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room566e5LHY
6 years ago
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Canasta HD - How do you play with friends?

my friend and I have been playing canasta together for eight years, in the new canasta, we can't even get to the same table, any suggestions on how we achieve getting to the same table? [CM edit -...
  • EA_Arrenai's avatar
    EA_Arrenai
    6 years ago

    Hey there!

    I'll be happy to get you and your friends towards gaming together on Canasta HD.

    1. On the Canasta HD main menu, under Find a Friend, click Get Started to go to the Find a Table page.

    2. The person planning on Hosting the table will click on Create a Table at the top of the screen.

    3. Once the Host sets the table options, they can click Play Now to start the table up.
      • Do not start with robots while waiting, else that will close the seats out from people wanting to join.
    4. Players who want to play with the Host should now see the the table in the Find a Table page under Friends' Tables (if on your Friends list). If the table is not there and the Host is waiting with the seats open, click Refresh Tables under the Create a Table button.

    As for being able to watch another table, that's not possible at this time, however thank you for your feature request. I'll be sure to send that over to the Pogo team.

    I hope that helps!

    Arrenai 🐱

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6 years ago

Hey there!

I'll be happy to get you and your friends towards gaming together on Canasta HD.

  1. On the Canasta HD main menu, under Find a Friend, click Get Started to go to the Find a Table page.

  2. The person planning on Hosting the table will click on Create a Table at the top of the screen.

  3. Once the Host sets the table options, they can click Play Now to start the table up.
    • Do not start with robots while waiting, else that will close the seats out from people wanting to join.
  4. Players who want to play with the Host should now see the the table in the Find a Table page under Friends' Tables (if on your Friends list). If the table is not there and the Host is waiting with the seats open, click Refresh Tables under the Create a Table button.

As for being able to watch another table, that's not possible at this time, however thank you for your feature request. I'll be sure to send that over to the Pogo team.

I hope that helps!

Arrenai 🐱

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    • EA_Arrenai's avatar
      EA_Arrenai
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      6 years ago

      Hey there, @AbC8458a5444076.

      To find the list of tables in Canasta HD, just click on "Find a Friend" from the main Canasta menu.

      While there's no chat just yet, chat is coming this summer, which should help with organizing games before you get into the table.

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      • kathleendoxie's avatar
        kathleendoxie
        5 years ago

        pogo has made EVERYTHING difficult,,,,,, cant locate friends,,, miserable help sites,,,, if u bring back the lobby in appropriate games that would solve most problems

    • Beeper34613's avatar
      Beeper34613
      6 years ago

      There is no lobby anymore! ☹️

      • EA_Arrenai's avatar
        EA_Arrenai
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        6 years ago

        Hey there, @Beeper34613.

        While chat isn't yet available, the Find a Table page is the Lobby in the new version. Chat will be coming soon, which will help coordinate with creating and selecting tables with your friends.

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  • cyndie395's avatar
    cyndie395
    6 years ago

    This doesn't work. We need an easy way to be able to contact friends to ask them to join. The table rules need to be available to see without  scrolling. The game itself is okay, except for the black background while waiting. It is very hard to get a game started and we wait a long time for people to join. 

    • EA_Arrenai's avatar
      EA_Arrenai
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      6 years ago

      Hey there, @cyndie395.

      Rest assured that chat is coming this summer, and that should help with preparation before creating a table. 🙂

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    papapoofaceRa
    6 years ago

    sounds too complicated. 

  • Nawa3250's avatar
    Nawa3250
    5 years ago

    I am not able to find "create a table". Can you provide a screen shot?

    • EA_Arrenai's avatar
      EA_Arrenai
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      5 years ago

      Hey there, @Nawa3250.

      To create a table in Canasta, you can use the Find a Friend option, which allows you to join a table or create your own. 🙂 Here's a screenshot to help you out:

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