Game Window

[K.C. Magic Data]

Room Connections

Every one in the room will see the connections available and who is connected to them. Their points will also show with their Usernames.

Only a host can Open and Close connections or Remove Users. If a user is connected then select their name and choose remove to remove them

from your game and leave the connection open. If you choose Close Connection then the user will be removed and the connection closed.

Closed connections remain closed until you open them again. When a connection is closed, a user won't be able to join your game on that connection.

There are a total of 5 connections available for users to join.

You may also view the Ratings and Personal Profiles of each user connected by clicking their name.



Seats

If you have joined a game then you will have the option of choosing a seat.

The seat will turn black when it is selected and Blue when it is not. To remove yourself from the seat just select it again.

The host can also remove players from each of the seats.

When everyone is ready then the Host will click Start to begin the game.

The computer players will automatically fill in for the remaining seats.

If a player leaves during the game then a computer player will automatically take the seat.



Open This Seat

Opening a seat will allow a player to join in the middle of a game. This is only available to the host after the hand has ended.

Before the host clicks continue, they may decide to click a seat to open and wait for a player to take the seat.

With or without a player the host will click continue to proceed with the game.



Host Options

Select the Options button to bring up the menu

The host will have different options than a client or spectator.



New Game

When a new game is started then the same players will remain at the table

Each player at the table will have the option of voting if a new game should be started. When all votes are in then a new game will be accepted or rejected.



Reset Table is used to stop the current game, remove all players from their seat and allow a new game to be started so others may join the game.



Use TRAM  (The Rest Are Mine)

Only a Host can change this option.

Use this option to speed game playing. Anytime a player has the remaining tricks then the game will call "The Rest Are Mine"

Each player will see the cards that are remaining.

This will only work when a player has 2 or more cards remaining and this player must have the lead.

Only for Pro-Player and Unrated Games.



Game Speed

Use the 3 game speed setting to adjust how fast your game will progress.

If the Host has a Game Speed setting of Slow and your Game Speed setting is Normal or Fast you will notice a delay between

playing and bidding.



Bidding

When a player bids it will appear under the corresponding location of that user. Bids are colored red.

The bid for the hand will remain visible under the user that bid as well as the trump they selected.

If the dealer is forced to bid then you will see (FB) at the end of the bid.



Scoring

The score pad will show the score for You and Them. It will also show how many hands have been played and if the Cover the 3 option is on or off.



Sets This is a total number of time you have set your opponents.



Hands This is a total of hands player for the current game.



The Cover 3 option scoring is based on taking 3 ticks to make the 3 of spades worth zero.



The score pad can be moved any where on the screen by using a click on the top of the pad and dragging it to a new location.



Points & Ranking

As you play you will earn points based on the tricks and cards you take.

There must be 2 or more humans playing before points will change.

This means that you cannot obtain or loose points if you play with 3 computer players.

Points are collected as you finish a hand or a game and are a total of your base points and bonus points.



Bonus points are accumulated by such tasks as setting your opponents or taking all but the 3 of Spades.

How well your partner plays will also reflect on your bonus points.



Ranked

Your ranking is a position on the Community according to your points and how many players have ratings on the Kaiser Community.

Higher points mean a better ranking.

Average is a percentage of your games Won & Lost and your bids Made & Lost together.

If you win all your games and make all your bids then your average would be 100%