BrainKing - Discussion boards (Espionage)

Subject: Re: rookie tourney

Nothingness: With single elimination half of them is out after just 1 game! The idea is that they all start to learn and hopefully enjoy playing the game. Round robin has a minimum of 5 here. Let's see how many beginners we get, I could adjust it to 5 if it's a multiple of 5.

14. December 2009, 11:28:55

Subject: Help for beginner

Modified by Chaos (14. December 2009, 15:55:20)

Anyone care to help MadMonkey a bit on his way to the tournament?

14. December 2009, 12:50:34

im currently helping 4 or 5 players, only one of which has any interest in help.

14. December 2009, 13:51:04

Subject: Re: Help for beginner

Chaos:

I'll help anyone. I have enough canned words of espionage wisdom that I could start a line of fortune cookies.

So . . .if you are reading this board and would like some help just send me a game invite and indicate that you would like hints. (Mark, that includes you. :) )

15. December 2009, 22:19:40

SL-Mark

Subject: Re: Help for beginner

happy hermit: Ha Ha

Perhaps it is Sandoz whom I should be asking for hints, as I note he beat you too!

But seriously, I do value the experience of playing against you, and once I've cleared some things out of the way, I'll send you an invite and take you up on your offer.

15. December 2009, 23:13:00

Subject: Re: Help for beginner

SL-Mark:

I am anxiously awaiting you clearing some things out of the way. :)

19. December 2009, 09:27:14

Subject: tourney

repost the tourney its so far down the page it may not be seen..

19. December 2009, 14:05:53

Subject: Re: tourney

Nothingness: I repost it regularly, can't do it every day though. There are many other people posting tournaments, they have the right to be seen as well.

19. December 2009, 19:56:20

Subject: tourney

it was last posted 2 weeks ago.

20. December 2009, 14:11:16

Subject: Re: tourney

Nothingness: you must have missed my last post, it was 13 december. I was planning on once a week. If you want to see it more often, that's fine if you post them.

20. December 2009, 16:59:49

Subject: Re: tourney

Nothingness:

Noth - Chaos has been posting the information on the 'Tournament' board.

Chaos - Nothingness is looking for the tournament link on this board.

20. December 2009, 17:01:45

nope nothing has been posted on the espionage board about the tourney since the 2nd of December.

20. December 2009, 22:21:53

SL-Mark

Subject: Espionage Beginners Tournament- BIG prizes to be won!

The Espionage League wants to encourage players at BrainKing to learn the beautiful game of espionage. Especially for those of you who have never played the game or are in the beginner's stage we've created the:

Espionage Beginner's Tournament

Only beginners (no rating or below 1500 in any of the espionage variants) may join.

Prizes:

#1 - 1 year rook + 9 months bonus!

#2 - 6 months rook

#3 - 6 months knight

Send me a message (Chaos) so I can invite you for the tournament. I only send invitations to beginners. The espionage league is willing to help you learn the game. Ask questions on strategy or make a request for a mentor on the Espionage Discussion Board

21. December 2009, 03:36:36

Pedro Martínez

Subject: Re: Espionage Beginners Tournament- BIG prizes to be won!

SL-Mark: So Resher is a beginner?

21. December 2009, 04:33:01

yes resher is a beginner almost all of his games are time outs. I don't think he has any "WON" games. i am mentoring him at the moment.

21. December 2009, 08:24:24

Pedro Martínez

Subject: Re:

Nothingness: OK.

Obviously you haven't seen any of his games.

21. December 2009, 09:29:05

Resher

Subject: Re: Resher

Pedro Martínez: Thank you for your concern over doing things properly. When I saw this tournament, I had only finished 1 Espionage variant game properly. The following is the query I sent:

"I'm interested in Espionage and have been reading the posts on the
board for a while. My rating is above 1500 in all variants, but out of
the total of 22 games across all variants, Indriel has
timed out in 10, Snoopy got overwhelmed by games and resigned 10,
MadMonkey timed out in 1, so that only leaves 1 game I've ever played
properly! Would I still be disqualified as a newbie, based on these
unearned ratings, do you think?"

I was told I was eligible, but if the organisers now think otherwise, I'll pull out as I don't wish to upset anyone.

21. December 2009, 09:33:58

Resher

Subject: Re: Resher

Pedro Martínez: ... and since then, I have finished one more game against a fellow beginner (puupia), which I won, so that makes 2 proper wins across all 5 variants ever.

21. December 2009, 11:07:42

Pedro Martínez

Subject: Re: Resher

Resher: You will definitely not upset me if you stay in the tournament. Having the experience of a number of ongoing espionage games against you and having seen your finished games (and knowing you would have won them easily even if completed “normally”), I was just surprised when I saw you listed as a beginner. That's it. No hard feelings.

21. December 2009, 12:12:32

Subject: Re: Resher

Modified by Chaos (21. December 2009, 18:10:55)

Pedro Martínez: Both Nothingness and I checked Resher's stats thoroughly. His wins by time-outs were games not even half played against the same 2 absolute beginner opponents in every variant. The rating was based on 4 games, 1 more than an unrated status. Based on those data I call someone a beginner. If trained by Nothingness I'm not surprised Resher is improving rapidly. I have no doubt Nothingness takes this job very seriously and Resher seems eager to learn, as can be seen by the large amount of espionage games of all sorts he has taken up since he signed up for the tournament, quite some of them against you. I'm sure he's learning a lot from you as well.We encourage the beginners to train themselves for the tournament, so it's only likely some will get above the beginner's level before the tournament.

Maybe that clarifies things?

21. December 2009, 12:16:30

Subject: Re: tournament postings

Nothingness: ah, we had a little misunderstanding :) Thx Eric for clearing that up and thx Mark for posting here.

21. December 2009, 13:41:04

Subject: Re: Resher

Pedro Martínez:

Hopefully, by the tournament rolls around at the end of January a number of the players will be well past beginner.

Espionage/Sabotage is a game without a lot of theory behind it and there's no reason a suitably clever person couldn't be one of the top 10 players on this site within a month and a handful of practice games of learning the rules.

23. December 2009, 01:16:01

rod03801

Subject: Site Team Tournament

Are you league folks aware of the Site wide espionage team tournament coming up? (It's only available for paid members in fellowships). See the Team Tournament link in the left side bar.

23. December 2009, 04:25:10

i suggest that anyone who wants to join the espionage Freaks fellowship should do so. this way we can join the team tourney.

23. December 2009, 10:33:27

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Nothingness: I'm in the Freak group, how can I join the teamtournament?

23. December 2009, 12:03:07

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Chaos: The boss of the team (Nothingless) has to but us up in the tournament, and then he has to deciede which team we should have.

If anyone are intrested, I have earlier created a fellowship called "Espionage League", but then I found out that you have to be a member, and not a pawn, I never started it up. I think also that this discussion board is working fine as a fellowship. But, if anyone wants to join that fellowship to be able to play in the team tournament I can hopefully fix that.

23. December 2009, 13:53:11

Subject: Re: teamtournament

SL-Bosse: One espionage fellowship should be enough or not? Or can't all players who want to all join the same team from 1 fellowship?

Indeed it's too bad pawns can't join.

23. December 2009, 14:00:09

Celticjim

Subject: Re:

Nothingness:
a link would be sweet,i see there are many many pages of fellowships and when I searched for espionage games none showed up

23. December 2009, 14:00:37

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Chaos: I think a fellowship only can have one team in the tournament, it was due to that I mentioned "my" fellowship.. But I hope that Nothingness wants me in his team.

23. December 2009, 14:08:06

dAGGER

Subject: Re: teamtournament

I never joined a team tournament.
Can I enter only if a captain invites me in his team?

23. December 2009, 14:13:21

Subject: Re: teamtournament

dAGGER: You have to be a member of a fellowship first, which you can't if you are a pawn. :(

I think than that the boss/captain then pick up intrested players for his team.

23. December 2009, 14:19:15

Espionage Freaks! Fellowship

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Nothingness: How many people can join a team? Maybe Bosse is right, if there are more player's interested than there are places in the team, it would be great if he'd made another espionage fellowship. Maybe first wait if it's necessary.

Jim, here's the link:

23. December 2009, 14:22:55

Celticjim

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Chaos: thx Chaos,I sent a msg to untouchables last night before knowing about Freaks so they just accepted me and can only be in one --looks like we'll be competitors

23. December 2009, 14:28:46

Subject: Re: teamtournament

SL-Bosse: I just saw that there can only be 4 player's in the team, so I guess it's a good idea if you have a fellowship as well to create another team, because now there are 6 player's in nothingness' team, already 2 too many. I can join your team if you want, then Nothingness has 4 players left. I saw Mark already signed up for another team as well. The Leaguers will play against eachother!

23. December 2009, 14:34:44

Subject: Re: teamtournament

dAGGER: Maybe you can consider a membership? It's not that expensive.

Maybe Eric wants to play in a team as well?

23. December 2009, 14:40:04

dAGGER

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Chaos:
maybe I will think about a paid membership.
If I purchase a membership for -let's say- 3 months and the team tournament lasts for more, what will happen later?
Can I go on with my games until they are completed?

23. December 2009, 14:50:12

Nothingness: Do you want me in your team or should I try to get another team from "Espoinage League" including myself?

23. December 2009, 15:12:35

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Chaos:

I'm not sure that I have ever made it through a team tournament without timing out.

I have nothing agaist trying again thouhgh. :)

23. December 2009, 16:44:11

rod03801

Subject: Re: teamtournament

Modified by rod03801 (23. December 2009, 16:45:15)

dAGGER: Yes, as long as you are on a team in a fellowship, and are in the tournament when it starts up, you will continue on until the end of the tournament, regardless of your membership level.

Also, right now is a good time to join. I believe the "Christmas action" is still going on. Depending on the color circle that appears, you can get extra time, up to 100%, if you do it at the right time. (Keep checking back until the best color is there)

EDIT: Oh, this extra bonus only applies for purchases of a year, sorry.

29. December 2009, 12:14:17

Subject: Teamtournament? Small Fast tournament?

Hi Nothingness, still want to set up a team for the teamtournament?

Bosse, still planing to create the Small fast #2?

1. January 2010, 16:54:21

Subject: tourney

if there is anyone who has any ideas for a new tourney i would be willing to put up some of my brains to the winner. Probably all 200 of them. i have lifetime membership and virtually no restrictions and can create any tourney.

1. January 2010, 16:54:53

Subject: tourney

3. January 2010, 12:12:02

Subject: Re: tourney

Nothingness: Maybe you could set up small fast #2? I've got a few new players who are interested in playing in an espioinage tournament who don't qualify for the beginner's tournament. Would be good to have an alternative for them as well.

3. January 2010, 13:22:43

Subject: Small Fast #2

I will set up the tournament today. 2 or 3 days + weekends? Start at 15 of January?

3. January 2010, 13:44:22

Subject: Re: Small Fast #2

SL-Bosse: sounds good :) 3 days is probably better to avoid too much time outs.

3. January 2010, 18:23:53

Subject: prize

is there a prize being offered? This will attract more people. if I start the tourney i will offer up my 200 brains.

3. January 2010, 19:46:31

Subject: Re: prize

Nothingness: I have only 10 brains, so I can not offer so big prize. So you can start it if you want.

4. January 2010, 00:53:36

i was thinking if perhaps we should wait until the rookies tourney is over. This way they too can be eligible for the Brain Prize tourney. So i would suggest for you to just start the tourney and ill hold off on the prize tourney till later in the year.

7. January 2010, 13:26:50

Subject: tournament

So Bosse creates small fast #2, and Nothingness creates a different (volcano?) type with Brain Prize afterwards?

Let's get the small fast rolling :)

7. January 2010, 23:22:07