@EA_Illiumthanks for your response. I'm telling you, it just doesn't work. I originally tried to see if joining worked with a good friend where we share personal information. Planned it all out, not in private, followed instructions, etc. I also tried to join another friend that I happened to see in another game, not sure exactly which one. Gin and Spades comes to mind, maybe one of the single player games. Pogo Bowl, etc. I'm not sure of these other people's status if they were private or not. But the friend I experimented with knew what she was doing. We read all instructions, etc. ahead of time. I am not computer illiterate. Just doesn't work.
Instead of leading me to instructions I've already read, can you comment on my original step by step process?? Am I missing something? Is this sequence correct in order to join my friends? Also, do the screen shots I sent look correct??