Hi Fencer, how long are unused usernames kept for?
I want to change my name to harley (easier for people to say!!), but someone has signed up using that name already :o(
Thing is, they joined December 19th, and haven't been back since, no games in progress or anything. It seems to be a 'stale' name and I wondered if you ever delete them so somebody else can use them? And what kind of time this would be?

Fencer: Thanks, your a hero :)

MadMonkey: It should be fixed. The problem was in 16 pieces on one pip - classic Backgammon model does not expect something like that ;-)

LOL...How about everyone,A Joke a Day keeps the BLUE'S Away...Thanks C-H it made mine.

juste pour rire
old backgammoners never die,they just get blotted out.
blondes like backgammon because it has a bar & they get hit on.
(just kidding,I'm no chauvinist.most of the blondes here are sharp,sly.anyone who has ever played backgammon against them here knows this)

Fencer: Thanks, i thought it was better you saw the problem rather than just delete the game :-)

MadMonkey: Please hold on. I will look at it and fix it ASAP. Give me a day or two.

Fencer: alley oop has tried to make her move & it has done exactly the same :-(
shall i just delete the game ?

Okay, I will try to pass it through BKR engine again.

His is 1523, mine 1630. Not so much difference in rating.

Christine: It is probably because of low opponent's BKR [compared to yours].

My opponent ran out of time in a tournament game. It surprised me that it didn't change my rating. I couldn't find anything the reason for it on FAQ. We performed 12 moves.

Is there going to be any fellowship tournaments taking place on here ?
If so maybe we should concider creating an award system to show what teams have won !! Or has this been discussed already ???

Fencer: Thanks alot , i have moved & all looks ok now, cheers :-)

MadMonkey: I've just deleted the problematic move. Please try it again.

Fencer: have u had a chance to look at this crowded backgammon game yet (note 22nd Feb 1.34). It keeps showing as my next game to move in, but until the problem is fixed i dont know if u want it left so you can see the problem or shall i just delete it. Thanks :-)

BIGGGGGG Happy Birthday to ravioli ruby - have a good one honey :-Þ

Gřřð évéñiñg..ߣřřð £i†é åñ¥řñé?..héhé!

MadMonkey, it did seem to be sorted, but its definitely the same problem I had in a game that was down to a bug. Maybe its not completely right yet?

Hi MadMonkey! :-)

Love it!!! LOL

Only started it Friday evening - i thought the bug was sorted ??

MadMonkey, I think that could be the bug. When did you start the game? I had a game going we had to call a draw because loads of pieces disappeared, but only on line 19!
It might be worth starting again, we did after the bug was fixed and its working fine (up to now!).

here's a birthday wish for ellie. hope you have a wonderful day!

Fencer, could you have a look at our Crowded Backgammon game against alley oop. Between moves 20 & 21 nearly all the pieces have just vanished LOL... :-)

Fencer, I don't get these ratings. I know how they work, but can't understand how they're calculated. For example, I won a game against an opponent with a rating of 2545, whilst mine was 2094. When the ratings adjusted, they lost around 100 points, yet I only gained 20. Please can you explain, thanx.

hi fencer..ty again for creating my idea for crowded backgammon..frankly,I'm blown away.had another idea for an original variation.undecided as to whether it was playable,we tried it on a real board.it was fun,really interesting strategy.ok,so here's the idea.reverse backgammon(or maybe othello backgammon).board is set up like original backgammon.when you hit a blot,its color is converted to the color of the opposing player.we tried playing it 2 ways from this point :
1-the blot changes color then remains were it is.
2-the blot changes color and is sent to the bar to start.
both work,could be 2 variations.
we found that this is a quick win if one player is much better than his opponent.or it can be a struggle for 2 good players.what do you think?
steve

Love it lOL...gotta pass that one along

very good!

Please readit carefully when u go there - its not as it seems ;-)

http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

because i dont really understand this game and my partner hasnt played in 30 years, it got too confusing....i offered a draw and told her...she couldnt see it and offered me a draw...I couldnt see it...I have since offered her another draw...
Q is...there isnt an accept button for a draw...can you help???

im currently playing in a tournament...LOSING lol...but the prize is 6mths membership...if there are more than one ending on equal footing....what haappens?

Here it is:
http://math.bu.edu/people/mg/ratings/approx/approx.html

Imacarrot: Try to search uschess.org for approximated rating formula.

Your welcome.

How are the BKR determined from game to game?

Thanks Liquid!! that did the trick! I deleted the old bookmark, shut down IE, came back in to Brainking.com and bookmarked it again!
Now its back! Thankyou! You are so smart!

I thing, its done by WindowsUpdate. Try delete BK from Favorites and bookmark it again. Before bookmark BK again, end all of instance IE.

Thank you Czechgirl! It must have been an Xp update or something I did.. Thanks for the info!!

I still have the brainking logo there.

When I bookmarked the brainking site a while ago I noticed a neat icon in front of the bookmark that was the brainking logo.. today I notice its gone and back to a regular IE icon.. I wonder if its just me or an IE update removed it or anyone else had it an now its missing?.... Just a minor lil question no need for a prompt reply as its just a curiosity..

There ya go Eddie...a win win situation...you get warmth, she gets Eddie the noodle king. LOL

you wanna go where it is warm....come to ME....34degC every day with humidity at 98% ...aussie needs a good noodle LOL

too much snow in noodleland i need to go where its warm...

Ok eddie who let you outta noodle land? back you go like a good lil boy.. stop bothering the nice man who makes our games.. come on this way eddie back you go...

fencer had a headache and we got a new game and new boards...not that i wanna wish pain on anyone but....what if?...ya know ...fencer sorta got a migrane headache?..or a bump on his noggin?..maybe a minor brain surgery? hhmmnn...how many games would they be worth? hhmmnnn....rose? molly?..got the tools?..the ones in the noodleland cabinet?..yea those...now where did we leave the novicane at?..hhmmnnn....ok sorry....hope ya get better soon fencer headaches ya know ...stink...or hurt...:-)

Thats correct.:)

I am unable to sign up to a 2nd tourny.
are we allowed to only be in one at a time?

Yes thank you :o) Just started a game of this, and so far so good, seems like good fun! :o)

this is too kool.I had this crazy original idea. come to mind about a "crowded backgammon"variation...posted it to the bulletin board here feb.11..never expected fencer would consider it..let alone create the game.biggest surprise was he did it so quick.thank you fencer

any positive input ya have here fencer listens too...hey he even listens to my dum ideas sometimes haha but if its for the good for everyone and he didnt think of it yet...guess he cant think of everything...just mention it and wait it out...i know one job i dont want is being a programmer...too much typin for me haha..