One Identity, Every Game: How Cross-Game Progress Works
Some catalogs treat every title as a separate island: new nickname, new level, new reputation, as if you had never sat at a table before. GAMEAREA is built the other way. One account holds the display name, the XP bar, the achievements, the season history, and the ranked identity you take from Tavla into Okey into Sum Sprint. Trying a second live game is supposed to feel like walking into another room of the same house.
This only works if that account exists. Guests can try supported games locally; they are not the identity. Read guest mode if you are still shopping. The rest assumes you signed in.
What “one identity” actually includes
The shared objects are the ones you would be angry to lose:
- Display name and profile
- XP and level — how XP works
- Achievements — achievements 101
- Season history — how seasons work
- Validated scores and ranked eligibility on the boards that use them
Match skill still differs by game. A strong reversi player can still miscount a 101 open. The identity is the person, not a claim that every rating is the same number with a different skin.
Why silos feel easier and cost more
Per-game profiles are easy to engineer: each title is a product, each product has a save file. They are expensive for a player who likes both dice and tiles. You grind a reputation in one room, then you are nobody next door. People stop trying the second game. The catalog becomes a row of demos.
A shared identity has a fairness job too. Ranked queues and public boards need a stable subject — someone who can be checked, suspended, or simply recognized. If every title minted throwaway names, leaderboards would be a costume party. Validation, described in daily versus all-time boards, hangs on that same subject.
Worked example: Tuesday tiles, Thursday numbers
You spend Tuesday in Okey 101, lose two hands, complete a daily mission, pick up a milestone badge. Thursday you play Sum Sprint, submit a daily score, and the XP lands on the same bar. Your profile still says your name. Nobody asks you to pick a Sum Sprint nickname. Friday you sit at Tavla ranked: same person, different rules, same season wrapper if that title is in the window.
The counterfactual is three logins and three empty profiles. The shared bar is the whole feature. It is also why this article will not tell you to farm a hidden reflex title for “account XP.” Play live games. The identity follows those, not a graveyard catalog.
What still stays per game
Rules, boards, and tactics stay local. Your reversi corners do not help you side-take in okey. Leaderboard rows are per game: a Sum Sprint all-time is not a tavla rank. Seasons may include a subset of titles; check the Seasons screen instead of assuming every live game is in every window. The identity is the carrier. The sports are still different sports.
If you want a week that uses this on purpose — one classic plus optional blitz warm-ups — follow the 7-day practice plan on a single title, then let the same account open a second title on day 8.
Create the account when you care. Then play a live pair that proves the point: chess one night, Word Forge the next, same name at the top of both screens.
What is shared, and what must stay local
Shared on purpose: the display name, the XP ribbon, the trophy case, season history as a person, and the fact that you are eligible for validated boards. Local on purpose: how a checker moves, whether you may side-take before an open, whether a disc flips, whether a word resets on a wrong letter. If those mixed, chess would “level up” your okey opens. They must not mix. A strong 9×9 Go player can still hang a queen. The account is the passport. It is not a universal rating.
Leaderboard rows stay per title too. Your Sum Sprint all-time is not a tavla rank. Your Düz Okey private-room nights do not become a Reversi season placement. Seasons may even include a subset of live games — confirm on the Seasons screen. Identity means you do not recreate a nickname. It does not mean every number on every screen is the same number.
A week that uses one person on purpose
Monday: guest is over; you signed in last week. You play two bot games of chess after reading rules and first moves, just to make castling feel ordinary. Tuesday: family wants tiles, so you host Düz Okey and keep every meld on the rack — closed-hand guide if anyone still tries to lay a 101 open in this room. Wednesday: five minutes of Word Forge using letter-order habits, submitted so daily can see it. Thursday: a 9×9 Go game where you practice not filling your own eye — beginner Go. Friday: 10×10 checkers because someone said “draughts” and you wanted flying kings, not the small board — international draughts rules.
Five sports. One login. If each of those had been a separate island, Friday would have been “create account, pick name, ignore tutorials you already survived.” The shared identity is the whole product claim. It only pays out if you actually use more than one live title. It also only stays fair if you do not mint throwaways after a loss.
Decision checklist before you create a second login
- Am I trying a new live game, or am I hiding from a streak? New game → same account. Hiding → take a break or switch titles, still same account.
- Will this device still exist tomorrow? If no, do not put the identity on it.
- Do I understand that ranked results stay per game? A tavla climb will not “boost” reversi. You are not missing a hidden convert-ratings button.
- Is the title even live? Play Tavla, Okey variants, Reversi, Domino, chess, checkers, Go, Sum Sprint, Word Forge. Do not farm a graveyard catalog for XP.
Common mistakes: rebuilding a profile because the first title felt like “main.” Treating guest café scores as if they already joined this identity. Expecting a season reset to wipe the name. It wipes a ladder portrait, not the person — seasons. Another: asking support to merge three guest tabs. Those tabs were never the account.
Start where you will repeat: Tavla if dice, Okey 101 if four seats, Sum Sprint if five minutes. The second title is the proof. Open it on the same name.
Frequently asked questions
Is my ranked rating shared across every game?
No. The person is shared. Match results and scoreboards stay per title. A tavla streak does not become a reversi rank.
Do I need a new account to try Okey after Tavla?
No. That is the feature. Sign in once.
What about guest play?
Guest is local and temporary. Cross-game progress starts when you create the free account.
Does a season reset wipe the identity?
Season ladders reset. XP, achievements, and the profile do not. See the seasons guide for the split.
Where should I start with this account?
Pick one live classic and one live blitz if you want contrast: Tavla and Sum Sprint are the usual pair.
