Board Game Arena (BGA) is an online board gaming platform.

With BGA, players can play online with others from around the world. A large selection of board and card games are available. To play, only a browser and an account are needed!

For a quick overview, please check the BGA introduction page.

Just a modern web browser! Board Game Arena works directly in the browser- no download or installation required. Play on almost any device, anywhere, anytime!

Make sure to keep the browser up to date for the best experience (most update automatically). And for optimal experience use Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. Tablets and mobile phones are also supported.

All of our board games and many of the features on Board Game Arena can be enjoyed for free. However, Premium membership unlocks additional features.

For more information on the benefits of becoming a Premium user, please refer to our Premium membership page and the FAQ section on Premium.

When playing at a real-time table, all players should stay connected to the game platform for the entire game. Read more about table speeds here.

When playing a turn-based table, players do not need to be online all the time. They leave and come back when it is their turn to play, and the table can span multiple days. Read more about table speeds here.

You can use the Omnibar search tool at the top of the screen to search for games, usernames, and groups.

There are also a few hidden surprises when you scroll down in that screen!

Board Game Arena is a community website that exists and has grown through the contributions of many passionate players. A giant “merci” Goes out to all of you.

Some examples of ways to contribute are::

• Refer friends to BGA (and receive Gift Points).
• Share BGA with others by purchasing Gift Codes.
• Help us translate Board Game Arena.
• Report bugs or propose suggestions using our tracker tool.
• Help review Alpha games and provide feedback.
• Make a game Tutorial.
• Volunteer to be a moderator.
• Develop a game (BGA Studio).

• M'ho peus dibabet ar mod 'klask c'hoarien all emgefre', n'ho peus nemet gortoz c'hoarierien all d'ober.
• Pe c'hoazh, ur roll taolioù a c'hellit en em gavout outo a vo kinniget deoc'h. Dibabit un daol c'hoari, en em gavit outi, gortozit c'hoarierien all, ha pa vo en em gavet c'hoarierien a-walc'h, klikit war 'Kregiñ ar c'hoari'.Joa deoc'h !

Yes, you can join or create multiple realtime tables at the same time, using Manual lobby.

Aliet e vez gortoz war meur a daol a-benn kaout ar muiañ a chañsoù da gavout c'hoarierien all, e-plas gortoz war un daol nemetken.

When one of your realtime table starts, you are automatically removed from the other tables and you can focus on your game.

Da skouer, m'ho peus c'hoant c'hoari da g/Carcassonne, Keyflower ha 7 Wonders, e aliomp deoc'h en em gavout ouzh un daol (pe krouiñ un daol) evit pep c'hoari-mañ a-benn ma c'hellfe an holl c'hoarierien all gwelet ez oc'h prest da c'hoari d'ar c'hoarioù-mañ.

Skouer all : ma fell deoc'h c'hoari da Saboteur e aliomp deoc'h en em gavout ouzh an holl taolioù digor.

• Krouiñ un daol nevez
• Choazit “Mod a-vignoniezh” evit an dibarzh “Mod c'hoari”
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• Open the table to other players (none in this case, but this is still a necessary step)
• Kregiñ ar c'hoari.

• Klikit war bouton ar rod dantek evit cheñch an dibarzhioù
• Klikit war "Diskouez an dibaboù munut"
• Lakait "Mod a-vignoniezh" da glas ha "Mod normal" da ruz evit an dibarzh "Mod c'hoari"
• Set "1 player" to green then all other options to red for the "Player number" option
• Klikit war "C'hoariit bremañ."

• This player will get a 'leave' reputation penalty (see 'Reputation/Karma' for more details).
• This player will lose the same ELO points as if he/she was the loser (last place) of this game, minus an additional -10 ELO.
• Whatever happens in the game afterwards, all the other players will be considered tied at the first place for ELO, and will receive a % of the ELO corresponding to the % of progression of the game at the moment the player was kicked out. Da skouer : m'eo bet c'hoariet 80% ar bartienn, ar c'hoarierien a chom a resevo 80% an ELO ho defe gounezet.
• Tremenet e vo holl droioù c'hoari da zont ar c'hoarier-ez-mañ.

• There is a maximum amount of time for each player. In general, this maximum matches the initial time amount (ie: you can never have more than the initial time).
• M'ho peus un horoloaj negativel d'ur poent bennak e-kerzh ur bartienn, ha zoken ma n'oc'h ket skarzhet, ho po ur poent ruz "horolaj" ouzh ho prud.
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• Tournaments are using a completely different system ('fixed time limit'): you get an amount of time at the beginning, and there is no additional time during the game.
• Evit c'hoarioù tro-ha-tro, 'X tro / devezh' a dalv '24 / X' eurvezh amzer ouzhpenn dre dro. Da skouer, '2 dro / deiz' a dalv '+12 eurvezh dre dro'.

• This player won't be able to play with you anymore (except if you meet in a tournament).
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• `I'm okay to play with...` means that you are willing to play with this option value.
• `I prefer not to play with...` means that we won't make you join a game with this option value... Except if this is the only available possibility after searching an alternative during a few minutes.
• `I'm reluctant to play with...` means that we won't make you join a game with this option value... Except if this is the only available possibility after searching an alternative during a long time.
• `I never want to play with...` means that we won't make you join a game with this option value at all.

• Un daol war ar prim a serr e-unan 4 eurvezh goude e grouidigezh pe m'emañ 'maez-linenn e holl c'hoarierien.
• Serret e vez un daol Tro-ha-tro goude 40 devezh hep taol ebet.

• Seul wech ma echuit ur bartienn e resevit +1☯ ma n'eo ket bet negativel hoc’h amzer preder.
• Ma kuitait pe ma vezit skartzhet diouzh ur c'hoari o ren, koll a rit 10☯ pe zoken 20☯ m'ho peus kuitaet ur c'hoari all dija n'eus ket keit 'zo.
• M'ho peus c'hwitet un dro en ur bartienn tournamant ratreset : -4☯.

• Aet dreist d'(h)e amzer ouzh an horolaj-c'hoari.
• Kuitaat ur c'hoari o ren a-ratozh-kaer.
• Kemer amzer en ur mod diboell e dibenn ar c'hoari p'eo anat emaoc'h o koll.
• Kemer perzh er "c'hingmaking" : reiñ a-ratozh an digor da c'hounit d'ur c'hoarier-ez all pa c'hellit c'hoari gwelloc'h evidoc'h ho-unan.
• Roit un titour bennak diwar an degouezh c'hoari a-vremañ a chal mont-en-dro boas ar c'hoari.
• Daremprediñ en ur mod prevez war ar bartienn gant ur c'hoarier-ez all (da skouer, gant un arload flapiñ war-eeun).
• Mont war hent an atahin / ar gourzrec'houriezh / ar faezhegezh... tout ar pezh n'eo ket fair-play.
• Use an avatar that may be shocking or offensive to other players (no advertisement, no politics, ...)

• Kunujenniñ c'hoarierien all mod pe vod.
• Krouiñ meur a gont ha c'hoari a-enep outoc'h hoc'h-unan a-benn uhelaat ho renkadur.
• Trolling, admin-bashing, moderator-bashing, empty critics or diffamation.

ELO is a rating that measures a player's skill level, with a separate rating kept for each game played. This rating starts at 0 and is updated after every non-friendly game. It is inspired by the original Elo Rating System, widely used across various platforms, games, and real-life tournaments to determine competitor rankings.

ELO classifies players into 7 distinct classes:

• Beginner (0 ELO)
• Apprentice (1-99 ELO)
• Average (100-199 ELO)
• Good (200-299 ELO)
• Strong (300-499 ELO)
• Expert (500-699 ELO)
• Master (700+ ELO)

This classification has the primary use of aiding the matchmaking system in finding balanced opponents for fairer games.

At the end of each game, the ELO rating of all players at the table is updated. The amount of ELO a player can gain or lose primarily depends on three factors:

• The player's finishing position.
• The player's current ELO rating.
• The opponents' current ELO ratings.

A player's ELO change is determined by comparing their finishing position against each of their opponents'. For example, finishing second means a loss against the player in first place but a win against the player in third.

Based on these individual outcomes and considering the current ELO ratings of the compared players, a single ELO change is calculated for each comparison. Finally, all these individual ELO changes are summed to determine the player's total ELO adjustment for that game.

The ELO calculation is based on the concept of high risk, high reward: defeating a stronger player (high risk) significantly boosts your rating (high reward). Conversely, losing to a weaker player substantially decreases it.

While you can find general information about the Elo formula online, be aware that Board Game Arena incorporates its own modifications. Primarily these are reflected in modifiers that together determine the magnitude of the ELO change (called the K-factor in the standard Elo formula):

• Game Experience: players with fewer games played on BGA have a higher ELO adjustment to facilitate reaching the appropriate level within the ranking system.
• Consecutive wins: beating the same player repeatedly makes the outcome less outstanding.
• Teammates: for some team games, teammates are ignored.
• Game abandonment: when a player quits or is expelled, the ELO gain for the opponent(s) is proportional to the game's progress at that point.
• Player count

Additionally, in exceptional cases, other balances are applied after the ELO update calculation:

• The first time finishing each game in Normal Mode, at least 1 ELO point is awarded.
• ELO can never be lost before reaching a score of 100 and can never drop below this threshold once it has been reached.

Some games are simply not suitable for online competition on Board Game Arena, because of this, the Arena Mode is disabled, achievements are not awarded, and the ELO rating value is replaced with the title of the corresponding ELO class instead.

This is due to various reasons:

• C'hoarioù kenlabourus
• The game revolves around mechanics that are known to be "solved" (riddle/detective deduction, legacy, ...).
• AIs specialized in the game are easily accessible and have been used to cheat.

Regardless, and even if it is no longer displayed, the ELO rating continues to be updated after every game, as it remains a reliable metric to use for matchmaking.

To be awarded a rank achievement for a game, both of the following conditions needs to be satisfied:

• Have at least 300 ELO

• The game must have a minimum population of ranked players

  • 1000 players for Top 20 ELO achievements
  • 300 players for Top 10 ELO achievements
  • 100 players for Top 20 Arena achievements
  • 50 players for Top 10 Arena achievements

N'eus nemet an izili Premium a c'hell krouiñ taolioù nevez evit c'hoarioù Premium.
Ur wech krouet an daol e c'hell neb a gar en em gavout outi (zoken ar c'hoarierien n'int ket Premium).

This way, you only have to buy 1 Premium membership to play Premium games with your friends (or anyone else).

Pep embanner c'hoarioù a ziviz ma rank e c'hoarioù war BGA bezañ Premium pe get.

Dalc'hit soñj ez eo darn vrasañ c'hoarioù BGA digoust evit an holl :)

Ket : ezhomm ho peus ouzh un emezeladur Premium hepken.
Ma vez un ezel-ez Premium ouzh un daol, ar bevennoù a-fed lec'hiadur a zo tennet kuit evit holl c'hoarierien an daol-mañ.

C'hoari war BGA en hevelep lec'h n'eo ket un dra voutin. Dre m'emaoc'h en hevelep lec'h e c'hellit ober gant ar c'hoari gwirion. Poellek eo e chomfe un dibarzh Premium, evit ma chomfe BGA un doare da zizoloiñ c'hoarioù ha da gaout plijadur ganto gant tud eus ar bed a-bezh ha n'eo ket e teufe da vezañ just un doare da chom hep prenañ ar boestadoù c'hoarioù gwirion.

With this restriction, we also mean to limit the possibilities for cheaters to play against themselves to boost their rankings.

Using Hotseat mode (Premium feature), you can play with your friends from the same computer or other device.

Krouit un daol-c'hoari simpl war BGA, klikit war an nozell "Pediñ ur mignon-ez" ha dibabit "Rannañ ar gador" evit pep kenc'hoarier-ez.

Ar c'hont Premium a zo un isskridadur : fakturennet 'vez en ur mod reoliek.

Ar c'houmanant miz a vez fakturennet bep miz : m'en em enskrivit d'an 13 a viz Meurz e voc'h fakturennet d'an 13 a viz Ebrel, d'an 13 a viz Mae, hag all hag all.

An emezeladur bloaz a vez fakturennet ur wech ar bloaz. Dre ma emouestlit evit ur bloavezh, un distaol a-bouez a zo da geñver an emezeladur.

Ma kavit gwell paeañ pep prantad emezelañ gant an dorn e aliomp deoc'h ober gant an dibab Paypal dre ma ne adkasomp ket ent-emgefre an emezeladurioù paeet dre b/Paypal.

You can cancel your Premium membership anytime from the 'Preferences' / 'My account' section.

Whenever you cancel your membership, you always remain Premium for the period you have already paid for.

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• Kit d'ar bajenn Premium : /premium
• ancel your current subscription (the remaining membership will not be lost)
• se the monthly or the yearly membership and enter your new payment information.

Note: the payment on the new Credit Card will not occur before the end of your current active membership period.

If you get one free Premium month by helping BGA, your current membership period is extended by one month.

Da skouer : ma oac'h sañset bezañ fakturennet d'an 13 a viz Ebrel e vo kentoc'h fakturennet d'an 13 a viz Mae.

Please note that if you get your free month just before the renewal of your membership, it may be impossible to cancel the next billing so we may have to delay the subsequent bill instead.

• Aotre perc'henn gwirioù niverel ar c'hoari (an embanner orin, peurliesañ).
• Un diorroer-ez poelladoù a youl-vat, gantañ/ganti amzer ha barregezhioù ret a-benn krouiñ doare en-linenn ar c'hoari.

• We never asked an authorization for this game in the first place (of course if the game is popular, there is a good chance that we asked).
• An embanner na respont ket pe en deus nac'het reiñ e asant, evit poent pe da vat.
• E asant en deus roet an embanner met n'hon eus ket kavet c'hoazh un diorroer-ez a-youl-vat evit ar c'hoari-mañ, peotramant emañ an diorroiñ war ober.
• Prest eo azasadenn ar c'hoari met gortoz a reomp ur mare pe un darvoud resi evit skignañ anezhi.

Arena is the competitive mode of Board Game Arena. It consists of a structured competitive environment where:

• All tables of a given game are played under the same set of rules (the Arena Format)
• Players are strictly matched using BGA's Matchmaking system
• Ranking is based on a seasonal rating, structured in leagues

Each Arena season lasts 3 months.

At the end of an Arena season the top players of each game are crowned the new BGA world champions! To keep your World Champion status, you need to fight to defend it from season to season.

Arena is the perfect battleground to test your skills against motivated opponents.

Arena Mode is 100% optional. You can still enjoy BGA by playing in Normal Mode or Friendly ∞ Mode.

To access and play Arena Mode for a specific game, a player must first reach an ELO rating of 100 for that game.

At the beginning of each season, players are placed in the lowest Arena league, Bronze, with 1 League Point (LP).

League Points indicate a player's progress within their league. A player is promoted to the next league upon reaching 10 LPs. Once a player reaches a higher league, they cannot be demoted during that season.

League Points are updated based on the game's outcome. Similar to ELO, the number of LPs a player gains or loses is determined by comparing their final position against each opponent's:

• Winning against a player from a higher league grants more LPs than winning against a player from a lower league. Conversely, losing to a player from a higher league costs fewer LPs than losing to a player from a lower league.
• Finishing in first position always grants at least 1 LP, even if there is a significant league difference with opponents.
• Tying with a player does not reward any LPs, regardless of the league difference.
• The total LP adjustment for a player is the average of the resulting values from the comparisons with each opponent.

The number of Arena leagues depends on the popularity of the game: the more players choose to play the game in Arena Mode, the more leagues there are. The number of leagues for a particular game is adjusted accordingly for every Arena season.

The possible leagues are:

• Arem
• Arc'hant
• Aour
• Platin
• Diamant
• Uhelidi

The leagues are always from Bronze to Elite, with other levels between. (e.g. a game with 3 leagues will have leagues: Bronze, Silver and Elite.)

The Elite League is the highest and most prestigious league. To determine the players ranking within this league with precision, the Elite Arena Score (EAS) is considered.

The EAS works just like ELO. It is updated after every arena game end but it is revealed only once you reach Elite. Every player starts with an initial rating of 1500.

From the specific Game Page:

• In the drop-down menu on the left, select “Arena” and in the drop-down menu in the middle select whether you are looking for a Real-time or Turn-based table.
• Adjust the game speed you prefer using the slider and either lock the selection to this speed, or mark that you are flexible on the speed setting using the toggle.
  Please be aware that in this mode the flexible setting is very flexible, and you will be matched at the first available table.
• If you opted for a fast Turn-based table, please be sure to set your preferred playing hours as well and choose whether to lock these.
• In Arena Mode you cannot choose any other settings, all players will play with the same player count and variants.
• Click Start when you are ready to play

From the Play Now lobby:

• In the drop-down menu on the left, select “Arena” and in the drop-down menu in the middle select whether you are looking for a Real-time or Turn-based table.
• Use the cog icon next to each game to set your preferences for opponents' level, game speed and playing hours. These can be set according to preference as: “I’m OK playing with,” “I prefer not to play with,” “I’m reluctant to play with,” or “I never want to play with.”
  These preferences need to be set for each game and will only apply when starting your Arena table search from the Play Now page. However, they will be respected by the matchmaking algorithm.
• Click Play Now! To start your table search.

Please note that Real-Time Arena tables, unlike for other play modes, do not ask for confirmation before starting. For this reason, if you have selected Real-Time and joined the queue for an Arena table, but need to step away from your computer momentarily, you should first cancel your game request. This avoids entering a game unknowingly and risk incurring in a Clock Penalty. Similarily, you should also avoid switching browser tab or suspending your mobile device, as that could cause you to miss the game start notification.

The Arena Format defines the set of game options and the player count for the season. This configuration dictates how every Arena table for a specific game will be set up, ensuring uniform base conditions for all participants in the Arena competition.

The Arena Format may change between seasons to achieve a more balanced configuration and to incorporate requests from the community. The "Game Gurus" are responsible for determining any changes to the Arena Format for a particular game.

BGA's 'Gurus' are the most dedicated and active members of the game community. They are considered amongst the most knowledgeable users on the platform for a particular game, and for this reason are granted special status and a dedicated group. In this group, they can discuss and vote on the Arena Format for the next Arena Season as well as review Tutorials for the game before they are published.

Gurus are promoted and demoted continuously. They must satisfy these conditions:

• Be an experienced Board Game Arena user with at least 1 year of seniority on the platform.
• Have a stellar reputation, corresponding to a Karma level of at least 90.
• Play a lot! Be among the 100 most active players of ranked tables for the game in the last thirty days.

The Guru Groups are displayed on the Community page of the platform if relevant.

Between seasons, all players are relegated to a lower league. For the new season, all players begin with 1 League Point and an EAS value of 1500.

League relegation is determined by the number of Arena leagues available for each game:

• For games with 6 leagues: Elite players are demoted to Gold, Diamond players to Silver, and everyone else to Bronze.
• For games with 5 or 4 leagues: Elite players are demoted to Silver, and everyone else to Bronze.
• For games with 3 or 2 leagues: Everyone is demoted to Bronze.

Note that if the number of leagues for a game is adjusted, you may find yourself in a lower league than you expected.

Example: A player finishing the season in the Elite League for a game with 4 total leagues should be relegated to the Silver League. However, if the number of leagues for the game is reduced from 4 to 2, removing the silver league, they will be relegated to the Bronze League instead.

If an Arena table cannot be completed before the end of the season, the player who consumed the most thinking time during the game will lose League Points as if the game ended with that player being considered the absolute loser. All other players will neither lose or win any points, regardless of the current state of the game.

The game will then continue in Friendly ∞ Mode, allowing the participants to continue playing or quit, without incurring penalties.

This rule is in place to prevent dishonest players from stalling a game to avoid losing League Points just before the season concludes, particularly when they anticipate a loss.

To further prevent such scenarios, it is not possible to start new Turn-Based Arena games within 5 days of the season's end.

• We give the highest priority to recent features and recent games, because the most important bugs are reported fast.
• We give the highest priority to the bugs that gathered the highest number of upvotes (green thumbs) in our bug tracking tool.
• We usually fix bugs in batches for better efficiency. So if we decide to fix an important bug on a game, there is a good chance that we will fix some other minor bugs at the same time.

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• ask the tutorial viewer to play a move instead of using the "Continue" button
• Lakait un evezhiadenn evit an tutorial e-lec'h resis m'ho peus c'hoant.