Board Game Arena

Ok, I like to browse the games and read the rules and all those things that game players like to do, but when I do that I can't just play the game from the game page and that's incredibly irritating.

Unless I'm not seeing it, when I click on the "GAMES" heading at the top and select any game from that list it tells me all about the game and links to the rules, but I can't just jump into a game from there. That seems like the absolute worst site design that I can't just join a game from the game page! Why do I have to go to the "PLAY NOW" page to play the game that I'm learning about playing?!?!

Anyway, can you guys please put a play the game option on the actual game pages themselves? Please?

I know, it's a weird design choice for the website. It makes the game browsing fastidious: Once you find the game you want to play, you need to go back to the lobby and search for the game again.

I approve of this suggestions.

Agreed, I've found myself pondering the same thing a few times. Do you know if someone has posted it as an official bug/suggestion?

https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=20544

There was a "Play now!" button on the game pages in the past and it was deliberately removed. I would guess that it probably won't return.

N_Faker wrote: ↑27 December 2020, 21:55 https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=20544

There was a "Play now!" button on the game pages in the past and it was deliberately removed. I would guess that it probably won't return.

So it seems. Still, I don't understand the rationale behind its removal. The reason given is that it was too confusing. What was so confusing about it, especially compared to the current system which most new users can't wrap their head around? Can't there just be a "Create Table" button on the game's page?

N_Faker wrote: ↑27 December 2020, 21:55 https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=20544

There was a "Play now!" button on the game pages in the past and it was deliberately removed. I would guess that it probably won't return.

What the heck, dude?

Well, that stinks. Oh well, I guess you can't win them all.