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Turn your phone sideways

Empire Court Clock is made for a sideways screen. If it won't turn, switch off Rotation Lock in Control Centre.

Settings

Your saved timings. Pick one here. Rename changes its name; Save as new keeps these settings as another setup (e.g. "Short night"); Delete removes it.

Times

min sec

How long each game lasts (green screen).

min sec

The break between games while everyone changes courts (red screen, with the court map).

After you press Start, time to get to your court before game 1 begins (yellow screen).

Alerts

The screen turns amber near the end of a game, so everyone knows to finish the point.

When the horn sounds at the end of each game and each rest (the screen also flashes for the last 3 seconds). Test plays it now, to check the volume.

If music plays from this same phone: "Keep music playing" plays the horn over the top, but the phone's silent switch must be off. "Pause music" is loudest and works on silent, but stops the music each time.

Keep going round after round until you press Stop, or finish by itself after a set time with "Game over". Done saves and closes; changes to play and rest times apply from the next game or rest.

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