Auction day

Keyboard shortcuts

Run the whole lot cycle from the keyboard.

The control room can run the whole lot cycle from the keyboard. Press ? in the control room to see these at any time.

Put a player up

When the board is empty

Keys	Action
`D`	Draft the next playerRuns the randomiser, the fixed order or the set order, whichever this auction uses. Not available in Call the Number mode, where you type a number instead.

While a player is on the board

Keys	Action
`↑`or`→`	Raise the staged bid by one stepThe step size follows the auction's increment ladder, so it grows as the price does.
`↓`or`←`	Lower the staged bid by one step
`Shift↑`or`Shift↓`	Move five steps at onceFor jumping to a price the room has already shouted past.
`Esc`	Drop your override, follow the minimum againUndoes hand-dialling the price. It does not touch any bid already placed.

While a player is on the board

Keys	Action
`1…90`	Bid the staged amount for teams 1–10The number printed on each team's card. 0 is the tenth team. The number pad works too.
`Q…P`	Bid for teams 11–20The letter row directly above the numbers, in the order it is printed — Q is team 11, P is team 20. Past twenty teams there is no key left to bind, so those cards carry no badge.

While a player is on the board

Keys	Action
`S`	SOLD — hammer down to the highest bidderFires immediately, exactly as clicking SOLD does. Needs a bid on the table.
`N`	UNSOLD — pass the player inN, not U: U is team 17. Needs the board to be clear of bids.
`M`	RTM — sell to the player's previous teamM, not R: R is team 14. Second-season auctions only.

While a player is on the board

Keys	Action
`Backspace`or`CtrlZ`	Undo the last bidRemoves the most recent bid on the player currently up. It cannot un-sell a player who has already been hammered down.

Any time the lobby is open

Keys	Action
`F`	Focus Mode — the lobby, full screenHides the navbar, header and metrics and takes the browser full screen. Press F again or Esc to leave.

Any time the lobby is open

Keys	Action
`?`	Show these shortcutsPress Esc or click away to close.

An open dialog owns the keyboard. Nothing behind a confirmation box can be triggered by a keystroke.
There is no “just bid” key, and Enter never places a bid. Every bid has to name a team.
Shortcuts are switched off while you are typing in a field.

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