thisbeme: Well, unless you plan on renewing, I think you can pretty much assume all of those tournaments on your "open" list, will all be tournies you will be removed from.

Would be helpful to which tournament I've been removed from, instead of a generic message!

Aganju: Me too! Somtimes, when I went quickly from one back-/nackgammon game to another, I got the same dice roll again. I wasn't sure if it is a bug, it may have been coincidence. But if others observe it too, there must be something about it.

I generally don't trust the dice generation on BK very much.

There is a way to solve this topic: by using a CSPRNG (cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator). It is surprisingly easy to program one by using a block cipher like XTEA and encrypt a counter value to obtain random numbers, with a secret key. The code may be published so that the users know that the random number generation is well programmed. The random numbers cannot be predicted, though, if the key is kept secret. One might even use a different key for every game and publish the key after the game has ended, so that the users can check if the random numbers in their game have been created correctly.

Again I have reason to mistrust the randomness of dice roll. I just played 9 backgammon games in a row, and all 9 opponent had a 6-6 roll .
Nine in a row, without anything else in between. Does anyone believe this is pure chance? Two days ago, I had a streak of 5 such 6-6 rolls (didn't complain about that one, though).
Generally, I have the feeling if you play fast enough, you can get the same roll again in the next game, for about 10 to 15 seconds. So whenever I have a nice double roll, I hurry really up to play, as I can manage to 'roll' the same double in the next three or four games. Try it, if you don't believe it. And if a roll is bad, like 1-2, I typically wait ten secs until I press 'Send Move'.
I remember Fencer claims that the current server milliseconds are used for the randomizing; there could be an error in the code there, and it uses the single digit seconds instead? or some other error. Re-Randomizing for every roll is not a good solution anyway; there are much better ways to make good random numbers (my Minor topic in my masters degree was 'Random Number Generation'; it was a while ago, but I still remember some things).

rabbitoid: good question.

Why people go to a play site, then pay it money in order to avoid playing. I must be thick, but the logic escapes me.

Fencer: I had around 24 days left as a rook bought a red code and went up to 34 days three hours.

pedestrian: It should not happen. I will check it.

I think this subject has been discussed before, but I was under the impression that the bug had been fixed:

Gabriel Almeida: 20.

Lol

Gabriel Almeida: Yes. Although it is not officially documented, a Black Rook purchased with a red code can be duplicated and the owner can give to another user, use it as a tournament prize etc. Of course, he cannot sell it back to BrainKing and except us to pay 360 EUR for it. Bonuses are not refundable.

thisbeme: I guess so... I modified my response below while you were typing yours.

cd power: It does if you wish to give away or sell the 2nd black rook!

thisbeme: On the paid member page, there is a drop-down menu. For 36 Euros, you get 12 months white brain rook, plus whichever applicable color bonus. For 360 euros, you get the "forever" black rook, and then you are done... bonuses do not matter at that point.... IF you are only buying for yourself... I see what Gabriel is saying... you can get another black rook forever and gift it to someone. I can not confirm nor deny if that is true... I trust Gabriel is correct then.

cd power:

The paid member page says "black rook forever"

My question was if a black rook is purchased what effect does the bonus code have?

Are you saying Gabriel is wrong?

thisbeme: No, the bonus codes are not "Forever" Black rooks. They are white rooks... red code = 2 years of white rooks. Purple code = 1 year + 3 months. Other codes = 1 year + whatever %. However, if you purchase every single bonus code, then you will get the black rook bonus (forever).

thisbeme: Red Bonus it's ok... 2 memberships forever. That's correct. You can offer the other one. Or you both (you and some other person) can buy it together, so it's similar to a 50% discount!

Red bonus = 2 membersips forever?

Green = Forever+ 1 month?

Purple = forever + 25% of forever = 2 memberships forever?

Blue = forever + 50% of forever = 2 memberships forever?

Cyan = forever + 75 of forever = 2 membership forever?

If you have 25% of inifinity it is still infinity!

rod03801: I am sure that #3 is the correct answer.

MadMonkey: I did a test tonight, and went through and only had 10 pawn games to move on, and they all came up, one right after other, using "move and go to next game with non paying member". Then, when they were done, it went to main page, as expected.

HOWEVER, I noticed that once I started then moving on my games, every time I submitted a move, it went to the next game with a rook (or whatever), instead of going to the Main Page. (I hadn't changed the default action).

So, I wonder if there's any connection.

So, what I found with "Move and go to next game with non paying member"
1. If it is from pawn game, and there is another pawn game it goes to another pawn game
2. If it is from a pawn game, and there is NOT another pawn game, it goes to Main page
3. If it is from a Rook game, and there is not a pawn game, it continues to just go to next rook games (or whatever level), without going back to Main Page.

I didn't get to test it, but I think #4 would be If it is from a Rook game, and there IS a pawn game, it would go to a pawn game, fine.

To me, all are as expected, except #3. To me it should go to the Main Page in that case, to be consistent.

rod03801: This is part of the problem. One of my Pawns moved earlier, and i went to play the next one, and it went back to Main page, so that worked, BUT it does not always do that

MadMonkey: Could it be that happens when you are out of "non paying members " to move with?
I haven't run into that problem yet, but I also haven't used that option as much as I usually do, lately. I've been pretty busy, so have been moving in order of time out most of the time.

Fencer: Although i thought the 'Move and goto....' were working correctly, the:


go to the next game with a non-paying member does work, but seems to have a bug in it, though i can not work out what


A few times recently, i have noticed myself playing Rooks when using that option, BUT its very intermittent, so unless you can notice the problem in the code i think it will be hard to track.

Gabriel Almeida: I don't know. I will tell you when it drops below 10.

BTW, how many bonus remaining, Fencer?

Bluefin: there was a restriction on the size of the pictures ... it was somewhere in the help of faq section, but i cant find it anymore

Bluefin: Well, if you don't have an album yet, you can click on Photo Albums in the left hand menu.

You will see a link to "Create a new album". Click that.

You will have the opportunity to name an album and set up the viewing settings

Submit that.

Then you have the opportunity to upload pictures. (Either from your computer, or by using a URL of a picture online)

How do you get the pics to a photo album ?

RED CODE again... how may remaining, Fencer?

SL-Mark: Aaaaaand counting! RED CODE turned on!

32 left

fukuhara: When one of the conditions (100 codes of one type OR 500 codes in total) is fulfilled, the action is over.

Fencer: Hey... nice counter! We ask, and you answer!

fukuhara: 33 left.

Fencer: How many red codes remain right now?

I've just made a quick look to the database and 51 red codes are already used. So there is still a time but it is getting shorter.

Skeeky: There is no set rule for such situations. Send me a message with details and we'll see what we can do.

Can any part of my membership be transferred to another player? Possibly for a tournament winner.

Thank you!

Then even black rooks can make great use of the action.

fukuhara: In addition, you get the achievement only after payment was received and processed, so the list is 2-5 days behind.

cd power: Oh, that way of thought never occured to me. Yeah 13+ for sure.

fukuhara: Maybe more than 13 people have already bought the red code. The list you show is only of people who earned the red code bonus achievement in the last few days. Some people may have earned the red code achievement long ago, and then renewed their membership within the last few days buying the red code, and they will not reappear on the achievement list (because they already have it).

Since November 16, 13 red code bonuses are used and 87 remains.
http://brainking.jp/en/Achievements?p=1&aid=191

fukuhara: Not quite, as some people have taken advantage of a certain code but have already previously got the achievement! So it is still a bit of a mystery ;o)

Fencer: You don't have to repeat it... already done! :)