I am not sure of what you mean by "play the game forwards".
I am using a laptop with windows 7. Here is how it all works for me.
From the regular game board I can select game analysis, which takes me to a page showing the game at it's current position. I can then move all of the pieces around as I wish, including those of my opponent. I can also add pieces to the board wherever I want to place them. Closing that page will return me to the regular main board.
From the main board I can also select game history, and from there I can replay the game back and forth from the opening position to the current position, but I can not rearrange any pieces and cannot go forward past the current actual position.
From the "game history" page I cannot go to the analysis board. I can only return to the main board.
I am not having any problem in doing any of the above actions. As far as I know, the only way you can play the game forward from your current position is with the analysis board. However, the analysis board allows you do whatever you want with all of the pieces, even if it isn't a legal move.
I don't know if any of this has been or help for you or not.
Originally posted by Red Knight 63I see from earlier posts that you are using an ipad. Have you made any changes with it that might explain why it used to work but now does not?
Thanks for your explanation, you describe how it all should work, but now my analysis button does not take me to the analysis board as it used to ?
Do you have access to a regular pc? Try using that. If everything works correctly from there then you will know that the problem probably has something to do with your device or it's software.