If you want to change the settings for online games, you must be the game master. The settings will then apply to the next game within the online session. You automatically become the game master when you are the first to log in to the online group. If you change the settings beforehand, they will already apply to the first game. Otherwise, the settings from the last game played offline will be used. To change the settings for online games, proceed as follows:

•  Press this button on the app bar of the game view to show the list of secondary commands. On a PC, you can use the menu of the title bar alternatively. This menu is more detailed than that of the app bar, so you can reach almost all the panes directly.

• Select the command: Go online.
   
• The go online pane comes into view. Enter the name of your online group, your online name, and your online password here.
   
• If you are the first to logon to the session, you have the option of selecting the "Start with current game" checkbox before logging on. This is the case if you want to play a special game with your fellow players. You must provide this game offline before logging on. After logon, the game is made available to all the other online users. This also applies to the settings used in this game.
   
• Press this button, to show the game setting pane.
   
• The game settings pane comes into view. Here, you can review and change the settings for the first or next online game if you are game master. The settings for offline games remain unchanged.
   
• If you are already in an online session, as game master you can only change the game rules immediately before starting a new game. To do this, you can also access the game settings pane directly. You do not need to go online via go online pane.