Does anybody knows how "time left" will be calculated for already timed-out games after timer will be on again? Will be there any alteration for games that still have time to time out.

when time is started again, any games that are showing 0 mins now, will end with them the loser

Once time is turned back on, the games that show "0" time left will time out. All other time will stay as it is now. (no extra time added.)

I've added random position generator for battleboats and screen chess.

Random positions in screen chess is a good idea,but it should be the same position for Black and White?

I assume theres the option to change any pieces we're not happy with? So it needn't be the same for black and white.

It makes no sense if one side has an optimized position and the other side has a random (not optimized) position.

I disagree. I just checked the random position for screen chess and saw the king on d4. Not only would I never want to use that position, if my opponent had the same position the kings would start adjacent to each other. Is that allowed? And how do I get to see a different random position?

Of course only legal positions should be possible.

Never mind, I see how to change the random setup.

Hmm, more messages are being written while I'm writing mine so that it isn't clear what I'm replying to.

By the way, why are the pieces shown as black when I am placing them on the white side of the board?

I guess random positions are good for battleboats though, since that game involves no strategy anyway.

Caissus: I don't care if some users find a sense in it and some don't. It's just a feature and who wants, can use it.

No strategy in Battle boats?
Maybe not the same as chess....

Any ideas as to my bug post further down please ? :-)

Niki, I believe that was mentioned a few days ago, and Fencer has it on his 'to do' list.

Please read to it my remarks on the screen chess board.

Niki: It's not implemented yet with the new database model.

How do you start internal fellowship tournies?

I have one due to start at 7pm gmt+1 and it didnt start and i dont see a way to do it

Its now 8:40pm

Automatically.
But the script is occasionally not started due to server overload.

Harley, Fencer.. thankyou for the responses. Sorry if I'd repeated something already mentioned though, I must've missed it ... but did make a point of checking 'known bugs' page first :-)

I like the recent change where the "Move and Go To" box list the games in the same order as the main page (which can be by time), but recently I've been playing with the setting of "Move and go to next game of the same type."

Anyway, what I think it use to do is go to the next game of the type which has been sitting the longest.

now it does not, which means if there are a few people on-line, i only play those games - and the games that have been waiting the longest are still waiting even longer.

So is this how it works now? Plus is there a way to sort the main page by "how long the game has been waiting"? I like that option so I can keep playing all my games, and not just those lucky enough to keep jumping in front of those that have been waiting for awhile.

i have a red 1 by my main page but no game to move in.

Is it an invitation?

ughaibu: Please read http://brainking.info/bugs.html. This bug is listed there.

Cindy: not an invitation. kevin: okay, I see.

I think i have stumbled onto something new that has not been mentioned...

When looking at ratings for a specific game type you can see if the players that are rated are currently online or not. Pretty cool!

*edited for spelling error lol :)

yes, BBW pointed that out before I think.
I agree, that is kinda cool.

Also, the order thin is great now. Thanks Fencer

sorry if i was repeating... guess i missed it somewhere :)

I looked at jettred's profile for completed tablut games but none appeared.

uhgaibu: Yes because all his games had been finished in 2003. Click on "2003" at "2004 | 2003 | 2002" link section.

I see, thanks.

I've been curious about this, and am giving up guessing and am asking. I just know it's something simple and I've overlooked it.

It was an old club that was here, Walter Montego. They're not here any longer.

harley, did it have any meaning or stand for something?

It stood for the 'killing machine' (machines?).

You will also notice that you can click on the black "online" pawn, to invite the user to a game :o)

Who are the 'administrators' that are in charge of approving name changes? And why does it take so long?

Liquid and me. And we do it only when we have time for it.

that name could be taken several ways! LOL:)

seems like a lot of extra work, and a pain in your .... I am sure there is some security reeasons? Do you have any limits? As I like to change my name, and picture quite often :)

why?

Yes, there were users who often changed their name to certain rude words, that's why I added a confirmation mode.

thanks Stevie i did not know that... so cool! :)

who is the 67 year old woman who won 400 odd million dollars in the lotto.....is she one of our members and if so can you make a SMALL donation to Brainking....
:) 67years old....bet she is looking very attractive to a lot of people LOLOL :)

How come game time is still suspended?

It's still Saturday, isn't it?

lol.. I was wondering too when it was going to go back on..
And you are right fencer.. IT IS still saturday! lol

so were all timed out games deleted and not counted? I believe I was winning in both games and deserved to win, but I can understand if they were erased. I just want to confirm?