Your profile is your identity on Ludoya. It shows what games you own, how often you play, who you follow, and what groups you're in. Other players use your profile to find you, follow you, and coordinate game nights.
Profile Header
At the top of your profile, you'll see:
- Avatar: Your profile picture
- Display Name: How others know you (can be your real name or a handle)
- Premium Badge: A badge if you have an active subscription
- Username: Your unique username (used for mentions and links)
- Bio: A short description of yourself with links if you like
- Location (optional): Where you're based (shows a map)
Your header is visible to everyone (unless your profile is private).
Following System
Ludoya uses a one-directional following system:
- Follow someone to see their posts, plays, and activity in your Following feed
- Followers are people who follow you
- Friends are mutual connections (you follow them, they follow you)
Tap Follow on any profile to add them to your Following feed. Tap Following to unfollow.
Following / Followers / Friends Dialogs
Tap the follower/following counters to see a list of people. You can:
- View their profiles
- Follow or unfollow them from the dialog
- Search for a specific person
Attendance Reliability Rate
If a player has a no-show rate above 5%, an attendance reliability badge appears on their profile (color-coded from red to yellow). This helps organizers and groups know who's likely to actually show up to events.
Customizable Profile Layout
You can drag-and-drop profile sections to customize what people see and in what order. Choose from:
- Created Games (if you're a designer/artist/publisher)
- Collection: Your owned games
- Plays: Recent games you've played
- Statistics: Your play statistics and trends
- Groups: Groups you belong to
- Events: Upcoming and past events you've attended
- Marketplace: Games you're selling
- Game Kits: Game kits you've created
- Campaigns: Active campaigns you're running
- Activity: Your recent posts and updates
Toggle Visibility & Reorder
For each section, you can:
- Toggle on/off: Hide a section completely
- Reorder: Drag sections to change their order
- Save or reset: Save your layout or reset to defaults
Per-Section Privacy
Each section has its own privacy setting—show your collection publicly while keeping stats private, or vice versa. See Privacy & Visibility for details.
Section Previews
Here's what shows in each section:
Collection
All games you own. Shows owner vs. played counts. Taps through to full collection filtering.
Recent Plays
The last 5-10 games you've logged with scores and photos. Shows an "unconfirmed" count if plays are awaiting confirmation from other players. Only the profile owner sees unconfirmed plays on their profile.
Stats
Your play statistics:
- Total plays logged
- Most-played game
- Average scores across games
- Play frequency (plays per month)
- Favorite game types (by average rating you've given)
Groups
All groups you're a member of. Tap to jump to a group's page.
Upcoming Events
Events you've RSVP'd to attend, sorted by date.
Marketplace
Games you're selling or trading. Tap to see listing details.
Game Kits
Game kits you've designed. Shows the kit name and games included.
Active Campaigns
Campaigns you're running. Shows participants and progress.
Activity Feed
All your recent posts, play logs, and interactions. Infinite scroll to see your history.
Editing Your Profile
Tap Edit Profile to update:
- Display Name: How you appear to others
- Bio: Tell people about yourself (you can include links)
- Avatar: Upload a new profile picture
- Location: Set your location using a map picker
- Date of Birth: For age verification (private—never shown publicly)
- Gender: For demographic purposes (private—never shown publicly)
You can also access Premium Management (if subscribed) and Convert to Organization from Edit Profile.
Named Players (Players Without a Ludoya Account)
When you log plays, not every person at the table will have a Ludoya account. For anyone who doesn't, you add them as a named player — a lightweight entry that's just a name (and optionally an avatar) attached to your play history. Named players let you keep a complete record of who you played with, even when half the table isn't on Ludoya.
Named players are yours: you created them, they belong to your play history, and they're distinct from full Ludoya user accounts. A Ludoya user with their own login is never a "player" in this sense — the two concepts are separate.
Linking a Named Player to a Real Ludoya Account
If a friend you've been logging as a named player later joins Ludoya, you can link the named player to their new account:
- Tap the named player entry in your play history
- Tap Link
- Search for their Ludoya username or share your invite link/QR code for them to accept
Once linked, the past plays you logged with the named player get credited to their real account, so their profile reflects the full shared history.
Linking a Ludoya User to a Named Player
The reverse direction applies. For example, when you import play history from BoardGameGeek, your BGG plays come in with the named players you used over there. If one of those imported named players turns out to be a real Ludoya user, you can link the Ludoya user to the imported named player, merging the imported BGG history into their account.
Merging Duplicate Named Players
If you've created multiple named players for the same person (e.g., "Alex" and "Alexander"), you can merge them:
- Go to one named player entry → Merge
- Select the duplicate
- Confirm — all plays consolidate under a single named player
Creator Profiles
If you've designed games or created artwork, Ludoya recognizes you as a creator:
- Designers get a dedicated "Created Games" section
- Artists get listed as artists on game pages
- Publishers get their own game page linking all published titles
Tap your profile to see all games you've created—great for showcasing your work.
Privacy Settings
Your profile has privacy controls for every section. See Privacy & Visibility for the full breakdown, but here's the quick version:
- Anyone: Public—everyone sees it
- Friends only: Only mutual follows see it
- Group members only: Only people in your groups see it
- Only Me: Only you see it
Blocking & Reporting
You can:
- Block a user: Hide their content from you and yours from them. Both are removed from follow lists.
- Report a user: Flag inappropriate behavior for the Ludoya team to review.
Auto-Accept Plays
Toggle whether you automatically accept play logs that other players submit with you (vs. requiring confirmation first).
See also:
- Privacy & Visibility — control who sees your profile and data
- Social & Feeds — activity streams and discovery
- Play Logging — recording games you've played
- Statistics — your gaming data and trends
- Organizations — creating a dedicated account