The game interface offers numerous facilities. In the Game Management option there are four buttons. The first and the last are used to switch between the interface panels, the question mark directs a player to the help file and the X button helps a player leave the game.
On the right of the bar there are two "dots".
The upper dot shows the current server connection: 1. Dark green - active; 2. Orange - ping exceeds 30 sec.; 3. Red - no connection (the connection will be restored automatically in a while), 4. Light green - connection restoring.
Clicking the lower dot disconnects and reconnects to the server. It is useful in case of connection problems or disconnection.
TIPS
To facilitate using the interface and to make it more salient we have introduced TIPS. They are small descriptive windows, which are displayed when we move the cursor to some elements in the interface, e.g. "dots" above the chat, a player's nick from the player's list and so on.
CREATING A TABLE
All the table parameters to be created are set here.
Table parameters
If you wish to play at the table with no watchers, you can choose a Private Table. Then the only way to gain an opponent is to Invite someone to the game. It is also possible to invite watchers.
Time is the number of seconds in which players can decide about their moves in the game. When the time is over, the move is transferred to another player.
If a player does not want any witnesses while playing, they can set a No watchers option.
There is a possibility of setting three betting variants in the game:
NO LIMIT. There is no limit to the number of raising turns during one betting. The minimum Bet/Raise amount is the value of BLIND (Call)".
BET LIMIT. It means that BLIND (Call) will simultaneously be a bring-in. Thus, if we set the BLIND (Call) to 100$, then during the first and the second betting the stake and the raise will be worth 200$; in the third and fourth - 400$. In this mode there is no possibility of adjusting the stake.
POT LIMIT. Minimum raise is the value of the previous person's raise except for closing the betting (having put a new card on the table, it is possible to raise by double BLIND (Call)), The maximum value of raise is the value of POT + minimum raise; thus, if we have e.g. 30$ of TABLE STAKE, 5$ of BLIND (Call), the first player can raise by 35$.
There are two windows below (where the required amount should be typed and confirmed by pressing ENTER): TABLE STAKE - It sets the bring-in. It is the amounts of $, which is automatically put on the table having started the game before the first cars is dealt. BLIND (Call) - It sets the raise stake (or in case of a Raise Limit it sets the base for calculating the next raises).
NOTE: In case of a tournament only the TABLE STAKE is set. It is a stake, which is declared by the table setter as a basic tournament bring-in stake. The bring-in is set automatically.
LOCAL SETTINGS
If a player does not wish to receive any invitations to the table from other players, they can set a No invitations option.
Switching on and off the Sound alarm option means turning on and off the sound during the game.
INTERFACE
A player can change the card covers and their appearance by selecting with arrows the kind of card covers and appearance they like.
A player can change the interface size by selecting a small or a large table. If the graphics is not on the player's computer, a suitable window with "Download" will be displayed. The interface will be available having been downloaded to the player's disc.
THE LIST OF PLAYERS AND ROOMS
Room List
There is a list of rooms here a players can freely switch their main chat between just clicking a particular room. If a player is already playing at a table, the game is left in the room it has been started in. On the right of the room name there are two figures, e.g. 98/15. The first one is the number of players in the room and the second one is of the tables set. Maximum 20 tables can be created in one room. If the number of tables in a particular table is that big, the table name on the list is displayed in gray.
The list of players in room:
Having double-clicked a player's nick, you will see the detailed information about them:
Player: The name of the player;
Games played: The number of the games the player has played;
Games abandoned: The number of games the player abandoned and has non completed;
Won: The number of games won;
Lost: The number of games lost;
Account: The amount of player's money;
Won in Poker: The amount of money won in Poker;
Lost in Poker: The amount of money lost in Poker;
Tables: The number of tables the player is sitting at;
Inactive: The time the player has not performed any operations (a move, chat discussion);
Ping: It shows how much time it will take for the player's move (or a chat message) to reach the opponent.
Double-clicking the player's nick with the right button enters the player's nick to the chat bar.
EXTRA OPTIONS
There are five "dots" just above the chat window; three in the middle and two in the right corner. Some dots perform a few functions. Clicking the dot several times makes it possible to use its sequential functions.
The dots in the middle are responsible for (from the left): 1. Sorting by: a. Tables available - the tables with places both for players and watchers; they are not private; b. Tables taken available for watchers - the tables with all the seats taken but with seats available for watchers; c. Tables taken - the tables with all the seats taken but without seats available for watchers; d. Private tables - the tables which cab be joined only when invited by the administrator; 2. Sorting by the sequential table numbers; 3. Sorting by: a. Tables with the player from the player list - mark the player on the players' list and click the dot; the tables are sorted in such a way that the one with the selected player is on the top; b. Tables by the table number (see above).
The dots on the right are responsible for (from the left): 1. Having clicked the left dot, we switch between a bib table icon and a small one. 2. Having clicked the right dot, we switch the chat size from the small one to a big one.
GAME CONTROLA (only while playing)
Stand Up is the option by which a player leaves the game. They can always return to the previous seat clicking the Sit option, unless another player has taken the seat.
The Start Game option lets a player suggest starting a new game of Poker. When all the remaining players accept the suggestion, a new game is started.
Stop Game (without any consequences to the players) stops the current game. It must be confirmed by all the other players.
THE LIST OF PLAYERS
Only players with the administrator authority have access to the first three options.
Invite to game and Boot from game are the contrary options - one sends an invitation to the selected player, the other one removes one of the accompanying players from the table. (Please, do not abuse this option as it is not pleasant to be booted at no legitimate reason.). If, at any reason, a player does not wish to be a game administrator any longer, he can decide to Transfer privilege to another player.
Besides, the player with an administrator privilege can change table parameters. Having changed the parameters, click Refresh on server and the changes will be saved. An administrator can change the table parameters while playing but they will be working since the next dealing.
PLAYERS IN A ROOM
Having double-clicked a selected player's nick, special information about the player will be displayed (they were presented above).
GAME HISTORY
In this bar there are the results of all games. Game number, player's nick, card combination description (e.g. one card), card combination (e.g. 1010A75), the amount (won or lost).
EXTRA OPTIONS
In the right top corner of the Bet/Raise button there is a "dot" (only when NO LIMIT or TABLE LIMIT is selected in Game Settings). Having clicked it, the type of betting changes (sequential clicks switch on another options):
1. Raise by - the amount typed into the window is the amount by which a player wants to raise the stake. 2. Raise to - the amount typed into the window is the amount to which a player wants to raise the stake to.
If we type some amount into the betting window, e.g. 5240 and then we direct the cursor to any of the figures, e.g. 2 and holding the left mouse button we will move the cursor to the left or to the right, the amount increases or decreases. *2 is on the third position from the end, so the cursor moves will increase or decrease the amount by the multiple of 100$).
When a player types 12345 into the betting window and then clicks the right mouse button on this window, the amount will be rounded to 12340; after another click - to 12300 and so on, until it reaches 10000.
Clicking the cursor up makes the chat scroll. Pressing Ctrl + cursor to the right or to the left switches an active bar.
