THE HIT MAN: Rod was trying to help

Congratulations to Andre Faria for winning Pond Life

Jules: Thank you Jules... :)

Who sends tournament WINS to players that win games in your TOURNAMENTS

huh?

THE HIT MAN: do you mean when someone wins a tournament you have created? if so, an automatic message is created and sent to the winner and the creator of the tournament, which are sent from "Fencers" outbox.

Also i have noticed tournaments wins Sometimes there are more than 1 winner in a game,Others there is another play off section.Who controls these happnings

Bry:Thanks Bry

THE HIT MAN: not 100% sure, but i think if only 2 players make it to the final round, it is a 3 wins match. if more than 2 players make it to the final round, more than one player can win, and if there is a draw, they both win and those two do not then go into a 3 match game.

I recall this being discussed on BK.Com I think if you check through the thread.

If i'm wrong, please can someone else confirm. Cheers.

Bry: Thanks again Bry

Yes, if the round is only 1 section, the tie is not broken. If an advanced round is created with just 2 people, it is a 3 win match. And if an advanced round is created with 3 or more people, it is a regular round.

What are your feelings on BAD CONDUCT While playing in said TOURNAMENTS where PRIZES are offered or on TOURMAMENT BOARD.Should a PLAYER be removed from winning that prize offered.Not the tournament just the PRIZE

rod03801: Thanks Rod

THE HIT MAN: what do you class as "poor conduct"?

Bry: Is the word BAD CONDUCT better to understand,For everyone.If not how would you word it?

How would we word what?

THE HIT MAN: No, bad or poor conduct are the same thing. What I am saying, is that you are asking for feelings on "Bad Conduct" in tournaments. What is happening that you are suggesting is "Bad Conduct"?

It depends what the "Bad Conduct" is.

THE HIT MAN: I think that if a prize is offered for a tournament, then the winner of the games of that tournament should win the prize.
But, I agree with Bry, it depends on what you mean by "bad conduct"
If it can be proved the person cheated to win, then they shouldn't win the prize. If you mean that they used words in a game that someone personally doesn't like, then that should have no bearing on whether they win the prize or not. The win should be based on the games won. Just my opinion.

baddessi: By Cheater do you mean someone who uses a program or device in order to decide their moves? If so, there are a number who have admitted to using programs in regular games, yet their ratings will already be high. The only way of detecting I know of if someone suddenly changes form in a significant fashion if they have an existing rating.

Is their other ways?

Jules: None that I know of really. I just wasn't sure what he meant about "bad conduct"
If it's acceptable to win using programs and that isn't ruled out in the tournament to begin with, then I would think that any wins would be acceptable.
I just meant if there was some way to prove someone actually cheated in some other way, that would disqualify them from a prize. Otherwise, then if they win the games, the prize should be given.
I guess what I'm trying to say is a prize shouldn't be determined by a person's words or any personality conflicts. That if they win, they should get the prize.

baddessi: The use of more than one nic in a tournament should disqualify the player.

Bry: OK comments made in game playing its self.Are offending to some,which can throw them off and possible for that game and there remaining games that they are playing until they get over the comment which was used on them.Its works well and does affect ppl as we all Know

THE HIT MAN: right, now we understand what you mean by "Bad Conduct".

My opinion - I would just ignore them. They have as much right to play in the tournament as anyone else. However, if the comments are much more are rude, threatening and very personal etc, then I suppose it should be brought to the attention of Fencer privately either directly or through the GM's.

Just my opinion.

THE HIT MAN: That's a tricky one, some could fake it.

Purple: thanks- yes, that would be cheating. Proving that would be kind of difficult tho.

I personally don't think comments made in a game should affect the outcome of who wins the prize. It should be based on the skill of the player, no matter what they have to say. I just ignore them too, and for me, amyways, when I beat someone who's trying to give me a hard time, well the victory is all that much sweeter : )
But it's easy for me to play without letting what someone says to me affect how I play.

What happens if you put someone on block in the middle of a game(s)?

Jules: I believe game messages are immediately blocked.

im certain that this has been asked before. But why do you have to wait for all tourney games to be completed before a next round can be started? Especially if those games are between players who have no chance of advancing to the next round? This only holds up the tourney and prevents entry into other tourneys. Also Many players in a few tourneys arent finished any games yet whereas other have been waiting for a few months. it is feesable that you could wait years before ever entering a tourney type again even with a membership, waiting for players to finish up their games. Ive been waiting for one player to complete games since i joined a few months ago, i won the round very quick. Adn have gotten multiple request to join specific tourneys. but am unalbe to until my tourney has ended. Is there any way around this?

Nothingness: I dont think so. The only way round it to to pay that litle bit extra for a Rook Membership - that way you have no restrictions.

I understand some people may be unable to stretch that little bit further for a Rook Membership - alternatively I would suggest only enter tournaments with a 1 day time limit?

Jules: The last "cloak person" (=blocked) i played could type game messages

Andersp: They blocked were on your block list and they could still send game messages!!

Jules: yup

Bry:They can still get you with vacation days and auto vacation

THE HIT MAN: but that's not bad conduct - that is the site rules. Every user, depending on their membership are allowed to use vacation days, either set or auto, to their hearts content.

Bry: i didn't say it was,but there are members here that abuse it to there hearts content

THE HIT MAN: but using it isnt abusing it. You only get 30 days as a Rook, so once they are gone, they are gone...

Bry: This is a game site not a work place.Why do you need vacations for.

THE HIT MAN: I went to Bulgaria for a week's holiday one week ago. Without the vacation/autovacation, I would have timed out (and lost) numerous games.

Bry: sorry thats all part of playing games You can't win them all

THE HIT MAN:

This is a game site not a work place.Why do you need vacations for.

I would like to ask you what do YOU need vacation days for? Your profile says that you have only 17 vacation days left...I would expect 30....

Pedro Martínez: Well i don't need them.I also notice that you only have 14 days left.The topic is why do any of us need them for.Or is this site considered a work place not a game site.

THE HIT MAN: Why do you use them when you don't need them?

you need them because you cant be here 365 days a year hit man, its a good feature!!

Pedro Martínez:Duh where are you trying to take this to

furbster: I think THE HIT MAN's point is that you shouldn't care about timing out in your games. You can't win them all anyways...

THE HIT MAN:

Duh where are you trying to take this to

Duh I'm trying to find out why you don't like vacation days but still use them yourself. It's kind of a twisted thinking, don't you think?

Pedro Martínez: I think bry and me pin pointed that fact.Its down below on sheet

I think that further discussion of vacation days should go on either features or members board, its getting away from tournaments.

MidnightMcMedic:

I would like to have this explained. The description of your tourney says:

6 Month ROOK Memembership
FOR
The combined total of the most games WON by the same PLAYER that they entered in all the games in TOURNAMENT
So the more games you enter the better chance you have of winning

GOOD LUCK TO ALL

HAVE FUN AND ENJOY

NEW NOTICE
As problems have arised in tournaments.This is a most games WON Tournament.If you are not entered in at least 10 games you are going to be removed.
Sorry for the NEW RULE
THIS IS DUE TO BKR RATINGS

I would like to know whether the prize winner will be a) the one who wins the highest number of ALL games played within the entire tournament (E.G. if I win 10 games in battleboats, 8 games in pente and 2 games in linetris and nothing else, the combined total will be 10+8+2=20) or b) the one who wins the highest number of particular tourneys of which your tournament consists (E.G. if I win the battleboats and pente tourneys and nothing else, the combined total will be 2.