Help Topics
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Introduction
Domino Buddy is a feature-rich assistant for Pogo™ Domino players. By scanning the Domino game board, it provides a minaturized
display of the bones and color-codes them for easy tracking. This makes Domino Buddy
a powerful and potent tool to use against your opponents. But that's not all it does! This Buddy alerts you to any 5-up scores, shows hints, plays hints,
and even autoplays.
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The Interface (GUI)
Domino Buddy is a beautiful bot - both in appearance and abilities. The main attraction is the GUI which shows the dominoes (or bones) and
how they relate to the game. It illustrates this by specifically removing and color-coding bones, according to if they've been played or can be played.
Additionally, it allows users to mark bones by clicking on them in the GUI. The area in the upper left-hand corner displays available scores. If you're interested in saving space, you can Collapse this area then Expand it again whenever you desire.
Below the GUI is the Stats area which alerts you to the current status of the bot with how many games were played, how many games were
won, and how many tokens you have earned. And immediately under this is the interactive
section including the show hint (indicated by a Red bone) and play hint features that will do exactly that, and the autoplay feature performs as the title indicates.
Domino Buddy also offers an arrangement of menu options: Options, Rooms and Help. You can learn more about these by reading below. |
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Menu Options
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The Options menu allows you to access Domino Buddy's settings and change them to suit your needs (see below). It also offers an opportunity to refer a buddy (tell a friend) about Domino Buddy and/or request a new feature. |
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The Rooms menu contains backdoor links to each of Pogo's Domino room topics. |
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The Help menu provides instructions on how to use Domino Buddy, a link to the Play Buddy Help Center, shortcuts to buy and register your copy, and a valuable Troubleshoot and Bug Report feature to use when Domino Buddy isn't working. But perhaps the most valuable feature here is the auto check at startup which automatically checks for any updates. |
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| Settings
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| Settings |
Action |
| Always on top |
Keeps Domino Buddy on top of all windows all the time. |
| Always hint |
Overrides the Show Hint button and displays the hint automatically. |
| Minimize to tray |
Sends the Buddy to the tray (instead of the taskbar) when the minimize button is pressed.Keeps Domino Buddy starting new games automatically when autoplay is on. |
| Always play again |
Keeps Domino Buddy starting new games automatically when autoplay is on. |
| Play time |
Sets the autoplay game time for X number of hours to infinite. |
| Play sound on startup |
Turns the "Welcome to Play Buddy" greeting on and off. |
| Play Speed |
Adjusts how slow or fast rounds are completed during autoplay. |
| Joining Player |
Tells Domino Buddy if new players should be allowed or denied. |
| Missing Players |
Tells Domino Buddy if it should wait for live players, or play the robot (computer) when an opponent leaves. |
| Time Expired |
Tells Domino Buddy if it should extend more time to opponents or not. |
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How To Use
- Log on to Pogo games with your username and password.
- Launch Domino Buddy when your game opens. It automatically recognizes it and is ready to work.
- Manual players can use the play hint and show hint options, and can mark bones in the GUI.
- Autoplayers need only press the autoplay button to have Domino Buddy complete the games automatically.
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Optimizing Performance
- Dem Bones:The GUI shows all of the bones and color-codes them. The clear bones are still in play. Once played, the bones disappear from the Buddy's GUI.
Green bones are the dominoes in your hand while red bones are hints. You can mark or track bones by clicking
on them, which causes them to turn blue. Also pay attention to the bones that appear in the upper left-hand corner of the GUI, as these are your scoring dominoes.
- Tag team: To get the best scores, play manually and refer to Domino Buddy to track bones, see 5-up scores, and get the ocassionally-needed hint.
- Under cover: Don't want the Buddy to appear on your taskbar? Use the minimize to tray option! .
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HELP!
It won't recognize the game window
Double-check that you have the newest version available. Do this by using the check for update feature under the Help menu on the Buddy. Also, the "News" section at the top of this page has a link to "Updated Buddies." Here you can see if the Buddy has been recently updated and why.
Now make sure that all the system requirements for the Buddy are met. These include Windows XP or Vista, Internet Explorer, Sun Java, and appropriate display settings.
It won't work
First, go to the Help menu on the Buddy and visit the Troubleshoot page to see if your solution is there. No luck? Select the Bug Report feature under the HELP tab on the Buddy. Fill in the required fields, capture the screen, and then send it. Play Buddy Support will receive it and respond to you via e-mail.
Miscellaneous / Other
Don't see an answer to your question, or do you think something else needs to be added to this help file? If so, e-mail support@playbuddy.com with your suggestion. |
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Registering your software
Domino Buddy is trialware and it cannot be used once the seven day trial period has expired. To avoid losing a great buddy, buy your copy by using the Buy Now option in the HELP menu or use the link given below. If you have already purchased and need help registering, please click here.
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Download Domino Buddy
| Requirements |
| Windows XP or Vista |
| Sun Java |
| Internet Explorer 6.0+ |
Note: AOL users will need to open their games and operate their Buddies in IE Windows
| Found a bug? |
| Help us squash it! Report it using your buddy's HELP menu option |
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