Bernice: I think you might need to send that link to Fencer. I think something went wrong there.

TarantinoFan: it works for me....it has the timing at Time control (?): Time: 3 days, Bonus: 3 hours, Limit: 9 days, no days off...im afraid im lost.

Bernice: Nope I read it wrong the first time.

Time for GAME

Means that the whole game is to be done in 3 days. You can earn more time by moving fast but only up to a total of 9 days for the whole game.

So yes you timed out because the other person was the last to make a move. It was waiting for your move when the time for the GAME ran out.

TarantinoFan: OK....so I guess it is easy to set someone up then if you wait till the last minute to make a move you can win the game on time-out??? seems a bit unfair :(

Bernice: Yea, for the Fischer Clock Games - the most important thing is the "Bonus" time - since depending on when you make your move, that will be the minimum amount of time you have to make a move.

Check out this article I wrote awhile back: http://brainrook.com/archives/54-Time-limit-for-games-on-BrainKing.html

FOR EVERYONE - That article explains how the xx/xx/xx timed games work with examples and such - VERY helpful for anyone wanting to learn more about how the times work on this site.

For myself, I rarely play Fisher Clock Games - and if I do, I always try to get a game that has at least 1 day bonus - since if I wait until the last minute to make my move, I know it will come back to me with at least 1 day to make a move.

coan.net: thanks so much for the article....if I had of realized that I wouldnt have joined the damn tournament :(
Im angry that the other people in the game knew the rules and I didnt because they just held out and held out to win the game on time out...now tell me if I resign the next 2 games with these people, having timed out on the first, how will it affect my BKR?