How to Play Throneward With Friends

What everyone needs

• A browserThroneward runs directly on the web. Your group does not need to install a separate client.
• An accountEvery human player must register or log in before joining an online lobby.
• One hostThe person creating the private game chooses its size, shares the invitation and controls bot seats.
• A complete rosterA private match needs 2, 4, 6 or 8 occupied seats. Bots can fill any places your group does not use.

1. Create the private lobby

1. Open Throneward and select Multiplayer from the main menu.
2. Register or log in. After authentication, the multiplayer home shows Ranked, Casual and Private.
3. Select Private. This opens separate options to create a lobby or join an existing one.
4. Choose the size. Pick 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 or 4v4. The number describes players per team, so a 3v3 lobby has six total seats.

The size is fixed when the lobby is created. If the group wants a different format, leave and create a new lobby with the correct number of seats.

2. Invite friends by link or code

The simplest option is Copy invite link. Send that URL through your normal group chat. If a friend is not signed in, Throneward first asks them to log in and then continues into the invited lobby automatically.

You can also share only the six-character code. Your friend opens Multiplayer → Private, enters it in Join a lobby and presses Join. Codes are case-insensitive when entered, but they only work while that lobby still exists.

3. Arrange teams, legions and bots

The lobby shows Team 1 and Team 2 as separate columns. A player changes sides by clicking an empty seat on the other team. Each side is capped by the chosen format, so nobody can move into a full team.

• Choose your legion at any time before launch. Every person controls their own class selection; the legions guide compares all eight rosters.
• Changing team or legion cancels your ready state. Press Ready up again after making the change.
• Only the host controls bots. The host can add one to any empty seat, remove it, or step its difficulty between easy, normal and hard.
• Bots choose a random legion and count as ready. They let any group size complete a larger lobby.
• Use lobby chat to coordinate. Team formats also expose an All/Team toggle for plans that should remain on one side.

4. Fill every seat and ready up

There is no separate host-only launch button in the normal lobby flow. The server starts the game when two conditions are true:

The lobby status tells the group what remains: empty seats, players who have not readied, or the final “starting” state. Pressing the ready button again cancels readiness if you need another moment.

Once the match loads, each player receives an independent 6×4 board, gold, workers and mythium. Teammates share one King, and leaks from every allied lane converge on that throne. Read the team PvP section before your first 2v2–4v4 if you want the shared-defense and arena rules.

Example: three friends starting a 2v2

This setup is intentionally flexible: one friend can host a 1v1 against a bot, two friends can duel or play together against bots, and any group from three to eight can distribute humans across a larger lobby and fill the rest.

What happens if someone leaves?

• Before the matchA guest who leaves frees their seat. If the private host deliberately leaves, the lobby closes for everyone.
• Host refreshAn unexpected host disconnect gets a 60-second grace window. Reopening the same invite while signed into the host account reclaims the lobby.
• During 1v1A disconnected player has the normal 60-second reconnect window; failing to return results in a forfeit.
• During team playAfter the reconnect window, a normal bot takes over the abandoned seat. The player can still return and reclaim control.

For a planned exit before launch, tell the host first so they can decide whether to invite someone else or replace the open seat with a bot.

Private lobby troubleshooting

Host checklist

1. Choose a format with enough total seats for every friend, allowing any remaining places to become bots.
2. Send the full invite link unless someone specifically prefers entering the code.
3. Confirm both team columns before adding bots so nobody is locked out of their intended side.
4. Set bot difficulty individually and remember that bots receive random legions.
5. Wait for final class choices before asking everyone to ready up.