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This is not OTB game. Playing on BK or similiar server is like playing correspondence chess on ICCF webserver. And there is time exceeding counted as forfeit - look at point 6.f http://www.iccf.com/rules/2009/PRWebserver2009.pdf

4. mars 2011, 00:55:07

happyjuggler0

Emne: Re: Truely bizarre

thisbeme: For those interested as to what the "official" chess rules are regarding this situation, please check out rule 6.9 at the following link:

http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=124&view=article

This should validate thisbeme's complaint regarding the mistaken chess rules here. Well, that is assuming you can indeed lose on time here at BK even though it is impossible for your opponent to mate you. I haven't played chess here so I can't verify or refute that claim.

4. mars 2011, 00:48:29

puupia

Emne: Re: Truely bizarre

thisbeme: But it is mentioned in the chess rules here that this kind of draws are not currently supported..

4. mars 2011, 00:41:09

puupia

Emne: Re: Truely bizarre

thisbeme: Not having automated passes and forced moves has been hot topic of discussion as long i have been on this site. And from what i heard its been discussed long before that too, probably since the beginning of BK. I think those auto-moves would be the number one thing to improve this site. But for some shoddy reasoning it has never been implemented.

The other point you make is a valid one too. If your opponent has insufficient material to win you should be able to claim a draw in chess. Even if you time out.

3. mars 2011, 21:19:44

thisbeme

Emne: Truely bizarre

I've been informed that timing out even if in a position that is theoretically impossible to lose (like if facing a bare king at chess) is always a loss here!!

The laws of chess are clear that this scenario should be a draw.

It is insane to reward a player with more than they would get, if their opponent made the theoretically worst plays.

Also why isn't auto pass extended to all games will only one legal move/no legal moves?
On a related matter I don't need to acknowledge that I've lost the initial dice roll any more than I acknowledge that I go 2nd in other games.
Passing and making only moves is a big waste of time.

16. februar 2011, 22:46:48

tyyy

Emne: Re: some problem?

Fencer: yes thats what I meant, but deleting the cache in Firefox fixed it, after checking out safari and IE.. never saw that before though

16. februar 2011, 22:32:38

Fencer

Emne: Re: some problem?

GT: What do you mean "lost the grid"? You can see the board but not the lines between squares?

16. februar 2011, 22:19:32

tyyy

Emne: Re: some problem?

cd power: hey that did CD! thanks so much... seemed kinda strange for a min.

16. februar 2011, 22:16:51

tyyy

ahh it works in IE but not firefox

16. februar 2011, 22:12:09

cd power

Emne: Re: some problem?

GT: you probably need to clear out the cache on your web browser

16. februar 2011, 22:10:19

tyyy

Emne: some problem?

Modifisert av tyyy (16. februar 2011, 22:11:23)

I lost the grid in the battleboats games and other games like ludo,actually all my games

8. februar 2011, 21:41:12

Emne: Re:

happyjuggler0: thanks so much :).....I just wondered, it isn't a problem

8. februar 2011, 13:22:25

happyjuggler0

Emne: Re:

Bernice: I assume it was these 3 games that you were talking about. They don't allow vacation days.

Hyper Backgammon (alilsassy vs. Bernice)
Hyper Backgammon (FilsdeTycho vs. Bernice)
Hyper Backgammon (Bernice vs. Sarah)

8. februar 2011, 12:26:11

Hrqls

Emne: Re:

Bernice: probably games which didnt allow vacation days
games with a green dot only allow weekend days and no vacation days
games with a red dot allow no weekend days and no vacation days either

8. februar 2011, 11:48:52

Emne: Re:

Gordon Shumway: thanks...I went there and it was already turned on :( so dont know what happened. All I know is I timed out on 3 games :(

8. februar 2011, 11:47:18

Emne: Re:

furbster: can you see this?

http://brainking.com/en/ReadEvent?evid=400647&mfc=255

8. februar 2011, 11:44:46

Emne: Re:

furbster: UMMMMM....I have no idea LOL...

8. februar 2011, 10:48:20

furbster

Emne: Re:

Bernice: it appears you already have automatic vacation on, were they fischer clock games?

8. februar 2011, 10:47:04

toedder

Emne: Re:

Modifisert av toedder (8. februar 2011, 10:53:53)

Bernice: http://brainking.com/en/Settings?p=1 there you can turn on automatic vacation.

8. februar 2011, 08:46:10

Do I have to turn on holidays or anything?....I timed out in 3 games over the 3 days I wasnt online because of the cyclone. and if I have to set anything please advise where I have to go to do it....I have read and re-read and cant see anywhere.

28. januar 2011, 23:12:43

Emne: Re: are others having a great deal of trouble with the speed of this site ?.

Bernice: You :

and us :

28. januar 2011, 22:47:57

Emne: Re: are others having a great deal of trouble with the speed of this site ?.

Mélusine:none for me now either LOL....12 hours later ROFLMBO

28. januar 2011, 12:41:29

Emne: Re: are others having a great deal of trouble with the speed of this site ?.

Bernice: No problem for me.

28. januar 2011, 09:08:08

rabbitoid

Emne: Re:

furbster: OK here.

28. januar 2011, 09:01:23

furbster

all normal here, too

28. januar 2011, 08:55:52

Hrqls

Emne: Re:

Bernice: not me .... everything working perfectly

28. januar 2011, 07:39:32

are others having a great deal of trouble with the speed of this site?....all others appear to be OK.

27. januar 2011, 01:53:38

thank you both :)...much appreciated

27. januar 2011, 01:42:16

rod03801

Emne: Re:

Modifisert av rod03801 (27. januar 2011, 01:43:24)

Bernice: And another way would be, go to the Player List link on the left side. Click on the "Level" column. It will then list by membership level. If it starts with pawns, simply click it again, and it will reverse the list for you.

27. januar 2011, 01:38:23

Chimera

Emne: Re:

Bernice:Under Paid Membership, in the left column. Each type of membership has the number of people who have that membership. Click the number.

27. januar 2011, 01:13:13

is there any way I can get a list of PAID players only? I dont want to go through dozens of pages and most if not all of them are pawns.

25. januar 2011, 02:07:34

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Pedro Martínez: I've a way to go to get the record then

25. januar 2011, 00:21:54

Emne: Re: I just had the same thing on another game, with another opponent

beach: Do you mean that now we must avoid playing with you ?

24. januar 2011, 20:23:24

beach

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Artful Dodger: I just had the same thing on another game, with another opponent,

24. januar 2011, 15:17:37

Bwild

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

rabbitoid:I'm still waiting for dominoes

24. januar 2011, 13:30:48

rabbitoid

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Pedro Martínez: Ludo is the most exciting and intellectually demanding game on this site, no question. At least until Fencer introduces Tic Tac Toe, probably in BK version 14.3.

24. januar 2011, 12:08:35

Pedro Martínez

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Modifisert av Pedro Martínez (24. januar 2011, 12:08:46)

Artful Dodger: As far as I know, the record is 48 consecutive passes. :)
Člověče, nezlob se (fretka vs. saeco)

24. januar 2011, 11:14:50

Emne: Re: Don't mention that Auto-Pass thing either

MadMonkey: Sure !

24. januar 2011, 11:13:42

Emne: Re: I recommend buying a lottery ticket, fast, before your luck runs out.

rabbitoid:

24. januar 2011, 11:11:00

MadMonkey

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Artful Dodger: Look on the bright side, the game is not over yet

Still, you never know, your opponent needs a 5 (well, at the moment), it could happen to them

Don't mention that Auto-Pass thing either

24. januar 2011, 06:49:30

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

rabbitoid:

24. januar 2011, 06:29:57

rabbitoid

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Artful Dodger: The probability of not getting a 6 33 times in a row are (5/6)^33 , about 2.5/1000. Not bad. I recommend buying a lottery ticket, fast, before your luck runs out.

24. januar 2011, 03:30:25

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Mélusine:

24. januar 2011, 02:13:29

Emne: Re: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

Artful Dodger: So that you had enough time to talk with her.

24. januar 2011, 02:03:34

Ludo (Artful Dodger vs. beach)

Emne: 33 consecutive passes in Ludo. Needs an achievement :)

23. januar 2011, 20:24:07

Fencer

Emne: Re: Fencer

Snoopy: I'll check it.

23. januar 2011, 20:08:17

Snoopy

Emne: Fencer

when the vacation day changed at the start of the year
ive just noticed that when a bishop buys a new bishop membership he gets all his vacation days back again
even thou he had already used 4 of them
i was just wondering if this is the norm now or is it an oversight on your part?

22. januar 2011, 16:29:34

cd power

Emne: Old Ponds

When searching for ponds to sign up for, if you click on the Fellowships ponds, there are many ponds waiting to sign up that are 2 to 4 years old... wouldn't it be great if those were simply deleted from the site?

19. januar 2011, 00:45:06

Gabriel Almeida

Emne: Re: brains

Marshmud: Yes, I remember. When Fencer first created Team Tournaments, they were prized with brains. I thought it was a great idea, and felt more addicted to BK, then. This is good, right? :)

19. januar 2011, 00:41:03

Marshmud