Kevin: Thanks, that was the mixup (I just call them listings or ratings that all - must be my english).
But everything else I said still holds :)

Adding my 2 cents...

Deleting inactive players from the ratings/ranking charts is a fabulous idea!

Removing pawns from these lists though, I too think is a bad idea.. I would rather see how I compare with thousands of people, rather than just a few hundred. Maybe if our paid membership base had more people, it would be okay..

Fencer: ah ok thanks :)

so if we are only playing 1 game of a certain type .. and that game takes more than 6 months .. we have to start another one (and finish it) before those 6 months end ?

(hmm now i think of it i dont think i have had any game which took longer than that .. as i am not even a member that long ;))

it sounds nice for sure ;)

Hrqls: Yes, exactly.

Fencer: *phew* i am bold again

Fencer: Is there going to be a way to create a private Pond tournament or better still one within a fellowship ? (rivet, rivet)

MadMonkey: Yes, later.

in the new pond games is there still automatic moves are not ?

The rules are still the same.

Fencer: Any idea when the BKR will be recalculated? I'm still missing 9 points.

Szirak: This Saturday or Sunday. Please be patient, I didn't forget about it.

Thanks Fencer I don't mind waiting

Do Ponds games count against your game count total? For example I am a brain Knight and have a 50 game limit. Do Ponds games count against that limit?

Brian1971: That is a good question that we will have to wait for Fencer to answer.

If the games do not count against the total, I would be curious if there will be a limit to the number of pond games a Knight can enter.

I ask this question BBW as the first one did not count against the game limit total. However I have 36 games total between started games and waiting games, plus a tournament starting today and I am awaiting the next round of a tournament I advanced in. So I will snuggle up close to 50 games with all the games starting. I just wanted to know how the Ponds games would be counted.

BIG BAD WOLF: Ponds are not counted at the moment but they will be against the 50 total ASAP [I had no time to implement it today].

Interesting that I brought up the question but Fencer addresses the answer to Big Bad Wolf. I suppose if no one else would have responded I would not have had the question answered at all.

Brian1971: That's the auto-fill reply feature :-) I was too lazy to rewrite BBW's name.

Fencer: Or is it you are mad at me for readdressing the Autopass debate that you are noticably silent on. Of course you could have easily went down a couple of posts and replied to my original post with the Ponds question. However you intentionally snubbed me in my humble opinion.

find out if there is a way to find out the average amount of moves to complete a certain game type?

I want to know which game takes the fewest amount of moves to complete a game? (on average)

Brian - please let it drop now. It's becoming tiresome.

This is ridiculous, that someone can be kicked off this site, yet somehow get to use auto vacation days to cover their absense?

I know it doesnt seem like a hastle, but I had just started 20 games with them, and it is a long scroll down the page, plus what about if I was a pawn or had an account with a game limit, I would be screwed waiting for theses games to finally be removed from my homepage.

<I dont see a difference between these 2 smileys.
Is there one ....And if not, why have 2 of the same LOL

( 81 & 550 )

81 --->
550--->

one has an overbite, and the other has an underbite!!!

Antje: Oh I thought one was a wittle girl and one was a wittle boy.. hehe

ScarletRose:
yep Scarlet...yu are right...one has a whistle...I can see it LOLOL

Czuch Chuckers:

well this game was over in 5 moves with a checkmate

http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=57339

many traps like this exist

BerniceC: *giggle*..

EdTrice:

Done better... Lost this won in just 4 moves: http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=259979

LOL

I see lots of pictures, but does anyone know anyone with an "icon" by their name? (FAQ)

An icon is just a picture which isn't a photograph. BerniceC is the closest who has an icon, if you scroll down. (Unless she really is a koala!! )

Thanks harley, the size requirements baffled me into thinking there was a greater difference, along with the fact that I really did think BC was a koala! :-)

Latelly it happens to me to have notification of new messages on boards and when I go and check them out it just shows me messages I had already read.
For instance, as I'm writing this, Szirak's message has a "New!" symbol on it even though I had read it before. But when I read it the first time harley's and Szirak's previous messages were marked new as well and now it's just this last one so it can't be a cache issue.
This has been happening ever since new year and I think (but not sure) it has something to do with the fact that the messages in question were posted just about the time I was reading them.
The first time I just thought it was a fluke, with me having hit the board at almost the exact same time of the post. But it's happened 6 or 7 times in the last few days so now I start to think it's just too much of a coincidence...

Are you still doing experiences with time-travel Fencer? ;)

pauloaguia: No. This rare event is caused by overloaded database server.

Fencer: hmmm... so it means it's been getting more overloaded, because it's getting less rare

Thanks for the info.

pauloaguia: Anyway, I don't think it's a big problem.

Fencer: No, a bit anoying some times but I was just wondering the reason that's all...

I had noticed that too, but chalked it up to being blonde....... (or an overloaded database server)

Does anyone know how much is 40x50 points is in inches?

Szirak: 0.556 X 0.694

Rose: Thanks

pauloaguia: Hey I noticed that also.. sort of like a de ja vu thingy.. :D

Four move King capture Black winning:
http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=425688

Three move King Capture with Black winning:
http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=325044

72 move King capture White winning:
http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=250097

Actually capturing the King requires a turn to do so the two quick games listed are probably the fastest games you could play. Atomic Chess might have a faster game possible, I'll have to think about it unless someone knows already. Seems like three moves would be it in that game too.

You have me curious what the average length of games is. Backgammon is a fairly constant 18 to 30 moves. Dark Chess has quite an extreme range, but I'd guess the average for games played until the King is actually captured to be about 25 moves. I suppose I could just add up my wins and losses moves per game and figure an average that way. The number on the profile isn't always the right number though and you'd have to look for games that end in resignations. Or maybe not, since resigning is part of the game it could be part of a complete average.

Atomic chess: wins in 3 moves is the fastest I've ever seen... I actually lost my first game that way

For those interested, this was the game

pauloaguia: Hmmmmmmmmm.. fastest??? I know somebody who won a regular chess game, not a variant, in only 2 moves.

ScarletRose: 2 moves? impossible!

Very possible.

http://brainking.com/game/ArchivedGame?g=591408

ok. i refrase that. almost impossible...

Could this be taken to a chess discussion board please?