Board Game Arena

Same player, same game, same time. No ongoing game. Different pages:

In the lobby


In the XP page


In the list of played games


... finished only


Tricky question: How many times have I played Wingspan? How many times have I won?

(I know it has to do with friendly mode, abandoned games, etc., but I find it funny anyway)

The answer, if the game list is accurate and I didn't make any mistake, is:
57 total games
2 friendly (one won, one lost)
1 abandoned (no score)
2 3-player games where someone else quit or was expelled
2 2-player games where the other player quit or was expelled
8 2-player defeats (including friendly)
1 3-player 2nd place
1 3-player 3rd place

For multiplayer games, it adjusts based on player count. For example, if you play 4 player games and win 25% of them, your winrate will be 50%. If you win 50% of them, your winrate will be 100%.

A 50% winrate really means "You are winning your fair share of games, adjusted for player count." rather than "You win 50% of games."

FSKFSK wrote: ↑11 January 2026, 19:23 For multiplayer games, it adjusts based on player count. For example, if you play 4 player games and win 25% of them, your winrate will be 50%. If you win 50% of them, your winrate will be 100%.

A 50% winrate really means "You are winning your fair share of games, adjusted for player count." rather than "You win 50% of games."

Sure, but then it is all screwed up by friendly games and solo games.

I play "Earth" exclusively 2-player, and I win most of the time, and yet my listed win percentage is in the 20s.
It's a stupid system.

I'm not talking about the win percentage, I'm talking about the raw numbers.
Total games: 54? 56? 57?
Victories: 45? 44? 42? Why are there victories that are not finished games? (I know why, I'm just pointing out it's messy and confusing)