I'm not in that tourney (as I STINK at any form of chess), but I agree, that all prize tournaments should definitely be started over. Seems only fair. As far as regular tournaments? That should be at the discretion (ugh, I'm not sure I can spell today) of the creator..

My message box was full of mail about people who were winning whose games were lost, etc. So, should we just scrap the whole event and just run one in 2004?

Vote:

A - delete the 2003 Tournament
B - keep it, but start it when we get back to 32 rooks and 48 pawns.

My vote = A

I was in, butI was getting my butt kicked and I'm not great at GC anyway so I'm not going to rejoin.

I don't like the long time limits, either. I have stopped entering those events, because some players will go for weeks without moving!! It gets frustrating. I prefer the one and two day limit events.

For those who want more time, as Caissus says, play fewer games; or, take some vacation time until you can get a handle on things.

There were 32 participants in the Paying section, and 46 in the BrainPawn section.

Once we reach these counts again, I will start the tournament, unless there is a general lack of interest.

I for myself think that the turn limit with 5-7 days for a move is much to long and I don`t play such tournements.Games with long turn limits will take an endless time until they are ready.
Why don`t you play a little bit fewer games, then you can play games with a shorter timelimit and it would be also good for the capicity problems of the server.
Btw I think as a rook you can define your own tournement.

BBW - I would love to enter your mini tourney's but dont want to commit myself to a short turn limit. I play every day, but like you, I have a lot of games and dont always get chance to move every game every few days. Is there any chance you would consider alonger period - such as minimum 14 days? Perhaps more people would join?

Bry.

More than 500 games ,o I understand : you are creating your many tournements only for the other users....This is very respectful :)

I currently have too many games, so I have not been signing up for too many tournaments. I had finaly started to get my "too high" of a game total down before the crash, but now I'm back to where I started from.... :-)

come and join in. Pit your wits against the best in this game. Can you be a giant killer?

SpiderLine4 Unrated Tourney #1

"The 1st Joust at the Realm". Come one , Come all!! Show us your mettle in this years jousting contest.

Fast start - first 5 to sign up... So many tournements again ? Hey BBW I miss your own sign in ,or don`t you play in your own tournements?

I just got into Scrabble Bug a few days ago..great game

Scrabble bug is a pretty cool sight for web tv users

►► B I G · B A D Tournament! ◄◄ all games NOV 10 - This tournament was scheduled to start in September (and did start), but now is back in the list - so it is now scheduled to start on November 10th

Plus my "Fast Start - First 5 to sign up" - tournaments have started back up - I just continued with where I left off in September..... which will be interesting since there had already been some tournaments made, with a winner, and now gone! :-)

Here it is :o)

Fast play tourney for Backgammon
Have fun
TNP

Ill set one up for you then :o) Ill go do it now

I'm still new to this site and just don't understand everything that goes on and can be done. tyvm n TNP

You can do one yourself now you a member if you like Mrloupcity :o)

Hiya e1,
If any1 cares to set 1 or 2 day tourney in BG or BG race I know I would join them. That is as long as people don't join then just make the tourney try and last for over a year.
TYVM for ur time n TNP
:o{P``````

For the Fans of Atomic Chess here is a tournament for those who enjoy the game. KM Atomic Blast #1

Framed by the KillingMachine's 'Adopt A Pawn Program' you now
have got the chance to win half a year Knight Level Membership ...

Only stipulation for a signup: today, you must have been on brainking
one full month already - to minimize creation of redundant accounts yano ... 8)

please make sure you have four game-slots free - YAY !! only four
- that's like so consumerfriendly - great !! my modest and humble
consideration is worldfamous indeed ... 0:) ~*~

PS sign here for a frolic splish-splash,
in warm waters - that is if the heat-backup works ... :D

This site is going to be very busy for the next couple of weeks I would imagine. Fencer is working hard to restore games that have been lost. The ratings are skewed now, and this has the chance to permanently effect all subsequent games being rated.

Given this is the case, I think we should have a moritorium on the creation of new tournaments for a while. New tournaments means new games which means activity which means the website would be taxed.

How about we let Fencer just work on getting things as close to normal as possible without putting the extra load on the server?

Let 's take a 2 week break from creating new tournaments to let things stabilize a bit.

That makes sense to me,and like Aragon...I'm scratching all games and starting over.

I am not sure of who was lost from QuizMasters Asylum . However, I have re-created the QMA Postcard Tourneys. So if you would like to join, come on over!

Also, I will be starting new Super Fast Tourneys in a few days.

There are some people who created new accounts that were wiped out and they have not all come back yet.

I think I will scrap the 2003 championship and make a new one in January 2004.

If like me you have scrapped all games and started from scratch your Main Page will look quite bare LOL

Sign up here for ALL Checker Variations and get some games going again :o)

Oh, and have fun!!

Checkers, Checkers and More Checkers

~~Aragon KM~~

OK Here goes again.

We had a superb 28 people signed for this the first time around, lets see if we can get the same? Prize Tourney One Year Rook Membership

It would be nice if the winner was already a member that they donate to a pawn somewhere, but this is only a suggestion :O)

Aragon's Checkered Past II

I waited 2 months for that sucker!

Hi all, I had just started a tourny as part of the KM November sponsor a pawn campaign just before the crash. So here we go again, it would be nice to see the same players sign up. There were 20 before, so if we get more this time, the more the merrier :o)
Stevies Anti Reversi Prize Tourny 2nd try
Have fun :o)
Steve

LOL, shame on you Backoff! LOL

I disagree with peacepickle, NoMeansNo. That would limit you from meeting new players who could learn from your expertise. I enjoy playing higher rated players so I can learn from them.

...not the BK off-topic whiners convention.

NoMeansNo...If you want to limit your exposure to uncompetitive tournament schills, just enter tourneys which require a BKR of 1600 or above. That should filter out most of the problem players.

peace

backoff, please don't let that crap bother you. It is NONE of his/her business how many games you play, when you play them, or anything.

Thanks Chief KM! :) I'm glad you are here too.

Join the club, nobody likes an internet tough guy.

You too. Erlisa, are the kind of person who is vital to Brainking in my very humble opinion. :o)

All I know is I'm not saying nothing this time. I got enough nasty messages from people who do not even know me last time, I opened my big mouth. :(

People like Backoff KM are the lifeblood of Brainking.

WTG backoff :))))))))))))

Total number of your started games: 413 (?)
Opponent's turn in 413 games:

I have no moves to make.

but this was in my in box this lovely morning

From: NoMeansNo
Date and time: 2003/09/14, 01:05:13
Subject: your description is

"I'll play anything, send me all your invites."

WHY?

You have way more games going than you can handle! (see my posting on the message board).
You're holding back dozens of tourneys, at least 100 people! Think! DON'T sign up, DON'T start new games, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Instead, DO play the ones you already have going, I'm begging you!
Geez....
You P$ss me off, (wo)man...

NoMeansNo



Now just to let you know, NoMeansNo, in the only tournament we have together, I have no moves, it's the other persons move in EVERY game.

The next Madhouse Scrabble tournament has been set up, just go there to enter :o)

This will be 2 days per move. We will invite the good, the bad and the ugly. If interested message me for an invite. Thanks

As I reread the board here to review the individuals who voiced opinions that ultimately lead to the change in format for the tournament, I see that some of these same people have not yet joined the new event.

Now I would have thought those who were potentially excluded under the old setup would have been the first to join the new one!

Thanks alOt for the Tourny in memory of TTONNA!!

God bless you,
~*Radiant*~

This is a Fast Tourny 1 day to Move, everyone its Welcome, Reversi Or no Reversi Players enjoy it ;-))

REVERSI

CaoZ

Please check out the Fellowship: PepperMintPatty´s Challengers!!

We need some more players to sign up for the Checker Tourny.. to be be started: Sept 15th

Please sign up and have some fun together! :-)

Starting in about a week, is the ►► B I G · B A D Tournament! ◄◄

GOAL: To have at least 4 players in EVERY game. I would love to see a each tournament start!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

Thanks!

BBW (BIG BAD WOLF)

i have a +25... +1 has been there for about 6 weeks... now i have another 24 appear! so it could be the same as pioneer54???

sometimes the "+XX" games gets stuck. (I had a +7 for about 2 weeks)

Once fencer reads the message, hopefully he will be able to fix that part up. (The +XX games actually count the tournaments which have "closed for signup" and waiting for the creator to start) .... and not the number of games you actually are signed up for.

Anyway, Fencer is on now - hopefully he will read this and fix it for you - or possible send Fencer a nice message and ask him to fix it.