Brian1971: If this site really used the US Chess Federation formula, my rating would always be raised by less than 16 points for winning against a lower rated player.

Brian. Dont you think there can be a problem if someone with lower "rating" is picked to a team?

My 6th game just completed, and its put me on there now :o)

Then there may be a bug. That would be Fencer's department.

I would agree with you about the rating fomula but like I said I dont worry too much about it. I figure if I win more than I lose, it will be a good number, if I lose more than I win, then it will be a low number. As far as fellowship teams, depending on the fellowship, you may be able to play team tournaments for your fellowship, if it is an open sign up offered for tournament. Meaning that the captains or Big Boss says first come, first serve despite rating. So your point of BKR meaning more, may not always apply. However yes it might mean something to some fellowship captains or bosses.

But there's two people on there so there IS one.

Must be a bug or like I said before, since it is a new game, a table hasnt been established yet.

I am not on all rated table either, nor is backoff

I have never cared about rating but since the rating decides who will be picked to the fellowship teams i think it will be more important now.
Must say that the formula is very weird if you lose 46 BKR if you lose to a player with a lot higher rating and only -13 if you lose to a player with lower rating. Should be opposite.

Stevie: Of course you wont be on the established table until 25 rated games are completed. However check the table with all rated players.

Stevie: It is possible since it is a new game.

BuilderQ: It is the US Chess Federation formula. However it is modified for BrainKing. For instance if you beat a significantly weaker opponent you gain little or no BKR. If the formula was exactly applied you would lose points in this example. So if you can access the US Chess Federation Formula for calculating a rating number than you can figure it out.

ooops found it now, but me not on it

lol tell me about. My BKR is 2500 in Amazons lol. Till BBW gets done with me :(

I have a bkr but no rating and cant find it :o(

"...Impossible to compare..." Not if I knew the rating formula.

First off I play for fun and ratings second. However remember the formula is a complicated one. There are a variety of factors based on both you and your opponent. Number of games played, quality of oppostion, wins-loss-draw record is taken into account as well as your current opponent that you beat or lost to. It is impossible to compare why you gained or lost more points than your opponent or gained or lost less points than your opponent. Their game record is going to be different than yours based their own record and game history and opponent history. I look at ratings as an afterthought as I use it to find games against opposition in the same range as me or higher. However if you play for the fun of it the rating number means very little.

Because the formula works in this way.

While we are discussing ratings, consider this:
From: Jokl
Date and time: 1. July 2004, 07:47:16
Subject: Your opponent resigned the game (Chess) (show game)

You are the winner.

BuilderQ: old BKR = 1886, new BKR = 1910 (+24)
Jokl: old BKR = 1840, new BKR = 1813 (-27)

Game type: Chess

Why did I get less than my opponent lost, especially seeing as I had played LESS chess games in total?

I agree that it is a little weird but I delete all mine and have no records.

Antje...i compared..you lost to a player who had 369 BKR HIGHER than you and you lost -46 BKR.
I just lost to a player who had 165 LOWER than me ..and i only lost -13 BKR.
cant be right?

I will support this motion about the Blue edge for loop from Christine and bwildman. Thanks!

i have a question about the BKR. (let me preface this by saying im not whining and usually dont care about my rating) Im losing a whole lot of points each time i lose, i was up over 2000, now im in 1500. ive been looking at the points im winning/losing, when i lose i lose i lose 40 some points, and even now when im 1600 and my opponent is 1900, i still lose 40 some points, i dont recall the difference being that dramatic before. am i just now more aware of it, or has something changed?

so if the luck of the dice is the usual decider, i need to win 2 to equal the loss of one game, and im dropping 40 points with each loss, ill be hitting zero before too long.

has anyone else noticed this?

*edited for a typo or two

Of course.

it does help distinguish the game.

Fencer, would it be possible to get the blue edge around the loop chess board again?

Ah-ha! Row layout and board at the top. That's a deadly combination :-D
I know how to fix it.

Cariad, on your keyboard press 'print screen SysRq', then open up word and hit paste. You have your screen shot!

You could come along and join me in my account for a couple of minutes and take a look for yourself. I don't bite!

Much.

I don't even know what a screenshot is!

Interesting. I will look into error logs. Can you, uh, can you make a screenshot of that page?

Fencer:
Yes, so I know who the invitations are from.

I noticed the red invite figure as I was playing a game so I clicked it directly, without going to the main page.

And don't forget the flags! Hover over them to see the country!

just read the list of new features.. you may want to add that the red number that appears next to the message box on the left hand list, when hovered over reveals who the last message received is from.

Can you see some invitation on your main page?

Oh!

It works for me.

I don't know if this is part of the red numbers bug or has been covered before but:
when I pick up an invitation by clicking the red number the page gives no indication as to who the invite is from. There's just a game board.

Next week.

...do you think you will unsuspend the game timeouts?

Thanks.

I have found that I am able to leave this site to browse or whatever, and do not always have to log in to get back here. Even after going to bed and coming back this morning, I did not have to log in, and even my connection was off. Is this an advantage of WebTV? I have heard others say that they cant even leave the site at all without having to log back in....

As often as you want.

How often can one change one's picture?

win98SE

i dont have to scroll across either....

must be your settings as I don't have to scroll across..what are you running?

I did post this yesterday or the day before but.....:(

Every message board (not main page or game pages)
all fellowship pages have to be scrolled across.
Is this something new or a bug?
it is a bit of a nuisance
I have looked for information on this but unless someone speaks different to me i might have misunderstood...

you are on the team with me :) lucky you

I am?? thanks :) will check that out LOLOL

Jason :(...perhaps that is the one im signed into, that I cant see, that I should be able to see, that I might not be able to play in any other team, because im signed into your team but i cant see it HAHAHAHAHAHA....sorry

and yes you did get my PM about missing gammon team :)