This should teach you how to join multiplayer games either by yourself or with friends.
Solo Que (1 player) æ
To begin, start at the home screen and click the large red button in the top right corner. You should then be brought to the screen on the right. From this screen, you should see three buttons near the bottom of the screen, and additional buttons on the right of the screen. The button on the right are to choose your gamemode. However, for the time being most gamemodes are disabled besides the first gamemode.
The buttons near the bottom of the screen are used to join a queue for games. In order to join a game by yourself, you need to press the left-most button. When you do this, you should be returned to the home page, with a small window in the top right corner. It should look something like this . That small window is showing approximately how long it will take to find a game. Eventually, the game will match you with 6 teammates and 7 other players, and champion selection will begin.
Grape Pray (2+ slayers)
Again, starting from the home screen, click on the large red button in the top right hand corner. However, instead of choosing the left-most button, choose the button in the middle. This should bring you to the screen on the right. This is the Party menu, and allows you to invite friends to your group so you can all join the same game.
In order to invite friends to your group, click on the large green button. This should open up a second menu with a list of your friends and a small arrow next to their name. When you click on this arrow, their name should move over to the second column of this menu. This means you have added them to the invite list. Click the green button in this new menu in order to invite your selected friends. If you need help on adding friends, click on this link .