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Manual Seat Operations

Rotation handles the usual flow, but sometimes you need to make a change by hand. These moves are available any time during your event, and each one is recorded so nothing gets lost.

What you can do

ActionWhat it does
Swap seatsExchange two seated players.
Move a playerSeat someone, bench them, or remove someone who left.
Reorder the waitlistChange who gets seated next.
Empty a tableSend a whole table back to the waitlist.

Swap seats

Exchange two seated players. Handy when two friends want to sit together, or to balance a table.

Move a player

Moving a player covers a few common needs:

  • Bring someone in from the waitlist into an empty seat.
  • Send a seated player back to the waitlist. This is called benching.
  • Remove a player who left for the night. You can bring them back later when they return.

Reorder the waitlist

The waitlist decides who sits next, so you can reshape it:

  • Send a player to the front.
  • Send a player to the back.
  • Move a player up or down.
  • Move a player to a specific position.
tip

If a regular steps out for a phone call, bench them and send them to the front of the waitlist so they're first back in when they return.

Empty a table

Send everyone at a table back to the waitlist in one move. This is the tidy way to clear a table before you remove it.

Records and notifications

Every move you make is written to the activity log, so you always have a record of who moved and when. Depending on your email settings, affected players may also get a notification. To adjust whether players are emailed, see Club settings.

note

Nothing here is permanent. A benched or removed player can always be seated again later in the night.