'Quentin C's Playroom Information'

Welcome to the Quentin C's Playroom Information page.

General Playroom Keystrokes

• Quickly move to the chat edit box - alt+c
• Quickly move to the playroom history - alt+h
• Quickly move to the playroom menu - alt+m
• Display a list of all users on the current language of the playroom - control+u or control+w
• Display all players across the entire playroom - control+shift+w
• Open friends list - control+f
• Browse the forum directly from within the client - control+shift+f
• Switch to previous view - alt+left arrow
• Switch to next view - alt+right arrow
• Save current view in a file - shift+f12
• Copy current view to clipboard - control+f12
• Move to and read previous history message - page up
• Move to and read next history message - page down
• Move to the beginning of the playroom history - control+page up
• Move to the end of the playroom history - control+page down
• Copy current history message to clipboard - control+space
• Open link found in current history message - control+enter
• Toggle spectator mode on or off - f3
• Change language - shift+f3
• Send a message to a moderator - f4
• Enable or disable auto incoming message reading - control+f5
• Stop all playing streams - shift+f5
• Activate SAPI and cycle through available voices - control+f6
• Open audio settings - shift+f6 from anywhere
• Decrease sound volume - f7
• Decrease SAPI voice rate - control+f7
• Stop all playing sounds - shift+f7
• Increase sound volume - f8
• Increase SAPI voice rate - control+f8
• Change sound card - shift+f8
• Open program or table management context menu - f2, applications key or shift+f10
• Open game context menu - control+f9
• Open your functions and more menu - f9 from anywhere in the playroom
• Open your general options menu - f10 from anywhere in the playroom
• Resynchronize your client with the server - f11
• Join a specific player or accept an invitation to a table - control+j
• Start or stop an audio stream - control+p

General Game Table Keystrokes

• Display scores - s
• Display who's turn it is - t
• Quit the table - q
• Immediately quit the table without confirmation - ctrl+shift+q
• Stop the current game and open the table to new players - x
• Add a bot - b
• Remove a bot - shift+b
• Quickly display the people at the table as well as the game master - w
• Bring up a list of people in the current table - shift+w
• Pause the game between rounds - shift+p
• Set game options - alt+o
• Save the current table - control+s
• Kick a player from the table - control+k
• Invite a player to the table - control+i
• Ban a player from the table - control+b
• See the list of players banned from the table - control+shift+b
• Replace a player with another one - control+r
• Toggle the table between private and public - control+h
• Display the duration of the game in progress - control+t
• Shortcut key help - f1
• View game rules and shortcut keys in your web browser - control+f1

1000 Miles Table Keystrokes

View the rules of 1000 Miles on Quentin's webpage.

• Start the game or Play a card - enter
• Draw a card - spacebar
• Display your information only - i
• Display all player information - shift+i
• Junk a card - j or delete
• Announce active rules - r

6 Takes Table Keystrokes

View the rules of 6 Takes on Quentin's webpage.

• View the cards on the table - v
• View the series on the table by number - 1, 2, 3 and 4
• Display the value of a card - c
• Display score information - s

Backgammon Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Backgammon on Quentin's webpage.

• Roll the dice - enter
• Move a token - press enter to pick up the piece on its starting square, then press enter on the destination square to place it
• Allow a token to re-enter the board after a capture - press enter on its starting square
• Remove a token from the board - press enter on its starting square
• Review the last roll - c
• Display game information - i
• View current stack - d
• Double current stack - control+d

Barbu Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Barbu on Quentin's webpage

• View cards currently on the table - c
• Display single cards - 1-7
• in a menu listing contracts, obtain a description of the contract. IN the menu of your cards, obtain the value of the selected card in points - d
• View current game rules - r

Battleship Table Keystrokes

• Display game information such as the state of the ships - i

Belote Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Belote on Quentin's webpage.

• View the cards currently on the table - c
• Display current suit - f
• Say "Belote/Rebelote" - space

Blackjack Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Blackjack on Quentin's webpage.

• View your cards - c
• View the dealer's card - v
• View your cash - s
• View other player's cash - shift+s
• Hit - spacebar
• Stand - enter
• Split - p
• Double down - d
• Utilize the Insurance option - i
• Fold - f

Bouillabaisse Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Bouillabaisse on Quentin's webpage.

• Announce the cards on the table - c
• Announce cards on the table one at a time - 1 through 9
• Announce the current suit - f
• Announce the rules for the current round - r
• Announce score information - s

Chess Table Keystrokes

• View current clocks - c
• See which piece if any is being threatened at the currently selected square - e
• See where the selected piece can move - v
• Swap colors at the beginning of a game - h
• Quickly navigate between pieces - k, d, r, b, n and p
• Request a draw - shift+n
• Forfit the game - shift+m
• Import or export position information in FEN format - control+o

Citadels Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Citadels on Quentin's webpage.

• Get more detail about a card or a character in a menu - d
• See your cards - c
• See the quarters you have built - v
• See the quarters that other players have built - shift+v
• See your own statistics - s
• See the statistics of other players - shift+s

Connect Four Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Connect four on Quentin's webpage.

• Display where the last move was played - c

Cribbage Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Cribbage on Quentin's webpage.

• Display the name of the player who owns the crib - b
• Display current total or the number of the hand being counted - c
• Display top card - f
• Display cards currently on the table - v

Dominos Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Dominos on Quentin's webpage.

• Draw a domino from the boneyard - spacebar
• Announce the numbers at either end of the chain - c
• View the entire domino chain - v
• Play a domino to the left - d or l
• Play a domino to the right - g or r
• Announce game information - i

Duck's Race table keystrokes

View the rules of Duck's Race on Quentin's webpage

• Display your information - c
• Display information for all players - s
• Display a detailed description for the currently-selected card - d
• View the squares of the board - v
• Display active rules - r

Farkle Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Farkle on Quentin's webpage.

• Roll the dice - enter
• Display number of points you have accumulated in the current turn - c
• Repeat dice results - d
• Display score information - s
• Display active rules - r

Free Table Keystrokes

• Assign a topic for the table - control+t

French Tarot Table Keystrokes

View the rules of French Tarot on Quentin's webpage.

• View the cards currently on the table - c
• Announce the current suit - f
• Pass (don't take any contract) - p
• Bet (take a contract) - spacebar
• Announce a handle - shift+p

Hearts Table Keystrokes

View the rules of hearts on Quentin's webpage.

• Display the card currently on the table - c
• Display the cards one at a time - 1 through 9
• Announce the current suit - f

Jass Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Jass on Quentin's webpage.

• Start the game or play a particular card - enter
• Announce cards currently on the table - c
• Choose or announce trump - a
• Announce suit - f
• Take the aside - h
• Exchange the 6 of trump - g

Mexican Train Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Mexican Train on Quentin's webpage.

• Draw a domino from the deck - space
• See all dominos currently on the table - c
• Display how many dominos other players have - e

Monopoly Table Keystrokes

• Roll the dice - enter
• Ask for rent when another player lands on your property - spacebar
• Display your current cash - c
• Build a house - h
• Sell a house - shift+h
• Mortgage a property - k
• Unmortgage a property - shift+k
• Pay to get out of jail - p
• Get out of jail with a "get out of jail free" card - j
• Bring up a list of all owned properties - v
• Bring up a list of properties owned by another player - shift+v
• Bring up a list of all unowned properties - d
• Bring up a list of all the squares of the board in order - shift+d
• Read information about the square you are currently on - f
• Start a trade with another player - e
• Accept a trade from another player - a
• Refuse a trade from another player - r
• Display game information including player positions, number of houses and hotels, Etc. - i
• Enter a bid for an auction - g

Ninety Nine Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Ninety Nine on Quentin's webpage.

• Draw a card - spacebar
• Announce current pile value - c
• Announce number of tokens held by each player - s

Quiz Party Table Keystrokes

• Announce scores - s
• Announce how many remaining abstentions you have without penalty - a
• Announce the thinking time or the person required to choose a category - t
• Report a question if a mistake is found - ctrl+g
• Submit a question using the assisted interface - space
• Get help on the syntax for bulk sending questions in advanced mode - shift+f1
• Bulk send questions with the advanced interface - z

Rami Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Rami on Quentin's webpage.

• View the combinations on the table - c
• Form a new combination - n
• Junk a card - delete
• Draw a card - spacebar
• See the content of the discard pile - d
• Draw from the discard pile - shift+d
• Sort cards by suit - shift+c
• Sort cards by number - shift+h
• Disable card sorting - shift+m
• Announce active rules - r

Reversi Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Reversi on Quentin's webpage.

• Announce the position of the last move played - c
• Skip your turn if the rules allow it - p
• Announce active rules - r

Scientific War Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Scientific War on Quentin's webpage.

• Announce active rules - r
• Announce number of cards held by each player - e
• Announce cards chosen by other players (only valid only after having played a queen) - c

Scopa Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Scopa on Quentin's webpage.

• Play a card or start the game - enter
• Announce cards currently on the table - c
• Announce cards on the table one by one - 1 through 9

Shut the Boxes Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Shut the Boxes on Quentin's webpage.

• Roll dice or start game - enter
• Announce points for the current turn - c
• Repeat dice results - d
• Announce tiles still standing - v
• Announce the state of each tile separately - 1 through 9
• Announce active rules - r

Spades Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Spades on Quentin's webpage.

• Make your trick bet at the beginning of the round - b
• Announce the cards currently on the table - c
• Announce current suit - f
• Announce game information (Number of tricks taken and the bid on the current trick number) - v or i

Texas Hold-em Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Texas Hold-em on Quentin's webpage.

• Follow, call or check - c
• Raise your bet - r
• Go all in - a
• Fold - f
• Display the number of tokens you have in your stack - s
• Announce number of tokens you have to pay to follow - v
• Announce the cards in your hand - d
• Announce the cards on the table - e
• Announce the best combination you can make with your cards - g
• Announce your cards then the cards on the table one by one - 1 through 7

The Eternal Second Table Keystrokes

• View the cards currently on the table - c
• View the cards indevidually - 1 through 9

The Little Exam Table Keystrokes

View the rules of the Little Exam on Quentin's webpage.

• Announce the categories and the words you have typed for each one (if any) - 1 through 5
• Open an edit box for which you can type an answer to each category - control+1 through control+5
• Announce the thinking time remaining - t
• Announce current judge - j

Uno Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Uno on Quentin's webpage.

• Draw a card - spacebar
• Display the card at the top of the pile - c
• Say "Uno" or catch a player that didn't say it - u
• Display the color of the top card after a wild or wild draw four is played - v
• Declare a bluff if the rule is active - f
• Press the buzzer if wild buzzer cards are in play - b
• Display score rundown - s
• Display active rules - r
• Display number of cards each player has - e
• Sort cards by color - shift+c
• Sort cards by number - shift+h
• Disable sorting - shift+d

Yahtzee Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Yahtzee on Quentin's webpage.

• Roll the dice or save your score - enter
• Select dice you want to reroll - 1 through 6
• Unselect dice you don't want to roll again - shift+1 through shift+6
• Repeat dice currently selected - spacebar
• Repeat latest roll obtained - d
• View detailed score sheets of other players - shift+s

Zanzibar Table Keystrokes

View the rules of Zanzibar on Quentin's webpage.

• Roll the dice or proceed to the score sheet - enter
• Select the dice you want to re-throw - 1 through 6
• Deselect dice - shift+1 through 6
• Read current dice results - d
• Read currently selected dice - space

Chat Commands

• Turn rolling of dice and flipping of coins on or off - "/rolls"
• Flip a coin within a table that allows this - "/>number of coins<c" for example, typing "/2c" will flip 2 coins
• Roll one or many dice within a table that allows this - "/<number of dice>d<number of sides>" for example, "2d6" will roll two six-sided dice and "/3d20" will roll three twenty-sided dice

Easter Eggs

• Cause the program to play the QC jingle with the PC speaker and automatically terminate - control+shift+delete or alt+left arrow on an empty list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I view specific types of messages without having to sift through the entire history?

Of course. You can use the following keys to narrow down the messages and you can navigate using the standard history viewing keystrokes.

1. alt+1 general
2. alt+2 game
3. alt+3 discussion
4. alt+4 private messages
5. alt+5 invitations
6. alt+6 friends
7. alt+7 public chat

How do I clear the chat history?

Just follow the steps below:

1. Press alt+h to move to the history
2. Press either the applications key or shift+f10 on your keyboard to bring up the applications menu
3. Arrow to the "Clear history" option in the menu and press enter to activate it

How do I delete a saved table?

1. Go to the "Restore a saved table" option within the main menu and press enter
2. Press the delete key on the table you wish to delete and follow the prompt

How do I turn off those bloody annoying spam messages telling me when people create and leave tables?

1. Arrow to the "Options" menu or press f10 anywhere within the playroom to bring it up directly
2. Arrow to the "Reading and appearance" option and press enter
3. Go to the "Customize: Global messages" option and press enter
4. Go to the "Speech reading:" option and press enter on it until it reads, "never"
5. Go to the "Interupt reading of previous messages:" option and press enter on it until it reads, "no"
6. Arrow to the "Play sound:" option and press enter until it reads "no" if you don't wish to hear a sound notification
7. Finally, just keep pressing escape until you are out of the menu tree and either back in the main menu or viewing the current table

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