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jesslc
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Re: What order are turn based games listed on "games in progress"?

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All of my games in progress (when not on turn) are listed in the order that the table was created (earliest first). This is not the same as the time the game started, which is what's actually listed on the games in progress page. Not sure why you're experiencing something different.

When I'm "on turn" those tables are at the top of thd list and they're usually listed in terms of least time remaining, except that arena turn based games may mix up the order a little. (Because with arena matches you are forced to play on the table where it has been your turn for the longest time and occasionally that's different from the table with the least time remaining).

The email reminder I got from BGA this afternoon said:
You are expected on the following tables (with remaining time):
_ A Feast for Odin #458936178 (52h10 remaining)
_ Jump Drive #469653478 (59h45 remaining)
_ Trek 12 #468183018 (65h00 remaining)
_ Bärenpark #463690290 (68h57 remaining)
_ Kingdomino #469578340 (69h20 remaining)
_ Lost Cities #460301257 (69h43 remaining)
_ Lost Cities #467489890 (131h21 remaining)
_ Tranquility: The Ascent #469130512 (131h22 remaining)
_ Lost Cities #460221071 (140h28 remaining)
And when I logged on 20min or so later the tables on my games in progress page were in this order. I didn't check them all against the email exactly, since I didn't read your post until after I had done all my turns but AFFO was definitely at the top of the list and Jump Drive was the game underneath it. I think the rest of the games were in that same order too (but I just glanced at my whole list before getting started with taking my turns).

I do know that I am always seeing Tranquility The Ascent and those two Lost Cities games at/near the bottom of the "on turn" games whenever I'm on turn in them because those 3 tables are set to 1 move per 2 days instead of 1 move per day like most of my other tables. And I know my tournment game (AFFO) was always at the bottom of the list of "on turn" tables both last week and the week before because the tournament started out with 10 days each on the clock. It's only been during the past few days where the AFFO table has been showing up right at the top of my games in progress list whenever I'm on turn in it.

I have no idea why you're experiencing something different - my experience already matches what you're asking BGA for in this regard. The only time my games in progress page doesn't match this is if something has changed but the page hasn't been refreshed. Eg. If I wasn't on turn for a particular table when I opened up the games in progress page but my opponent has since taken their turn and I haven't refreshed the games in progress page - it may show that I'm on turn in that particular game but the table might not be in the right part of the list. Refreshing the browser window for games in progress page will order the list in the normal way though. Perhaps this could be what's happening to you if you're leaving games in progress page open, instead of closing your browser & reopening it or refreshing the page.
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Re: What order are turn based games listed on "games in progress"?

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On my gameinprogress page, at the moment it is not my turn in any games, and I have 17 turn-based games listed in numerical order by table number. I would guess that the order of table numbers is when they are assigned, and maybe that is not always when the table is "created". I'm thinking in particular about single-elimination tournaments where the brackets are set up at the tournament start, perhaps all of those tables, up to the finals, are assigned numbers when the tournament begins, and therefore on your gameinprogress page those tables are ordered higher than you would expect? That's just a thought, I might be totally wrong. If you figure this out, please post back here.
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Cos-
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Re: What order are turn based games listed on "games in progress"?

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Since I first posted this, BGA has re-done the gamesinprogress page. Overall I hate the new page, although it does have some improvements that I do like.

One thing that really frustrates me about it, though, is how hard it is to even see what date a game started. Does anyone know how to see that on the new design?
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Re: What order are turn based games listed on "games in progress"?

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On the Games In Progress screen, you can see two icons on the top right: one that looks like a clock and either says "Time Jokers" on it or just a number, and one that has a bunch of small squares on it. Click the squares icon. You'll get to the table sorting options. Click the "Large display" option. The icon will now change to one filled-in square and all your tables will now show more information including table creation. You can also use the table sorting options to change whether the tables file into grids or if they align into a single column similar to classic view, and table sort by game or "relevance" (which might be sort by table number).
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Re: What order are turn based games listed on "games in progress"?

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Zozoken wrote: 24 February 2024, 14:44 On the Games In Progress screen, you can see two icons on the top right: one that looks like a clock and either says "Time Jokers" on it or just a number, and one that has a bunch of small squares on it. Click the squares icon. You'll get to the table sorting options. Click the "Large display" option. The icon will now change to one filled-in square and all your tables will now show more information including table creation. You can also use the table sorting options to change whether the tables file into grids or if they align into a single column similar to classic view, and table sort by game or "relevance" (which might be sort by table number).
Oh thanks, that's such a hidden feature I might never have found it without an explanation!

Unfortunately the dates are in a very dim gray color that's really hard to see :(. But it's better than nothing.

And I really really wish I could sort by those dates, but that doesn't seem possible.
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