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5. Aprilie 2011, 00:19:29
jouer 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
jouer: Does anyone know if it's possible for Peter to restore the turnbased games that may have expired while pente.org is "down and out"?

2. Aprilie 2011, 22:15:32
jouer 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
happyjuggler0: Thanks HappyJo...:)

2. Aprilie 2011, 22:04:42
happyjuggler0 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
jouer: Check out the discussion board for this tournament: Brf's 5th Annual St. Pat's Pente Tourney

2. Aprilie 2011, 22:02:15
jouer 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
D0 we know how long 'temporary" is? And do we know why it's down?

1. Aprilie 2011, 12:02:37
s3v3n 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
jouer: according to what Brf wrote yesterday on SPP fellowship's board, it is only temporary downtime..

1. Aprilie 2011, 10:38:27
MadMonkey 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
jouer: This is also handy place to try http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

Just put pente.org into the box and see what it says....in fact i will

It says It's not just you! http://pente.org looks down from here.

1. Aprilie 2011, 09:44:20
Fencer 
Subiectul: Re: Dweebo's
jouer: There is a Host Tracker link at the top of this page, which is recommended to use if someone has connection issues with BrainKing. It works for any other sites too and now it shows "Connection refused" error from all worldwide nodes. It means that pente.org is down and everyone has the same issue.

1. Aprilie 2011, 07:37:32
jouer 
Subiectul: Dweebo's
I have not been able to log onto pente.org for the last couple of days. Is anyone else having that issue?

Jaqueline

29. Martie 2011, 15:56:52
rod03801 
Subiectul: Re: what happened???
ellieoop: I was inaccurate, though. At the very top of the page that you go to from "Photo Albums" (from the link on the left), would be your own albums, if you had any. THEN under that are the latest albums from other users.

29. Martie 2011, 03:22:43
ellieoop 
Subiectul: Re: what happened???
rod03801: thx. rod. i surely wouldn't have know that.

29. Martie 2011, 01:37:26
rod03801 
Subiectul: Re: what happened???
ellieoop: If you clicked from the side menu (left), yes indeed you see most recent albums of other people, and most recent comments. To see your OWN album, you need to do it through your own profile.

29. Martie 2011, 01:22:11
ellieoop 
Subiectul: what happened???
i clicked photo album by mistake and it says that it is my album. there's lots of pix but i don't know any of these ppl., i have seen some of the names on the site. any explanations?

29. Martie 2011, 00:52:00
Bwild 
Subiectul: Re:
MadMonkey: gremlins!

28. Martie 2011, 19:51:49
MadMonkey 
Subiectul: Re:
Fencer: That is what i thought, as we would have to check a box to confirm it

Is it only Big Boss & Little Boss that can ??? most odd

28. Martie 2011, 19:39:47
Fencer 
Subiectul: Re:
MadMonkey: Teams cannot remove themselves. It is always triggered by a user.

28. Martie 2011, 18:24:53
MadMonkey 
Why do Teams keep removing themselves from my Fellowship

It's easy to re-create them i know, and have them back, BUT when i do that all the players have gone............

21. Martie 2011, 00:18:41
Bluefin 
Thanks, I missed that one.

21. Martie 2011, 00:10:37
Pedro Martínez 
Subiectul: Re:

21. Martie 2011, 00:06:08
Bluefin 
Looking for the page to set up vacation days
Can't find it this time ??

19. Martie 2011, 04:01:04
pgt 
Ignore previous post - finger trouble!!!

19. Martie 2011, 03:53:56
pgt 
How do I move in this game where there is no "submit" button, and no "roll dice " button. The only way I can see to get out is to offer a draw or resign. HELP!
Game ID: 5086246

7. Martie 2011, 14:50:00
lukulus 
Subiectul: Re:
thisbeme: You have PM to fencer. Its same as in OTB game when you call referee and in correspondence chess when you write to tournament director.

Of course, there is benefit. If you are trying to win you have more time to do it if defender wont claim the rule. In OTB game I claimed 3fold repetition in very bad position, so my opponents' chances to win were very good - but you are right, my chances to win were tiny:)

7. Martie 2011, 09:17:01
Fencer 
Subiectul: Re:
thisbeme:
Dude.
Lukulus gave you a clear explanation how it works here.
Please accept it and stop spamming. Nobody is going to change it.
Thank you.

7. Martie 2011, 04:05:39
thisbeme 
Subiectul: Re:
lukulus:

3 fold repetition can/has to be claimed of this site?

Me personally I don't think there is much benefit to 50 move/3 fold repetition claims not being handled automatically on the server. If you reach a position where you have a valid claim that can be made against you the odds of you winning are very tiny anyway.
If there is a claim draw button, I haven't noticed it.

7. Martie 2011, 03:21:30
thisbeme 
Subiectul: Re:
Justaminute:

It is not part of the game to win on time with a lone king,

It is irrational to award a timeloss if that if playing the worst possible moves would still win or draw.
You can claim a draw in a quickplay finish, if the player isn't trying to win by normal means.

5. Martie 2011, 13:03:24
Justaminute 
Subiectul: Re:
thisbeme:
I don't agree that trying to win on time is pathetic, it is just part of the game. The same thing happens in over the board chess, if you have a half hour game or a longer game with the clocks going back to be completed in 15 mins it sometimes comes down to player with a technically won position being short of time and losing. Time management is part of the game on brainking and competitive over the board chess.

5. Martie 2011, 11:04:56
lukulus 
Subiectul: Re:
thisbeme: I think players play lost games not because achievement, but because lack of chess etiquette. They are mostly beginners and they play until end and they hadnt occasion to learn it as we both had. I agree with you, it is anoying, but we can do nothing with it. Even more annoying it is in positions which are mathematically lost like often happens in backgammon or dice poker.

Even on ICCF server can play beginners and rules has count with every possibility. You can try to ask someone from ICCF:)

I disagree with you also in case of 3fold repetition (and also 50 moves rule). Such programs shouldnt be allowed. It is responsibility of every player to watch for for such situation and when this occure to inform referee. Referee on BK is Fencer and he can claim game as draw if you tell him (and you are right:). And he did it quite quick in my game. In OTB game you havnt such program, have you?

5. Martie 2011, 08:27:53
Hrqls 
Subiectul: Re:
thisbeme: hooray for the constructive feedback! every site needs fresh ideas from its players

i dont know if you already did so, but could you post the mancala variant on the feature request board or on the mancala board ?

the reason why there is not real 'autopass' is that in that way there can be no talk between the (passed) game moves .. personally i would love real autopass or maybe an option to turn it off and on .. but fencer likes this site to be more social than the usual game sites on which you just make your moves

5. Martie 2011, 00:52:35
thisbeme 
Subiectul: Re:
cd power:
This site has a 1000/2000 move/most moves in a day achievement. This means that lost games are more likely played on when the game if no longer entertaining.
The Laws of chess are clear the lone King never wins.
ICCF doesn't envisage a player playing on with bare king and there is no incentive to play on with a bare king. My suspicion is a bare king on ICCF wouldn't get the point and if it did the rule would change. They have rules envisaging the possiblity of adjudication and backdating time extension.

Implementing the Laws of Chess can't be that hard there numerous open source programs that correctly detect 3 fold repetition, 50 move rule and insufficent mating material.

As to why so many game.
When I was a pawn and later a knight I tried to enter prize tournament only to be denied due to no unrated players being allowed.
When my knight was about to go back to a pawn I entered as many tournaments as I would be severely restricted as a pawn.

It is perverse that the pawn can in theory win higher membership, only to be denied entry to free prize event due to lack of rating and the ratings take ages to get because of restriction on games.

This issue isn't about me, it is about whether a player who can't obtain the victory conditions of a game on the board should gain victory on the clock.

If someone really doesn't understand they are totally lost or really wants a game to accumulate moves fine, but anyone who thinks they should get a so called "timeout win" when it is impossible to achieve the game victory condition is IMO a bit pathetic..

Would this site be better if chess rules were correctly implemented?
Would it be better if you didn't have to make to click pass or enter the only legal move available?
My understanding is Fencer actually wants to improve this site and can only do that with constructive feedback.

4. Martie 2011, 22:54:47
thisbeme 
Subiectul: Re: Truely bizarre
happyjuggler0:
The same person who responds to bug posts told me as much. I noticed I timed out and was showing over 30 points (if you get 25 you've won usually)!

BTW why have mancala (blatantly won for the starter) and not Owari/Oware which is drawn with perfect play and a better game?

4. Martie 2011, 21:59:05
aaru 
Subiectul: Re:
cd power: Exactly

4. Martie 2011, 16:24:50
cd power 
Subiectul: Re:
rabbitoid and lukulus: I agree with both of you, well said.

thisbeme: I enjoy the games I am playing against you, so don't take this the wrong way, but if you are so worried about timeouts, then why are you playing over 3,500 games at once? The bulk of the responsibility belongs to you, and I don't like that you're placing fault with this great gaming site that Fencer has built.

4. Martie 2011, 15:56:40
rabbitoid 
Anyway, there are some arcane rules that are extremely difficult or costly to implement. For the chess draw rules, for example, to be able to recognise a 3 time repetition of the position you'd need to memorize something to identify a position for each move, and compare the position to previous ones after each move. It can be done, of course, but slow down the server.

To implement this timeout draw rule, which is controvertial anyway the server would need to know which position are "unwinnable" or "unlosable". OK, some things are obvious as a lonely king, but others are just as unwinnable and far less easy to identify.

Surely there are more important things to implement and correct on brainking?

4. Martie 2011, 13:30:14
lukulus 
This is not OTB game. Playing on BK or similiar server is like playing correspondence chess on ICCF webserver. And there is time exceeding counted as forfeit - look at point 6.f http://www.iccf.com/rules/2009/PRWebserver2009.pdf

4. Martie 2011, 00:55:07
happyjuggler0 
Subiectul: Re: Truely bizarre
thisbeme: For those interested as to what the "official" chess rules are regarding this situation, please check out rule 6.9 at the following link:

http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=124&view=article

This should validate thisbeme's complaint regarding the mistaken chess rules here. Well, that is assuming you can indeed lose on time here at BK even though it is impossible for your opponent to mate you. I haven't played chess here so I can't verify or refute that claim.

4. Martie 2011, 00:48:29
puupia 
Subiectul: Re: Truely bizarre
thisbeme: But it is mentioned in the chess rules here that this kind of draws are not currently supported..

4. Martie 2011, 00:41:09
puupia 
Subiectul: Re: Truely bizarre
thisbeme: Not having automated passes and forced moves has been hot topic of discussion as long i have been on this site. And from what i heard its been discussed long before that too, probably since the beginning of BK. I think those auto-moves would be the number one thing to improve this site. But for some shoddy reasoning it has never been implemented.

The other point you make is a valid one too. If your opponent has insufficient material to win you should be able to claim a draw in chess. Even if you time out.

3. Martie 2011, 21:19:44
thisbeme 
Subiectul: Truely bizarre
I've been informed that timing out even if in a position that is theoretically impossible to lose (like if facing a bare king at chess) is always a loss here!!

The laws of chess are clear that this scenario should be a draw.

It is insane to reward a player with more than they would get, if their opponent made the theoretically worst plays.

Also why isn't auto pass extended to all games will only one legal move/no legal moves?
On a related matter I don't need to acknowledge that I've lost the initial dice roll any more than I acknowledge that I go 2nd in other games.
Passing and making only moves is a big waste of time.

16. Februarie 2011, 22:46:48
tyyy 
Subiectul: Re: some problem?
Fencer: yes thats what I meant, but deleting the cache in Firefox fixed it, after checking out safari and IE.. never saw that before though

16. Februarie 2011, 22:32:38
Fencer 
Subiectul: Re: some problem?
GT: What do you mean "lost the grid"? You can see the board but not the lines between squares?

16. Februarie 2011, 22:19:32
tyyy 
Subiectul: Re: some problem?
cd power: hey that did CD! thanks so much... seemed kinda strange for a min.

16. Februarie 2011, 22:16:51
tyyy 
ahh it works in IE but not firefox

16. Februarie 2011, 22:12:09
cd power 
Subiectul: Re: some problem?
GT: you probably need to clear out the cache on your web browser

16. Februarie 2011, 22:10:19
tyyy 
Subiectul: some problem?
Modificat de tyyy (16. Februarie 2011, 22:11:23)
I lost the grid in the battleboats games and other games like ludo,actually all my games

8. Februarie 2011, 21:41:12
Bernice 
Subiectul: Re:
happyjuggler0: thanks so much :).....I just wondered, it isn't a problem

8. Februarie 2011, 13:22:25
happyjuggler0 
Subiectul: Re:
Bernice: I assume it was these 3 games that you were talking about. They don't allow vacation days.

Hyper Backgammon (alilsassy vs. Bernice)
Hyper Backgammon (FilsdeTycho vs. Bernice)
Hyper Backgammon (Bernice vs. Sarah)

8. Februarie 2011, 12:26:11
Hrqls 
Subiectul: Re:
Bernice: probably games which didnt allow vacation days
games with a green dot only allow weekend days and no vacation days
games with a red dot allow no weekend days and no vacation days either

8. Februarie 2011, 11:48:52
Bernice 
Subiectul: Re:
Gordon Shumway: thanks...I went there and it was already turned on :( so dont know what happened. All I know is I timed out on 3 games :(

8. Februarie 2011, 11:47:18
Bernice 
Subiectul: Re:

8. Februarie 2011, 11:44:46
Bernice 
Subiectul: Re:
furbster: UMMMMM....I have no idea LOL...

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