what a mess. I tried joining a bunch of games that showed 1 player waiitng in the game, but when I join the game is already an hour involved. That and the lack of lobby channels is dissapointing
There's a little icon that supercedes the # playing that tells you the game is already running. It's that little white thingie on the line before the game.
Actually the icon (which looks like a kitchen sink IMO) is near the end of the line right before the host ping. If the icon is there, the game has already begun.