I did mean that sometimes you need to find posts from a particular person if complaints have been made about them.
Fair enough, if they were made just before you come online OK, but when a moderator comes on and has 200+ messages to check i think it would be handy to have.

I agree MM. I'd like to filter boards by "postee" name too. It just needs an extra search function on the right.

I believe there should be a board for IN MEMORY of the passing of family and friends...

Just beside the "Message" box (the one you type a new message in) is a "Search in posts" box. You can type in any string you like to search all the posts for it. If you would like to search for a certain user, just type in their name. It'll return all of their posts plus any containing their name.

Edit: Ok, i just tried it and it doesn't find posts by that user, just posts with that user's name.

I would like Brainking to have the Alekhine Chess (or click here) game. It's a very fun Chess variant and i would like to have it here.........

Fencer how would you rate the difficulty of adding a new game to the site...? Would this take you 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 days, 5 months...??? I just want to see how difficult is to add a new game. And also can you give the probability of adding Alekhine Chess in the near future? I hope it's over 1% :-)

Hmmm, it depends. Chess variants no bigger than 10x10 can be done very quickly :-)

i like the sound of that game. it sounds like it could be fun.

Tank Battle is 11x11 with two-digit x and y coordinates. :-)

Or, you could use Hex! Then you'd only need one digit! lol :-)

what would be the possibilities of the following

at the "LOGOUT" button to be able to choose what you are going to do...

example.....click on BB5 button = be back 5 minutes.

GFD = gone for the day

synw = see you next week

hehehe I know it can be annoying when yu are playing multiple moves with someone and they dissapear...to be able to see BBL = be back later next to their name would be a great help

am I asking too much here and if so....ignore me :)

thanks

http://www.chessvariants.org/large.dir/freeling.html

OF course, I'm still looking to play Ultima online somewhere. It was searching for Ultima three years ago that led me to It's Your Turn and then to this site. I believe the Chess Variants site has the rules for Ultima. I'll go look right now. Yes, they do have it and looks like they've updated it in the last year or so.
http://www.chessvariants.org/other.dir/ultima.html

I wish the people at Chess Variants used better graphics to represent the pieces. There's all hard to see and look strange, especially when compared to this site.

Anyways, there's my games to add wish list.
Still no Ultima, but I've learned lots of new games in the meantime. :)

Hey.. that is a good Idea Bernice.. I like that..

GREAT idea, Bernice. Maybe you'd like the site to clear your coffee cups as well. Talk about demanding, lol. :o)~

Why log out if you'll be back in 5 minutes?

and one step beyond loop chess is shogi chess and can be seen at chessvariants.com as well as shogi.com.

i wasnt talking of loggin out and coming back in 5 minutes :(
it might have sounded like that...
a button or drop down menu by the logout button and saying those things...BB5 etc etc.

I was waiting for a reply from Fencer as he is the only one that can or cant do it but thanks for the feed back

from me.. I thought it was a great idea..

i know, but didnt want to start an argument and said thanks for the feed back :)

I see Fencer on and perhaps it isnt all that great an idea after all on second thoughts.

I mean who cares LOLOL

<I'd like to see the whole list on one screen. When I click the > button it's already different

What's the point of displaying 12,000+ lines on one screen?

I mean the online players, not all of them

<1. let you see all the "New" messages at once before the "New" disappears when you click the '>' link
2. let you read the whole board and let your mouse rest at the same time
3. test the browser's hability to handle such a big page
4. test how fast the server can serve pages and how fast you can receive them
5. being online, while seeming offline to everyone else if you plan on reading the whole 12000 lines

Forget the previous post... I thought he was refering to DB's
(going back to awake mode now)

Fencer, just as a matter of interest, do you know offhand how many paying members are from the Czech Republic and how many from the USA?

The number of Czech paying members is rapidly increasing. Looks like I've finally understand the system of indexing in our local search engines.

I mean, it wouldn't be a big surprise if they outnumber US paying members next year.

I would have thought it'd be pretty close now.

Sort of.

Can't you boot a few US players to even things up? :D

hey now

Quit that kinda talk Bumble!!:)

All US pawns take note, your needed, join NOW!!!

shogi chess is one step beyond loop chess and the rules can be seen at chessvariants.com as well as shogi.com. please let me know if this is a possibility.

In tournaments with several sections, could we see the average rating per section? For example by the section number.

Shogi is a truly great game. If we could have would be heaven :-)

There was a mistake in the shogi-adress mentioned. It shall be shogi.net!

I'd like to see longer user names here and the ability to use characters other than a-z, A-Z, & 0-9. I wanted to change my name from "Thad" to "Thad (Mele Kalikimaka)", which is Hawaiian for Merry Christmas, but I can't use parenthesis and it's too long. I don't really see a reason for either limit. Plus the longer name can be very useful. I've changed my name at other game sites to things like "Thad (gone for the weekend)", "Thad (no more moves today)", etc.

I haven't read back to previous posts before I joined, so this has probably been addressed and I'm not aware of it. Would anyone else like to see on the game boards of Battleboats and it's variants the position of your opponent's ships at the end of the game? In some sites I used to play at, I could see them at the end of the game and found it helpful and also satisfied my curiosity, especially when I am looking a long time for that little boat. Is there a reason why it is set up as it is here?

Fencer: Why not have state flags next to the US flag to let people know what state they are from...

I agree, Baddessi. I have had games where I found the first 4 ships early, then spent 15 or more moves, searching for the "2-holer"... I would like to be able to see where that bugger was, without having to ask.
I also wish I could see at a glance when my board comes back to my turn, the shots I took in the previous turn, highlighted on the board, before I start the turn.

We also have federalstate flags in Germany and in addition flags for each town...,hm why not three flags in the profile ?:-)

Are you losing too many games, baddessi? LOL

I think the reason is that some players like to use the same set-up more than once if it has proven to be a winning one.

You are shown at 2 other major turn-based gamesites, that I know of, and it seems to work out fine for everyone..

I'm just going by what was said when the issue was brought up before.

Failing that you could always try asking your opponent. :)

If the only justification is not to reveal the setup board then why is it that at Dark Chess the game is revealed in the end? Some players may also like to use the same oppening more than once if it has proven to be a winning one...
Not to mention Espionage type games...

Most players just won't bother to go through their opponent's old games to check for board setups anyway...

One of the main fun things about dark chess is to play through the game afterwards.

baddessi I think when the game is over you get a message that says your opponent has sunk all your ships. and there is a link to the game where you can see the last move or hits. (I think) lol

I agree with Amber - If you lose at Battleboats (whatever the variant) you shouldnt expect to see the winning hand...... You dont when you play Poker...... same principle......

well heck.. even so who would use the same set up anyway?? If four boats are sunk.. they will obviously show up for anyone who does surf through old games of Battleboats.. so those that were hit are going to be easy to locate.. it just doesn't make any sense why it is like it is..

Amber- yes, I am losing too many games!!! You weren't supposed to tell, and all over that little stinker , the 2 boat!!!! LOL
RamblinMan, yes, you can see the finished game, but only the ships of your opponents that you have hit. You can't see where the ones you missed were. I understand what Amber's saying about the winner not having to reveal his strategy, that makes sense. I figured there was a reason for the set up that we have here, I just wondered what it was. And the reason I asked wasn't because I wanted to know the strategy of the winning board, but more for the reason rod said, that I spent 15 or more moves looking for the little bugger and want to know where it was!!!