jaha: I saw all your invites today and after lunch they were all gone which is fast for that many games to dissappear. Sorry they all were deleted. Send a few hyper games to me and I will play you.
Doesn't make sense why the person took the games then deleted them all does it?

ughaibu: Deleting a game is seldom needed. However, didn't it ever happen to you to accept an invitation only to find out later it was a 30-day move game? And the opponent never comes back to play? And on top of everything he's a rook and still has 30 autovacation days left?
So you're stuck with a game (or maybe you accepted two or three of the same guy) and you're a pawn and it means that you now get a slot stuck for a 2 or 3 months without being able to use it - resigning is not an option since it affects your BKR.

I'm exagerating a bit, of course, and it never happened to me (except for the autovacation part which I find a bit annoying... luckyly the 30 days should be over sometime by the end of this month) but it's the only justification I see for deletion

On the other end, there is a game on this site that can be finished in 3 moves... If I'm playing black and on the second move I see things are going bad for me I could delete it as things are now... And I think that's unfair too...

Oh what the heck, away with it...

ughaibu: lately i am declining some invitations as i am trying to clean up my number of games before i go on a holiday

but since i am so used to accept invitations i automagically click on 'accept' (while i post a message telling the invitor why i will decline)

i am then very glad that i can still delete the game which i just accepted :)

I have used the delete button to end some Espionage games. I prefer to play Fast Espionage, but sometimes I don't catch the difference right away. Delete is good for situations like that. Or if you notice that a game you've accepted is rated and you wanted it unrated, etc. Also, I've used it on a rematch against someone when I failed to set un the rematch with the right colors.

The delete function will be available for paying members only.

Another possibility would be for a replacement game to be automatically posted in the waiting room to save the victim of deletion from the need to do so themself.

That reminds me of something else I'd really like to see as a feature. When I complete a game and start a new one from the button in the message, it would be great if the settings of the old one were already set up for the next one. In addition, I would really, really like to be able to change the default settings for an invite. I like to play 4 day games, but the default is seven. I send out invites for Pente mostly, but the default is chess, etc.

I don't understand default. I have never used it because I thought it resigned the game. If you are just delaying the move why not hit Play Later? What is it for?

jaha: that same thing happened to me earlier today. He deleted 8 of my invitations.

Purple: I think when you typed "default" you meant "delete"?
Deleting isn't for delaying a move. It gets rid of the game completely. (I guess it's a pretty effective way to delay, LOL) I believe that the delete option is only there for the first 2 moves. It is ideally for getting rid of a game that you got into by mistake. (There are a few examples mentioned lower down..)
This option also doesn't affect your BKR in any way.

rod03801: Thanks but the option it gives is to DEFAULT this move..not the game.

Purple: that is for what happens when you complete your turn...you can change your setting,using the drop down box,and set that setting as default....then that setting will be there for the next game.

Default this move? I've never seen that...

Rose: Thanks, I'll send an invite right away:)

pauloaguia: Yes, I've made lots of mistakes, but I've never repeated them 80 times in a row during a few minutes......

ughaibu: Nice idea about replacement games in the waiting room.

Anyway, I guess it was silly of me to post so many games at one time. It kind of messes up the waiting room. I just wanted to get games going without thinking about it too often..

rod03801: maybe I'm wrong...I thought Purple was talking about:"set this action as default"

Purple: Setting one of the actions as default just means that this action will be preselected in the drop down menu.

I'm sure you are correct, bwildman.

i have had someone who is now banned accept 8-10 games i have set up and then proceeded to tell me my "BKR is too low for him"..sorry :(
It is a nuisance having to set them up again :(

It means the same as "Play Later?" OK thanks.

No Purple.. the only thing on the game page that means play later, is "Play Later".
The only place that mentions "default" is as Bwildman described. It is where you can choose something different than "go to main page" as the destination after submitting your move. (You can make the "default" go to next game with online player, everytime you submit, without changing it from go to main page each time..

Definition of default relevent to this:
"Computer Science. A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator: changed the default for the font in the word processing program.
A situation or condition that obtains in the absence of active intervention.

LOL...he's messin with ya,Rod

rod03801: Thanks I always go to the next game anyway so there is no need to use it.

Remember to set the order of your next games in your settings page. ;)

I had a player accept four of my games from the waiting room. In one he made a mistake on the second move, he resigned that game and deleted the other three. There was no question of the games being accepted by a mistake of any kind. This is quite annoying, so much so that I thought of putting him on enemies. There are at least two games that I regularly play which can be decided very early, if delete is going to exist for paying members (I dont see why it should) there is no reason why the option should be available on the second move. It's the responsibility of the person accepting the game to check that the conditions suit them.

does adding someone to your enemies remove you from their friends list? Not just make you invisible to them, but remove you from their friends list.

If not I think that it should. I see no reason for people on my enemies list to be able to track me on the site.

Also, when people add you to their friends list, is it possible to be prompted for your permission? Or maybe you could have a list of people that have added you as a friend and a way to remove yourself from their list, or something to that effect.

Partiqa :) I have a friend....actually there are 4 of them...hehehehe they are on my friends list because of the harrasment and hassles i have gotten from them over the past 12 months...they were/are on my friends list so i can track them...the ability (sp) of them on my friends lists enabled them to PM me:)...some of which caused the banning of such said persons :)

I guess "friends"..."enemies" work the same way...at the moment i have NO ONE on my enemies list :0)

Partiqa: As far as I know, if you have someone on your enemy list, they cannot track you, send you a PM or join any games you have. Other than PB's, they cant contact you.

With Friends, the only real differemce to a non friend is that you can see them "on-line" on the right. I have just made someone who was on my friends list, and selected to put them on enemy's list. They still show up in the "friends Online" - probably because they were on friends before enemies. I know I am on their enemy list and dont see any info re where they are or have the ability to send a message.

Bry: Not entirely true. If you put so and so on your enemies they cant see your actions UNTIL They place you on their enemy list. Then they can go to their enemy list and still see what you are doing.

if someon is on your friends list...then you place them on enemies...they remain on your friens list till you remove them.you will notice an option to do just that on the persons profile.Which I believe is what Bry said.

Rose: Like there is no real escape. LOL

Purple: You're right. It's almost big brother-ish.
Some one said to me in game yesterday, "What were you doing looking at so and so". In our other game it showed what I was doing and they could follow my every move. can't pick your nose with out someone watching!

Me too, where are they when you need 'em?

two have the dice properly sorted in backgammon
when a captured piece has to be placed back ?
That is if only one number fits, it should be first ... ~*~

We have an Inbox, and an Outbox, can we have a Savedbox to put messages in from our Inbox we want to keep to allow our Inbox to be clean?

danoschek: I've never had to sort the dice to get a piece back on. Are you sure it doesn't already do this?

So from what I am reading... if I have someone on my enemies they cannot see or accept any of my waiting games?

Also, Partiqa, I think you can put me on your enemies list and I can still "track" you through my friends list.

Bry: I would also like a saved box so i can keep my inbox cleaned out Fencer if you are worried people will save too much 1. I don't think they will save any more than they do now. 2. you coould put a limit on the saved box.

please forgive me if anyone's already suggested this or asked about it - i did a search and didn't find anything. is there a way to resize the jarmo board? mine's huge and i can't see a control for it in the Settings. thanks...

Fencer plans on shrinking the jarmo and alquerque boards at some point.

sounds good. thanks rod.

grenv: sure sure ... ... ~*~

plaintiger: im glad i read the messages first as i was just about to suggest this to... jarmo board is huge on mine also

When someone bets 0, that person + the next lowest bidder is in the pond. After so many rounds, it becomes the 2 lowest bidders, then 3, then maybe 4, depending on the number of players. That would speed things up, and put a little excitement into the game.

Bluefin: That would take out some of the fun if you take away the person who bid 0 and the next lowest.

Take for example, 3 players left - 1 player with 0, 1 player with 1,000, and the last player with 1,200.

How it is now, the players with 1,000 can either bid low to keep a lot of points, or bid high and try to get the 500 point bonus - and depending on what the person with 1,100 points does - it will be a good game for these 2 players. With your rules, the game would be over - player with 1,100 just has to bid 1,001 and win the game.

And idea if say more then 30 players are left, take out 2 lowest. 50 players, take out 3 lowest, etc... is an interesting idea - but most of the ponds now have around 20-30 players total, so probable not worth adding a rule like that for the few games which are going to have that many players.

Points to Pond Discussion board to talk about the ideas more if you want!

Well, not really a variation. but have the chess game start with one of several standard chess openings

lots of them are already discussed - how ´bout cylinder-froglet as a even more strategical variation? id like to try that!!

Summertop: thanks for that powerful link... ;-))

Could you set it up so we can auto-login? I think you had this feature before, but I cant remember for sure. Possibly just a cookie or something would do it I'm guessing

hold me guyz before I strangle him more than softly ... hehehe ! ~*~