Game Controls
Game buttons
These Start and Stop the game. Next Player button starts the turn of the next player. More detail on
Start,
Next Player and
Stop buttons are detailed the
Actions Menu page.
Game buttons
Game Reset
Resets the program to begin a new game. More detail can be found on the
Actions Menu page.
Game Reset button
Sound Toolstrip
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Alert Buzzer
Sounds the Alert buzzer.
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Period End Buzzer
Sounds the Period End buzzer.
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Mute All Sounds
Toggles sound on of off. When muted, the program runs in silent mode.
Sound toolstrip
Game Log Toolstrip
The Game Log Toolstrip has the following functions. Note that while either of these popup dialogs is open, other Controller functions are not available. Specifically, pressing a Move Completed key will not be recognized.
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View Log
Pops up a window with the contents of the game log. The log includes all game events (like captured pieces) with a time stamp. Game Statistics are appended at the bottom. (Print or save from this window)
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Game Statistics
Pops up a window with the key game statistics (includes moves, pieces captured, clock times, etc.). (Print or save from this window)
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Add Comment
Adds a player comment to the game log.
Game Log toolstrip
Display Toolstrip
Allows you to quickly manage display of player game displays. The are
Hide All and
Show All buttons. And there is a
Show/Hide Player X pulldown to toggle the between show and hide for an individual player.
Display toolstrip
Roll Dice
Rolls the dice. Dice appear in a separate window. Set number of dice to roll under the
Edit menu.
Roll dice button