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Many alpha games not accessible
Posted: 04 April 2022, 00:37
by tubiroman
Hi,
I'm pretty new in alpha testing. I tried to access few games like wazabi and burgle bros and it keeps saying that the games are not accessible. Is that normal?
Re: Many alpha games not accessible
Posted: 04 April 2022, 19:56
by robinzig
tubiroman wrote: ↑04 April 2022, 00:37
Hi,
I'm pretty new in alpha testing. I tried to access few games like wazabi and burgle bros and it keeps saying that the games are not accessible. Is that normal?
Yes, it is. To see the page for an Alpha game you either need to be a BGA reviewer (see link
https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer - you almost certainly won't have access but that page should tell you what the requirements are, essentially it's "play a huge number of games on BGA"), or to be specifically invited to the players' group. Hence the number of posts you see on Alpha forums saying "please add me" - but it's up to an admin, usually the developer behind the BGA adaptation, to respond and add you, some are more generous than others!
Re: Many alpha games not accessible
Posted: 05 April 2022, 12:44
by tubiroman
robinzig wrote: ↑04 April 2022, 19:56
tubiroman wrote: ↑04 April 2022, 00:37
Hi,
I'm pretty new in alpha testing. I tried to access few games like wazabi and burgle bros and it keeps saying that the games are not accessible. Is that normal?
Yes, it is. To see the page for an Alpha game you either need to be a BGA reviewer (see link
https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer - you almost certainly won't have access but that page should tell you what the requirements are, essentially it's "play a huge number of games on BGA"), or to be specifically invited to the players' group. Hence the number of posts you see on Alpha forums saying "please add me" - but it's up to an admin, usually the developer behind the BGA adaptation, to respond and add you, some are more generous than others!
I'm a reviewer, i subscribed to it and it says that i am. I can see the list of alpha games, i have access to some of the games like citadels, but even newer one like Rive, i have the error message
Re: Many alpha games not accessible
Posted: 05 April 2022, 13:28
by MarkSteere
I added you to the Rive group Tubiroman. Make sure you give it 5 stars.
(joking)
Well, kind of half serious.
Re: Many alpha games not accessible
Posted: 05 April 2022, 17:45
by justheada
You have to sign up to review each alpha game before it becomes accessible to you.
Go to community tab on top menu, then to ' review and approve alpha games'. Find the game you are interested in on that page and hit the start reviewing button by it. You can not even see the game info page until you do that.
Re: Many alpha games not accessible
Posted: 05 April 2022, 18:04
by robinzig
justheada wrote: ↑05 April 2022, 17:45
You have to sign up to review each alpha game before it becomes accessible to you.
Go to community tab on top menu, then to ' review and approve alpha games'. Find the game you are interested in on that page and hit the start reviewing button by it. You can not even see the game info page until you do that.
Yes, this. Apologies for not realising this was the position you were in.