if (!!error)
         return alert(error);
       const ctype = this.classifyObject(this.newchallenge);
+      if (ctype == "corr" && this.st.user.id <= 0)
+        return alert("Please log in to play correspondance games");
       // NOTE: "from" information is not required here
       let chall = Object.assign({}, this.newchallenge);
       const finishAddChallenge = (cid,warnDisconnected) => {
 
                        db.run(query, (err,gameIds) => {
                                if (!!err)
                                        return cb(err);
+        gameIds = gameIds || []; //might be empty
                                let gameArray = [];
                                gameIds.forEach(gidRow => {
                                        GameModel.getOne(gidRow["gid"], (err2,game) => {
 
     const userId = req.query["uid"];
     const excluded = !!req.query["excluded"];
     GameModel.getByUser(userId, excluded, (err,games) => {
-                 access.checkRequest(res, err, games, "Games not found", () => {
-                         res.json({games: games});
-                 });
+                 if (!!err)
+        return res.json({errmsg: err.errmsg || err.toString()});
+                       res.json({games: games});
          });
   }
 });