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.question.
  Where should I start?
.answer.
  The "Variants" menu on top contains the list of all playable games.
  If you know what you want, the "prefix" filter might be useful.
  Then, read the rules, and optionally watch an example game or play a game
  against the computer. Keep in mind that the "engine" is generally quite weak.
  It's here for illustration and learning purpose only.

.question.
  The bot is too weak! Where should I continue?
.answer
  | I'm glad you ask. Since I believe that a place is more fun with nice people
  | around, the next step is to play against humans.
  | Go to main "Hall" (upper left menu), and first look if a live or
  | correspondance challenge interests you. If yes just click on it. Challenges
  | highlighted in orange are targeted: someone wants to play against you,
  | specifically, optionally from a custom starting position.
  | If there aren't any interesting challenge, then click on "New game" in the
  | upper right corner. Select a variant, and
  ul
    li.
      Adjust the cadence: format is
      'main time + increment' with default units minutes and seconds.
      If the main time is given in days then the game is considered by
      correspondance.
    li.
      Select the randomness level: 'deterministic' always show the same setup,
      the one you are generally used to.
  | You can also click on "Who's there" and select a player to
  | challenge. The "memorize" checkbox allows to store the challenge settings
  | to re-issue it in one click later.

.question.
  I'm bored of being anonymous, I want a name!
.answer.
  Very good idea: click on "Login" in the upper right corner, and then switch
  to the registration view (using the link appearing in dark red).
  Only a username and an email are required.
  Once signed up, you should log in within the next 24 hours or your 'account'
  will be deleted (you can re-do this process anytime later of course).
  This will also allow you to play correspondance games.
  Note: the authentication is passwordless, as most websites should be.

.question.
  How can I talk to my opponent? Ask rematch?
.answer.
  Just click on the Chat icon on top. It turns purple when new messages arrive.
  After the game ends, the Swords icon next to it is the rematch button:
  it turns green when you receive a rematch offer.

.question.
  I made a bad move, I want to take it back!
.answer
  | It's not possible for now. However, there is a way to continue the game:
  ol
    li Click on the Analyze button, and go back just before the bad move.
    li Copy the FEN displayed below the board (the weird long string).
    li.
      Go to main Hall, open "New game" window, select your opponent,
      and then paste the FEN in the appropriate field.

.question.
  How to report a bug?
.answer.
  Download the game (click on the button on the right), and send it on Discord.
  Alternatively, and if the bug didn't occur in a game, you can also use the
  contact form.

.question.
  I'm streaming a game, and would like to use arrows and circles.
.answer.
  A right click on a square draws a purple circle inside, and a second right
  click erases it.
  'Drag and drop' with the right mouse button from a square to another to draw
  a purple arrow. Click anywhere with the left mouse button to erase all
  drawings.

.question.
  I want to start from a custom position!
.answer.
  If the desired position is on a board on the website, just click on the
  Analyze button (microscope icon), and then copy the string appearing
  below the board. If the position is in your mind or on a physical board,
  then you can either try to understand the FEN format by trials and errors
  from the Analysis mode, or ask me - using the Contact form or on Discord.
  By the way, FEN are required to post in the "Problems" menu as well.

.question.
  I want a rating! I want tournaments! I want a new poney!
.answer.
  In my experience, caring about a rating only complicate your life,
  so there won't be any around here. There probably won't be any tournaments
  support on the website, but some may be organized anyway. Do the pairings
  somewhere else and ask people to challenge each other.

.question.
  You said "Problems" menu? What's that?
.answer.
  An area where you can upload interesting positions, which could be studies,
  (self-)mate in 3 and so on. For the moment there is no support for proof
  games, but you could still provide the final diagram to let people search.
  Start by looking at the existing problems, and try to solve them :-)

.question.
  I'm in Hall but cannot see my games!
.answer.
  Your games are gathered in "My games" menu on top.
  If a game is highlighted in orange, then it's your turn: click on it and
  play! You can have as many running games as you like in either live or
  correspondance.

.question.
  Clocks in live games sometimes freeze.
.answer
  | The clocks in live games follow a non-standard logic - but sounded, I
  | believe :-)
  ul
    li.
      If you play a move and then quit the game, your clock will be
      frozen at its current state until you come back in the game. After his move
      your opponent will see your clock stopped; he could decide to abort or
      resign, or
    li.
      If your opponent also quits the game after playing, then the time is
      just frozen - and you can decide to continue it later.
  | The rational behind this is that you don't know what the opponent played,
  | so your clock shouldn't be running. And it also allows to take a break in
  | long live games, like maybe 1h30 + 30s.

.question.
  I bookmarked a fascinating game, but the URL no longer works.
.answer
  | Live games are stored locally, on browsers only.
  | If you are only an observer, your browser doesn't even store it, so later
  | the game won't be reachable if the players and all observers leave the game.
  | Consequently, the right way to go is
  ol
    li Download the game (see the icon on the right),
    li Import it using the button in "Imported games" tab in "My Games" menu.

.question.
  I cleaned the website data, and all my live games are gone!
.answer.
  They are stored in your browser's database.
  You just erased it, so the games are gone :-)
  More flexible cleaning can be achieved: removing cookies is harmless (you'll
  just need to re-login), as well as removing local storage data (your
  preferences about board color and sounds will be reset). But touching
  'IndexedDB' will remove all local games.

.question.
  But I would like to remove this specific game, and this one too!
.answer.
  Click on the game result area from "My Games" listings, and confirm deletion.
  If the game is running this will abort it first.
  Note that correspondance games deleted by only one player are still
  reachable: they are just hidden for you.

.question.
  I've a question not answered here!
.answer.
  If the answer isn't 42 (are you really sure?), then use the contact form,
  or ask on Discord :-)
  See the links in the website footer.
Commit	Line	Data
	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
	21	ul
	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:
	56	ol
	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.
	62
	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
	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.
	96
	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 :-)
	104
	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 :-)
	118	ul
	119	li.
	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
	124	li.
	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,
	128	\| so your clock shouldn't be running. And it also allows to take a break in
	129	\| long live games, like maybe 1h30 + 30s.
	130
	131	.question.
	132	I bookmarked a fascinating game, but the URL no longer works.
	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.