come on guys just 6 more people needed for this elimination tourney to be underway
Random eliminatrix

Mr. Shumway: but i guess it wont be possible to use that loophole when the pawn is retired on the stairs ? as the stairs then isnt active for that pawn

i see very little difference between retirement and leaving a stairs .. only that when you retire you wont lose your position on the stairs
(hmm as a pawn it might be needed to leave a stairs to be able to join another one)

Hrqls: maybe because there are tricky situations as a pawn? I don't know, but I heard of a loophole concerning stairs that enabled pawns to get more than twenty games!

Mr. Shumway: fun :)

i never left a stairs ... why would you leave one if you can retire and return in the future :)

Hrqls: Yes, I am :)

fast ludo: Člověče nezlob se, rychlá hra

same thing happens if you use remove me from stairs.. I've done it before..

Mr. Shumway: you are sure you used 'Remove me from these stairs' and not 'Start retirement' ?

because what you say sounds exactly like a retirement works (as i understand :))

Hrqls: I reentered immediately after leaving, and I "cannot start a new game until ...", so I think that they even count for me, as I finish them while I am in. Not sure about that though ;)

Mr. Shumway: oops, i then misunderstood :)
the same will then apply to leaving the stairs as which applies to retire on a stairs

the games will continue and will still count for your opponent, and also for you if you are still on the stairs (but not if you left it :))

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

This is an opportunity, check your weight against to other best players if you inside the top 10% any of Gammon 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 group and some fellowship groups to all the best and fast players who are inside the top 10% of any type Gammon Games.

Inside the top 10% any type Gammon player (Back, Nack, Crowded, Race, Hyper, Anti), is eligible to join to all other games in this Tournaments before the begin time. (July 15, 2006).

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

Backgammon
Nackgammon
Anti Backgammon
Backgammon Race
Crowded Backgammon
Hyper Backgammon

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: 8
Final match type for two players section: 5 points match with doubling cube
Time control: Time: 2 days, Bonus: 3 hours, Limit: 9 days, no days off (red signed)

(That means after beginning you have 2 days (48 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 six type of Gammon games).

2006 July: Top 10% - Fast Backgammoners 2006-07

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

Main prize is really ball, but without signed

lukec: Three wins matches, lukec? Will last for another 2 or 3 years that tournament... But if you promise an official football of the 2010 world cup I am in :-).

whopper:The top 4 BKR'S of each of the three rounds,the highest average BKR'S of the three rounds will advance for a prize of that specific game,i hope that i've clarified myself,as to the rules and regulations.

Your friend
Mike:)

Have fun! fun! fun!

The first prize tournament of multiple rounds for the single elimination section. LS round one. :o)

You can find it on the tournament section of the main page,(courtisy of A WHAM BAMS single elimination)all pawns must have atleast 6 game slots to enter.

Good luck to all

lukec: What does it mean "pelota"?
In spanish means ball. Is it  signed by Milan Baros? :)

Big tournament with interesting prize: Velký vyřazovací pavouk o zajímavou cenu

Mr. Shumway: That is correct. 40 tournament wins (51 including ponds)

Random Game tournaments - some pages know what to do with them, some do not.

BIG BAD WOLF: that makes it clear, thank you :) So the number which is messed up is the one on the Winners page - it should be either 40 (excluding) or 51 (including) ponds. right? ;)

Mr. Shumway: OK, I know - it's a little complex - hopefully Fencer will read this since it looks like a small bug also.

On main profile page (under name, next to win/loss record) = won tournaments is the total amount of tournaments you won (NO PONDS - All tournaments) (you won a total of 40 tournaments.)

In Profile, in completed games - it will show you how many games you won for each tournament type. If you add this up, you will come up with 34. Why 34? Because RANDOM GAME tournaments are not shown on this page.

In the Winners page, this total is your Won games (NOT INCLUDING YOUR RANDOM GAME TOTAL) so 34 - PLUS Pond wins (which is 11) = which brings to the total of 45.

Are you still with me? Hope so, because I'm a little lost.

Anyway, seems like a bug. Not sure what the best way to fix it - maybe in the Finished games page in the profile, right below the "ponds", maybe a row for "Random Tournaments" - not to keep win/lose records since that is kept with the type of game you played, but just to keep the tournament won total for random game tournaments.

You have won 34 regular tournament & 6 Random game tournaments, and 11 ponds.

furbster: thanks anyway :)

i don't know then, i deleted my previous post as i had a quick peak after i wrote it, im nto sure where they come from then

furbster: No: 6 normal, 3 rain and 2 dark..

On my profile it says that I won 40 tournaments - but on the Winners page, I'm listed with 45. Does anybody know where this discrepancy comes from?

Hrqls: You CAN leave a stair in which you are still playing a game - and you will continue playing that game. I just tried it ;)

Hrqls: thank you very much.

gringo: you cant leave a stairs when you are still playing a game

you can retire on a stairs though (even when you have some games going), you wont lose your position that way and the outcome of your ongoing games will still count (you will drop or raise acording to your win or loss, although you cant see it as you are not shown while being retired)

I have a question concerning stairs: If I leave a stair I lose my position on the stair, so far it's clear to me. But can I finish my started stair games or do I lose them automatically?

To 529 on winnig the q107 chess tournament.

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On August 22nd there is something to celebrate: Mr. Shumway's First Brainking Anniversary

yes

Mr. Shumway: Yes.

Fencer: Thanks, sorry I will have to re-write it, I put a test on the discription

Fencer: did you ever decline a change?

WellyWales: You probably missed the red message all changes must be confirmed by me before they are visible.

I tried adding a description after setting up a tournament, I pressed edit, but it does not show, is this normal

 Ludo tournaments
time settings: 1 day/move
Lucky Ludo #3
Lucky Ludo #4
Lucky Ludo #5
Lucky Ludo #6
Lucky Ludo #7
Lucky Ludo #8

Hyper Backgammon tournaments for player plus 2100
Hyper Backgammon +2100 vol.3 (9p) 3day/move, 9 points with cube
1day/move:
Hyper Backgammon +2100 vol.4 (11p)
Hyper Backgammon +2100 vol.5 (9p)
Hyper Backgammon +2100 vol.6 (9p)

it seems that knock out tournaments need all games to be finished before a next round starts ?

for example : this tournament

it would be nice if those fnished games of which the future is finished as well would start their next game

grenv: Fencer always get 30%

This tournament Winner takes all.

has a first prize 70%. Who gets the other 30%??

Random Five (Pente, Keryo Pente, or Pro Five in Line) with 2 games (switched colors) for each two players.

4 days, standard vacations.

Random Lines Elimination Circus

All lines, 8 players, 5 days per move

7 players need to get mrloupcity's first brain tourney Started.
The pay out 1: 50%, 2: 15%, 3: 5% Thxs for the baord space.

Bill

Come on everyone join this tourney, first 32 to join. Its a random tourney but only 1 version of chess and checkers are included. Elimination tourney so not loads of games at once, come on we can all play 1 more game, can't we?

Rose: Thanks for the help, I will just join.