Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between draft & published games?

Published games are games that have been fully completed by you. If you have a public profile, they will show up there and the data from those games are part of your stats.

Draft games are games that are still in progress. They are only visible to you and the data from those games are not part of your stats.

How do I customize the data I'm recording for each game?

On the Game Settings page, you can pick & choose what data you want to record for each game. You always have to record the following data:

• Date
• Venue
• Game type (eg. cEDH, casual, etc)
• Number of players
• The deck for each player
• Which deck you played
• The deck that won the game (or if the game was a draw)

But the following data is optional, and you can turn the form fields on or off as you see fit:

• Ending turn
• Win reason
• MVP cards
• Combo/Action that won the game
• Mulligan size
• Fun factor
• Notes
• Etc

Alternatively, if you're a purely casual EDH player, you can also turn off the "Use Tournament Data"-option on the User Settings page - that way you won't see empty tournament data on the Dashboard or Decks pages.

Bear in mind that the more data you record, the more stats we're able to display. So if you wish to utilize Play Nice to its fullest, we recommend recording as much data as possible.

How do I add a new deck to my collection?

Both the Dashboard and Decks pages allow you to easily add a new deck. Simply look for the "Add Deck" box, fill in the required information and hit the "Add Deck" button.

You can also add a new deck when you're adding a new game. If you choose a deck that doesn't exist in your collection as the deck you played for a specific game, it will be automatically added to your collection.

Is there a mobile app for Play Nice?

Play Nice was built fully responsively to provide a great experience on desktop, tablets and your phone. We're currently working on a dedicated mobile app which should launch sometime in 2025.

How do I change my email/username?

Both your email and your username can be changed on the Login & Security page. Please note that if you change your email address, you will need to verify the new email address before you can log in with it.

For security reasons, we only allow you to change your username once every 30 days, so make sure you're happy with your choice before you confirm it.

What's the link to my public profile?

The link to your public profile is "playnicemtg.com/users/{your-username}". So if your username is "michael", your public profile would be playnicemtg.com/users/michael.

The stats on my public profile aren't updated.

The stats that are visible on your public profile only get updated once a day. So if you've just added some games and you don't see the data for those games, just wait until the next day and they should show up.

Stats everywhere else on Play Nice are updated in real time, so any changes will be reflected immediately.

How do I change what's shown on my public profile?

By default, your public profile shows the same stats & games data that you yourself see when you're roaming around the site. If you wish to hide certain statistics from public view, you can do so on the User Settings page.

If you haven't played any games with a specific deck, it will not show up on your public profile. You can also choose to hide a specific deck from your public profile by going to the Decks page, clicking on the relevant deck, then clicking the "Make Private" button.

Lastly, on the User Settings page, you can also choose to hide your public profile entirely. But where's the fun in that?

What's the difference between basic & advanced stats?

If you have a free Play Nice account, we restrict the game & deck stats you can see to:

• Win Rate vs Number of Games
• Seat Position
• Mulligan Size by Frequency
• Decks by Win Rate
• Decks by Games Played
• Ending Turn by Frequency
• All Games of All Time

This restriction, obviously, doesn't apply to paid users. If you're on the paid tier, you get access to all of the stats we serve up (matchups, win conditions, win reasons, best cards, venues, and more).