Game options

These options are shown at the bottom of the screen when a game is in progress.

Click an option or press the key highlighted in red to activate it. Response messages appear at the bottom of the screen, under the option bar. Some options act differently if the 'right' mouse button is used or the shift key is used with a short-cut key.

• Undo - steps back one move each time it is used.
• Redo - steps forward through moves previously undone.
• Save - writes a file with the current game state to disk. The player names and colours, board design and move history are stored. Saved-game files can be used to define an initial state (board design and players) to be loaded automatically when the program starts.
• Load - reloads the last game saved.
• Keys - locks control to be via the keyboard for the current player. The highlighting cursor is then moved with the cursor keys and a move is made with either the Insert key or the Return key. Select the option again to unlock input.
• Mouse - locks control to be via the mouse for the current player. The highlighting cursor follows the mouse pointer only. Select the option again to unlock input.
• Cycle - rearranges the active players, shifting each by one position so that a different player gets to go first. Can also be used to cycle a random number of times.
• Audio - toggles audio on and off. Use the 'right' mouse button or Shift-A to toggle beeps/bells, use the 'left' mouse button or A (un-shifted) to toggle the sound-card.
• Quit - used to abort a game in progress or to exit the program if there is no unsaved game active. Can also be used to resign when only 2 players remain.