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Gamehelpluckynumbers

2021-05-21T01:18:55Z

Emmy Jo: /* Objective */

Lucky Numbers is a simple game of luck mixed with thinking ahead.

==Objective==

The objective is to make a full grid of 16 number tiles. The numbers in each row must increase from left to right, and the numbers in each column must increase from top to bottom. You cannot have the same number twice in a row or column.

Example of a completed grid:

[[File:Lucky numbers.jpg|Lucky numbers.jpg]]

The first player to fill their grid wins.

Scoring for multiple rounds: The winner earns two points. The other players lose one point for each empty space on their grid.

==Gameplay==

For each player, the tiles 1-20 are shuffled together, and each player starts with 4 numbers in a diagonal line.

At the beginning of each of your turns, you may either draw a random tile or (if there are any tiles on the table) take one of those instead.

You may play the tile you have as long as it is higher than each tile before it in the same row and column, and lower than each tile after it in the same row and column. If you take a tile from the table, you must play it.

If you replace a tile on your grid, or choose to discard a drawn tile, that tile goes onto the table for the next player.

Multipleaccounts

2020-06-05T03:14:00Z

Emmy Jo: /* Boosting your ELO by playing against yourself */

== The Main Rule ==

'''One BGA account = One person'''

== Playing from the same IP ==

It is '''authorized''' to play at the same table from the same IP (internet address).

Warning: playing from the same location is a Premium feature. For details see: https://boardgamearena.com/#premium

The warning message "this player plays from the same IP address as another player" is a '''simple warning'''. It is a useful warning, because the other players have the right to know that there are players at their table that are able to discuss out of game.

If you want to play from the same internet address as another person:
* The best option is to not play at the same table, or play at a table where you know everyone.
* If you play with strangers, make them comfortable with the fact you are 2 (or more) different people: don't discuss the game outside the chatroom, don't collaborate (or do kingmaking) with your partner.

When some of your opponents are playing from the same IP:
* You may politely refuse to play with them.
* You should be vigilant and check that they are not collaborating during the game.
* You don't have to report them until they are doing a concrete kingmaking action. If you report some players saying that "they are playing from the same IP" without any kingmaking proof, we will close your report.

== Boosting your ELO by playing against yourself ==

This is the most stupid and useless thing to do on BGA.

Why? Well, because this is very easy to detect, and because the penalty is:
* any secondary accounts are removed.
* your primary account is reset to 0 ELO for all games.

Why this is so easy to detect:
* When you start having a very good ELO, all other good players will look at you and your game history. In the game history, this is really easy to see how you manage to have a good ELO.
* In BGA, every game can be replayed. So if a game is suspect, anyone can replay it and check if this is a real game or a fake game.
* In addition to this, we are using some automatic methods and some technical information that allow us to check if "one person = one account".
* Consequently, it happens that some players manage to do ELO boosting, but at the end they are all detected and reset to 0. This is why this is a waste of time for everyone, and why it is useless.

If you have a lot of time to spend, please try to get better at this game and do not try to cheat, because it is just a waste for everybody.

Multipleaccounts

2020-06-05T03:12:19Z

Emmy Jo: /* Boosting your ELO by playing against yourself */

Multipleaccounts

2020-06-05T02:45:12Z

Emmy Jo: /* Playing from the same IP */

== The Main Rule ==

'''One BGA account = One person'''

== Playing from the same IP ==

It is '''authorized''' to play at the same table from the same IP (internet address).

Warning: playing from the same location is a Premium feature. For details see: https://boardgamearena.com/#premium

The warning message "this player plays from the same IP address as another player" is a '''simple warning'''. It is a useful warning, because the other players have the right to know that there are players at their table that are able to discuss out of game.

If you want to play from the same internet address as another person:
* The best option is to not play at the same table, or play at a table where you know everyone.
* If you play with strangers, make them comfortable with the fact you are 2 (or more) different people: don't discuss the game outside the chatroom, don't collaborate (or do kingmaking) with your partner.

When some of your opponents are playing from the same IP:
* You may politely refuse to play with them.
* You should be vigilant and check that they are not collaborating during the game.
* You don't have to report them until they are doing a concrete kingmaking action. If you report some players saying that "they are playing from the same IP" without any kingmaking proof, we will close your report.

== Boosting your ELO by playing against yourself ==

This is the most stupid and useless thing to do on BGA.

Why? Well, because this is very easy to detect, and because the penalty is:
* any secondary accounts are removed.
* your primary account is reset to 0 ELO for all games.

Why this is so easy to detect:
* When you start having a very good ELO, all other good players will look at you and your game history. In the game history, this is really easy to see how you manage to have a good ELO.
* In BGA, every game can be replayed. So if a game is suspect, anyone can replay it and check if this is a real game or a fake game.
* In addition to this, we are using some automatic methods and some technical information that allow us to check if "one person = one account".
* Consequently, it happens that some players manage to do ELO boosting, but at the end they are all detected and reset to 0. This is why this is a waste of time for everyone, and this is why this is useless.

If you have a lot of time to spend, please try to get better at this game and please do not try to cheat.