furbster & Rose I thought at 62 years of age I was pretty wise. "NOT" I have learned sooooo much being a member of BK in dealing with people when you have multiple goals.

Treating people as you would want to be treated is something I have had pounded into me since I was a teenager.hmmmmmmmmmm It still holds water and I am sticking with it, even if we only finish second in this tourney.

I think it's important to decide fast, for the other players know where they are and are able to find another team, what is unlikely if these are last-minute changes.

ClayNashvilleTn: What I have done is ask all players in the team either in a message or in the FS who really wants to play and are there some who dont mind stepping down to higher rated players. It is only fair to ask them all. Most folks want to play for the fun of it not the high ratings and they should be allowed to stay in if they want to be in it. I have had my feelings hurt by being 'dumped' off a tourney for a higher rated player only because no one approached me about it first. If someone has said hey do you mind stepping aside to let so an so who is 400 pts higher than you then I would have gladly said sure if it gives the team a better chance.

Some felowships sign their best player, an example is Bry's backgammon fellowship as they then have a strong team, whereas others such as the gammon cube, for example, ask for the first 8 to ask to be in the team. I think both of these options are plausable!

Andersp: I asked so that I would and could understand the rules.

I will admit that when several others with higher BKR's joined the team later after the first 8 did it made me wonder and think.

I suspect I am not the first person to have those thoughts. If I am I am surprised.

I suspect it has even been done before. I would hope not. I will not either. I have never had a tournament team before and have now learned to be patient and wait until everyone that wants to join, joins.

I made the mistake of running too fast out of excitement but have learned that if you wait, then you watch AD sweat when he as team captain has to decide which 8 plays and who doesn't.

Would you think it would be best in a F/S to just state the first 8 or is it not fair to say, sign up and then we will pick the best 8? Which do you guys do?

ClayNashvilleTn: What will you tell the player you replace? "Sorry you're not good enough" :(

You can, i removed someone from a team earlier and replaced them with another, you just unsign the team first! (onyl because that player had'nt been online since march though)

I heard you can remove team from tourney, replace the player and sign up again.

Can you replace a lower BKR memeber with a higher BKR now, before the tourney begins?

I got all my team memebers to play off, so we can get low scoring opponents

ClayNashvilleTn: he he he

DANG, Bry....How did you manage to find all those guys with the high averages?

I played in a tournament yesterday which the time control was 1 hour, no days off.

It was very quick and good fun. The unfortunate bit was that out of the group of 7 of us 3 didn't turn up to play. Therefore the games were timed out.

But the 3 of us left finished 6 games (two games against each opponent) in about 2 hours.

I have set up my own tournament to start at 1200 this Monday 29th (UK Bank Holiday Monday).

Any of you interested please sign up - http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=10955&tri=56486&trnst=0

Fencer: :)

Pioneer54: 7-6. The system always tries to create the sections with most possible players.

If an event has 13 players sign up at a maximum of 8 per section, it is broken down into 5-4-4 or 7-6?

Just want to thxs grillyx for the nice prize.
After reading the rules for "Send the winner a prize backgammon". I thought the winner of each table is sent a gift by the others in that round. Even thou I was not on your table, to make up for the other people at where will send you something after September 1st. And again thxs for the very nice book.

:o{P

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Dom Perignon ~~~ Backgammon: we still need 1 more player please.

Bollinger ~~~ Loop Chess ~~~ 6 we still need 6 players please.

Laurent Perrier~~~ Battleboat Plus 7 we still need 1 player please

Bruno Paillard ~~~ Anti Chess ~~~ 5 we still need 5 players please.

Veuve Cliquot ~~~ Japanese Chess~ 5 we still need 2 players please.


Feuillatte ~~~ Swap Five in Line ~~ we still need 4 more players please.


Anyone who wants to join will be most welcome. Thank You.

we now only need 1 loop chess player, but still 2 Battleboaters :)

Anyone interested come and join
http://brainking.com/en/ShowFellowship?fid=6

BIG BAD WOLF: Tanks BBW ;)

Does anyone want to play in the upcoming team Tournies? We have need for 2 Battleboats Plus players, and 2 Loop chess players.


Anyone interested come and join
http://brainking.com/en/ShowFellowship?fid=6

ArtfulDodger: That is correct. But a different 8 player can play in the next backgammon team tournament if you want.

And once a team tournament starts, a player can leave the team and go join a different team for the next team tournament - even if the last one for the other team is still going on.

BIG BAD WOLF: OK, but a fellowship can have even 20 members of a team (listed on the fs page) but only 8 can play. That's what I'm getting at.

Isn't that right?

Then The Gammon Cube could beat Bry's Backgammon Fellowship TWICE AS MUCH! YEA!

*runs away quickly*

Fencer: Great. Thanks.

Bry: Planning.

I remember talk some time ago, one request was that a Fellowship could enter 2 teams in a tournament. is this something you are planning? or can do?

ArtfulDodger: Once that team tournament starts, the 8 players that start the tournament will have to complete the tournament.

IF a new team tournament is created, then you can pick anyone else (or the same) players from the team to play in the new team tournament.

Let me see if I get this right. 8 players can play in the tourneys but I can have more than 8 per team (and rotate them etc) Is that correct?

do tournaments allow weekends? or at least... this upcoming Shogi tourney?

BIG BAD WOLF: Trust me, if have gas, I'm holding my breath! ;)

BIG BAD WOLF: Must be awful.. I would consult AD as to what to do to get rid of it.. *blush*

BIG BAD WOLF: Have you tried Tums for the tummy?

BIG BAD WOLF: So sorry to hear you have gas dude. Hope that clears up soon!

ArtfulDodger: Well I bought some lottery tickets today when I got gas - if I win tonight, I'll make each of those a prize tournament! (don't hold your breath.) :-)

BIG BAD WOLF: awwww...you need to make that one a prize fund ;)

Are you asking what the date above is?

Well it is the date that BrainKing was born! (well close enough for the sake of this post)

September 26th, 2002 - 20:50:55 Czech Local Server Time - User #1 (Fencer) and user #2 (Liquid) first signed on to this game site. Well the 3rd birthday of this event is almost here, so a special 3rd BrainKing Birthday Tournament has been created

►►►►► Happy 3rd Birthday BrainKing ◄◄◄◄◄

All tournaments - 5 days per move - Good luck to all! (Starts September 26th, 21:00 Czech local server time)

ClayNashvilleTn: The bigger they are.........

BIG BAD WOLF: OK then what is our handicap ?

ClayNashvilleTn: Um... yea - take a look:

http://brainking.com/en/TeamTournaments?tri=49&trnst=10

2216 avg. BKR for our players.

(Of course Bry's Backgammon fellowship will be higher once they enter - he picks the top 8 players in his fellowship, so all those players will be over 2200, with an avg of over 2300 I would guess.)

ClayNashvilleTn:

She is 6'4 and 7/8ths, but she was strutting around in 3 inch heels. She usually wears platforms...

http://alexisskye.com/gothic_chess/new%20pic%20heels%20and%20ruler%203.jpg

We have a combined team total average of 2116.75

Anyone top that? I don't think so.

BIG BAD WOLF:You guys just may live to regret all this HELP you are giving because we have one more power house team and we are hungry for our first win.

Dang AD I did that an hour ago! Get out of that GO-Rilla suit and play ball, errrrr I meant BackGammon!

Yup - one of the players needs to be the captain. You can either make yourself the captain, or someone else on the team.

Then, have the captain go to the team tournament

http://brainking.com/en/TeamTournaments?tri=49&trnst=10

And they should be able to select the 8 players that will play and then you will be signed up.

ClayNashvilleTn: Make AD the capt. ;) edit his player status.....then watch out world ;)

Rose: OK, "BINGO" we got 8 players, what do I do next? duhhh

Grim Reaper: DANG, Ed how tall is she???

The prize is open to anyone in the world. Alexis travels 300,000 miles a year as a model and has killer frequent flyer miles.

We also have a contract, so whoever wins, that's where she goes.

Grim Reaper: I assume the prize is only realistically open to users from the USA?

eheh, forget Winona... :)