Arena Season 20: A Blizzard of Games

[DrClick]

Congratulations to all participants and winners from the previous season!
 
But wait, what exactly is "the Arena?"
 
The Arena is the competitive mode on BGA. If you master a game and want to play it competitively, this is THE mode to use, so you can challenge the best players and get the most experience points.
 
The Arena is organized in seasons of 3 months each. Achievements are awarded to the best players at the end of each season.
 
To play in the Arena: select "Play" and then choose "Arena" instead of "Simple game."
 
Read more about Arena mode
 
Arena format and Gurus
 
In the previous seasons, it was you (more exactly the gurus) who chose the game formats for the Arena: player number, options used, ...
 
We are very happy to see that this way of doing things contributed to making the Arena more popular: thank you to all gurus for their smart suggestions and their votes!
 
Rules updates
 
No Arena rules are changing this season. It does not mean we are 100% satisfied with how the Arena is running, but you seem to appreciate the current rules so we want to keep them as they are for now.
 
Season 20 is NOW Launched.
 
The new Arena is now open for its new season.
 
Some Explanation About: Relegations
 
At the end of each season, after winners have been awarded, you are relegated.
 
Some custom relegation rules may have been applied to games for some reason (ex: we decided to update the number of leagues), but in general here is what happens:
 

• For games with 6 or 5 different leagues, all players are decreased by 3 leagues.
• For games with 4 different leagues, all players are decreased by 2 leagues.
• For games with 2 or 3 different leagues, all players are decreased by 1 league.
• For all games and all leagues, your number of Arena points is reset to 1, and your AES ("Arena Elo") is reset to 1500.

 
It's up to you to find the way to the elite!
 
May the odds be ever in your favor!
 
You'll find soon below the updated options for each game for this new arena season

[BROT42]

3000 Scoundrels:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Double Or Nothing expansion: "Include expansion" (prev: "Base game only")

7 Wonders:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

7 Wonders Duel:

• Expansion: Pantheon: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Agricola:

• Draft mode: "Draft 7 out of 9 cards, Occupations with Minors" (prev: "Draft 7 out of 8 cards, Occupations with Minors")

Akropolis:

• Variants: "None" (prev: "All variants")
• Athena expansion: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Amalfi - Renaissance:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Solo Challenge: "The Kingdom of Naples" (prev: "The Republic of Genoa")

Anachrony:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Path selection: "Manual" (prev: "Automatic")

Arctic Scavengers:

• Recon expansion: "Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4: Randomized Contested Resources" (prev: "Do not use")

Armadöra:

• Advanced Rules: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Art Decko:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Astra:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Bag of Chips:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Bandada:

• Use hidden scoring card: "No" (prev: "Yes")
• Use Promo Pack #1: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Bao la Kiswahili:

• Seed selection: "Traditional mkomwe seed" (prev: "Modern semiprecious stone")

Barbu:

• Type of deck: "36-card deck" (prev: "32-card deck")
• Salade: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Beyond the Sun:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Bids:

• Color Bids: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Big Monster:

• Hide live scores: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Big Two:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Fours and Straight flushes are bombs: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Boomerang: Australia:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Boreal:

• Score visible: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Botanicus:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Bug:

• Board size: "Standard board (3x3x3)" (prev: "Giga board (5x5x5)")

Bunny Kingdom:

• Rolling Tower Card: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Collector Card: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Bunnoleon Card: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Bunny Jones Card: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Bunny'shtar Card: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Bunny Kingdom Dark Card: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Bärenpark:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Cartographers:

• Map: "Map B" (prev: "Random")

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

CATAN:

• Variant: Easy Start: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Caverna:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Checkers:

• Variant: "International checkers" (prev: "Straight checkers")

City of the Big Shoulders:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Friendly Stock Sales: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Clans of Caledonia:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Colt Express:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Connect Four:

• Board size: "10x10" (prev: "9x9")

Cosmoctopus:

• Private Investigator Difficulty: "Naïve" (prev: "Tenacious")

Coup:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Inquisitor: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Crypt:

• Collector Cards: "A or B side (random)" (prev: "A side")

Dark Agent:

• Party style: "5 aims" (prev: "2 aims")

Dice Forge:

• Exploit set: "Beginner cards" (prev: "Random")
• Promotional cards: "No" (prev: "Yes")
• Dice Forge Rebellion: "Off" (prev: "Titans Module")
• Remove 6 gold die face: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Diceathlon:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Quick Mode: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Dicy Cards:

• Game Mode: "Random Mode" (prev: "Glacial Mode (A)")

Dobro:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Dog Lover:

• Score Tracking: "Always updated" (prev: "End of game only")

Dog Park:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Dominoes:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Rule set: "Fives and Threes" (prev: "All Fives")

Earth:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Game Type: "Abundance" (prev: "Base Game")

Eminent Domain:

• Scenarios: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Escalation Expansion: "Off" (prev: "On")

Eternitium:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Evergreen:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Exit Strategy:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Race Mode: "Off" (prev: "On")
• Game Mode: "Team" (prev: "Single")

Expedition: Northwest Passage:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Faraway:

• Expansion: People from below: "Active" (prev: "Disabled")

Federation:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Festival:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Live scoring: "disabled" (prev: "enabled")

Fleet:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Automatic Passing: "Standard" (prev: "Fast")

Flowers: A Mandala Game:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Fluxx:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Forest Shuffle:

• Expansion Alpine: "No" (prev: "Yes")
• Expansion Woodland Edge: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Gaia Project:

• Map Size: "Normal" (prev: "Reduced map size (recommended for 3 players)")
• Faction Bans: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Gangsta!:

• Money Options: "Both money adjustments" (prev: "Minimum 2$ when passing")

Gaïa:

• Rules: "Advanced (with Disasters)" (prev: "Basic")

Get on Board: New York & London:

• Scoring: "Visible" (prev: "Hidden")

Get the MacGuffin:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Gift of Tulips:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Glass Road:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Glow:

• Side of the board: "The Province of Shadows" (prev: "Random")
• Dawn expansion: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Dawn expansion set : The Elemental: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Dawn expansion set : The Anibloom: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Dawn expansion set : The Draconic: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Gnome Hollow:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Go Nuts for Donuts:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Goblin Hood:

• Number of win required: "1" (prev: "2")

Gold West:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Bandits mini-expansion: "Exclude this expansion" (prev: "Include this expansion")
• Trading Post mini-expansion: "Exclude this expansion" (prev: "Tiles from this expansion or the base tile")

GOLDblivion:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Good Cop Bad Cop:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "6")
• Add Extra Equipment: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Zombies Expansion: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Grand Bazaar:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Great Western Trail:

• Edition: "1st edition (2016)" (prev: "2nd edition (2021)")
• Game setup: "Customized" (prev: "Standard game")
• With second edition rules: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Rails to the North - Expansion: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Balance material quantity, unofficial variant (2/3p): "On" (prev: "Off")
• Player building selection: "All random" (prev: "Beginner (A sides)")

Grund:

• Angry cat: "On" (prev: "Off")

Guildes:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")
• Variants: "None" (prev: "Event cards")

Hadrian's Wall:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Live scoring: "Off" (prev: "On")

Hand and Foot:

• Number of jokers per deck: "4" (prev: "2")
• Ratio of natural to wild cards in completed melds (7+ cards): "Ratio of at least 2:1 natural:wild (max 2 per 7-card meld)" (prev: "Ratio of at least 4:3 natural:wild (max 3 per 7-card meld)")
• Completed melds required to go out: "2 clean/2 dirty/1 wild" (prev: "2 clean/2 dirty (wild melds not allowed)")
• Team colors: "Players on the same team have the same color" (prev: "Each player is uniquely colored")

Happy City:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Hawaii:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

Hearts:

• Count hand scores: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Skip uneventful final tricks: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Heat: Pedal to the Metal:

• Expansion: "Heavy Rain" (prev: "Base game only")
• Circuit: "Random" (prev: "USA")

Heckin Hounds:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• : "" (prev: " ")

High Season:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Incan Gold:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Isle of Trains: All Aboard:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

It's a Wonderful Kingdom:

• Starting fiefs: "Symmetrical" (prev: "Asymmetric")
• Menaces: "Choose" (prev: "Random")

It's a Wonderful World:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Jump Gate:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Kabaleo:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

King of Tokyo:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "6")
• Halloween: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Kmakici Family's greatest teatime:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• "Use all chip( 2-3 players )" variant: "on" (prev: "off(default)")

Krosmaster Arena:

• Format: "Monthly rotation" (prev: " BGA Season 19")

Krosmaster Blast:

• Board: "Random" (prev: "Mountain (10x10)")
• Team build mode: "Normal" (prev: "Random")

La Granja:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Las Vegan:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Lewis & Clark:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Rules: "First Edition" (prev: "Second Edition")

Libertalia:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Lifeline:

• Board Size: "8" (prev: "7 - Standard size")

Line It:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Linx:

• Number of Rounds: "Best of Three" (prev: "One Round")

Living Forest:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Expansion: "Base" (prev: "Kodama")

Loco Momo:

• Expansion A: Animal and protected habitat: "Off" (prev: "On")
• Expansion B: Acrobatic picture: "Off" (prev: "On")

Lure:

• Deepwaters expansion: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Luxor:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Mech A Dream:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Enlightened robots variation: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Specialists variation: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Mega Jackpot:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Mercado de Lisboa:

• Money - Visible/Hidden: "Visible" (prev: "Hidden")

Middle Ages:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Mojo:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Variant: "No variant" (prev: "Two discards")

Moon River:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Mode: "Base Game" (prev: "Advanced Game")
• Scenarios: "Timber Rafting" (prev: "Outlaws")

Nanatoridori:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Neutreeko:

• Game length: "3 wins" (prev: "2 wins")

Nidavellir:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Nimalia:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Goals level: "Difficult" (prev: "Random")

ONE:

• Board size: "180 spaces" (prev: "60 spaces")
• Training labels: "Enabled (Display an icon with swords on stones with captures available)" (prev: "Disabled")

Orion Duel:

• Board Display: "Random" (prev: "Player Choice")

Panic Lab:

• Continue upon error: "All Players" (prev: "Only Other Players")

Path of Civilization:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Solo difficulty: "1" (prev: "0")

Pax Renaissance:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Starting map: "Age of Reformation Promo Variant" (prev: "1550 Map Variant")

Pente:

• Self-capture position: "Self-capture" (prev: "No effect")

Planet Unknown:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Planets: "Asymmetric planets" (prev: "Symmetric side only")

Puerto Rico:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

Quantum:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Map and cube count: "Random 7 cube advanced map" (prev: "Random 6 cube advanced map")
• Include community contributed maps: "Exclude community contributed maps" (prev: "Include community contributed maps")
• Include huge maps (bigger than 5x5 map tiles): "Exclude huge maps" (prev: "Include huge maps")

Race for the Galaxy:

• Expansion: "Brink of War + Rebel vs. Imperium + The Gathering Storm" (prev: "Base game")
• Takeover: "No takeover" (prev: "Random")

Railroad Ink:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Railways of the World:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "5")
• Game Map: "Railways of Sweden" (prev: "Railways of Europe")
• Include Railroad Executive Operation Card: "Exclude" (prev: "Include")
• Mines: "Rich Mines Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Bidding Style: "No bidding - Worst is First" (prev: "Traditional")

Rallyman: DIRT:

• Race Type: "Rally 3 Stages" (prev: "Single Stage")
• Car skins: "Random" (prev: "Antrejeux Studio")
• Stage selection: "Random" (prev: "Manual")

Ratjack:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Rauha:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

Reflection:

• Maximum time to solve a puzzle: "10 minutes" (prev: "5 minutes")
• Items: "19 items" (prev: "16 items")

Refuge:

• Route: "Suggested random setup" (prev: "Random route")

Reversi:

• Reverse Reversi: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

River of Gold:

• Clans Patrons Mini Expansion: "Alternative Setup" (prev: "Draft Setup")

Rolling Pins:

• Advanced Play Mode: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Sahwari:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Guild Camels placement: "Auto" (prev: "Manual")
• Score calculation: "At game end only" (prev: "At the end of the turn")

Saint Poker:

• hand: "Texas" (prev: "Omaha")

Seikatsu:

• Fountain: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Senshi:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Simplicity:

• Competitive mode: "Disabled" (prev: "Yes")

Space Base:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")
• Game Start: "Normal Rules" (prev: "Light-Speed Variant")

Space Empires: 4X:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Scenarios: " - STANDARD 3-PLAYER MAP" (prev: " - NORMAL 2-PLAYER MAP")

Splash Down:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

Splito:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Spyrium:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Streets:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Sushi Go!:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Soy sauce: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Pass both ways: "Off" (prev: "On")

Tang Hu Lu:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Tapestry:

• Civilization Adjustments: "with Adjustments" (prev: "with Experimental Adjustments Nov 2022")

Terra Mystica:

• Fan Factions: "On - no Fire & Ice" (prev: "Off")

Terra Nova:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

The Great Split:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

The Isle of Cats:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

The Vale of Eternity:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

The Wolves:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Through the Ages: A new Story of Civilization:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Tic-Tac Match:

• Matches: "First to win 2 matches" (prev: "Single Match")

Ticket Gagnant:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Meeting length: "Short" (prev: "Long")

Ticket to Ride: Europe:

• 1912 Expansion: "Mega Europe" (prev: "Europe Expanded")

Tigris & Euphrates:

• Game Board: "Advanced Board" (prev: "Standard Board")
• Advanced Game Rules: "Civilization Buildings" (prev: "No Civilization Buildings")

Tiny Farms:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Trailblazers:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Solo mode: "Tenderfoot 30 " (prev: "Voyager - 1) 'Hiker’s Quartet' ")

Trellis:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Trike:

• Board Size: "7 - Small size" (prev: "13 - Large size")

Trusis:

• Number of players: "10" (prev: "9")
• Set type: "Custom" (prev: "Standard")

Turn the tide:

• Played cards: "Visible" (prev: "Hidden")

Twin Tin Bots:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Rocks: "None" (prev: "A few")
• Blobs: "A few" (prev: "None")
• Teleporters: "None" (prev: "A few")
• Mud: "Much" (prev: "None")

Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Variant: "Random start" (prev: "Classic game")

Unconditional Surrender! World War 2 in Europe:

• Scenarios: "Germany 1945" (prev: "France 1944")

Vault: A Den of Thieves:

• Bonus Points: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Veggie Garden:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Vulture Culture:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Welcome To:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Wizard:

• Variant: "Hidden prediction" (prev: "Plus / Minus 1")

Worldwide Tennis:

• Game Length: "2 Tie Breaks" (prev: "2 Sets Match")

[miklomike]

Can you please provide more transparency for rewards? Display what top trophies will be awarded based on current player count and how much xp will be rewarded for reaching each level.

And the XP reward for reaching each level seem to be changing, as they are different between each season even with similar player counts.

Goblin Hood:

• Number of win required: "2" (prev: "1")

Goblin hood did not correctly award an arena champion even tho it shows me as last season's champion.

This is the second season that Goblin Hood did not award the top trophy, can this please be fixed? The last season has still not been awarded either. Thanks

[Mr Cab]

Why did the arena season not finish on Orleans ?

[Tomboy80]

How do I view my season 19 results?

[Meeplelowda]

How do I view my season 19 results?

Go to that game's lobby (for example, search for it using the search function in the top left of most pages) and scroll down to "My Arena history."

[Sir James 87]

And what does it mean "classified"?
You have your arena elo, your world score and than is written -not classified- .

[blockmonoid]

For the last 2 or 3 seasons, all the achievements for Arena no longer appear in my friends' activity and my notifications. I have no idea who did well, and no way to publicly congratulate them if I do find they did well. Why did you remove these achievements from the Notifications?

[BROT42]

We noticed some players were not properly reset to the base rating at the start of the season and were able to progress to higher leagues even if the game did not intend to have that many (see forum topic). This has now been fixed. The affected players (~5K) where reset to the correct base league, though their arena league points and arena elite score (AES) where preserved. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank you for your patience and support. Happy playing!

[miklomike]

We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank you for your patience and support. Happy playing!

Thank you for fixing. Can you please also look at Goblin Hood not awarding a first place trophy the last 2 seasons? There is a bug report as well.