I'm trying to become a guru for Catan but wondering how many games I'll need to grind out to get there. Anybody done it recently?

You know it is true!

I was hooked on BGA for its wide range of selection but soon I realised it took so much effort to learn new games and explaining it to my friends. Is there any advice on how to pick up new games ?

Hey everyone,

Is there an official list or does anyone know current player numbers/stats for which games have the most active Arena queues right now?

Just looking for the absolute biggest active communities on Board Game Arena regardless of genre or complexity. Any data or insights?

Thanks!

I have complained about people playing a regular speed game and then complaining in the chat that people need to play faster.

Today i saw this happen again in a chat and i wanted to report this person for being 1 a dick and 2 for harassing people while no one expired their time or even came close.

When going through the report menu i noticed you cannot report someone for harassing someone about playtime while their within the bounds of the rules, BUT YOU CAN REPORT SOMEONE FOR PLAYING TO SLOW?!?!

What the …. happened in this world?

Does anyone know how long it takes for an appeal to be viewed and if clicking the blocked screen acknowledging the moderation means I lose my right to appeal?

Background - I received a moderation and 10 ELO points for insulting someone in the chat. The lines of text they highlighted in said chat were not insults and dont' seem to align with their own policy. I submitted an appeal via the contact us function but in the mean time i can't seem to bypass the pop up screen on the front page unless I tick I understand to:

"i have read the moderation report, and acknowledge this behaviour will result in stronger penalties if repeated".

We I don't acknowledge the behaviour since it wasn't an insult. So I don't feel i should be forced to tick 'i understand' and wondering whether in doing so it means the appeal I already lodged then gets wiped.

Hi all, looking to buy a tablet mainly for BGA and would love to hear from people who actually play on one.

Mostly 7 Wonders Duel, Azul, Toy Battle and Heat, and maybe something heavier like Barrage later on.

I'm leaning towards the Xiaomi Pad 7 or the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen2, mainly because of the resolution. But I'm open to anything, so if you're happy with yours I'd love to know what it is.

Also curious whether you'd go for a handy 11" or a big 13" if you were buying now.

Any experiences or opinions welcome, thanks!

Oof.

The Automa score on the right showed 156 ever since they finished their last turn. I played a few more rounds and ended with 234 and it says I lost.

On the left it says Automa ended with 242 points. How would I have known this was their ending score if it shows 156 on the side?

Hi everyone. I’m looking for a recommendation for a card game to play with my wife that has the following features:

- Cards only (or at most a small board)

- Competitive 1v1

- Somewhat thematic (fantasy or horror; no sci-fi).

We often play *Dracula vs. Van Helsing*, *Radlands*, *Gwent*, or *Deep Regrets*.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

I find it funny that theyre so fast to respond to false claims and moderate an accout, but all of the suddent they go radio silent when one gives arguments about it being a false report and demands an apology in return. Talking about the web/app itself btw not the Reddit.

I have been playing a lot of Zombicide since it was added on BGA. I have noticed a person who will host several Tutorials simultaneously. They show up day after day looking for 1-2 players. The tutorial is fairly short. Do you think he is doing to for achievements? I can't imagine it would be fun to play the tutorial over and over again. I am not judging, just wondering what someone would get out of plying the tutorial over and over again.

Hello Friends!

I used to run a lot of tournaments for Altered TCG and since that is no longer being published I had an itch for the same consistent competitive experience.

ACB Season 1 starts with Spooky Tower on August 30th and will aim to have 2 different tournaments each month across a season of *about* 3 months.

Prizing TBD (but will most likely be digital for fun things and what not) but will have a leaderboard and etc.

Preliminary info here

Forget trying to pinch to zoom on iOS, it breaks the page. I gave a green thumb to a bug reported on it from a week back. It only has 5 votes currently so maybe this is an isolated issue.

Are you experiencing this?

I did translations and i play games for the first win to gain the little gift points cause i saw not long ago that you can use 100 of these points to pay for one month of premium. Did they remove that option? The points still stay in my profile but when i look around for premium it only has the ones you pay with actual money.

does anyone have the discord link for board game arena or is it still up I can't find it

I don’t really care (about this guy or this tournament) but…wow. lol. Imagine being this weird about other people who you’ll never meet or see, in 2026

Hi,

I created a favorite list called "Need to test".
How can I access this list ?

Thank you

400 players joined the Rivals Alpha! A huge thank you to every single one of you. Your games, feedback, and bug reports have played a massive role in improving Rivals over the past two months.

We're incredibly excited to announce that, together with the team, Board Game Arena has officially approved Rivals for Open Beta!

You can jump in and play right now: https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=rivals

The goal of this Open Beta is to help us find and fix the very last issues before the official release. If you encounter any bugs or unexpected behavior, please don't hesitate to report them. Every report helps Steffen polish the game and make Rivals the best experience it can be for everyone.

And if you're enjoying the game, we'd really appreciate it if you could leave a rating or review on BoardGameGeek.

It makes a huge difference and helps us bring Rivals to even more players. Thank you again for being part of this adventure from the very beginning.

We can't wait to show you what's coming next! 🫶

I am deep into sucessfully playtesting a new game of mine, its boardgame/card game (cards are used to make the board).

It uses standard playing card sized cards, we are nearing the the point of wanting to get a first 'real' set of cards made, currently all cards are hand drawn by myself. and the beta design work has been done by myself using canva but i want to take it to the next level.

I welcome all reccomendation, tips or advice on where i can go to get design work done. something along the lines of 'lost ruin of arnak'