Recently, I entered Board Game Arena (BGA),
which is an online service providing multiplayer board games.
With an internet browser, you can take part
in “6 nimmt!”, “Seasons”, and many other
board games and card games without cost. Your opponents are human players
elsewhere. BGA is available in several countries, so you can play some games
with foreigners.
BGA is popular
for board game lovers, but I have not tried it so far. In Japan, “Seasons”
seems to be famous. I found some Japanese websites instructing the rule of this
deckbuilding game.
BGA is international. Some volunteers have
translated the rules and component explanation into Japanese, so I will have no
stress in playing a newly learned game.
You can choose two options: “Real-time game”
and “Turn-based game.” The former is a game style in which all players have to be
accompanied together during the whole game. Its playability is like as an offline
game. In the latter style, you can input your action in play as you
like. You need not keep an eye on the browser. However, you have to wait for
other players’ reaction occasionally. This style is suitable for players who are busy, need an extended thinking time, or want to play with others living in a region with a time
difference.
I tried a few games, to find it is very
fun. As well as playing games, I am willing to participate in translating some
materials in games into Japanese, some day.
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