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Joining a game table

Double click the Play89™ icon on your desktop, and enter your login details.
Click on one of the "Join" buttons to join a game table.
Press the "V" button in the negotiation window.
The moment you and the other Play89™ pool player agree on your game terms, a new game will start.

Creating a new game table

Click the "Create A New Match" button.
Choose between 8-Ball and 9-Ball type of games.
Set the the game parameters.
  1. Other players will see your game at the lobby as a new line in the main list, with your username and a "Join" button.
  2. You will see a new line with a "Leave" button – press it if you wish to close this pool table (see pic. 1).
When one of the players chooses to join the game you created, the negotiation window will appear.
Press the "V" button at the negotiation window.
After both sides have agreed, a new game will start.

Playing the Pool Game

Pool game starts by determining which player will move first by our random system.

Your player info box will always be on the left of the screen.
The Arrow at the bottom of the screen helps in determining whose turn it is.
Rotate the cue stick around the cue ball by holding the left mouse button down. Pull the cue stick back by holding the right mouse button down and release to shoot. The farther you pull, the stronger the shot.
Click the "Resign" button if you wish to resign this pool game.
English/Side Shots
To apply english (a side shot) to the cue ball, click on the cue ball on the left side of the screen. This sets where the stick will strike the cue ball.

Joing a pool tournament (Event tournament or Sit&Go tournament)

Click on the Tournaments tab.
Click a line in the Tournament list. Each line represents a specific pool tournament.

After clicking a line, you can see the tournament info in the "Additional Info" box.
Click "Enter Tournament Lobby" to view the tournament details.
Click on "Join Tournament" in the tournament lobby to Join it. (You can also click on "Enroll" in stage two).
When the tournament starts, a window notice will pop up, click on the "OK" button.

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