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i have come to the conclusion that i only have to replay and replay the games when i write something in the message space :( if i dont answer opponents queries i can usually get the game to go thru :(....it is getting worse tho :(
this is the 3rd time i have posted this message and it dissapears into the wild blue yonder :(
I keep getting "cannot find server" there are only 31 people on at the moment. I have gotten the overloaded message but cannot send any messages or play any games. The games a just full of little red crosses like the links are broken :( I will send this to you Fencer by normal email, in case it dissapears again:(
We havent gone belly-up again have we???
IMupChucKing, whenever you get that "item cannot be used" pop up here, powering off then back on always fixes it...
(I'm webtv too) It happens once in a while
WebTV access cost is similar to a computer, but costs less than $100 to buy. It does not have the capacity of a computer, but works fine for sites like this one, and is far more versitile than most people realize. It is also great for those of us who watch a lot of tv, since it has some great features which help orgainize recording, and other tv viewing help. I also like the fact that I access everything from a remote key board and can play games from my couch, and my 72 inch tv is my monitor! I could go on... but if you need more info send me a private message.
IMupChucKing... I can see your game OK, but I've had a similar problem. I thought it was because I was on AOL! I logged out of BrainKing, cleared my cache and came back, then it was fine.
I think forced draws (in the manner of perpetual check) in tablut are nonsense. A voluntary draw in which both sides willingly repeat position indicates a mutual desire to draw, neither side thinks that they can win but in tablut white, in an otherwise lost situation, can force a repitition to avoid losing. The fact that this can be done in chess has no bearing on the situation in tablut. On the tablut rules page there's a statistic that at BrainKing white has won 60% of the games, this is already a large enough advantage without adding the extra resource of being able to force a draw (black can not force a draw). For black avoiding a draw is as big a challenge as is trying to win. I dont know if it would help to remove the draw as it might make it too easy for black to win but as the present situation is unfair I suggest that games that end with white forcing repetition shouldn't count as a result but instead should be replayed with the colours reversed.
Hey.. I guess I haven't dealt with a lot of games where draws are very common.
If, in a game such as Tablut, both players keep making the same move, moving back when the opponent makes the appropriate defensive move, then the opponent moves back, and it starts all over again? Is this considered a draw? If so, after how many repeats is it appropriate to ask for one?
LOL.. did that make any sense? I think it's snowing in my head too...
1) In the "Select a team" section, choose Backgammon and click "show"
2) Once the Backgammon "team" comes up, you can click on the "create a tournament" there to create a backgammon tournament.
I'm not sure what had happen before, but my guess is that you created the Backgammon team, but the team still showed the "Chess team" and that was how a second chess tournament was created.
So the best solution is just to delete the extra Chess tournament you have now, and try to make the Backgammon tournament again.
Let me tell you what I did:
1) I created the chess team
2) in the scare there I could click on Define new tournament
3) I defined the new chess tourny
4) then I clicked on Create the Backgammon team
5) in the square that i got I clicked on Define New Tournament
6) so I did define the backgammon tourny
What did I do wrong? :-) And how can I correct the mistake??
I have put the Game List page in as a favorite. Yet when I click it I get sent to the login page first.
Is there a way to avoid having to log in every time I want to check things?
I'm able to sign up for the "backgammon" chess tournament.
To me, it looks like possible you that you did not change the game type to "Backgammon" before you made the game. (And just clicked "Add Tournament" under the Chess area)
I initiated 2 tournies at my Fellowship: Glibby Glub Glooby etc..
When people try to sign up for the backgammon tourney, it takes them to a chess tourney where they cant sign up :o(
I don't know what is happening here, because I see no problem. Thanks for your help!
There is a person on this site, who keeps creating new identities (the current is "3030", it used to be "orion", "ares" and many more such as "abcd", etc. some time ago). He usually has a sentence "standard chess only" in his profile. He creates new public invitations (a few games of chess and a couple of 3-win chess matches) with each new ID. After you accept one of these, he deletes the game or gives it up after a couple of moves.
I am posting this as a warning for those who would accept his invitations - it is just a waste of time and game slots for pawns.
hello LOL....great reception....no problems...dont know what Fencer and Liquid did but they did a Bloody good job :).....thanks...take out bloody and insert DAMN if it isnt allowed....or jolly good if damn isnt allowed HEHEHEHHEEW
LOL upchuck, if you can see the link called send message on their proffy then you arent on their enemy listage! guess it was a hunch u meant you! hahah
Thanks Rose. (How did you know I was talking about me?) haha :)
I tried sending them a message, but didn't know if it was actually sent. I guess if I was allowed to send it, I must not be on their list!
along with deadend same day same time someone called pap 26. November 2003, 13:33:39
joins deadend 26. November 2003, 23:26:05
and I wonder how many more inbetween. Joins enters 3 tourneys and then lets them all time out
Suggestions as to how to end this sort of abuse were made... may I ask which if any are to be implemented
I used to be able to look at the fellowships page and new ones would be at the end.. now new ones seem to pop up elsewhere in no particular order. Is this just a glitch please ? :-)
I am presently here on the "old" Brainking.com. When I try to access this site on the "new" Brainking, I get a pop up stating that "This kind of information can't be used". FYI, I use WebTV. Is this a problem with my system or yours? I have been using "new" Brainking with no problems until today. Thanks.
Haven't been online much today here in New Jersey.. but no probs, Fencer :-) In addition to that info: I am using the new.brainking.com site.. YOu go mAn! ;o)
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