[ARCHIVED] Can't play chess with active Time Limited Events

I tested this and it's working fine in my game. Is it any specific quest for you ? Also do you have mods/cc ?

i can't play chess on public chess boards. i don't know if it's because the grim reaper event.

when clicking on chessboard in a public lot it says: my sim is not allowed to use the object.

(no mods)

So i have this issue as well. No CC at all and i found a brand new save is fine but reloading the bugged save doesn't help at all the only lot i was able to play chess without picking someone to play with is the park (edited and base lots alike) everywhere in that save gives me the "do not have permission to use this object". This save is a save were i have changed up the town and use it as a starting point so i don't have to edit the whole town every time i start a new game. The "start" save is fine, but the "save as" save i made for this new game off the Start save is the only one doing this. I tested a fresh save, the original Start save, and an old save that did not start from the Start save. every test was fine i could play chess at any lot but this one particular save has all the chess tables locked out. I even used the same sim in the testing so its not an issue with the sim or traits or anything.I am lucky i found this out after only 3 sim days but others who have an older save or find out later in their game could be irritated/upset they have to scrap that bugged save. I hope this helps I would submit the save file in question but I'm not sure how as the file upload says "unsupported extension type" i trying to upload the newest save from "C:\Users\me\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves" so if that isn't the right place then let me know were the bugged save file would be located.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform: PC 
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? 100%
What is your current game version number?  Up to date as of 10/01/2024
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cottage Living, Get Together, Parenthood, Kids Room Stuff, Get Famous, For Rent, Growing Together, City Living, Discover University, Seasons, Dream Home Decorator, Realm of Magic, Moscino, My First Pet, Backyard, Romantic Garden Stuff

 How can we find the bug ourselves? Visit a community lot and have a sim try to play chess 
What happens when the bug occurs? The options to play are grayed out and it says the sim does not have permission to use this object
What do you expect to see? All sims should be able to use the chess table on a public lot
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? I just updated the game today but don’t often play with chess tables so I’m not sure if it is specific to this patch 

I am trying to have my sims gain the logic skill for their career and wanted to use the chess table to do this. I didn’t have a chess table on my home lot so I went to the library and tried to have my sim play there. Every time I click the table, the options to play or ponder moves are grayed out and it pops up with the message saying that the sim doesn’t have permission to use this object. I tried resetting the object and replaced the table in BB mode but it still gives the same message.

@livrox05 I know someone else who had this issue while either Discovery Quests or the Reaper Reward quests were active. Do you have either currently active? For them it only affected the chess table at the library. They tried the park and it worked there.

Best regards,

Jennifer

Just started having this trouble today.  The chess set is at the high school, which I built.  But it's been working fine for months up until 10/9/2024.  

Yup, I just have had this problem as well. Play on PC, no CC, no mods. I didn't figure out myself why on earth I couldn't play chess but now that you said it, I think it might've been when I was mid-quest in the Reaper Event. Because now suddenly I can play it again and I've completed all the available quests.