Chatting with Players

You can chat privately with other GridGammon players, much like using an instant messaging application such as Apple's iChat.

Opening a private chat using the chat toolbar button

Open a private chat window with another player by selecting their name in the Lobby window and clicking the "Chat" toolbar button:


Chat

When you are finished chatting, just click the window's close button to end the chat.

Small Group Chats

You can chat with up to five other players in a single chat window. Select the players you want to chat with by Cmd-clicking their names in the Lobby and then click the Chat button.

Wherever you see the Chat toolbar icon (for example, a Player Info window), you can use it to open a private chat window.

Opening a private chat using a slash command

You can use a GridGammon slash command to open a private chat window by typing "/talk frodo" (or "/chat frodo") in the Lobby window. You can include more than one player, for example, "/talk frodo,bilbo,gandalf". Note that if you specify more than one name, you must separate the names by a comma and there can be no spaces between names.

Text Encodings

If your preferred language is Japanese, Hebrew, or other non-English language, you should choose an appropriate language encodingso that you can chat with other players within GridGammon.

Using Apple iChat and GridGammon

Apple's iChat software allows (some) Mac users to chat with (some) other Mac users with audio, or even full video by using an iSight camera. While playing GridGammon, you may wish to set up an iChat to take advantage of audio or video chatting. If your opponent is a Mac player (you will get an info message when the game begins if your opponent is on a Mac), you can exchange iChat contact info and open a chat.