Game Control Preferences

You may always play your games under the default Snail Bucket game control: 45 45. Or, you may order five different game controls by preference:

  • 120 30,
  • 90 30,
  • 45 45,
  • 75 0,
  • 50 10.

If your opponent's preference matches yours, that game control will be selected for your game.

How to set preferred game controls

  • Create your Snail Bucket account.
  • Untick the checkbox that defaults 45 45.
  • Use your mouse to drag your preferred game controls above others.
  • Drag any game control you do not want to play (except 45 45) to the right.

You may indefinitely drag elements up and down, left and right until you are satisfied with the result.

How to change preferred game controls

  • Log in.
  • Click "Profile" in the upper right hand corner.
  • Adjust your preferred game controls as described above.
  • Click "Submit".

This will not take effect for a round that has already started.

How do preferred game controls work?

The game control that will be selected for your game, is shown on the Pending games page, and in your game forum.

Example 1
Either player has elected to only play 45 45.


Result
The game will be played with a 45 45 game control.

Example 2
Both players have chosen the same game control as their first pick.


Result
The game will be played with that game control.

Example 3
Either player has a first preference that is the other player's second preference.


Result
The game will be played with that game control.

Example 4
Both players have a first preference that is the other player's second preference.


Result
The game will be played with the shorter game control.

Example 5
The players' first and second preferences are incompatible.


Result
The game will be played with their first compatible preference. If preferences have equal priority, the game will be played with the shorter game control.


The mathematicians among you may want to study Bodia's Matching game controls algorithm.