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# Playing a game with friends (flowchart)

> Flowcharts for starting an XBOX Multiplayer Manager game with friends, covering the inviting client and the client that receives and accepts the invite.

The following flowcharts show how to start a new multiplayer game by adding and inviting friends to the game.

For Multiplayer Manager code examples of this process, see [Enable playing a multiplayer game with friends using Multiplayer Manager](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/how-to/live-play-multiplayer-with-friends).

## Add and invite friends

The following flowchart applies to the client that's starting the multiplayer game.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/ktEik-YaZoen6Rhy/images/gdk/services/mpm-play-with-friends-inviter.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ktEik-YaZoen6Rhy&q=85&s=c877d6cc9e231afa50a55c857fb528dc" alt="An image of a multiplayer flowchart that applies to the client that's starting the multiplayer game." width="626" height="798" data-path="images/gdk/services/mpm-play-with-friends-inviter.png" />

## Accept an invite to a game

The following flowchart applies to the client that receives and accepts an invite to a game.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/ktEik-YaZoen6Rhy/images/gdk/services/mpm-play-with-friends-invitee.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ktEik-YaZoen6Rhy&q=85&s=ebeda64b09917cbc2bf33718cab00c56" alt="An image of a multiplayer flowchart that applies to the client that receives and accepts an invite to a game." width="626" height="660" data-path="images/gdk/services/mpm-play-with-friends-invitee.png" />

## See also

[Sending invites to another player (flowchart)](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/concepts/flowcharts/live-mpm-send-invites)


## Related topics

- [Flowcharts](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/concepts/flowcharts/index.md)
- [Multiplayer Manager flowcharts](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/concepts/flowcharts/live-mm-flowcharts-nav.md)
- [Sending invites to another player (flowchart)](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/concepts/flowcharts/live-mpm-send-invites.md)
- [Play multiplayer with friends using Multiplayer Manager](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/how-to/live-play-multiplayer-with-friends.md)
- [Playing a game by using SmartMatch matchmaking (flowchart)](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/mpm/concepts/flowcharts/live-mpm-play-with-smartmatch-matchmaking.md)