Doubles

Well, hopefully you've already gone out and dueled, and learned a few things. If you haven't, I suggest you do so before we start this section, because it gets pretty complicated.

Now, to begin, what are doubles? You may have noticed, in a duel, you sometimes get an extra turn to attack your enemy. This is called a double. What are doubles caused by? Lots of things, mainly connection and lag.

Let's talk about connection really quick. Everybody has a connection, and everyone has different speeds of connection. The higher the speed, the faster you will be on WoS. To check your connection speed, go to:

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

It will tell you your KBPS and how fast your local connection is in comparison to T1.

What is all this mumbo jumbo about T1 and connection? Well, here's a list of different types of conns (connections) you'll hear about on WoS:

Dial Up
56K
Cable
T1 and up

There are many other types of connection speeds, but those are the most common. That list is more or less in order of speed, but some exemptions apply. For example, Cable in my area is faster than T1. In some areas this could be different, though. Connection speeds and etc. are something you'll pick up in time.

So what do these things have to do with doubles? Good question. Really, conn doesn't have much to do with doubles. I just thought I'd teach you about different kinds now because it seemed like a good opportunity. Now, let's look at a description of doubles:

Think of a double as just an extra turn. Now, this extra turn starts out with a certain person. Once this person uses this extra turn, then the other player gets this extra turn. That's the best way to explain doubles. But to fully understand, you need to go out and find out yourself. So here's your next task. Go out, keep dueling, and try to keep an eye out for those tricky doubles. And always, have fun with it!