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?

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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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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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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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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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Thanks for the quick reply - yes, as you and GTSchemer note, it looks like it's possible to annotate but requires users to interact via Play Now. I'll try it out in any case.
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Re: Table configuration in "Play Now": no presentation yet feature

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OriProf wrote: ↑07 November 2026, 16:45
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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Thanks for the quick reply - yes, as you and GTSchemer note, it looks like it's possible to annotate but requires users to interact via Play Now. I'll try it out in any case.
Just tried it out. Works nicely - but does require other players to interact with the lobby.

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