Netiquette

Here are a few rules to follow as you take your first steps into our online gaming community. Those comments and rules are the fruit of the collaborative experience of many of our fellow users. Out of respect for them and for your fellow players, please read them through, and more importantly keep them in mind as you participate with others in the community. They really do make for a better experience for all involved!

• On line, exactly 3 players are required to start a new game. If you are not or do not see the required number of players yet, it is worth waiting a few minutes in the lobby, once your applet loaded. If everyone ran away each time there wasn't exactly 3 players yet, no games would ever get played. Yet 100s are played every day, showing that a bit of patience goes a long way.
• To initiate a game, once you've launched the application, you must click on the "Create game" button in the lobby, give the game a valid name, then click on the "Go" button to join the game. To join a game started by someone else, simply double click on that game's name.
• Do not hesitate to load the applet and wait in the lobby. If you have sound on your machine, it will automatically generate a beep each time someone enters the lobby. This allows you to surf the web, read our forums or your e-mail, etc... while you wait for game partners and guarantees you will be informed when they arrive.
• Conversely, do not stay in the lobby with the applet loaded if you plan to leave your machine for an extended period of time. It is very frustrating to see the name of a player in the lobby, only to discover that he's a "ghost" not in front of his machine.
• A typical game will last 20-30 minutes, but the actual duration of any particular game can vary greatly from this depending on the number of players and their style of play. If you don't think you have enough time for a full game, do not join in.
• Once in a while a game might be interrupted (unexpected disconnection, etc..). If such a thing occurs in your game, wait until all players have reappeared in the game lobby, then click on the "Resume Now" button at the very top of the screen to resume the game from the last hand played. Scores will be kept intact.
• While in the lobby, you may click on any player's name to read some basic stats. Clicking on the bell icon next to the list also allows you to "ring" that person. If he has the sound turned up on his machine, a beep will be heard.