Fencer: Thanks a lot :)

Thanks for helping me PM mcpeak1969 Rod, I hope she will pay more attention to the ponds she joins in the future :)

I must say I find it idiotic to bid 2000 when everyone else is bidding 80. This ruins the dynamics of the game for no apparent reason. Anyone have any insight into the thinking?

let them, it only helps you toward the end

Well I'm not sure who you are talking about, but:

1) The person may be new - not knowing what they are doing yet. Since you can't search previous moves, a new player has no way to really search a game to "learn" how to play.

2) The person may be going on vacation - and making a big enough bid that it will hopefully keep him in the game until he gets back.

BIG BAD WOLF: I'll give newbies a pass on the first turn, but often it's the 2nd or 3rd. also it isn't vacation because they invariably change their bid next time.

http://brainking.com/game/Pond?g=5

I like the above pond - 6 people were left, 1 with 0 points - so all the other 5 had to do was bid 1 to make it to the next round. 4 of the 5 tried higher bids to get the 500 bonus. Just kind of funny how many of us go for the bonus rather then play it safe sometimes.

Congratulations to Mach Machovic on winning pond three.

Standings
Mach Machovic-20pts
Fra-17pts
Tonyth-15pts
Cerise-1
3pts
Daniel Snyder-12pts
Pedro Martinez-11pts
stomovous-10pts
dexter-9pts
spo
cko-8pts
lindlaw4-7pts
B Crow-6pts
Flake-5pts
krecik-4pts
MASTERMIND-3p
ts
SMART ALX-2pts
Universl Eyes-1pt

The top 20 will be listed in order after the completion of each pond.Thank to all that have participated.
Your friend Mike.:o)

Universal Eyes:

Stevie:

Stevie and Bry: I'm confused...are you??

the "most recent message" is a nice feature!

Congratulations to Mach Machovic on winning his 2nd pond.

Standings

Mach Machovic=40pts
Daniel Snyder=24pts
stomovous=20pts
tonyth=18pts
Fra=
17pts
kitti=17pts
lindlaw4=16pts
Uil=15pts

Cerise=13pts
estanto=13pts
B Crow=12pts
Pedro Martinez=11pts
Hannelore=11pts
MASTERMIND=11pts

dexter=9pts
Universal Eyes=9pts
spocko=8pts
Flake=5pts
Nirvana=5pts

Krecik=5pts
LSA=4pts
SMART ALX=2pts
blasplund=1pt

Total standings after two ponds
All A WHAM BAMS Pondside of points will be updated upon completions.

Thanks to all that have participated.

Your friend Mike.:o)

Clay and UE
can you tidy up please and remove off topic posts

bwildman: What 'most recent message' are you talking about? I'm looking for that feature.

Eriisa: In the ponds game on the playing page... it shows it right above the pond list of bidders..

oh now I see it! took me forever to catch that! lol. I was looking for a header line.

Stevie:"removed"

ClayNashvilleTn: Thanks :o)

I'm just trying to figure out a good strategy for this game. http://brainking.com/game/Pond?g=213 This is the first time I've made it through this many rounds.

Obviously, at 2000 points per round, everyone would be out of points before they completed the # of rounds needed to complete the game. So the question is, when will the points start to drop?

Based on what was said about a different game, I see that as soon as the players with the least points start to drop off, we would have to bid only one more than the lowest player. But that's still a 2-3 rounds away, and I hate to run my points down that far.

Any comments?

bid all your points next round so that I can pass you, lol

play it just the way you have for 2 more rounds and then worry about the bonus,It's going to be tough to win since you need to make up 1000 points, unless Rose beats herself

http://brainking.com/game/Pond?p=0&g=285

Wow, I've never seen the last 3 players have so much left at the end. 3 players left, all with over 11,000 point left each!

Vikings:

Thanks. This is getting scary.

I just got dropped and was in the final five because I don't work Saturdays or Sundays and couldnt move!

Thats sucks :)

you got dropped because you don't work? Did you mean because you do work?

grenv:Was a little confusing! I move only when I am at work! I was unable to get by the office as I had anticipated and "SPLAT" in I went!

I love this game more than I could have ever imagined..........Thats the only gripe I have about it! Well that and you cant look at players previous bids!

ClayNashvilleTn: I know, I got burned by taking a vacation. oh well.

ClayNashvilleTn: why not play a high number for the weekends?

I honestly thought I was going to come in for a few hours Saturday morning so I just wasn't thinking! Thats what I will do from now on though! I hate to do that because you know your going to give up more points than if you could actually move! That can really be important towards the end!

ClayNashvilleTn: Stop by the library. Every one that I've been to has free internet access for a half hour. That's what I do when I travel. Most are open Saturdays, but Sunday might be harder to find except in a big city. IF you just want to make a quick move and don't mind paying for access, try an internet cafe. They usually charge around $10 an hour, but if you only use it 10 minutes you can get out with the minimum. Still cheaper than buying a computer and getting access at your home, but having it at the house is very convenient. To convenient, I think! :)
I trip on how some people use it at work only and then there's people like me where work is the one place I could never use a computer.

Lap top, bussiness writeoff

Vikings:Well we have a home computer, I would have used it all though it is sooooooo dang addictive I try not to! The problem with it is we cannot get on line. Wife is suppose to call comcast (lcl cable) but hasn't yet after 3 weeks. She says she is a computer widom! I think she has hidden motives!

Have you noticed how inexpensive lap tops have become?????????

ClayNashvilleTn: Your wife is right. You start playing at home and she'll never see you again. :) Just like a football widow except football has an off season and there isn't one here!

Walter Montego: I did that a couple years ago and zowie did she ever stay upset with me!

ClayNashvilleTn: Even a game like this "Run Around the Pond" game can get you hooked in a hurry. This game's play format is especially addicting in how it forces you to turn on the computer and check it out. If you're in more than one Pond and they have different time controls, it more or less forces you to play every day. Perhaps you should avoid this game in the interest of keeping your marriage intact? :)

Walter Montego:

If you bid all your points but get the 500 hundred do you drop? Does bidding down to Zero automatically drop you?

ClayNashvilleTn: No you will not drop, bidding down to zero does not automatically drop you.....since you got the 500 bonus, you did not have the lowest bid that round, and would still be in the game.

Czuch Chuckers: Thanks!

for holding out the longest in the pond..

*´`¤Just Us Gurlz¤´`* #3

does anybody else feel this way......why do we have to get a message to tell us that "you have won the round bonus"

I know that when i play the games as it says so on the top LOLOL

TOday i had 16 PM's telling me that I had won...it (to me) is a nuisance and the only person that sees it is me...the Pond instigator doesnt care, so why does it happen.....waste of resourses to my way of thinking......I dont min the "you have fell in the pond" ones because that lets me know when i have been dissed LOLOLOL....any thougghts on this?

Shortly, what is your request?

Looks like she's asking for a way to win less round bonus

i think shes trying to say that we dont really need the round bonus messages. I tend to agree

furbster: me three

I agree, it isn't a helpful message.

On the other hand there are enough people bidding thousands early that I rarely get it! :)

grenv: Those are the people that are complaining! Getting the bonus with any kind of reasonable bid is almost impossible!

33 hours and counting - That is when I will join the 10 win club! *grabs a banana and does a happy dance*

Oh, and I agree that the "you win the bonus message" is not really needed - it's kind of like if you get a message every time you are put in check in chess - something you will find out as soon as you look at the game.