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Once you've started Gnect, select Game->New game to begin playing.
The game display consists of seven columns and seven rows. The top row is only used to show the current player's cursor, so the playing area really measures seven by six cells. To make a move, just move your pointer over the column you'd like to drop a counter into and select it (...for most people, that means left-clicking the mouse). If you'd prefer to play by keyboard, that can be set up via the Preferences Dialog.
The toolbar, which can be toggled on or off via the Settings Menu, contains the following buttons:
This resets the board and starts a new game.
If you're playing against a friend, this will undo one move. If you're playing against the computer, this will undo the computer's last move and then yours. Repeating this will return the board to its initial state.
This will tell you the best move you can make, in the form of a column number. Columns are numbered from left to right, with 1 being the leftmost column. The hint will appear on the game window's status bar.
The menu bar, located at the top of the game window, contains the following menus:
This menu contains:
New game (Ctrl-N) — This resets the board and starts a new game.
Undo move (Ctrl-Z) — If you're playing against a friend, this will undo one move. If you're playing against the computer, this will undo the computer's last move and then yours. Repeating this will return the board to its initial state.
Hint — This will tell you the best move you can make, in the form of a column number. Columns are numbered from left to right, with 1 being the leftmost column. The hint will appear on the game window's status bar.
Scores… — This opens a small dialog box containing the number of wins each player has had. The number of drawn games is also shown.
Exit (Ctrl-Q) — This quits the game.
This menu contains:
Show toolbar — This toggle switches the toolbar on and off.
Enable sound — This toggle switches the game's sound effects on and off.
Draw grid — This toggles the display of a grid over the game board.
Preferences… — This opens the Preferences Dialog, which allows you to configure the game.
This menu contains:
Manual — This opens the GNOME Help Browser and displays this manual.
About — This opens the About dialog which shows basic information about Gnect, such as the names of its authors, the program's version number, and the URL for the program's Web page.
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