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Too many triples and doubles games?
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:05 pmby iamjhing
I came in here aboout three weeks ago and the join game list was about two pages long. Now theres seven pages of doubles and triples with one team set up and it seems everyone else is too scared to join. Do you think its getting out of hand?
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:07 pmby nmhunate
No.
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:16 pmby I GOT SERVED
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:21 pmby AAFitz
No. More players more games....growth....diversity... competition....fun
There are some bad sites you can go to with very few players, and far less games....
seems kind of silly though, when you can play here on the best one....
Re: Too many triples and doubles games?
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:38 pmby ABSOLUTE_MASTER
iamjhing wrote:I came in here aboout three weeks ago and the join game list was about two pages long. Now theres seven pages of doubles and triples with one team set up and it seems everyone else is too scared to join. Do you think its getting out of hand?
Interesting avatar...
No, never enough... why don't you start some standards? You can also go to "Game Finder", select "Standard" and click "Search".. that way you don't need to see the team games...
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:26 amby alex_white101
i think its because doubles and triples games get one team full and then can take 5 or 6 days to fill the other team, whereas if u make a 6 player escalating standard I can garuntee itll be full within a few hours........
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:32 amby eyeofdeath
Every week or two i start 30 or so standard games.
Those fill up extremely quickly.
Keep an eye out....although i might not start some for a while..
Stupid Traveling, why do you get in the way of my CC time?
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:51 pmby SKETRS
Yes it takes forever since they changed the rule to must have completed 5 games to join them.. Lame.
Re: Too many triples and doubles games?
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:27 pmby alster
iamjhing wrote:I came in here aboout three weeks ago and the join game list was about two pages long. Now theres seven pages of doubles and triples with one team set up and it seems everyone else is too scared to join. Do you think its getting out of hand?
Yes. An interesting observation.
I think a reason for all these team games being empty is due to the new 1 v. 1 setting. A lot of people are playing those. It's something new, which always gets a crowd. And they are fast, people like to have a few fast games now and then. But give it a few weeks and then we'll see if a balance is struck on what kind of games people are setting up.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:34 pmby PaperPlunger
yeah I was just trying to join a 6 person game, and couldn't find any until like page 5... It's lame.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:43 pmby RiskTycoon
I'm not sure I understand.... if there are people who wish to play standard games (enough to post and comment on the issue) then why wont these players go start 50 games right now?!?! please advise!
Re: Too many triples and doubles games?
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:53 pmby chessplaya
iamjhing wrote:I came in here aboout three weeks ago and the join game list was about two pages long. Now theres seven pages of doubles and triples with one team set up and it seems everyone else is too scared to join. Do you think its getting out of hand?
OMG!!! really?????
damn!!!!!
GFY dude no1 cares
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:19 pmby Big Yuma Ripper
People please START YOUR OWN GAMES! Start anykind you want... you dont even have to look at any kind of game that you dont like. That is what is wonderful about the search options. Start your own games and quit complaining about other people's prefrances?
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:24 pmby RiskTycoon
Big Yuma Ripper wrote:People please START YOUR OWN GAMES! Start anykind you want... you dont even have to look at any kind of game that you dont like. That is what is wonderful about the search options. Start your own games and quit complaining about other people's prefrances?
yes! GO GO GO!
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:58 pmby MOBAJOBG
Well, don't click on the "Join A Game" button! Click on either the "Start A Game" button or "Game Finder" button. May I recommend, the latter option which is my preferred choice.
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Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:27 amby BobHacket
I also just use the Game Finder and only pick the singles option... I do Agree tho there Are WAY too many doubles and singles going, maybe you could get the option to choose between the singles or doubles/triples at the "My Games" button in the future... That would be nice.
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Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:56 amby ga7
Meh, if people are complaining about the lack of standard games they should go to callouts... I started about 40 yesterday (private but no restriction) and only 2 people joined
I understand that non-premies wouldn't want to start their games as it involves more waiting tho... But using game finder and this
script helps a lot!
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:16 amby Big Yuma Ripper
BobHacket wrote:I also just use the Game Finder and only pick the singles option... I do Agree tho there Are WAY too many doubles and singles going, maybe you could get the option to choose between the singles or doubles/triples at the "My Games" button in the future... That would be nice.
uhh Bob Go to game finder and select any game option you want, any number of players, map, type of cards, type of forting and it will show only that ? How much better could it be? You never have to see a team game or singles game the rest of your life.
Do that and there will not be any un-wanted games under "my games"
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Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:56 pmby Heimdall
It's cause the scoring system sucks and favors double and triples
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:29 amby comic boy
Heimdall wrote:It's cause the scoring system sucks and favors double and triples
Please elaborate !
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:46 amby alster
Heimdall wrote:It's cause the scoring system sucks and favors double and triples
I think you suck! And your mummy is uggly.
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:44 amby stringybeany
as said above: The game finder solves all these issues.
Use it.
Why get all agitated over the power teams? Either join them or stay away from them. It's a simple decision.
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:59 amby Big Yuma Ripper
Heimdall wrote:It's cause the scoring system sucks and favors double and triples
Then explain it to me, if it does favor doubles and triples then it favors the lower ranked players. How many times have you lost over 300 points in 6 games? That is what i will lose in the next couple of days. And that favors team games? Triples you have a 50/50 chance of winning, same odds for 1 vs 1? 6 player doubles you have a 33 % chance of winning, but you gain more points for winning and less for lossing, evens out? standard 6 player games you stand to win a lot more points and lose a lot less, a 16.6 % chance of winning. Extra points vs decreased odds seem to equal out. There are people it the top 10 that play almost all single games and ones that play almost all team games so the system is pretty even?
Am i missing something?
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:08 amby RiskTycoon
Big Yuma Ripper wrote:Heimdall wrote:It's cause the scoring system sucks and favors double and triples
Then explain it to me, if it does favor doubles and triples then it favors the lower ranked players. How many times have you lost over 300 points in 6 games? That is what i will lose in the next couple of days. And that favors team games? Triples you have a 50/50 chance of winning, same odds for 1 vs 1? 6 player doubles you have a 33 % chance of winning, but you gain more points for winning and less for lossing, evens out? standard 6 player games you stand to win a lot more points and lose a lot less, a 16.6 % chance of winning. Extra points vs decreased odds seem to equal out. There are people it the top 10 that play almost all single games and ones that play almost all team games so the system is pretty even?
Am i missing something?
nope
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Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:27 pmby Heimdall
I'd rather see the scoring system split in 3. So you could see the best single player, best doubles player and best triples player.
And if you don't believe me that the scoring system is bias, look at at the top 20 players and look how they got there... by mainly playing doubles and triples games