Flexibility of number of players

[wydadman]

One of the most frustrating issues in BGA is that the number of players you want in a game is sometimes not what you get. I personaly much prefer to play 1v1. It goes much faster, and strategically hindering oppenent is more viable unlike in 3 players game where you mainly try to improve your position. But even if explecitely specify the number of players, sometimes I am paired against more than one opponent. If this was a premium feature, it's fair to incetive free players to upgrade, but the problem is that, 1, this also happened to me when I was premium, 2, this happens also in non premium games. Another thing is that speed/duration of the game and number of players have only one button to be flexible on them or not. Creating a button that allow flexibility for number of players and duration of the game separetely would be a good start. Enforcing them will be better. I want to say that it would be nice if it become a premium feature. But imposing a game that non premium players don't want is probably nothing something BGA want. I personally quit some games where I am paired against the wrong number of players.

[thoun]

How are you starting your games? From Play, or the new way, from the game page? The new way should be fixed players number

[wydadman]

I almost always play turn based games from the game's page. Although I set 2 as the number of players, and I don't set the duration as flexible, sometimes I even reject suggestions of games with 3+ players. I still get paired against 3+ players. For example now I have many trailing 3+ players games that I never wanted to player, or even worse, I rejected but still was "forced" to play them. Until I get fed up and quit the games I did not want to play.

[thoun]

You should report a bug on main site then

[GTSchemer]

I suggest using "Play Now" since it may be much more reliable to see tables available, who is at which table (and what rating), and only join/create the table you wish.