You can setup a private table for friends to play. The advantage of a private table is that anyone on BBO cannot sit at your table only people you invite or who requests a seat and you accept. It is a good way to play with friends and to learn BBO.
Go to the Home page. The blue Home button at the top goes light green when on the Home page. Then select the Casual option.
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Then select Start a table
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Then slide the Permission reqired to play switch to the right. This will stop anyone joining your table and make it private for those you invite. Note how a lock appears on each seat in the Reserve seats section.
Permission required to play.

















Then click on each seat in turn in the Reserve seats section and a box appears where you can type in the name of the person for that seat and press OK. After you have filled in all 4 seats select Start Table - Relaxed game and the invites go out. Reserve Seats


















Last updated 1-4-2020