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The Test Server Rocks
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Sinth wrote
at 5:20 PM, Wednesday August 1, 2007 EDT
Hey guys,
I probably will not be playing the main servers this month. Why not? Well, I'm having entirely too much fun playing the test servers! The scoring is quite different, and some stuff is changed, but it's still very true to the spirit of kdice. Test server is here: http://test.gpokr.com:8081/kdice/ Things you should know: - Scoring is very different. Each turn you pay 2 points to continue playing the game. These points go into a common pot. Actually, 2 pots, one for placement and one for DOM. When you leave the game, you withdraw however many points you earned from each pot. If the number of points you put in was lower, you earn a positive score; if you put in more points than you take out, it's a negative score. - 1 share of DOM is earned for each land you own at the start of your turn - The first place player gets 6 shares of the placement pot. Second gets 5 shares, and so on. 7th gets zero shares. - Flagging has been changed to resigning. You can resign the game at any time after round 3. You instantly die, and all your lands turn grey (neutral) and stop accumulating dice. That means no flag whining, no dom raping, and no ninjas. - It's generally wise to resign when you are certain you cannot get a higher place by sitting in, because you are spending points every turn to remain in the game. Come join us! Sinth |
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RaccoonTail wrote
at 6:08 PM, Friday August 3, 2007 EDT "But Sinth really tops the cake."
Not to be a sophist, but its "TAKES the cake" not "tops the cake". Get your metaphors in order please, and also your duplicity. |
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SodaPop wrote
at 6:52 AM, Saturday August 4, 2007 EDT JOIN!!
"bump" |
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Always Trucing wrote
at 3:30 AM, Monday August 6, 2007 EDT push up
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Pselus wrote
at 12:58 PM, Monday August 6, 2007 EDT test server rocks hardcore...but so far I like most of the people over there...so everyone stay away.
:) |
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I_suck wrote
at 3:59 PM, Monday August 6, 2007 EDT Are far as the new changes go... I love that you can see what points are happening for what and the little color bar indicating placing is Rocktastic. I like that you can leave the game whenever you're done, and you don't have to be in the way or loose points for sitting around. Very nice.
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I_suck wrote
at 4:01 PM, Monday August 6, 2007 EDT Oh but the End turn button is too far away. Why are you sooo far away, end turn button?
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Maddin_for_gold wrote
at 2:34 PM, Tuesday August 7, 2007 EDT just want to know where i ´find the adress if this topic vanishes....?
greetings. |
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gohstlee wrote
at 11:09 PM, Tuesday August 7, 2007 EDT Er, Maddin.... just save the URL that your browser is at when you're viewing this page. It will always work, even if the topic ages off the front page. That's the only way topics ever come back.
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Sinth wrote
at 8:49 PM, Saturday August 11, 2007 EDT *bump*
We now have enough players with 100 points to get a 100 game on occasion. :) |
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Sinth wrote
at 8:54 PM, Saturday August 11, 2007 EDT When To Flag On the Test Server
The general rule is that you should flag when you are in last without a reasonable expectation of improving your position within the next few turns. The longer you stay in the game without moving into the "upper half" of the ranks, the more points you lose. Of course, there are nuances to it. You might flag when you're not technically in last if you expect to be in last shortly. Or you might flag ahead of the prick in the corner who's got 1 land and refuses to flag (sometimes that prick is me). Or you might decide that even tho you're in last, if you just wait a turn or two a couple more players might be eliminated. |
