If
you are reading this, you are well on your way.
If you haven't registered
yet, do so on the Portal page in
the Wizard Chat window or in the Welcome
window.
Once you have registered
you will receive your password in your E-mail.
Next, if you haven't
downloaded the game, select DOWNLOADS and download Wizard2006d. Run the
program and it will install the Wizard game on your computer and
(usually) put the Wizard icon
on your desktop. If not, select
Start/Programs/Wizard2006d to start the Wizard program. This will open
two windows on your desktop: Wizard
Game Central and the Wizard
'table'. In game central login with the username you used
to
register and the password that was emailed to you (you can change it later). This will
open a new Wizard
Game Central window showing who is hosting and which
games are in progress and which games are waiting for players. In
this example, DougJ is waiting for players; ellesar's and wert's games
are in progress. If
you select a game in progress, you will be be 'seated' behind the
host and
can watch game play and chat with the players if the host has chat
turned on. If there are no games waiting for players, you can host your
own game by selecting a 3, 4, 5 or 6 player game. A Start Game
window will open - this is where you can
choose to turn Canadian Rule
Off(defaults to On - most tend to
leave it
that way), choose Hidden Bid, Delayed Reveal Bid(see Bidding Variantions underRules) or
select a Quick
game(Explained in Start Game window -
normally but not exclusively used for 3 or
4 player games). When you are ready to begin, select Start Game.
You can
also start a
virtual host, however, there seems to be mixed success using that
method. The programmer is working on improving it.
Standard Wizard rules
apply, with the exceptions mentioned above - read
Rules
for details.
Note, if you are
using a router, you may have to configure the firewall to open port
28888, for both in and out comms - there are instructions for a couple
of different routers at:
If you start a 3, 4 or 5 player
game, you don't have to start when that number of players have joined -
you can
wait for more; conversely, if you start a 5 or 6 player game, you can
start with fewer players.
Master points are awarded
for the Top Ten players each month and for on-line
tournaments - read
Master
Points for details. World Rankings
shows the standings of all
on-line Wizard Players. There are usually four, sometimes five, on-line
tournaments held each month - Regular, Top Ten(for the previous month), Hidden
Bid, Delayed Reveal Bid and Mixed Bid. There is also an annual live
tournament - this year being held in Niagara
Falls.
