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asfaklive
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what is a postal game?
« on: Feb 9th, 2010, 10:38pm » |
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What does it mean when it is said 'postal game'?
Can anybody explain me the difference of this type with others? Or May I know the types of the games with explanations?
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woh
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Re: what is a postal game?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 10th, 2010, 4:04am » |
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The difference is the time control used.
A game is called a postal game when you have 1 day or more for each move.
A game that is not postal is called an interactive game. In such a game you have typical between 15 sec and 2 minutes to move.
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Re: what is a postal game?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 10th, 2010, 2:55pm » |
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You might also find the Arimaa glossary in the wikibook helpful in finding definitions of various Arimaa jargon.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Arimaa/Glossary
Basically the different types of game speed are:
Postal - typically one day or more per move
Regular - about minute or more per move
Fast - about 30 seconds per move
Blitz - about 15 seconds per move
Lightning - about 8 seconds per move
I can barely keep up at the Blitz speed and will probably always lose on time at Lightning speed 
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Re: what is a postal game?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 10th, 2010, 8:54pm » |
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Nice explanation.
Thanks a lot.
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