Board Game Arena

One suggestion/request that I was thinking about is having an option to have each player in the game be assigned the same sheet. I see in some games players get the same sheet but not always.

The reason I ask is I have noticed that some sheets have a much stronger early game than others. For example, on "sheet 0" the first two pair spaces give 1 star and then 3 stars. This makes competing for cards in the display very easy in the first few turns (especially important if there's a strong card that spawns in the 2 star slot at the beginning of the game).

In contrast, sheet 2 only has 1 star on the first pair space and doesn't have any for the next few pair spaces (the second space does give a reroll token). Even the first three of a kind space doesn't give a star. On this sheet, if you fall behind on getting star generation early it can be very hard to catch up.

Not something that I think is a "must have" but could be a nice option to turn on for the arena queue.

Yes, I had the same thougts. Although I habe the feeling that only sheet 0 with those early stars is "problematic".

Hello.

It's a good idea. I'll add this option.
Thanks for asking.
But we have tested all sheets using bots (for millions of game), and no sheet has a winning rate better than others.

nico

That may be true, but I think the suggestion is still valid. Over the course of a million games, maybe it's balanced, but over the course of a couple games, you can have an opponent with a very lucky sheet/starting card combo. This can deter new players of it is not perceived to be balanced.

At the very least, I think adding this option does no harm, but is more welcoming to newer players.

Glad to know this has been well tested ^^ I wonder if some human bias can make some of this sheets easier or harder to get ^^

I really struggle with the full house starting cross, but I dont loose all the time with it so...

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Nico_KYF wrote: ↑28 December 2025, 07:50 Hello.

It's a good idea. I'll add this option.
Thanks for asking.
But we have tested all sheets using bots (for millions of game), and no sheet has a winning rate better than others.

nico

Thank you for taking a look and hope it isn't too difficult to implement!

I figured the sheets had been tested pretty thoroughly for balance and I'm definitely not saying there's a huge imbalance. I'm curious what types of settings you used for the bots (player count, whether they prioritized certain cards/combinations)?

Hello,
I've added the options to have the same sheet for all players.
Have a nice 2026 !!

nico

Nice addition, thanks!

Can next round of Arena be all players get the same sheet?