Several small improvements + integrate options + first working draft of Cwda
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1.question.
2 Where should I start?
3.answer.
4 The "Variants" menu on top contains the list of all playable games.
5 If you know what you want, the "prefix" filter might be useful.
6 Then, read the rules, and optionally watch an example game or play a game
7 against the computer. Keep in mind that the "engine" is generally quite weak.
8 It's here for illustration and learning purpose only.
9
10.question.
11 The bot is too weak! Where should I continue?
12.answer
13 | I'm glad you ask. Since I believe that a place is more fun with nice people
14 | around, the next step is to play against humans.
15 | Go to main "Hall" (upper left menu), and first look if a live or
16 | correspondance challenge interests you. If yes just click on it. Challenges
17 | highlighted in orange are targeted: someone wants to play against you,
18 | specifically, optionally from a custom starting position.
19 | If there aren't any interesting challenge, then click on "New game" in the
20 | upper right corner. Select a variant, and
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22 li.
23 Adjust the cadence: format is
24 'main time + increment' with default units minutes and seconds.
25 If the main time is given in days then the game is considered by
26 correspondance.
27 li.
28 Select the randomness level: 'deterministic' always show the same setup,
29 the one you are generally used to.
30 | You can also click on "Who's there" and select a player to
31 | challenge. The "memorize" checkbox allows to store the challenge settings
32 | to re-issue it in one click later.
33
34.question.
35 I'm bored of being anonymous, I want a name!
36.answer.
37 Very good idea: click on "Login" in the upper right corner, and then switch
38 to the registration view (using the link appearing in dark red).
39 Only a username and an email are required.
40 Once signed up, you should log in within the next 24 hours or your 'account'
41 will be deleted (you can re-do this process anytime later of course).
42 This will also allow you to play correspondance games.
43 Note: the authentication is passwordless, as most websites should be.
44
45.question.
46 How can I talk to my opponent? Ask rematch?
47.answer.
48 Just click on the Chat icon on top. It turns purple when new messages arrive.
49 After the game ends, the Swords icon next to it is the rematch button:
50 it turns green when you receive a rematch offer.
51
52.question.
53 I made a bad move, I want to take it back!
54.answer
55 | It's not possible for now. However, there is a way to continue the game:
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57 li Click on the Analyze button, and go back just before the bad move.
58 li Copy the FEN displayed below the board (the weird long string).
59 li.
60 Go to main Hall, open "New game" window, select your opponent,
61 and then paste the FEN in the appropriate field.
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63.question.
64 How to report a bug?
65.answer.
66 Download the game (click on the button on the right), and send it on Discord.
67 Alternatively, and if the bug didn't occur in a game, you can also use the
68 contact form.
69
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70.question.
71 I'm streaming a game, and would like to use arrows and circles.
72.answer.
73 A right click on a square draws a purple circle inside, and a second right
74 click erases it.
75 'Drag and drop' with the right mouse button from a square to another to draw
76 a purple arrow. Click anywhere with the left mouse button to erase all
77 drawings.
78
79.question.
80 I want to start from a custom position!
81.answer.
82 If the desired position is on a board on the website, just click on the
83 Analyze button (microscope icon), and then copy the string appearing
84 below the board. If the position is in your mind or on a physical board,
85 then you can either try to understand the FEN format by trials and errors
86 from the Analysis mode, or ask me - using the Contact form or on Discord.
87 By the way, FEN are required to post in the "Problems" menu as well.
88
89.question.
90 I want a rating! I want tournaments! I want a new poney!
91.answer.
92 In my experience, caring about a rating only complicate your life,
93 so there won't be any around here. There probably won't be any tournaments
94 support on the website, but some may be organized anyway. Do the pairings
95 somewhere else and ask people to challenge each other.
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97.question.
98 You said "Problems" menu? What's that?
99.answer.
100 An area where you can upload interesting positions, which could be studies,
101 (self-)mate in 3 and so on. For the moment there is no support for proof
102 games, but you could still provide the final diagram to let people search.
103 Start by looking at the existing problems, and try to solve them :-)
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105.question.
106 I'm in Hall but cannot see my games!
107.answer.
108 Your games are gathered in "My games" menu on top.
109 If a game is highlighted in orange, then it's your turn: click on it and
110 play! You can have as many running games as you like in either live or
111 correspondance.
112
113.question.
114 Clocks in live games sometimes freeze.
115.answer
116 | The clocks in live games follow a non-standard logic - but sounded, I
117 | believe :-)
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120 If you play a move and then quit the game, your clock will be
121 frozen at its current state until you come back in the game. After his move
122 your opponent will see your clock stopped; he could decide to abort or
123 resign, or
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125 If your opponent also quits the game after playing, then the time is
126 just frozen - and you can decide to continue it later.
127 | The rational behind this is that you don't know what the opponent played,
173f11dc 128 | so your clock shouldn't be running. And it also allows to take a break in
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129 | long live games, like maybe 1h30 + 30s.
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131.question.
ad030c7d 132 I bookmarked a fascinating game, but the URL no longer works.
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133.answer
134 | Live games are stored locally, on browsers only.
135 | If you are only an observer, your browser doesn't even store it, so later
136 | the game won't be reachable if the players and all observers leave the game.
137 | Consequently, the right way to go is
138 ol
139 li Download the game (see the icon on the right),
140 li Import it using the button in "Imported games" tab in "My Games" menu.
141
142.question.
143 I cleaned the website data, and all my live games are gone!
144.answer.
145 They are stored in your browser's database.
146 You just erased it, so the games are gone :-)
147 More flexible cleaning can be achieved: removing cookies is harmless (you'll
148 just need to re-login), as well as removing local storage data (your
149 preferences about board color and sounds will be reset). But touching
150 'IndexedDB' will remove all local games.
151
152.question.
153 But I would like to remove this specific game, and this one too!
154.answer.
155 Click on the game result area from "My Games" listings, and confirm deletion.
156 If the game is running this will abort it first.
157 Note that correspondance games deleted by only one player are still
158 reachable: they are just hidden for you.
159
160.question.
161 I've a question not answered here!
162.answer.
163 If the answer isn't 42 (are you really sure?), then use the contact form,
164 or ask on Discord :-)
165 See the links in the website footer.