4 people needed to get this one started
Quick start pond

Only 1 person needed to start this pond
Pojďme si zase zaplavat

tonyh: I have asked for this before on the feature request page

New rain pond
Sort-of-quick start rain pond

Only 4 people needed to start this pond
aanyone need soap!!!!! part 2

Only 3 people needed to start this pond
Quick start Rain pond

New Pond to sign up for
Sort-A-Quick Start Dark Pond

Only 2 players needed for this pond to start
Fast & Furious the Pond Run

Only 2 players needed to start this pond
Sluneční kruh XI.

Only 2 players needed to start this pond
Quick start dark pond

Only 2 people needed for this pond to start
Quick start pond

Heres a few quick start ponds
Quick start pond
Quick start dark pond
Quick start Rain pond

Big pond, starts in a month
How about another Big pond

rabbitoid: she must have some other testing abilities, she has one pond for 3 players and another for a minimum of 4 players

I think this pond will need a little advertising
Large Pond

Everyone should check out the new feature that Fencer just implemented on the pond page, you might just be sup prized to see how many fellowship ponds are over due to start due to lack of players, I found one that only needed one player to start but was 586 days over due

lol, an unrated pawns wins a pond, lol
http://brainking.com/en/Pond?bms=13&g=4000

BadBoy7: my advice is to pay attention to who those people are, learn their habits and then use that information to your benefit

rod03801: you could see that coming in the previous round, it is probably a record

Vikings: now only 5 more are needed
Ponds Plus Open Large Pond

we need 19 players to start this pond
Ponds Plus Open Large Pond

Codypup: that's a given

Bernice: just 2 things, 1st, here's a link to your pond $100 cash...conditions apply
2nd it will only be as big as 16 players because of the limits

there are 5 ponds on the Ponds tournament page that are overdue to start but only need 1 or 2 players to start, hint hint.

Thad: you may want to put that request on the feature request board, I'm not sure how much fencer would read this board

Thad: personally, I think that may not be the best idea. This particular pond is a great example as to why. There are 5 pawns entered as of now, that would mean that there would be frozen bids for the first 5 rounds at least.Add to that that these huge ponds don't occur very often, those 5 pawns could easily affect bidding for 10-25 rounds.
I think the way it is now is best. the pawns bids don't matter, play the pond as if they aren't there

"Snoopy": they don't matter because they will all fall in with a bid of zero along with the next lowest bid

Cougar727: yes, last man afloat wins

WellyWales: It should be pointed out that if a pawn falls in with zero in the first round, there will also be someone else fall in with the next lowest bid, but thats the first round only

joshi tm: I see what you mean, there are people that bid higher in the first round and then lower in later rounds., and there are people who will bid smaller toward the end but not nessecarrily with less than 2000 points left, pawns cause some of this bidding also. I guess that I don't see being observant the same as cheating.

I don't know how I did that

joshi tm: under your criterea, AlanP's bid in this pond http://brainking.com/en/Pond?bms=21&g=2875 would be considered cheating when in fact it was a good and gutsy bid,there was a logic to the bid that only he followed, yet you would have him punnished by falling in? these bids happen in many games

BerniceC: first of all the wave is dated jan 29, FOR THIS ROUND ONLY, 2nd, all other votes were not normal, As I stated earlier, she has already voted zero in at least one other game.

Rose: According to fencer it is not

Rose: First of all please refrain from accusations on this board, 2nd Rady is not the first to catch this, 3rd, the waving signal is on many other games about to go to the next round.
MY SUGGESTION IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT!!, I WILL

BerniceC: at first appearance it does, but, however if you look at her message above the game she has an Icon waving, he has done this in at least one other game that I noticed yesterday, so I think that she is showing constistancy in his actions and therefore cannot be considered colusion but rather a good pickup by those that have caught it

here is another example of a pawn winning a pond, 2nd that I have come across GoodFoods' Catered Pond Party X

McduellMUG: something that may help you in your first games would be to look at the history of some other recently finished games here http://brainking.com/en/Pond?trnst=3&trt=0 . I would pick some games that have about the same amount of players to look at and give you an idea of how the bidding usually goes.

McduellMUG: the moves are determined by the time limit, the game you are in has a 7 day time limit so a move will be made every 7 days from the start of it at which time lowest bid in each round will "fall in" which means "be done for that game".
As far as points(BKR), It's never been fully explained, but its kind of like averaging wins from everybody that has fallen in before you against losses to everybody you have fallen in before, but more complicated.

BerniceC: his rating will dissapear in one month as a pawn after his last finished game

Mr. Shumway: 20 games vs. 50 games. I would think that a pawn wouldn't burn more than 3 or 4 on ponds, just curious, how many do you play as a knight with that limit?

rod03801: maybe if ponds were considered as part of their 20 game limit

BIG BAD WOLF: I wasn't aware of that

rod03801: thats not a bad fellowship to belong to, there is sometimes info there that doesn't make it here

Vikings: I think another factor in pond games is the creation of stairs, I have noticed thatsince its creation, there are many other tournys that haven't started up.

Baked Alaskan: Memorial day maybe, that is a 3-day weekend for most

Zach: it's possible, however, you will dissapear after one month of inactivity as a pawn

Rose: they cannot change their bid so their last bid will be used, since it is over 500 and no one else has that many points, he will continue to receive the bonus and win with a final score of 500

has anyone ever seen a pawn win a pond?
http://brainking.com/en/Pond?g=1625