Another possibility is to eliminate half of the players in each round. So, the number of rounds would be equal to log(N).

Wiktor

Cool!! learn something new every day!!! ;-)

13 gold rooks

you'll see it when you click on your gold rook symbol in your profile

I'm seeing more and more members showing extra support for BrainKing!!
Fencer,how many Gold Rooks are there now?

i will offer my full amount to sit int he pond and catch anything thrown into it! ;)

cool :o)

Eventually.

Fencer will we eventually be able to send out our own invites for the game?

thanks! good to know

Looking is not restricted.

will pawns be able to follow up on the game? Or looking at the game board (pond?) is also restricted?

yeh, i agree!

I dont think it will last too long - people will quickly run out of points as they put more in the pond to avoid being the person(s) with the fewest.

Hey, I can always define more ponds with a limit to signed users count :-) But the best way how to test the first pass is with as many players as possible.

i reckon 50 wouldn't be such a bad number...we'll soon find out how it works when its played, then we'll know more.

Wiktor256: Exactly. As I recommended the game to Fencer, I said to him that the optimal number of the runners should be about 20. It's a little bit perverted now... :-)

don't forget that some people will time out in the first round, can't use vacation days

It will be interesting to see (and play) - of course soon everyone will start to run out of "points" to bet so I don't think it could ever go 230 rounds - and I'm sure many times there will be multiply eleminations.

... again, will be interesting!

I see your point Wiktor. That point is only assuming that everyone is grouped together as one section and only if there is only one elimination every 2 days. However no one but Fencer and Liquid knows how it is going to be setup. It could be divided up into several sections like a normal tournament. However even if we are all together in one section, the odds are there will be multiple eliminations at least in the early rounds. With over 200 people in it, you must figure there will be several people betting the same number of points which may be the low bet.My prediction the whole thing will be done within 6-8 months. Still a long time, but not bad with as many people in the run. Your super sized tournaments with 100 or more people last longer than that.

I would hope it wouldn't take that long.. but, then again.. I've never played it before.. and not really sure of the rules.. so I probably won't last too many rounds..

How many want to bet I will last.. say.. 3? LOL

Currently there are 230 players signed for this new game. In the worst case, there will be 1 player eliminated per round. This means 230 rounds. Since there is 2 days per move, the game will last at least 460 days (not counting holidays). I think there should be some changes done to the rules, because this is not going to work.

Wiktor

lol

Only Fencer & Liquid :o)

Who are the site administators? (besides Fencer and liquid)

lol@uGh!

It's weird, my wife's disappeared. Maybe I was in a species of BrainKing catalepsy from which her existence or otherwise ceased to register. Fencer, can you put a warning on the front page: "this site may be unsuitable for those who might ignore their wife if thinking".

The wonders of serendipity!

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There is an easy to find, clickable question mark.

People not new to the site might be aware of it's existence and understand what little red numbers signify.

It holds all the old news, just an archive of past events. People new to the site may find it interesting.

Then what, one can't help wondering, is the function of the Server News board, other than to store stuff one scrolled out of the way of games in which one was unable to decide a move?

only 3 days till run around the pond starts woooo, can't wait to see what its all about

Yes, ughaibu. It just removes that particular news item. Any fresh ones will appear on your main page as normal.

yes

If one removes the server news does it turn up again every time there's new news, so to speak?

I'm taking you off hide and removing your posts. I will be happy to bring up your problem on the Mod Squad board for you. Maybe they will have an answer. Please don't post here again on the subject.

That'll be baddessi with her fishing rod doing her garden gnome duty. :)

Online player: "viewing pond"- far out man.

lol

Start: 15. December 2004, 11:00:00

As for what its about - who knows LOL

When does the round the pond game start?
Also, did read the rules, mostly about scoring, but doesnt say anything about the actual game? What exactly is it?

Has it been suggested that auto vacation not be activated if a person is logged onto the site that day?

Yes, that's how it works.

perhaps you should put that person on enemy, then they can't send messages to you either...is that how it works? *still a newbie here*

It DOES seem like it should go both ways, rabbitoid. I agree.

can you send messages to people who are on your enemy list? that's not logical

but she has me on enemy ... thank you for your great tip though ... ~*~

Please tell her yourself in a PM.

Thanks