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Is Board Game Arena down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, Board Game Arena is up.

No outage detected, and no user reports in the last hour.

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User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 96 flowing 0 slow (elevated) 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

No reports in this window

No problem reports came in for Board Game Arena in the last hour, and at this time of day there are usually almost none. There has been no spike in reports since 6 October. These are user reports from the US, where most people report Board Game Arena problems.

NormalClose to the usual level24 h · 0 reports
ElevatedMore than 1.5 times the usual levelNone in this chart
OutageMore than twice the usual level and far above the day's averageNone in this chart
Usual levelWhat a usual day sees at that timeAlmost none at this time of day

Reports, last hour

Quiet

Uptime, 24 h

100.00%

No outage windows

Last outage

None

In the last 24 hours

Busiest 15 minutes

No reports

Last 24 hours

Board Game Arena outages and problems

No user reports came in for Board Game Arena in the past 24 hours, and its uptime over that window is 100.00%.

No 15-minute window had any reports at all, so the chart above stays flat.

No problems detected in the last 24 hoursReports for Board Game Arena stayed at their usual level the whole time.

This month

Board Game Arena in November 2026

Problem reports in November: 0

Monthly report for November 2026

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for Board Game Arena.

Server Connection100%

Share of 2 recent reports that said what was wrong.

World map

Where Board Game Arena problem reports come from

The map shows where recent problem reports for Board Game Arena came from in the US. Big cities always send the most, so dots in many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one.

Outage now
Problems now
Normal

Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.

Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

Board Game Arena problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 6 October, Board Game Arena had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 6 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix Board Game Arena not working

Board Game Arena is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

Your browser tries to reach boardgamearena.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

Reload the page first
Reload the page with Ctrl+F5 on Windows or Cmd+Shift+R on Mac. A stuck lobby or a table that will not load often clears after a fresh fetch, and your account stays untouched.
Check BGA's server status
Open the official status page to see if the service reports an outage; if it does, the trouble is on BGA's side, so check the help centre and wait for an update. When the page shows normal operation, move on.
Try another browser or device
Open the same game in a different browser or on your phone; if the table loads there, the fault is in the original browser or its extensions, so the service itself is fine. A fresh browser profile can also rule out local settings.
Clear BGA site data
Click the padlock icon in the address bar, open Cookies and site data, then delete the entries for the service. If the page still fails, turn off ad blockers or script blockers for the site because they can stop the game table from loading; re-enable them one at a time to find the culprit.

While Board Game Arena is down: what to use instead

Tabletopia It runs in a browser without a download and has digital versions of many published games, so your group can move game night there until your tables load again.
Tabletop Simulator If everyone already owns it on Steam, you can load a community-made version of the game you were playing, though you move the pieces and enforce the rules yourselves.
Official server status page Check it before you keep reloading a table, because the team posts there when they know about a problem.
Your own copy of the game With everyone in one room, the cardboard version needs no login.

Your device

Fix Board Game Arena on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone

Board Game Arena on Windows

Fix: Fix Board Game Arena on Windows by clearing your browser cache and disabling conflicting browser extensions. You can also temporarily disable any active third-party firewalls or antivirus software.
Check: To check if Board Game Arena is down on Windows, try opening the website in an Incognito window. You can also use the Windows Network Troubleshooter to verify your local internet connection.

Command Prompt

ping boardgamearena.comTest whether Board Game Arena's servers reply

nslookup boardgamearena.comCheck that Board Game Arena's DNS resolves

tracert boardgamearena.comTrace where the connection drops

ipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reload

Board Game Arena on Mac

Fix: Fix Board Game Arena on Mac by clearing Safari's cache and disabling active content blockers. You can also try renewing your DHCP lease in the macOS Network system settings.
Check: Check if Board Game Arena is down on macOS by attempting to load the site in Safari and checking if other websites load. You can also test your connection status using the macOS Network Diagnostics.

Terminal

ping -c 4 boardgamearena.comTest whether Board Game Arena's servers reply

nslookup boardgamearena.comCheck that Board Game Arena's DNS resolves

traceroute boardgamearena.comTrace where the connection drops

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reload

Board Game Arena on Android

Fix: Fix Board Game Arena on Android by clearing the cache and data of your mobile browser. If you are using the Board Game Arena web app, delete and reinstall it from your home screen.
Check: To see if Board Game Arena is down on Android, switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data to rule out local router issues. You can also try loading the site on a different browser app.

Board Game Arena on iPhone and iPad

Fix: Fix Board Game Arena on iOS by clearing your Safari browser history and website data in the iOS Settings app. Make sure that Screen Time content restrictions are not blocking the website.
Check: Check if Board Game Arena is down on iOS by testing the site on both Safari and a third-party browser. Ensure your iPhone or iPad has a stable cellular or Wi-Fi connection.

About

What happens when Board Game Arena goes down

Board Game Arena is a browser site where casual friends and tournament regulars play licensed tabletop games in real time or turn-based tables. Outages boot you mid-turn.

You notice it first when tables stall on loading or a move you submit never registers. Because live timers keep running on the server while your screen freezes, you can time out and get booted to the lobby although your connection is fine. Chat lags behind too. Outages hit all players at once more often than one region, though a single game can break while the lobby stays up.

Servers and network

Board Game Arena IP address, servers and network

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Questions

Board Game Arena FAQ

Is Board Game Arena down right now?

The status at the top of this page shows whether problem reports for Board Game Arena are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Nothing here pings or probes the servers, so an ordinary reading just means reports look normal, and a spike means other people are hitting the same thing. To tell whether the trouble is only on your side, load the site on a different network and check the official status page at boardgamearena.com/serverstatus. If it works on your phone but not your laptop, the fault is local.

My game keeps freezing mid-turn and then says the connection dropped. What causes that?

Most of the time it is your own connection, because the app holds a live link to the table and a brief Wi-Fi drop or a phone moving between cell towers kicks you out even while the rest of the site loads fine. Turn off any VPN, switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, then reload the table from the lobby. When the whole table drops at once, the problem sits on the server side, and the status at the top of this page will show a jump in reports.

I paid for a Premium membership and my account still says free. Where did it go?

The payment and the membership update do not always land together, so give it a few minutes, then log out and back in and check your account page. If your bank shows the charge as pending, let it settle before you pay a second time. When the membership never arrives, send the receipt to support through the help centre at boardgamearena.com/faq.

I cannot log in and the password reset mail never shows up. What now?

Reset mails come from the site's own mailer, so check your spam folder and any forwarding rule you set up, because a filter is the usual culprit. Use the exact address the account was created with; a typo at signup or an old address will never match. If nothing arrives after a few attempts, ask support through the help centre instead of making a second account, which splits your play history and ratings.

A turn-based game vanished from my list. Did I lose it?

Turn-based tables stay on your account, so check the active and finished tabs before you worry; a filter or a tab setting often hides a game that is still there. If the site went down while you were mid-game, the server keeps the state and you pick the table up again when you reload it. Moves you sent while the connection was dead never reach the server, so you may have to replay the turn.

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How we track Board Game Arena

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Board Game Arena, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Board Game Arena, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. This is separate from Board Game Arena's official status page: user reports tend to show a problem early, while the official page confirms the cause. If the two disagree, check both.