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Quality v frequency. The difficulty arises with the definition of “quality” which in a competitive card game will mean the number of wins. There is no completely “fair” way to do this and all solutions will have drawbacks. However, one way might be for each player to use the same number of games and...

The lobby. No activity for a fixed period of time – evict. Avatars. Waste of time – suggestion 1 notwithstanding. When you introduced the idea players thought it would be good to “put a face to the name”. We never knew there were so many cats – dogs – horses etc – concept reasonable - in practice us...

Now back as Yuuppp - running his mouth as usual.....

opportunity to knock the nonsense on the head and start again then?

5 for a win
3 for 2nd
1 for 3rd

lets do it!

Regards to all Ice

What has happened is exactly what I predicted at the top of the thread and it will only get worse as time goes on. The problem is compounded now as the gaps are so big it will be difficult to ever catch the Capt, or any of those not already in the top 15. Tweaking the scores down will at best simply...

The problem with changing the weighting will be prolific players getting higher and higher and reducing the chances of new players reaching the top. This will be a short term fix but detrimental in the longer run as the gaps get bigger and bigger. I'm starting to think that the only fair system will...

Thanks Terry - that was exactly what I was suggesting. Its also clear to me now that the free game(s) have different players in them. However, there is one guy playing the free version of GAPS who is routinely scoring sub 1:20 seconds and occupied the top 1/2/3/4/5 position on the leaderboard every ...

I wasn't suggesting that you implement auto-play Aidan. I was simply questioning the speed/times that some players seem to be consistently achieving which was where the thread began. The particular game was/is "intelligence" and the explanation was the use of autoplay and the comment, "Well troops, ...

I wasn't suggesting the leaderboard could be hacked. The app for all solitaire games must be very similar in construction so amending the autoplay part would be relatively simple I'm guessing.
Regards. Ice

I've discovered part of the problem - I was using a free version and couldn't get the full range of Solitaire games. I've now paid for a version and I can see what you mean. However, the autoplay is not available in the GAPS game but those huge discrepancies are there too. The fastest times (without...

Thanks for the response but I get the same message for Gaps - Pyramid - Scorpion - TriPeaks and Twenty!
Regards. Ice

But where are the switches? It just says autoplay options are not available for this game.
Regards. Ice

After more lies and abuse from FathersDay... Just for the record and to avoid any further discussion about the matter - I do not and will not under any circumstances play the abusive FathersDay. He's been abusive about me (and others) for years but does not seem able to accept any responsibility for...

I would suggest you give this guy a miss. I played him and he won the 1st game then quit as soon as he was losing in the 2nd game. He then reappeared a minute or so later as mike1007 with the same IP - 76.71.166.77. Of course he/she denied everything - as they always do. Avoid at all costs. Regards ...

The subject of “punishments” for quitting keeps cropping up - this is my understanding of how it works. 1. Games are not monitored by Aidan or anyone else - the system is automated. 2. However the system cannot tell the difference between a disconnect (for whatever reason) and a player quitting. 3. ...

This seems fair enough to me - its a reasonable explanation and I have no reason to doubt its sincerity. I'd be happy to play with him now we have the truth. Just a couple of points - I didn't start rumours - I told the truth - multiple names and no explanation + abuse when asked. You ask what is wr...

Thanks Russo - much appreciated. Just for the record many players including "top" players in Hearts are happy to play anyone regardless of their score. I frequently play lower ranking players as I'm ONLY interested in having a good game. I have no interest whatsoever in the score and have said so on...

Thanks Billy - as always a measured and thoughtful response - I agree with everything you say except the scoring and weighting in hearts. By and large that works very well and I have personal experience of going from the bottom to the top when I took a year off nursing my brother. That is simply not...

Between 23rd August and 22nd September I compiled a brief summary of whats happening here. Total players dropped from 173 to 158. Some have joined, as others have dropped out, but the net loss is 15. 1260 games were played during the period. Covering the same period there are only 50 “active” player...

The issue of scoring is a constant theme on here - I do believe it needs a tweak - a winner should always get some points. Having said that the weighting of the scores is very important for new players. The system has to allow a new player to eventually get to the top. I had a little over a year awa...

Well - if I were you I'd apologise unreservadly and move on - what exactly was it that you did?

On a more general note - honesty is usually the best best policy and if you tell the truth often enough you'll probably be found out in then end.
Regards. Ice

Billy – the forum is separate from the game and vice-versa. You can register on the forum without ever having played – and you can play without ever registering on the forum. Thats why we get so much SPAM on here. I've now removed well over 200 adverts that have no connection whatsoever to the games...

I have little to add to my last post above - it "proves" exactly what I said it did - you constantly change your IP and the flag does not match. That is a pattern of behaviour that is very familiar to the players on here and it usually indicates a fraudster. There are exceptions however, and I know ...

I know he was working on it at then end of last week so I presume it all went smoothly.
Best. Ice