrictions based on location are removed for all other participants at this table.

Why is "playing from the same location" restricted to Premium members?
Playing on BGA from the same location is not something common since if you are at the same place you can play the real physical board game. It makes sense to make it a Premium feature, so that using BGA remains a way to discover and enjoy board games with the whole world and does not become a means to avoid buying the real physical game.

With this restriction, we also intend to limit the potential for cheaters to play against themselves in order to boost their rankings.

So you need one premium membership to play from the same location.

[frogstar_A]

My son and I tried to play a game together but are blocked from doing so because the site says we have the same IP. How do members of the same household play together?

My wife and I signed up to premium so we can play each other. It's good value as we play every day!

[Meeplelowda]

My son and I tried to play a game together but are blocked from doing so because the site says we have the same IP. How do members of the same household play together?

My wife and I signed up to premium so we can play each other. It's good value as we play every day!

Only one of you needed premium, but BGA probably appreciates the extra revenue.

[voriki]

My son and I tried to play a game together but are blocked from doing so because the site says we have the same IP. How do members of the same household play together?

My wife and I signed up to premium so we can play each other. It's good value as we play every day!

Only one of you needed premium, but BGA probably appreciates the extra revenue.

Maybe some days they play with others

[Jellby]

I guess you could also use different internet connections, e.g., one could use wifi/wired and the other mobile data. Using a VPN would be another solution. I don't know if that would be against the terms of service though.

[frogstar_A]

My son and I tried to play a game together but are blocked from doing so because the site says we have the same IP. How do members of the same household play together?

My wife and I signed up to premium so we can play each other. It's good value as we play every day!

Only one of you needed premium, but BGA probably appreciates the extra revenue.

We don't JUST play with each other though - by both joining we can both start premium games etc too

[Jest Phulin]

I don't know if that would be against the terms of service though.

Pretty sure intentionally trying to circumvent the security measures in place is against the terms of service of any site...

[KongKing123]

Plenty of people have reported this bug, however: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=14983. I'd say it's perfectly reasonable to use a VPN to circumvent this, seeing as it has not been responded to in almost 2 years.

It does seem to be correct in this case though, so buying one Premium subscription is not much to ask.