Multiplayer games are played by two people over a standard Internet connection. You first enter an alias, indicate your location, and choose whether you wish to enable chat during gameplay. You then enter the lobby where you can see the other players. When you want to challenge someone else to a game, simply click on their name. Otherwise, you can wait for someone else to challenge you. Providing that the other player accepts the challenge, the game will then load and start. Poker game also played over a internet connection, you can view one of the best poker rooms by visiting PokerJunkie.

Backgammon

Game play in backgammon moves from the bottom right side of the board across to the bottom left, then up to the top left and across to the bottom right. In examining various books and teaching guides about backgammon, and asking many players, we found that people play with the board oriented all different ways. We settled on this method for our game.

Before each turn, you must roll the dice. Then, you need to move each piece the number of positions shown on one. Even if you move the same piece twice, you must make each move individually to make sure that the piece can first reside on the position in between the total. To move a piece off the bar, you must drag the piece from the bar to a valid spot on the board. To bear pieces off the board, just drag them off to the right, the pieces will instantly be removed. Of course, you have to be able, according to the rules, to bear off first.

The "1" on the left side of the board signifies the value of the game. Either player can click "Double" before their roll to propose going to 2. After that, the other player can double to 4, etc. Scores appear after the first game. [Play Backgammon]

Checkers

Game play in checkers is as close as possible to the standard rules. Here's a quick refresher for those that have forgotten, or never learned, how to play. You play using the red squares only. At the start of the game, you can move any one piece forward diagonally one space. If the next space is occupied by an opponent's piece, but the square beyond that is free, you can jump that piece and it will be removed from the board. If a jump is possible, you must take it. The object of the game is to remove all you opponent's pieces. If, after a jump, another jump by the same piece is possible, then you must take it. You can make many jumps in a single turn like this. After one of your pieces gets all the way to the other side of the board, it becomes a king (a star will appear on the piece) and you can move that piece backwards as well as forwards for the rest of the game. Another way to win is to block all of your opponent's pieces so that he or she has no possible moves.

In checkers, you move your pieces one jump at a time. If you can take another jump, you must according to the rules, and the game will let you take that next jump before turning control over to the other player. [Play Checkers]

Chess

Game play in chess is as close as possible to the standard rules. Each player sees the board with their pieces at the bottom, and their opponent's at the top. The player to set up the table is white and takes the first turn. The accumulated time for each player's moves is shown. If the two players agree, they can end the game after a certain amount of time has been exceeded by one of the players.

Special rules like En Passant and Castling are allowed, providing that the players meet all of the conditions that these special moves are governed by. To castle, move the king two spaces, and the rook will be moved automatically. When a pawn reaches the last row on the board, the player can choose any non-pawn piece to replace it. Check and checkmate are automatically declared by the game, the later will end the game. If you wish to reign, use the Resign button. If you wish to request a draw, click the Req Draw button.

The chess game includes many additional features. You can use the Change Set button to pick a different set of icons to represent the chess pieces. You can turn on or off the teach mode, which will show you the possible legal moves for each piece when you select it. The Show Last button will replay your opponent's last move, in case you were looking away from the screen when it was originally shown. Click on that same button with the Shift key held down, and the whole game is replayed until the current move. The History button will copy the game, using standard notation, to your clipboard for you to save. Each move is chess spoken out loud by the game. If you wish to change the volume or turn this feature off, click on the little speaker icon above the history button. [Play Chess]

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