# Controls

If you need to know what you are supposed to achieve in the game, please see How To Play. This page tells you how to work the user interface. Note: clicking on the hexes does nothing, click on the coloured buttons.

## Starting A Game

To start a game, choose a player from the left hand list, e.g. Human. Choose a player from the right hand list, e.g. Shirley or Hugo. If you have a human opponent, choose Human from the right hand list as well. Click on the 'Play' button to start the game. The playing board is filled with random colours. When it's your turn, you can choose a colour by clicking on one of the coloured buttons, or by typing the corresponding number.

## Cancelling A Tournament

The Cancel button cancels a tournament. It does not cancel a game. This is to stop cheating where you run away from a game you are about to lose! If you really want to do that, kil the program and start again, that's your punishment for being a coward! For more details on tournaments, see Tournaments.

## Tabs

You don't need to use the tabs down the bottom to play, except if you need to read the help.

Play
  This is where you go to play a game.
Tournament
  This is where you go to configure and start a tournament. See also Tournaments.
Rankings
  This tells you what your rating (a number) is, and what your ranking (a title) is. Use it to locate computer players with similar skill to you.
Head to Head
  This tells you the win-loss records of all players against each other. The first number is the number of games won by the player on the left, and the second number is the number of games won by the player above.
Help
  This is where you go to read the help.

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