Help
Questions people ask about Ten Steps. For the rules themselves, see how to play.
How do I play with friends?
Tap Play Online and share the six-digit room code. You can read it out, send the QR code, or use Invite Friends to send a Game Center invitation. Your friends tap Join with Code and they're at your table. Computers can fill any seat nobody takes.
Can we talk while we play?
Yes. Start a FaceTime call first, then open LivingRoom Ten Steps and choose Play on FaceTime. You talk over FaceTime and play at the same time.
Why can't I put the discard straight back?
A card you take from the discards has to go in your rack. If you only want to see a new card, draw from the pile instead: a drawn card can be thrown away.
Can I move cards around in my rack?
No. A card stays in its slot until another card takes its place, so where you put each card matters.
My rack is in order but the round didn't end. Why?
In the two player challenge a rack also needs a run of at least three numbers in a row, like 12 13 14, before it counts.
Do I need Game Center?
Only to play online, and you only need to be signed in. Nobody has to be your Game Center friend. Practice games work with no connection at all.
What happens if I lose signal?
The table waits for you. Rejoin and you carry on where you were. If everyone else has gone, the game holds still until someone comes back, or you can tap Play On and let the computer take the empty seats.
Where are my saved games?
Saved Games on the home screen. Games save themselves as you play, and follow you to your other devices through iCloud. Swipe a game aside to delete it.
How does the turn timer work?
It's off until someone chooses 15, 30 or 60 seconds when the table is set up, and the dial only appears when a player has gone quiet. When time runs out, the computer plays their turn for them. Twice in a row, and the computer plays their seat until they tap I'm Back.
Someone was abusive in chat
Tap and hold their message and choose Report Message. They're blocked at once, and an email to us opens with the message already in it. Nothing is sent until you send it. Block and Mute are there too. We read every report and act within 24 hours.
Write to us
A person reads every message: [email protected]. We answer within two working days, and within 24 hours for anything about another player's behaviour.
It helps to say which game and which version you're on. Settings in the app names the version at the foot of the screen, under Help.