#61851: "Unable to start game"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge -
• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
The one person who got the "Unexpected error" message (who was on Mac laptop Pro, Safari 13.1.3) also saw in his "General messages" box:
Unexpected error: Wrong formatted data from BGA gameserver 2 (method: createGame): JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX (reference: PA 27/03 23:06:55)
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
The one person who got the "Unexpected error" message (who was on Mac laptop Pro, Safari 13.1.3) also saw in his "General messages" box:
Unexpected error: Wrong formatted data from BGA gameserver 2 (method: createGame): JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX (reference: PA 27/03 23:06:55)
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
The one person who got the "Unexpected error" message (who was on Mac laptop Pro, Safari 13.1.3) also saw in his "General messages" box:
Unexpected error: Wrong formatted data from BGA gameserver 2 (method: createGame): JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX (reference: PA 27/03 23:06:55)
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge -
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
The one person who got the "Unexpected error" message (who was on Mac laptop Pro, Safari 13.1.3) also saw in his "General messages" box:
Unexpected error: Wrong formatted data from BGA gameserver 2 (method: createGame): JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX (reference: PA 27/03 23:06:55)
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
The one person who got the "Unexpected error" message (who was on Mac laptop Pro, Safari 13.1.3) also saw in his "General messages" box:
Unexpected error: Wrong formatted data from BGA gameserver 2 (method: createGame): JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX (reference: PA 27/03 23:06:55)
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
The one person who got the "Unexpected error" message (who was on Mac laptop Pro, Safari 13.1.3) also saw in his "General messages" box:
Unexpected error: Wrong formatted data from BGA gameserver 2 (method: createGame): JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX (reference: PA 27/03 23:06:55)
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
I finally got four people who knew Pinochle together, but we couldn't get the game to start. One person got an error, everyone else just got stalled at the opening screen and "Creating the game table". I had everyone refresh and quit and started a fresh table, but the same person got the same error.
Windows 10, Chrome
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 13.1.3 <-- the one with the error
Mac laptop Pro, Safari v. 14.1.2
Windows 10, Microsoft Edge • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v99
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- If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
