BIG BAD WOLF: It's just amazing that on a game site, it takes you less than an hour to reply to my post with such a long one, yet more than 11 months to complete an anti-froglet or small-espionage game or more than 10 months to complete a backgammon game.

Pedro Martínez: Well since you are unable to read a persons profile, you would know that when asked - I will try to play games faster if needed and asked, but trying to make a point on a public board is not asking nicely now... is it? Czuch - you have to be smarted then that. It takes at least at a very minimum 15 days to finish a pond, and many more days for bigger ponds or longer day ponds - and you can very simply Look at my ratings chart and tell I started to slow down in games (Chart starts to have less "points") when my rating was in the 2300-2400 range, long from the #1 rating in the game - WHICH I'm not number 1 - PLUS I'm still playing in active games and even though I never said I was stoping - just not playing in as many which I still have active ponds I'm playing in, and will be starting more once those are complete. Even though all this I have said before, but since you are not smart enough to remember either - I will repeat it all again. When I started getting so many games, I had plenty of time to play and was able to keep up with games. With a new job and other things in my private life, my on-line game playing time has went down and have been unable to play as quickly So many games were started when I had time, and unfortunatly were not complete before my on-line time went down. It is not news that I'm now not a quick player - it is a fact that I openly admit - and is something that I openly admit in my profile. I find it very funny that in one week, I have one person telling me I'm not playing enough - then have another player - ALONG WITH THE SAME FIRST PLAYER - telling me I'm playing too much.

*EDIT: First took out the "idiots" comment since some might take it as I'm trying to call Pedro an idiot, which I did not mean it as an insult - so I removed it.

*ADDITION: For Czuch: Since you may not know how to work the charts, MY POND CHART FOR MY LAST 20 OR SO PONDS - as you can see, when I started to slow down, I was not close to the #1 position, and even diped to 2100 at one point. If you can not understand the chart, please PM me and I can try to explain them to you.... since I know they can be a little tricky.

You received not 0 but something less than 1.

And it´s because of UE low rating comparing to yours, not because he timed out.

Pbarb2: I am just guessing but I imagine the win/lose point projections were at the time the game began and was markedly different at the end as both of your BKR's had changed.

I received this and would like to know why I got 0 points. This one timed out in our game. And then I get this ..
Your opponent ran out of time (Hyper Backgammon) (show game)
You are the winner.
Pbarb2: old BKR = 2004, new BKR = 2004 (0)
Universal Eyes: old BKR = 944, new BKR = 942 (-2)
Game type: Hyper Backgammon
Tournament: Big Time Backgammon
Ok question is this..Why is it zero when if I won it I would get 15 or lose 15 if I lost. To me this tells me that anyone can time out and you can't get ahead in your ratings. He only lost 2 for timing out.
Example:If he times out in 10 of my games I have nothing to gain. Is this fair? He timed out in quite a few. But why should I or anyone be the one to suffer for a time out.
Note: I am not just picking out UE. It has happened with others before..also. It is just that UE happens to be the one in this case.

Pedro Martínez: I agree... There is something wrong when you are the last to finish games in many different tournaments. We have gone through this before, and yes you have the right to play as slow as the limits allow, but why would you want to, and why so consistantly?

This being a GAME site, I think games should be the priority. Why one would volunteer to do such a time consuming, non game playing job as a Global Moderator when they clearly dont even have enough time to play their games in a respectful manner is beyond me? This goes back to another debate I have had before.... Moderators and Globs, including BBW have gone on record that they do these jobs as a favor to the site and there is no ego involved. But how are you doing a favor to the site by distracting your time to the point where you lag in your games? Its funny that BBW never worried about too many pond games until he happened to hit the number one ranking.

BBW, you are an intelligent man, why does it take you years of playing 500 or 600 games at once to realize that is too many for you? Or why did it take you months of playing 50+ pond games only to realize this was too many, and coincidently, it happened to be the same time you hit the highest ranking? No ego????? If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck.....

I have nothing against slow movers, I'm in a game that was started in 2003 and I don't have a problem with it. But when I see a person who is the ONLY obstruction from a tournament to move on for SUCH a long time, it drives me nuts. If I saw other people were waiting for my games to finish in order to get their prizes frome prize tourneys for instance, I'd do everything I could to move as fast as possible in such games.

I don't really see what the fuss is about. Players are allowed up to 30 days per move, it's not a live site.

Pedro Martínez: And you point is......??? I never claim to be fast and I try join tournament with long limits. But I'm glad you felt like taking the time to research this fact..... even though for anyone smart, I mention right in my profile that I'm not a quick mover so what you are saying is nothing new... but I hope you feel beter for pointing out what is already in my profile...... Something that I already admit openly in my profile for the whole site to read. I'm sure you have helped every single person on this site without a mouse who is unable to click on my name and read my profile on their own. I'm sure they will thank you.

BIG BAD WOLF: Those tourneys have two major things in common.
1) You
2) They were all started last year

Congrats to TMM43 for winning the quick players club bckgmmon #2 tournament!

Here is the sign ups for #3:
http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=11133&tri=58593&trnst=0

Pedro Martínez: Oh, and they are all 4 days to move or more. Actually only one is 4 days, the rest are 5 or 7 days to move.

Vikings: But there are more in common in fact, all 3 wins final, all accept unrated players, all standard vacation, all running

fungame: It also proves that you are the man!!

Pedro Martínez: Perhaps BBW watching them not to run too fast? Except trg=3097&tri=10064, I don't know what connects that one.

What do these tournaments have in common?

http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5726&tri=18760
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=4756&tri=14411
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5512&tri=17696
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5590&tri=18214
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5590&tri=18218
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5590&tri=18219
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5590&tri=18221
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=5590&tri=18222
http://brainking.com/cz/Tournaments?trg=6571&tri=24029

I have 2 tournaments that is set to start later this month.

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►►►►► Happy 3rd Birthday BrainKing ◄◄◄◄◄ - This is set to start on September 26 - which just happens to be pretty close to BrainKing's 3rd Birthday. All Games. Would be cool if we could get enough players to play in each game type! (That would be at least 4 for each game type)

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►ALL games for dummies (under 1500 & unrated) #11◄ - Set to start on September 30th, this is the 11th "Dummies" tournament.

This tournament is for players rated BELOW 1500, or unrated - so it give a good chance for players to try new games.... without being "killed" by expert players.

That's what I thought LOL

Skyking: yes your confused lol

Am I confused, the Team tournaments started yet I thought they started next week?

Need some team a player of swap five-in-line? I'm free.

Is that possible to have another team tornament of czech checkers?

UnRated Open Pente for beginners 0-1499

bwildman: just 2 more days!
(see link below)

Congratulations to taikoki on winning my St Pat's Day Backgammon tournament http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=7164&tri=29533&trnst=10. Interesting also that his real name is Patrick

Looking for shogi and loop chess team. Zetes told me he is looking for shogi team aswell. Warning: I never played shogi and don't know the rules yet

TeamBundy: Pity some people didn't appear for the tournament, I expected more games than that in 1st round, especially in hyper

hehe, i see! i was told that the system updates like every hour so... i guess i freaked out a few minutes too soon! :D

thanks for the help though! I came over here to say: "nevermind me, it just started!"

thanks to those who signed up for the Sunshine Club--we now have a team and are signed up..


im waiting for that tournament too

in fact 19:05

closed 18:00, started theoretically 19:00, practically 19:06-19:07

How long has it been there? It may be in the set up process right now, and probably starting any minute...

I have a question: there is this tourney where the move-limit is one hour and is in the "waiting" status. can anybody help me in telling me when it is going to start? (coz I'd hate to go away from the pc for over an hour and thus miss it!) - thanks for the help, it is the tourney created by qusar in backgammon variations!

we need only one more!!

The Sunshine Club needs 2 players yet for the Backgammon team tournament. If youre already on a team and wont be playing, we'd be happy to have you. I just like to play, I dont need to play to win, because this game has a strong luck factor, and even the lowest ranked team can win!!

so, even if you have a low BKR and your 'team' isnt using you, and you want to play, I have room for you!! lets have fun!

BIG BAD WOLF: thanks

http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=10997&trnst=0

1500 bkr and under
(I'd do a link...but for some reason they dont work anymore)

Peace and good health to you all.

For those who are part of the FRCEC club, and wish to participate in a quad or a trio, let me know. My BK id is 8352 and I will set up one for you--and I will send invitations to the players.

Thanks, and good gaming to you!

Cuz if you do you'll have to feed em. ;)

ClayNashvilleTn: The top 8 play. Then next tourney, it rotates. It's only a game.

Thad: Sorry, I will delete my post

ClayNashvilleTn:

Are there any fellowships that needs another backgammon player in the tournament. I belong to 2 and one only took the top players (which I have a high rating - just not the top 8) and the other one has so many you don't get a chance to play in it. I would love to play in this tournament, so if anyone needs somebody that is definatley playing in it, let me know and I will join your fellowship. My rating is 2073. Thanks

ClayNashvilleTn: heck... just confront and forgive the skeletons in your closet and you will see a more youthful appearance month after month..

Purple: YES and YES. I am currently seeking a competant plastic surgeon to restore my, what was once sooooooo apparent, youthful appearance.

bwildman:Yes all 3 of them! LOL

ClayNashvilleTn: Two questions: since you owe me ten shekles would you like to go double or nothing? And second question: are you really only 62? LOL.

ClayNashvilleTn: make that USDollars?

Purple:HMMMMMMMMMM We do take prisioners and we Will not only finish second as I humbly tried to be I will now state and declare that BrainKingSupporters
will win this tourney, going away! LOL

In fact I may just be talked into placing a few shekels on it!