rod03801: Yes I think you have it.

For example:

3 days moves
1 day bonus
10 days total.

Your clock starts at 3 days. If it takes you 2 days to make a move, you clock is down to 1 (PLUS the bonus of 1 day) which will then leave you with 2 days for your next move.

But lets say you have the 3 days, but you move in 1 hour - leaving you with 2 days, 23 hours (PLUS the bonus of 1 day) which will then leave you with 3 days, 24 hours.

And since vacations & weekends are not used - the faster you play, the more time you can "bank" up if that tournament includes bonus time.

I think I explained it correctly.

So, if I moved quickly all the time in this tournament, I could potentially have a 10 day time limit? (Getting the 1 day bonus each move) Am I interpreting that part correctly?
I'm not quite understanding how it helps play faster games.. I guess I need to see it in action to get it.. Unless someone can make me understand better? :-)

BIG BAD WOLF: WOW!!! That is great love the idea! nother job well done Fencer! This should really help those that want to play faster games!

Skyking: Fencer has setup a tournament using this new type of time control:

http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=9684&trnst=0

People should sign up and help him test it! :-)

Skyking: Here. It's the link that you get on que question mark for the Time Control, a bit above on that page ;)

When I just posted more games to play me I saw this in the setup. What is it?. Is it explained anywhere on the site so I can go read it?

doh, you beat me by 8 seconds lol

I don't know if pawns can see it, but I have a graph next to all my BKR's that show the highest and lowest.

wellywales: Paid members have access to a chart which shows our past BKR on any game (including the highest BKR in a game)

I don't believe this option is available to pawns.

Is there a way of finding your own highest BKR achieved in individual games?

Fencer: Ok thanks.. mabe it will be fixed? As it can be awkward when you say good luck and thank you to someone but they dont see it and think you are a jerk for saying nothing....

Czuch Chuckers: It's just a visual bug, the message is stored in the database.

#909294

Someone said it happens when you are white (not skin color) and you recieve the invite that way?

Czuch Chuckers: Can you give me the game ID?

When I recieve an invite to backgammon, it gives me the option to write a message, but then when I do accept and write a "thank you" I get the gane back to my turn saying that I have lost the initial dice roll and then I submit this one, but my opponent will not see my originol thank you and good luck, nor is it archived. Does this make sense?

reza: It's because of site holiday's are still set for holidays. Fencer actually meant to remove them, but forgot - so the site holiday days for a few days are still set.

Fencer said that for now on, the only site holiday may be around Christmas and the rest will be removed.

It could be two reasons, reza. Its American Independance day, so the site has a holiday - and you have automatic vacation set. I'm not sure how that looks when its used because I haven't run out of time on any games to see, but that could be the cause.
If you want to change this, its in your settings. Just untick 'automatic vacation'.

Does anyone know why my games don't run out of time? Some are minus 9 hours in time!

Czuch Chuckers: i have one that's on my friends list and has me blocked too. i can see when he's online, but not what he's doing!

Czuch Chuckers: It is all in the timing.

I know it was recently talked about somewhere...
Blocked users
The player from this list cannot
invite you to a game,
see you on Who is online page,
send you a message,
add you to their Friends list.
But, I do have people on my friends list who have me on their enemies list as well. Maybe if you put them on your friends list before they put you on their enemies list it still works? Or this is jus not accurate information?

Czuch Chuckers: *nod* i often set the mid part of my holiday with fixed vacation days .. but leave a few days at the start for my automagic vacation days as it might be possible my opponent hasnt moved before that and i wont be needing the vacation day at all (of course this might leave me with only 1 day for my games once i get back)

another advantage of using automagic vacation days is that your opponents (in pond games) cant see you will be away .. fixed vacation days are shown on your profile, so other people in your pond can view them and know you will autobid the next round :)

Hrqls: That is good info.. I was under the impression that auto vacation and regular vacation were the same, and I think many others do as well (including many who give faulty advice to someone who is setting vacation days) It is good to know that it is more efficient use of vacation days to set them when you know they will be needed, and leave auto vacation for emergencies only!

nobleheart:
One that is breathing.
To get to the other side.

harley: ok ok last 1 question for her:
what qualities does she look for in man?
why did the chicken cross the road?

:) mine have. It's likely a site problem and no doubt Fencer is on it. In the meantime, let's party!!! ;) General chat everyone!!!!

pauloaguia: Yep. So it's bk then! Phew :)

Jules: Your pics have gone away too, eh? :/

Is there a slight problem with BK at the mo, or do I need to reset the PC?

harley: This will be your best ever. Such a tremendous subject. I cannot wait to see how she answers one question!

Theres about 12 hours left before I send NOT a floosie her interview! If there are any last minute questions, get them in now!

wellywales: I have no problem giving out a little bit of personal information. I'm in the age bracket 0 to 120. The statistical extrapolation is left as an exercise to the reader

wellywales:Us 60's Group hold the highest BKR's........Thats from my own private research though.

Binabik: On "Settings", under "Sort next game by " choose "Time of next move", "ascending".
See if that works best for you ;)

I use the "move and go to next player on line" option, but it seems that the same player always returns first on the list even though other players are on line too. Is there a way to play with everyone in turn who's on line?

Point taken, thanks

wellywales: No, because 1) this information is private, 2) nobody can assure people submit the correct info about their age.

Is there a way of telling how many people are in different age brackets and how well that bracket is doing ie 40 to 50's or 50 to 60's

Fencer: lol .. sorry, you are right .. i misread waynes post ... lets say its still early ;)

Hrqls: No, he cannot.

Fencer: you mean .. that if i block fencer, then i cant add fencer to my friends list, but fencer still can add me to his friends list ?

(i also read it as, when i block fencer, than fencer cant add me to his friends list)

wayney: Is my English really that bad? I thought it's obvious that "The player from this list cannot add you to their Friends list" means this restriction is applied to your blocked users, not you.

wayney: Lolol. Thanks to the W in your name (which gets sorted to the top), danoshootfirstaskquestionsnever will now get to see your name in his hidden-users list at the top of the discussion board!

danoschek has put me on his blocked user list. Even so, it allows me to add him to my friends list even though the instructions for blocked users state the following

Blocked users
The player from this list cannot

* invite you to a game,
* see you on Who is online page,
* send you a message,
* add you to their Friends list.

Has the ground rules change or is this a bug?

efenaye: not exactly ... automatic vacation only applies to games which would time out on that day

suppose you have 3 games running, all with 5 days per move

your opponent made his move in the game A and B at the 10th of that month, so they would time out on the 15th

your opponent made his move in game C on the 11th of that month, so it would time out on the 16th

you have automatic vacation enabled, and wont be online ... so on the 15th game A and B would time out .. due to automatic vacation they have 24 hours added, so they will now time out at the same time on the 16th

the game C has nothing added to it .. because it doesnt time out on the 15th

now you come online at the 16th and only have time to play 2 games .. but all 3 games will now time out on the 16th ... so on the 17th one game isnt moved in yet .. and it will cost you another vacation day

if you would have set the 16th to be a fixed vacation day .. then 1 day was added to all 3 games and you would only have to move game A and B on the 16th and could move in game C on the 17th .. which would have cost you only 1 vacation day

so when you know your days for sure ... use the fixed vacation days .. they will cost you less in the end ... use automatic vacation days only for emergencies or days you arent sure about

hmm .. i hope this makes sense :)

ScarletRose: ty much

efenaye: yes

i just want to be sure of something with the auto vacation. If I enable it, a game comes to timeout, my vacation automatically kicksin? and lasts for the entire day all games?

Binabik: yes we are wondering off topic..semi-sorta..sorry to wolfy.
so last comment on this re arrows: maybe scarletrose can let the amazons use pink whips

nobleheart: Hehehehe, but where are her arrows?