Apple MC544LL/A manual Signing in to Game Center, Purchasing and downloading games, Playing games

Signing in to Game Center

Sign in: Open Game Center. If you see your nickname and photo at the top of the screen, you’re already signed in. If not, enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In. Or, tap Create New Account to create a new Apple ID.

Add a photo	Tap the photo next to your name.
Declare your status	Tap Me, tap the status bar, then enter your status.
View your account settings	Tap Me, tap the Account banner, then tap View Account.
Sign out	Tap Me, tap the Account banner, then tap Sign Out. You don’t need to sign
	out each time you quit Game Center.

Purchasing and downloading games

Games for the Game Center are available from the App Store.

Purchase and download a game: Tap Games, then tap a recommended game or tap Find Game Center Games.

Purchase a game your friend has Tap Friends, then tap the name of your friend. Tap a game in your friend’s list of games, then tap the price of the game below its name at the top of the screen.

Playing games

Play a game: Tap Games, choose a game, then tap Play.

See a list of top scorers	Tap Games, then choose the game and tap Leaderboard.
See the achievements you can	Tap Games, choose a game, then tap Achievements.
try for

Return to Game Center after playing

Press the Home button, then tap Game Center on the Home screen.

Playing with friends

Game Center can put you in contact with players around the world. Add friends to Game Center by making a request, or by accepting a request from another player.

Invite friends to a multiplayer game: Tap Friends, choose a friend, choose a game, and tap Play. If the game allows or requires additional players, choose additional players to invite, then tap Next. Send your invitation, then wait for the others to accept. When everyone is ready, start the game.

If a friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond to your invitation, you can tap Auto-Match to have Game Center find another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to try inviting some other friend.

Send a friend request	Tap Friends or Requests, tap	, then enter your friend’s email address or
	Game Center nickname. Tap		to browse your contacts. To add several
	friends in one request, type Return after each address.
Respond to a friend request	Tap Requests, tap the request, then tap Accept or Ignore. To report a
	problem with the request, flick up and tap “Report a Problem.”
See the games a friend plays and	Tap Friends, tap your friend’s name, then tap Games or Points.
check your friend’s scores

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