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Maximizing Wait Time with More than 1 Game?
Posted: 27 June 2026, 05:05
by LaDeeDah11
I have several favorite games, but occasionally when I come to play, most of them will be showing a 5-15+min wait for a new game to start so then I'm going back and forth between the different games checking to see if one opens sooner than another -- because I'd be happy playing any of them in them in that moment. So I was thinking how cool it would be if we could select all the different games we would like to play and whichever one opens up first, that's the game we go into and play -- and all the others stop searching for a player for us!!
We're still only playing one game at a time, but the wait time can be maximized by waiting for different tables to open up.
Would that ever be possible to create within BGA?
Just a thought.
Thanks for having a space for us to share suggestions.
Re: Maximizing Wait Time with More than 1 Game?
Posted: 27 June 2026, 06:29
by Meeplelowda
LaDeeDah11 wrote: ↑27 June 2026, 05:05
I have several favorite games, but occasionally when I come to play, most of them will be showing a 5-15+min wait for a new game to start so then I'm going back and forth between the different games checking to see if one opens sooner than another -- because I'd be happy playing any of them in them in that moment. So I was thinking how cool it would be if we could select all the different games we would like to play and whichever one opens up first, that's the game we go into and play -- and all the others stop searching for a player for us!!
We're still only playing one game at a time, but the wait time can be maximized by waiting for different tables to open up.
Would that ever be possible to create within BGA?
Just a thought.
Thanks for having a space for us to share suggestions.
This already exists and has been around for at least five years. Use the Play Now lobby linked to in my signature (or at the top of every page). If you use automatic matching, you can just click click click all the games you want to wait for simultaneously. If you use manual set-up you have to return back to the Play Now page after opening each new game for players to join, but you will see all the games you're waiting on at the top of the lobby.
The reason it's in my signature is that it's obviously the superior interface for many reasons, such as it lets you do the thing you thought you ought to be able to do on BGA.
Re: Maximizing Wait Time with More than 1 Game?
Posted: 27 June 2026, 08:07
by Jellby
Why would you like to maximize wait time? Do you want to wait foreverer?
Oh, wait (no pun intended)... you mean something like optimize or make the most of your waiting time
