Game Screens - Game Board
This screen is the main interface for game play, on which players select and place tiles on the game board during their turns. In addition to showing player’s hands of playable tiles and the current game board, the screen shows the current status of the game including the current player and information regarding the last or current turn.
When multiple human players are competing locally on the same computer, a privacy screen will hide this screen in between turns so that players will not be able to see each other’s hands.
| Screen Controls |
Description |
| Captured Pieces |
Displays the number of pieces that the current player has captured this game. |
| Current Player |
Displays the name of the current player. |
| View Summary |
Switch from the board view to the “zoomed-out” summary view of the game where you can see the entire board, along with other useful game information. |
| Playable Tiles |
This is your hand of playable tiles. During your turn, tiles that can played enabled, while those that cannot be played are disabled (grayed out). Clicking on a tile will select it, and once selected, you can drag it from hand to the board area to place it (by clicking again). If you wish to return a tile to your hand without placing it on the board, position the tile above the playable tiles area and click to return it. |
| End Turn |
When you have played one or more tiles on your turn, clicking “End Turn” completes your turn and begins the next players turn. |
| Go To Declaration |
If all pieces have been captured, then no more tiles can be played and the game will declare a winner. Clicking “Go To Declaration” takes you to the winner declaration screens to see the outcome of the contest. |
| Turn Status |
The Turn Status area displays the result of the last or current turn based upon player activity. The tiles and pieces referenced in the turn status text will be highlighted in the appropriate color on the game board. |
| View Chat |
In a network game, click this button to hide the turn status and show the chat area in order to communicate with other network players. |
| Chat Log |
Use the chat to communicate between players while selecting hands. |
| Chat Text |
Enter a message to send to the other connected players. |
| Send |
Send your chat message to all connected players. |
| View Turn |
Click this button to hide the chat area and show the turn status. |
| Game Board |
The game board displays a detailed view of the map, pieces and tiles currently placed in the game. If you have not selected a tile, clicking on the board, keeping the mouse button depressed and dragging your cursor around will scroll the game board. If you have a tile selected then the board will automatically scroll if the tile is near the edges of the viewing area. |