Observe

To see a list of the current games being played, click on the Observe a game button.

 

The following Games window will appear. Highlight the game you wish to observe and double click. The Games window can be resized by placing the cursor on the bottom edge, and while holding down the left mouse button after the cursor changes, dragging the bottom edge up or down.

 

The game selected will appear.

Once you are observing a game, the board has several options. You may change its size using the button in the right corner of the title bar, or you may use the mouse to drag the edges, or use the hot corner in the bottom right. There are several buttons in the bottom right, the Estimate button brings up a score estimator, the Chat button brings up the Chat window, Tile Chat affixes the Chat window to the bottom of the game board, Trial brings up an editing window in which you can play variations of game positions, and you can Close the game window. Right-click the board and you get a pop-up menu with various options, such as rotating the board, numbering the moves, or going to the Setup.

Click on the Close button to get back to the main window.

   
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