nightmagic: hope this doesn't take the fun out of the games i play, i don't think it will. i play for fun here, not to win any extra but yes it's nice but here to play games win or lose, don't think i'll not know your her for the points and there is a way around that...

gl 2 all grabbers

nightmagic: you got me wound up,,,,

TheLamer: lol, even with slow speed some are able to keep up setting settings to 10 sec. fefresh

Forgot to add: optimising for maximum moves frequency, what are you able to reach? 1000-2000 moves per hour? Should depend only upon internet connection speed, of course on server side too. Any offers for prize for winner? *1*

What about this one: 2 AI players in 2 sessions, automated process of game creating and moving. Games can be read from PGN/CBH file (giga or mega database) to ensure nice and enjoyable games.

not a vegeatable....lol...although some of my friends might describe me as a cabbage...lol...don't ask why..

Anencephal: Don't give me ideas ... :)

Now, What if someone write a script which create games and plays for two users? :-)

playBunny: nice idea! Maybe Fencer can create a new level : Brain Translator with the picture of a guinea pig!

Matarilevich: It's simple to me. Translators should get life membership.

playBunny: no carnivore +10.000 points

What about points for doing and correcting translations? Someone proposed it.
If someone translate then doesn´t move and doesn´t collect points.

yoyudax: Have a good day too, yoyudax, but I have to say your two cents aren't worth two grains of sand 'cos you show no understanding of the issue. ;-)

ps. Bunnies don't eat meat. Is yoyudax a vegetable? ;o)

Fencer: ok :)

Mr. Shumway: 2 points.

If I win a normal game and THEN a tournament game against the same opponent, will I get 5 points for the tournament match, or 2 points because the normal game was earlier?

yoyudax: I agree with you- it was a cool thing Fencer did and people just gotta complain and pick it apart.
Ot maybe they are just trying to fill up the boards????
"Let no good deed go unpunished!"

What have you guys been up to ...I go away for a few hours and 73 new posts...lol.. Personally I think you are all taking this way too seriously. Fencer had his reasons for doing this and he offered prizes as an insentive. If someone bothers to refer a friend but needs a prize to get them to do it...so be it. If someone wants to take the time to read boards they would never otherwise read or open up board windows every hour ...that is their business. I think Fencer is probably spending more time dealing with the people who would like this action fine tuned than he is with the action itself. Now thats my 2 cents worth...lol. Have a great day everybody!!

LionsLair: not necessarily, games like Ludo or Backgammon Race will also become popular even though they are longer because people are looking for move points. The games that will be most popular are the "luck games" or ones where you don't have to think for long periods of time.

KotDB: Lol. Cool, O Dust-bunny King. But I have to disagree... Mixing two boards in one url gets my Exotic Trick of the Month vote! ;o))

KotDB: playing is more fun anyway! good luck all.

Hyper backgammon and other quick games over in less than 20 or so moves becoming very popular in the next few weeks!
:o) happy gaming!

gambler104: I guess there's no harm in revealing it now. It's nothing so exotic as some of the guesses I've seen. Just pick one post each hour and read it on every board.

sidpatel: good luck to everyone. I agree. I hope to be in the top five although the top ten will still be nice. Top ten is my goal and then everything else is just icing on the cake.

playBunny: thankyou. good luck to you too. i only hope to be in top 5 people. 1 year membership is great enough :)

KotDB: just curious. what was the secret?

Lol. Good luck Sid. :-))

I'm glad to see that the points for reading have been replaced by points for winning. Now I can stop "reading"! And I agree that it's much better to reward people for playing than for lurking.

Of course I can't make enough moves to stand a chance under this new system, but that's all right. Good luck to all honest competitors.

sidpatel: absolutely... especially considering the one win limit against an opponent.

Matarilevich: -5000 for users who dare to mention the autopass feature here.

the good thing is that a win only gets you 2 points so that shouldnt make much difference anyway and make it worthless to exploit that since its easier to just make 2 moves . this is great. i am energized now

gambler104: Right.

I propose negative points!
For example:
-100 for users who don´t move in position with only one legal move
-500 for users who don´t move in a loss position
-1000 for users who don´t move in a loss position and with only one legal move

still the same number of points as a simple game right?

Fencer: excellent as usual.

sidpatel: Gambler means that we get credited for the wins since the competition started. It's so soon into it that they might not make much difference; I guess it depends how many points Fencer's going to award for a win. :-)

Matarilevich: Of course.

Fencer: I wasn't necessarily expecting it. Simply wondering. Thanks Fencer. And sidpatel, I was asking if wins would be counted from when the action started or just now.

Modify "board points" by "wins points" in the table of details!

gambler104: Haven't a clue, mate. ;-)

Fencer: God bless you and thankyou very very much

gambler104: You cannot expect miracles in such a short development time.

yuppee. what do you mean by retroactive?

The change is active.

playBunny: Are wins retroactive?

The board points have been wiped! :-D

The Badger: it must be early morning in your part of the world.

i believe that a nice person always gets his/her reward in the end ( not talking about this competition ) and i believe that no one is perfect in this world nor is the world itself but if you try to do the right thing , God will reward you. God bless fencer for his kindness.

What about not being allowed to score more board points than move points? This is a game site after all, so maybe that should be emphasised. The way it is at the moment, some people are able to rack up massive scores without actually playing many turns. Just a thought.

sidpatel: I agree. Fencer is a good person and he does a lot for his members (pawns included). And his niceness ironically had stirred up this debate. Regardless of how this situation turns out, I won't be too upset since Fencer had no obligation to offer any of those prizes. I guess that when someone does so well for so long, you expect him to be perfect. Hopefully, this will all turn out ok. Thanks Fencer.