Restrict table access by the number of games already being played

[Oleg_]

Hello,

I'd like to be able to restrict the access to my table for people who are already participating in too many tables - like, if some person is already playing in 50 tables, I don't want him to join (and stall my game).

Make it a Premium feature, if you're in doubt. I'll buy Premium just for this.

[Jest Phulin]

Do you have any evidence that number of current games is an indicator of how likely someone is to not play at a "reasonable"* pace? Someone with more games open is probably more likely to be engaged in the site, and checking if it is thier turn on any table than someone who only has a very limited number of tables open.

*As far as stalling out your game, that is what time limits are for. If you set 1 move per day, the other player is entitled to their full 24 hours of thinking time. Timing out will reduce their karma, so reputation filters can also be used. The argument of "well, it only takes playing 10 quick games to restore the karma loss from 1 time-out" is an indicator that the karma system needs to be reanalyzed, not that a new filter needs to be added to the current system.

[Oleg_]

Yes, I have evidence that people who play 50 other games, will very rarely honor my game, at best once a day.

As for your comment about the time limits - you're absolutely right. I should never have set the time limit below 8 moves a day, and I should never have joined tables with lower limits. I'll try to be wiser from now on.