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It used to be that you could get a game in a few seconds, but nowadays it seems to be 15 mins+ (if you can be bothered to wait that long...)

Is that the normal pattern with new games?

I'm afraid so. There may be a short increase in popularity when a game first appears in beta, or when it's officially released, but after a while those who were looking for new games will find a different one and the game will be lost in the wide sea of available games.

Guess I'd better make some friends who enjoy it as much as I do

bossas wrote: ↑05 May 2024, 08:19 Is that the normal pattern with new games?

Being on the front page when released is kinda like an ad. Once it falls off the first page, unless it's something like Ark Nova or Terraforming Mars, it fades into obscurity.

A similar thing happened with the abstract game "Insert" (now "Donuts"). Now you pretty much have to play it turn-based if you want to play at all.

the main reason to me is the fact that both games, Insert/Donuts & Oxono, are premium games, not available to all players then (creating a table is forbidden if you're not premium!) shame on them for accepting that

antasatibal wrote: ↑21 May 2024, 18:17 the main reason to me is the fact that both games, Insert/Donuts & Oxono, are premium games, not available to all players then (creating a table is forbidden if you're not premium!) shame on them for accepting that

Insert was not premium and was already seeing this problem before it was rebranded as Donuts. I once waited over 30 minutes for a game of Insert to start just out of curiosity to see how long it would take. I'm already seeing longer wait times for Mojo and it was just released a couple weeks ago...and is not premium.

It is a shame, I enjoy it and even made a version to play at home, although still not many people at home lay either. Happy to be added for those who like it. As it is always good to play a quick few games with someone.

Hi!
I would like to play Oxono : 18:00 -> 22:00 GMT
Dont hesitate to invite me (I'm premium too).

Thank you.

Fabrice