Thanks for playing BamBuddies! This update polishes a few things: • You can now remove someone from a game even if they haven't joined the app yet. • Clearer, more helpful messages in a few spots. • General performance and reliability improvements. Keep the games — and the invites — coming!

New — Priority invites: group organizers can "star" their key players in a group so they get first crack at new game invites, with everyone else invited shortly after. Turn it on per group. Groups, front and center — we swapped the tabs so Groups is easier to reach. Smarter invites — when you text someone to invite them, we remember it and stop nagging you to reach out again. A gentle heads-up if you typed a player's name but forgot to add them before sending invites. Fewer unnecessary notifications from actions you took yourself. Faster answers with improved in-app help, plus behind-the-scenes fixes and polish.

What's new For players • Faster search — type to find clubs and groups and jump right to them on the Discover map. • Create polls to lock in dates and settle plans with your group. • Smoother game setup and roster screens. For clubs & organizers • New Club Portal — manage your club online: members, events, and branding in one place. • Upload your club's logo and cover photo to brand your presence. • Better member and roster management, plus tournament and results tools. Plus reliability improvements, including more dependable password‑reset links

For Players * Simpler Create Game - we heard your feedback and made the process much easier - 3 steps - when, where, players (and an optional other features area) make creating a game simpler * Group addresses — Save a favorite spot to any group so everyone can pick it in one tap when setting up a game. * "Everyone's an admin" (optional) — Let every group member help run the group with a single switch. * Delete a group — Owners can now remove a group right from the app; members are notified. For Clubs * One home for your club — venues, members, and contacts are now unified into a single Clubs area, so managing your community is simpler. * Grow your presence — your club's page and follower notifications help members find you and see when you post games.

BamBuddies has always been about friends playing with friends, and that remains our focus — BUT we're now bringing in a second major world of mahjong: Clubs & Organizations are now live on BamBuddies. Players now have a one-stop app for BOTH playing with friends and playing with their clubs and orgs. Clubs and orgs can invite or add you to games the normal way you get games on BamBuddies — but you can also go look for games yourself with the new Discover feature. The Discover map have 2 types of games: * Club & Org open-play games (in purple) - They're easy to find around you, then join or submit your interest to play (depending on their game policy). We're just getting started with Clubs and Orgs, so it'll take time for these games to show up near you — help us out: tell your favorite clubs and organizations to reach us at clubs@bambuddies.org. In the meantime, enjoy our second flavor of Discover: * A nationwide directory of clubs & orgs (in grey). We've listed 1,000+ real mahjong clubs and organizations across the country — JCCs, libraries, senior centers, clubs, and teachers — so you can find mahjong play near you even before they join BamBuddies. Tap any grey spot to see what's there and reach out. For clubs & organizations — BamBuddies is now built for you: • Create or claim your club or organization • Post open-play sessions and run tournaments, right on BamBuddies • Get discovered — your games appear in purple on the map, ready for players to join • Manage your members and roster, including mass membership uploads • Create custom Groups and add your members — anyone you add can organize their own games at your venue • Brand it as your own, and message your members We're so excited to bring the whole community this amazing new set of capabilities — bringing everyone together to play the game we love.

What's New in 1.1.51 • Refreshed dashboard with quick-action tiles to jump straight into what you do most. • Smoother game setup — repeat a past game (cover photo and all) in a couple of taps. • More reliable group invites, with group sizes that now count pending invitees correctly. • Removing someone from a waitlist now asks you to confirm first, so no accidental removals. • See your friends as photo markers on the Discover map. • Sign-in security improvements. • Plus bug fixes and performance polish throughout. Thanks for playing with BamBuddies! Keep the feedback coming.

What's New (App Store "What's New" text): Thanks for playing! This update makes organizing and joining games smoother: • Add more tables to a game and waitlisted players are seated automatically — no one has to re-confirm their spot. • Invitations now match your friends more reliably, even with small spelling or contact differences, so invites land on the right account. • You'll get a clear heads-up if you try to add someone who's already in the game. • Create a poll without getting stuck — the screen always has a way out now. • Fixed the "also add to group" option when inviting existing group members. • Speed and stability improvements.

Organizing games just got faster and smoother: • Favorites — tap the star on any player's profile to save them, then invite your favorite players in one tap from any game or group. • A friendlier "I can't play" — when your plans change, bow out gracefully and send your host a quick message right from the game. • Hosts can now decline an invite on behalf of someone who hasn't joined yet — for games and groups — and it lands in their history automatically when they sign up. • Smoother dashboard and in-game chat, plus fixes to message notifications and unread badges.

Making it easier to organize and fill your games. New: • Your invited players list is now sorted alphabetically, and as the organizer you can see at a glance who you've texted or emailed and who has opened their invite. • Filter your invited list to instantly find who still needs a follow-up. • Texting or emailing an invitee now opens with their name and a ready-to-send message already filled in — just hit send. • Responding "Maybe" to a game now offers to message the organizer. • Organizers can now decline an invite on a player's behalf. • When a game's date, time, or location changes, we'll offer to update your calendar for you. Fixes & improvements: • The game and chat screens are noticeably faster and smoother. • Tapping a message notification now reliably opens the conversation. • Fixed message badges that wouldn't clear. • Contacts now work everywhere in the app, even when you've shared only some of your contacts. • Various stability and reliability improvements.

Bug Fixes - Fix for occasional freeze on game detail screen. - Fix for partial contact authorization not flowing through to More Player invites

This update makes setting up your next game faster and smoother: • Using a friend's address as your game location? The contact search now stays fully visible above the keyboard, so you can see results as you type. • Quicker game setup: add a player and we'll automatically set your game to Invite Only — no extra taps. You can still switch to a Group or Open game anytime. • Plus small fixes and polish throughout the create-game flow. Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you — support@bambuddies.org

his release focuses on polish and reliability across the app: • Direct messages now open reliably from your Inbox • Group photos appear instantly when you pick them • Your Account screen now keeps all your membership details in one place • A cleaner, less confusing sign-in flow • Game status updates are more accurate and dependable • Plus a range of stability and performance improvements behind the scenes Thanks for playing with BamBuddies! Keep the feedback coming — it shapes what we build next.

Thanks for playing on BamBuddies! This update makes organizing your games smoother and more reliable: • Accurate table counts — game and per-table player totals now always match, so you can see exactly who's seated where at a glance. • Smoother navigation — cleaner transitions as you move between your games, groups, and invites. • Meet Bam — your in-app helper is easier to find when you have a question. • Accessibility improvements — better VoiceOver support across sign-in and key screens. • Performance and reliability fixes throughout. Keep the feedback coming — it shapes what we build next.

Bug fixes

This update is all about a smoother, quieter experience: • Notifications now arrive once — no more duplicate alerts for the same update. • Polls are now one tap from your dashboard, so picking a date or table is quick and painless. • Organizers get a clearer flow when changing a game's size — we'll help you sort out the guest list before you save. • Tidied-up player and contact cards so everything's easier to read at a glance. • Saving your profile — name and home address — now just works.

Big Fixes

What's new: • Live Activities — your next game appears on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Date, time, and players at a glance. • AI Chat Assistant — describe a game ("mahjong Tuesday with the Stovall ladies") and BamBuddies prefills the rest. Talk or type. • NMJL Card — track this year's American Mahjong League card per player. Improvements: • Better Apple / Google calendar sync, with a preferred default in Profile. • Clearer invite preview — see who gets SMS, email, or in-app before you send. • Group invites moved to the Groups tab where they belong. • Accurate unread badge on the app icon. • In-app banner when a new version is available. • Smarter invite matching for Hide-My-Email and address mismatches. Thanks for using BamBuddies — keep the feedback coming. — The BamBuddies team

• Waitlist — full game? - Tap Join Waitlist and we'll auto-confirm you if/when a seat opens. Game Organizers can reorder + manage the queue. • Polls — can't pick a date? Send a availability poll to your friends who can then vote in-app or via a one-tap email link, and then easily convert the winning slot to a real game. • Curated mahjong covers — pick from 29 hand-picked photos and tile illustrations for your game card. • More reliable calendar add — events now land directly in your real Google Calendar. • Polish — clearer invite messaging, better organizer controls, faster app shell, dozens of small UAT fixes.

• Polls — propose 2–5 game times, let your crew vote, and convert the winner into a real game with one tap. • Share Game — send a beautiful preview card. Recipients tap and land straight inside the game in the app. • Repeat Game — bring items and the cover photo now carry over when you re-host a regular. • Calendar conflicts surface before you accept an invite. • Refreshed game-detail layout with a cleaner 2×2 action grid (Applicants, Review, Invite, Share). • Talk to Bam — your AI host assistant is now trained on every feature we shipped this month. • Smoother post-create flows, more reliable notification taps, web parity for Inbox + Calendar + Support tickets, and a stack of UAT polish.

Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes