Artful Dodger: Some people like them.I find those ones that just posted annoying to me.I suggest maybe we should get some reply,s on this if that is ok with you

Snoopy: Yes i agree Thats why i have created a tournament For them only.

nikos: I suggest you check pawns that have brains:)))

Snoopy: I think the tournaments are brain prized right? Pawns do not earn brains...

Gerry,

This is just me.  But if everyone on this board wrote all their announcements as large as you write yours, I wouldn't allow it.  It's unnecessary.  I'm glad you enjoy running tourneys and I like your enthusiasm.  But the large font is getting annoying.  So can you post your messages a bit more consistent with other posts on this board, please.

"GERRY": why do you not allow pawns in tournaments some of the best players on this site are pawns

The 2nd Online Crowded Backgammon World Championships.

5 players per group, 11 point match's with doubling cube.

Final between 2 players will be a 15 point match with doubling cube.

2 days per move, with autopass set. Standard vacation.

Good luck!

2nd Online Crowded Backgammon World Championships.

Open Invite: Top 10% Faster Backgammoners for 2009-02

Hi, to 'The Best and The Fast Backgammon Players',

This is an opportunity, check your weight against to other best players if you inside the top 10% any of Backgammon Games.

Don't be afraid of endless games and tournaments! If you don't like to join to the Gammon Tournaments without end (related with the move time of the opponents), our games finish before the next month tournament generally.

We choosed publicly announce this Traditional but popular Tournaments here, in the tournaments discussion and some fellowship groups to all the best and fast players who are inside the top 10% of any type Backgammon Games.

Inside the top 10% any type Backgammon player (Back, Nack, Crowded, Race, Hyper, Anti, Cloning Backgammon, Grasshopper, Plakoto, Fevga), is eligible to join to all other games in this Tournaments before the begin time. February 28th, 2009).

To check where you are in the ratings click to the related links:

Backgammon, Nackgammon, Anti Backgammon, Backgammon Race, Crowded Backgammon, Hyper Backgammon, Cloning Backgammon, Grasshopper, Plakoto, Fevga

Others, outside of top 10% players, will be deleted before the tournaments begin without excuse...

Match type: 3 points match with doubling cube
Tournament type: one match for each two players
Maximum number of players per section: 20
Final match type for two players section: 5 points match with doubling cube
Time control: Time: 3 days, Bonus: 3 hours, Limit: 9 days, no days off (red signed)

(That means after beginning you have 3 days (72 hours) for your first move. Per your another move, you'll have 3 hours bonus for your other move time. 9 days is limit time for the opponents, after the move of other side.)

Please click to the Tournament addresse and 'feel free to join to any type of Gammon Games'. You are eligible to join, to all Gammon games without restriction, only if you inside of top 10% in any Gammon Games';(for now we have only ten types of Gammon games).

Here are the tournament winners of 'Top 10% Faster Backgammoners' from the beginning of 2006 to February,22nd, 2009 - (alphabetical orders)
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aaru: (18), afella: (2), alanback: (1), aledates: (1), AlliumCepa: (4), Anencephal: (1), bazari: (3), chessik: (5), CryingLoser: (1), dresali: (1), ennukene00: (1), FOTBALISTA: (3), gambler104: (7), gfeisty1: (1), Gammonator: (1), grenv: (3), Hannelore: (40), Harassed: (2), Helena: (1), imsoaddicted: (1), jopie2002: (2), Kardinal: (2), Konrad: (1), LADIESMANINNY32: (1), ljubisa popovic: (2), Marfitalu: (1), Mary Jo: (2), Mirda: (1), masino: (2), MsDelete: (1), mukali: (1), nobody25: (1), Pason69: (2), pedrored: (5), qusar: (6), Resher: (3), Rex Nihilo: (2), rod03801: (1), skipnnz: (2), Snoopy: (1), Somelaughs2: (1), swelle: (2), TC: (43), Tutagil: (12), UzzyLady: (1), vic: (3), Vikings: (12), WakeUpPeople: (2), Zach: (1),
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Here are the tournament winners of 'Top 10% Faster Backgammoners' from the beginning of 2006 to February,22nd, 2009 - (counts of tournaments winner)
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43 times TC,
40 times Hannelore,
18 times aaru,
12 times Tutagil, Vikings,
9 times gambler104,
6 times qusar,
5 times pedrored, chessik,
4 times AlliumCepa,
3 times bazari, FOTBALISTA, grenv, Resher, vic,
2 times afella, Harassed, jopie2002, Kardinal, ljubisa popovic, Mary Jo, masino, Pason69, Rex Nihilo, skipinnz, swelle, WakeUpPeople,
1 time alanback, aledates, Anencephal, CryingLoser, dresali, ennukene00: (1), gfeisty1, Gammonator, Helena, imsoaddicted, Konrad, LADIESMANINNY32, Marfitalu, Mirda, MsDelete, mukali: (1), nobody25, rod03801, Snoopy, Somelaughs2, UzzyLady, Zach,

2009 February : Top 10% - Faster Backgammoners 2009-02

With your join to this Tournament, hope to play good matches and enjoy!

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If you interested who were the best and fast in the previous Gammon Tournaments, please click to following addresse:

2009-01,

2008-12, 2008-11, 2008-10, 2008-09, 2008-08, 2008-07, 2008-06, 2008-05, 2008-04, 2008-03, 2008-02,

2007-12, 2007-11, 2007-10, 2007-09, 2007-08, 2007-07, 2007-06, 2007-05, 2007-04, 2007-03, 2007-02, 2007-01,

2006-12, 2006-11, 2006-10, 2006-09, 2006-07, 2006-06, 2006-05, 2006-04, 2006-03, 2006-02, (Invited)

Thank you!

P/S: Don't forget to click to: 2009 February : Top 10% - Faster Backgammoners 2009-02
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I do not allow PAWN,S in any more of my tournaments.So I have made tournaments for all of you to play in.

SO HAVE FUN PLAYING IN THEM

So there could be A PRIZE at year,s
end for a player to WIN

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE:))))

"GERRY": They can enter 3 but will only be allowed to start in one, the other 2 they will get kicked out of

coan.net: I've been here since AUG 2004 & never seen player higher then a pawn.Back to how many tournaments a pawn can enter.You agreed saying 1.& BK rules state 1.But player entered 3.

"GERRY": Could be there were a bishop or higher membership for awhile and had the membership drop back down to a pawn.

coan.net: So how is it this person is in 3 & has 26 started games.I had the same problem with this person 2 or 3 years ago.

"GERRY": Sorry - did not read the question well - Pawns are limited to 1 tournament at a time.

You can read more here: http://brainking.com/en/PaidMembership?p=1

"GERRY": At one time, the "one game for two players" - you would need 5 free slots (NO MATTER HOW MANY GAMES STARTED)

the "two games for two players" - you would need 10 free slots (NO MATTER HOW MANY GAMES STARTED)

So for the above - no matter if only 3 games will start with a 4 player tournament, or 18 games with a 20 player 2for2 tournament - those were how many slots were needed to start.

I'm not sure how many are needed for the single elimination tournaments are needed.

coan.net: So that means if they have slots open.? It's not like other tournaments where they can only go in 1 then.

"GERRY": 20 started games

Can some one tell me how many games a pawn can be in?

Give the dog a bone

No bones for you Snoopy

Snoopy:on that i will ask Fencer if he can raise that number because i believe there will be at least a TRIPLE of that number :)
but best new is on front page : the game i was waiting for :) poker texas hold them :))

FrancescoLR: yes single elimination sounds really good but what are you going to set it at 64 or 128

and fischer clock always works well

FrancescoLR: 3/1/6 sounds good

Snoopy:does it sounds good that the tourney will be single elimination ( with a match game of 3 or 4 games ) so any pawn should be able to join even if they have only 1 slot open for game ??
about the time 100% i will use fisher clock ( 3 days to start with 1 day of extra time and maximum of 6 days ) or not use any vacations ( could be either 5 or 6  days no vacation )
what you think all ???

Snoopy: Ok i see that.But you can not close a running tournament,right.Thanks again:)

"GERRY": you just change the date and time to a time thats just passed and to close it
you just type how many ppl are allowed into it in the box

Snoopy: How do you close a tournament & start them ?

Snoopy: Yes i agree with you.As of now my prize tournament is full.If i had the prize in it could start it now then.I never new you could start & close them.Thanks Snoopy:))

"GERRY": if he does has i suggested and closes it down 2 hours before it starts noone else can enter it

and it dosnt really matter how short you make the time limit
if its a large tournament it will go on for at least a year anyway simply because the prize is a black rook

FrancescoLR: Time is going to be the biggest thing.If that is not set right it can go on for year,s.You as creator of the tournament can do anything up to the minute it start,So be online before it does,& stay in your tournament as it is about to start because there is all kind,s of unwanted players here.It will go into the red time .Being as big it could be.Most tournaments will start within 5 to 10 minute,s.Check with Fencer on that.I can hardy wait to see this one start.GOOD LUCK MY GOOD FRIEND:))))

FrancescoLR: Yes i noticed that, thats why its gonna be a big tourney, you will probably end up with the whole site joining it lol

Summer Flame:hope so :) ans first place will win a black rook

FrancescoLR: It sounds like its gonna be one gigantic tournament, looks like a lot of fun

FrancescoLR: the answer to first part of question is NO once a person is removed they CANNOT rejoin

Snoopy:if i remove someone before the start can that player could still come back and join ?
hopefully i will be there 100% when tourney starts ... in general it will be for pple of certain fellowships besides of course a list of players that cannot join anyway and that i will say .... ( Vikings is on that list too .. ) or people that have decided not to play in it anyway ( Snoopy for exemple ) but whom i will send invite if they want to :). Now friend Coan Net and Snoopy wich is the best set up for a tourney where there will be the first 10 players rewarded ?? how i set up the tourney ?? ( do 10 groups and the winners will play then ? do eliminitaion and the last 10 do a different tourney ) // what are your suggestion esepcially you 2 that have done and organize tons of tourneis .. on this list i would like also the opinion of somelaughs and other big boss of fellowships :)
thank you all

coan.net: he can also remove unwanted players and then set the numbers of players to what is left so it closes the tournament of to other players
ive found that is the easy way to go

FrancescoLR: Oh... and I believe if you make it a pawn only tournament, other non-pawns will be able to join - even with an invite.

FrancescoLR: Sorry I never got a chance to answer before... but will try to jump in here and help a little if I can.

The best thing might be to be around when the tournament is ready to start, and before it starts - kick out any players that are not suppose to be there - since as Vikings said, once it starts, there is really no way to remove anyone. (weather Fencer will not give out a prize to someone would be something you would need to talk to him about.)

One thing you could do is a few hours before a tournament is set to start, look at the list - remove the players, and even change the "start time" to a time that has already past - which would mean that when the tournament start-up script runs within the next hour, the tournament will start... hopefully without anyone who is not suppose to be in there signs in.

Other idea - make it an invite only tournament - and if someone wants to play, have them send you a message where you can invite them

Vikings:thank you ..
2 more questions :
 1)if i create a tourney open to pawns can i then invite other players (not pawns)? and if so how i should set up the tounrey ? (Fencer said to try set up tourney for pawns and then invite but will it work ?)
2) then if happens that someone signed as pawn can Fencer stop the prize in case that pawns wasn;t suppose to be there and wins ??

FrancescoLR: not after the tournament starts, otherwise some people could use that as a means to cheat

i have question and i make it public because my efforts to get an answer from coan net were ignored .. ( maybe he was  too busy for the poll )
If i create a tourney by invitation ( as it will be the mega tourney  with black rook for the first place ) and tourney starts ... but then i see that someone somehow signed for the tourneis ,someone that wasn;t suppose to be there .. can i still take him/her out of the tourney even still the tourney start ??
thank you for support and answer

We have a Plakoto and Fevga tournie starting tomorrow in our Fellowship. 100 brains each to winner of each tourny.
Send me a pm if you would like to join these tournies. Thank you.