BrainKing - Discussion boards (Tournaments)

Moderator: MadMonkey

Tournaments

Please use this board to discuss Tournaments and Team Tournaments, ask questions and hopefully find the answers you are looking for. Personal attacks, arguing or baiting will not be tolerated on this board. If you have, or see a problem or something you are not happy about or think is wrong, please contact one of the above Moderators OR contact a Global Moderator HERE

Tournaments

Team Tournaments

April 2024 - Logik 5 - starts 27th April

May 2024 - Fevga 3 - starts 11th May

May 2024 - Nackgammon 4 - starts 25th May

June 2024 - Frog Finder 4 - starts 8th June

June 2024 - Plakoto 3 - starts 22 June

List of discussion boards
You are not allowed to post messages to this board. Minimum level of membership required for posting on this board is Brain Pawn.

Mode: Everyone can post

21. August 2014, 16:30:54

vstjrt

show this user posts | show thread | link

Subject: What can I do with "stubborn" players?

In GO tournament I play and wait for next round there is a player that stubbornly or just stupidly play and play and play and play. I messaged to him with request for ending his game, but after weeks he still play and did nothing. His game is obviously ended and he can do nothing fair(waiting for his opponent death is undoubtedly not) to win this game.
This man have "3 kyu" and game is here: "http://brainking.com/en/ShowGame?g=5457769".
Are there some possibilities to end this game(maybe sending message to admin) or cases like this are hopeless. This game can take many many months before finish.

21. August 2014, 17:18:30

ThunderGr

show this user posts | show thread | link

Subject: Re: What can I do with "stubborn" players?

vstjrt: The fastest way to end a game is to resign.
If you think you are the one winning, just keep passing.
Each stone he places, deprives him of winning space.
Every player is entitled to playing the game to the end. I would hardly call this "stubbornness". We are humans and humans make mistakes.

Noone, ever, won a game he/she resigned.

21. August 2014, 17:26:42

Clandestine 1

show this user posts | show thread | link

Subject: Re: What can I do with "stubborn" players?

vstjrt: Maybe he just doesn't know how to play and is an experiential learner, learning as the game progresses. Over time, a player will learn when they are beat, some will resign and some hold on hope for the win by time out.
I for one know nothing about the game so I would end up playing until it was obvious to me (a beginner) that I was beat. Most experienced players know when a game is won long before the novice, and it doesn't really matter what the game type is.