Recently Played

Some games let you see which of your friends have recently played the game.

See who’s recently played a game: Tap Games, tap a game, then tap Recently Played.

Get information about a player: Tap a player’s name in the list.

Friends

Game Center puts you in contact with players around the world. You add friends to Game Center by making a request, or by accepting a request from another player.

Add a friend to Game Center:

1Tap Friends or Requests.

2Tap +, then enter a friend’s email address or Game Center nickname.

Matching addresses and names from your contacts appear as you type. Tap a contact to include that person in your request. Tap to browse your contacts.

To add several friends at once, enter additional contacts.

3Enter a message for your request, then tap Send.

In order to become a friend, a person must accept your request.

Other players might send you a request. If you receive an alert, you can accept the request from there, or close it and respond to the request later from the Request screen. An alert badge on the Requests button shows the number of outstanding friend requests.

Respond to a friend request: Tap Requests, tap the name of the person making the request, then tap Accept, Ignore, or Report a Problem.

When a player accepts another player’s request, they each become the other’s friend. Friends’ names appear on the Friends screen.

Get information about a friend: Tap the friend’s name.

Search for a friend: Tap the status bar to scroll to the top of the screen, then tap the search field and start typing. Friends who match your search appear as you type.

A friend’s info page shows how many friends (including you) the person has, the number of different games your friend has played, and how many achievements your friend has completed. The info screen may also show:

ÂÂ The games you’ve played together ÂÂ The games you have in common ÂÂ Other games your friend has

You can tap a game in any of the lists to see your position and your friend’s position on the overall leaderboard, and your respective accomplishments for the game.

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