I was just about to put Gatorade... but I wasn't sure if it was offered outside of the US (and I wanted to keep it general).... then I almost put the generic "sports drink" - but decided... Naaa.... already have plenty of options.

As a side note, I also hate drinking just plain water (unless I'm really thirsty) - but I drink it all the time now because I love a lot of the different additives you can add to the bottle water (like lemonade, Gatorade, etc....) My favorite is the Wal-Mart generic brand that turns the water into Apple flavor water.

Anyway.... don't drink as much Mountain Dew anymore..... and will drink 1-3 bottles of water a day now (with added flavor)

coan.net: I love water.. I like the Life Waters mostly the Polmegranite/Cherry..

Do other members of your family also play on Brainking?

No, they don't, but I've tried and tried to get some of them to come here!    :-)

coan.net: hey, how come lemon aid is in its own category separate from the other juices?

ScarletRose: You want to watch out for those life waters.... it no better a source for water drinkers than getting your water intake from beer, too many sugars and other unnatural things....

y do people drink???? i've heard that beer tastes really bad...

Why do we park on the driveway,and drive on the parkway?

tiggar+pama=LUV: You must need a new hearing device....

I agree that beer tastes bad. I believe it is an aquired taste.

I bet if you put Hawaii, instead of the US, the number would go a lot higher

Czuch: When I thought of doing this poll, I started listing placed and had a list of like 80 places. Plus places like Hawaii I know are popular here in the US, but I'm unsure places in Europe and other places vacation (and likely to want to live).

So I decided to just stick with countries - and remove the "fun" ones on my original list (in space, under water) and remove the general ones (anyplace with a beach, someplace always warm) - yea... I could have easily had over 100 choices for this one....

coan.net: maybe you could post the full list and have check boxes so people can pick many of them

:
What time controls do you prefer to play in Ponds
1. Less than one day
2. one day
3. two day
4. three day
5. five day
6. seven day
7. longer than seven days

What feature request is most important to you?

1) New multi player game?
2) More Pond options?
3)Other?

Like the new poll on Olympics football

Maybe we should have a Prize for those that voted fro the winning Team

Water & Beer - Awesome

wheter ludo auto pass and move should be introduced
or not
or dont care

Snoopy: I would not mind doing a general "what features would you like to see on BrainKing" poll (which of course is just opinion, and not neccessarly anything Fencer will do for the site - but just a tool to help see what the general opinions are.)

Can anyone think of features requests that should be added to a poll if I were to make it?

An optional auto-pass / auto-move system which will make a pass or only move if none others are available. (with each person having the option to use it or not use it.)

Byes in elimination tournaments to allow them to start without getting them totally full.

In Gammon, being able to tell the difference between "race" & "bar" pieces

Allowing tournaments to start the next round once the winner is determined, even if all games are not complete yet.

Allow a player to set a maximum number of game limit for themselves

Be able to set a limit to the number of vacation days that can be used in certain games/tournaments. [for example, a tournament where vacations can be used, but only up to 5 days worth - more then that it is a time-out]

Set a BKR limit in ponds

New set of parameters in ponds (like starting with only 10 players - setting different amount of bonus or starting points)

Being able to show the "Move List" for certain games that it is needed - while keeping it hidden for others where it is not needed.

Anything else anyone can think of that I should add to the poll if I were to make it?

If I get enough ideas - maybe I'll make it so you can pick the top 2 or 3 ideas (and not just the top one - since myself, I would like to see many of the listed requests)

coan.net: One that i would like to see is cosmetic more than anything else. I think when playing a Team game there should be more to distinguish them from a normal game.
I think all info shown on the page should be Team related. At top the title of the Tournament or challenge match, Team BKR & Rating and also the flag displayed should be the Fellowship flag you are playing for
Just something small that would look nice and help make them stand out a bit. I know i spend more time concentrating on Team games then others.

coan.net: That is a nice list.... most of those features should be no brainers, and shouldnt have to be asked more than once, IMHO.....

I would like to add another multi player game to the list as well, thanks!

Czuch: "shouldnt have to be asked more than once" - I can say the same thing about my answers. Unfortunately, to post them once is not enough, obviously.
How many times did you try to design, program, launch and maintain your own game site? After you do it, you can make skillful opinions about "no brainers". Until then, please be patient.

Fencer: Okay, I will zip my mouth shut for awhile

Opps - I forgot to put my normal "no opinion" option for people to choose in the new feature request poll - sorry about missing that.

I have a new feature request - being able to add an option after a poll has started without having to delete it and start a new one.

coan.net:

coan.net: Since the poll subject/topic is; What is the feature you want the most, I would like to this this poll where you can pick only one option.... but I suspect that whatever has the top % in this one would have the same either way, but it would be nice to see what would happen if we could only pick just one choice.

coan.net: I would think you would have to be careful with adding another option as it may get less voes only because it was not there when the first people voted. I would suggest doing one or both of the following (if this is even ever implemented):

1. send a message to everyone already voted to inform them of the new option.
2. mark the added option so everyone knows it was not there originally when viewing the results.

nodnarbo: Yea, I don't think it's a good idea to be able to edit a poll after it is up.... just for those reasons you mention...... it was most of a "joke" as another request to be able to do that..... but yea, probable not a good idea and if I had missed an option that I felt was very important, I would have just ended the poll and started a new one.

In the "What feature would you most like to see on BrainKing?" poll, I'd have liked to be able to choose this:

Enable some means for either Brainking or a tournament creator to enforce the ratings range that is specified when one creates a tournament.

I've seen tournament entrants that did not meet the minimum.  If that's allowed, let's not bother specifying a range or else make it clear that ranges are merely suggestions or requests to tournament entrants...which might not be honored or noticed by those signing up.

wetware: if entrants do not fit the BKR range one of two things has happened, first the creator may not have set the tournament up correctly to not allow outside ratings to enter. secondly, players may have fit the BKR requirements when they signed up but lost or won games to move them out of that range between the time of sign up and the start of the tournament

Vikings: Unless maybe wetware was not specific enough and he was referring to ponds where we do not have the ability to do anything other than make those ranges a request in the description or the title.

Looking at the latest site Poll sums up exactly how BrainKing is for me now.
Some times it seems to just virtually stop, and all i get on the task bar is waiting for brainking.com and then half an hour later it seems to fly along again
So what does one vote for hmmmmmmm

coan.net: You left out the best one of all time............................ O.K. its not a normal pack of cards, BUT it is the AWESOME game that is called................

PackRat

Well, that is where many of us spend our time now...

I have mentioned it to Fencer, it he said it would be an idea for the future

Hi, how about a game called Five Crowns?  Only discovered it myself a few weeks ago, my new partner plays it at work a lot.  Great game, even my seven year old can play this one, and has beat me several times!

Jo

I haven't thought too deeply about if it will work on a turn based site, but Cribbage might work. And of course it's sort of a card game AND a board game. (In a way)

Snoopy: I learned that game many years ago while working as an extra for "The Babe" movie........ our friends use to play it all the time, but not anymore... they didn't like playing with me because I would figure out what my next 10 turns were - and I would make sure 100% sure that as I started running low on cards, I would always have the cards that I needed.......... they never liked to think that far ahead and we started playing uno all the time instead.

Five Crowns looks interesting since it used a different type of deck - http://www.setgame.com/fivecrowns/index.html & http://www.areyougame.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=SET4001 (in case anyone else wants quick links to a descriptions)

rod03801: I play cribbage at BugCafe (and Canasta lol) , they are both fine for a turn based site

guys,wake up !!!! Cards by their nature belong to closed games category ... you would have to make notes basically after each move ... after one week waiting for opponents discard you will be sick and tired of the game ... wake up !!!
Andy.

KnightFighter: I think some card games would be hard to play on a turned based game site, but for example

Black Jack - it would be easy to hit/double/split - have up to 10 other "real" players playing - then after all 10 make their move (within the time limit) - the "dealer"/computer plays against the ones who did not bust. [Each person starts with a set amount of coins - out of coins, lose - or possible play a set number of rounds with the person with the most at the last round wins.]

Texas Hold 'em, Poker - Just go around - not too many notes would be needed.

Rummy - simple enough, no notes would be needed.

Some others might be a little more difficult, but possible some small "tweaks" to the rules where players play against the "house/computer" instead of against other live people could work for some games.

For games where what the other player has in their hands can effect others, figuring out how to handle time outs will take a little planning.

MadMonkey: are both good

Nirvana: I have many games of both running, and i think they work well turn-based as long as they are coded properly. Its good on BugCafe as in Tournaments there they have a maximum of 3 days per move, no vacations, so you get no problems of never ending Tournaments

KnightFighter: why do we have to wake up? Fencer has already said he is working on a card game. And as has been stated, another turn based site has card games.

rod03801: card games are closed games and they relay on memory and rapid respose ... after few days of waiting for a discard or bet from opponent the whole beauty of card game is gone ... do not fool yourself ... by looking at the discards you get idea and plan for your game ... if you won't make notes you will forget what you had in mind ... it doesn't make sense,
in chess and any board game it's fine to waitfor opponent's move but not in a card game ... in a board game nothing is missing, everything is in front of your eyes, today and in two years from today... card games are different spieces ... differentr dynamics.
Andy.

KnightFighter: I'm not fooling myself. I have been part of turn based sites for many years now, as I'm sure you probably have too. I have also been playing card games practically my whole life, and am quite aware of the limitations. Yes, a huge majority of card games would not work. (At least not in a "satisfying" way)

My point was that no one needs to "wake up". Fencer has already said a card game is coming.

There is already at least one turn based site that successfully has card games, as well.

rod03801: It won't be a turn based game. It also means that it won't work on WebTV and similar devices, unless they fully implement JavaScript specification (which is very unlikely).

Fencer: Neat!

So, wow, that's even MORE exciting! Do you have plans of multiple types of card games then, at some point? I love cards!!! I can't wait!

WebTV fully implementing JavaScript specification is not only unlikely, but also I believe impossible. lol. I'm surprised anyone still uses that device. I did for many years, but would never go back to it, now. It just hasn't kept up with the times. It was a good thing 10 years ago. I try to talk people into switching from WebTV to computer quite a bit now.

Why is Cribbage not on list, I love that game

Yes Cribbage has got to be the best in my opinion for a turn based game

Hi, I am a certified cribbage judge at American Cribbage Congress and play cribbage in a league.
Interesting thing about cribbage is that this game unlike any other card games do not require players to use their memory ... it's a very fast game and it takes around 20 minutes to get to 121 point on a board ... it's basically a racing game ... i was trying to imagine how to play it on turn based site ... ok, I sit by the table with my son, we cut, deal and discard ... now, my son says, ok, see ya tomorrow, I am takin vacations ... tomorrow he comes, plays a 7, I play 8 making two points for 15 and my son says, see ya in one hour ... after he comes, playes 6 and scores 3 points for a run a I say, I have to go to work, see ya after dinner ...
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my question is : do you want to play such a game ?
it just doesn't make sense ... I love cribbage but this is not chess to meditate hours na hours on the next move ...
Andy.

Table Top Cribbage ... this the only card game that I can see played on a turn base site ... Poker can also be played this way on a 5x5 board ... please read a link to Table Top Cribbage.
http://www.pagat.com/domino/ttcrib.html