i think fewer people are entering because the team tournaments are taking too long. Especially since Knights can't enter 2.

This seems stupid because at the rate some of them are going you could be stuck in a tournamnent for years.

3 days now some games have extended due to auto vacation. Same games 2 times last time. And its not meant to affect us..what a crock

Ok, I see the Players Result tables now also. I looked at the tournament while it was in the "waiting" stage to start round 3 of the tournament, so I'm guessing that during the hour it was in this "waiting stage", that it must not have had that link.

... yea, just as I suspected... the tournament creator who was on the winning team plus winning all his games also has access to the site code.... Can someone say conspiracy??? LOL

I see the Players Results table - I see the dice roller won all his games. :)

I would agree that backgammon is the one game that can support a bigger team (possible up to 10 players), but on the flip side - it might mean less number of total teams.

2 games per opponent? Why? Backgammon is one of the games that does not really have an advantage for one player over the other, plus currently there are less and less players signing up for team tournaments (and double games may keep them away), plus with only 1 game per opponent - the team tournament might complete sooner.

Other then that, I 2nd the 2nd request for fencer to add the 2nd backgammon team tournament.

2nd request for Fencer - can he set up another one straight away (Backgammon Team Tourney) and make it say 10 players per team? 2 games per opponent.......???

BrainKing's Very First Team Tournament - Backgammon is COMPLETE!

Link to tournament

There is a small bug in the tables (created a new section for the winning team), which I'm sure Fencer will fix as soon as he is on next.

Here are the results:

1st place: · · ® · Cajovna · ® · ·

2nd place: !Bry's Backgammon Fellowship

3rd place: ◙ The Gammon Cube ◙

4th place: HOME

5th place: Neznalkovo spolecenstvo

Congrats to all!

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Request for Fencer:

1) Can we see the Player results table for the completed tournaments like we see for current tournaments.

That's OK, anyway I just upgraded, so it's moot.

LMAO @ Ceridwen ;oÞ

The Old man, you would have to wait for the tourny to be completed first :o(

Only if you're over 85 and bring written permission from both parents.

I have 1 game left in a reversi 8x8 tournament, but my opponent plays once every 7 days. If I resign the game, can I sign up for another reversi 8x8 tournament, even if the tournament hasn't finished ? I am a Brain Knightmember. Thanks.

I don't think you'll see any activity for a while. The problem is that he is rarely playing, yet has 666 unfinished games. To me this is a mind blowing number for someone with a full time job. :)

here is what is added in their profile,
In this time i am playing games only in one or two days for week.

I akcept only game with seven or more days to move because i am very busy or travelling.

I am a 26 years old computer admin.

I like playing games, read books, hike, running and a little aerobic.

My favorite game is Five in line.

It is not important win, it is important play.

Let's go ...

And with the last part that says let's go. When are you going to restart playing ur games? And I know I'm not the only 1 that would like to know...

Backwards into the Future?

or how about.....

Halma 10x10: "The tournament without a name"

Line4 - Line-r-up

Halma 8x8: Halma 8x8=64? Tournament

Halma 10x10: So many spaces, so little pieces

nope not helping BBW, it was you that was asked LMAO

Names.... Hum..... not sure. (looks around for others to throw out some suggestions)

BBW: And what about some proposals of other tournament names? :-)

Line 4 is good, cos it wouldnt normally be stretched out for years :o) And as BBW says its a good game for a wide range of players :o)

For new team tournaments, here are some tournaments I would like to see:

Crowded Backgammon - A popular Gammon game, maybe 5-7 players per team. Need to get this one going since after this starts, we should be ready for out 2nd regular Backgammon team tournament (with 1 game left to complete) [name suggestion: Don't stand so close gammon]

Halma 8x8 - Not to popular, would not make it more then 4-5 players per team.

Anti Froglet - Some-what popular, could probable get enough team even with 5-6 players per team. [name suggestion: The Croaking Frog]

Halma 10x10 - Would stick with 4-5 players per team.

Line4 - It's an easy game which more "non-regular" players may play - probable could handle 5-6 players per team.

Again, just a few of my suggestions! :-)

antidisestablishmentarianism? Perhaps not.

Or "eat me if you can"? :-D

"Take my pieces - i dont want them !!" applies to me in any version of chess anyway ROFL

"deep boredom"

"Anti-Kasparov" ? "No, Anti-mate" ... "Ultimate Antimate" ! :-))

Any good idea for anti chess team tournament name?

No harm done, UE. I was just pulling BBW's leg.
I'm not that strict as not to allow a few posts of good-humoured banter occcassionally - heck, I'm one of the culprits!

parlez en anglais svp

LOL

Steve started,i defend myself sorry my captain of nackgammon tournament,that is not off topic,why did you pick me? What does love in the air have to do with tournaments?

Sorry, BBW, I'm leaving that post by UE, although off-topic. The embarrassment content alone is priceless!

Now enough of the love-in and back to tournaments. :)

Yeah like you need to listen to (Air Supply) LMAO

I can feel the love in the air LMAO

Again BBW you make perfectly good sense to my knowledge,sounds great and perfect as usual,not enough people give you the credit you deserve for your intellegence and wisdom.Your friend Mike.:o)

There is an apparent "studder" in the second section when seeding the players.

Section 1 gets seed #1

Section 2 gets seed #2
Section 2 gets seed #3

Section 1 gets seed #4
Section 1 gets seed #5

then it alternates. It's a good system which promotes competition to the maximum.

It's a way to spread out the highest ranked players. I'll explain it this way which should make a little more since. (Example using 4 sections)

So first put the highest ranked player in section #1,
2nd highest in Section #2,
3rd highest in Section #3
4th highest in Section #4

At this point you start to go backwards.

5th highest in Section #4,
6th highest in Section #3,
7th highest in Section #2,
8th highest in Section #1,

... and again, in the other direction.

9th highest in Section #1
10th highest in Section #2
11th highest in Section #3
12th highest in Section #4
... and so on.

Hopefully that will make more since seeing it when it applies to more section. With only 2 sections, it does look a little strange.

ok, but seems to be a little bit strange to me.

First group:
highest ranked
4th highest
5th higest
8th highest

Second Group:
2nd highest ranked
3rd highest
6th highest
7th highest

Please tell me, how the groups was built in this torunament - following after the strength of the player not only i suppose.
Which rating will be used? Because when I calculate with the actual rating the rank the groups must be built in another way. So what is teh way to build the groups?
(I thought I will be in the group with Ed Trice but was a little bit disappointed when i saw that i am not in his group - but as i told i calculated after rating rank).
So what?

they will wait unstarted until enough teams sign up :o) I asked this one before

Fencer - for the 3 or so Team Tournament which do not have enough teams, what will happen to those?

I set up a Tourney for Fast Espionage. It will be a short one cause only 6 people can sign up which means only 3 people per section max. Try it out and lets have fun!

Fast Espionage Quickly

***edited the link***

Reminder to all there are two prize tournament for backgammon,with all games included,one for each fellowship and everyone is welcome needing more player in all games have a look and pick your preference so all games will have a tournament or as many as feasable.Thanks your friend Mike :o)

HOME needs the following number of players...

Jungle - 3
Cylinder chess - 3
Gothic chess - 2
Alquerque - 2

I was looking through the team tournaments, and I seen 3 tournaments which will not have enough teams to start.

Those tournaments of less-popular games are:

Gothic Chess

Cylinder Chess

Parachute Checkers

If you are able to play in team tournaments, and any of those games look interesting to you - Check with your fellowships to teams to join, or join a new fellowship looking for team members.

Here are a few fellowships that I know of that are looking for players for these tournaments:

HOME Fellowship - I know looking for both Cylinder Chess & Gothic Chess

Monkey Madhouse - Looking for players for all 3 games

The Zoo - Also looking for players for all 3 games.

If other fellowship are looking, please let us know. If you are a player, feel free to join. Hopefully we can get enough teams to start these tournaments!

But as Steve pointed out, it's already in motion

I think we can do without it since some ppl are misusing it

So that's what all the huffy is about LOL