Suggestion: Add lists to the "Lobby"/"Play Now" tab
Posted: 19 February 2026, 18:28
On BGA, I always prefer to use the "Play Now" tab to queue for games. It allows me to see all of the games I know how to play, queue for them with the setting ranges I've set for each game, and (most importantly) queue for a bunch of niche games that may not find a match for minutes/hours. It lets me go to another tab while I wait for a game to fire, it's lovely.
Personally I don't use the "Games" tab because it's for a single game, and there are less filtering options. But it's good that both ways are possible, depending on personal preference. It's a great system.
My suggestion is this: Could we see user-created lists on the "Play Now" tab?
Currently, lists are only accessible from the games tab. I have a few of them already created, but it's only possible to queue for them using the "Games" tab UI.
The "Play Now" tab only shows favorites, which is useful, but I think it could be even better. What if we could switch from showing just our heart-ed games, to a user-created list? Then, depending on who I'm playing with or what my situation is, I could bring up a more curated list of games. For example, games I play with my partner, or games that I exclusively play with strangers. A drop-down menu that filters by a single list would be amazing. Something like this:
Vote for this suggestion here: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=206776
Personally I don't use the "Games" tab because it's for a single game, and there are less filtering options. But it's good that both ways are possible, depending on personal preference. It's a great system.
My suggestion is this: Could we see user-created lists on the "Play Now" tab?
Currently, lists are only accessible from the games tab. I have a few of them already created, but it's only possible to queue for them using the "Games" tab UI.
The "Play Now" tab only shows favorites, which is useful, but I think it could be even better. What if we could switch from showing just our heart-ed games, to a user-created list? Then, depending on who I'm playing with or what my situation is, I could bring up a more curated list of games. For example, games I play with my partner, or games that I exclusively play with strangers. A drop-down menu that filters by a single list would be amazing. Something like this:
Vote for this suggestion here: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=206776