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.

TC: No offense meant, of course, and it is a lot of work for the organizer of the tournament to take care of just before the tournament starts. The 10% stroke me as an oddity and, of course, there is the issue with the inactive top players :).

Perhaps "unfriendly announcement" was a wrong term. As I said, no offense meant.

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.

ThunderGr: Yes, it is very hard to fix, perhaps impossible the requirements when you want to announce 10 backgammon games in one tournament group!

If you are not an admin (I am not!) in brainking.com game server, you need some magic (more busy) or team imembers interested to arrange this type tournament!

Hopefully, you can offer better than this one, and more friendly!

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.

TC: Top 10%? This is quite vague. Perhaps you should define positions. Besides, the ratings change all the time. In fact, someone can meet the criteria when joining and after the start of the tournament but not just before the start of the tournament.

At any case, I hope you enjoy the tournaments despite the rather unfriendly announcement.

Have fun!

Just over a month before this starts!

Hypergammon blast for a rook!

Aug 2014 64 Battlefields XII (Chess) - Chess - Start: 22nd Aug

Aug 2014 Mike Wazowski's Frog Finder #7 - Frog Finder - Start: 29th Aug

Sept 2014 One-Two-Three-Four-Five-In-Line#8 - Five in Line - Start: 5th Sept

Sept 2014 I think I Cam... I think I Cam #2 - Cam - Start: 12th Sept

Sept 2014 Crazy Screen Chess #1 - Crazy Screen Chess - Start: 19th Sept

Sept 2014 Crowns of Checkers VIII Checkers - Start: 26th Sept

Oct 2014 Finding James Bond III (Espionage) - Espionage - Start: 3rd Oct

Oct 2014 Fevga #6 - Fevga - Start: 10th Oct

Oct 2014 Spider Linetris Bash III - Spider Linetris - Start: 15th Oct

BIG BAD Bark BattleBoats Birthday Bash5 - Bark BattleBoats - Start: 19th Oct

Oct 2014 Catch 3 Kings Dice Chess 10x10 #4 - Dice Chess 10x10 - Start: 25th Oct

FrightNightKnightFight7 - Knight Fight - Start: 31st Oct

Nov 2014 R-A-N-D-O-M (all games) #2 - Random Game - Start: 7th Nov

Open Invite: Top 10% Faster Backgammoners for 2014 9-10

Hi, to 'The Best and The Fast Backgammon Players',

This is an opportunity, check your weight against to other best and fast backgammon players if you inside the top 10% any type of Backgammon Games.

Don't be afraid of endless games and tournaments! If you don't like to join to the Backammon Tournaments without end (related with the move time of the tournament or players), our games finish to the next coming tournament.

We choosed publicly announce this in past popular Tournaments here, in the tournaments discussion and some fellowship groups to all the best and fast players who are inside the top 10% of any type Backgammon Games.

Inside the top 10% any type Backgammon player (Back, Nack, Crowded, Race, Hyper, Anti, Cloning Backgammon, Grasshopper, Plakoto, Fevga), is eligible to join to all other games in this Tournaments before the begin time.

To check where you are in the ratings click to the related links:

Backgammon, Nackgammon, Anti Backgammon, Backgammon Race, Crowded Backgammon, Hyper Backgammon, Cloning Backgammon, Grasshopper, Plakoto, Fevga

Others, outside of top 10% players, will be deleted before the tournaments begin without excuse...

Match type: 5 points match with doubling cube
Tournament type: one match for each two players
Maximum number of players per section: 20
Final match type for two players section: 5 points match with doubling cube
Time control: Time: 3 days, Bonus: 3hours, Limit: 10 days, no days off (red signed)

(That means after beginning you have 3 days (72 hours) for your first move. Per your another move, you'll have 3 hours bonus for your other move time. 10 days is limit time for the opponents, after the move of other side.)

Please click to the Tournament addresse and 'feel free to join to any type of Gammon Games'. You are eligible to join, to all Gammon games without restriction, only if you inside of top 10% in any Gammon Games';(for now we have only ten types of Gammon games).


2014 9-10: Top 10% - Faster Backgammoners 2014 9-10

With your join to this Tournament, hope to play good matches and enjoy!

*********************************************

Thank you!

P/S: Don't forget to click to: 2014 9-10 : Top 10% - Faster Backgammoners 2014 9-10
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* Hrajeme o velký balík #14

Entry fee only 5 Brains!!!

1. place 70 Brains
2. place 30 Brains

happyjuggler0: I have only shown the duration of the tournament and there is still the fourth round!

arpa: The good news (or bad news depending on your perspective) is that all players who will or can advance to the next round are still active players as of this month.

No one will time out because they haven't logged in in a few years....

*edit: There is more good news. All the players who advance will play in a single section, so with any luck there won't be a round 4!!!

Universal Eyes: The first doubling cube tournament

August Games   looking for players

DeaD man WalkiN: we cannot read your events, even with the link - they are private. So I have no idea what you are trying to point out.

Days after the deadline before a tournament with not enough players is deleted: 13

Nackgammon (2 - open) - you are signed up
Backgammon Race (2 - open) - you are signed up
Crowded Backgammon (2 - open) - you are signed up
Hyper Backgammon (2 - open) - you are signed up
Battleboats Plus (3 - open) - you are signed up
Dark Battleboats (2 - open) - you are signed up
Ludo (2 - open) - you are signed up
Logik (1 - open) - you are signed up

http://brainking.com/en/ReadEvent?evid=4623464

Vikings:

Vikings: Glade I'm not in eather one of those tournaments. Will we even be here in 28 more years...

Papa Zoom: I calculate 28 years

Vikings: better buy a black rook. You'll be here a while

Vikings:There are three Players playing in the first Game and 8+ Years already played.

Universal Eyes: this will beat that, I am still in the first game with two opponents Never-ending tournament

Vikings:The longest tournament (Anti Backgammon

Hyper, Backgammon, Ludo, 2 days. [no days off]

Hannelore: Good plan.

furbster: 13 years. Ouch!

cd power:
This is why I have always preferred to join Tourneys that do not allow Vacation days. This will keep the people who rely on vacation day to play and hopefully keep them out of the tournaments. Why join if you are going to take forever to make a move. If the tourney is 3 days, so be it.

beach: This tourney isn't seven years old, but it is over 3 years old and only in the 2nd round of a 1-game match, single elimination tournament. So slow!

1000!!!

beach: Wow people! And I thought chess players were the worst of the bunch

Vikings:   I am in a cloning backgammon one that I think is about 7 years going it will never end lol

furbster: I expect that most original participants of that tournament will no longer be members at this site and that the majority of won games will be by default due to a few extremely slow players that truthfully wrecked this tournament. I'm looking forward to the next 10 years of this tournament. May the youngest person win! I know I will still be around ;-)

Papa Zoom: LUCKY THIRTEEN

Vikings: Zowie! I shant complain then. I know some people like the long tourneys but not me. I'm glad that one is over with.

I.m in one that started in 2009 and I expect it to take at least another 30 years, well 2 games anyway

I just won a tourney that started in 2011!!! pandemonium (18. January 2011, 06:12:54) What's the longest tourney ever?

This tourney is coming up: The Big Prize Tournament 2014
I wonder if I should join, it seems like it gives me around 1200 games !? [128 games * 9 opponents in the group, minus a bit for smaller groups]

Did I miss something?

Struggling to get a few Team Tournaments started...



July 2014 Russian Checkers #1 - Starts 4th July - Need at least 2 more Teams of 4 players

June 2014 Reversi 8x8 VII - Starts 6th July - Need at least 1 more Team of 7 players

June 2014 Ghostbusers (Go) II - Starts 8th July - Need at least 3 more Teams of 5 players

Can any Bosses / Team Captains help out, and get some Teams together

We need at least ONE more Team so that the Reversi Team Tournament can start in 6 hours

June 2014 Reversi 8x8 VII - Reversi 8x8 - Start 26th June

Also, 3 Teams so that the Go Tournament can start in a few days

June 2014 Ghostbusers (Go) II - Go - Start 29th June

Come and join in the fun

Open Invite: Top 10% Faster Backgammoners for 2014 7-8

Hi, to 'The Best and The Fast Backgammon Players',

This is an opportunity, check your weight against to other best and fast backgammon players if you inside the top 10% any type of Backgammon Games.

Don't be afraid of endless games and tournaments! If you don't like to join to the Backammon Tournaments without end (related with the move time of the tournament or players), our games finish to the next coming tournament.

We choosed publicly announce this in past popular Tournaments here, in the tournaments discussion and some fellowship groups to all the best and fast players who are inside the top 10% of any type Backgammon Games.

Inside the top 10% any type Backgammon player (Back, Nack, Crowded, Race, Hyper, Anti, Cloning Backgammon, Grasshopper, Plakoto, Fevga), is eligible to join to all other games in this Tournaments before the begin time.

To check where you are in the ratings click to the related links:

Backgammon, Nackgammon, Anti Backgammon, Backgammon Race, Crowded Backgammon, Hyper Backgammon, Cloning Backgammon, Grasshopper, Plakoto, Fevga

Others, outside of top 10% players, will be deleted before the tournaments begin without excuse...

Match type: 5 points match with doubling cube
Tournament type: one match for each two players
Maximum number of players per section: 20
Final match type for two players section: 5 points match with doubling cube
Time control: Time: 3 days, Bonus: 3hours, Limit: 12 days, no days off (red signed)

(That means after beginning you have 3 days (72 hours) for your first move. Per your another move, you'll have 3 hours bonus for your other move time. 10 days is limit time for the opponents, after the move of other side.)

Please click to the Tournament addresse and 'feel free to join to any type of Gammon Games'. You are eligible to join, to all Gammon games without restriction, only if you inside of top 10% in any Gammon Games';(for now we have only ten types of Gammon games).


2014 7-8: Top 10% - Faster Backgammoners 2014 7-8

With your join to this Tournament, hope to play good matches and enjoy!

*********************************************

Thank you!

P/S: Don't forget to click to: 2014 7-8 : Top 10% - Faster Backgammoners 2014 7-8
**************************************************************

DeaD man WalkiN: tournament was not all

Justaminute: unless I'm looking at the wrong tourny, it's just for pawns and knights, so we're not eligible anyway.

DeaD man WalkiN:
Likewise, not a game i play i'm afraid so wouldn't take part with or without a prize. Sorry

DeaD man WalkiN: Don't take it personally, I would join if I knew how to play.If I took enrollment in every tourney I posted personally, I'd be in therapy

Guess no one wants to play in this with out me putting up a prize. Well it's not going to happen anymore. To everyone that I have played Thxs for all the fun and game. Life will still go on. But I just thought it was only right if the site might put up prizes from time to time. I'm over this now. Back up my corner... :o(

Summer Tourney
  or  backgammon only with cube