Welcome to the Java version of the client for Gnocatan. Right now the client is in the ALPHA stages of development, so you might not get the friendliest of messages when things go wrong. (For example, if the server is not running or if the game is already full.)
For the time being, I haven't worked out how to talk to the Gnocatan meta-server and post multiple games to choose from. One obstacle I'll have to overcome is allowing the user to override browser security which prevents a Java applet from talking to a server at a location other than where it originated. For that reason, the applet can only talk to a server if it's on the same machine as where you got the applet. Hence, you can choose from one game.
Simply enter your name and press ok. At that point, the applet should download and run. Once running, it will automatically connect to the server. If the game's full or the server isn't running, you won't a very friendly message. Good luck!
Note: You need to be patient. It may take between 5-10 seconds for the map to draw itself once it has downloaded. (Ok, so I didn't use the most efficent algorithms to draw images...)