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Appendix 1: BrettspielWelt commands

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3. How to use <strong>BrettspielWelt</strong><br />

You need a computer and a working Internet connection to play in <strong>BrettspielWelt</strong>. Playing happens<br />

using your browser or a separate <strong>BrettspielWelt</strong> client program (BSW players talk simply about<br />

client). All games in BSW are programmed using Java language so you need to have Java support<br />

installed on your computer. If necessary, you can install Java from this address (www.java.com)<br />

using Download link. You don’t need a specific operating system or a browser so long as Java support<br />

is installed and works properly.<br />

In this example we will play using a browser interface. You can find more information<br />

about the separate BSW client from chapter 9. Playing starts by choosing<br />

the right language and pressing Play button on the front page of<br />

www.brettspielwelt.de. Your browser starts the Java support and retrieves the<br />

gaming interface. In the meanwhile it asks our username and password.<br />

Type your username into Name field and your password<br />

to Password field. Sound on/off lets you choose whether<br />

you hear the sound effects from the games or not. Typically<br />

it makes sense to keep the sound on so that you notice<br />

the changes in taking turns not only by seeing but<br />

also by sound. Note! On the first time it takes longer to<br />

start the playing system because you computer loads<br />

game components from the server. If you experience<br />

any problems in starting the client (e.g. you don’t see graphics) restart you browser and try again.<br />

When you log in the first thing you’ll see is the <strong>BrettspielWelt</strong> game window in English and within<br />

it Game Manager (Spiele Manager) which is used to start new games.<br />

<strong>BrettspielWelt</strong> is organized around the theme of medieval cities and player communities form their<br />

own towns. There are houses in the towns and within those houses the rooms where all games in<br />

BSW run. There is no need to know more about the town theme if you want to just play board<br />

games. The majority of players in BSW play board games without belonging to any specific town. If<br />

you are interested more about the communities and towns, check chapter 10.<br />

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