How do legal-move highlights work in TrigammonX?

 

Not sure where your checker can move? TrigammonX can help!
TrigammonX includes a legal-move highlighting system designed to make gameplay easier to understand, especially for players learning the game. When you select a checker during your turn, the game can display coloured indicators showing available legal destinations.

1. What Are Legal-Move Highlights? 

Legal-move highlights are visual indicators that appear on the game board to help you identify where a selected checker can legally move.

These indicators may appear as coloured rings around permitted destination points.
The highlights are based on:

• Your current dice roll.
• The checker you've selected.
• The positions of other checkers.
• Blocked and available points.
• The game's movement rules.

The displayed destinations may change as you use your dice.

2. What Do the Coloured Rings Mean? 

TrigammonX uses player-coloured highlighting to make legal destinations easier to recognise.

For example:

• Blue player: Blue move indicators.
• Red player: Red move indicators.
• Green player: Green move indicators.

These visual guides help you distinguish available moves from other elements on the board.
The exact appearance may vary depending on your selected settings and game version.

3. How Do I Use Legal-Move Highlights? 

During your turn:

1. Roll your dice.
2. Select a checker you want to move.
3. Look for the highlighted destination points.
4. Choose a legal destination or drag your checker to it.
5. Continue playing your remaining dice.

The highlights can update after each move to reflect your remaining movement options.

4. What Are Combined Moves? 

TrigammonX also supports combined-move assistance in versions where the feature is available. A combined move allows you to see a destination that may be reached by using more than one die with the same checker. For example, suppose you roll 2, 3, and 5.

Depending on the position, a checker might be able to move:

• 2 points using the first die.
• Another 3 points using the second die.
• Another 5 points using the third die.

Combined-move assistance can help you identify the final destination of a legal sequence without having to calculate every step yourself.
Important: A combined move does not allow you to ignore blocked points or make illegal intermediate moves. Each underlying die movement must be legal.

5. Can I Turn Combined-Move Highlights Off? 

Where supported, TrigammonX provides a setting to enable or disable combined-move assistance.

Some players prefer to see all available movement possibilities, while experienced players may prefer a simpler board display.
You can experiment with the available settings to find the experience that suits you.

6. Why Don't I See Any Highlights? 

If legal-move indicators aren't appearing, check the following:

• Make sure it's your turn.
• Confirm you've rolled the dice.
• Select a checker belonging to the active player.
• Check that legal-move highlighting is enabled in your settings.
• Remember that a checker may have no legal moves if its destinations are blocked.
• If you have checkers on the bar, you may need to re-enter those first.

If highlights still don't appear when you believe a legal move is available, try refreshing the game page.
Important: Be cautious about refreshing if you have an unfinished game and aren't sure whether its progress has been saved.
If the problem continues, please report it to TrigammonX Support.

7. How Do I Report a Highlighting Problem? 

Visit the TrigammonX Help Centre and select Submit Ticket.

Please include:

• Your device and browser.
• Your TrigammonX game version.
• Whether you're using Triple Dice or Two Dice.
• Whether combined-move assistance is enabled.
• A screenshot of the board, if possible.

This information helps us investigate the issue.

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