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Now you can create little modules that are updated in real-time to include on your own websites, message boards postings, blogs sidebars, etc. You can create Player Badges for your own profile or your foes’ profiles so you can make sure to remind everyone how they’re doing on Warfish .

There are several different sizes to choose from and you can endlessly customize the color scheme to your liking. Here are some examples of where you might use them:

[1] On message boards. There are two typical ways you might do this: [a] by setting your avatar image to the 75×75 pixel badge. This will only work on message boards that accept a url as a avatar image, if your message board requires that you upload an image to display it as your avatar, this will not work. [b] as your message posting signature ( thin badge style can be used for this purpose ). This way your badge will display discreetly at the bottom of your message posts.

[2] On blogs side bar. The tall vertically oriented badge is designed for use in a blog side bar. This way you can just display your Warfish info as another module alongside any others you may have on your blog.

[3] In web site comments (on profiles, photos, etc). This can be the most fun way of using badges since you can post your foe’s badge info on a page that you know they will check frequently. There are several sizes that maybe appropriate for use in website comments depending on the website you are commenting on. On some comments the message board thin signature style may work well, however some in some comments systems the area is more narrow and the narrow / smaller badges may work better.

[4] Website profiles. Some websites allow you to create profiles and include personalized information. This is a great place to show off your own badge so that your friends always can see your accomplishments on Warfish. The badge size shown above is designed for profile usage.

Look for the “Create a badge for this profile” links on player profiles to find out more. One way to find a players profile is to look at the player’s info in one of your games, then click on "view profile" from within the mini-profile area.

A new feature has been added that allows Plus Members to create a rematch from any move in the game history. To use it go to your History Tab > Move Log and click on any of the rematch links that appear next to each move entry. This will bring up a screen that will allow you to change which seat positions each player will play in the new rematch game, most of the time you’ll probably just want accept the defaults for the seat positions.

So what can you use “History Move Log Rematches” for anyways? Here are some examples of how you might use “History Move Log Rematches”:

[1] Sometimes it may seem that the setup for a game was unfair and that your buddy won just because of lucky initial positioning. Now you can play the same game again and switch positions with your buddy to see how your buddy does with your starting position.

[2] A couple bad die rolls can have a catastrophic effect on the out come of a game. Therefore, you may want to start a rematch on a contentious game and see what would have happened if you didn’t get slaughtered “unjustly” by bad luck on that one turn.

[3] Every once in a while you get into a situation you think nobody could get out of. Inspite of this you’re friends think you lost because you suck. Well now you can turn the tables and see how they would have faired playing from that point in a game. In fact it might be fun to even purposely create almost impossible situations and test your skills to see who can win inspite of it.

[4] Sometimes you’ve got a eager trigger finger on your mouse and inadvertantly clicked on the wrong button, for example clicked on End Turn too early. With History Move Log Rematches you can start another game from just before you made the mistake and play the game again as it should have been played.

Enjoy! As always please send any feedback you may have.

This is a new feature that allows users to view movies of their Warfish games. You can access the game movies by going to you Game History Tab > Movie. The movie itself will not load until you click on the play button. You can directly navigate to the Move Log page for that move by clicking on the move number indicator in the lower right hand corner of the movie player.

You can control different aspects of the movie display such as whether countries and/or messages are displayed by clicking on the Warfish icon in the lower left of the movie control. These movie settings can be especially useful when you are exporting AVI files for to add sound or make your own re-mixes.

For more information please check out the Game Movie Help Page