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rabbitoid: that may be...I finally figured out this is a fisher clock game...I never play them and didnt read the ten mile long header for the tourny. I like loop...so if I lose, no big deal...I just dont like to time out.
h657: Well, not exactly, it must be the same position 3 times in a row, not just the same moves (it is not identical in all cases). Furthermore, BrainKing never ends games in a draw automatically, it must be always requested.
Nothingness: You can make a move and check the box that says "Offer draw with this move" before you click "Move". This way, your offer stands while it's his turn.
You might want to make a comment like "½-½?" too, to make sure he sees your draw offer.
IM in a game of chess that has deadlocked i offerered a draw 3x and it wa snot accepted then he offers me a draw and then makes a moves so this nulifies the draw. if i do not move yet again i will lose how can this be avoided? i dont think he speaks english to communicate the draw.
Pedro Martínez: Interesting. How would a game of Battleboats, for example, end in a draw? There is no situation where a draw can arise in this game. One could use the "Offer a draw" link, but pointless in this game as there is always a winner!
Fencer: Strange. It seems I am having DNS-issues since yesterday I think. Sometimes it's no problem at all, sometimes I get a blank page showing that the domain name brainking.com is for sale :)
Herlock Sholmes: Sometimes people just play for the sake of playing. If you don't like the concept of "X game" matches, don't participate in them! There are enough alternatives that come close enough to what you want.
Universal Eyes: Odd game matches can result in draws as well for most games. Odd game matches only guarantees a winner if a single game cannot end in a draw. Most games on BK can end in a draw.
Herlock Sholmes: "2 out of 3" would be simply a "2 win match", 4 out of 7 would be "4 win match" they are the same just not called the same as to what you are accustomed to. As far as the 10 game match, it shouldn't be confusing, it is simply a "10 GAME match", you either win by wining more than 5 games, lose by losing more than 5 games or tie by winning 5 games, if it were the way you suggested it would have to be called a "most points in x games match"
AbigailII: thanks Abigaill ... I think this current system is a little bit confusing ... lets say 10 games match would make sense if players would earn different scores in every game ... 10 game match would make sense if we added points for each game of Dice Poker for each player ...for example, 190 points for player A and 217 for player B in the first game, 202 for player A and 224 for the second player in the second game, and so on, till the last, 10th game (each time totaling these scores) ... otherwise it doesn't make sense to me ... we should introduce the system 2 out of 3, 3 out of 5, 4 out of 7 and so on ...
Herlock Sholmes: No, a 10 games match lasts 10 games. If you want a match where the first player to reach 6 points wins, you should play a 6 points match (aka 'best of 11').
This may be more of a topic for one of the chess boards, but for any dice chess games, I will ONLY try to take 1 of any of the 2 "matching" pieces (with the exception if it is in danger of taking my king)
Since if all you have left is a pawn & king, well then you have a 50/50 chance of moving the king each time (so attack with king) - If your opponent has 6 different pieces left, then they have a lot less of a chance of moving the pieces they want.
So yea, if I have a chance to take someones last rook, but that rook is not putting my king in danger - I will not take it to help my odds more.
skipinnz: I think you are talking about 10 wins option(the first one) ... I am asking about the third option, the number of games played, not number of wins ...
strange chase begins at move no. 68 and after 13 moves I loose the game having huge material advantage ... single king made it ... and honestly I was sur this game is mine ... after a while I realized in panick, that I may loose ...
I play this game with passion ... the more I play it, the more I am excited ... it's the only game I know in which by losing pieces you actually increase your power ... to the point that a single king alone can be the most dangerous weapon for all your heavy pieces and your kings still on the board ... why is it so ? well, statistics is the answer ... when you have only one king you can be sure yuor next move can only be done by your king ... it creates very uneasy situation for your opponent ... even having a queen, two rooks, knight and pawns your victory is not certain ... this single king will try to come close to your pieces and if luck won't be on your site, you will loose these pieces ... it's the only game I know you can enter the mouth of a lion and still get out of it as a winner ... it's the only game your pawns can bypass heavy pieces with grace and get promoted ... it's the game of luck and intricate tactics (more than it looks at first) ... a game of fun after all ... thanks to the inventor for creating this game for us.
GBear58: The color codes don't mean that you get any discount. The price is still the same but after you pay, you will be given some free months as a bonus, up to 125% of the membership you paid for.
GBear58: I would imagine it would be the same as any other time except it would be double black rook and you could give one away....but thats only a guess