Increasing the table size

You can remove the status bar at the bottom of the game frame allowing more space for the table.

Here's how:

1) Open up Internet Explorer, select "Tools" from the menu bar, then "Internet Options"

2) On the dialog that opens, click on the tab "Security", click "Internet", click "Custom Level"

3) On the second open dialog, scroll down to section "Miscellaneous" then "Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints" and select "Enable"

4) Click OK to close the dialog, OK to close the next dialog

5) Now, you need to close all the browser windows before reopening

Increase game memory

If you increase the game memory you should allow the game to run smoother, including preventing lags.

This only applies to people using Java 1.3 or later. To check your Java version click options on the main game window.

1) Open up your control panel

2) Open your Java control (if you don't see a Java control here this means you do not have Java 1.3 or later installed correctly)

3) For v1.3 or v1.4, find Java Runtime Parameters. For v1.5, click Java tab, click view, click Java Applet Runtime, and edit the Java Runtime Parameters.

4) Enter this string to increase memory:
-Xms32m -Xmx128m

(32m represents 32Mb initial memory, 128m represents 128Mb maximum memory)

32Mb should be sufficient, but feel free to optimize this number for your machine.

Increase color quality

You should ensure you're using 32 bit colour to see the graphics properly. Here's how to check:

1) Right click your windows background / desktop and select properties.

2) Click the settings tab

3) Under "Color quality" ensure you have selected "Highest (32 bit)"

Prevent shortcuts opening in the game window

For some users if you click a shortcut it opens in the game window. To prevent this happening please try the following:

1) Open up Internet Explorer, select "Tools" from the menu bar, then "Internet Options"

2) Select the "advanced" tab

3) Under "browsing" sub menu, look for "Reuse windows for opening shortcuts" and ensure the checkbox is NOT ticked.