Invite when not premium

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Pablo987
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Invite when not premium

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I think you should consider allowing you to invite friends who are not on this platform when starting a new game. I'd likely be more willing to do premium if my friends were on and they are more likely to join with an invite.
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Jest Phulin
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Re: Invite when not premium

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When you say "not on this platform," do you mean players who have BGA accounts and are not online at the moment, or people you know who do not have a BGA account?

The first case is already implemented: players do not need to be online to get an invitation (especially in turn-based games).

The second is a spam nightmare. Allowing a player to create a table, then invite someone via entering their email address when that person has had no interaction with BGA would create a bad situation. BGA would be sending out unsolicited emails. Since BGA sells memberships, this could be against electronic communication laws in various countries.
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Meeplelowda
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Re: Invite when not premium

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Jest Phulin wrote: 11 September 2022, 20:57 The second is a spam nightmare. Allowing a player to create a table, then invite someone via entering their email address when that person has had no interaction with BGA would create a bad situation. BGA would be sending out unsolicited emails. Since BGA sells memberships, this could be against electronic communication laws in various countries.
I think they meant the second thing, and in addition to your good points, why do people feel entitled to be able to use a service that is already free and still not even want to create an account?
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