Bernice: I had forgotten that filter even existed. So I'm old too, I guess.

rod03801: I would have one hellova lot more than you i reckon

19 Ekim akşamı Sonsuza kadar Aylarca (9600 Beyin) Brain Rook aldım ama hala doğrulanmadı. Acaba bu onay süreci kaç gün sürer?

Tutagil: what is that in English please?

Bernice: I believe he is saying he bought Black Rook on the evening of Oct 19, and he is wondering when he willl see evidence of this transaction

Need some help understanding the rules for Parachute Checkers. I’m not checkers player but I believe the rules say that a promoted piece must jump,  although the rules are very difficult to decipher. 

Tutagil: Maybe it takes longer if it was purchased with "Brains" ? I wasn't even sure that was still even an acceptable way to pay for membership. There are rumors of people who cheat to get more "brains", but I don't know exactly how that happens.

Clandestine 1: i thought so too - but I’m often confused with the many variants of checkers, so I tried it - and it worked…

rod03801: You sign up for Brains fee tournaments then remove yourself and you get Brains given to you. In some cases some players have no Brains and that is how they acquire some without having to play any games.

rod03801: Brains use to cost 7 euro per 150 brains. So since fencer shut it down due to paypal trying to imply brainking was a gambling site, and paypal is always right, your wrong so he just ended it. Recently some has figured out how to just get as many brains you want just as Smiler said. So Fencer doesn't honor those brains unless they are credit from the past. You cant use brains acquired that way. The brain purchase for membership is not automatic and fencer has to approve.

Marshmud:  fencer changed it awhile ago because of the cheating, you cannot buy brains or purchase any membership with them, they are basically useless now that is why you can play in the tournaments requiring brains without having any now because they are meaningless

beach: 9600 brains (prior to the cheating) would of cost 448 euros, or $520 USD. If you remember the rate was 6 euro for 150 brains, and shortly after fencer raised it to 7. But the reason he discontinued it wasn't for cheating. It was a feud with PayPal. The cheating came later on, and some of us still have those legal brains. The ones we bought. So fencer can still tell and still excepts memberships with brains, just very few.

Ian, do you still want to keep the DEC gammon a 4 man team if we make it a prize tournament? Or shall we just fit in a separate xmas prize for the teams? I think using the betting cube with a backgammon would be nice. Maybe ask all the Bosses of the fellowships for input? Maybe the team captain can decide what to do with their 1 year rook membership.

Marshmud: Jim, I’ll match your prize for the winning team. 

Clandestine 1: I've worked it out with fencer. It can get split up among the team, I just need to send him the link when the tournament ends with instructions. Coan and I did so in the past with a team backgammon tournament..

we have several members who has mention a prize donation, including Rodney so for now we just need to plan what games, and we also are concerned about the time or length of the tournament. A Nackgammon 9 point will take several years, and I doubt anyone will want "no time off" but if your donating a prize, run it as you wish. Rodney, Ian and myself are just waiting for suggestions.

We could also offer several prize memberships in one tournament. Plus, Ive already spoke to fencer about a xmas pond tournament and that would end by the end of the year if played 2 day limit and we start it soon.

Clandestine 1: 9 point w/cube backgammon prize tournament

I thank everyone who offers a prize for a tournament.
But me, I won’t join a tournament without vacation, as I go on holidays at least once in a year, and I don't play on Brainking during holidays (often no internet or else no time). If I join a tournament without vacation, then I’m sure to lose games at some point.
I think it makes more sense to reduce the time : 1 day for one move rather than 3 days, for example.
But this is just my opinion and anyway thank you to those who offer a prize whatever their choice of time.

Mélusine: Same here. When l go in the big I mean away. I am bound to time out.

Come on PEEPS............

OK Everybody.....our great friend Marshmud (Jim) has donated a year's membership for a Team Tournament...

Random 'Xmas' Team Game

After a few discussions we have come up with a 6 player, random 5 popular game Tourney (Backgammon, Battleboats Plus, Ludo, Dice Chess, Dice Poker)

Random 'Xmas' Team Game

So, each player of the winning team will get 2 months membership added to the subscription

Random 'Xmas' Team Game

So, PLEASE EVERYONE let us show some support, get some teams together & make this a success

As always, have fun & happy gaming all

MadMonkey: Thank you to Marshmud.

MadMonkey: I’m interested in playing in this tournament and I would like to join a team. So I choose my team, is that it ? But the captain of the team must accept that I play, is that it ? Not sure if I understood correctly.

Mélusine: In one of the Fellowships you are a member of, just join a Random Game Team

Hopefully the Captains & Bosses will keep an eye on their Teams & we don't get too many signed up for a Team (Don't want to miss out)

Only ONE Team has 6 players at the moment, so there are plenty of choices of Fellowships to represent.

Of course, the Fellowship MUST have 6 players to enter the Tournament, so do not pick one of the less active or smaller Fellowships

MadMonkey: Thank you for the explanations.

Does anyone here participate in Advent of Code? (https://adventofcode.com/2021/about)

If yes, is there interest to make a "BrainKing" Private Leaderboard?

Aganju: I did the first 3 days. Haven't done it since.

nodnarbo: after several years of declining, I got talked into it this year. And I love it, it's a lot of fun and challenging. If you have the time for it...

Aganju: Yeah, I'm definitely interested. It's the "have the time" part that is the issue.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

MrDelete: Thank you and Happy New Year to you.

Trying to renew my membership with PayPal for 3 days now. Won't connect ??? Anyone know about this or had same problem ?

Bluefin: I've just tested it by gifting a brain bishop with paypal, it's all gone through just fine in seconds. Perhaps try a different browser?

OK , Thanks

furbster: Thanks again , it went through on another browser ! Membership renewed !

Happy new year to everyone.

what does it mean when there is a red dot against a game....been a long tme since I have seen one and have now forgotten

Bernice: "no days off". Vacation will not apply for such games.

Aganju: appreciated...., very much....

darkpoema: is there a way to report spammers? So they get kicked to the moon right away?

@hrqls

Aganju: Best just blocking and deleting. Don't think many of the mods are arround any more.

Mousetrap: Rod is still here.....

Bernice: About the only one that is. Deserves a medal.

Mousetrap:

Maybe he's glued to his chair

ketchuplover: He defo deserves a free black rook membership and reimbursement for the glue.

I asked Rod about some SPAm a few weeks ago and he fixed...I think if you send him a personal message he would fix it .....he appears to be quite amenable these days.

Did anyone see that Fencer is now on Spotify? When you have no moves tl play, the message now says so.

Tuesday: Is he singing on there?