ThunderGr: I know I freaked out when I first started playing here and the Go Moku pieces were Xs and 0s and I was like the w..t..f..is this? lol Then, I eventually was able to change the pieces to normal ones. Game boards vary with each site so you have to find what works best for you.

JerNYC: I found it. Thank you. It appears that it will change the background color of all games boards, though. I would like to know for certain if it will work, though, because if it doesn't, I will have to resign the game. It is totally unplayable for me. Perhaps the shogi board should have another default square color. How can anyone play it like that?

ThunderGr: When I go into the layout area, I specifically see an option to change the color background. There's a default and then there's a palette where you can pick a color.

JerNYC: The layout options get you to your settings layout. There, you can only change the general site layout. For the shogi options, you only have the options to change the size of the pieces, just like the rest of the chess-like games.

ThunderGr: Try scrolling down the page below the board to where it says "Layout." Usually, there's an option to make changes.

Hi all! Is it only me that thinks it is a chore to play Shogi here with this "white pieces over white squares" board on this site? I like shogi but I find it very difficult to play it here. Is there any way someone can change square colors on the board, at least?

Aganju: http://brainking.com/pl/PhotoAlbum?alid=2160&phid=16383

Aganju: 23hours 33minuts was after my next move -> http://www.pl.image-share.com/ijpg-276-82.html

aaru: I see there: "Time left: aaru: 23 hours 33 mins". Maybe your time zone is set wrong so you see the clock from another time zone??

aaru: lol, AlterMann is part of the Derp Trolling group and is changing the NTP used by the BK servers in your games with him :)

Next one: FC with 18hours bonus. After move of my opponent I have only 6 hours - Crowded Backgammon (aaru vs. AlterMann)

aaru: Cloning Backgammon (aaru vs. AlterMann)

Next one - FC wit 5days/8hours/30days
Last move of my opponent - 23. march 2014, 1:27:47pm. My timed out - 23. march 2014, 1:50:02pm
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Papa Zoom:

It's that too

Emerald00671: and here I thought backgammon was just a badly designed checkers board with dice!

whackadoodle

Emerald00671: Whatever. Roll'em.

Emerald00671:

This is what has inspired the creator of backgammon  and what design has invested in the construction. ....
At the core of the game is put the time : That 's a tray - symbolizes the unity of the year. Four corners of the box - a symbol of the four seasons . Opposite 2 x 6 compartments inside the panel - are actually 12 months a year. The sum of all pieces of 30 - as is the average number of days in one month. The color of the pieces - black and white , represent day and night. And opposite 2 x 12 units - are 24 hours a day.

likewowman2cool: You are correct it is 6 months

skipinnz: Are you sure about those limits? This page says 6 months, not 3: http://brainking.com/en/OldFAQ?ht=11

skipinnz: Ah, I had no idea; thanks!

Carpe Diem: There is a time since you last played that type of game for a pawn it is a month before you're removed and 3 months for paying members before they are removed from the rankings.

I'm wondering what prevents someone from being ranked in a game. For example, I noticed that Tenuki, who has excellent ratings in pretty much every game, is ranked in very few of them.

Royal__Flush: me neither.

I've had no site speed problems for months

this site is not fun any more to slow

Fencer: perfect

The Col: It's there.

Fencer: I just sent you the page link
If you could embed it, it would be even better

The Col: I've just tried some YouTube link to ensure that nothing is broken. So if you send me the correct link to post to your profile, I'll do it.

Fencer: I just checked the link, I assumed if you posted the link, it was the correct one.Adelle - Skyfall? not the link I sent, but I do appreciate a good sense of humour.Can you please correct it with the 10cc video link I sent.

Fencer: We're good

Thanks for your patience players invitation to me for games but now I can not accept them until it was paid member.Thank you all participated in discussion. According to me is not possible in any event to create bug appears and igra4ka be recorded . since Igra4ka is one of the organizers of the Bulgarian discussion site probably enjoys some advantages , that knows the program code of system.Friendship is friendship , but the cheese is money / Bulgarian proverb / .As is so eager to play in tournaments to pay like everyone.Interesting why not respect the organizers of the Bulgarian company and website on brazen respect to all registrants in BrainKing.
I suggest that the organizers of the Bulgarian discussion site to change and reprogram the system with more safeguards to no such problems in the future.

Fencer: Hi Fencer
We have also the issue in Crowded- and Cloning-Backgammon. The additional or cloned pieces aren't counted for a gammon if still outside at the end of the game. It means i got 2 points instead of 3 or 5 for a gammon. BK makes a difference if the pieces outside are catched or cloned/additional... Do you have a possibility to fix that?

Fencer:  thanks fencer  that would be really nice if you could do that fix regarding tournaments

The Col: I've just added a YouTube link to your profile, so it obviously works.

Fencer: I submitted a youtube link for my description

The Col: I don't see any changes at your profile. Are you sure you have submitted them? What exactly have you tried to change?

Fencer: Yes, the mods have informed me that you apparently are the only one who can either see, or update my profile submissions.I have just submitted an update ,can you please do the deed

Hmmm, it's really sad (but not too surprising) to see that some people will always try to exploit the system. Very well, it can be fixed this way:

1) A user cannot have more than, say, 100 tournaments in the "open" section of the Tournaments page. Do you want to create more? OK but wait until some of your tournaments start.

2) If a user membership expires, tournaments created by them (in the "open" status) will be automatically deleted, except the prize ones with prizes already provided.

3) Regarding the single eliminations tourneys, that might be a bug because pawns should not be allowed to sign up for another tournament if they are already playing (or signed up) another one. But the code is really old (8 years?) so I am not sure about that. I'll look at it.

Anything else? Sorry, I am totally consumed by other projects so I could easily miss other issues mentioned in this conversation.

beach: "Now the tourney section is a joke, you cannot find any tournaments and they stay on the list for 30 days after they start. "

Actually you can find new tournaments still, you just have to be a bit more creative in your search terms than before.

Every day when I log in (when I remember anyway!) I now visit the tournament page, and then modify the "Created in last" to 2 days (I am not sure what it means by 1 day or 2 days...is it the last 24 hours for a day, or the last Czech time zone day. Therefore I pick 2 days).

The list is usually(!) very short, and I never have to scroll to see what else is out there....

coan.net:  lol I spoke to fencer months ago when I noticed the problem, and ask if he could fix it,  He told me he would try but that he was very busy with other things.  Nothing ever got done so I gave up asking

The Col: I'm number 437. Hum.... how did that happen?

coan.net: re : I know Fencer hasn't been in the programming "mood" lately, but I'll make sure he know about this bug, maybe there will be a quick fix that he can make.

Take a number

There may be a bug then. I know in regular tournaments it will kick them out, but single elimination tournaments were created after the "normal" tournament, so possible that pawn/free game "check" isn't there.

I know Fencer hasn't been in the programming "mood" lately, but I'll make sure he know about this bug, maybe there will be a quick fix that he can make.

coan.net: For a while, although obvisouly the tourneys are set up before they expire! It seems to be just single elimination which they can still play in though.

furbster: Have they just recently downgraded to a pawn, or have they been a pawn for awhile?

coan.net: except single elimination seems to be an exception to the rule, and i'm guessing this is why we have a million of the same type of tourney set up in the tourney sections!

Emerald00671: As the tournament starts, the system checks to see the status of the player & should kick him out of the tournament since he will not have enough free game slots left.

Since he signed up for the tournament while he was a member, it will still show him in there - in case he does get a membership before the tournament starts, it will still start as normal.

One of the "bonus" of being a member is you can continue to play in all games/tournaments already started when your membership goes away, but NEW tournaments should not start.