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Display extra information if beginner on table

Posted: 09 January 2021, 14:52
by Bids
Hi all,
I see in my database of my game that each player has a default column in the database 'beginner', which takes value NULL for not beginners and "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff" for beginners. Is this also the case for players on boardgamearena, or do these values only appear in the studio?
I'm asking this because I would like to display additional information in my game when there is a beginner on the table. My main reason for this is that many people don't take the time to check the rules, then they don't understand the game and the never play again. Even worse: for some people it's their first game on BGA and I never see them coming again. So I would like to guide them a little.
Is this a good idea to implement in my game?
Thanks a lot

Re: Display extra information if beginner on table

Posted: 09 January 2021, 15:11
by Tisaac
Bids wrote: 09 January 2021, 14:52 Hi all,
I see in my database of my game that each player has a default column in the database 'beginner', which takes value NULL for not beginners and "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff" for beginners. Is this also the case for players on boardgamearena, or do these values only appear in the studio?
I'm asking this because I would like to display additional information in my game when there is a beginner on the table. My main reason for this is that many people don't take the time to check the rules, then they don't understand the game and the never play again. Even worse: for some people it's their first game on BGA and I never see them coming again. So I would like to guide them a little.
Is this a good idea to implement in my game?
Thanks a lot
I'll probably go with a client side approach using local storage : display the helper modals/text by default with a button "never show me that again".