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24. May 2005, 14:53:19
bumble 
Subject: Re: Opponents Boats
wellywales: It's not a bug, it's because some people like to keep their boat positions secret - they might want to use the same winning formula again, so to speak.

24. May 2005, 14:33:35
WellyWales 
Subject: Opponents Boats
After finishing a game, I click on the "Show Game" in the Message box, but it does not show my Opponents boats that I have missed, is there a reason for this? regards David

16. May 2005, 16:47:36
Hrqls 
Modified by Hrqls (16. May 2005, 16:48:16)
i reported the bug here
fencer knows about and is probably fixing it .. or it is already fixed :)

all my battleboats games are working again .. even finished some

14. May 2005, 10:22:09
ILOVENIRVANA 
Subject: I was just able to move in my dark battle boats game with no problem
the site seems to be slowly getting back to normal

14. May 2005, 03:38:23
Carole640 
Subject: Battleboats Plus
Thank goodness, it isn't just me, then. I am getting very frustrated, myself!

14. May 2005, 01:36:06
Nirvana 
Subject: Re: Re:
all my battleboats games do the same thing ~ I think it is due to the curent server problems.

14. May 2005, 00:56:13
Lady Temper 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez: I can make my move but the board disappears. This is on regular battleboats. Very frustrating.

14. May 2005, 00:46:34
Pedro Martínez 
Everyone else...:D

14. May 2005, 00:22:17
Erinity 
Happens to me with regular battleboats too, anyone else?

14. May 2005, 00:12:24
alexSandra 
Subject: Re:
Erinity: neither can I

13. May 2005, 22:58:08
Erinity 
Same thing here - can't play my dark battleboats!

13. May 2005, 13:10:37
Hrqls 
Subject: Re:
rod03801: not sure .. yesterday evening i had the bad performance ... this morning the perfomance was ok again .. except in my games of battleboats which didnt show the board after i made my move :)

13. May 2005, 12:27:34
rod03801 
Probably has to do with the "bad performance" mentioned in the server news.
Just a guess..

13. May 2005, 11:02:31
Hrqls 
i had the same problem ... but it seems to be fixed now

if now ... please post it in the bug tracker as well :)

13. May 2005, 07:19:20
TexasToest 
Ditto. I can play the first shot, but when the game refreshes after the shot, the boards aren't there.

13. May 2005, 07:16:17
aere 
Subject: hey big bad wolf
i need help,, dark battleboats the game comes up,but it will not let me finish it..

13. May 2005, 07:08:59
aere 
Subject: dark battleboats
will not let me put my game thru

5. May 2005, 04:34:51
DragonPope 
Subject: Re: ridding myself of a deadbeat
Czuch Chuckers: she has already paid for a membership but that is under another name LOL
It's BerniceC chuck

26. April 2005, 02:52:10
Czuch 
Subject: Re: ridding myself of a deadbeat
The Raven King: Delete the game instead? Or maybe buy a membership?

18. April 2005, 19:09:29
noscere 
Subject: Re:
Skyking: Of course they won on their merits, they used their brain whereas and studied their opposition. You think an army goes into battle unprepared?

18. April 2005, 19:04:37
noscere 
Subject: Re: Another Dark Batleboats variant
pauloaguia: An easy way to represent that variant you describe is to use the windows mines program where you can tag a square with a "?" when you are not sure if a mine is there or not.

Instead of the square turning orange or blue as is the case now, it would be a "?" and only with subsequent tries could you determine if it was a hit or not

15. April 2005, 17:00:34
Blackadder Mr K 
Subject: Re: ridding myself of a deadbeat
The Raven King:
I can understand you , but I don`t think it`s nice ,,,,

15. April 2005, 10:41:04
The Raven King 
Subject: ridding myself of a deadbeat
i resigned my last game (unplayed) in an attempt to open another game slot. any suggestions?

4. January 2005, 09:03:06
Hrqls 
*nod* sounds great anf might even be quite fast :)

(would this require 'autopass' between the moves ?)

3. January 2005, 18:12:38
furbster 
anti battleboats actually sounds like quite a fun game to play. I'd definately give it a go if it was to appear here.

3. January 2005, 17:48:34
Orlandu 
Subject: Re: Battleboat Versions
BIG BAD WOLF:
Outline Battle Boats: Anti-battle boats - the object is to not hit your opponent boats... 5 hit chances..
Miss Fire... Shoot until you miss... On the Electronic handheld is a very hard game... I have played many times and the computer keeps coming back... You can hit all your opponents boats and not even let him have a chance...

26. October 2004, 10:40:06
Hrqls 
lol true :)

26. October 2004, 05:25:51
Kevin 
Ah yes, that would be possible - lol :-)

26. October 2004, 05:17:39
coan.net 
Kevins - I believe hrqls's comment was about my Dark BB+ variant I was describing a few post before, not the current version.

26. October 2004, 05:06:18
Kevin 
In dark battleboats both players get 3 shots per turn regardless of how many boats left.

25. October 2004, 09:16:49
Hrqls 
Subject: Re: Battleboat Versions
in the dark bb+ version it could also be so that you dont have to use all your available shots

suppose your opponent has placed 3 shots in a row .. he can then think he sank your boat .. when you dont use all your available 5 shots (as it he only got 3 of the 4 spots of your 4-size boat) but only use 4 and pass on the 5th

25. October 2004, 04:32:01
rod03801 
I say, Super Battleboats...

the boats can go diagonally too.. i wouldnt recommend this with regular battleboats, but it would be fun with battleboats plus...

25. October 2004, 03:57:46
Brian1971 
Subject: Re: Battleboat Versions
I like all the battleboats version ideas. In my opinion, more options for the better. All game sites of the basic games that we have here but the more interesting and fun variants we can have on those games is what will intrigue new people to check out this website.

25. October 2004, 03:20:58
coan.net 
Subject: Battleboat Versions
Brian1971 - The only thing Fencer does not want an autopass for is Backgammon, and I don't think that is a reason why he does not want your version of the game (or to even say that he does or does not want your version of the game)

I have posted many versions of games, from battleboat variants to backgammon variants. Many others have also posted game idea, and many many variant ideas, so it would be impossible for Fencer to implement them all.

Also Fencer once said he would prefer to work on new games then work on variants of current games, but that's not saying he won't introduce new variants.

But lets start taking a vote from everyone, Fencer does look at these boards and if he see's enough interest in new game ideas, he may work on them.

  • Bonus Battleboats - One shot each turn, if you get a hit when you hit "submit this move", the game is back in your hands to make another move.

  • Outline Battleboats - A sort of "anti-battleboats" - goal is to outline the boats without hitting them. 5 hits and you lose. My question: What is an outline - just the 2 sides, and above - or the 4 corners also? And if it's near a side, you just need do the 3 sides?

  • HexBoats - Game is played on a hex/honeycomb type of board - So instead of a boat being about to be placed either up&down, or left&right - it will be able to be place 3 different ways.... making the game a little more interesting

  • Dark battleboats Plus - You start with 5 shots each, but you lose 1 for each of your ships that are sunk. Not only do you not see which ships you sunk, you DO NOT see your own board either! (This is to solve the problem of seeing your opponent shooting 4 shots and hence knowing you sunk a ship that way)

    Feel free to vote for any of those - those last 2 are ideas I have had for versions of the game also. Plus other ideas or comments about these versions will be welcomed also.

  • 25. October 2004, 02:54:10
    Brian1971 
    that seems like a twist on battleboats Daniel. I also have a variant on BB that seems to be avoiding Fencer's attention or interest. It is Bonus Battleboats. You get one shot per turn. However if you get a hit on that turn the game would pass on your opponents turn and you would get another shot. You keep shooting until you get a miss. Of course to prevent cheating you would have to submit the move after each shot. However if you get the game would AUTOPASS your opponent it would still be your turn. I know this is ignored because Fencer doesnt want such type of autopass feature at brainking. however you are missing out on a fun version of battleboats.

    24. October 2004, 04:02:36
    Skyking 
    That's why all my games are private

    23. October 2004, 19:33:06
    beginners luck 
    Subject: its not cheating
    although i have never looked back at anybodys previous games,it would be foolish to keep using the same set ups all the time.
    they are asking for it if you ask me?

    20. October 2004, 21:50:43
    Orlandu 
    Subject: Outline Battleboats
    I have fun playing A new version of Boats... It is call outline... Trying not to find the boats... Each person gets 5 accidental hits...
    I know it is long but it is fun... It is the anti Battleboats game...

    28. August 2004, 04:19:10
    rod03801 
    No, Ellie

    27. August 2004, 22:48:07
    ellieoop 
    Subject: Re: Re:
    can we now see our opponents boat board setups when the game is over? we never were able to.

    26. August 2004, 01:27:49
    SunFire 
    Subject: Re:
    I just asked and found out all the public can see all the tournament games

    25. August 2004, 17:21:05
    redsales 
    no way is that cheating..it's SMART!

    25. August 2004, 15:33:18
    Skyking 
    Sunfire over on the tournaments board asked if that is posible..So let me rephrase it. I don't even know if the tournaments are public always. LOL Ask Fencer

    25. August 2004, 15:24:14
    Czuch 
    Subject: Re:
    good point.... Are all tournaments public?

    25. August 2004, 15:16:23
    Skyking 
    Guess Fencer should have an automatic private game for all Battleboats versions. But what do you do about the tournaments that are always public?

    25. August 2004, 15:12:11
    Czuch 
    Subject: Re: Cheating in Battleboats?
    I think they did win on their merits. hey figured out your tactic or strategy and beat you. Its not their fault that you are so predictable.

    I think that battleboats is one of those games where you should only play private games if you want to be really good at it. Then the only person who could learn anything from your play would be the person you are playing, and rightly so. But they would have to beat you to actually know your placement for that game. And would have to play you often to figure any patterns. And you could always mix things up once in a while. if you think they are playing against your tendancies.

    25. August 2004, 13:08:32
    Skyking 
    Yep they didn't win on their on merits

    25. August 2004, 11:38:05
    MadMonkey 
    Subject: Re: Cheating in Battleboats?
    Its not cheating at all, but if a person decides to use an old game set up (as saved in the game editors) it is up to them.
    If there opponent then looks back through games and sees what they think maybe the same game, they will win of course, BUT then what is either person getting out of it.
    Is all the winner would get would obviously be a win, but using no tactics at all apart from looking at old games that there opponent had played. The loser would just have proved there is little point having Battleboats in the game editor now we have a Random placement option.

    25. August 2004, 10:54:38
    kitti 
    Subject: Re: Cheating in Battleboats?
    Of course its not cheating. Studying how your opponent plays is a wise thing to do in any type of game.

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