No I am not seeing that!!! normal here!!

What happened to the background? Is anybody else seing those green arrows?

Of course, it is possible to pay for any number of years.

Thats it, blame me when I wasnt here LOL

best i pay for the next few years then !!

The coversion to Euro's means a 25% increase on the cost for the English. The Pound is crap against the Euro, but wasnt too bad against the $Dollar.

LOL.. so Steve is to blame, huh? ;o)

Hello everyone....
I'm compiling a list of birthdays of players on this site.
You can see my list of those I already have on the debate club news board.
My goal is to get everyones birthday put on that list.
You do NOT have to tell the year if you'd rather not.
Please give me your special birthday so I can add it to the list. You can give it on here or send me a PM. Thanks..... If you know of anyone else's b-day I don't have, give me those too please thanks.
Be sure to visit Debate club news board to view the list and to see who shares your special day.
Then add birthday DB to your favorites board to watch for yours.

If you do not help by sending in your birthday, I will be visiting a profile near you.
So be a dear please and help. :•)

It's a conspiracy to keep you off the top of the moves list, Antje...

*looks at Steve*

It's an effect of the reversing of karma with the new year, dont worry, apologise a lot and it'll balance out.

as I'm making my moves today, and clicking "submit move and go to" next game on my list, im getting games up where it isnt my turn to move, its happened about 3-4 times now. anyone else having this problem?

... I don't follow exchange rates, but is it possible for the US $ to start doing better, and then by the time it is ready to renew, it would actually be cheaper for us, or will it probable always be more expence for us in the US?

That's why everybody has enough time to renew his/her membership for the current price. I think it's fair to both BK users and me.

Biggest jump is in Canadian funds I think. The $28 fee went from $36CA (at Current US conversion rate or $28US) to $46.Ca - If that made sense. It does to me!!
But that is just now. When I got my membership it was nearly $45US, so the US buck isnt doing too well me thinks.

Brian, try XE.com currency converter

18 Euro's is about $22

I know the exchange rate between the Euro and the US dollar varies daily. However just curious what the current and average exchange rate is. I am year long brain knight so I paid 18 USD. WIth the new Euro measurement for paying what does cost me in USD to renew the membership. I know the new exchange does not go into effect until March 1.

Rod: First I have to finish new BrainKing with no new features. Then, when it's proven to be stable, I can work on games etc.

If a doubling cube is ever added, the resign needs to be for the whole match, though.
Is the doubling cube coming with the new brainking, Fencer? or the often debated correction to follow the generally accepted rules of Backgammon? (being forced to always play both dice if it is possible)

It's always a resign of the game.

I knew that BrainKing would be unavailable yesterday.... since I had a lot of free time, and access to a very fast internet connection which would have given me a chance to play many games, I knew that the game gods would be against me!

Anyway, true question below. Someone asked me in private message, and I'm not sure of the answer. Please post here and I'll make sure the person gets the answer!
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I'm new at BK and wanna ask you about the resign-rule in backgammon on this site.

If I resign a game in 3-win match - is the resign for the match or the game?

I know it from itsyourturn that the resign is a resign for the complete match.

Brian it was from 00:30 till 07:30 for me, it was murder on a nightshift with no BK :'o(
I guess the database server didnt want to put up with me for another one LMAO
Thanks Filip :o)

Database server was jammed.

I found brain king to be unaccessable last night. I logged on after work about 8pm and couldnt get in the site. I kept trying off and on until about 10:30pm and then gave up. The times are central USA times.

What happened in the night Filip? Is all ok now.
I just played a game that I won in the evening, and it was lots of moves from the end again LOL

The interview is done... I was due to prepare it tonight.. not in the mood so it will probably have to wait til I get back next week...

out of over 500 questions submitted, harley cannot find one she wants to answer...LOL (kidder)

Any idea on when the interview with harley will be done, have the questions been sent in yet?

....Chattytea!!

Get your questions in to me for this high moving, chatty lady!! Let me know if I can use your name on the question, and don't be shy, if she doesn't like it, she doesn't have to answer it!

Bernice, thats only possible if someone has access to your account - I very much doubt thats the case for you so I suggest you contact the tournament organiser and ask if they have changed the name.

Lythande, I don't think there have been any changes in anti-checkers. I never use other windows when I'm playing so I'm not quite sure what you mean. But thats more likely than a change in rules!

Hmmm... Was there a change in anti-checkers? I've never noticed the game make the next players jumps for them before. A setting I've missed perhaps? Or does it still say 'finish move by...' when you try to move in a game that was played in another window?

can someone else sign you up for a tournament? I seem to have gotten myself into a tourney that I would NEVER have joined...unless the name was changed after I signed up :(

I dont mind helping you get the numbers up sweetone, but I have to be on night shifts to help LOL

i try to get as many moves as possible but sometimes i am here and no one around to play and yet over 100 not played lol

I was once again the top moving brain knight on the 19th with 262 moves. I even worked over 8 hours that day. LOL. Tell me that I have no life. LOL

Hey whats a life? LOL

Brian ... I am like you!!!! lol
and I dread to think how many moves I have made!!! lol

I am regularly the top or second active brain knight. However outside of working, doing laundry, and grocery shopping, I have no life. I am so sad. =o(

lol , steve is usually at work when hes on here ;)) hes one of the lucky ones ;)

I notice Steve R is there a lot lately as the top player. I was once. Those who are there consistantly, go outside and do some shopping, go to work, etc. The internet will be there when you get back home. ;o). LOL

Ignore that last post please.

There's nothing about active players at the top of my main page(?)

Jason: I am sorry but it would be extremely hard to do. The current database [designed two years ago] is not prepared for such queries.

fencer i know that your busy but could you do a list of the top ten (most moves made in total , not a day) like you did for whispers but the top ten out of all the people here ?

Jason: It means that at the moment it was 18,278 but while I was typing, Whisperz could make more moves :-)

Whisperz: 18278 ... 9 ... 80 ... 81 ok maybe im thick but how many moves is that ?
edit maybe its 18,281 . that sounds alot of moves

wonder how many i have done ??

I should stop talking about it ;-)

I am more and more curious about Brainking 2.0 :)

Caissus: It requires new database structure on BK 2.0 where such statistics can be done in milliseconds. The current one is too complicated.

..it would be interesting too,how many moves all players have made since the beginning of "Brainking" :)

Thanks Fencer ... that's a lot of moves but only about 3 weeks for SteveRRRRR and the like :)