Gameboard Roles
The following is a list of roles in the gameboard. Note that these roles aren't additive -- they are independent. Therefore, each role has to be added individually and a single user can have multiple roles. Each assigned role only grants the privileges for that role. Roles do not inherit permissions from other roles.
Gameboard privileges by role
The Observer role can:
- Observe consoles
The Support role can:
- Use the integrated support feature
The Tester role can:
- Enroll in games outside of the execution period
- Play games outside of the execution period
- View hidden games
The Designer role can:
- Create, edit, and delete games
The Registrar role can:
- Manage enrollment and registration
The Director role can:
- Observe consoles
- Use the integrated support feature
- Enroll in games outside of the execution period
- Play games outside of the execution period
- View hidden games
- Create, edit, and delete games
- Manage enrollment and registration
- Cannot assign or remove roles
The Admin role can:
- Observe consoles
- Use the integrated support feature
- Enroll in games outside of the execution period (see Enroll vs. Admin Enroll below)
- Play games outside of the execution period
- View hidden games
- Create, edit, and delete games
- Manage enrollment and registration
- Assign and remove roles
- Awards points manually to a player and team
Enroll vs. Admin Enroll
After logging into Gameboard, but before playing a game or completing a lab users have to enroll in the game lobby. Users log into Gameboard, select a game on the Home page, and Enroll and confirm to start the session. The Enroll button appears when the user has set a display name and a sponsoring organization in their Profile and registration for that game is "open" (open and close dates and times are defined in the Admin Game Settings).
If a user is a Registrar, Tester, or Admin, then the Admin Enroll button appears next to the Enroll button. See the screen print below.
Admin Enroll allows a user with elevated roles to bypass the restrictions of time for registration, but it does not allow the user to bypass display name and sponsoring organization requirements. Those still need to be set prior to game play. Admin Enroll is useful for testing, troubleshooting, and customer support purposes.
Note
If you do have access to the Admin Enroll button, it behaves identically to the standard Enroll button for you. If you can see both Enroll and Admin Enroll, it does not matter which button you select.
Enroll and Admin Enroll
