Table configuration in "Play Now": no presentation yet feature

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OriProf
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Table configuration in "Play Now": no presentation yet feature

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Hi all,

I'm increasingly using the "Play Now" tab to monitor favourited games for new tables or to configure a new one. It appears to have some features that I've always wondered about such as inviting a friend group rather than individual friends (to be tested) and others.

One feature I saw was the "(no presentation yet) [modify]" which appeared to allow a little context window for game start. I was hoping the latter could display a short message from the host to those joining the table to provide some context. While I'm able to modify the field, I don't see the text appear anywhere when launching the game to others. Does anyone know what it is for?

Thanks,
Ori
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Lymon Flowers
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Re: Table configuration in "Play Now": no presentation yet feature

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It is actually used in the legacy "Play now" lobby but that is seldom used. For instance, here is a table I created with an annotation:

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GTSchemer
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Re: Table configuration in "Play Now": no presentation yet feature

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Lymon Flowers wrote: ↑06 November 2026, 18:24 It is actually used in the legacy "Play now" lobby but that is seldom used. For instance, here is a table I created with an annotation:

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This is one of my favorite features of the Play Now lobby. In addition to discussing in chat before players commit to joining a table, and easily seeing a full screen list of available lobbies with minimal graphical noise, it lets you communicate things like "looking for fast evening timezone X players".
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Jellby
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Re: Table configuration in "Play Now": no presentation yet feature

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But since it's only visible there, it's pretty much a useless feature.
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