Kunoichi: we all made that mistake when we became rooks ... just like dog who manage open the closet which holds their food .. the first time they will gulp everything inside and be sick for a couple of days :)

i also know that i join too many new games and tournaments when i come back from a vacation .. i am bad at self control sometimes :)

there is no other option than playing them, letting them time out, resigning them, or arranging a draw with your opponents :)

Kunoichi: It's been asked many times that paying members could set a limit for their number of games... Fencer has shown interest in the idea but hasn't implemented it yet (I'm sure it's on his TODO list somewhere)

Kunoichi: Yea, I did that - I had close and sometimes over 1,000 games at one time - WAY too many (for myself). I have finally got the total closer to 300 - with my goal of under 200 getting closer and closer.

Tip 1: Stop signing up for tournaments - I see a whole list of them in your profile HERE - go and remove yourself from them.

Tip 2: If there are certain games you don't like more then others - just resign those. I figured out there is no point in playing games you don't like - this is a game site, and you should only play games you enjoy playing.

Tip 3: If you see yourself about to lose in a few moves, resign early - no point in making a few pointless moves - get those games off your game sheet right away.

Tip 4: Remove yourself from Fellowship teams in which you don't want to be signed up for games. I'm mostly only in my own fellowship teams - mostly since I know I will not sign myself up for more games which I don't need. If I do join another fellowship for a site team tournament, I try to make it clear to the captain I don't want to play in fellowship vs. fellowship matches, and I remove myself from the team as soon as the site team tournament starts.

I did the above 4, and that is how I've gotten my games down - even though I still sign up for (1) prize tournaments, (2) site team tournaments, and a few (3) Frog finder tournaments since I do really enjoy that game. But if you do the above 4, you should get your game count down pretty quickly to a more easy manageable level.


Tip 5: Make sure you choose games with a good enough time limit & allows for vacations. You should never feel like you HAVE to play a game - sometimes it is nice to just stay away for a day without having to worry about the games.

** edited to add tip 5 & and other minor correction

coan.net: #6 place yourself on retire in your stairs, that way new games won't pop up from other players that challange you that you have to accept