Fencer: It looks to me like AbigailII doesnt play any ponds at all, and i think her complaint was more directed at her perception that you have to move in a pond every day, and that if there were more than 5 moves that would cut into her weekend and she would end up timing out in all her games?


Abigail, you should give ponds a try, just because they dont allow vacation or weekends, they still have possible time limits of 3 or 5 or7 or any amount of days between turns that you want to play, not to mention the faster limits like 1 hour


Although I would like to see maybe 1 or 3 minute time limits available as well

coan.net: Just re read the rules, sounds like a great game addition for this site, and it would be very interesting indeed to see how the strategy would work itself out!

Have you played this game at all, and how did it work for you, did it seem like more luck involved than anything else, when all is said and done, or did you find that a solid strategy could really work?

coan.net: ah, i see now, I misunderstood it! It sounded like everyone got to see how the other person played in front of them, which I guess doesnt make much sense because then you would also have to change the order of play after each round.

I think my way sounds fun too, and probably would have a lot more strategy, but not too good for a turn based site


The only difference in your war game compared to the one I know as a kid, is that we used to just flip a card at random, and your game allows us to pick from whatever card we have left?

I think there could still be some very interesting strategy the way you have it outlined, if I understand it correctly now!

Okay, all we need is for fencer to have Liquid make it a top priority, I can hardly wait!

I want another, or more, multi player game here as much as anybody, but after thinking about it a little....

The thing with a game like the ponds is that all players make their moves in the same time period, independent of what other players are doing on that particular turn.

But with games like the ones being mentioned, each player would need their own turn. So, for example, with 7 players, even a one day per move limit would mean at least one week between turns per player.

Not that its really that big of a deal, except lets say it was 6 players, then you turn would come on a monday one week and then a saturday then a friday etc, then you throw in your weekend days.... you get the point.

Anyway, some people dont mind really long drawn out games that take months to complete, but I guess what I am trying to get at is that we might want to consider having shorter time limits available where we could get a group together and play a complete game in an hour or whatever? Maybe 1 or 3 minute per move limits, but I can also see problems with that as well.

I guess i really have no point, just rambling on a bit, talking to myself.....

Any comments, ideas, or suggestions?

Does anyone know of another multi player game that works more like the pond runs do?

Fencer: Please, not to take your mind away from a new multi player game or anything.....

but I had an idea for a list like our friends list works now, except it would be for members of our fellowships, where we could take a look and see what they are all up to, and whatever our friends list does now?

coan.net: That looks like it could be a fun game, and pretty easy to implement as well!

Fencer, any idea when we will see another multi player game here?

There are so many smileys now, and more being added all the time...... it would be nice if when we see one we like used by someone else, that we could just click on it to add it to our list, it would just be a little easier?

On the ponds pages it shows the ponds that we have already signed up for....

I understand how this might not work on tournaments with more than one game type, but for the tournaments with only one game type, could we also have it show which ones we have already signed up for?

When we visit the Ponds page we are allowed to filter for the type of pond that we want to view.

But for me, I dont like the rain ponds but I do like the dark and regular ponds.

Can it be made to filter to view more than one type of pond at the same time?

Harassed: To be able to see my results in a logik game turn even though the result is not yet counted ...

then #1

Gordon Shumway: I like the idea as well... it wouldnt have to declare you the winner right away, nothing would have to change how a draw or a win is determined, just because we can see the results of our latest guess! Sometimes we have spent a lot of time making a guess, and our mind is fresh on the logic we are using behind it.It is helpful to know straight away how we did, and be able to take some time right then to figure our next play (if we indeed get one) or to know that we have solved out part and no need to toll over it anymore! Its stinks when you get a turn back after many days, and you have to try to figure out what the heck is going on all over again! Like I said, nothing would have to change as far as who wins or not to do this!

Gordon Shumway: Its not a lifetime contract, the contract says "FOREVER", that is in fact much longer than ones own lifetime!(as a matter of logic!)

Pedro Martínez: The user agreement says "use" it doesnt prohibit giving it away, or even selling it to someone, as long as only one person is using it, the user agreement hasnt been broken!

Pedro Martínez: If I give you something, it is still mine?

Pedro Martínez: If you gave it to them, it wouldnt be "your account" anymore!

plaintiger: Give someone your password, and they can take over your account...

jurek: A filter would be great... something like we use to set up new game invitations! We could use a form to search for ludo games that are rated and the opponent has at least a 1500 bkr with a time limit of 5 days or less, for example! The way it is now, its frustrating just trying to figure out what page a game invitation MAY be located!

This may have been brought up before.... In the waiting games section, where it says "normal game", I dont see it as being "normal" if the game is uncounted or unrated. To me a normal game should include the fact that it counts in the ratings as well! It can be frustrating to be looking for a game, and have to accept one before we find out that the game is not rated!

I would like to see some sort of notation on the main games waiting page that tells us if the games are not rated too. Thanks!

AbigailII: He said the same thing about auto pass as well ;)

Im sure this has been discussed before... I would like the "games waiting" page to be more user friendly, please. With sooooo many waiting games, at least some sort of search option would be nice?

WellyWales: Thats what both BBW and I have posted to tell you already! You should use the stairs link listed on your main page, then use the show my stairs only option, that is the best way to view your stairs since it also allows you to see which ones you can make a challenge in!

Jason: That list does not show the stairs in which you may make a challenge though...

Fencer: Is that a 'no' to the boats games set ups?(I got confused again!)

AbigailII: Ludo (with both players having autopass and automove turned on, it
would be possible that the system finishes the game from start)



I never did understand the popularity of this game! It must be that many people enjoy game playing only as a way to pass their time, without any benefit from using their brains?

Fencer: You heard the wolf!

Pedro Martínez: Took a few wizeazz pills today?

Related to your most recent blog.... Maybe it would be better, when you add a new "move and go to" option, that that option would by default be added onto our list, then we can choose to remove it if we want to? As it stands now, these new options a have to be added, and sometimes we may miss when a new one is added and not ever realize it is available to us. But by having the default add it to our list, then we will see every time one is added, and then make our choice to keep it or not. Thanks!

rabbitoid: BTW, proper names are not legal plays in any language variation of scrabble ')

pgt: no, because the computer probably does not use words that arent in the OSPD....


I would think that a scrabble game here could give us a choice of which dictionary we would use in any particular game? If you wanted to play with words only contained in the oxford standard dictionary, well that would be fine!

grenv: Actually, in scrabble it is okay to put up any word you want to, even if it isnt in thew scrabble dictionary, then its up to your opponent to challenge the word, if there is no challenge, then even a non word is a legal play!

I know its a minor item, but since everything is almost perfect here, there are only minor items left to fix ;)

When i scroll down my list of members in a fellowship and I get to the bottom and want to continue to the next page, I have to scroll back to the top again to change pages. It would be helpful to have the option to go to the next page at the bottom of the page as well as the top! Thank you!

rod03801: Im not sure what the "new" one is ( I read the blog too) but the one that says "move and go to the next game with the most moves" is not even necessary, since we could already order our games by the most moves then simply use the "move and go to the next game" option!

I agree, the one we really need is the "move and go to the next fischer's game" option!!!!

nightmagic: he click the box under also. will take u there. 2 click boxes or it will take u back to pryer setting

Will you please clarify this comment please?

A couple of things.... I dont understand the "move and go to the next tournament of this type"? I have played a "normal" game and it will take me to so other game type, neither one a tournament game? What is that one supposed to do exactly?


Also i really want to be able to "move and go to the next red dot game" option, or Fischer game please!!???

SafariGal: You can solve this unpleasant situation by upgrading your membership.

Upgrading your membership would not help either, as you would not be eligible because you are no longer a pawn! ')

Similar to when you create many new games, and they are listed as one game with a X20 below it to represent 20 games waiting, I would like it to do the same on my main page, so when I have 20 games waiting, it doesnt show all 20 games listed, rather 1 game and a x20 below it, or something.

mctrivia: I like the idea that ratings should only be affected for the unrated person.... We have no way of knowing how good an unrated player is, it could be their first game, yet they could be a master of that game.

jurek: I was actually talking to safarigal

wellywales: its on the google tool bar, maybe its a seperate option? I have always used the google tool bar, so i guess you dont?

Firefox has its own spell checker, use that instead of IE....

How about a 10 person pond? How about a 5 minute time limit pond? How about being able to move a fellowship game to the main game page when there is not enough interest from the fellowship members? Thanks!

Let me help fencer, if I might
His lame excuses make us fight
We can forget all the rest
What Francoir said is the best
The system wont support our plight
Alas we must give up this fight :(

BIG BAD WOLF: LOL, you must have Pedro on hide? Or type faster, it looks like

BIG BAD WOLF: Thats what I was wondering... I thought I read something on the brainking board about the "last action" being hidden? I have been asking for it to be disabled because I dont like it being used in pond games, I think if somebody is using cloak mode the "last move time" should be invisible to them. Has anything been changed or did I miss read something?

Do I understand it correctly that now if you use cloak mode you cannot see the "last action" of other players?

Miss Tessa: There have been many requests for such a board....

Czuch Chuckers Has anyone seen the board moderator red dragon? She hasnt been here in several weeks!!!! I wonder why? Does anyone know? Has anyone heard from here at all?

Why is the "last action" time not cloaked????? It would make a huge difference in pond runs if it were!

Mr. Shumway: okay.. it would also be nice to see a list of top rated players by bkr and be able to sort it by total number of games played.... ie only show people with 100 or more games.