Quick Start

Open The Application

Open:

https://server.comlabgames.com

Use the application link provided by the course or workshop moderator. For live sessions, confirm that everyone is using the same server and room link.

Moderator Quick Start

1. Choose Registered user.
2. Sign in with the moderator account.
3. Open the moderator dashboard.
4. Select the room, usually main.
5. Upload the .mgd or XML game if it is not already in the catalog.
6. Click Start next to the game in the selected room.
7. Copy and share the room link. If the moderator has reserved a shortcut, the short /r/... link can be shared instead.
8. Watch Game Catalog and Upload, Active Sessions, and Moderator view while players join and play.

The moderator starts games. The moderator does not manually assign players to sessions during the normal classroom flow.

Player Quick Start

1. Open the room link from the moderator.
2. Enter a player name.
3. Enter the PIN only if one was provided.
4. Choose an open game.
5. Click Join.
6. Play in the new game tab.

If the game needs a fixed number of players, the first players may see a waiting message until the session is full. The actual game page appears when the server starts the session.

Demo Quick Start

1. Open Demo from the home page.
2. Choose a reference game.
3. Click Start Game.
4. Use Switch Player to review all players.
5. Use Switch Active Player to move between players currently expected to act.
6. Use Auto demo when you want the browser to demonstrate a run automatically.

Demo is for observation in one browser tab. For realistic multi-player testing, use the moderator Open test workflow.

Before A Live Session

Do a short test before class:

1. Start the same game in a separate test room.
2. Open test player tabs.
3. Join enough players to fill the first session.
4. Submit at least one normal decision path.
5. Confirm the moderator dashboard updates.
6. Stop the test game when done.