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When do the top players usually play ?
Posted: 23 August 2026, 05:20
by Hippostar
Does anyone know what times the top players tend to play 7 Wonders on BGA ?
I've joined one week ago and so far I haven't managed to play against anyone from the Top 100.
I'd actually like to face the strongest players, so I'm wondering: what times do the Top 100 — and especially the Top 20 — tend to play ?
Are there particular days or time slots when the top-ranked players are more active ?
Feel free to give times in your own timezone.
Thanks !
Re: When do the top players usually play ?
Posted: 23 August 2026, 14:48
by puzzlereed
Most of the top ten players play in arena or tournaments and sometimes they just play but thats less likely there's not really a time slot
Re: When do the top players usually play ?
Posted: 26 August 2026, 17:30
by Hippostar
In fact they do not play since weeks. I've only met Koshk and Faber182 these days.
So, no chance to become better.
Re: When do the top players usually play ?
Posted: 26 August 2026, 18:41
by swibat
I disagree. Facing good players helps with learning the basic stuff, but watching their replays closely, trying to predict their moves, helps more (and you don't need to wait for them). But getting really good at this game actually only happens when you can win fairly consistently against weak and unpredictable players, which is actually very hard !
As someone who is currently at the bottom of top 100 and managed to get 500 elo one time (but it was kind of an accident frankly), let me say that sometimes loss aversion gets high in this game. The randomness is not that high but still there and there are kingmaking issues that makes playing against <300 elo (and sometimes the threshold is even higher) very scary. Not a rewarding experience. It happens when I'm in the mood but it's not frequent. I can't talk for anyone else of course.
At your current rating, however, if you play often enough you will encounter strong players fairly easily. Be patient.
Alternatively, play early arena. First days each season, just grind it. You will face them for sure!
Re: When do the top players usually play ?
Posted: 26 August 2026, 21:26
by Hippostar
swibat wrote: ↑26 August 2026, 18:41
I disagree. Facing good players helps with learning the basic stuff, but watching their replays closely, trying to predict their moves, helps more (and you don't need to wait for them). But getting really good at this game actually only happens when you can win fairly consistently against weak and unpredictable players, which is actually very hard !
As someone who is currently at the bottom of top 100 and managed to get 500 elo one time (but it was kind of an accident frankly), let me say that sometimes loss aversion gets high in this game. The randomness is not that high but still there and there are kingmaking issues that makes playing against <300 elo (and sometimes the threshold is even higher) very scary. Not a rewarding experience. It happens when I'm in the mood but it's not frequent. I can't talk for anyone else of course.
At your current rating, however, if you play often enough you will encounter strong players fairly easily. Be patient.
Alternatively, play early arena. First days each season, just grind it. You will face them for sure!
Thank you for the tip of replay. Unpredictable players as teachers... how it works ? There are no lessons in random, only luck or unluck. I find no challenge in this. I prefer losing against expert than winning a random game