LOL.. well, if that's a challenge ..?.. ;-D

HI all, wanted to announce this tourney for fast/quickie players will start tomorrow. hope you all sign up!!!!! today=====

I'm wondering if you have any friend in Florida.....bbuuurrrggggeeerr kkiiinnngggg eh!!!
Paybacks are in order for you...my dear blond bombshell!

Anyone have any blonde jokes for Cariad??????

fencer,thank & congragulation.keryo-pente is a good choice.this is becoming a great site for fun,strategic games.a question,why must we,in keryo-pente,start at the centre? I should/will search for official rules.haved played it before elsewhere,could place pieces anywhwere.not questioning your judgement,just wondered why.

have you ever considered a game for more than 2 players?would anyone like that here(please comment people).have you ever considered chiness chess(xiangql),it has interesting strategy.

On a sad note, this is to let everyone know who plays Mad Monkey (Ian) that his Mum (mother) passed away today on the way to the hospital, March 10, 2003. He asked that we post this to let other players that he plays know that he will try and keep up with his games he is currently playing against while he takes care of his family arrangements.

Our deepest sympathys go out to him.

Thanks for all of your prayers that you have given to him for his Mum.

mywayrthehiway/goodfoods

I have never played MadMonkey but my thoughts go out to him in a big way....I lost both my sister and Mother within 6 weekes of each other and being in a differnet country made it very haed...(((HUGS))) MM and keep the good times sacred my friend :)

Is it just me or is this great site slowing up a bit? I'm having to kickstart with the Refresh button quite a lot.

Can i just thank all my friends ( mywayrthehiway/goodfoods BIG THX )& playing buddies on BrainKing for there support & messages during our sad time here.

I will do my best to keep up with my games.

Regards Ian (MadMonkey)

Why does the Janus piece look like Muttley from 'Wacky Races'?

Maybe this sparks the idea for a competiton to design the ultimate Janus piece?

I've ripped this image from some Januschess program but I'll be more than glad to replace it by something better.

Now whats wrong with Muttley?, we all loved Muttley with his wheezy little laugh...keep Muttley!

Hey, I love Muttley too! I'm all for keeping him. I just find myself making wheezy, asthmatic noises every time I move him...

I guess I am too young to remember this Muttley character!!!! But the little thing is sort of cute, and does kind of grow on ya!

...were betty boop & jessica rabbit.love her famous line"I'm not bad,I was just drawn that way"

We get Wacky Races AND Dastardly and Muttley via satellite in Greece, along with my favourite - The Flintstones!

NOT a Floosie - Too young, Auntie? HAH!

To (mis)quote Leoncavallo in his opera 'I Pagliacci', 'On with the Muttley'.

cariad, I thought your favourite cartoon was Scooby Doo. I remember you sitting on my knee, watching tv and singing along to the theme music.

Oh, that was last week...

Hi Ian i am sorry to hear your loss, you know where i am if you need to talk, my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family

Cleverhunk, these are the correct rules for pente and keryo pente. Some other sites, in their carelessness, have not set up the game with the correct rules, which has led to great confusion. I am vey pleased to see Brain King has gotten it right with these two games.

starting on the centre square...removing the white advantage,I can see the point...it's only fair to start the game with no one having an advantage.

I think white still has an advantage, despite the opening move restrictions - the advantage is just greatly reduced.

Actually, the rule that white`s first move must be in the center makes white`s advantage bigger.
This is because without this rule some people would (for some strange reason) NOT start in the center, which is naturally the best place. So now they are forced to make the best move :).

Of course it is the 2nd move restriction which evens up the game.

is the center the best move?that was my 1st thought.but I remind myself.it matters not where you put your 1st piece.what matters is where you put your 2,3,4th pieces in relation to it.

sundance, this is not exactly true. THe center is not necessarily the best move. I could make my first move 1 away from the center, and I am still in the same position as I was before (the game RARELY goes to the edge of the board). But, it woudl be very confusing to explain the second move restriction and diagram it without having the first move be in the center. I would say the first move restriction neither helps nor hurts either player, it is hte second move restriction that is key. And to answer what Kevin and cleverhunk said, YEs, white still has a significant advantage, top players almost never lose as player 1; but that also makes it a great challenge to come up with clever defenses against the white attack.

What is the name of Dudley Do Right's horse?

It didn't have a name, was just call HORSE.

yep sure was....just plain ole HORSE

Dmitri: Yes, of course you are right. On a 19x19 board it is VERY unlikely to run out of room.
But still, if it ever happened it would be more likely to happen when not starting in the center. Don`t you agree?
I know this to be the case in pro gomoku (even on a 19x19 board) and cannot see why the same thing wouldn`t apply to pente as well.
I understand there is no sure win for first player in (pro) pente, which would abolish the potential need for more than a certain amount of room?

ok...game-joke time..
why do blondes like a large game-board?
because they like lots of room when they play around.

CleverHunk...LOL LOL LOL
I'm so glad you said that and not me!
I don't know if cariad (who just happens to be blonde) can reply to that today - she burnt her nose bobbing for french fries.
She has to take her scarf back to the store today as she thinks it's too tight.

in go-moku, there are no captures, so running out of room might be more of a problem. I wouldn't know because I do not play the game, because I find it to be a poitnless and tedious game. In pente, with 5 captures ending the game, running of room is very unlikely. Is it more likely if the starting piece is not in the center? Sure, but it would be a concern for both sides, so I don't think it is a factor even then.

Does anyone know how to use the BKR ratings options when posting a game?
For example, if I want to post a game for someone to take who has a similar rating to my own, what do i select?
Lets say I want to post a game for a rating of between 1200 and 1600, thanks.

The number on the left is the lowest, the right one would be the highest.
So you would set it for 1200 = 1600.

Thanks harley but i did that, it was set for 100=1500 and someone with a rating of 1577 took the game.

That could be one for fencer then :o)
Unless their rating went over the 1500 just after they took the game I cant see how it hapened.

I won the first match in a regular way. I started the next game, and he ran out of time without making a move. Third one the same. Finally went on to the fourth one... same situation. How does this effect BKR? And is this counted as a won game?

hi everyone... i'm new to brainking... i was reading about how to get brains without paying... i just don't get it.. i guess... could someone be kind and explain a little more about this... do i have to pay in order to accumulate brains???? i'm thinking about paying... a much better site than iyt.....thanx for any help you can give me....
jani

When someone pays for a membership, you can put another users name (for example: BIG BAD WOLF) and I will get brains when you pay.

And when you go get friends to pay, they can put your name down and you will get brains!

...it restores my faith in mankind that some are actually wanting brains...too few have any cleverness ,class or character....brains!brains!..I want to eat your brains!!!..justa foolin' around guys...relax people,you don't labotamy,I don't labota you.
seriously,good luck to all.this has become my fav site.smart games,& most important..descent people.not to many abusive,dysfunctionals.

very good, he was only referred to as "His trusty steed", or "HORSE"

Hmm, as for me, I would rather have a bottle in front-a-me than a frontal lobotamy..... ;+))))

HMMMMMM....dint realize my friend ANGUS was a drunk hehehehe...good way on plurds my friend :)

Plurds? Who's the one drinking here?? LOL!

Christine, yes, if someone times out its counted as a win for you, even in a 4 games match :o)
Congrats!! LOL!

I want to become a member but I can't get past the 'currency' page to join.
I use NTL. Is anyone else having this problem and any suggestions?

I've already heard about this problem from another NTL user. The page you cannot access belongs to Swreg.org site, not to BrainKing.com, so I can do nothing with it. What error does it show to you?

Hello Fencer. I can get to the swreg page that asks 'which currency' but when I press the select button it starts to load but after about 4 seconds an NTL fault page appears. This says 'we are unable to display your request'. This page is very well known to NTL users!

If I can't join this way can I transfer the money from my bank account to yours? I also have a visa card but do not have a pay pal account.

Sam: There is always a possibility to find a friend with normal computer and use it for the payment. I am afraid that direct international money transfer would cost you too much (bank fees). You can also send cash money to my postal address.

...here truly,as the expression goes,"if you snooze,you loose".ya think Christine,harley?

CleverHunk, thats very true!! I've had quite a few people time out on me, and hardly any with good reasons or apology! If you can't finish the game.. dont start it!!
If theres a genuine reason, no problem. But for those who can't be bothered.. shame on you!! LOL!