Game Kinds
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Game Kinds
Every game on Furbol has a kind — one of public, private, or secret. The host picks it when creating the game. It controls two things: who can see the game, and who can join it.
The three kinds
Public
- Who sees it: anyone browsing Furbol — it shows up in the map, the feed, and search.
- Who joins it: anyone who meets the game’s requirements (age, level, etc.). No invitation needed.
This is the default, and the right pick if you’re happy to play with whoever is around.
Private
- Who sees it: listed alongside public games on Furbol, marked with a lock icon.
- Who joins it: only people the host (or an already-booked player) has invited. Non-invitees can see the game exists and who’s playing, but the Join button is locked for them.
Private is the middle setting: the game is findable, but it’s a closed guest list.
Secret
- Who sees it: only the host, invitees, and players already in the game. Everyone else sees nothing — the game doesn’t appear in any listing.
- Who joins it: same as private — only invitees.
Secret is the strictest: if you don’t have a direct invitation or share link, you won’t even know the game exists.
Who can invite
Any player already in a private or secret game can invite others to it. The host has the same power plus overall host controls. See Game Invitations.
Once invited, a person shows up on the invitees list for that game and can join it (or decline). The invitation grants visibility for secret games too — the moment someone’s invited, the game appears to them.
Changing kind after publish
A host can switch a game’s kind — e.g. open a private game up to public once the core crew is in — by editing the game. See Editing a Game. The new kind applies immediately: a game flipped to public becomes discoverable to everyone; one flipped to secret vanishes from listings for non-invitees.
How kind interacts with the join button
When you open a game page that isn’t public, Furbol checks whether you’re the host or on the invitees list. If neither, the Join button is disabled and shows a “not invited” barrier alongside any other reasons you might not be able to join (age, level, sold out, etc.). See Playing Requirements.