Board Game Arena

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 "Play"
 
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 22 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 leagues: Elite players are demoted to Gold, Diamond players to Silver, and everyone else to Bronze.
• For games with 5 or 4 leagues: Elite players are demoted to Silver, and everyone else to Bronze.
• For games with 3 or 2 leagues: Everyone is demoted to Bronze.
• For all games and all leagues, your number of Arena points is reset to 1, and your EAS ("Elite Arena Score") 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 will soon find below the updated options for each game for this new arena season

31:

• Number of lives: "5" (prev: "2")

1000:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Rule set: "Custom" (prev: "Polish rule set")
• Base score unit: "5" (prev: "10")
• First trick meld not allowed: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Barrel: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Target score: "1000" (prev: "500")

51st State:

• Expansions: "New Era" (prev: "Base Set")

6 nimmt!:

• Number of players: "5" (prev: "6")
• Professional variant: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

7 Wonders:

• Number of players: "5" (prev: "3")

99 (addition card game):

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Number of lives: "4" (prev: "3")

A Feast for Odin:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Occupations: "B and C" (prev: "A, B and C")
• Confirm timer: "Off" (prev: "On")

Abyss:

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

After Us:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Age of Innovation: a Terra Mystica game:

• Faction selection: "Reverse Snake draft" (prev: "Snake draft")

Agricola:

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

Altered:

• Allow undo: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Amazonas:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Anachrony:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Applejack:

• Additional tree tile: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Arctic Scavengers:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• HQ expansion: "Modules 1, 2, and 3: Tribal Leaders" (prev: "Modules 1 and 2: Engineers and Buildings")
• Recon expansion: "Modules 1 and 2: Liars and Thieves" (prev: "Do not use")

Art Decko:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Assyria:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

BANG!:

• Expansions: "High Noon/A Fistful Of Cards" (prev: "A Fistful Of Cards")

Beyond the Sun:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Big Monster:

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

Blood Rage:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Botanicus:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Bug:

• Board size: "Giga board (5x5x5)" (prev: "Big board (4x4x4)")

Bärenpark:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Captain Flip:

• Play with Dolphin: "Add the Doplhin tile in the bag" (prev: "Disabled")

Caravan:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Sixth Camel: "No" (prev: "Yes - Recommended for learning game")
• Rainbow Camel: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Research board side: "White side" (prev: "Purple side")

CATAN:

• Terrain tile layout: "Variable setup" (prev: "Variable setup with random numbers")
• Harbor layout: "Shuffle harbor pieces" (prev: "Default setup")
• Variant: Easy Start: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Caverna:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Checkers:

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

Circle of Life:

• Variant: "Standard - 20 points" (prev: "Long - 30 points")

Color Pop:

• Variant: "Two secret colors (2-player game)" (prev: "Standard")

Colt Express:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Connect Four:

• Board size: "9x9" (prev: "8x9")

Contract Bridge:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Compensation scoring: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Cosmos: Empires:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Crafting the Cosmos:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Crisps!:

• Crisp runs: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Cucumber:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Initial points: "30" (prev: "21")
• Beat the previous player only: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Elimination mode: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Dark Agent:

• Playerboard: "SGRS (Belgium)" (prev: "Random Agency, same for all")

Dice Forge:

• Exploit set: "Beginner cards" (prev: "Random")
• Dice Forge Rebellion: "Off" (prev: "Cards only")
• Tiebreaker: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Diceathlon:

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

Dinosaur Tea Party:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Game variant: "Normal" (prev: "Clever play")

Distilled:

• Use Recommended Distiller Pairings: "No" (prev: "Yes")

Dobble Connect:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Don't Go In There:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Downforce:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Betting variants: "Standard rules" (prev: "Odds betting variant")

Draft & Write Records:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Dungeon Petz:

• More Foresight: "Regular Foresight" (prev: "Maximum Foresight")

DVONN:

• Board setup: "Standard" (prev: "Random")

Easy Peasy:

• Number of rounds: "50 points to end the game" (prev: "Standard")

Ekko:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Elfenland:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Eminent Domain:

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

Enemy Anemone:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

Evolution:

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

Exit Strategy:

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

Expedition: Northwest Passage:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Fibonachos:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Fleet:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Flip 7:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Florenza: The Card Game:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Flowers:

• Summer variant: "Yes" (prev: "No")

French Tarot:

• Number of players: "5" (prev: "4")
• Game length: "6 hands" (prev: "8 hands")

Gaia Project:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Map Size: "Normal" (prev: "Reduced map size (recommended for 3 players)")
• Faction Selection: "Draft selected factions" (prev: "Draft random factions")

Gamme Logic:

• Universe: "Random Universes" (prev: "Cycle Universes")

Gangsta!:

• Heist Influence: "public" (prev: "private")

Gaïa:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Rules: "Advanced" (prev: "Basic")

Glass Road:

• Longer game (5 rounds): "On" (prev: "Off")

Go Fish:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Go Goa:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Go Nuts for Donuts:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Gold West:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")
• Bandits mini-expansion: "Include this expansion" (prev: "Exclude this expansion")

Grand Bazaar:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Great Western Trail:

• Game setup: "Standard game" (prev: "Customized")
• Bid for turn order: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Pair starting objectives with turn order: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Player building selection: "Beginner (A sides)" (prev: "All random")
• Building 12 side: "A" (prev: "B")

Great Western Trail: El Paso:

• Initial Setup: "Normal Game" (prev: "First Game")
• Option for tile 2a: "Expert rule" (prev: "Regular rule")

Hadara:

• Nobles & Inventions expansion: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Hadrian's Wall:

• Live scoring: "On" (prev: "Off")

Happy City:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "4")

Harvest:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Hawaii:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Heckin Hounds:

• Game length: "Single round" (prev: "Normal")

Hidden Leaders:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Queens & Friend: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

High Season:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Imhotep:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Incan Gold:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Innovation:

• Artifacts of History expansion: "Disable" (prev: "Enable without Relics")
• Cities of Destiny expansion: "Disable" (prev: "Enable")

Inside Job:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Iwari:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Jump Drive:

• Goals: "None" (prev: "Use goals")

Just Desserts:

• Better with bacon expansion: "Yes" (prev: "No")
• Just coffee expansion: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Kado:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Karvi:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

King of Tokyo:

• Micro expansion : Even more wicked!: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled (random mix)")
• Dark edition: "Enabled (random mix)" (prev: "Disabled")

Knockout Whist:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Dog's life: "Once per player" (prev: "Disabled")

Krosmaster Arena:

• Map: "Plantation (Shovel*)" (prev: "Random (Classic Only)")
• Format: "Monthly rotation" (prev: " Special BGA Arena Season")

Krosmaster Blast:

• Team build mode: "Common draft" (prev: "Normal")

Las Vegan:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Leaders:

• Game mode: "Expert" (prev: "Normal")

Legendary Inventors:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Linx:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Living Forest:

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

Loco Momo:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Lost Ruins of Arnak:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Marrakech:

• Rotate Assam at the end of turn: "no" (prev: "yes")

Martian Dice:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Medina:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Merchants on tower tiles: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Neutral rooftops (if applicable): "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Show remaining pieces counts: "Show count per player" (prev: "Show total")

Medo:

• Board size: "5 hexagons per edge" (prev: "7 hexagons per edge")

Memoir '44:

• Mode: "Breakthrough" (prev: "Standard")

Mercado de Lisboa:

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

Mesos:

• Expert Variant: "On" (prev: "Off")
• Rebalanced Shamans: "On" (prev: "Off")

Micro Dojo:

• Play Mode: "Advanced 1A" (prev: "Regular")

Mighty:

• Number of players: "5" (prev: "3")

MLEM: Space Agency:

• UFO Variant: "Off" (prev: "On")

Mojo:

• Variant: "Two discards" (prev: "No variant")

Mutant Crops:

• Use Promo cards: "Base game" (prev: "Promo included")

My City: Roll & Build:

• Type of game: "Single Chapter" (prev: "Mini Campaign")
• Chapter selection: "Random Chapter" (prev: "Chapter 1")

Newton:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Nidavellir:

• Thingvellir expansion: "Yes" (prev: "No")
• Idavoll expansion: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Nimalia:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Not Alone:

• Number of players: "5" (prev: "4")

Nylon-ppong:

• Number of rounds: "10" (prev: "5")

Obsession:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Polite Society: "Yes & Loyal Staff" (prev: "Yes")

On Tour:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Board: "Europe" (prev: "USA")

ONE:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Training labels: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled (Display an icon with swords on stones with captures available)")

Open Season:

• Expert tiles: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Oriflamme:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "5")

Orléans:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Palace:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Panda Spin:

• Element cards: "Standard" (prev: "Beginner")
• Panda Mood: "Alternating Panda" (prev: "Fixed")

Papayoo:

• Number of players: "6" (prev: "4")
• Shifting discard (variant): "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Paper World:

• Goals: "Standard" (prev: "Beginner")

Park Life:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Trump suit: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Play direction change: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Path of Civilization:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Perudo:

• Number of players: "6" (prev: "3")

Pescado Novo:

• Alternative setup: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Pingimus:

• Colors: "Colors" (prev: "Monochrome")
• Turn based mode (Turbo): "On" (prev: "Off")
• Hard timeout: "1 Minute" (prev: "Off")
• Scoring: "Also a point for voting right" (prev: "Normal")

Piraten kapern:

• Game Length: "Standard (6000 Points)" (prev: "Long (8000 Points)")

Planet Unknown:

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

Point Salad:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Poker Dice:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Life loss: "Lowest rank players lose 1 life" (prev: "Rank-based life loss")

Pond:

• Variant: "Standard Pond" (prev: "Mini Pond")

Ponte del Diavolo:

• Board Size: "12 x 12" (prev: "10 x 10")

Pook:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Quantum:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")

Quinque:

• Moving Options: "Basic Game" (prev: "Advanced Moves")

Race for the Galaxy:

• Expansion: "Alien Artifacts (no Orb)" (prev: "Brink of War + Rebel vs. Imperium + The Gathering Storm")
• Takeover: "Random" (prev: "2-Player Rebel vs. Imperium Takeover Scenario")
• New Worlds: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Railroad Ink:

• Edition: "Blazing Red" (prev: "Deep Blue")

Railways of the World:

• Game Map: "Railways of Great Britain (Max 5 players)" (prev: "Railways of Australia")
• Regions of Australia: "Eastern Regions" (prev: "Eastern and Central Regions")
• Mines: "Rich Mines Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")
• Railways of Australia Optional Railway Operation Cards: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Rats of Wistar:

• Peaceful Mode: "On" (prev: "Off")

Rauha:

• Board Side: "B-side" (prev: "A-side")
• Syntyma Shamans: "With" (prev: "Without")

Res Arcana:

• Extension 2: Perlae Imperii: "Enabled" (prev: "Disabled")

Riftforce:

• Guilds: "With expansion Beyond" (prev: "Base game")

Rive:

• Board size: "Size 3 - small" (prev: "Size 4 - large")

River of Gold:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

River Valley Glassworks:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Sapiens:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Schafkopf:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Number of sets: "2" (prev: "1")
• Scoring system: "10-20-50" (prev: "10-20")
• Passed out hands: "Ramsch" (prev: "Muss")
• Hochzeit: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Bettel: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• Bettel Brett: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Scopa:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Points to win: "21 points" (prev: "11 points")
• Variant: "Scopa d'Assi / Asso piglia tutto (simplified)" (prev: "Standard Scopa")
• Team play: "Play in teams" (prev: "Individual play")
• If multiple combinations of cards can be captured:: "Allow only the lowest number of cards to be captured" (prev: "Allow any combination to be captured except if a single card matches")

Seasons:

• Difficulty level: "Archmage Level + All expansions" (prev: "Archmage Level + All expansions + Promo cards (no ability tokens)")

Sensei:

• Arashi variant: "Standard Board" (prev: "Expert Board")

Sergeant Major:

• Rule set: "9-5-2" (prev: "8-5-3")

Simplicity:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Skat:

• Ramsch: "No Ramsch" (prev: "Schiebe-Ramsch")
• Contra and Re: "Off" (prev: "On")
• Tournament game: "Yes" (prev: "No")

Small Islands:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Small World:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Space Base:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Space Empires: 4X:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Scenarios: " - LARGE 2-PLAYER MAP" (prev: " - STANDARD 3-PLAYER MAP")
• ✹ Warp points ✹: "Don`t use" (prev: "✹ Use Warp points")
• 🗇 Logs 🗇: "🗇🗇 Detailed logs" (prev: "🗇 Concise logs")

Space Station Phoenix:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Splash Down:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Splendor:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• The Silk Road Expansion : Cities: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")
• The Silk Road Expansion : Trading Posts: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Splito:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Stella – Dixit Universe:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")

Stonespine Architects:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Live Scoring: "Disabled" (prev: "Enabled")

Stupor Mundi:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Choose Houses: "Distribute Houses randomly" (prev: "Draft Houses in reverse turn order")
• Market Difficulty: "Hard Market" (prev: "Easy")

Super Fantasy Brawl:

• Draft mode: "Random pool draft" (prev: "Competitive draft")

Survive The Island:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "4")
• Treasure values visibility: "Self aware - Your treasures are visible during the whole game" (prev: "Real life - Treasures are always hidden")

Symbiose:

• 1 vs 1 - Game Mode: "Competitive Duel" (prev: "Duel")

Tapestry:

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

Tash-Kalar:

• Form of Tash-Kalar: "High Form" (prev: "Deathmatch")

Tea Time:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Teotihuacan: City of Gods:

• Starting tiles: "Draft" (prev: "normal")
• Pyramid setup: "normal" (prev: "Random")

Terra Mystica:

• Faction board: "Random Faction selection" (prev: "Factions selected in player order")

Terra Nova:

• 2 players variants: "Planner Variant" (prev: "Lucky Digger Variant")

The Isle of Cats:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

The King's Guild:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

The Voyages of Marco Polo:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

The Wolves:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Ticket Gagnant:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Ticket to Ride:

• Turn order: "Turn order determined before selecting tickets" (prev: "Turn order determined after selecting tickets")

Ticket to Ride: Europe:

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

Tigris & Euphrates:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Game Board: "Advanced Board" (prev: "Standard Board")
• Advanced Game Rules: "Civilization Buildings" (prev: "No Civilization Buildings")

Tock:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Game type: "2 vs 2 (if possible)" (prev: "Free-for-all")
• [VARIANT] Effect of the 5: "
• 5 forward, any player pawn including own" (prev: "5 forward, own pawns only")

Tokaido:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "2")
• Preparations: "On" (prev: "Off")

Tortuga 1667:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "5")

Tower Up:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")
• Goals (easy - first game): "Deactivated" (prev: "Activated")

Trailblazers:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")
• Animal expansion: "Activated" (prev: "Deactivated")

Trellis:

• Number of players: "2" (prev: "3")

Trusis:

• Butchers number: "1" (prev: "0")
• White Knights number: "1" (prev: "0")
• Black Knights number: "1" (prev: "0")

Tulip & Rose:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")

Twin Tin Bots:

• Number of players: "4" (prev: "3")
• Rocks: "A few" (prev: "None")
• Teleporters: "A few" (prev: "None")
• Mud: "A little" (prev: "Much")

Umbrella:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Welcome To:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

Welcome To The Moon:

• Adventure: "Random adventure" (prev: "Adventure 1: The Launch")

Yokohama:

• Number of players: "3" (prev: "2")

miklomike wrote: ↑08 April 2025, 17:08

miklomike wrote: ↑07 January 2025, 18:06

miklomike wrote: ↑16 October 2024, 03:45

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

Season 18 and 19 have still not awarded the top trophy for Goblin Hood. Please award these.

https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=144708

This continues to go un-awarded. Numerous posts, relevant bug reports, why has this not been corrected yet?

re abra chadabra, new season arena
I have only recently started playing abra chadabra and have sufficient ELO to join arena games. of course i am in bronze league. Am surprised to see lots of players in the elite league still; was there no relegation from elite at the end of the last season to the next league down? not sure if this applies to other games too?

I love Arena mode, it's probably the biggest part of my plays these days, but I'm still not sure how the number of leagues per game are calculated. There have been talks since forever about Ark Nova having just 4 leagues despite having 12k Arena players, while other games with fewer players like 7 Wonders Duel (7.5k Arena players) have 6 leagues. We've asked in the forums in the past, asked through suggestions, and still nothing is answered or changes about this. It would be really good to have a clear idea about how the number of leagues is calculated, since right now it's such a weird thing to see 3k Elite players in Ark Nova (heck, I was one, and honestly, shouldn't have been in there) and you see extremely one-sided match-ups because of it. Even Terraforming Mars which is quite a similar games, and had 6.5 players (and was also 2p this season) had 5 leagues, not 4. It's been 21 seasons, some clarity and some improvements are sorely needed...

I was elite in abra chadabra and the relegation was not applied so I am still elite!

Any update on how to deal with players that give red thumbs to high ranked players to avoid playing against them in arena mode?

No changes for Terraforming Mars? Other map or anything

Unfortunately a lot of players who become guru's only play games with 2 players, because they can play more games in the same amount of time as players who play with more opponents. This leads to a lot of guru's voting for 2 player games in Arena, while traditionally most board games are for more than 2 players. I hope BGA gives players who play with more than 2 players a bigger chance to become a guru as well. For example a double weight for 4-player games compared to two-player games, because 4-player games also take twice as much time to play.

Memoir’44 has changed to breakthrough format and it’s not working. No Arena games can be started.

Sacha2142 wrote: ↑08 July 2025, 21:33 The settings for the new season are set to Breakthrough on the Gembloux scenario (and only this one, for the whole season). Since BT is an alpha mode, all open arena games are automatically converted to simple games in friendly mode. Check the simple game list to see all the open tables.