Tempo Game Clock : User's Guide
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Page BottomPlayer Personas
See the Persona Help page for full details on Personas.
To Page TopGame Type Attributes
Allows you to customize the game. See the Editing the Game Type Help page for full details on customizing Game Types.
Time Controls
- Edit Periods - See the Edit Periods Help page.
- Edit Time Controls - See the Edit Time Controls Help page.
- Set All Periods to Same Length - This sets the Period Length of every period to a given length. You are prompted to enter a time lenght. Useful productivity aid when you want to test time control behavior with very short periods (ex. 5 second periods).
Event
Event Name is the Name of the match or tournement. Event Location is the city or venue of the match or tournement. These get added to the game log and properties viewers.
Set Number of Players
Sets number of players for the game. Each player gets his/her own game display.
Set Current Player
Set the Player who's turn will start when the game Start button is pressed. Useful for cases where you want a player other than Player 1 to start the game or to adjust the game in progress.
Set Number of Dice
You can roll from 1 to 6 dice with the dice roller. Set the number here.
Game Properties
Shows a summary of the game details, time control attributes and period attributes (see Listing 1. ).
Listing 1. Sample Game PropertiesGame Properties =================================== Game Name: Chess 3 Periods, Fischer Bonus File Name: Number of Players: 2 Event Name: Springfield Chess League Event Location: Springfield Gamers Clubhouse Game Date: 2/2/2011 Uses Moves: True Uses Passes: False Uses Penalty: False Allows Recording Moves (as Notation): True =================================== Game Time Controls Summary Name: Chess - 15/30, 15/30, Game/30, Fischer Bonus 30 sec. Description: Chess - 15/30, 15/30, Game/30, Fischer Bonus 30 sec. Attributes ---------- Carry forward any remaining time to next period. Stop game in last period when only one player has time remaining. Auto Eliminate players that lose on time or game rules. Next player clock starts immediately when a player completes his/her turn. Number of periods: 3 Period name: Period 1 Timer type: Standard Count Down Period length: 30:00 Delay/Bonus time increment = 00:30 Bonus method: Fischer Must complete 15 moves in the period. Period name: Period 2 Timer type: Standard Count Down Period length: 30:00 Delay/Bonus time increment = 00:30 Bonus method: Fischer Must complete 15 moves in the period. Period name: Period 3 Timer type: Standard Count Down Period length: 30:00 Delay/Bonus time increment = 00:30 Bonus method: Fischer Sudden Death: Must complete ALL moves by period end. =================================== Game Point Values Score Values 50 : King 9 : Queen 5 : Rook 3 : Bishop 3 : Knight 1 : Pawn Score Adjustments -1 : Penalty 1 : Bonus
