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kmf: You should see a list of your active games when you log in. If not, you may have to change some of your Settings. If you just want to see the list, click on your own name and then on "Started games"
tfra11:I would say also that there is a difference between quitting and acknowledging the inevitable. In backgammon in particular, I will resign only when I have no mathematical possibility of winning. To resign earlier would be quitting.
I would go so far as to say that in other games, such as chess, you should resign a clearly lost position because to play on implies you don't think your opponent has the ability to play out the clear win. Of course, the question whether a game is "clearly lost" requires some realistic evaluation of the opponent's ability.
tfra11:It is good manners to resign a hopelessly lost game. You've done all you can do to win at that point, and the rest of the game is just meaningless dice rolls. There are many people who are annoyed at players who drag lost games out just for the sake of postponing the loss.
There is never a need or a justification for byes after the first round in a single elimination tournament. It's easy to calculate the number of byes. If there are N players and X is the next power of 2 higher than N, there should be (X-N) byes. Of course, if N is a power of 2, there should be no byes.
O čem je toďten plk: U.S. Deals Blow to Online-Poker Players
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SL-Mark:Perhaps you misunderstand me. No doubt a child abuser has a problem. However, the shock and disgust to which you refer are entirely within the control of the viewer. They serve no purpose other than to disturb the viewer's equanimity.
Bernice:Because the real problem is not the "crap", but your reaction to it. If you can control your reaction, you don't have to worry about controlling events outside yourself. The easiest way to avoid being bothered by other people's behavior is to realize that it's not about you, but about them.
Marshmud:My suggestion was based on the fact that this has turned into a technical discussion of Knight Fight, and is not of general interest to readers of the BrainKing.com board.
And to point out another anomaly resulting from trying to fit the backgammon peg into the chess hole ... consider this display of the score in a tournament final round: