BIG BAD WOLF: The program could be run separately for each section whenever a game in that section finishes. No need to run over all tournaments at once.

Bry: Well I could probable field 3 teams from my fellowship! Actually I agree with you, it would be nice if for some tournaments if 2 teams could be entered. I always feel bad because some people who were one my previous teams are not in the new teams - but to be fair to all the members, I try to give everyone a chance to enter.

Thad: The reason Fencer gave before was that it would put extra strain on the servers (not to mention extra programming). Since the server would have to scan each tournament, run it's "program" on each tournament to determin if enough has been finished, and would have to do this probable at least once a day on the 1,500 - 2,000 tournaments that are still running. Maybe there could be an easier way, and if so - I would back up that suggestion also.

Thad: I'm far from an expert, but would that mean a huge programming change from how it already is ? Does anyone know?

Although - i do agree it would be a great feature change.

Fencer,

Why won't you change the system so that upper rounds of tournaments start as soon as the outcome of the previous round is assured? For example, in this tourney, http://brainking.com/en/TeamTournaments?tri=52&trnst=10 the teams seeded first in both brackets will advance, even if they each lose every remaining game. There is no reason to make us sit around and wait for the next round to start. PLEASE, please, please make it so that upper rounds start as soon as they can.

Thad

I could probably field 2 teams in the up and coming Backgammon Tournament from one of my fellowships.

Is there anyway you can make it so 2 teams can be entered as seperate teams from the same fellowship? - like an "A" team and a "B" team ??

(and before the current ones start?)

please, please, please...

The Sunshine Club is trying to form a Chinese Chess team to compete in the team tournaments. anyone interested, join the Sunshine Club if you havent already and sign up for the team. Gringo is our captain!

BG: oh, she isnt on my back, she's being very polite, i just was making sure some of the way things were done didnt change, like getting notified. i havent been reading the boards and was hoping i didnt time out with other people and didnt know it!! thanks BG

And in any case, a timeout would have caused her to win, so I think she should get off your back. I have always found you to be a conscientious player

Andre Faria: yes, thats true.. thanks :)

Antje: Maybe she thought you timed out because time reached zero minutes (or negative), but you used your vacation days...

In any case, she must not have received any message...

ok, thanks everyone, i thought i would know.. i did time out in the past and got notified, i just wanted to make sure that didnt change, i dont get to read all the boards.

Antje: If you timed out, you'd know. ;) You'd get a notice and the proof would be in that particular game. is it over and if yes, how did it end? It will say if you ran out of time.

Antje: Perhaps that person who felt that way should relook.. maybe it was someone else who timed??

Antje: I've had a quick look at your recent games and I don't think you did time out.

I have a question for anyone who signed up for a tournament of mine.
Ive gotten a PM from someone who claims i timed out on one of my games, and she's upset with me for not upholding a better standard.
I never recieved a message that i timed out. i had to go in to work unexpectedly last night and then came home and slept, but i made sure i woke and made the first move on my list before the time went to zero, in fact it was one minute , but i had NO message about a timed out game in my message box. so my questions are:
1. did anyone else time out to me that i dont know of?
2. can it be possible that i time out on a game and not be notified?

arpa: You can leave any current team and join a new team. All current team tournaments which you were originally in will continue like normal with you in them.

Now i play in an team named A, i like to play an new team tournament in a B team. It's possible or i must to wait to finish entire old tourney?

http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=11791

Hyper Backgammon is a pretty quick game, so a 21 point cube match is Perfect for this game:

Hyper 21 - Starts November 5th

= = = = = =

Plus since some do not know how to play with the cube, some practice tournaments have been set up where NO BKR Ratings will be effected - great way to jump right in and learn.

Oct 20 - 5 Point Cube Backgammon #1

Oct 30 - 5 Point Cube Backgammon #2

mrloupcity: WE need 3 more ant takers.

21p backgammon #1

Need two more players for Travelin' Tank Battle. Who can beat Fencer?

Sign up! Times a wasting....

Bry: No separated BKR.

Fencer: Is there going to be a seperate BKR for BG using Doubling Cube?

I have onloy played BG here anbd it seems a totally different variant to what we are used to already?

The first doubling cube tournament.

Sign away!

Travelin' Tank Battle
Halma Hoopla

TC:

DanDanDan: Thank you

Not enough backgammon yet?

All backgammon games starts in 24 hours... or so...

Congrats to TC...the winner!! ;)

Thanks Vikings, I thought I didn't have much experience either. Just wanted your ok first. I joined!

Eriisa: go ahaid and join, you don't have that much experience that it would be unfair

Vikings: I had wanted to join, but I got a rating.

only 3 more people needed for the unrated players pond, a few players are in it with low ratings so this is a good one to learn the game
http://brainking.com/en/Pond?g=1303&trnst=0

Nightstorm: TYVM for Ur time
and help

:o)

mrloupcity: mr loups neck 1700-4000 Nackgammon

I still don't know how to put tourneys on.
TYVM

:o)

ive created some quick tournament games for anyone interested, backgammon and others!

http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=11680&trnst=0
one


and two:
http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=11681&trnst=0

ScarletRose: A record chess game between Nikolic - Arsovic (Belgrade 1989), with 269 moves.

Chess is infinite: There are 400 different positions after each player makes one move apiece. There are 72,084 positions after two moves apiece. There are 9+ million positions after three moves apiece. There are 288+ billion different possible positions after four moves apiece. There are more 40-move games on Level-1 than the number of electrons in our universe. There are more game-trees of Chess than the number of galaxies (100+ billion), and more openings, defences, gambits, etc. than the number of quarks in our universe!

The longest Chess game theoretically possible is 5,949 moves.

for more, see the fs ;)

It's unlikely that a chess game would go over 100 or even 75 for that matter. But I've played many games that neared the 75 mark.

DanDanDan: Wow.. Maybe a Worlds Record?? :)

lovelysharon: I think it's cool that you two have played a game so long with so many moves. keep it up for sixy more and you might have the record ;)

I wasn´t criticizing. I just stated this case as an example of a long lasting game without having slower players... :)

congrats Jason... 996 moves to be exact...

lovelysharon: ;) Its been a great game neck and neck for hundreds of moves

sorry I don't follow general chat... and it may be my style of play in this type game that has made it last so long... not giving up now... :) although i do believe Jason may have it...

Andre Faria: And the winner has already been determined! Fencer is unwise for not upgrading the system so that in tournaments like this winners are declared as soon as they are mathematically assured, even if all games are not finished. Even ****** IYT has that.

lovelysharon: Yep, I know. I stated that in the general chat. Almost 3 moves/day.

In this kind of games there´s a big risk of someone being stucked for more than a year...

Andre Faria: I know seems my game with Jason is holding things up there... but we've been moving right along... now at move 989.. :)

http://brainking.com/pt/Tournaments?trg=4259&tri=12397

Pioneer54: I'm still playing in a tourney that started:

24. November 2004, 06:05:17

I was a knight when I renewed but found I couldn't play in any tourneys. When I looked at all of the running tourneys I was no longer playing in but they were still running, I realised it would be months before I could even join any new ones. So I went to the rook membership.

You really have to plan carefully if you join a tourney. Even the 7 day tourneys can take a long long time. ;)