I can appreciate and understand what Linda is doing with her tournament to raise money...the question I ask is.....
If this IS the ONLY money raised... $450 for Fencer....what will he do with $450 when that is only a 10th of what he needs....do we go back to trying to raise another $3500, and go through all this explaining etc etc again???

***Edit*** the reasons I ask is...what would he (Fencer) do with $450...it isnt even a deposit.

Would he be expected to refund if this was the only money forthcoming???

Secondly.....are people giving Fencer the money they have pledged already??

I have read where "So and So" will donate $40 if the sun dont set etc....
ok....assume it hasnt set....has the $40 been paid...we have to look at this realistically(sp)

This isnt a hypothetical situation...for Fencer it is real, for the rest of us it is playing with people who in most cases will never meet and will never have any contact with apart from the internet

Of course I'm afraid of cats - they see the BIG BAD WOLF, and they think I'm a piece of furniture or something so they use me as a scratching post!

Hum... I think i'm getting off topic again.

To stay on topic - JOIN ONE OF MY TOURNAMENTS! :-)

I'll accept that challenge! (That is to stay away from them)

I'm entering very few new tournament, especially 1 day tournaments! :-)

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BTW, sorry to go off topic all, Just trying to help out another member :)

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LMAO, ok you got it now.

hummm, try <"a href=http://www.afl.com.au>Footy</a"> without the "

don't forget the a in a href, and then </a"> (without the ") at the end

for an external URL, just paste the whole link behind href=

You got it. Happy linking.

Tomorrows lesson, BOLD LETTERS

Just put the link in the middle of a href= and <"/a> (again without the ", I need that to show you because it will not show without it). When you copy and past link:

i.e. http://www.brainking.com/game/Board?bc=45

remove everything before /game because some people use different methods ( http://www.brainking.com, www.brainking.com, brainking.com, newbrainking, etc) to get in, removeing that part will allow everyone to use your link.

to make a link (I'll use your tournament for example)

<a "href=/game/Tournaments?trg=2751&trnst=0>Go Here<"/a>

Just remove the "

Let me help you with that link

Go Here

Once we get enough people interested we can give out more info on how to pay by pay-pal fees are charged. We first have to see an interest. :•)

How will you accept fee? Ithought it had to be over certain amount due to admin fees etc on paypal and so on. Or am I getting confused with something else Fencer was on about?

BTW I am not whinging, I have signed up :o)
and ideas only come from talking about it

BK Fund Raiser
Instead of talking about it all day, we're doing something to raise money. We are trying to set up a prize tournament to raise money for BK. The tournament will be backgammon with an entrance fee of $5 with all proceeds going to BK. The prize will be $50 to the winner. Get a chance at $50 and help BK all in one. You will be asked to pay the fee of $5 once we know we have enough interested players. All entrance fees will have to be collected before the tournament can begin.
In order for this to work well we are hoping for at least 100 entrants which would be $500
$450 would go to BK and $50 to the winner. Please only serious entrees please. If you sign up for this tournament we will take it that you will be willing to pay the fee.

You can sign up for this tournament
Here

If you do not play backgammon and would like to donate please send me a pm. Thanks :•)

Yea I did ask it before, but it got "buried" without an answer - and the pawn in question has been watching this board for an answer. The pawn has already found 5 free slots, but just in case trying to find 2 more if needed.

So I figured I would repost it in case Fencer missed the first post. :-)

BBW: Yes, exactly.

Have you asked this in the last couple of days BBW?

I think I know the answer, but I just want to confirm it.

I have a tournament which is one game per 2 players - Max of 8 players per section.

The computer only checks to see if the pawn has 5 game slots open, correct?

So if a pawn has 15 current games, the computer will let him in even if it might give him 22 total games, correct?

I just want to double check so I don't accedently mess up a pawn which wants to be in my tournament, but needs to finish a couple of current games first.

Thanks!

It must be an echo in here LOL

How did that happen ????? ROFL
Well if i could enter more than once i would, if only to get $30 off LJ.

Only one entry per player MM LMAO

OK LJ - If it helps Brainking im in :-)

OK LJ - If it helps Brainking im in :-)

Ive removed someone because i have maybe stipulated it was only for dummies, not experts, and have had 2000+ join...they didnt come back to me on it, so i assumed they were just removed:)

There will be a nice form in BK 2.0.

Fencer, If I remove someone from a Tournament using the "remove link" Does it let them know they have been removed by pm etc? or will they only find out if they look at the tourny again?

make them earn it! It doesn't have to be really difficult things, but enough so they will appreciate it.

LOL I'm not going to ask!

gee, when my kids would give compliments, I usually would end up wondering what they were about to ask for.... wink

Thanks BBW.

(ROFLMBO @ the rest of the comments! How am I ever going to live up to this! Thanks BWild! ROFL)

you setting yourself up for some ribbing in the cave Bwild LMAO

this doesnt suprise me in the least!
Not a Floosie is the best...no...greatest backgammon player I have ever met! Her skills far exceed those of any other opponete I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.Her game skills,along with her intellect and bright wit...make every game a true pleasure.
hehe:)

Congrats to NOT a floosie.

First winning #35 of the "Fast Start" Backgammon tournament, which then earned them a chance to join the CHAMPIONSHIP Invitaitional 31-40 which is now complete with NOT a floosie the winner!

BBW (BIG BAD WOLF)

New tourny posted Stevie's Anti isreveR
Please take note of the tourny description.

Have fun and enjoy the games :o)
Steve R

Thank you :o)

Fixed.

Yeah, it timed out and was restored. I dont think LongJohn started the next section? I don't have a maharajah game with Nightstorm.

Did a game time out and get restored or something?

And in the process, LongJohn tried to start the tournament or something?

Ohhhhhh, thanks, BBW, I see whats happened now. Fencer, this may be one for you! I hadn't realised that maharajah game was the decider in this tourney. Sorry!

harley - talk to LongJohn

H E R E

I've had a +1 on my amount of games for a few days. Has anyone forgot to start a second round of a tournament?

Londo is the winner of the January Jubilee Five in a Line Tourney...WTG!!!

Last chance to sign up for my checker tournament. Message me if you fancy playing.

I believe it is something on Fencer's to-do-list for after version 2 is done (or possible for version 2) - which is to check to see if the tournament is complete enough to go ahead and start next round.

Not to ruffle anyone's feathers, but in reading over the latest notes, I agree more with what Imchucking said, but I don't believe that most (notice I said "MOST") slow players are sitting there watching the minutes tick away before submitting a move, although I know of a few who I am sure were doing exactly that!

But something else bothers me, a problem similar to this discussion. In quite a few tournaments I am in, I am poised to go on to the second round, and the winner of the opposing section has been decided also, but some other insignificant game is keeping the second round from starting. I appreciate that the game is important to those playing it, but it is not consequential to the procession of the tournament, and this is the only site I have ever played on that did not have a constant recalculation process (after each finished game) to move the events along expeditiously.... Well, I can live with it, but it is a definite deterrent to enjoyment, always checking to see if one of these games is over, or how near it may be.

As for opponents who take too much time, whether by accident or design, I don't really believe there is any remedy, since there is no clear infraction of the rules.

everyone is invited:)