How do I perform basic Yahoo! Games actions?

• Select cards or move pieces?
• Play pool?
• Chat with someone?
• Ignore someone?
• Change my face icon?
• “Invite” or “Boot” other players?
• Force forfeit or resign my opponent?
• View my Games Profile and game history?
• Enter a full room?
• Use Yahoo! Messenger to contact other players?
• Use GameProwler™ to find friends in Yahoo! Games?

Finding the rules of the game

• What are the rules of this game?
• Who is the host of a table?
• What happens if the host of a table leaves?
• What is kibitzing?
• What is ping?
• How does the timer work?
• What do these symbols mean in the chat windows? :-) ; P :-(

Important information about the player rating system

• How do the ratings systems work?
• How are the "free-for-all" games rated?
• How are the partnership games rated?
• Why did my Backgammon rating change so little when I won by a landslide?
• What does "provisional" mean?
• Will Yahoo! please edit my rating for me?

How to behave when interacting with other players

• Can I quit a game before I'm finished playing?
• What if I need to leave a table for a few minutes?
• What constitutes cheating?

More Yahoo! Games help

• Yahoo! Games overview, tech support
• Ladders and how they work
• All-Stars, tournaments, and leagues
• Anything about signing in, passwords, or registration
• Report a bug or ask a question