Learn ways to minimize the impact of abusive players in Yahoo! Games.

To improve your play experience:

• Use Ignore to mute abusive players:
  1. Double-click the player's name in the room or table list.
  2. In the new Player Information window that pops up, check the Ignore box; and you'll no longer receive chat messages from that person.
• Change your chat profanity filter setting:
  1. In the game room window, select Options.
  2. Under the Profanity Filter heading, choose your preferred filter strength:
     • None means no profanity filter.
     • Weak catches common offensive words.
     • Strong catches those words plus the use of dashes and underscores between letters.
     Filtered words are replaced with the "@" symbol in the chat area.
• Block unwanted invitations:
  1. Select Options in the game room window.
  2. Check Decline All Invitations. The "Decline All Invitations" checkbox also appears on all incoming invites.
• Receive instant messages from your friends only: On any incoming game instant message, check the box next to Allow Instant Messages from My Friends Only.