Triple Gammon Autopass

Backgammon, Hyper Backgammon or Nackgammon

3 days, standard vacation, 7 players per section

TarantinoFan: In this case a stronger opponent is one who earned more points in this tournament.

S-B points is the sum of points of the opponents you beat. If you beat me one time and I earned 5 points, that's 5 S-B points for you. If you beat me twice, that's 10 S-B points for you. And so on..

There are still 6 players needed in this Backgammon Single Elimination Cube tournament: Gammon Elimination w/ cube

If you want to put some Brains at risk and gamble, this tournament might be for you: http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=27075&trnst=0&u=18197


If you want to take a shot at winning Brains without losing some, have al look at Backgammon For Brains

3 Gammon Variants Brains Tournament

Backgammon, Backgammon Race and Hyper Backgammon

50 Brains entry fee
pays out 45% to the winner and 25% to the runner up
7 points match with doubling cube
2 days, standard vacation
1 match for each two players

Backgammon For Brains Price tournament

The winner will receive 100 Brains!

There are still 11 players needed! Gammon Elimination w/ cube

Gammon Elimination w/ cube

Finally I selected a start date in the future ;-) Gammon Elimination w/ cube

Congratulations go to lukulus for winning Mr. Shumway's First Brainking Anniversary !! And I missed my second BrainKing Anniversary...

Get ready for the

New Games Random Elimination Open

Universal Eyes: Is this your daily WTF?

MadMonkey: No, I don't think this is a matter of interpretation. Let's quote the rules literally again:

How to finish the game

The game ends if one player cannot make a legal move.

In this game it was Nirvana's turn. She couldn't make a legal move. So ONE PLAYER could not make a legal move, and the game is over. There is no rule about "passing" a move. If it would be possible, the game would never be over until all the board was populated - as long as there is only one free square, there is always one legal move to be made. So in this case the rules would say:

How to finish the game

The game ends when all the board is covered.

crosseyed: How is it bad sportsmanship? Calm down, people! You have unlimited game slots! Why do you care about two(!) players moving "too" slow? Just start a few games against faster players ;)
Players can move as slow as the time limit rules for the specific game allow them. DEAL WITH IT! If you can't, don't join the tournaments with slow time limits. Or simply create your own faster tournaments...

KotDB: I don't think it's bizarre - it makes it even easier for pawns to plan their tournaments, because they know how many free slots you need BEFORE they know how many people are going to participate in the tournament.

And it IS stated somewhere: at the page of every tournament. It clearly says that you have to have "5" free slots, not "3-7, depending on the number of players signed".

CRY ME A RIVER: Thank you :)

A little Live Event starting at 17:00h Server time

I just created 3 live tourneys (all hyper, line4, dark bb, atomic chess) for this evening

20h: Assorted Games Live
21h: Assorted Games Live
22h: Assorted Games Live

here's another hyper live tournament

Hrqls: maybe because there are tricky situations as a pawn? I don't know, but I heard of a loophole concerning stairs that enabled pawns to get more than twenty games!

Hrqls: Yes, I am :)

Hrqls: I reentered immediately after leaving, and I "cannot start a new game until ...", so I think that they even count for me, as I finish them while I am in. Not sure about that though ;)

BIG BAD WOLF: that makes it clear, thank you :) So the number which is messed up is the one on the Winners page - it should be either 40 (excluding) or 51 (including) ponds. right? ;)

furbster: thanks anyway :)

furbster: No: 6 normal, 3 rain and 2 dark..

On my profile it says that I won 40 tournaments - but on the Winners page, I'm listed with 45. Does anybody know where this discrepancy comes from?

Hrqls: You CAN leave a stair in which you are still playing a game - and you will continue playing that game. I just tried it ;)

On August 22nd there is something to celebrate: Mr. Shumway's First Brainking Anniversary

Fencer: did you ever decline a change?

Random Lines Elimination Circus

All lines, 8 players, 5 days per move

last minute xeribolus birthday tournament

gringo: But not everybody has a wildcard for the second round. You normally have to qualifiy for it by winning a 1st round match.

Eriisa: The idea ist to give random players wildcards for the first round. Maybe one could chose wether to start only if the proper amount of players has signed up, or to start when the deadline passes - no matter how many players are in (well - if there are at least 4 of course)

I just set up a battle boats plus live tournament starting at 9 pm in half an hour!

2 live tournaments starting soon:

Random Lines Live
Connect6 Live!

the next live tournament is going to start about 5pm! Join it! :)
(Some random games)

Anyone up for a random live tournament today?

BIG BAD WOLF: ok

Hrqls: That is a bit strange, because on the list of all game types of that stairs it says 11...

There are still 3 spots left at the happy birthday tiv noi tournament (Anti Line4, 8 players, single elimination), starting on sunday! I'd be glad if it started in time, because it's a birthday tournament ;)
TIA 4 joining :)

Just set up another Spider Line4 KO tournament for 8 players!

There are still two free spots at Spider Line4 extra long!!!

Czuch Chuckers: Yes, the game type is randomly defined for each match).

wellywales: You need to check them all to make sure you REALLY want to delete the tournament!

Here is a last minute tournament starting tomorrow in the evening for those who love to connect 4 stones :)

I included Reversi in a lines tournament. Anyone not feeling offended by that is heartly invited ;)

http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=12813&trnst=0