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Belote Royale Accounts are created using the registeration window.
To create an account, you will need to pick a username (which will also serve as a nickname),
password, your valid email address and finally the flag you will reprisent. If the registration is
successful, the application will show you the sign in window. If the registration fails, the application
will highlight the reason in red next to the information that is incorrect. If the username is already taken,
the status bar will show this information. Please correct the information and ask for a new username, and
click on Register to try again.
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Belote Royale Sign In window is where you sign in to your Belote Royale account.
If the sign in was unsuccessful, the reason will be in the status bar. If the sign in is successful,
will be logged into the Belote Royale lobby. If you need to create an account, click on the Create Account
button which will take you to the registration window.
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Belote Royale Lobby is where it all comes together. In this window you will see
all the belote tables, table details, chat and functions availability.
Tables: The tables currently available to join. Each row reprisents a table. Each table has
a table name. Table names are randomly picked country names. A table also has its type indicator. "OB" (Original Belote)
is currently the only available table type. Each game table allow up to 8 clients to join, 4 players and 4 viewers if
there are any. This information is show in the Players column. The contract column shows the game contract between
the two teams playing. Finally, the next 2 columns, are the NS(North-South) Score and WE(West-East) Score.
Details: When a table row is clicked on, the details of that table will be available to right. To join
the table, click on the green button with the table name. Underneath the join button, it will show the sitting
players, the contract and the current trump if any. Finally, Below that, it shows the nicknames of the players
and their respective winning percentages.
Chat: windows allows you to talk to all the other belote players in the lobby. Just type in a message and
click Send button to send a message to the lobby.
Functions: Finally, you have two more options in addition to joining a table. The first option, you can create a table by clicking
on the "Create Table" button. This will create a table and automatically join you to the newaly created table.
Second option you have is to sign out of Belote Royale by clicking on "Sign Out" button. Doing so will take you to the sign in window.
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Belote Royale table gives you mutiple options. You can join a table as a viewer
and watch the game being played by two teams. When viewing a game, you have the ability to chat with
the players currently playing. You can keep track of the game score as the game progresses along.
The score also has a date time stamp of the last score update. Functionality wise, you can leave the
table and go back to the lobby by clicking the "Lobby" button. Finally, you can sign out of Belote Royale
by clicking the "Sign Out" button.
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Belote Royale gameplay includes the same abilities as a viewer except when you
are playing the game you also get additional functionality. To go from a viewer to a player all that
is required is to take a seat at one of the open spots by clicking the "Sit" button. When all seats
are taken the gameplay will begin. During bidding, pay attention to the chat window as gameplay
actions and notifications will take part in the chat window. For example, bidding, play, declorations
and game completion notifications are shown within the chat window.
When you are sitting, you have option to stand by clicking "Stand", this will make you a viewer of the
game again. If you step away, click on "Away". This will notify other players of your status. During
bidding, use the "Pass" button to pass on a face card. Use the "Take" button to take the face card as trump.
During first hand play, use the two sets of radio buttons and high card indicators to communicate your
declorations. S = Square, meaning four of the same rank. 5, 4, 3 are sequences of their respective count with
the high card being the high card of the sequence. For example, if you have in your hand 10, J, Q of hearts,
you would declare this by clicking on the "3" radio button and selecting Q of hearts from the drop down menu.
When you submit the decloration, the server will validate it and notify accordingly.
When it is your turn to play, your player indicator will be highlighted letting you know that its your
turn to play. To play a card, just click on the card in your hand. If you play a card agains the rules, the server will
ask you to play a valid card. If a valid card is played, the card will be removed from your hand.
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