heavenlyemma: I tried one short time Fisher game once, then had to do things and lost the game. You've got to be able to stay at the screen without interuption. With two kids .. No chance of that

Mousetrap: Nope, it's like the clocks they use in professional chess matches. You get a fixed amount of time to play all your moves. So if you take 5 minutes making your first move you've only got 55 minutes left to complete all the others.

It's nice but no good if you've got other things that take up your time like kids

heavenlyemma: Well what the heck is all the fuss about then? One hour means one hour right? That is to complete the game right? There, sorted! Oh I see just to make a move so its an hour a move? This is too much for my poor ole head!

rod03801: What the heck lol! I never heard of that before it appeared on Brains I canna even work a digital watch out never mind a Fisher,s clock!

Mousetrap: It doesn't mean forever mouse, it means you've got one hour to do all your moves. As I found out recently in a game I played and timed out on.

WellyWales: Yes one hour should mean one hour not forever!

WellyWales: I agree with you Welly.

Jules: Exactly

rod03801: That's why I avoid the Fisher clock games.

Well it really is simple. There is currently no way to set up a 1 hour game! Just because the creator calls it a 1 hour game, does not make it so. They are mistaken when they call it that. The lowest time constraint currently possible at brainking is Fisher clock: 1/0/x. This means each player has 1 hour to make their moves. The only way to make a 1 hour game would be if there was the possiblity to use .5/0/x. That would be a half hour for each person. (Even then there is the possibility of it going over the 1 hour by 9 minutes. That is because Brainking checks for time outs every 10 minutes. That's just the way it is! Try requesting that Fencer add the possibility of the .5 on the Fisher clock.

gambler104: Yes, in thery if player 1 plays the second after the time out script plays, and the other player plays the second before it runs again - it could keep running forever - adding up to 9 minutes to the timed out time - but in reality, getting more then 10 minutes would be very hard - 20 minutes would be super hard, and super risky.

WellyWales: The people who make one hour games should label them as 2 hour games, or 1 hour time limit for each player (1+1 for each player = 2 hours for a game) - again, within 10 minutes or so usually.

Why is something so simply complicated...one hour should mean one hour, full stop!

BIG BAD WOLF: You will only be timed out if it is your turn during the time out check. So theoretically, the game could last for well beyond two hours.

Pedro Martínez: No, It's a spam message from someone who's wanting people to be in their tournes. I blocked them to stop getting these messages ages ago. But I'm still getting them.

heavenlyemma: I guess you're receiving fellowship messages from him/her. If so, go to the respective fellowship and untick the "Receive group messages from the Big Boss" box.

I have a question.

I have a player on block but i'm still getting spam from this player, how is that possible if I have the person on block??

Thanks

BIG BAD WOLF: oops you are right ... i was mistaken by the bkr calculation (the position, the rank, not the rating :)) ... thats done once an hour

Hrqls: The timeout script is ran every 10 minutes (not every hour). So a user *could* possible be down 9 minutes before the script runs.

Hrqls: Thank you for that. I did not see Fencer's post. And please note that some people are not what they pretend to be.

Hrqls: Thankyou kind sir

Hrqls: Thats ok

heavenlyemma: thanks :)

bouncybouncy: true .. sorry .. i just went back and saw your grinning emoticon .. thats why i added your name .. sorry, i later read the newer posts you made

(the grinning appeared as encouragement to me at that time)

crosseyed: "sigh" I do my argueing in the pit and show respect on these public boards now. I don't go trying to start flames with others here like you are.

Hrqls: but i didnt do anything, i was actually telling crosseyed to leave it alone .

bouncybouncy: I am> I have her on hide now. I know what her game was.

crosseyed & heavenlyemma & bouncybouncy: thats enough for now ... continue this personal matters in private messages

crosseyed: Please leave it now sweetie pie

crosseyed: the time out is checked once an hour (as you can read in an article fencer on http://www.brainking.info posted this week)

therefore, when the time for a new move is started 5 minutes after the timeout is checked, then there is 1 hour before the timeout .. but at that time there will 55 more minutes before the timeout check will be done .. giving this move 1 hour and 55 minutes for the real timeout loss

crosseyed: dont bite now, jsut leave it, best way.

crosseyed: And?

crosseyed: You started with others and Jules. shame on you doing that on a PB board.

crosseyed:

crosseyed: I sent your post to the boss of this site

heavenlyemma: I am not arguing with you on here so don't bother wasting your time.

imsoaddicted: and i also have a pond with - 6hrs on it so i was thinking was it anything to do with the time-out being turned of the other day

imsoaddicted: Don't know, and unfortunately Fencer I think has gone off line.

It'll either start soon, or something needs to be done before it can 'kick off'.

Top 10% Faster Backgammoners for 2006-10
this is the one that springs to mind should of started 2 hrs ago

imsoaddicted: You'd have to be more specific about which one(s) I think.

why tournaments dont seem to be starting at the correct time

Bry: Ok Boss lol. Anyone (except Jules) can join me on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly fellowship.

Brainking.Com Board : -

Board for everybody who is interested in BrainKing itself, its structure, features and future.

Please take any further chat about slow play, number of games etc, etc, etc, to either General Chat, or a Fellowship.

Thanks.

crosseyed: The site also gives people freedom to not move at the pace you want them to.

Come on Ladies and Gentlemen. this board is for issues relating to BK. Not for arguements.

imsoaddicted: anyway that was my final comment on any subject with you otherwise you go on and on with pointless statements

Some of us here are here to PROMOTE BK and make Fencer some money to better the SITE

Others well read the BOARDS that will tell you what they are doing

HAVE FUN problem makers because we all know who you are LOL:)

Mr. Shumway: Why don't you practice what you preach?
This site give me the freedom to look around unless people are in cloak mode.

crosseyed LMAO now that is so funny me struggle to make moves thinking of the 10000+ i made a few days

crosseyed: why don't you go and take care of your own business?

Mr. Shumway: me to cheering my deary Sunday up