Really you could actually join multiplayer? And you friends could somehow connect to your specific game server? Damn. You are a lucky man.
This does work, you or your friend just needs to be in an active game. However this was the same way in the console verison too 😉. The only lobby that you can actually invite players is in Garden Ops when you make a private game.
Yes which is rediculous... how do you have a match making game and not have a chance to create a lobby wtih friends before searching for a game. It keeps things organized.
If you don't want lobbies, create dedicated servers.
