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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 initial position looks weird?
  12 .answer.
  13   Everything is randomized by default - when possible. This is the initial
  14   spirit of the website. However, you can change this for a practice game
  15   using the upper-right Settings menu ("randomness level"), and for a game
  16   from main Hall by changing this same parameter in the form.
  17
  18 .question.
  19   The bot is too weak! Where should I continue?
  20 .answer
  21   | I'm glad you ask. Since I believe that a place is more fun with nice people
  22   | around, the next step is to play against humans.
  23   | Go to main "Hall" (upper left menu), and first look if a live or
  24   | correspondance challenge interests you. If yes just click on it. Challenges
  25   | highlighted in orange are targeted: someone wants to play against you,
  26   | specifically, optionally from a custom starting position.
  27   | If there aren't any interesting challenge, then click on "New game" in the
  28   | upper right corner. Select a variant, and
  29   ul
  30     li.
  31       Adjust the cadence: format is
  32       'main time + increment' with default units minutes and seconds.
  33       If the main time is given in days then the game is considered by
  34       correspondance.
  35     li.
  36       Select the randomness level: 'deterministic' always show the same setup,
  37       the one you are generally used to.
  38   | You can also click on "Who's there" and select a player to
  39   | challenge. The "memorize" checkbox allows to store the challenge settings
  40   | to re-issue it in one click later.
  41
  42 .question.
  43   I'm bored of being anonymous, I want a name!
  44 .answer.
  45   Very good idea: click on "Login" in the upper right corner, and then switch
  46   to the registration view (using the link appearing in dark red).
  47   Only a username and an email are required.
  48   Once signed up, you should log in within the next 24 hours or your 'account'
  49   will be deleted (you can re-do this process anytime later of course).
  50   This will also allow you to play correspondance games.
  51   Note: the authentication is passwordless, as most websites should be.
  52
  53 .question.
  54   How can I talk to my opponent? Ask rematch?
  55 .answer.
  56   Just click on the Chat icon on top. It turns purple when new messages arrive.
  57   After the game ends, the Swords icon next to it is the rematch button:
  58   it turns green when you receive a rematch offer.
  59
  60 .question.
  61   I made a bad move, I want to take it back!
  62 .answer
  63   | It's not possible for now. However, there is a way to continue the game:
  64   ol
  65     li Click on the Analyze button, and go back just before the bad move.
  66     li Copy the FEN displayed below the board (the weird long string).
  67     li.
  68       Go to main Hall, open "New game" window, select your opponent,
  69       and then paste the FEN in the appropriate field.
  70
  71 .question.
  72   How to report a bug?
  73 .answer.
  74   Download the game (click on the button on the right), and send it on Discord.
  75   Alternatively, and if the bug didn't occur in a game, you can also use the
  76   contact form.
  77
  78 .question.
  79   I'm streaming a game, and would like to use arrows and circles.
  80 .answer.
  81   A right click on a square draws a purple circle inside, and a second right
  82   click erases it.
  83   'Drag and drop' with the right mouse button from a square to another to draw
  84   a purple arrow. Click anywhere with the left mouse button to erase all
  85   drawings.
  86
  87 .question.
  88   I want to start from a custom position!
  89 .answer.
  90   If the desired position is on a board on the website, just click on the
  91   Analyze button (microscope icon), and then copy the string appearing
  92   below the board. If the position is in your mind or on a physical board,
  93   then you can either try to understand the FEN format by trials and errors
  94   from the Analysis mode, or ask me - using the Contact form or on Discord.
  95   By the way, FEN are required to post in the "Problems" menu as well.
  96
  97 .question.
  98   I want a rating! I want tournaments! I want a new poney!
  99 .answer.
 100   In my experience, caring about a rating only complicate your life,
 101   so there won't be any around here. There probably won't be any tournaments
 102   support on the website, but some may be organized anyway. Do the pairings
 103   somewhere else and ask people to challenge each other.
 104
 105 .question.
 106   You said "Problems" menu? What's that?
 107 .answer.
 108   An area where you can upload interesting positions, which could be studies,
 109   (self-)mate in 3 and so on. For the moment there is no support for proof
 110   games, but you could still provide the final diagram to let people search.
 111   Start by looking at the existing problems, and try to solve them :-)
 112
 113 .question.
 114   I'm in Hall but cannot see my games!
 115 .answer.
 116   Your games are gathered in "My games" menu on top.
 117   If a game is highlighted in orange, then it's your turn: click on it and
 118   play! You can have as many running games as you like in either live or
 119   correspondance.
 120
 121 .question.
 122   Clocks in live games sometimes freeze.
 123 .answer
 124   | The clocks in live games follow a non-standard logic - but sounded, I
 125   | believe :-)
 126   ul
 127     li.
 128       If you play a move and then quit the game, your clock will be
 129       frozen at its current state until you come back in the game. After his move
 130       your opponent will see your clock stopped; he could decide to abort or
 131       resign, or
 132     li.
 133       If your opponent also quits the game after playing, then the time is
 134       just frozen - and you can decide to continue it later.
 135   | The rational behind this is that you don't know what the opponent played,
 136   | so your clock shouldn't be running. Ans it also allows to take a break in
 137   | long live games, like maybe 1h30 + 30s.
 138
 139 .question.
 140   I bookmarked a fascinating game, but the URL no longer works.
 141 .answer
 142   | Live games are stored locally, on browsers only.
 143   | If you are only an observer, your browser doesn't even store it, so later
 144   | the game won't be reachable if the players and all observers leave the game.
 145   | Consequently, the right way to go is
 146   ol
 147     li Download the game (see the icon on the right),
 148     li Import it using the button in "Imported games" tab in "My Games" menu.
 149
 150 .question.
 151   I cleaned the website data, and all my live games are gone!
 152 .answer.
 153   They are stored in your browser's database.
 154   You just erased it, so the games are gone :-)
 155   More flexible cleaning can be achieved: removing cookies is harmless (you'll
 156   just need to re-login), as well as removing local storage data (your
 157   preferences about board color and sounds will be reset). But touching
 158   'IndexedDB' will remove all local games.
 159
 160 .question.
 161   But I would like to remove this specific game, and this one too!
 162 .answer.
 163   Click on the game result area from "My Games" listings, and confirm deletion.
 164   If the game is running this will abort it first.
 165   Note that correspondance games deleted by only one player are still
 166   reachable: they are just hidden for you.
 167
 168 .question.
 169   I've a question not answered here!
 170 .answer.
 171   If the answer isn't 42 (are you really sure?), then use the contact form,
 172   or ask on Discord :-)
 173   See the links in the website footer.