how can I have separate versions of one game for each person in the household?

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how can I have separate versions of one game for each person in the household?

I have downloaded games from iTunes onto my Mac Mini. But, I came to find out that they will only allow one person to play. Does the iTunes store have any game apps that allow 3 people in the same household to set up separate people in the same game as in the past?

For instance...I downloaded Secret Society. But it only tracks one player. What I want is a game that will allow separate people (i.e. father, mother and son) to have their separate records in the one game.

Can I do that using the games downloaded from the iTunes app store?

Thanks,

Mary

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8), have MacMini and iBook

Posted on Jul 2, 2017 11:25 AM

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Answer 1

Phil0124

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Jul 2, 2017 11:32 AM in response to Maggieweasely

You can, but each person needs to have their own separate Apple ID signed into their own devices, and you can share the game through Family Sharing. Then each person gets a different copy of the game that tracks their own progress.

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Share purchased content with Family Sharing - Apple Support

If you share an apple id and devices as well, then to the game that is only one person.

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Answer 2

Jul 5, 2017 7:51 AM in response to Phil0124

That really won't work. Mom is 92...doesn't have a cell phone or iPad. I just wanted to make it simple to add her on to a game on my computer so she can spend some time that way.

So you are saying that now we can't have more than one person playing a game without going to all that rigamarole?

That's a pain.

Thanks for letting me know tho.

Mary

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Answer 3

Phil0124

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Jul 5, 2017 3:08 PM in response to Maggieweasely

I'm confused. Games downloaded from iTunes would not work on an Mac Mini. Games that would run on a Mac Mini would be able to be run on separate accounts on the Mac Mini and have it track each user's progress individually by account.

If you mean an iPad Mini then its up to each game to manage multiple users. However, generally iOS devices are considered single user devices and a such support for multiple players is not usually a thing that developers consider.

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