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Merlin they them: used gender neutral pronouns

2020-10-02T21:19:48Z

used gender neutral pronouns

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2018-10-24T14:06:32Z

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	On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time) or "turn-based" (asynchronously). In both cases, you have an allotted delay to play your moves.		On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time) or "turn-based" (asynchronously). In both cases, you have an allotted delay to play your moves.

Derylg12: Changed "loose" into "lose"

2017-04-17T11:20:32Z

Changed "loose" into "lose"

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	After player A's turn has been "skipped" at y% of game progression, the game results are "neutralized". It means that:		After player A's turn has been "skipped" at y% of game progression, the game results are "neutralized". It means that:
	* Player A is going to ~~loose~~ the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.		* Player A is going to lose the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.
	* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on his profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.		* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on his profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.
	* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won. This is impossible to lose points when your opponent left the game.		* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won. This is impossible to lose points when your opponent left the game.

Derylg12 на 11:17, 17 красавіка 2017

2017-04-17T11:17:48Z

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	On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time) or "turn-based" (asynchronously). In both cases, you have an allotted delay to play your moves.		On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time) or "turn-based" (asynchronously). In both cases, you have an allotted delay to play your moves.

	Most of the time, your initial delay at the beginning of a game is some minutes (in realtime mode) or some days (in turn-based mode). During each turn, or on specific occasions, you get an additional delay. If you have no more time to play, you will get a "clock" penalty and your opponents can decide to skip your turns (and consequently make you ~~loose~~ the game).		Most of the time, your initial delay at the beginning of a game is some minutes (in realtime mode) or some days (in turn-based mode). During each turn, or on specific occasions, you get an additional delay. If you have no more time to play, you will get a "clock" penalty and your opponents can decide to skip your turns (and consequently make you lose the game).

	== Game clock system philosophy ==		== Game clock system philosophy ==

Hypersoar: /* Game clock system philosophy */

2016-01-22T00:55:19Z

Game clock system philosophy

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	The game clock has been designed with the following principles:		The game clock has been designed with the following principles:
	* Even if you are in a losing position, ~~this~~ is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.		* Even if you are in a losing position, it is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.
	* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.		* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.
	* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.		* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.

Drmashirito: /* Game clock system philosophy */

2015-08-01T16:06:56Z

Game clock system philosophy

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	The game clock has been designed with the following principles:		The game clock has been designed with the following principles:
	* Even if you are in a ~~loosing~~ position, this is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.		* Even if you are in a losing position, this is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.
	* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.		* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.
	* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.		* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.

Kara thrace: /* Running out of time */

2015-04-28T11:42:03Z

Running out of time

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	* Player A is going to loose the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.		* Player A is going to loose the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.
	* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on his profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.		* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on his profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.
	* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won.		* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won. This is impossible to lose points when your opponent left the game.

	Example: player "Albert" left a 2 players game at 50% of the game progression. His opponent "Ben" skips his turn. At the end of the game, "Albert" will get -30 ELO points (normal loss for a game loss) plus an additional -10 ELO points (penalty for leaving), plus a red "leave" penalty on his reputation profile. "Ben" is going to win 15 ELO points (50% of the normal 30 ELO points win).		Example: player "Albert" left a 2 players game at 50% of the game progression. His opponent "Ben" skips his turn. At the end of the game, "Albert" will get -30 ELO points (normal loss for a game loss) plus an additional -10 ELO points (penalty for leaving), plus a red "leave" penalty on his reputation profile. "Ben" is going to win 15 ELO points (50% of the normal 30 ELO points win).

	Note: you can't skip the turn of an opponent if your own clock is even more negative than him. For example, if "Ben"'s clock is -3:45 and "Albert"'s clock is "-0:05", Albert can expel Ben but Ben cannot expel Albert.		Note: you can't skip the turn of an opponent if your own clock is even more negative than him. For example, if "Ben"'s clock is -3:45 and "Albert"'s clock is "-0:05", Albert can expel Ben but Ben cannot expel Albert.


	== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==		== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==

Sourisdudesert на 14:23, 27 красавіка 2015

2015-04-27T14:23:00Z

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	The game clock has been designed with the following principles:		The game clock has been designed with the following principles:
			* Even if you are in a loosing position, this is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.
	* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.		* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.
	* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.		* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.
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	When a player has a negative clock, any one of his opponents can make him skip his turn. Once this has been done, all following turns are skipped automatically.		When a player has a negative clock, any one of his opponents can make him skip his turn. Once this has been done, all following turns are skipped automatically.

	After player A's turn has been "skipped", the game results are "neutralized". It means that:		After player A's turn has been "skipped" at y% of game progression, the game results are "neutralized". It means that:
	* Player A is going to loose the game anyway.		* Player A is going to loose the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.
			* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on his profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.
			* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won.

			Example: player "Albert" left a 2 players game at 50% of the game progression. His opponent "Ben" skips his turn. At the end of the game, "Albert" will get -30 ELO points (normal loss for a game loss) plus an additional -10 ELO points (penalty for leaving), plus a red "leave" penalty on his reputation profile. "Ben" is going to win 15 ELO points (50% of the normal 30 ELO points win).

	~~When you are in this situation (turns skipped automatically),~~ you can ~~get back in~~ the ~~game by clicking on the dedicated button "get back in this game". Note that you are not allowed to get back in the game~~ if your clock is ~~still~~ negative. ~~However~~, ~~as all your turn are skipped, it shouldn~~'~~t take long before your~~ clock ~~becomes positive again~~.		Note: you can't skip the turn of an opponent if your own clock is even more negative than him. For example, if "Ben"'s clock is -3:45 and "Albert"'s clock is "-0:05", Albert can expel Ben but Ben cannot expel Albert.

	~~If you can't/don't manage to get back in the game before the game end, you will get '''both''' a "leave" penalty on your profile and an ELO penalty for this game.~~

	~~'''For~~ turn~~-based games''':~~		== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==

	~~On turn-based games~~, you ~~are warned by email when~~ you ~~are running out of time~~.		If you are playing in a game where a player skips all his turns, you may continue the game if you like, or not.

	~~When you are out of time~~, ~~your opponents also receive an email notifying them that they can make you skip your turn (they can also choose to wait if they don't mind or if you told them that you would be offline for some time~~).		This has no effect on anything (game results, penalties, and so on...). This is "just for fun".

	~~== Continue the game after a~~ "~~skip turn~~" ==

	~~If you are playing in a game where a player skips all his turns, you have 2 options:~~
	* You can continue to play the game until the end. This is recommended. In this case you will earn the ELO points you deserve for your victory.
	* You can abandon the game. All players with a negative clock will accept automatically and receive '''both''' an ELO penalty and a "leave" penalty. But the you and the other players with a positive clock won't get any ELO since the game didn't reach its end).

	== "My opponent is too slow" ==		== "My opponent is too slow" ==

Sourisdudesert на 14:13, 27 красавіка 2015

2015-04-27T14:13:35Z

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	On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time) or "turn-based" (asynchronously). In both cases, you have an allotted delay to play your moves.		On '''Board Game Arena''' you are playing "live" (real time) or "turn-based" (asynchronously). In both cases, you have an allotted delay to play your moves.

	Most of the time, your initial delay at the beginning of a game is some minutes (in realtime mode) or some days (in turn-based mode). During each turn, or on specific occasions, you get an additional delay. If you have no more time to play, you will get a "clock" penalty and your opponents can decide to skip your turns.		Most of the time, your initial delay at the beginning of a game is some minutes (in realtime mode) or some days (in turn-based mode). During each turn, or on specific occasions, you get an additional delay. If you have no more time to play, you will get a "clock" penalty and your opponents can decide to skip your turns (and consequently make you loose the game).

			== Game clock system philosophy ==

			The game clock has been designed with the following principles:
			* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel him and win the game by forfeit.
			* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.
			* If your opponent does not play and run out of time, this is always more interesting for you to try to make him back into the game than to punish him with penalties or skipping turn.

			In anyway, don't forget that respecting your allotted time is VERY important.

	== Time to think ==		== Time to think ==
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	As soon as you run out of time (negative clock), you get a clock penalty.		As soon as you run out of time (negative clock), you get a clock penalty.

	'~~''For realtime games'''~~:		When a player has a negative clock, any one of his opponents can make him skip his turn. Once this has been done, all following turns are skipped automatically.

			After player A's turn has been "skipped", the game results are "neutralized". It means that:
			* Player A is going to loose the game anyway.

	~~When a player has a negative clock, any one of his opponents can make him skip his turn. Once this has been done, all following turns are skipped automatically.~~

	When you are in this situation (turns skipped automatically), you can get back in the game by clicking on the dedicated button "get back in this game". Note that you are not allowed to get back in the game if your clock is still negative. However, as all your turn are skipped, it shouldn't take long before your clock becomes positive again.		When you are in this situation (turns skipped automatically), you can get back in the game by clicking on the dedicated button "get back in this game". Note that you are not allowed to get back in the game if your clock is still negative. However, as all your turn are skipped, it shouldn't take long before your clock becomes positive again.

Een на 21:21, 18 лютага 2015

2015-02-18T21:21:12Z

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	When you are in this situation (turns skipped automatically), you can get back in the game by clicking on the dedicated button "get back in this game". Note that you are not allowed to get back in the game if your clock is still negative. However, as all your turn are skipped, it shouldn't take long before your clock becomes positive again.		When you are in this situation (turns skipped automatically), you can get back in the game by clicking on the dedicated button "get back in this game". Note that you are not allowed to get back in the game if your clock is still negative. However, as all your turn are skipped, it shouldn't take long before your clock becomes positive again.

	If you can't/don't manage to get back in the game before the game end, you will get a "leave" penalty on your profile.		If you can't/don't manage to get back in the game before the game end, you will get '''both''' a "leave" penalty on your profile and an ELO penalty for this game.

	'''For turn-based games''':		'''For turn-based games''':
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	On turn-based games, you are warned by email when you are running out of time.		On turn-based games, you are warned by email when you are running out of time.

	When you are out of time, your opponents receive an email notifying them that they can make you skip your turn.		When you are out of time, your opponents also receive an email notifying them that they can make you skip your turn (they can also choose to wait if they don't mind or if you told them that you would be offline for some time).

	== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==		== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==
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	If you are playing in a game where a player skips all his turns, you have 2 options:		If you are playing in a game where a player skips all his turns, you have 2 options:
	* You can continue to play the game until the end. This is recommended. In this case you will earn the ELO points you deserve for your victory.		* You can continue to play the game until the end. This is recommended. In this case you will earn the ELO points you deserve for your victory.
	* You can abandon the game. All players with a negative clock will accept automatically and receive both an ELO penalty and a "leave" penalty. But the you and the other players with a positive clock won't get any ELO since the game didn't reach its end).		* You can abandon the game. All players with a negative clock will accept automatically and receive '''both''' an ELO penalty and a "leave" penalty. But the you and the other players with a positive clock won't get any ELO since the game didn't reach its end).

	== "My opponent is too slow" ==		== "My opponent is too slow" ==

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	The game clock has been designed with the following principles:		The game clock has been designed with the following principles:
	* Even if you are in a losing position, it is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.		* Even if you are in a losing position, it is always more interesting (for your ELO and your reputation) to play the game until the end.
	* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel ~~him~~ and win the game by forfeit.		* Make sure that if your opponent left the game (or has been disconnected), it won't take long before you can expel them and win the game by forfeit.
	* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.		* Expelling an opponent is always a volunteer action, so you can agree with your opponent to forget the time limit if you want to.
	* If your opponent does not play and run out of time, this is always more interesting for you to try to make ~~him back into~~ the game than to punish ~~him~~ with penalties or skipping turn.		* If your opponent does not play and run out of time, this is always more interesting for you to try to make them rejoin the game than to punish them with penalties or skipping turn.

	In anyway, don't forget that respecting your allotted time is VERY important.		In anyway, don't forget that respecting your allotted time is VERY important.
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	As soon as you run out of time (negative clock), you get a clock penalty.		As soon as you run out of time (negative clock), you get a clock penalty.

	When a player has a negative clock, any one of ~~his~~ opponents can make ~~him~~ skip ~~his~~ turn. Once this has been done, all following turns are skipped automatically.		When a player has a negative clock, any one of their opponents can make them skip their turn. Once this has been done, all following turns are skipped automatically.

	After player A's turn has been "skipped" at y% of game progression, the game results are "neutralized". It means that:		After player A's turn has been "skipped" at y% of game progression, the game results are "neutralized". It means that:
	* Player A is going to lose the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.		* Player A is going to lose the game anyway (last position), with the corresponding ELO loss.
	* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on ~~his~~ profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.		* In addition, Player A will get a "leave" penalty on their profile and an additional -10 ELO points penalty.
	* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won. This is impossible to lose points when your opponent left the game.		* Player A's opponents are going to win the game anyway (all tied at the first position), with y% of the ELO points they would have normally won. This is impossible to lose points when your opponent left the game.

	Example: player "~~Albert~~" left a 2 players game at 50% of the game progression. ~~His~~ opponent "~~Ben~~" skips ~~his~~ turn. At the end of the game, "~~Albert~~" will get -30 ELO points (normal loss for a game loss) plus an additional -10 ELO points (penalty for leaving), plus a red "leave" penalty on ~~his~~ reputation profile. "~~Ben~~" is going to win 15 ELO points (50% of the normal 30 ELO points win).		Example: player "Aspen" left a 2 players game at 50% of the game progression. Their opponent "Briar" skips their turn. At the end of the game, "Aspen" will get -30 ELO points (normal loss for a game loss) plus an additional -10 ELO points (penalty for leaving), plus a red "leave" penalty on their reputation profile. "Briar" is going to win 15 ELO points (50% of the normal 30 ELO points win).

	Note: you can't skip the turn of an opponent if your own clock is even more negative than ~~him~~. For example, if "~~Ben~~"'s clock is -3:45 and "~~Albert~~"'s clock is "-0:05", ~~Albert~~ can expel ~~Ben~~ but ~~Ben~~ cannot expel ~~Albert~~.		Note: you can't skip the turn of an opponent if your own clock is even more negative than them. For example, if "Briar"'s clock is -3:45 and "Aspen"'s clock is "-0:05", "Aspen" can expel "Briar" but "Briar" cannot expel "Aspen".

	== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==		== Continue the game after a "skip turn" ==

	If you are playing in a game where a player skips all ~~his~~ turns, you may continue the game if you like, or not.		If you are playing in a game where a player skips all their turns, you may continue the game if you like, or not.

	This has no effect on anything (game results, penalties, and so on...). This is "just for fun".		This has no effect on anything (game results, penalties, and so on...). This is "just for fun".
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	== "My opponent is too slow" ==		== "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 only tables with "fast" mode on, but don't bully an opponent to play when ~~he has~~ the right to use ~~his alloted~~ time to think.		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 their allotted time to think. If you want to play fast, set up or join only tables with "fast" mode on, but don't bully an opponent to play when they have the right to use their allotted time to think.