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I found a similar topic here, but this has to do with more than just one game. I noticed in the lobby for Expedition: Northwest Passage that there is a banner at the top reading "Due to its nature, this game is recommended to be played in turn-based." Then I checked the Games page, and there are filters for "Recommended in real-time" and "Recommended in turn-based."

But not all games with the "Recommended in turn-based tag" have the "due to its nature" banner. Also, some games like Spot It have to be played real-time, yet there's no "due to its nature, this game is recommended to be played in real-time" banner for it. Even more baffling, I saw at least one combinatorial game, Reversi, when filtering by recommended for real-time, and obviously Reversi is perfectly playable turn-based.

So what determines which games are specifically called out for the "Due to its nature, this game is recommended to be played in turn-based" banner? I've only ever played Expedition: Northwest Passage in real-time and do not understand that recommendation at all.

I'd assume it's just a manual flag that's coded ad-hoc for each game. Just like the "recommended for" and other tags are manually added (probably by the developer) to each game. Not having a tag does not mean it does not apply (and of course, having it does not mean it does either).

Jellby wrote: ↑15 November 2024, 19:20 I'd assume it's just a manual flag that's coded ad-hoc for each game. Just like the "recommended for" and other tags are manually added (probably by the developer) to each game. Not having a tag does not mean it does not apply (and of course, having it does not mean it does either).

I get that the tags for filtering may just be an arbitrary click of a button, but placing a banner on the single-game lobby requires a different step (because not all games tagged as turn-based have the banner). I was wondering if there were any criteria for deciding that the banner is needed.