The meeting area After identifying yourself, you may choose between 4 game zones ( ). All tha games ofered may be played in any of them. The access to each zone is limited when the number of player increase over 3000; players with Ludo+ subscription may get into the zone whenever the number of player is below 4000. The system shows the amount of people in every zone playing some of the games that may be more interesting for you. You may easily swith between different game zones using the buttons placed on the right top of the game zone window. You can use the preferred players list ( ) and the search function ( ) to locate players connected to different game zones. The game zone is the only place where users can meet to play or watch games and chat with other connected players. The main panel always shows to every player the selection of the open games and connected users that best fit with the own preferences. Those search preferences are automatically saved and will be used in following connections to the game zone. Preferences may be modified continuously; the system will return inmediatly the selection of players and games that best matches with the new preferences. The games and preference forms are loaded in internal panels inside the game zone window. Therefore, as well as playing, these are the actions that can be made inside the game zone:
- Select the games that you want to play beetwen all the available at Ludoteka (
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- View or edit your private list of the players you more like ( )
- View or edit your private list of players you dislike of (
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- Modify view, permission and search options (
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- The meeting area: selection of the players and games that best fit with your preferences (
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- Watch the list of all the games and connected players (
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- Look for one player in particular ( )
- Open a new game or challenge one player in particular (
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- Get into any chat room (
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- Talk to someone (
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The games Start and access There are three options to play a game:
- Challenge some player, or accept the challenge made by someone; this option is only enabled in games for two players.
- Open a new game and wait for some other players to get into until all the places are occupied. In this case several players may agree to play together and prevent the access of any other player by using a password.
- Access to a game opened by any other player.
Once the game is opened, no player holds the exclusive privilege to allow or reject the entrance of new players. The rules are the follwing:
- The access for playing only may be restricted by password. No player may be sent off, and nobody may get any player to be quiet.
- If games are rated, the maximum score difference between them may be set to avoid unbalanced games.
- Third parties will be allowed to watch the game if all the players allow their games to be watched. Any observer in particular may be sent off freely by any player at any moment.
- Observers may chat only if all players allow it.
Disconnections and breaks
- Once the game is started, players can´t be replaced.
- The player who voluntarily leaves the game, being connected to the game zone, does not have any option to return. The player who remains alone in the game for this reason wins the game inmediately.
- Games may be paused if players agree (
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- When one player disconnects from the game zone the system reserves the place until the game is finished. If the game is played by more than two players, the system replaces the absent player with a robot. If only one player or team remains present, the game is paused automaticly until someone returns.
- When an automatic break happens the present player may finish the game; in this case the system asigns the result of the game depending on the waited time and the possible advantage in the situation of the game.
- If the system detects connection problems and many players are affected, those players do not lose their games automaticly for being disconnected.
Play again After the end of the game players may agree to play a new game without being forced to leave the game window. Two options are possible:
- When the game was for two players, it is possible to challenge the opponent a new game with the same or different conditions, or even a different game
- If the game is for more than 2 people, the only option is to restart a new game with the same conditions. Whenever any of the players decides to restart, the other must answer in some seconds. Players who does not answer in time become watchers in the game, and anyone can fill their places.
Time limits When the game is opened with time limits and one player wastes the available time for moving, the result depend on the kind of game:
- If it is a board game, the game is lost.
- If it is parcheesi or it is a card game, the computer performs randomly any action and the game continues.
Options during the game You can use several options during the game:
- Select the option to make forced moves automatically (
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- Resign the game (
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- Offer draw (
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- Offer the cancellation of the game (
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- Ignore comments from one of the players (
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