1. General Information
The WebPuzzleClub offers jigsaw puzzles in different sizes from 77 to 1802 pieces. The images will be expanded monthly and can be chosen in six different sizes each. You can score by solving a jigsaw puzzle and the best users are determined. Up to 10 different puzzles can be stored at the same time.

2. Browser
The PuzzleClub is optimized for the Internet Explorer. At times Windows XP was delivered without the Java Virtual Machine. But you can download this plug-in for free. You can find the corresponding link on the welcome page of www.webpuzzleclub.de

3. On- und Offline
When the jigsaw puzzle is loaded to 100%, you can cut the internet connection and do the jigsaw puzzle offline. Thus, you can save money if you do not have a flat rate. You just have to go online for saving your jigsaw puzzle. If you have enabled the auto-save function (regular automatic saving of the score) you should stay online.

4. Description of the Game
The rink is divided into two halves. On the right hand side are the single pieces of the jigsaw puzzle which are arranged in several pages and layers. The left hand side has different functions, depending on the game mode.
- placing the pieces in the jigsaw puzzle
- showing the template
- zooming
- sorting the pieces
- adjusting the background colour

4.1 Leaf through the Pieces

Next

Clicking this button displays the next page

Back

Clicking this button displays the previous page

Clicking this button displays the last page

Clicking this button displays the first page


4.2 Rotate the Pieces
In order to rotate a piece in the right position it has first to be selected via mouse click. The selected piece is then marked with a red border. Now the piece can be rotated 90 ° by right-clicking the mouse

Rotate

or by clicking this button.


4.3 Select a Layer
The jigsaw puzzle pieces can be sorted in layers. The layers can be switched at the piece selection holding the mouse button pressed. The active layer is marked with a black number. There are a total of seven different layers, which can also comprise several pages. At the beginning of each jigsaw puzzle all pieces are arranged in layer "0".




4.4 Puzzle Mode

Puzzle

Clicking this button switches in puzzle mode. Now the pieces from the piece selection can be placed in the jigsaw puzzle holding the left mouse button pressed. With the scroll bars in the frame you can scroll the jigsaw puzzle image in the frame.


4.5 Preview Mode

Look

Clicking this button displays the preview respectively the image.


4.6 Zoom Mode

Zoom

Clicking this button displays the entire jigsaw puzzle minimized in the puzzle frame. Clicking on any point of the minimized image enables the zoom mode and displays the selected point in the puzzle mode.


4.7 Sorting Mode

Sort

In the sorting mode the layer overview is displayed. The layer in which the pieces will be placed is marked with a red border and can be selected by right-clicking the mouse. If you now click on pieces at the right side they are shifted in the selected layer. Only the last three pieces of the layer are displayed in the layer overview.


4.8 Setting the Background Colour
Clicking this button calls up the settings for changing the background colour. The colours can be set using three sliders. Alternatively, the background colour can also be indicated as RGB parameters in the pre-settings.


4.9 Display the Last Part of the Image
Clicking this button displays the part of the image in which the last jigsaw puzzle piece was placed.


4.10 Saving

Save

When you save your current jigsaw puzzle the data are transferred to the server. If you have enabled the auto-save function, your puzzle is saved automatically in regular intervals.

5. Jigsaw Puzzle Storage
You can save up to 10 different jigsaw puzzles in your personal puzzle storage. If a jigsaw puzzle was completely solved, it disappears from your personal storage and the storage space is again available. If you do not want to continue to play a jigsaw puzzle, you do not have to complete it but can also delete it from your storage.

6. Jigsaw Puzzle Archive
Here, you can find all jigsaw puzzle images in six sizes each. The puzzle archive can be used in three different modes:
a) Standard Mode: Starting jigsaw puzzles that are not solved yet and that are not in your personal storage
b) Saving Mode: Shifting jigsaw puzzles in your personal storage without starting them
c) New Start Mode: Re-start jigsaw puzzles that were already solved. Since these puzzles were already solved, you cannot score by solving them again.

7. Jigsaw Puzzle Pre-Settings
In the parameter pre-settings you can set certain parameters that are then valid for all jigsaw puzzles:
- Resolution: The display of the jigsaw puzzle is optimized for a screen resolution of 800x600 or 1024x768 pixels
- Background colour as RGB value
- Sound effects on/off
- Outlines of the pieces on/off
- Show emoticons on/off
- Auto-save in minutes respectively zero means no auto-save

8. Potential Problems

8.1 Loading Process Stops
While loading, the WebPuzzle counts down until all components are loaded. If the program stops during the loading process, it's about a transmission error that might not necessarily be solved by rebooting your computer. Then the error is in the cache of your computer and can only be debugged by deleting the temporary internet files. (when using IE: menu/extras/internet options).

8.2 The jigsaw puzzle is loaded faulty at the lower area of the image respectively there are colour aberrations
In principle the same error like at point 8.1). Here too, the temporary internet files have to be deleted

8.3 The computer hangs up while playing
Occasionally it occurred to a few users that the computer hung up. Of course, in such cases, the current score gets lost. But on request we can evaluate the jigsaw puzzle as solved. Since after the loading process the web puzzle ran on the particular user's computer (the connection to the internet can be cut while playing) the reason for such system crashes lies in your computer. It might possibly be necessary to close application programs. It could be that software conflicts have occurred on your computer whose cause we cannot reconstruct.

8.4 The jigsaw puzzle pieces only can be moved slowly
The java applet is not an independent program but is run in your browser. For this reason you should always use one of the latest versions of the Internet Explorer. However, if the WebPuzzle runs slowly, close all windows and application programs that you do not need at the moment.