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Updates · 2 min readMacau is open in your browser
Free, in 12 languages, at play.macao-online.ro. The Android and iPhone apps are coming soon.
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Behind the scenes · 2 min readBehind the scenes · 2 min readBots, marked: how a public table fills
When a seat goes to a bot, how long we wait first, and how you can always tell a bot from a player.
Community · 3 min readCommunity · 3 min readClubs: play together, climb together
Up to 30 players, one chat and a weekly ladder. How you join or found a club, and what the owner and officers can do.
Community · 2 min readCommunity · 2 min readFriends and chat: play with the people you know
Friend codes, who’s online, table invites that wait five minutes, the chats and voice at the table.
Behind the scenes · 2 min readBehind the scenes · 2 min readEvery deal can be checked: how we shuffle
The server commits to a secret number before the first card, every player’s app adds one, and after the game you can check the deal yourself.
Behind the scenes · 2 min readBehind the scenes · 2 min readMacau in 12 languages: how we translate a table
The game’s name, the last-card call and the seeds in every language, a display face per script, and three languages that read right to left.
Guides · 3 min readGuides · 3 min readMacao, Makao, Crazy Eights: one family, three tables
Match the top card, empty your hand first. What changes between the Romanian rules, the Polish rules and Crazy Eights.
Updates · 3 min readUpdates · 3 min readSeasons: points for every finish, rewards every month
A season is a calendar month. What counts, what each place is worth, and what the top of the leaderboard wins.
Guides · 2 min readGuides · 2 min readThe ace: which suit to ask for
An ace goes on almost anything and names the suit. Name what you hold, or name what the next player lacks.