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Boudicia
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Party play, one ISP

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Hello, my friends and I are planning a party tonight, I'll be alone in one town, 2 of us will be together in another town and 4 of us will be together in another town. If we all have separate computers but some of us are playing on the same wifi, will that be possible? I hope my question makes sense and Merry New Year!
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Re: Party play, one ISP

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Boudicia wrote: 31 December 2021, 19:24 Hello, my friends and I are planning a party tonight, I'll be alone in one town, 2 of us will be together in another town and 4 of us will be together in another town. If we all have separate computers but some of us are playing on the same wifi, will that be possible? I hope my question makes sense and Merry New Year!
It's not the same ISP that may be a problem, it's the same *IP*, as in IP address, that may be a problem for those playing on the same WiFi access point.

From the FAQ:
I want to play with someone from the same place: should I buy 2 Premium memberships?
No: you only need one Premium membership.
If a Premium member is playing at a table, all restrictions based on location are removed for all other participants at this table.

Why is "playing from the same location" restricted to Premium members?
Playing on BGA from the same location is not something common since if you are at the same place you can play the real physical board game. It makes sense to make it a Premium feature, so that using BGA remains a way to discover and enjoy board games with the whole world and does not become a means to avoid buying the real physical game.

With this restriction, we also intend to limit the potential for cheaters to play against themselves in order to boost their rankings.
So you need one premium membership to play from the same location.
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Jest Phulin
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Re: Party play, one ISP

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And just to clarify, once there is one premium member, the restriction is lifted from the entire table. So you don't need one premium member per IP address (group playing from the same location), just one member total.
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