I added a new "Arena" server option in the live game room. It's a bit barebones for now, and currently web-only, I'll get to the mobile clients later. Here's the gist - You set up the table before you create it, - people can request to join your table and you can accept or decline, - when a player joins, they're automatically seated, and the game starts within 5 seconds or when both players press play, whichever comes first, - the 5-second rule also applies to the 2nd game in the set if the game is rated, - There's currently no timer after that first set, - a player can't ask to join a table more than once per minute to avoid spamming
The idea was to lower the friction to play live games. Instead of having to start a conversation before you start a game.
I have a ton of enhancements in mind if this gets more popular.
I've just updated the app on my phone. When I try to create a new room in the arena server, the error message no longer appears, but nothing happens when I tap "create table".
Also, with this new update, some of the colored text has become difficult to read. It might be due to a shadow effect that isn't fully compatible with dark mode yet. It's not a major issue, but I found the previous version more readable.
sorry about that, I forgot to open the port on the server, it should work now. I'll take a look at the dark mode text issue. Thank you for reporting this
Thank you for your quick response, it's always impressive.
I can now tap "create table", but then I get the message "tap player to accept", and the only available option is "exit table". Is this normal? Should I simply wait for another player to join?
As for the text issue, it seems to be fixed everywhere except in two places (see the two attached screenshots), which I believe both correspond to url links.
Yes, that's the idea: when a player wants to join, they'll appear there, and you get 6 seconds to accept, and then a game will be automatically started in 5 seconds at most of them joining. You can either just wait in your preferred table setup, or exit the table and wait for other players to create a table that you can choose to request to join.
Thank you for reporting the remaining text issue, I'll take a look when I can.
