Rules of Play (Version 2.0):

If you have not gotten into a game yet, please start here.

AcroChallenge is a word based game where you compete against others to create the best phrase from a server generated acronym.

A series of letters (3 to 7 letters long) will appear on the screen.  Your job is to create a phrase for the letters given.  You have 60 seconds to type your answer and press 'Enter'.   Each word in your phrase must start with the corresponding letter in the acronym given or you will not earn any points.

When all the players have finished their phrases, a voting screen will appear.  The phrases will appear in random order so you do not know who wrote each phrase.  Double click on the phrase you like the most to vote for it.  If you do not vote you will not be eligible to earn any points.  

After everyone has voted, a scoreboard will show you each player's phrase and how many points they earned.  There is also a description at the bottom that shows you how you earned your points.

When the high scorer reaches the pre-selected number of points (set by the game creator - anywhere from 20 to 40), the game goes into the Finals rounds.  Two to four players (also set by the game creator) will compete in the Finals.  They will have to complete a 3, 4 and 5 letter acronym.  Non-finalists will vote on the finalists' phrases and the winner is the player with the highest score at the end of the finals.  A new game will automatically start with the same players.

Scoring:

1. Each player will receive one point for each vote their phrase receives.
2. The high scorer in the round will earn bonus points equal to the number of letters in the
     acro (3 to 7)
3. If there is a tie, the player that entered their phrase faster will get the bonus points.
4. Each player that votes for the winning phrase will receive one point.

Chat Commands

/? - Help
       Shows a brief list of all chat commands in the chat dialog box.

/AL - Activity Log
       This command toggles the activity log on and off.  All game activity is logged to a text file
       in your AcroChallenge program directory.

/BP {username}
       Adds a user to your block list.  It will block all chat text, private chats and acros.  You can 
       edit and remove blocks from by clicking on the My Profile link.  If an annoying player keeps
       reappearing, you may have check the 'Block IP Subnet' option.  This will filter out all
       players matching the first 3 bytes of the blocked IP address.

       Double click on a player's name twice (game screen only) to automatically activate this
       command.

/CJ - Cursor Jump
       Toggles whether or not the cursor jumps to the field where you enter your phrase at the
       start of each round.

/FC {color} - Sets the font color on the game screen.  Available colors are: White, Black, Red,
       Green, Blue, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta

/GS - Game Settings
       This command will show you the settings for the game you are currently in.

/KP {username} - Kick Person
       Votes to kick a person from the room.  Two thirds of the room must agree and
       vote to kick a player for a kick to be successful.  A minimum of three people must vote
       to kick a player.  Once kicked, a player is banned from AcroChallenge for 15 minutes.
       To clear your kick vote, enter /KP in the chat dialog.

       Double click on a player's name three times (game screen only) to automatically activate
       this command.

/LA - List All
       Displays a list of all users currently connected to the server.

/LL - List Lobby 
       Displays a list of all users in the lobby.  This is useful if you are in a game and waiting for
       someone to connect to the server.

/ME - ME Command
       Displays a chat dialog using your name.  Text with this command appears red.

/PC {username}\{Message}- Private Chat
       Sends a private message to another user on the server.  You can double click on a users
       name while in the lobby or a room to automatically use the command.  You can send a PC
       to anyone on the server, regardless of what room they are in.

/SG - Start Game
       Password protected games are automatically started in a 'Paused' mode.  To start the
       game you must use the /SG chat command.  This allows teams to start a game and wait
       for all the players to join before the game begins.  It also prevents team player stats from
       being effected while waiting for other players to join.

/ST {topic} - Set Topic - Use this command to set the topic when you are the round winner in
       a game where the round winner sets the topic.  You will be prompted if you need to user this
       command.  If you are prompted to set the topic and you do not do so before the round
       starts, a random topic will be chosen.