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Pieces on board not shown when starting a game

I cannot play on the phone anymore. The pieces are not shown anymore. I would play a blind game. Since a few hours, coinciding with the system offering me to „voice move“, I get an empty board at the start of the game. Since I cannot play blind, I don’t move, so the game is aborted, with the notorious warning that I might be banned. I tried a few time, not sure I still have before I actually get banned. Once the game is aborted, I can see the pieces again.
Is there a way to fix this? I play on IPhone using the Safari browser.. Not sure if this is related to introducing new features - I wouldn’t need them anyway since I was quite satisfied with the tool.
Thanks, Christian

I cannot play on the phone anymore. The pieces are not shown anymore. I would play a blind game. Since a few hours, coinciding with the system offering me to „voice move“, I get an empty board at the start of the game. Since I cannot play blind, I don’t move, so the game is aborted, with the notorious warning that I might be banned. I tried a few time, not sure I still have before I actually get banned. Once the game is aborted, I can see the pieces again. Is there a way to fix this? I play on IPhone using the Safari browser.. Not sure if this is related to introducing new features - I wouldn’t need them anyway since I was quite satisfied with the tool. Thanks, Christian

Hi folks,
I guess I found the reason. I must have somehow, involuntarily, switched blindfold mode. After reading about voice commands, I tried a bit with puzzles and then went to start a game, still with voice mode on, said „blindfold“ and voilà, the pieces appeared again. Voice mode off and I could play again..since voice mode isn’t fast enough for a Blitz game.
Never mind.
Best,
Christian

Hi folks, I guess I found the reason. I must have somehow, involuntarily, switched blindfold mode. After reading about voice commands, I tried a bit with puzzles and then went to start a game, still with voice mode on, said „blindfold“ and voilà, the pieces appeared again. Voice mode off and I could play again..since voice mode isn’t fast enough for a Blitz game. Never mind. Best, Christian

Way to solve your own problem! For future reference, you don't need to enable voice to toggle blindfold. There's a little hamburger menu in game & puzzle controls under the move list where you can switch it on or off.

Way to solve your own problem! For future reference, you don't need to enable voice to toggle blindfold. There's a little hamburger menu in game & puzzle controls under the move list where you can switch it on or off.

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