User guide

Game Center
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About Game Center
You can discover new games and share your game experiences with friends around
the world in Game Center (iPod touch 3rd generation or later). Invite your friends to
play, or use auto-match to nd other worthy opponents. Check leaderboards to see
who the best players are. Earn bonus points by achieving specic accomplishments
in a game.
Note: Game Center may not be available in all countries or regions, and the available
games may vary by country or region.
To use Game Center, you need an Internet connection and an Apple ID. If you already
have an iTunes Store, MobileMe, or other Apple account, you can use that Apple ID
with Game Center. If you don’t already have an Apple account, you can create a new
one in Game Center, as described below.
Setting Up Game Center
When you rst open Game Center, you’re asked if you want to allow push notications.
(You may rst be asked if you want to turn on Notications.) Notications may include
alerts, sounds, and badges that let you know about Game Center events even when
you’re not using Game Center. For example, you might receive an alert that a friend
has invited you to play a game.
Allow notications: Tap OK.
If you tap Don’t Allow, you won’t receive notications for Game Center. You can
turn notications on at a later time if you want, and you can specify what kinds of
notications you want to get.
Turn notications on or o: In Settings, choose Notications. Turning o Notications
disables all notications for all apps.
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