Oh!

Can you see some invitation on your main page?

just read the list of new features.. you may want to add that the red number that appears next to the message box on the left hand list, when hovered over reveals who the last message received is from.

And don't forget the flags! Hover over them to see the country!

Fencer:
Yes, so I know who the invitations are from.

I noticed the red invite figure as I was playing a game so I clicked it directly, without going to the main page.

Interesting. I will look into error logs. Can you, uh, can you make a screenshot of that page?

I don't even know what a screenshot is!

You could come along and join me in my account for a couple of minutes and take a look for yourself. I don't bite!

Much.

Cariad, on your keyboard press 'print screen SysRq', then open up word and hit paste. You have your screen shot!

Ah-ha! Row layout and board at the top. That's a deadly combination :-D
I know how to fix it.

Fencer, would it be possible to get the blue edge around the loop chess board again?

it does help distinguish the game.

Of course.

i have a question about the BKR. (let me preface this by saying im not whining and usually dont care about my rating) Im losing a whole lot of points each time i lose, i was up over 2000, now im in 1500. ive been looking at the points im winning/losing, when i lose i lose i lose 40 some points, and even now when im 1600 and my opponent is 1900, i still lose 40 some points, i dont recall the difference being that dramatic before. am i just now more aware of it, or has something changed?

so if the luck of the dice is the usual decider, i need to win 2 to equal the loss of one game, and im dropping 40 points with each loss, ill be hitting zero before too long.

has anyone else noticed this?

*edited for a typo or two

I will support this motion about the Blue edge for loop from Christine and bwildman. Thanks!

Antje...i compared..you lost to a player who had 369 BKR HIGHER than you and you lost -46 BKR.
I just lost to a player who had 165 LOWER than me ..and i only lost -13 BKR.
cant be right?

I agree that it is a little weird but I delete all mine and have no records.

While we are discussing ratings, consider this:
From: Jokl
Date and time: 1. July 2004, 07:47:16
Subject: Your opponent resigned the game (Chess) (show game)

You are the winner.

BuilderQ: old BKR = 1886, new BKR = 1910 (+24)
Jokl: old BKR = 1840, new BKR = 1813 (-27)

Game type: Chess

Why did I get less than my opponent lost, especially seeing as I had played LESS chess games in total?

Because the formula works in this way.

First off I play for fun and ratings second. However remember the formula is a complicated one. There are a variety of factors based on both you and your opponent. Number of games played, quality of oppostion, wins-loss-draw record is taken into account as well as your current opponent that you beat or lost to. It is impossible to compare why you gained or lost more points than your opponent or gained or lost less points than your opponent. Their game record is going to be different than yours based their own record and game history and opponent history. I look at ratings as an afterthought as I use it to find games against opposition in the same range as me or higher. However if you play for the fun of it the rating number means very little.

"...Impossible to compare..." Not if I knew the rating formula.

I have a bkr but no rating and cant find it :o(

lol tell me about. My BKR is 2500 in Amazons lol. Till BBW gets done with me :(

ooops found it now, but me not on it

Stevie: It is possible since it is a new game.

BuilderQ: It is the US Chess Federation formula. However it is modified for BrainKing. For instance if you beat a significantly weaker opponent you gain little or no BKR. If the formula was exactly applied you would lose points in this example. So if you can access the US Chess Federation Formula for calculating a rating number than you can figure it out.

Stevie: Of course you wont be on the established table until 25 rated games are completed. However check the table with all rated players.

I have never cared about rating but since the rating decides who will be picked to the fellowship teams i think it will be more important now.
Must say that the formula is very weird if you lose 46 BKR if you lose to a player with a lot higher rating and only -13 if you lose to a player with lower rating. Should be opposite.

I am not on all rated table either, nor is backoff

Must be a bug or like I said before, since it is a new game, a table hasnt been established yet.

But there's two people on there so there IS one.

I would agree with you about the rating fomula but like I said I dont worry too much about it. I figure if I win more than I lose, it will be a good number, if I lose more than I win, then it will be a low number. As far as fellowship teams, depending on the fellowship, you may be able to play team tournaments for your fellowship, if it is an open sign up offered for tournament. Meaning that the captains or Big Boss says first come, first serve despite rating. So your point of BKR meaning more, may not always apply. However yes it might mean something to some fellowship captains or bosses.

Then there may be a bug. That would be Fencer's department.

My 6th game just completed, and its put me on there now :o)

Brian. Dont you think there can be a problem if someone with lower "rating" is picked to a team?

Brian1971: If this site really used the US Chess Federation formula, my rating would always be raised by less than 16 points for winning against a lower rated player.

Sure i guess there could be a problem. there will always be some who will not like it. But that is their problem and not yours. Everyone who is on a team in a fellowship should have an opportunity to play. If it were me I would let those who signed up first get the chance. If someone wanted to play but was too late in signing up then too bad. However then I would say whomever played in one tournament should give someone else who didnt play a chance in the next one. Or possibly do a blind draw and rotate the team each tournament so everyone would get a chance that wants one.

Like I said the formula was modified when Brainking adopted it for its rating system. I am sure Fencer could explain it better than me. Of course liek I said I play more for fun and less for rating.

Modified beyond recognition. Try this link, if it works: US Chess Federation Formula

Ok Brian..no more comments :)

To me it seems very similar. Like I said the formula is modified for brainking. I have played lots of backgammon games. I am over 2200. I play games with people 2000 or higher as rule. My game fluxuations are generally 8 points up or down depending on the result. That is similar to the chess formula. However like I said Fencer could answer this issue better than I can. He knows the modifications to the formula.

Using WebTV, you will only have to log back in if you 1) log out, or 2) Power off WebTV completely, (or switch webtv accounts).
Simply using "Hang up", or allowing it to time out after the 10 minutes keeps you always logged in here.
Sort of an advantage, yes..

Just stopping in to say Thanks to Fencer and everyone else for a site well done.. Thanks to all your hard work.. This is so kewl seeing faces with the players..

Yes its great to see all the photos, Now you can see how doofy looking I am hehehe!

ya look like a Blues Brother dude.
I love that movie

Thanks, my 2002 SunfireGT looks alot better.

better than an old beat up cop car?

CurbYourEnthus rates #7 on the backgammon bkr. Not too bad unless you dig a little deeper and notice a few things.

1. Backgammon Race results all against gamer07 and in every game, gamer07 resigned after just enough moves to warrant bkr calculation.

2. Backgammon 2004 and Backgammon 2003 and Backgammon 2002 obviously shows that CurbYourEnthus is doing something just a teeny weeny bit naughty to aid his BKR.

Fencer, I wonder if this obvious cheating should cause resetting of BKR or maybe it is just pure chance that gamer07 had to resign every game after 4 moves due to an impossible situation.

I would be interested in anyone elses interpretation on this situation.

a bit obvious it seems....zap both accounts

Is MadMonkey ok? Haven't seen him in a long time....

I thought of one other thing that I dont remember seeing listed in changes.
The way of adding notes to yourself in games has changed.. No more text box automatically there. It's now a link, to bring up the text box..

Now if we could only get the note to show up at the top of the game on your next turn..
:-D