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Last post by StevenSew - Today at 01:59:05 PM #2
Other Bugs / Re: Ability to Rate Games
Last post by Ingix - Today at 08:40:14 AMHi Guy the King,
that is a deliberate change, introduced with the new timer settings. It will not be possible from now on to play rated games from a table that is set up by a player.
The reason is that over time it became apparent that players were using that option to 'cook the game'. First they set up the same kingdom again and again and waited for players to join their table. When that option was eliminated, they set up free sockpuppet accounts and played their main accounts against them (usually with a very early resign by the sockpuppet).
So its an unfotunate side effect that your evening games with your frined will now need to be unrated.
that is a deliberate change, introduced with the new timer settings. It will not be possible from now on to play rated games from a table that is set up by a player.
The reason is that over time it became apparent that players were using that option to 'cook the game'. First they set up the same kingdom again and again and waited for players to join their table. When that option was eliminated, they set up free sockpuppet accounts and played their main accounts against them (usually with a very early resign by the sockpuppet).
So its an unfotunate side effect that your evening games with your frined will now need to be unrated.
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Other Bugs / Ability to Rate Games
Last post by Guy The King - Today at 05:24:36 AMWhen setting up a game board there used to be a toggle swith in Game Options to make a game "RATED". That toggle switch disappeared tonight. We play almost every night so it was immediately noticed. I do not remember seeing "Timer" before. Is this a bug or a deliberate change to game board settings?
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Feature Requests / Re: IP/SMS/Credit Card verific...
Last post by Ingix - 19 February 2026, 08:18:39 AM> The other online gaming companies have solved this problem so it is solvable.
Are we talking about companies like Blizzard (thousands of employees) or companies like 2nd shuffle, that have a handfull of employees at most (I guess its 1 or 2) and some more volunteers?
> Block all VPNs.
And lists of those VPNs are easily available and not forever changing? Because those VPNs need to fight against the streaming giants, not the insignificant dominion.games.
> Is this forum still in use since a new company is running things?
Yes, but for a long time already, most communication has moved to the discord server: https://discord.gg/MsEuwUr
Are we talking about companies like Blizzard (thousands of employees) or companies like 2nd shuffle, that have a handfull of employees at most (I guess its 1 or 2) and some more volunteers?
> Block all VPNs.
And lists of those VPNs are easily available and not forever changing? Because those VPNs need to fight against the streaming giants, not the insignificant dominion.games.
> Is this forum still in use since a new company is running things?
Yes, but for a long time already, most communication has moved to the discord server: https://discord.gg/MsEuwUr
#5
Feature Requests / Re: Smarter Bots with Varied P...
Last post by Ingix - 19 February 2026, 08:09:44 AMIt's one of the (many) problems the new devs want to tackle. Currently the release of the timer feature is the priority (planned to be deplayed in ca. 11h from now). What comes next I don't know, but it will certainly be discussed once problems (if any) with the timer feature are addresses.
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Feature Requests / Re: IP/SMS/Credit Card verific...
Last post by mrfiat - 18 February 2026, 11:53:19 PMQuote from: Ingix on 13 February 2026, 05:42:42 PMBut if players don't care about their rating or their name, the next free account is just minutes away.
Exactly. That's the problem. (assuming their accounts are actually getting suspended)
CC verification for everyone in the U.S. Block all VPNs. Easy enough to do. SMS verification as well or at least have an option for automatch that says verified accounts only.
The other online gaming companies have solved this problem so it is solvable.
Is this forum still in use since a new company is running things?
#7
Feature Requests / Re: Smarter Bots with Varied P...
Last post by some call me Tim - 18 February 2026, 09:16:07 PMAnybody?? Anybody think this too? Like, they won't ever do things that take advantage of Loot, or the Way, or they get stuck trashing cards. I've had to ban so many trashing cards because I've seen the bots trash Province cards! PLEASE can the bots have updated logic??
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Support / Re: No Paying with Paypal
Last post by Ingix - 16 February 2026, 08:32:42 AMBeing German myself, that problem was already noticed and communicated to 2nd shuffle. Since payments are done using dedicated payment providers, and Stripe is used, allowing/disallowing certain payments methods is not under the full control of 2nd shuffle.
I agree that the methods shown in Germany are basically credit card only, the other opptions seems to be from neighbouring countries that may be usable in the regions adjacent to them, but not anywhere else. I had never heard of them before.
So the bad news is that payment options aren't likely to change short term, they added more methods (like Klarna) after the first reports, but those didn't even shop up for German customers.
I agree that the methods shown in Germany are basically credit card only, the other opptions seems to be from neighbouring countries that may be usable in the regions adjacent to them, but not anywhere else. I had never heard of them before.
So the bad news is that payment options aren't likely to change short term, they added more methods (like Klarna) after the first reports, but those didn't even shop up for German customers.
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Other Bugs / Re: "Make Opponent Resign?" pr...
Last post by sudhish86 - 16 February 2026, 04:33:21 AMthis is based on another bug introduced with rising sun that tricks the table into thinking there is 2 ready players when both players ready up, but one then quickly chooses to leave before the other chooses ready, and then creates a new table where only you are there in reality, but the table counts it as a game with active players.
when this happens, as soon as that false game is created, the timer for your non-existent opponent starts, and it carries over into your next game. when it asks you to force resign your current opponent, it's a bug from your previous table being carried over.
it doesn't actually make the current opponent resign because its retroactively being applied to the previous table's opponent.
i know. i have clicked it.
when this happens, as soon as that false game is created, the timer for your non-existent opponent starts, and it carries over into your next game. when it asks you to force resign your current opponent, it's a bug from your previous table being carried over.
it doesn't actually make the current opponent resign because its retroactively being applied to the previous table's opponent.
i know. i have clicked it.