Walter Montego: I dont know about that either..... If I come on at noon every day, and I make my play at 12:01 and lets say I am last to move in that pond, and the next round starts at 12:02, well, I can come back at noon the next day and stil have 2 minutes to make my next turn without timing out.

But I dont think these types of games should be manditory either. It would be a nice option though. I envision playing a complete game in an hour or so with like minded peopkle who are all currently online together..... that would be fun!

pauloaguia: That's the thing though. You wouldn't know when you would have to make your next move. The time limit would change. I suppose what you would have to do if you like moving once a day would be to join a two day Pond with automatic next round starts. Then you'd always get a day to make your move. The way it's set up now is easy to understand andwe all know how it goes.

I think sending everyone a notice that they can respond to about starting the next round early would be a good solution. Everyone affected would get a chance to move and would know the new deadline if all people opted to start the next round early. It'd really be helpful towards the end of a game when there's just a few people left. They could make their bets and submit them. After everyone has done so, a message would be sent to them asking if they'd like to start the round if all agree to. If they did, the round would start. If one or more people have logged off then the round wouldn't start early unless those people logged on before the deadline and then responded to the message about starting the round early.

Walter Montego: If the Pond game is down to five people and this person was to move right after the start of the next round thinking they'd have almost two days before they'd need to make a move they'd be in for an unpleasant surprise if the remaining players were to all move right after the player had logged off and the round started right away.
But isn't this what happens on other games too? In a chess game with a one day limit, if my opponent moves immediatelly after my last move, I also only have 24h to move again...

There's a difference in ponds though: holidays and weekends don't count, so this may be a better explanation... but the "what if everybody moves right after you" kind of thing just won't be enough to convince me...

RadRx: You're not the first one to suggest that, and it looks like a good idea on the surface of it. The problem is, what about the person that comes online once a day at the same time everyday knowing they have 24 hours or more to move? If the Pond game is down to five people and this person was to move right after the start of the next round thinking they'd have almost two days before they'd need to make a move they'd be in for an unpleasant surprise if the remaining players were to all move right after the player had logged off and the round started right away.

I like the idea though. Perhaps a seperate category or as an option created at the start of the Pond or something each remaining player could answer when prompted on the Main Page?

A Main Page prompt could work. Assume everyone has made their bet. A notice could be sent out to the remaining players if they would like to start the next round. If all of them said yes, then the next round would start and no one would miss the turn and there'd be no surprises. If one person didn't log on or didn't want the next round to start, the usual deadline would still be happening and all would be right with the world still.

I'd suggest ponds advance to the next round as soon as everyone makes their bid, or upon reaching the deadline, whichever occurs first.

http://brainking.com/en/Pond?g=598&trnst=0

i was just going to suggest that viking.. I would actually visit the link of the pond I fell in.. then put it on a notepad.. you can update the notepad with each pond.. then you have a list of links to just click on.. you can also add a brief description with the link.. such as how many days.. when started.. estimated finishing time.. stuff like that..

why not save your "you fell in the pond" messages until the pond is finished

Czuch Chuckers: Established by who???????? Nobody else seemed to know apparently but you. And my proposed solution is as good as anything proposed by you in the last 5 minutes.

grenv: The problem was established long ago, and the solution? well.....

Czuch Chuckers: Not at all, we established a problem (of sorts) and asked Fencer for a solution.

grenv: So the last 8 posts have all been a waste of time?

BIG BAD WOLF: That is too time consuming to be worth it, therefore there effectively is no way.

Fencer, how about adding the unfinished ponds we've fallen in to the list of running ponds?

grenv: Hum... looks like you are correct. Running shows only what you are left in. Finished only shows the ponds that are completly complete.

So what you need to do is take the ponds in your finished, add those to the ponds in you running - then find out what is missing when you show the "all" and there - you can find out what ponds you have fallen into but the ponds are not complete!

.... and you did not think there was a way! :-)

BIG BAD WOLF: Running ponds here seems to be only the ones I'm still alive in, not the ones I have fallen in and yet the pond is not finished yet.

Fencer: Any update on that bug yet?

My profile - Tournaments section - Ponds are listed below the tournaments.

Pedro Martínez: Not sure how to get a list of running ponds from my profile... Where is it?

Well, there are some but definitely not easy ones...
E.g. go to your profile, get a list of your running ponds and check each of them whether you're still out of the pond or already in it...[]...or the other way around, and write down the list you're asking for...:)

grenv: There isnt one ;)

What's the easiest way to see a list of ponds that are still going where I have fallen in already?

Pedro Martínez: Its a bug where if you were removed from a game before it starts you will get that....

http://brainking.com/cz/Pond?g=429

Pedro Martínez: Can you give me the pond ID?

Pond: James Krcin´s Ponds #14

The pond is finished. Your final position is 0 out of 20 players.

Your BKR change: old BKR = 2680, new BKR = 2700 (+20)

On the page linked below, could you add a column for "Number of Ponds Won" next to "online status" (or replacing online status?

Ponds Rating List

I know this is available on another page, but it would make better reading to be on that page too.

Pedro Martínez: For the same reason that Tonyh bet 3378. Just logic...

Plus as a side note, the very big "very first pond" is now down to 39 players! The end is getting closer!

http://brainking.com/en/Pond?g=1

BIG BAD WOLF: We all wanted to get the bonus...Maxxina wanted to get ahead of you, I wanted to pass Maxxina and Vikings me, although it was almost impossible for him to do that...every position counts...you bet Maxxina is going to go for the bonus again

I'm just wondering why I was the only one to bid 1 more then the lowest person in this pond:

http://brainking.com/en/Pond?g=297

BIG BAD WOLF: That's probably it...clever guy, this ... thank you...:)

Just looking at that pond, and what I would guess is this.

Round before - Pedro had an auto-bid of 3377

If some people see this, they may take a chance and bid 3378 in the hopes that Pedro will still have the 3377 auto-bid.

And I know I've done this, I will be 2 above that (3379) to also be above the person who took a chance and bid 1 above.

Andre Faria: Can you please explain to me how did you know tonyh would bet 3378?

http://brainking.com/cz/Pond?g=454

"HURRY" 3 hours to go, 16 max, 2day move pond.
Have 5 need 11 more! Mean and Lean

BIG BAD WOLF: I don't think that is a good idea since we can see what everybodies bid already, and I don't beleive in mulligans even though I would probably benifit

Arctic Warrior: Well I recommend that Fencer roll back that pond 1 round and start fresh from there - Who else is with me?????

Arctic Warrior: Remember how many points you have left...:)

I have made the same move 4 times today in this pond.
Doesnt wanna except my bid I guess LOL
http://brainking.com/en/Pond?g=428

Sorry, didn´t notice that time is not suspended anymore...

What bug?

the bug

virus? what virus?

Fencer:
My ponds will be updated,as soon as the virus is removed.

ClayNashvilleTn: Good on you, Clay and Grenv!! So far, three are for it, none against.

Nothingness: Sorry! My bad. Ponds are counted, of course.

fencer said that ponds dont count against your games, but it says that i have 0 empty slots. im limited to i think 50 games but have only 12 startd, but im in over 50 ponds. My number should say 38 games able to be played but it says 0 empty slots remaining. WHY?

tonyh: YES,YES,YES

all pondsters: creation has been resumed...

grenv: Its been talked about long ago... it would be great to be able to play a fast game, maybe in an hour or so with players currently online together.

Hear hear. Splendid idea! :)