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themermaid91
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Ending a table that has switched to friendly mode?

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I'm in a 4-player game of Agricola that I'm pretty sure started as an arena table. I don't recall the origin of the game but it's in friendly mode now, I suspect since the arena season ended and the game was still going. Looks like the game started mid-March.

The last move was made on April 23, and the player whose turn it is has not played any games on the site in 40 days. It appears they have timed out at several turn-based tables.

I just noticed this table was still going (it doesn't come up in my notifications since it hasn't been my turn in over a month!) and proposed to the other players to abandon the table, but if all players don't choose this option (since one player hasn't been on in ages) are we stuck with the table just sitting there? It's not a big deal because it doesn't hurt me or my scores in any way but it's annoying that I have this incomplete game. Other than taking a karma hit and quitting, is there any other way to end it?

Thanks.

Table I am referring to is: https://boardgamearena.com/1/agricola?table=823304026
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Re: Ending a table that has switched to friendly mode?

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themermaid91 wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:09 Other than taking a karma hit and quitting
There is no karma hit for quitting a table in friendly mode. That's kinda the whole point of friendly mode:
What happens to ongoing turn-based games when the season ends?
If an Arena table cannot be completed before the end of the season, the player who consumed the most thinking time during the game will lose League Points as if the game ended with that player being considered the absolute loser. All other players will neither lose or win any points, regardless of the current state of the game.

The game will then continue in Friendly ∞ Mode, allowing the participants to continue playing or quit, without incurring penalties.
Last edited by Meeplelowda on 02 June 2026, 04:33, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Ending a table that has switched to friendly mode?

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Meeplelowda wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:28
themermaid91 wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:09 Other than taking a karma hit and quitting
There is no karma hit for quitting a table in friendly mode.
Oh! I didn't realize that, thanks.
But now I'm second-guessing that it's actually in friendly mode. I just noticed one of the players has "friendly" in their name and maybe my eye just caught that? It's listed as "1 more per day" but there is no more clock on anyones turns... does that mean it has gone to friendly mode? No timers? I never chose tables with this mode so I'm not sure how it works!
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Re: Ending a table that has switched to friendly mode?

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themermaid91 wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:32
Meeplelowda wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:28
themermaid91 wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:09 Other than taking a karma hit and quitting
There is no karma hit for quitting a table in friendly mode.
Oh! I didn't realize that, thanks.
But now I'm second-guessing that it's actually in friendly mode. I just noticed one of the players has "friendly" in their name and maybe my eye just caught that? It's listed as "1 more per day" but there is no more clock on anyones turns... does that mean it has gone to friendly mode? No timers? I never chose tables with this mode so I'm not sure how it works!
See my edit. That's from the FAQ about end-of-season Arena games.
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Re: Ending a table that has switched to friendly mode?

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Meeplelowda wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:33
themermaid91 wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:32
Meeplelowda wrote: 02 June 2026, 04:28
There is no karma hit for quitting a table in friendly mode.
Oh! I didn't realize that, thanks.
But now I'm second-guessing that it's actually in friendly mode. I just noticed one of the players has "friendly" in their name and maybe my eye just caught that? It's listed as "1 more per day" but there is no more clock on anyones turns... does that mean it has gone to friendly mode? No timers? I never chose tables with this mode so I'm not sure how it works!
See my edit. That's from the FAQ about end-of-season Arena games.
You were correct, thanks so much!!
Quit game in progress
You are about to quit a Friendly Mode game in progress.
Because this is a Friendly Mode game, this will have no consequences (no penalty whatsoever).
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