BrainKing - Discussion boards (Tournaments)

alexlee, I think it means that if you and one other player get, say, 5 points each, the S-B points will come into consideration.
So the players you beat, THEIR points will be added up (the games they won) and this is the S-B for you.
In other words, if you beat good players and they won most of their other games, you'll have the higher S-B than the other player if the people they beat didn't do so good overall.
Its like a ratings system, so the actual game type doesn't matter.
Does all that make sense?!!

15. February 2003, 20:00:31

Subject: Re:

So what your saying is even if you tie with "normal" points you do not go to the next round if someone else has higher S-B points?
I really do not understand how you can have
S-B points in a spider game?

15. February 2003, 19:30:34

Actually, S-B is only used when two or more players finish a tournament with the same "normal" points. See The first official BK tourney, Reversi 6x6. There are three winning players from the same section because they have the same both "normal" and "S-B" points.

15. February 2003, 19:23:26

Subject: Re:

Do the Sonne-Born points have any other meaning regarding who won? If it is a 3 way tie in a section do all 3 go on to the next round?

15. February 2003, 19:08:39

macoan: You must wait only for your section to be finished. There is only one game left, it won't take too long. This is the free membership limitation.
rabbitoid: It means Sonne-Born points. It is a total sum of points of your opponents who lost a game with you and a half of points of your opponents who drawn a game with you.
alexlee: See your message box.
mcinturff: Only your section counts, until you are a winner and go to the next round. Once the section is finished, you are free for another tourney of the same game type.

15. February 2003, 18:40:22

mcinturff

Subject: Re: ... does anyone know

if we have to wait for all the rounds to be done to the final winner ..we will only be able to play 1 tourney a year and that sure won't help out the fellowship i'm on ..or am i misunderstanding and its till your elimanated from a tourney ..which still won't be much help either ..it would be nicer if you could just limit how many tourneies instead of one tourney per game ..as for me as i don't play all the games just a few types and i'm sure that there are a lot of people in the same boat ..can we swap lol just joking on that ..the way it stands i'm hurting my fellowship by staying as i can't help them out

15. February 2003, 18:05:45

Subject: Re: ... does anyone know

I am also waiting to find out if a knight can play in a fellowship tourn if they are playing in another tourn of the same type?

15. February 2003, 17:55:50

coan.net

Subject: ... does anyone know

Does anyone know - Do I have to wait for BOTH sections of a tournament to finnish before I can sign up for a new tournament?

Since I'm limited to one tournament, it will not let me sign up for any new tournaments. It keeps saying that I'm playing in a current tournament (even though all MY game are done, and I DO NOT have enough points to go to the next round) - UGH! Do I have to wait for the next round to be finnished also???? THAT WILL STINK if I have to wait that long! UGH!!!!

15. February 2003, 17:30:27

rabbitoid

Subject: Re: question

er... so does nobody know what this s-b coloumn in the tournament results stands for?

15. February 2003, 16:52:57

harley

Subject: hrlqns BIG ONE!

Hiya everyone, I'm still a few players short for some of the games in my tourney to run. Mainly some of the chess and checkers variants, also anti line four and tank battle.
This tourney starts on Tuesday and I'd like to get as many players as possible (hey, at least four!!) for as many games as possible! So if you haven't signed up already for some of these great games then you only have until Tuesday!! Happy playing!! :o)

15. February 2003, 12:19:47

Subject: Signups Open

Signups are open for Fast Backgammon (3) and Fast Nackgammon (2). Games in both are 1 day moves. start Feb 20th and are open to all players!

15. February 2003, 11:42:18

You are lucky, I've just wanted to disconnect but I've seen the "new posts" sign in the last second ;-)

15. February 2003, 11:39:15

Subject: Re:

LOL...its ok, we appreciate what you are doing! and thanks for the quick response :-)

15. February 2003, 11:35:14

You know, when I created the code for the very first tournament, it was designed mostly for myself only because I had to test it. So that's why I perfectly know where to find everything and it can be confusing to normal users :-) I will add some hints to the tournament pages.

15. February 2003, 11:32:46

Subject: Re:

lol...ok I just found it...simply by clicking everything clickable on the page..now I know its there it will be easy...and hopefully everyone else will read this..thanks for your help :-)

15. February 2003, 11:31:26

dream: Okay, and when you are there, click on "back to the list of game types" and there is the button. I know that it is not very intuitive to find it, I will improve it later.

15. February 2003, 11:29:26

Subject: Re:

i did that Fencer. I just went and checked, I went to the fellowship, clicked on the tournament and it shows me a grid with all the players names layed out, like a regular tournament which has started would, there is nothing else to click.

15. February 2003, 11:24:02

dream: You have only prepared the tournament. When I look at the database, the current status is WAITING. You must go up one level [from your tournament page] to the "list of all tournament" and click on "Start this tournament".

15. February 2003, 11:19:27

Subject: Help

Fencer, I just started our first fellowship tournament. It all went ok, just like a regular tournament, and shows the standings like a regular tournament would...only problem is there are no games? It should have generated 8 backgammon games, but there are none at all on my game sheet. Can you help please?

15. February 2003, 08:26:10

Subject: Re: Membership and Tournaments

I can't enter ours dream???

15. February 2003, 08:22:49

rabbitoid

Subject: question

maybe this has been already answered, if so - sorry

what does the s-b coloumn signify?

15. February 2003, 01:39:22

coan.net

Subject: question...

I was in the Fast Nack (1) (Nackgammon) tournament, and I'm now done with all my games. I already know I will not make it to the next round, but there are still other players in the section with games to play.

So now it will not let me sign up for a new tournament even though I have finished all my games in the section.

Do I have to wait for the other players in the section to complete their games, or will I be able to sign up for a new tournament before then????

Thanks

14. February 2003, 10:34:46

I read all suggestions and I make notes almost daily :-) But I have to put them to a task queue and postpone most of them. It is impossible to work on everything at once. Moreover, if I want to change some feature, it requires lots of tests and it simply cannot be released immediately.

14. February 2003, 09:50:29

tonyh

Subject: Re: Membership and Tournaments

Please do remember that a vital objective for Fencer is to make this site pay for itself.

14. February 2003, 05:04:25

Vikings

Subject: Re: Membership and Tournaments

I like that Idea, I would rather playu in tou rnaments than open games buy We are not even done with the first rouns of the first tourny yet, I am being punished by players that only make one move a week. (not complaning)

14. February 2003, 03:03:02

Subject: Membership and Tournaments

Just a suggestion.
I have a few members in my fellowship who are brainknights, thus can only play in 1 tournament of a kind, at a time. This means that if they are in an open backgammon tournament then they cannot enter a fellowship backgammon one. This is a little disappointing for them. It will be even more so when inter fellowship tournaments begin. (and make it harder for fellowships to make up a team)
May I suggest that perhaps instead of limiting them to participating in only one tournament game type at a time that instead they can play whatever game type they like to say a total of 30 games (that number is off the top of my head) This offers much more flexibility especially for those players who only play 1 or 2 game types.

14. February 2003, 01:50:48

Back Soon

Can anyone help me....I am in a tourney with only one tourney game in progress at the mo., & I have 4 empty spaces for new games left, am I able to take on any more new games, or do I have to leave these spaces open ready for the next round of the tourney? (I dont want to go over my max. & not be allowed into the next round) :o)

13. February 2003, 23:06:29

Subject: Re:

It answers mine too..thanks!

13. February 2003, 18:55:50

sundance

Signups for the first ever Sundance Tournament (Five in line) close tomorrow!
If you haven`t signed in yet, proceed urgently to "Tournaments" page!
Btw. Good luck to all players (myself included :)).

13. February 2003, 18:48:23

Ian

Subject: Re:

Thanks Fencer. That answers my question.:)

13. February 2003, 12:40:29

The creator of a prize tournament gives all prizes. It means that if you create a tournament and promise one-year Brain Rook membership for the winner, you have to purchase it and then let me know which user I should activate. That's all :-)

13. February 2003, 08:29:03

Subject: Re: Question

kevin: sure peple could cheat like this, I would think Fencer would notice something like this don't you?

13. February 2003, 07:35:52

Ian

Subject: Re: Question

Thanks Kevin.:)

13. February 2003, 07:31:25

Kevin

Subject: Re: Question

dream: I would assume you have to provide it for the winner! Otherwise, what if even someone made a tournament, their friend made 4 accounts, signed up all 4, and won a membership with the one they wanted! All at no cost to anyone! lol :-)

Ian: I'm pretty sure Fencer just needs their ID, which is found on their profile to apply the membership :-)

13. February 2003, 05:23:21

Ian

Subject: Re: Question

I am pretty sure that i have missed a reply to a similer question but will ask anyway.
In a prize tournament organised by a member, in which a 6/12mth paid membership is offered to the the winner. Would`t there be a need for the winner to have to disclose personal details in order for the organiser to complete the payment details form.?

13. February 2003, 04:08:29

Subject: Re: Question

Fencer: its not quite clear who pays for the membership prize, would I pay for it or does the site provide the prize?

12. February 2003, 06:25:39

Spoker2000

Subject: Re: Tourneys...

Thanks all, for your help. I understand now that I must finish one before being allowed to start another of ANY type. I thought it was one per category. Sorry, dream, but there was no sign that it was an Open Tournament on the main board, so I assumed it was not. My bad, sorry...:)

12. February 2003, 03:07:03

eddie spaghetti

Subject: tourneys..

now when we go into the tourneys and look at the tourneys that are runnin we see the ones (games)that we signed up for it says that.,..anyways when the sections are finshed can it either be put there finished or (F) for fininshed or section won by..and their name..or like the differnet rounds have it rd1 finished...rd 2 (f) then the winners name..something along those lines..this way we dont have to go into each and every tourney to see its current status...

12. February 2003, 00:59:51

Rose

Subject: Re:

you are right Dream an OPEN tourney is just that. Non paying players can enter provided they are not already in a tourney of that type and must wait until that tourney is completely finished before entering another of that type

12. February 2003, 00:52:40

Ian

Subject: Re:

Thats correct dream.

12. February 2003, 00:42:22

Subject: Re:

The Fast Backgammon (2) that I am running is open to paid or not...but I believer you can only play in 1 at a time if you are not a member, someone may be able to clarify this

12. February 2003, 00:40:04

Spoker2000

I am not a "paid" member, so I can neither join the existing gammon tournament, nor can I set one up. I believe Fencer would have to do that...

11. February 2003, 23:42:05

Subject: Re: No *Open* Gammon

What exactly do you mean by "Open" Spoker?

11. February 2003, 23:37:17

Spoker2000

Subject: No *Open* Gammon

I really think it unfair that there is not (1) open backgammon tournament.
It would do you good to start one, so you see how many people you really entice at your site.
I'll check back later....Spoker

11. February 2003, 23:31:58

Subject: Last chance to sign up

For fast Backgammon (2) and Its a Race (2) (backgammon race) signups close in a few hours. Games will be 1 day moves, get in for some quick play fun!!!

11. February 2003, 22:40:31

Rose

Subject: Re: Results

on your game sheet where it says game with so an so of tourney so an so.. just click on the tourney name.. it takes u to the standings

11. February 2003, 22:27:22

LARRY

Subject: Results

Where do you go to see tournament results?

11. February 2003, 12:20:15

harley

Subject: NEW TOURNAMENT!!!

Come and sign up for hrlqns BIG ONE!! All the games are listed, just choose your favourites! Only a week to sign up, 3 day moves & unlimited players! Good luck to everyone who joins in!

10. February 2003, 08:01:10

Subject: Re: Question

dream: Anything that you want to give to a winner. Just describe it at the tournament description, e.g. 6-months Brain Rook memebership etc. And you can limit players signing up, just select the correct checkboxes at the tournament definition page.

10. February 2003, 02:05:09