gospvg

Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different games
and an ELO system.

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Dr Zoidberg

"gospvg" <address_is@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different games
> and an ELO system.
>
Electric Light Orchestra?

Cool.
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gospvg

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:
> "gospvg" <address_is@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:1434619004347713387.715850address_is-invalid.invalid@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different games
>> and an ELO system.
>>
> Electric Light Orchestra?
>

Arpad ELO scoring system

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Chris Stevens

gospvg wrote:
> Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different
> games and an ELO system.

I have it and am, as usual, SomethingWitty if anyone fancies a game of
something. Nice little package it is, too. Played a couple of games of
Connect 4 last night, and Backgammon is going to be a long term winner, I
think.

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GT: SomethingWitty

gospvg

"Chris Stevens" <news@thestevensfamily.plus.com> wrote in message
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> gospvg wrote:
>> Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different
>> games and an ELO system.
>
> I have it and am, as usual, SomethingWitty if anyone fancies a game of
> something. Nice little package it is, too. Played a couple of games of
> Connect 4 last night, and Backgammon is going to be a long term winner, I
> think.
>

Once I figure out how to play Backgammon, Reversi is nice will try some of
the others. Invite sent.


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deKay

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, gospvg wrote:

> Once I figure out how to play Backgammon, Reversi is nice will try some of
> the others. Invite sent.

Do you know how to play Ludo? Backgammon is like that.

And Reversi is just Othello with a yank name

deKay
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gospvg

"deKay" <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> Do you know how to play Ludo? Backgammon is like that.
>

My first time trying it out, don't know why an occasional piece will go to
the middle of the boards & why sometimes I get only two die thrown but the
opposing players get four?

> And Reversi is just Othello with a yank name

Reversi is fine, got the hang of that.


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deKay

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, gospvg wrote:

>> Do you know how to play Ludo? Backgammon is like that.
>>
>
> My first time trying it out, don't know why an occasional piece will go to
> the middle of the boards & why sometimes I get only two die thrown but the
> opposing players get four?

If you've only one piece in a space, it can be landed on and "taken", and
sent to the middle of the board. You then have to roll to place it back in
a free space.

If you roll a double, you get twice the roll. So 2x4 is actually 4x4.

deKay
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jochta

On 09/01/2012 14:23, gospvg wrote:
> "Chris Stevens" <news@thestevensfamily.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:9n0bf5FjepU1@mid.individual.net...
>> gospvg wrote:
>>> Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different
>>> games and an ELO system.
>>
>> I have it and am, as usual, SomethingWitty if anyone fancies a game of
>> something. Nice little package it is, too. Played a couple of games of
>> Connect 4 last night, and Backgammon is going to be a long term
>> winner, I think.
>>
>
> Once I figure out how to play Backgammon, Reversi is nice will try some
> of the others. Invite sent.
>
>

You need to move all your chequers to your home board. Once you've done
that you need to bear them off. The first to do so wins.

Single chequers can be hit and sent to the centre bar. You must move the
chequer off of the bar using one of the dice thrown on your next turn
(if you can).

This page summarises it (ignore the stake bits). It's pretty easy to
pick up the game and the tactics required.

http://www.bkgm.com/rules.html

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William McNee

On 09/01/2012 2:23 PM, gospvg wrote:
> "Chris Stevens" <news@thestevensfamily.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:9n0bf5FjepU1@mid.individual.net...
>> gospvg wrote:
>>> Currently free it's another online turn based app with 7 different
>>> games and an ELO system.
>>
>> I have it and am, as usual, SomethingWitty if anyone fancies a game of
>> something. Nice little package it is, too. Played a couple of games of
>> Connect 4 last night, and Backgammon is going to be a long term
>> winner, I think.
>>
>
> Once I figure out how to play Backgammon, Reversi is nice will try some
> of the others. Invite sent.
>
>

I've also got it now so HaggisHunter is the name to invite. Not had a
chance to play any of the games yet but I do kinda know the rules (apart
from Backgammon)


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