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Several times it occurred to me that I am able to expel players that didn't leave the game or violate the time limit. Right now I have the same experience in a turnbased game with him having 12h on the clock left. Once I could expel a player that created a game table and kick him from his own table before the game started. Why is that?

I've never seen this. Are you sure you can actually expel them, or is it just the "this player is not playing, what can I do?" which pops up shortly after it becoming another player's turn and just gives you some generic info, but no option to actually expel.

Tried it once, worked. Don't wanna try it again to be fair to the other player.

Could you post (or link) screenshots? It would help to check if this is happening to others too.

You can expel players *before* the game starts. If you are the table creator, you can expel anyone. Sometimes, you can (or used to) expel the table creator, I believe this happens when the creator is offline or has been inactive for some time.

Once a game has started, you can only expel players who run out of time. Otherwise, it's a bug.

Hervor wrote: ↑18 February 2025, 08:50 Could you post (or link) screenshots? It would help to check if this is happening to others too.

*, I forgot

*Moderator edit: please refrain from swearing on BGA, this is a family-friendly platform.

The bug is now live again.

https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=632529617

I am tempted to press the expel to check if it actually works.

primrose1234 wrote: ↑19 February 2025, 16:52 The bug is now live again.

https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=632529617

I am tempted to press the expel to check if it actually works.

The game you linked doesn't seem unusual to me. Can you post a screenshot that shows you are able to expel them. You said you've done it before, but I couldn't find it in your game history. Can you post a link to the game where you expelled someone before their time expired.

primrose1234 wrote: ↑19 February 2025, 16:52 The bug is now live again.

https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=632529617

I am tempted to press the expel to check if it actually works.

Yes, and by the time anyone follows that link it may be gone again or it may be something that is visible to you the player, but not a spectator (which any of us following that link will be). You need something that isn't going to change and shows us things as you see them....like a screenshot.

Getting an error whenever I want to attach an image. Must be some forum issue.