You love gaming, but fancy a change from casino games? On GameTwist, we have a wide variety of skill games that covers card games, board games and sports games that you can play against real opponents.

The category “Skill Games” on our homepage will take you directly to a host of classics you can try out.

Please note that you stake Skill Coins in skill games, instead of Twists. Your Twist balance is automatically converted to Skill Coins as soon as you start a skill game. Your Skill Coin balance is displayed in the top-left corner of the game lobby. When you exit the skill game, your balance is automatically converted back to Twists.

1) Your balance in Twists.

2) Your balance in Skill Coins.

3) The current conversion rate from Twists to Skill Coins. This depends on your present level.

4) Selection of lobby rooms. The arrow keys scroll from room A to Z. The number below the room shows how many players are currently in it. If you click on the lobby you are already in, this will update the list of open games.

5) Additional game settings. Here you can toggle the sound settings and change game-specific settings, including the card design in Schnapsen and the game board version in Backgammon.

6) Closes the lobby and takes you back to the main page.

7) Toggles full-screen mode.

8) Adds the game to your favourites.

9) The game’s average rating, as rated by our players. You can give the game between one and five stars by clicking here.

10) List of players currently in the lobby.

11) Sets up a new game table.

12) Game set up by another player. Here you can see who is playing whom and whether you can join or watch.

Once a game starts, you enter the game room.

1) Playing area.

2) Timer for current move.

3) Participating players.

4) Watching players.

5) Toggles game sounds.

6) Chat display. Here you’ll see the messages posted in the chat.

7) Chat entry field. Here you can enter your message to post in the chat.

8) Closes the game and takes you back to the lobby.

9) Closes the game and takes you back to the main page.

10) Toggles full-screen mode.

11) Adds the game to your favourites.

12) The game’s average rating, as rated by our players. You can give the game between one and five stars by clicking here.

Click on the nickname of a player in the lobby or the game room to see more information about this player.

The loyalty rating denotes the percentage of games the player has completed without leaving prematurely or being disconnected by a connection loss.
By clicking on the nickname you can also add this player to or remove him/her from your friend list. If you wish to avoid this player in the future, you can ignore him/her by clicking on “Ignore” and undo this by clicking on “Notice”.

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