Thank you everyone for being so curious about this service! Your help is absolutely needed to make this service running, and because of that we think that it is important to be as transparent as possible about how BGA is working. Here's are the answer of the Q&A: I want game X on BGA / I want expansion X on BGA / When will game X be available on BGA? Despite our warning, many of you asked us this question that we cannot answer for many reasons. The complete answer is already in this section of the FAQ. However, we'd like to add 2 important things: _ The best way to get your prefered board game on BGA is not to ask BGA, but to ask the original publisher of this board game. If you really want to help us, just contact game publishers to tell them that you like BGA and that you'd really like to have their games here. You may also send them a link to this page that we created to introduce BGA to game publishers. _ We cannot only work on adding new games. Currently, the number of games on BGA is growing faster than the audience of this service. This is why our priority is more about working on having a larger audience than working on new games. Since the beginning of the year, 80% of our work concerned the service itself, 20% concerned new games. Why is feature X designed like this? / I want you to change this / I want feature X / I would like to suggest you feature X This question&answer is intended to answer your questions about BGA, not really for suggestions. But as many (many!) of you asked for evolutions or suggested some evolutions, so we'd like to tell you this: _ We are reading ALL your suggestions. There are so many suggestions that we cannot answer to all of them - sorry about that - but we read them all. _ If your suggestion is in fact a bug, you should post it in this section instead. _ The vast majority of your suggestions make sense. BUT, implenting all of them would obviouly make this service totaly unusable. In order to make this service usable by anyone, we need to make choices. Sometimes we are making good choices, sometimes we are making bad choices, like any other digital services, and this work is really, really difficult. The only thing we know is that the audience of BGA is growing over the years, so we know that we are taking more good decisions than bad ones. To conclude, if you find a suggestion really great and wonder why we did not implemented it yet, please keep in mind all of this. To give you an idea, our 3 priorities for the end of 2017 are: _ 1: make BGA more simple and accessible for beginners, so we can have a larger audience. _ 2: build a better metagame (competition/trophy/ranking system), so the players who play a lot here can always get more challenges. _ 3: introduce more Premium games/features as we do not have enough paying members now. Why is there no mobile/tablet app for BGA? 2 main reasons for that: _ currently we only have ONE software for BGA. When we are introducing a new game or a new feature, or fixing a bug, we have to modify ONE software. If one day in the future BGA has an app, each BGA update will need additional work, which means more development time, which means less games, less features, less bugfixes. _ almost all the most popular BGA board games already have an app. We are doubtful that those game publishers would be happy to have a BGA app beside their own app. So it means that a BGA app would not be able to propose all BGA games. Not so great, isn't it? It does not mean that there is no solution to have a BGA app. But this is not as easy as it sounds, and to be clear this is not our top priority. In the meantime, we worked a lot on making BGA accessible with a mobile/tablet browser, and it's working quite well since practically 1/3 of our audience is now coming from mobiles/tablets. There are more and more board game apps in the app stores. May this cause difficulties to have these games on BGA? Most of the time, this is not a problem. It can happen that a game publisher refuses to have a game on BGA because they already have a (not free) app. However, since game publishers may also earn money with BGA (with Premium games), this is not really an issue. Is there a risk for some games to disappear from BGA? Of course! BGA has a strong reputation among board game publishers because we make sure that each publisher is happy to have its games on BGA. If a game publisher is unhappy with BGA, we prefer to remove its games. That being said: we only removed 1 game (Dominion) in the last few years. Why don't you provide voice chat? We do. You can activate "Audio/Video" option for each game. We are also thinking on making this option more easy to use. Why is BGA unreliable? In fact, statistically, the BGA service is more reliable than most services on the web (with equivalent size/audience). However, each incident on BGA is VERY annoying because it may ruin the realtime games in progress. For example, when your bank website / plane booking website / newspaper website has an issue, you just get back 10 minutes later and most of the time you don't care. When BGA has an issue, 10 minutes later your game has gone down the drain, and that's a real issue. This is why we invest a very important part of our time in making this service reliable and stable. We are willing to be more transparent on this subject, and we will introduce a new feature soon so you can check by yourself the status of this service. How international is your audience? Very. You can see this with the various flags from our players 🙂 The first country in term of audience is USA, but almost 50% of audience is from Europe, 25% from America, 23% from Asia, and 2% from the rest of the world (and the rest of the world is really welcome, please increase this number!). Why aren't we allowed to play for money? Because it is not allowed by the laws of many countries. What is the current status of the BGA Sandbox project? Well... We found out that many of you do not really care about Sandbox games. The sandbox games we introduced on BGA (ex: Tablut, and the former "sandbox go") are practically not played. You love rules enforcement, which is great because all "standard" BGA games have rules enforcement. Currently, we are using the Sandbox tool to build some new and simple games faster and to do some experiments, but most of the time we are writing scripts on top of these games to add rules enforcement so they are just like any other BGA games (see "Hack Trick" or "Tiki" for example). This is a useful tool, we are developing it when needed, but we still don't know if or when it will be made available to everyone. What are your plans to make us play the games that are not played today? We love each of our games, and we'd really like to make them all played more. We are working in 3 different directions: _ we want to provide you more tools to discover which game you'd like to try, and provide you a tutorial so you can learn this game. _ we allow you to wait for several games in the lobby. This is already possible using the "Simple mode". This way, you can wait for a "rarely played" game while still waiting for a popular one. _ we want to build a better "metagame" (competitions/trophies/rakings) to encourage you to play all games, including the "rarely played". Are you going to include more ways for us to earn gift points? Probably not. In fact, there is currently a lot of different "points" in BGA (ELO, score, prestige, gift, karma...) and it certainly does not help to make the "BGA metagame" understandable. So we are thinking about redesigning this in another way. Will you remove the wooden background? We don't know yet. This background looks "amateur", we know that. But BGA was an amateur website during a long period of time, and even since we have gone "professional" we are trying to keep in touch with te original "spirit" of the service 😉 Why can I not play some board games turn-based? This can be a publisher+BGA decision. For example, Celestia would be a nightmare in turn based, with a lot of interruptions, and anyway the game makes no sense to be played this way. This may also be a technical problem. For example, Time Masters would have to be completely rewritten to be available for turn based. Are you willing to organize real world play sessions? Short answer: probably not. Longer answer: this is a completely distinct new feature and it would need a lot of effort (some services are 100% focused on this). Can you add accessibility features? Since BGA is a 100% web based service, we are compatible with all accessibility features provided by devices/browsers (zoom, speech support, ...). Concerning the games themselves, we have to respect the game art. So if the board game art provides some accessibility (ex: for color blind people), we do. Please fix bug XXX To help us to identify the most important bugs and to fix them, please use the following page to vote for this bug and/or add more information so we can reproduce it: https://boardgamearena.com/#!bugs I'm a developer and I want to create a module for a game Please go to BGA Studio 🙂 We recently did a complete update of the Studio to improve it and make it more efficient: you should have a look at it! Why didn't you answer my question? Probably because it's already in the FAQ, because it was out of this Q&A scope (ex: personal related question / suggestion / bug / very game specific) or because it was really close of one of the questions above 🙂
Mi odgovaramo (skoro sva) pitanja!
Hvala vam svima toliko zanima o ovoj usluzi!
Tvoja pomoć je zaista neophodno da se ova usluga je pokrenuta, i zbog toga mislimo da je važno da bude transparentan, koliko je to moguće o kako BGA radi.
Je li odgovor od Q & A:
Želim igra X na BGA / želim ekspanzija X na BGA / kada igra X biće dostupan u BGA?
Uprkos nam upozorenja, mnogi od vas nas pitali koja mi ne možemo iz mnogo razloga.
Potpuni odgovor je već u ovom delu u FAQ.
Međutim, hteli bi da dodam 2 važne stvari:
_ Najbolji način da se ti htela društvena igra na BGA je ne postavljati BGA, ali da pitam originalni izdavač ove igre odbora.
Ako zaista želite da nam pomogne, samo obratite se izdavači igara da im kažem da volite BGA i to stvarno želite da ovde imam njihove igre.
Može da ih pošalje na vezu na ovu stranicu koju smo stvorili da predstavim BGA izdavači igara.
_ Mogu samo radimo na dodavanju novih igara.
Trenutno, broj utakmica na BGA raste brže od publike ove usluge.
Zato naš prioritet je više o radu na imati veću publiku od rada na nove igre.
Od početka godine, 80% našeg rada u pitanju na sam servis, 20% u pitanju nove igre.
Zašto je funkcija X dizajniran ovako?
/ Želim da promenite ovo / želim funkcija X / rado predložiti funkcija X
Ovo pitanje & odgovor, cilj je da odgovori na pitanja o BGA, nije stvarno za sugestije.
Ali kao mnogi (mnogi!) od vas tražio evolucija ili predložio neki evolucija, tako rado bismo ti reci ovo:
_ Sve svoje prijedloge na vezi.
Postoje mnoge sugestije da mi ne daju odgovore na sve njih - Žao mi je zbog toga - ali čitamo ih sve.
_ Ako tvoj predlog je zapravo buba, trebalo bi da ga proknjižite u ovom odeljku umesto njega.
_ Većinu svoje prijedloge smisla.
Ali, implenting svi od njih obviouly bi ova usluga totalno neupotrebljiva.
Da bi ova usluga može koristiti svako, moramo da pravimo izbor.
Ponekad mi ne stvaramo dobre odluke, ponekad pravimo loše odluke, kao i druge digitalne usluge, i ovo je stvarno, stvarno teško.
Jedina stvar koju znamo je da je publika od BGA raste tokom godina, tako da znamo da preuzimamo više dobre odluke nego loše.
Da se zaključi, ako nalazite da je predlog, stvarno super, a to je čudo Zašto nismo još sproveden, molim te imaj na umu, sve ovo.
Da ti dam ideju, su nam 3 prioriteti za do kraja 2017:
_ 1: napravite BGA više jednostavna i dostupna za početnike, da bismo imali veće publike.
_ 2: izgradnju bolje metagame (konkurencija/trofej/rangiranje sistema), tako da igrači koji igraju mnogo ovde uvek mogu da dobijem više izazova.
_ 3: uvesti više Premium igre/funkcija kao što nemamo ni dovoljno plaćaju članovi sada.
Zašto je nema mobilni telefon/tablet aplikacija za BGA?
2 glavna razloga za to:
_ trenutno imamo samo jedan softver za BGA.
Kada su uvodi novu igru ili nova funkcija, ili da popravljam buba, moramo da izmenite jedan softver.
Ako jednog dana u budućnosti BGA ima aplikaciju, svakoj ispravci BGA trebalo bi dodatnog rada, što znači više vremena za razvoj, što znači manje igara, manjeg broja opcija, manje popravkegreške.
_ igre na tabli skoro najpopularniji BGA već imate aplikaciju.
Sumnjam da te izdavači igara bi rado imaju aplikaciju za BGA pored svoje app smo.
Pa, to znači da aplikaciju za BGA bih biti u stanju da predloži sve BGA igre.
Ne tako dobro, zar ne?
To ne znači da ne postoji rešenje da imam aplikaciju za BGA.
Ali ovo nije tako lako kao što zvuči, i da bude jasno ovo nije nam je glavni prioritet.
U međuvremenu, radili smo puno na tome da BGA može pristupiti pomoću pregledača mobilni telefon/tablet, i upalilo je sasvim pa pošto skoro 1/3 od publike dolazi iz mobilni telefoni/tablete.
Postoje više apps društvena igra u app prodavnicama.
Možda ovaj uzrok poteškoće imati ove igre na BGA?
Većinu vremena, to nije problem.
Moћe se desiti to je izdavač igre odbija da se igra na BGA jer već imaju aplikaciju za (nije besplatno).
Međutim, s obzirom da izdavači igara takođe može da zaradi novac sa BGA (sa Premium igre), ovo nije stvarno problem.
Da li postoji rizik za neke igre da nestane iz BGA?
naravno!
BGA ima snažnu reputaciju među društvena igra izdavači, jer da budemo sigurni da je svaki izdavač je sretan da imamo svoje igre na BGA.
Ako je izdavač igre je nezadovoljna BGA, mi preferiramo da biste uklonili svoje igre.
To je rekao: uklonili smo samo 1 utakmicu (Dominion) u zadnjih nekoliko godina.
Zašto ne pružate glasovni razgovor?
Mi radimo.
Možete aktivirati opciju „Audio/Video” za svaku igru.
Takođe smo misliti na tome da ova opcija više lak za upotrebu.
Zašto je BGA nepouzdan?
U stvari, statisticki, BGA usluga je pouzdaniji od većine usluga na Webu (sa ekvivalentne veličine/publike).
Međutim, svaki incident na BGA je veoma dosadan jer to može upropastiti igre u realnom vremenu u toku.
Na primer, kada vaša Web lokacija banke / avion rezervisanja sajt / novinski sajt ima problem, samo se vratite 10 minuta kasnije i većinu vremena nije te briga.
Kada BGA ima problem, 10 minuta kasnije tvoja igra nema niz vodu, i to je pravi problem.
Zato smo uložiti veliku ulogu našeg vremena u stvaranju ove usluge, pouzdan i stabilan.
Spremni smo da bude transparentnija na ovu temu, a će uvesti novu funkciju koja se uskoro, tako da si slobodno proverite status ove usluge.
Kako međunarodna je vaša publika?
Veoma.
Možete da vidite različite zastave iz nam igrača
Prva zemlja u termin od publike je USA, ali skoro 50% publike je iz Evrope, 25% iz Amerike, 23% iz Azije i 2% od ostatka sveta (i ostatak sveta stvarno dobro došli, molim vas da poveća taj broj!).
Zašto ne smemo da igramo za novac?
Jer to nije dozvoljeno po zakonima mnogih zemalja.
Kakav je trenutni status projekta BGA Sandbox?
Pa...
Saznali smo da mnogi od vas nije stvarno stalo Sandbox igre.
Sandbox igre smo predstavili na BGA (ex: Tablut, i bivši „pesku idi”) su praktično nije igrao.
Vi volite za sprovođenje pravila, koja je velika, jer svi „standardni” BGA igre imaju pravila za sprovođenje.
Trenutno, mi koristimo alatke "Sandbox" da napravi neke nove i jednostavne igre brže i da rade neke eksperimente, ali većinu vremena smo su pisanje skripti na vrh ove igre da biste dodali pravila za sprovođenje, tako da su samo kao druge igre BGA (pogledajte „Hakovati trik” ili „Tiki” za primer).
Ovo je korisno sredstvo, razvijamo to kad je trebalo, ali i dalje ne znamo dal kad to će biti dostupni svima.
Kakvi su vam planovi da nas igraju igre koje su igrali danas?
Volimo jedni naše igre, a hteli bismo da ih je sve više igrao.
Mi radimo u 3 različitim pravcima:
_ želimo da vam pružimo više alatke da bi se otkrili koje su igre biste želeli da probam i pružiti vam predavanje, tako da možete naučiti ovu igru.
_ dozvoljavamo si čekati nekoliko igara u predvorju.
Ovo je već moguće da koristite „jednostavan režim”.
Ovuda, saиekajte za igru „retko se igrala” dok je još uvek čeka popularna.
_ želimo da gradimo je bolje „metagame” (takmičenjima/trofeje/rakings) da vas ohrabrim da igraju sve igre, uključujući i „retko odigrano”.
Ideš da uključite više načina za nas da zaradim dar poena
Verovatno ne.
U stvari, trenutno postoji puno „različito” u BGA (ELO, rezultat "," prestige "," dar "," karma...), a svakako ne pomaže da se „metagame BGA” razumljivo.
Tako da mislimo na ovo ponovno dizajniranje na drugi nacin.
Će te ukloniti drveni pozadinu?
Ne znamo još.
Ova pozadina izgleda „amater”, to znamo.
Ali BGA je bio neki amater Web lokaciju tokom dužeg vremenskog perioda, a ni od kad smo oboje „profesionalnih” pokušavamo da te originalni „duh” usluge u kontaktu
Zašto ja ne mogu neke igrice zasnovane na red?
Ovo može da bude izdavač + BGA odluka.
Na primer, Celestia bi bila noćna mora za uzvrat na osnovu, sa puno prekida, a ionako igra nema smisla da se igra ovako.
Ovo takođe može biti tehnički problem.
Na primer, Gospodari vremena bi potpuno ponovo napisati da bude dostupna za red zasnovan.
Da li si voljan da organizujete stvarnom svetu igrati sesije?
Kratak odgovor: Verovatno ne.
Duži odgovor: ovo je potpuno izdvojene nova funkcija, i to bi trebalo puno truda (neke usluge su 100% fokusirana na ovo).
Možete li dodati funkcije pristupačnosti?
Otkad BGA je 100% web baziran usluga, mi smo kompatibilni sa svim funkcijama pristupačnosti koje ste dobili od uređaja/pregledači (zum, govor podrške,...).
Što se tiče same igre, moramo da poštujemo igru umetnost.
Pa, ako se društvena igra umetnost pruža neke pristupačnosti (ex: slepima boja), radimo.
Molim te popravi buba XXX
Da bi nam za identifikaciju najvažnijih bube i otkloniti ih, molim vas koristite sljedeću stranicu da glasaju za tu pogrešku i/ili dodati još informacija, tako da smo to može da reprodukuje:
https://boardgamearena.com/#! bube
Ja sam programer i želim kreirati modul za igru
Molim te idi u BGA Studio
Uradili smo nedavno kompletno ažuriranje tih u Studio da ga poboljša i postati efikasniji: trebalo bi da imate pogled na to!
Zašto mi niste odgovorili?
Verovatno jer je već u na FAQ, jer je to bilo iz ovoga Q & opseg (ex: Srodne licno pitanje / sugestija / buba / vrlo igru određene) ili zato što je bilo stvarno blizu jednog od gore navedenih pitanja
