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GAELCO - TUNING RACE
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8.2 ON LINE TOURNAMENTS
The operator can also organize tournaments with an unlimited number of machines sited
in different locations, using Internet. In order to have a dedicated ranking table, the
operator should request a Group Identifier (kind of password) to connect these machines
to Gaelco’s system. In that case the tournament data base will be managed by the server,
not by any machine.
When one machine is connected on line but no Group Identifier is used, it will be allocated
in an open, universal group, where only Automatic Tournament can be held. In that case,
the operator can not control any parameter of the tournament.
The connection to the server is stablished through the LINK menu explained in section 6.7 .
TUNING RACE allows you to assign the IP address automatically, by selecting DYNAMIC
on the option Base IP mode. All fields related with the IP address will be defined by the
machine, without any further intervention from your side.
On the contrary, selecting
STATIC allows you to define these fields manually. In both
cases, the selection should be the same for all machines linked together.
8.3 DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
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OFF LINE / ON LINE
When a machine is playing in tournament mode, it always competes alone against
the record in despite of the fact that it is linked or not. When several linked
machines run
off line , the data base is keeped by the master machine (number 1).
But, as soon as the machines are connected on line with Internet, the data base
will be managed by the server, exclusively. If the machines are connected on line
in the middle of an off line tournament, the data base of the master machine will not
be transferred to the server but will be keeped standing by. In other words, off line
tournaments and on line tournaments are totally independent.
8.4 HOW TO ENTER IN TOURNAMENT MODE
If it is the first time for the player to enter in a tournament, he/she is requested to
insert a
name and a pin code . These personal data are recorded in the specific
data base for the current tournament, in order to register the player. Since then,
he/she can use the pin code to load the game and go ahead with the tournament.
The name is displayed on the classification board.
The rules for the tournament are shown on the screen and each step of the
process is explained with very clear instructions.