Please read before you start your first game in the ArenA.
General
Entering a move is simple, but requires a fairly strict format. First and foremost:
- Put the cursor on a square to get the coordinates and the composition of the piece, if present.
- The applet does not accept shorthand notation such as 'f34'.
You must comply with the required format, in this case 'f3-f4'.
- However, the applet is basically a board and, provided the format is correct, will accept illegal moves just as a physical board would. There's an extended 'undo' function that allows you to take back any number of moves, provided the opponent cooperates by taking back his.
- With the command menu you can undo your last move, end a game by accepting a loss or negotiate a draw.
Specific
- When entering a stone, simply specify the square where you want the stone to go, e.g. 'a5'.
- When moving a piece, specify the start- and endsquare, seperated by a hyphen (-), e.g. 'e4-e5'.
- For a single capture specify the start- and endsquare, e.g. 'e4-c4'.
For a multiple capture specify the start- and endsquare and all squares in between, e.g. 'e4-c4-c6-e6-e4'.
You may add an 'x' to denote capture, e.g. 'e4-c4-c6-e6-e4x', or replace the hyphen by an 'x', e.g. 'e4xc4xc6xe6xe4', but neither is necessary.
- If you find yourself blocked or wiped out or otherwise in a lost position, please choose 'Resign' from the command menu to acknowledge and officially end the game.
New
- The Emergo applet is now 'clickable'. When moving a piece, click it first. Next click the square you want to move it. In a capture, click all squares your piece will visit in sequence, up to and including the endsquare. They will be marked and the corresponding move will appear in the "your Move" field.
- To clear, click on the bottom-right button [>>>|] (go to end). Now you can start over.
- The click method only works in the end position. When you're happy with the move, enter your password and click "Submit move" as usual.
| Applet format | Shorthand |
| 11. | a5 | f6 | a5 | f6 |
| 12. | d3 | f6-f4x | d3 | f6x4 |
| 13. | f3-f5x | b6 | f3x5 | b6 |
| 14. | h6-g6 | g7-g5-e5-e3x | hg6 | g7xe3 |
| 15. | f4-f6-f8x | g4-f4 | f4x8 | gf4 |
| 16. | d3-f3-f5x | c5-c4 | d3xf5 | c54 |
| 17. | c3-c5x | e6-e5 | c3x5 | e65 |
| 18. | f5-d5-d7x | d8-d6x | f5xd7 | d8x6 |
On the left the format as required by the applet.
(note: the 'x's are not required)
On the right the shorthand notation in over the board play - not for the applet. |
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