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22. March 2012, 23:24:13
Aganju 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
pgt: While you are still blocked, your opponent could keep moving and being forced to open a prime, or being forced to move himself in a bad position by an ugly roll.

22. March 2012, 21:58:30
pgt 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
likewowman2cool: (For example, one could flag all tournament games that contain a long time control, thus making it easier to play those games when you don't have time to play every game each day, or each log-in session.)

So that tournaments with long time control take even longer than seven years to finish?

I personally would never use that option since I would be giving up equity.

You have all the "equity" you will ever need in the first move blocked on the bar, when you can double, or (hopefully) opt to forgo doubling while blocked. I find it difficult to imagine a game where you are blocked on the bar, and would not want to double on the first throw, but (presumably when your opponent has improved his position significantly) would want to double later. If there is something cunning and subtle that I have missed, that would increase my "equity", please explain with an example.


22. March 2012, 21:51:27
El Cid 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
likewowman2cool: As for the auto-pass being better, for me one of the main changes (if not the only one) would be if I could use auto-pass, even if my opponent does not want to use auto-pass when it is his/her turn.
As for the doubling cube "issue", I can understand both parts and I suggested (even before auto-pass was implemented) something like "auto-pass for x moves", where you choose the number of moves you want to auto-pass inside that particular game. This was suggested so that people could use auto-pass without completely losing the knowledge of the game (but I probably wouldn't use auto-pass for the doubling possibility, at least not everytime)

22. March 2012, 18:22:28
pedestrian 
Subject: Re: Speeding up slow tournaments
Hrqls: A lot of topics in one thread here... 

On the subject of speeding up slow tournaments, a way to speed up a lot of them (but not all) would be if section winners were detected as soon as the outcome was mathematically certain. As it is now, the next round is only started after all games are completed, even if the remaining games can't possibly change the outcome. 

I can imagine one unintended side effect: The moment this change is implemented, a very large number of new games will start at once. Maybe a gradual release would be possible?

22. March 2012, 16:57:41
Hrqls 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
rod03801: that would work a bit similar indeed ... i would love to have a seperate list of favourite games/players/tournaments though ... above the list of games in which its your turn, above the list of games in which its your opponents turn

i came across this because my brother signed up on this signed last week (to try out othello/reversi), but he is at sea and doesnt have access all the time, so i would like to know when its my turn without having to scroll all my games or look up his :)

22. March 2012, 16:55:22
rod03801 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
Hrqls: This sort of is like my really really old request. LOL. I had wanted a way to flag certain games. And then have another choice in the Submit drop box, to Move and Go to next flagged game.

22. March 2012, 16:28:44
likewowman2cool 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
pgt: Auto-pass for backgammon (and related games) is perfectly fine as is; at a minimum it fits the rules of the game, which doesn't always happen in games on this site!

I realize that some players would like another auto-pass option, one where if you are on the bar but have the option to double, you can click a box somewhere and you can give up that doubling right until you choose to unclick the box (or something like that).

I personally would never use that option since I would be giving up equity. I would also stop playing gammon games here if such a rule change replaced the current auto-pass feature instead of becoming an additional option.

Fencer has stated repeatedly that he has much higher priorities in terms of making Bk a better site, and I think he is correct in that point of view.

By the way, I like the idea of being able to flag particular games, although as a pawn there is no point for me personally using it. For example, one could flag all tournament games that contain a long time control, thus making it easier to play those games when you don't have time to play every game each day, or each log-in session.

22. March 2012, 13:09:17
Hrqls 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
pgt: i agree with you ... tournaments take too long sometimes .. especially for players who cant win it anymore, and are still stuck in the tournament (although they can ask fencer to remove them)

that has nothing to do with the feature request of favourites though
the only effect favourites might have on those slow players, is that it might make them play faster in those tournaments (when asked by other players in those tournaments)

what other suggestion do you have to speed up those tournaments ?
(aside from auto-pass)

22. March 2012, 12:38:33
pgt 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
Hrqls: As a humble pawn, I hate taking on a rook, since I can only move forwards!
(I have pledged to become a rook again when a proper auto-pass system is implemented for Backgammon, by the way!) But whether a pawn, bishop, rook, queen or king. six years for one tournament is WAY too long, and I was (humbly) trying to suggest a way that hung-up tournaments might be allowed to proceed a bit more quickly. I am no longer a young man, but I would really like to try to find a way ro finish a tournament which I entered when I WAS a young man.

22. March 2012, 12:14:10
Hrqls 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
pgt: for me personally i sometimes lack the time to play all games, or joined too many games without realizing (like now) ... i then try to play the games first of which i know that i am holding up things
(i know about 100 games is perfect for me, but somehow i ended up with 300+ games)

i currently make sure that i wont timeout, and try to make sure that i have at least 2 days left when i sign off, and when i have more time i try to make a move in as many as possible

a way to put those games to the top might speed up those games which require faster play

without a way to favourize them, i just play according to the 'time left' table ... which might turn out worse for specific tournaments

with a way to make some games favourite, my opponents can ask me to speed things up, and its easier for me to help them

especially for those tourmants that we want to finish faster, its a nice way which might speeds things up

without favourites, things stay like they are right now
with favourites it might improve (slightly)
i dont think favourites will make those slow players play even slower, as they seem to pay no sp[ecial attention to it yet, but maybe with favourites they might pay attention ?

of course it still depends on the players though :)

22. March 2012, 12:04:56
pgt 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
Hrqls: ...in fact, even better, why not make it impossible to move in any game when you still have moves to make in running tournaments?

22. March 2012, 12:01:08
pgt 
Subject: Re: feature request : favorites
Hrqls: And what about all those games that you don't play because it's not a favourite opponent, and it's a tournament that's already been going for six years and doesn't look like finishing for another ten years?

22. March 2012, 09:36:53
Hrqls 
Subject: feature request : favorites
i think it would be nice if you could mark someone as a favorite opponent

this means that the running games with that opponent will be shown at the top of your game list

it would also be nice if we could mark certain games as favorite, or a certain tournament

that way if someone asks you if you could move as fast as you can, you can mark those games/tournament/player as favorite and easily play those games first

15. March 2012, 03:07:50
pgt 
Subject: Re:
Orlandu: In a REAL game of backgammon, each player rolls one die, and the player who rolls the higher die starts, using the two dice already rolled. This is what is simulated in BK Backgammon, and no change should be made, in my opioion

15. March 2012, 02:23:36
Orlandu 
Fencer can there be a option for backgammon that states when you win the first roll you can choose to keep the the numbers on the roll or choose to reroll? Something to think about...

14. March 2012, 00:06:21
rabbitoid 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: You're lucky with your employer.
At my current project they must have hired a pro hacker to close all the doors. This round goes to him. But the fight continues! brainking or bust!

13. March 2012, 22:04:53
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
rabbitoid: Am I missing something? Works for me.

13. March 2012, 21:23:49
likewowman2cool 
Subject: Re:
rabbitoid: How about something like, "Playing games during my lunch break helps me to relax and come back from lunch thinking logically".

13. March 2012, 21:19:47
rabbitoid 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: Nogo :(
try 81.91.83.6

If you have a valid business requirement to access this site then you can request an override through your IT support desk.

grrr....

13. March 2012, 19:31:21
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
rednaz23: Well, if your employer blocks only domain names containing "brainking.com", maybe it could be solved by using IP address instead. The only problem is that images should be loaded from IP (instead of i.brainking.com) as well but it might be easy to implement. I will look at it when I have some time.

13. March 2012, 19:24:11
rednaz23 
Subject: Re:

Fencer: I am dissapointed in my employer!  Let me play a few games at lunch!  :-(


Thanks for clarifying!


13. March 2012, 09:41:01
pgt 
Subject: Re: Viewing Ratings
It seems to be fixed now!

13. March 2012, 07:47:39
Vikings 
Subject: Re: Viewing Ratings
pgt: the ratings page also use to have the amount of people who had a rating in that game

13. March 2012, 07:21:15
pgt 
Subject: Viewing Ratings
I'm not sure whether I am describing this completely accurately, but when I view "ratings" there is usually a "forward and backward - first page/previous page" capability. But this seems to have disappeared when I display the page on which I appear, and I have no way to go back to the previous page, or on to the next page.
This has only happened fairly recently.

10. March 2012, 10:20:26
pgt 
Subject: Re:
Carl: I think autopass is not over-ridden. It is just that in a game with the cube, autopass does not cut in if double is still an option. Several of us have been trying to persuade the GODS in BRAINKINGLAND that an autopass feature "until I can make a move other than double" would be a good idea, and possible speed some games up a bit.
For God's sake, I have been in a tournament which began 7 years ago and does not look like ending any time soon. I am over 70 now, and despite my (current) good health, I may not last to see then end of this one.

10. March 2012, 09:52:43
Carl 
Subject: Re:
pgt: "decent auto pass feature".I've been meaning to mention this for a while.How come that when i put a game in the waiting room,i can stipulate auto pass,but the player that takes the game can over ride this and the game continues without auto pass?

10. March 2012, 09:26:21
pgt 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: Well done! Just what I asked for. Thank you.

Now all we need is a decent autopass feature and I'd pay for membership again :-)

10. March 2012, 08:49:20
Carl 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: It's back now,thanks.

10. March 2012, 08:45:48
pedestrian 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: Works for me now - thanks Fencer.

10. March 2012, 08:39:45
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
pgt: What about now?

10. March 2012, 02:35:38
pgt 
Subject: Re:
happyjuggler0: That's exactly the problem. I use Firefox, and don't erase cookies either. I installed a new computer about a month ago, and it was working correctly until a couple of days ago, and I don't recall doing anything new or updating anything in the past week.

10. March 2012, 01:59:22
happyjuggler0 
Subject: Re:
pedestrian: Interesting, nothing has changed for me. Not only do I see that score above the board in all of my games, but I see it above games that I am not involved in, including pgt, Carl, and you too!

For what it is worth, I use Firefox. Also I never erase Brainking cookies; maybe something at BK changed and those who erase their BK cookies don't see it anymore? I am only just guessing here....

10. March 2012, 01:56:13
pedestrian 
Subject: Re:
happyjuggler0: Exactly. It used to be above the game board, now you have to scroll way down to check if you're playing a match or a single game. I'd like it back the way it was, too.

10. March 2012, 01:50:09
happyjuggler0 
Subject: Re:
Carl: By match status, do you mean something like this line?:

Score (21): nirolf: 5.0, happyjuggler0: 18.0

I haven't noticed anything different. Perhaps your browser had a weird update recently or something?

10. March 2012, 00:25:21
Carl 
Subject: Re:
pgt: I noticed that too,please can we have it back?

9. March 2012, 23:47:44
pgt 
There seems to have been a change in displaying Backgammon-type games with the doubling cube. The status of the match used to show above the game board, but it is no longer there - or is there some setting I have inadvertently changed?
If not, PLEASE can we have the match status returned to display above the game board.

6. March 2012, 17:36:49
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
rednaz23: I think the reason is that images are loaded from i.brainking.com which is probably blocked by your employer as well.

6. March 2012, 17:24:20
rednaz23 

All,


Curiously, I tried to access BrainKing at work, and my employer has blocked brainking.com due to "gaming" labels on the site.  However, I can easily surpass this by going to brainking.de (or any other number of brainking sites!); however, when I clicked on a game I noticed that the images were not showing up and it appears it may be because the images are stored on the .com site.  Thoughts to surpass this on my end or your end?


Thanks,


Phil (rednaz23)


12. February 2012, 21:05:35
Orlandu 
Subject: Export Choice
When exporting games like in Backgammon it is possible to add a choice of whether white goes first or black goes first option?

12. February 2012, 17:07:15
Thom27 
Subject: Re: draw offer
Fencer: Oh, I only saw the "offer draw" link and overlooked the check box appearing after entering a move...

Now when I think of it, I mean I have already used it but have forgotten about it

Thanks

12. February 2012, 16:59:24
Fencer 
Subject: Re: draw offer
Thom27: Just check "Offer draw with this move" before submitting the move.

12. February 2012, 16:57:20
furbster 
Subject: Re: draw offer
Thom27: I normally make the move then go back to the game and offer the draw!

12. February 2012, 16:55:02
Thom27 
Subject: draw offer
I wish that offering a draw was programmed differently: a draw is offered together with making a move, then it's the opponent's turn and he/she can decide to accept the offer or make a move instead.

The BK method has two drawbacks: the game, after a draw has been offered, is not on the opponent's "your turn"-list, he/she must read the messages (or is it events?) to see the offer. Second, it is still the offerer's turn, who must care not to forfeit on time, and may accidentaly make a move, thereby cancelling the offer.

10. February 2012, 20:15:51
Mélusine 
Subject: Re:
rod03801: I totally agree with you when you say that "no time control" shouldn't be allowed for tournaments. I must admit that sometimes I forgot to look at the time control and I could join this kind of tournament by mistake. It's not a problem for me because I'm a rook and I'm not limited in the number of game, but it could be a real problem for someone which makes the same mistake and is bishop or knight.

10. February 2012, 17:04:43
diogenysos 
Subject: Re: Possible Chess Variant
talen314: i totally agree. Hope we can see this here soon!

7. February 2012, 15:22:42
Doris 
Subject: Re: Possible Chess Variant
talen314: very interesting idea...sounds like fun..:}

7. February 2012, 14:04:48
Wudoke 
Subject: Android Application!
It would be great to have the application on Android!

7. February 2012, 01:34:27
El Cid 
Subject: Re: Offline users
rod03801: I too find it a bit odd to have a tournament with no time control (especially on a site like this). But in this case it's more a "better sorry than safe"... or should I say if the bad option has been taken, maybe it is possible to "unbad" it a little

7. February 2012, 01:24:28
rod03801 
Subject: Re: Offline users
El Cid: Personally, I don't think "no time control" should be allowed for tournaments. Fine for "friendly" games though. That affects only the two people. A tournament affects several other people.

Sure, sure, people can read before signing up, etc, etc, etc, but still, there are liberal enough constraints out there, to not allow tournaments to have this option.

7. February 2012, 01:02:10
El Cid 
Subject: Offline users
I don't know if this has been asked or not, but could users that do not log in for... a year (i don't know if this is a resonable period or not), have their games automatically terminated (lost, if the other player is active, of drawn if the other player does not log in for some time also, like half a year, to prevent a wining only because he had the luck to stay on the site for one more day), even if there is no time control. It is kind of... ridiculous that some tournaments like this pandemonium (14. Fevereiro 2009, 14:46:59) will never end, just because a user has not logged in for more than 2 years (and probably never will again), I know there is another game between two active players, but I'm sure that something like this would reduce the number of tournaments and therefore the site burden (even if at the first one or two days it would have to calculate winners in many tournaments). Of course, that could be avoided by using a time control when setting up the tournament, but... it is not expected that a player is quitting the site.

I don't know if this is doable, especially the "draw" exception, but if there is already a "grey bar" for users that do not login for more than 30 days, it means that the site already checks when each user logged in for the last time (the fact that it shows in the profile page, does not necessarily means that the site uses that information, but the grey bar does)

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