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Faq

2014-01-04T14:23:36Z

Scooby rex: /* What if some player does something wrong? */

[[Category:Help]]

== 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 some player has had bad behavior during a game, you can give him a at the end of the game.

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

Faq

2014-01-04T14:22:20Z

Scooby rex: /* What is absolutely forbidden in Board Game Arena? */

[[Category:Help]]

== 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?===

Board Game Arena platform has been designed to encourage players to maintain a good behaviour. 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 some player has had a bad behavior during a game, you can give him a at the end of the game.

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

Faq

2014-01-04T14:21:38Z

Scooby rex: /* What is forbidden on Board Game Arena? */

[[Category:Help]]

== 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 account 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?===

Board Game Arena platform has been designed to encourage players to maintain a good behaviour. 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 some player has had a bad behavior during a game, you can give him a at the end of the game.

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

Gamehelpacquire

2013-12-23T19:08:08Z

Scooby rex: Created page with "The main object of Acquire is to become the wealthiest player by the end of the game. This is done by forming hotel chains, shrewdly buying the right stock at the right time,..."

The main object of Acquire is to become the wealthiest player by the end of the game. This is done by forming hotel chains, shrewdly buying the right stock at the right time, merging chains to obtain capital and adding hotels to the chains in which you have controlling interest to increase their value.

At the beginning of the game, each player receives $6,000. To determine who plays first, each player draws one tile (representing a hotel) and places it in its matching square on the board. (No chains are formed at this time.) The player who has drawn the lowest number-letter combination starts play. Each player draws six hotels from the central cluster of face-down tiles on the table and keeps them in his/her "hand", not allowing other players to see them.

Each player’s turn consists of:

1. Placing one of his hotel tiles on its matching square on the board. If this hotel creates a chain or causes a merger, all transactions connected with Creating Chains or Merging Chains are completed before the player’s turn continues.

2. Buying Stock. If, after placing his hotel, there are one or more hotel chains on the board, the player may, if he wishes, buy stock in one or more of them. (See Buying Stock).

3. Drawing another hotel tile to replace the one played.

CREATING NEW CHAINS

When a player places a hotel tile next to one already on the board (rank or file—not diagonally), a chain is created. For example, hotel tiles A1 and B2 are on the board but do not form a chain as they adjoin diagonally (not rank or file). Assume that among his six hotels, a player has C2 and B1. He places C2, creating a two-hotel chain. (If he had placed B1, he would have created a three-hotel chain; see above diagram.) Then assume that, on his next turn, he places B1, expanding the chain to four hotels.

The maker of a chain chooses its name from seven possible chains, taking the appropriate chain marker and placing it atop any one hotel in the chain. He then receives a "Founder’s Bonus" of one free stock in that chain. A maximum of seven chains may be on the board at one time. Any hotel which would create an eighth chain may not be placed.

MERGING CHAINS

When a player places a hotel adjacent to two (or more) chains, a merger takes place. The chain with more member hotels takes over the other(s). If the chains are the same size before the merging hotel was placed, the person who made the merger chooses which chain takes over. The chain marker of the now defunct chain is removed. (See below, at Multiple Mergers, for what to do when placing one hotel that merges more than one chain).

A chain containing 11 or more hotels is "safe" and cannot be taken over by another chain. A player may not place a hotel which would merge two safe chains. A safe chain may still take over an open chain, however.

MAJORITY HOLDER'S BONUS. At merger time, bonuses are paid to the two largest shareholders in the defunct chain. In the case of a tie for the title of largest shareholder, the first and second bonuses are combined and divided equally between the tying shareholders. In the case of a tie for the title of second largest shareholder, the second bonus is divided equally between the tying players. If only one player holds stock in the defunct chain, he receives both bonuses.

DISPOSAL OF STOCK AT TIME OF MERGER. After the bonuses have been paid, each player, starting with the merger maker and continuing clockwise, handles his/her stock in the defunct chain in one or more of the following ways:

1. Hold: Stock may be held in expectation of starting another chain with that name.

2. Sell: Stock may be sold to Stock Market at a price determined by the number of hotels in the defunct chain before the merger.

3. Trade: Stock may be traded at the rate of two blocks of defunct stock for one block of controlling chain stock. (If the Stock Market has no remaining blocks of controlling chain stock, players may not trade).

MULTIPLE MERGERS. When multiple mergers (mergers of more than two chains at once) occur, the larger chain takes over all smaller chains simultaneously. The multiple merger is then handled as individual mergers. Majority holder’s bonuses are paid for the larger of defunct chains and players dispose of their stock in this chain. Then the smaller defunct chain is handled in the same manner. In the case of a tie, the merger maker chooses which defunct chain is to be handled first. Bonuses and stock prices are determined by the number of hotels in the defunct chain before the merger.

BUYING STOCK

Any player, immediately after playing his hotel, may buy stock in any active chain—up to a maximum of three blocks in any one turn. If he is unable to place any of his hotels, he may still buy stock. His purchase may be in one, two or three different chains. Price per block varies with the number of hotels in the chain.

A player who runs out of money cannot buy stock but must place a hotel if he is able. He cannot raise money by selling stock except during the designated disposal period after a merger. Trading and selling of stock between players is not permitted. At any time, player may ask how much stock remains in a particular chain.

ENDING THE GAME

The game ends when one player, during his turn, announces that either all chains on board are "safe" or that any one chain contains 41 or more hotels. A player does not have to announce that the game is over if it is to his advantage to continue playing. After announcing that the game is over, the player may still complete his turn.

To determine the winner, all chains are bought out by the bank. Majority holder’s bonuses are paid for all active chains. All players sell their stock. Stock in a chain that is not on the board is worthless. The player with the most money is the winner.