Board Game Arena

Meeplelowda wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 21:53 It seems a bug report on this behavior is warranted.

RazorOz wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 22:13

Meeplelowda wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 21:53 It seems a bug report on this behavior is warranted.

For now I have just added it to the report around friendly/solo games counting, which according to the FAQ shouldn't be happening. https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=214627

I could create multiple reports, but at the same time if they see that report they should see some of the apparent wider issues as well.

The thing is you have to think this is quite widespread, it's just very hard to get a full picture, because I imagine very few people are gurus for multiple games, particularly popular games.

FrankJones wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 23:08 Given the number of gurus showing for various games, I'm wondering whether the guru list is in fact a historical list of all players ever to be a guru.

Someone posted a link (albeit a confusing one) earlier in this thread that can take you to the "view gurus" page.

Ceaseless wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 22:49 I haven't been active much lately, but when I am I could probably nab it for several. Is there a way to see which games you've ever been a guru for? It would not surprise me if I've been a guru for around 4 of the popular games.

FrankJones wrote: ↑14 April 2026, 23:08 Given the number of gurus showing for various games, I'm wondering whether the guru list is in fact a historical list of all players ever to be a guru.

Someone posted a link (albeit a confusing one) earlier in this thread that can take you to the "view gurus" page.

FrankJones wrote: ↑15 April 2026, 00:11 This still leaves unclear why some games have so many gurus. I would expect the number to be 100. Maybe +1 or +2 or +3 for developers.

RazorOz wrote: ↑15 April 2026, 08:35 I don't know the exact time you last, but can tell you it's over a month, and appears less than 3 months.

RazorOz wrote: ↑15 April 2026, 08:35

FrankJones wrote: ↑15 April 2026, 00:11 This still leaves unclear why some games have so many gurus. I would expect the number to be 100. Maybe +1 or +2 or +3 for developers.

Because it's not just the last 30 days it's based on. I don't know entirely when the 30 days is judged, and how long you last in gurus, but for example say you qualified for gurus because between 1st February - 1st March you played 100 games, and then since 1st March played 0 games, you would still be in gurus. So it's not just a rolling list of the latest 100 players, that's why you get more than 100. I don't know the exact time you last, but can tell you it's over a month, and appears less than 3 months.

I actually think this part of it is correct, having it be roughly the most active players in say each of the last 3 months would be the best way to do it, because you want some continuity, you don't want so high throughput that you get no consistency.

RazorOz wrote: ↑10 April 2026, 17:55 I actually agree with the principles written here that gurus shouldn't be based off Arena itself, because then Arena becomes self-fulfilling that players will keep voting for the same format, but having mostly players who don't care about Arena is not ideal either, when the main purpose of being a guru is to be able to vote on the Arena format. The solo games counting for example is silly, because say the site ended up with even more solo players, you could get 80-90% of gurus end up being solo, who have no interest in Arena, and have Arena formats being decided by a handful of people, because most players get no say.