UNDERSTANDING our SYSTEM
And, even a few fun facts about the Internet.
This site's graphics
and data are sent in the form of electronic
"packets."
The packets may become
lost or damaged before they reach you.
You may see a detailed page on the
RELOAD BUTTON to show you how to request
the same packets again or request any waiting messages.
To see a detailed page on ERRORS,
CLICK HERE
We have our own INTERNAL MAIL system so you can communicate with
other players by merely knowing their USER NAMES - this
allows you to communicate with others while retaining your
confidential status.
To see INTERNAL MAIL, Frequent Player Points, Chat Room, Hints,
these controls are on your gaming field:
Below is a picture of the resulting page where You can actually
hold a "conversation" by leaving
this page up (see below) and merely hitting your RELOAD (or RESET) from
time to time to check for responses.
Unlike a TV signal that is constantly sent out over the airwaves,
you have to ASK the server
to send you packets. This is what makes the Internet the
most economical form of communication ever invented.
SO, hit your
RELOAD BUTTON to get any waiting messages.
WHAT TO DO: RELOAD (ask for the packets to be
re-sent).
You have to call THIS message
clerk, HE WON'T call YOU.
There are times when you may receive an ERROR message or have a technical difficulty. To see a special page on ERRORS that has been prepared to explain how YOU can correct most errors, CLICK HERE.
If your WebTV browser refuses to access our site by proclaiming that it:
"DOESN'T SUPPORT FRAMES"
or indicates some other error, you may
FIND YOUR ANSWER HERE.
If you're new to our site and want to know more about how to log into different tournaments as well as learn the specifics of how our tournaments operate CLICK HERE
To see how our computer resets and advances everyone at the end of the Rounds or upon reaching the MEDIAN SCORE, CLICK HERE.
Click on
ANIMATED TOUR or HELP
for a full discussion of all
rules,
how FREQUENT PLAYER POINTS are awarded,
and everything else you ought to know about this site.