Control guide

Appears on guide pages while you have a live match and returns you directly to its table.

Use it after leaving a match to read the rules; you do not need to find the match again in the dashboard.

Opens controls for the private code, dashboard navigation, and match help.

On mobile match and replay boards without a header, use the horizontal ellipsis at the top left.

Opens a copyable lobby-code invitation for people who want to watch the live match.

On mobile, Share is beside the ellipsis. On desktop, it remains visible beside Chat.

Opens the live table conversation and shows its unread count.

Players find Chat at the right of the top-left control rail. It is unavailable to spectators and in completed replays.

Shows how many spectators have been approved.

The eye icon and count remain beside the team levels on mobile and desktop live boards.

Shows the Blue and Red level ranks.

The highlighted team is playing its level rank in the current round.

Draws or deals cards during the dealing phase.

The control is enabled only for the correct player or when automatic dealing is available.

Plays the selected cards when they form a legal response.

The control remains unavailable until the selection is legal for the current table play.

Ends your turn without playing cards.

Passing does not remove you from the round. You can play again after the current cycle clears.

Selects cards for a play and arranges the hand visually.

Grouping makes combinations easier to read. Spectator groups stay local and are not saved to the match.

Shows each player, team, status, and active-turn state.

The viewer is always South. In spectator or replay mode, selecting a seat moves that player South and opens the hand.

Handles tribute, return cards, receiving a return, and defended tribute.

The visible control depends on whether you are giving, receiving, or viewing.

Shows the finish order and the next level movement.

Continue starts the next round when the table is ready.

Requests access to a private match with its lobby code.

The host must approve private spectator requests before the match opens.

Opens the public live-match browser.

A public match may still use a brief access request, but it does not require a private code.

Shows that a private spectator request is pending.

The match opens after host approval. A declined request shows that access is unavailable.

Selects a seat to show that player's hand.

The player rotates to South. You can group the hand locally, but cannot play, pass, or save groups.

Returns to the dashboard through the mobile table menu or desktop account menu.

This is navigation, not a match action.

Opens the list of your active matches.

Use it to choose a table when more than one match is live.

Creates an invitation-only lobby with a copyable code.

Use it for friends and planned tables.

Creates a lobby that appears in public browsing.

Use it when you want other players to discover the lobby.

Joins a lobby with its code.

Codes are the main way to enter private lobbies.

Lists public lobbies that are waiting for players.

Use it to join an open table before its match starts.

Shows finished matches that are available for replay analysis.

Unsaved replays expire after the retention period; starred replays do not.

Copies the lobby invitation code.

After the match starts, the same code provides private spectator access.

Places you in an empty seat.

Teams follow seat position, and partners sit opposite each other.

Frees your seat before the match starts.

The host must occupy a seat before starting a valid match.

Adds a bot to an open seat.

Use it for practice or when the table is missing a player.

Places bots in every remaining empty seat.

This is the quickest route from a lobby to a playable match.

Begins the match after all four seats are occupied.

Only the host can start the match.

Leaves the waiting lobby.

This is separate from leaving a live match through the dashboard action.

Opens a finished match in replay view.

Replay skips dealing animations but preserves tribute and action order.

Stars a replay so it is not deleted after the retention period.

Unsaved matches are permanently deleted when that period ends.

Moves backward or forward through recorded actions.

Next advances through tribute, plays, passes, and round transitions in order.

Advances replay steps automatically.

Use it to follow the flow, then pause to inspect a hand.

Changes which hand is visible at the current replay step.

The selected player rotates to South. The hand is informational and all match actions remain disabled.

Returns to the public home page.

Signed-in users can still reach the dashboard through play actions and header navigation.

Starts the primary play flow.

Signed-in users go to the dashboard. New users can create an account or play as a guest.

Opens the interactive rules guide.

Use it for rules, examples, tribute, and learning how a match ends at Ace.

Reloads browse pages such as public matches and match history.

Use it when a new lobby, match, or replay should have appeared.

Ends the current browser session from profile settings.

Logging out does not delete an account's finished-match history.