Index -> Playing the Game -> The Game Screen -> Chat Log
In the lower left of the game screen is the chat log. This contains text messages from the game, as well as messages from your opponent and anyone observing. You can use the scrollbar to travel up the log and read old messages - a useful feature, since plenty can happen in a game and you might want to go back and read about it.
Game Messages
Any message relating to the events of the game starts with an asterisk. For example:
* You draw Steelspine Chestplate.
* Merakon draws a card.
Cards mentioned in the Log will be underlined, and in colored text. You can click on any of these underlined names to make a magnified image of that card appear on screen. Click on that magnified image to close it.
Talking to Other Players
Messages from your opponent (and any observers) start with the player's name, such as:
Toonces: I think your Orcs are going to crush me.
You can type messages into the Chat Log and send them by pressing the Enter key.
In games with observers, it may be necessary to direct your text at a certain player. To do so, type /st (player name) or, to send a private whisper, /whisper (player name). (For example: To whisper a private message to Vicki, you'd type: /msg Vicki Come to see me get smashed?)
For more information on the Chat Log, see:
