Common Questions

I was thinking, I see several of the same questions asked multiple times, and we should try to make a short list of them, FAQ-style and sticky them. I didn't want to call the thread that, since there's already one called the FAQ, but it is related to installing the game, not playing it. Here are a few examples: (not meant to criticize anyone, just saying there's certain things a lot of new players ask)
Q: How do I scroll through my cards in hand if I have more than 8?
A: Click on the arrows in the hand box, they are on either side of the "Your Hand" text
Q: How do I use spells or abilities during my upkeep, draw phase, etc?
A: You can do one of two things: 1) You can set up a 'stop' on any phase (of either player) by rightclicking on it and selecting 'mark this phase to stop'. You do the same thing if you don't want the stop anymore. 2) At any point when the game is waiting for your input, leftclick on the phase you want to go to next. The game will proceed directly to that phase and assume you don't want to do anything until then. For instance, if it is the AI's discard phase, you can leftclick your upkeep and the game will stop there next turn.
Q: How do I view the graveyard/removed from game cards/ante cards?
A: Rightclick on the graveyard of the player whose cards you want to see. A box comes up with those three choices.
Q: How do I see how many cards are in my library?
A: Rightclick on your library and go to 'count library cards'. The height of your deck is also a rough indicator; it slowly shrinks as you draw cards.
Q: If there are a whole bunch of creatures attacking me, how do I block the ones offscreen?
A: There will be a little white mouse thingy that appears when this happens. Leftclick and hold it, and then drag it left and right to see the rest of the creatures in combat.
There's probably lots more, and if a moderator is really nice, they might be able to tidy this up a bit. Any mod is welcome to just delete/edit this thread and make their own if they can do it better. I'm not worried about taking credit for it or anything; I just think it would save new players time if they didn't ask the same things that the last dozen new players asked :p
Feel free to put more common questions/answers up.
Q: How do I scroll through my cards in hand if I have more than 8?
A: Click on the arrows in the hand box, they are on either side of the "Your Hand" text
Q: How do I use spells or abilities during my upkeep, draw phase, etc?
A: You can do one of two things: 1) You can set up a 'stop' on any phase (of either player) by rightclicking on it and selecting 'mark this phase to stop'. You do the same thing if you don't want the stop anymore. 2) At any point when the game is waiting for your input, leftclick on the phase you want to go to next. The game will proceed directly to that phase and assume you don't want to do anything until then. For instance, if it is the AI's discard phase, you can leftclick your upkeep and the game will stop there next turn.
Q: How do I view the graveyard/removed from game cards/ante cards?
A: Rightclick on the graveyard of the player whose cards you want to see. A box comes up with those three choices.
Q: How do I see how many cards are in my library?
A: Rightclick on your library and go to 'count library cards'. The height of your deck is also a rough indicator; it slowly shrinks as you draw cards.
Q: If there are a whole bunch of creatures attacking me, how do I block the ones offscreen?
A: There will be a little white mouse thingy that appears when this happens. Leftclick and hold it, and then drag it left and right to see the rest of the creatures in combat.
There's probably lots more, and if a moderator is really nice, they might be able to tidy this up a bit. Any mod is welcome to just delete/edit this thread and make their own if they can do it better. I'm not worried about taking credit for it or anything; I just think it would save new players time if they didn't ask the same things that the last dozen new players asked :p
Feel free to put more common questions/answers up.