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Main screen overview

The players' grids.

Three grids appear on the display, from left to right :
§   Your grid (as far as the mechanical player knows at this point of the game)
§   Your grid (in the centre of the display).
§   Your challenger's grid (as far as you know it at this point of the game).
A forth grid is set in the lower and left quarter of the window. It's the computer's grid and for an obvious reason is masked during a game with a human challenger.

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The squares appear on the chessboard with several possible aspects.

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unoccupied played hit part of a boat forbidden unharmed part of a boat

Please notice that a ' forbidden ' square cannot be occupied by a boat, but the challenger may ignore the fact and this square will eventually shift to ' played ' state.

The dialogue window

This window (lower right corner) shows the chat between players as well as the referee's notices. Please use the scroll bar to reach the last words.

The response buttons

These allow the player to give its answer (missed, hit, or sunk) when prompted by the machine.