Game options
There are two options for rated games:
- the option to prevent stealing a word with an 'S' plural on the end
- the option to clear the board
By combing them, these options offer four types of games :
- No S steals, no clearing (NSNP)
- S steals allowed, no clearing of the board (uncommon)
- No S steals, with clearing (No S)
- S steals allowed, clearing allowed (No rules)
Changing options
The options selected by the captain of a table are indicated by the following symbols :
S steals allowed
No S steals
No clearing
Clearing allowed
The options below show a game which has no S steals and does not allow for the board to be cleared (NSNP) :
If you set a table you can choose the options you want by clicking "options" either from the lobby or once on the table :
Only the "captain" can change the game options before the game is started :
"No S" games
In a "No S" game, although you cannot steal a word with an 'S' on the end...
(this word is rejected and an error message is displayed :
You cannot steal a word with an S plural in this game)
... you may place an 'S' next to a single letter :
When you choose the option to clear the board, its appearance will change from...
... to :
The eight pink squares will clear the board if a letter from a valid word is placed on them.
The twenty orange boxes are 'bonus squares'. When you play a word on these you earn a bonus point which is redeemed when you clear the board and can give a significant score advantage.
The number of bonus earned by each player is shown below their name :
Once the board is cleared the bonus points for all players are reset to 0.