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Faq

2014-05-20T10:23:36Z

Googol: /* What if some player does something wrong? */ Changes for clarity and added "red thumb"

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== General questions ==

===What is Board Game Arena?===

Board Game Arena (BGA) is an online board game platform. With BGA, you can play online and in real time against players from the whole world. A selection of various board games and card games is available. In order to play, the only thing you need is your browser!

===What do you mean by "real time play"?===

You can find many websites where you can play board games with a "turn based" approach: after each move, you have to wait for your opponents to connect to the website and play their own move. Most of the time, you have to wait a long time between each move, and games take a long time to finish (if they ever do).

On Board Game Arena, your opponents are connected to the game platform all along the game, and they can see your moves and react to them immediately - as is the case in the real world.

===What do I need to play?===

Your browser ... and that's it!

Board Game Arena does not require anything else on your computer. Thus, you can play from any computer, anywhere, anytime!

In order to make this thing possible, we are using the very latest technologies available for the web. This is the reason you should play with the most up to date web browsers to enjoy an optimal BGA experience (read more about our [[Browser_support|browser policy]]).

===How much does it cost to play on BGA?===

Playing on BGA is free.

You can also choose to help us by making a donation and becoming a [http://en.boardgamearena.com/#!club Board Game Arena club] member.

===What are the games available on BGA?===

Board Game Arena proposes a various selection of board and card games, but is specialized in modern ("European style") adult games.

[http://en.boardgamearena.com/#!gamelist See available games].

===What can I do if I have an issue with the website?===

Most of the issues one can encounter on this website should be solved with a simple web page refresh (or "F5").

If you experience persistent issues, you can browse the [http://forum.boardgamearena.com/viewforum.php?f=4 bug section in the forum], see if someone already reported the issue, and add a new bug report if that's not the case. Please take some time to describe the bug you are reporting in detail so that we can quickly reproduce and fix it.

===What is the legal status of this website?===

All the games currently available on this site have been licensed or otherwise authorized by copyright holders. Please be aware that games available on BGA can be removed at the copyright holders demand (for example: if they publish their own adaptation of the game).

Board Game Arena would like to thank all game publishers and game designers who allow us to have their games here, thus making it possible for this website to exist.

===I'm a game publisher: why would I like to have my game on Board Game Arena?===

The main goal of Board Game Arena is to make it easy for people to discover and love new games. We think that there is only two kinds of players on Board Game Arena: those who already bought the games they are playing online, and those who dream to buy them soon!

As the activity of this website contributes to increasing a game's popularity and thus generates game boxes sales in the "real world", we think it is beneficial to the boardgame community: people from all over the world can play online, we can have fun developing this game platform to the best of our ability, and game publishers get money from the box sales and build a special relationship with their players community.

== Meeting players and starting games ==

===I launched a new table but nobody is joining?===

Although Board Game Arena has been enjoying a growing popularity, it is still a young website. For the most popular games, you can find players at any time of the day. For other games, we advise you to come back at peak hour (around 22:00 CEST) if you can't find opponents at the moment.

Tip: check the number of online/available players for a game before launching the table.

===I joined a game. When does the game start?===

Each table has an administrator, which is the table creator. It is the responsibility of the table administrator to start the game when he is satisfied with the number of players having joined the table.

If you are the table administrator and can't launch the game, most of the time it's because there is not yet enough players joined the table.

===What is the meaning of the small color circle next to players names?===

* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/status/online_.png : this player is active. He completed an action very recently.
* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/status/inactive_.png : this player is inactive. He is connected to the website but did not perform any action recently.
* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/status/offline_.png : this player is offline.

===What does the '% hits' statistic mean?===
% hits = number of victory points / number of games played

Where number of victory points is the following:
* When you win a 2 players game: 1 point.
* When you win a 3 players game: 1.5 points.
* When you win a 4 players game: 2 points.
* etc.

This way, "50%" means that you win 50% of 2 players game, or 33% of 3 players game, etc.

== During the game ==

===What is the meaning of the icons next to players names?===

* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/layout/active_player.gif : this player must make a move now.
* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/layout/active_player_clockalert.gif : this player must make a move now, and he has spent his reflexion time. Can someone wake him up? ;)
* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/layout/active_player_nonack.gif : this player must make a move now, but is probably not aware of the fact. If the situation does not evolve, it might be that this player has some connection issue.
* http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/zombie.png : this player is a "zombie" (he left the game or has been fired from the game). The game goes on without this player.

When the "normal" avatar of a player is displayed, it means that this player is waiting for his turn to play.

===A player has to make a move but he/she doesn't. What can I do?===

* First, please remember that this player has the right to think as long as he needs to about is next move... well as long as he still has some time left on the game clock, that is.
* Then you can ask this player to confirm that he is still thinking about how to play.
* If this player seems to be away, we advise you to wait a few minutes: this player may be experiencing some network problems or have left his computer temporarily.
* If the player is not coming back, you can expel him from the game as soon as he is running out of time on the game clock for the current move (red bar) or if he goes over his alloted time to think by more than 3/4/5 minutes (depending on game speed). See Clock section for details. Important: in this case, no ELO points will be won by anybody for this game.

===What is the current progression of the game I'm playing?===

A percentage of progression is displayed on the top of the web page.
There is also a progress bar at the bottom of the web page shows you the current progression of the game.

===What is forbidden on Board Game Arena?===

* Leaving a game in progress on purpose.
* Taking an unnecessary and unreasonable amount of time at the end of game in an obvious losing situation.
* Kingmaking: enabling another player to win on purpose while there is a better move to make for yourself.
* Running out of time on the game clock.
* Giving some piece of information about the current game situation that corrupts the normal game flow.
* Communicating with another player about the game privately (ex: with MSN).
* Provocation / triumphalism / defeatism ... anything which is not fair play.
* Having a shocking avatar (no advertisement, no politics, ...)

Going against these rules will affect your reputation.

===What is absolutely forbidden in Board Game Arena?===

* Creating multiple accounts and playing against oneself.
* Insulting other players in any manner.

Going against these rules can lead to the removal of your account and/or to the blacklisting of your IP.

===What if some player does something wrong?===

The Board Game Arena platform has been designed to encourage players to maintain good behavior. The reputation system allows you to distinguish between good and bad players. Then, it is up to you to decide whether to start a game with them or not.

If you think a player has behaved badly during a game, you can give him a "red thumb" at the end of the game.

If you think a player has committed a serious wrongdoing during a game (ex: insult), please report this player to us, using the "report this player" link from his profile or game result page, so that we can take appropriate measures.

Reputation

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Googol: /* How to increase my reputation / what makes my reputation decrease ? */ General tidying

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== What is reputation ? ==

On '''Board Game Arena''', we would like to have a strong competitive atmosphere with a respectful and fair play ambiance.

To achieve this goal, each player has a '''reputation profile''' which is the representation of his general attitude with others players. This profile is composed of 3 items:

* Opinions from other players (http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png and http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png)
* % of games you finished
* % of games you finished with no clock penalties

Seeing the reputation profile of a player, you are able to check if his behavior is good, if he won't quit the game before the end, and if he respect time limits.

== How to increase my reputation / what makes my reputation decrease ? ==

At any time, you can give others players http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png and http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png marks.

* a http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png if you liked to play with him/her, and recommend to play with this player.
* a http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png if you disliked to play with him/her, and discourage others to play with this player.

You can only give a single thumb (green or red) to a single player. If your opinion changes you can click again on a thumb to reflect this change.

As soon as you give a "red thumb" to a player, a warning message is displayed when you try to join a table where this player is. In this situation it is recommended you leave the game or expel this player.

By nature, opinions are subjective. There is nothing we can do for you if you receive a "red thumb" for an unfair reason. However, we know by experience that this system has a lot of advantages and generally gives relevant and useful information.

Qn: its unclear if the "> 10% unfavorable" warning is calculated against the number of "thumbs up / thumbs down".. or "total number of unique players played with / thumbs down". Hope the formula is the latter.. as the first formula will raise many more warnings.. more idiots give thumbs down, and are lazier to give thumb up.

== Advice: how to get plenty of http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png ==

* Be polite! Say at least "hello" and "good luck" at the beginning of the game, and maybe "good game" ("gg") at the end of the game.
* When you need some time to think, click on "I would like to think a little" link.
* Always stay calm: it's a game.
* Don't press your opponent to play if he has some time left.
* If you really can't finish the game (this is not supposed to happen...), then say you are sorry and leave the game (don't wait to get expelled) to save your opponents time. Voluntarily disconnecting and conceding victory to the opponent does not cost you reputation like being expelled does.
* Be a good loser: if your lose because of bad luck or a strategy you dislike, don't blame the luck or your opponent (and don't give him a http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png for this reason!).
* Be a good winner: if your opponent makes a mistake you can signal it to him, but avoid triumphalism and provocation.

== What are the consequences of a bad reputation ? ==

A bad reputation makes you suspect to your potential opponents. You will have to explain your situation, and maybe some players won't take the risk to play with you.

It is also possible to filter players by reputation on a table. The worse your reputation is, the bigger difficulties you will have to find opponents.

Reputation

2014-05-20T10:13:56Z

Googol: /* How to increase my reputation / what makes my reputation decrease ? */ evolved > changes

[[Category:Help]]

== What is reputation ? ==

On '''Board Game Arena''', we would like to have a strong competitive atmosphere with a respectful and fair play ambiance.

To achieve this goal, each player has a '''reputation profile''' which is the representation of his general attitude with others players. This profile is composed of 3 items:

* Opinions from other players (http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png and http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png)
* % of games you finished
* % of games you finished with no clock penalties

Seeing the reputation profile of a player, you are able to check if his behavior is good, if he won't quit the game before the end, and if he respect time limits.

== How to increase my reputation / what makes my reputation decrease ? ==

At any time, you can give others players http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png and http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png marks.

* a http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png if you liked to play with him/her, and recommend to play with this player.
* a http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png if you disliked to play with him/her, and discourage others to play with this player.

You can only give a single thumb (green or red) to a single player. If your opinion changes you can click again on a thumb to reflect this change.

As soon as you give a "red thumb" to a player, a warning message is displayed when you try to join a table where this player is. In this situation it is recommended to leave the game or to expel this player.

By nature, opinions are subjectives. There is nothing we can do for you if you receive a for an unfair reason. However, we know by experience that this system has a lot of advantages and give a relevant information.

Qn: its unclear if the "> 10% unfavorable" warning is calculated against the number of "thumbs up / thumbs down".. or "total number of unique players played with / thumbs down". Hope the formula is the latter.. as the first formula will raise many more warnings.. more idiots give thumbs down, and are lazier to give thumb up.

== Advice: how to get plenty of http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_up.png ==

* Be polite! Say at least "hello" and "good luck" at the beginning of the game, and maybe "good game" ("gg") at the end of the game.
* When you need some time to think, click on "I would like to think a little" link.
* Always stay calm: it's a game.
* Don't press your opponent to play if he has some time left.
* If you really can't finish the game (this is not supposed to happen...), then say you are sorry and leave the game (don't wait to get expelled) to save your opponents time. Voluntarily disconnecting and conceding victory to the opponent does not cost you reputation like being expelled does.
* Be a good loser: if your lose because of bad luck or a strategy you dislike, don't blame the luck or your opponent (and don't give him a http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/reputation_down.png for this reason!).
* Be a good winner: if your opponent makes a mistake you can signal it to him, but avoid triumphalism and provocation.

== What are the consequences of a bad reputation ? ==

A bad reputation makes you suspect to your potential opponents. You will have to explain your situation, and maybe some players won't take the risk to play with you.

It is also possible to filter players by reputation on a table. The worse your reputation is, the bigger difficulties you will have to find opponents.

Rating

2014-05-20T10:12:24Z

Googol: /* Okay, but I want to know the formula ! */ Verb tense and wording changes

[[Category:Help]]
== What is ELO rating ? ==

Your ELO rating for a game is your level at this game. It's a 4 digits number followed by sign http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

Example: 1648 http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

If you never play a game on BGA, your initial rating is 1500 . Each time you win a game your rating increases, and it decreases each time you lose a game.

== How many points do I gain / lose for each game ? ==

ELO points gains / losses depend on the level of your opponents, and your rank at the end of the game. Some examples:
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a higher ELO, you gain a lot of points.
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a lower ELO, you gain fewer points.
* If you end the game in a worse position than a player with a lower ELO, you lose a lot points.
* And so on...

== Some advice ==

* There's no use beating players a lot weaker than you (not many points to win). Try to find opponents of your level: it's both more fun and better for your ELO.
* Game rank is very important when calculating the ELO. This is the reason it is important to continue fighting for minor places in the game even if you think you can't win.
* The number of ELO points you can gain/lose during a game increases with the number of players. The maximum is reached when there is the "recommended number of players". Try to play games with this recommended number of players.
* When you are the first player to quit a game in progress you lose as many points as if you had finished the game in last place, plus an additional penalty of 10 points. Even if you are in a difficult situation it is in your interest to play the game until the end - or concede the victory to your opponent.

== How is my ELO ranking computed ? ==

The BGA ELO system is directly based on the standard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system ELO rating system], in use for chess.

The ELO system's main principle is the following: the ELO points difference between 2 players determines the probability of each of them winning an encounter. If two players have the same ELO, they have an equal (50/50) probability of winning. If one player has 400 more points than the other, his probability of winning is 90%. ELO points gains and losses will, over time, tend to adjust the ELO rating of each player to reflect the actual probability that either of them will win a particular encounter.

Some changes have been made to the ELO system used on BGA:
* During your first 30 games, your ELO rating is more "elastic": you can win (or lose) more points in each game. This way, your ELO rating converges faster to you "natural" rating.
* The original ELO rating system was designed for 2 player games. For games with more than 2 players, BGA considers (for the ELO rating) that you win a 2-player game against each opponent below you (in game rank) and that you lose a 2-player game against each opponent ahead of you (in game rank).
* Games with more than 2 players last longer. For this reason, there are more points to win (or lose) in such games... as long as the number of players does not exceed the "advised number of players" for that game.

== Okay, but I want to know the formula ! ==

The formula is exactly the one used by the ELO rating system, with the following adjustments:

* First of all, if someone leaves a game for any reason this game is not taken into account by the ELO rating system.
* K=60 for the first 30 games, K=40 afterwards.
* K is multiplied by (N/2) for N-player games. If N exceeds the "advised number of players" for this game, K is multiplied by (A/2), where A is the "advised number of players".
* If 2 players have a rating difference greater than 600, we consider that their ELO difference is 600.

== Good players, Experts, Masters ==

* Good players: > 1600 ELO
* Experts: > 1800 ELO
* Masters: > 2000 ELO

Rating

2014-05-20T10:08:46Z

Googol: /* How is my ELO ranking computed ? */ Rephrased for clarity, and minor grammatical edits

[[Category:Help]]
== What is ELO rating ? ==

Your ELO rating for a game is your level at this game. It's a 4 digits number followed by sign http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

Example: 1648 http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

If you never play a game on BGA, your initial rating is 1500 . Each time you win a game your rating increases, and it decreases each time you lose a game.

== How many points do I gain / lose for each game ? ==

ELO points gains / losses depend on the level of your opponents, and your rank at the end of the game. Some examples:
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a higher ELO, you gain a lot of points.
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a lower ELO, you gain fewer points.
* If you end the game in a worse position than a player with a lower ELO, you lose a lot points.
* And so on...

== Some advice ==

* There's no use beating players a lot weaker than you (not many points to win). Try to find opponents of your level: it's both more fun and better for your ELO.
* Game rank is very important when calculating the ELO. This is the reason it is important to continue fighting for minor places in the game even if you think you can't win.
* The number of ELO points you can gain/lose during a game increases with the number of players. The maximum is reached when there is the "recommended number of players". Try to play games with this recommended number of players.
* When you are the first player to quit a game in progress you lose as many points as if you had finished the game in last place, plus an additional penalty of 10 points. Even if you are in a difficult situation it is in your interest to play the game until the end - or concede the victory to your opponent.

== How is my ELO ranking computed ? ==

The BGA ELO system is directly based on the standard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system ELO rating system], in use for chess.

The ELO system's main principle is the following: the ELO points difference between 2 players determines the probability of each of them winning an encounter. If two players have the same ELO, they have an equal (50/50) probability of winning. If one player has 400 more points than the other, his probability of winning is 90%. ELO points gains and losses will, over time, tend to adjust the ELO rating of each player to reflect the actual probability that either of them will win a particular encounter.

Some changes have been made to the ELO system used on BGA:
* During your first 30 games, your ELO rating is more "elastic": you can win (or lose) more points in each game. This way, your ELO rating converges faster to you "natural" rating.
* The original ELO rating system was designed for 2 player games. For games with more than 2 players, BGA considers (for the ELO rating) that you win a 2-player game against each opponent below you (in game rank) and that you lose a 2-player game against each opponent ahead of you (in game rank).
* Games with more than 2 players last longer. For this reason, there are more points to win (or lose) in such games... as long as the number of players does not exceed the "advised number of players" for that game.

== Okay, but I want to know the formula ! ==

The formula is exactly one's used by the ELO rating system, with the following adjustments:

* First of all, if someone left a game for any reason this game is not taken into account by the ELO rating system.
* K=60 for the first 30 games, K=40 afterwards.
* K is multiply by (N/2) for N-players games. If N exceed the "advised number of players" for this game, K is multiply by (A/2), where A is the "advised number of players".
* If 2 players has a rating difference greater than 600, we consider that their ELO difference is 600.

== Good players, Experts, Masters ==

* Good players: > 1600 ELO
* Experts: > 1800 ELO
* Masters: > 2000 ELO

Rating

2014-05-20T09:52:57Z

Googol: /* Some advice */ General tidying up of phraseology.

[[Category:Help]]
== What is ELO rating ? ==

Your ELO rating for a game is your level at this game. It's a 4 digits number followed by sign http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

Example: 1648 http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

If you never play a game on BGA, your initial rating is 1500 . Each time you win a game your rating increases, and it decreases each time you lose a game.

== How many points do I gain / lose for each game ? ==

ELO points gains / losses depend on the level of your opponents, and your rank at the end of the game. Some examples:
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a higher ELO, you gain a lot of points.
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a lower ELO, you gain fewer points.
* If you end the game in a worse position than a player with a lower ELO, you lose a lot points.
* And so on...

== Some advice ==

* There's no use beating players a lot weaker than you (not many points to win). Try to find opponents of your level: it's both more fun and better for your ELO.
* Game rank is very important when calculating the ELO. This is the reason it is important to continue fighting for minor places in the game even if you think you can't win.
* The number of ELO points you can gain/lose during a game increases with the number of players. The maximum is reached when there is the "recommended number of players". Try to play games with this recommended number of players.
* When you are the first player to quit a game in progress you lose as many points as if you had finished the game in last place, plus an additional penalty of 10 points. Even if you are in a difficult situation it is in your interest to play the game until the end - or concede the victory to your opponent.

== How is my ELO ranking computed ? ==

The BGA ELO system is directly based on the standard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system ELO rating system], in use for chess.

The ELO system main principle is the followin: the ELO points difference between 2 players determines the probability of each of them to win the encounter. If two players has the same ELO, their probability to win are 50/50. If one player has 400 more points than the other, his probability to win is 90%. ELO points gains and losses after each game tend to adjust ELO ratings of each player in order this principle is applied.

ELO system on BGA has some specificity:
* During your first 30 games, your ELO rating is more "elastic": you can win (or lose) more points at each game. This way, your ELO rating converge faster to you "natural" rating.
* Original ELO rating system has been designed for 2 player games. For games with more than 2 players, BGA considers (for the ELO rating) that you win a 2-player game against each opponent after you (in game rank) and that you lose a 2-player game against each opponent before you (in game rank).
* Games with more than 2 players last longer. For this reason, there's more points to win (or lose) in such games... as long as the number of players does not exceed the "advised number of players" for that game.

== Okay, but I want to know the formula ! ==

The formula is exactly one's used by the ELO rating system, with the following adjustments:

* First of all, if someone left a game for any reason this game is not taken into account by the ELO rating system.
* K=60 for the first 30 games, K=40 afterwards.
* K is multiply by (N/2) for N-players games. If N exceed the "advised number of players" for this game, K is multiply by (A/2), where A is the "advised number of players".
* If 2 players has a rating difference greater than 600, we consider that their ELO difference is 600.

== Good players, Experts, Masters ==

* Good players: > 1600 ELO
* Experts: > 1800 ELO
* Masters: > 2000 ELO

Rating

2014-05-20T09:47:43Z

Googol: /* How many points do I gain / lose for each game ? */ changed at...place to in...position and less to fewer

[[Category:Help]]
== What is ELO rating ? ==

Your ELO rating for a game is your level at this game. It's a 4 digits number followed by sign http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

Example: 1648 http://fr.boardgamearena.com/theme/img/common/rank.png.

If you never play a game on BGA, your initial rating is 1500 . Each time you win a game your rating increases, and it decreases each time you lose a game.

== How many points do I gain / lose for each game ? ==

ELO points gains / losses depend on the level of your opponents, and your rank at the end of the game. Some examples:
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a higher ELO, you gain a lot of points.
* If you end the game in a better position than a player with a lower ELO, you gain fewer points.
* If you end the game in a worse position than a player with a lower ELO, you lose a lot points.
* And so on...

== Some advice ==

* There's no use beating players a lot weaker than you (not many points to win). Try to find opponents of your level: it's both more fun and more good for your ELO.
* The game rank is very important to calculate the ELO. This is the reason it is important to continue fighting for the second place during the game if you think you can't win.
* The number of ELO points you can gain/lose during a game increases with the number of players. The maximum is reached when there is the "recommended number of players". Try to play games with this recommended number of players.
* When you are the first player to quit a game in progress, you lose as many points as if you would finish the game at the last place, plus an additional penalty of 10 points. Even if you are in a difficult situation, your interest is to play the game until the end - or concede the victory to your opponent.

== How is my ELO ranking computed ? ==

The BGA ELO system is directly based on the standard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system ELO rating system], in use for chess.

The ELO system main principle is the followin: the ELO points difference between 2 players determines the probability of each of them to win the encounter. If two players has the same ELO, their probability to win are 50/50. If one player has 400 more points than the other, his probability to win is 90%. ELO points gains and losses after each game tend to adjust ELO ratings of each player in order this principle is applied.

ELO system on BGA has some specificity:
* During your first 30 games, your ELO rating is more "elastic": you can win (or lose) more points at each game. This way, your ELO rating converge faster to you "natural" rating.
* Original ELO rating system has been designed for 2 player games. For games with more than 2 players, BGA considers (for the ELO rating) that you win a 2-player game against each opponent after you (in game rank) and that you lose a 2-player game against each opponent before you (in game rank).
* Games with more than 2 players last longer. For this reason, there's more points to win (or lose) in such games... as long as the number of players does not exceed the "advised number of players" for that game.

== Okay, but I want to know the formula ! ==

The formula is exactly one's used by the ELO rating system, with the following adjustments:

* First of all, if someone left a game for any reason this game is not taken into account by the ELO rating system.
* K=60 for the first 30 games, K=40 afterwards.
* K is multiply by (N/2) for N-players games. If N exceed the "advised number of players" for this game, K is multiply by (A/2), where A is the "advised number of players".
* If 2 players has a rating difference greater than 600, we consider that their ELO difference is 600.

== Good players, Experts, Masters ==

* Good players: > 1600 ELO
* Experts: > 1800 ELO
* Masters: > 2000 ELO

Game clock

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[[Category:Help]]
On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time). That means you have an allotted delay to play your moves.

Most of the time, your initial delay at the beginning of a game is '''3 minutes'''. During each turn, or on specific occasions, you get an additional delay. If you have no more time to play, you will get a penalty and can become eligible to be expelled from the game.

== Time to think ==

Your allotted time to think is displayed on the right of your player's name. When it's your turn to play, this time is also displayed at the top of the web page.

== Game speed ==

Table administrator can make a choice between 4 game speed profile:

* Fast
* Normal
* Slow
* Without time limit

The additional amount of time credited each turn depends on chosen game speed profile. Be careful to check game speed before game start to adapt your timing.

Note: playing without time limit is strongly discouraged, except if you are playing with friends or to discover a new game. Remember that without time limit, you can't expel a player that stops playing.

== Running out of time ==

As soon as you run out of time, you get a clock penalty.

If you go over your alloted time by more than 3/4/5 minutes (depending on game speed), any opponent can expel you from the game. Of course, it is strongly advised not to run out of time ...

== Move time limit ==

In addition to your classical time to think, you have a limited time alloted for each move.

When it's your turn to play, a red bar appears on top of the web page. It symbolized the remaining time limit for this move. The amount of time depends on game speed. If you go over this limit, you become eligible to be expelled from the game.

== "My opponent is too slow" ==

Each of us has different expectations on game speed. Please remember that as soon as a table has been set up at a given game speed, each player is allowed to use all his allotted time to think. If you want to play fast, set up or join table with "fast" mode only, but don't force an opponent to play when he has the right to do so.

== "I would like to think a little" ==

If you are in a critical step of the game and want to take some time to think, you can click on the link "I would like to think a little" on the top right of the page.

Thus, your opponents will receive a message and won't be thinking you are away from keyboard.

Clicking on this link is not mandatory, but we encourage its use for courtesy.