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Title: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on Nov 13th, 2009, 9:40am Welcome to the Rockies, champions of the western United States. Please introduce yourself, either as a player or a fan. Help us plan our path to glory! Don't forget to check out the wiki for news about the 2010 League, and friendly matches in the next few months... http://arimaa.com/arimaa/mwiki/index.php/2010_Arimaa_World_League Note: All players still need to register at the gameroom registration page http://arimaa.com/arimaa/events/reg.cgi?e=2010worldleague |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by omar on Nov 13th, 2009, 3:14pm Dallas TX seems to be on the center line of US. I could probably go either way. But since the Yankies already have 3 players as of now and no-one yet in the Rockies, I'll step to this side. Go Rockies!!! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Ice on Nov 13th, 2009, 3:25pm Madison WI is also rather in the middle. Not sure where I should fall. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Nov 13th, 2009, 3:57pm There is no way I'm playing for the Yankees. Those conceited, overpaid mercenaries! Oh, wait, this isn't baseball? |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Nov 14th, 2009, 1:06pm +1 for Madison, WI! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by camelback on Nov 14th, 2009, 8:50pm camelback from California, Go Sierra Nevada!!! Rockies Rocks ;D |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by The_Jeh on Nov 23rd, 2009, 12:19pm Geographically, I feel I belong with this team, but if another team needs a player, I can be a free agent. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on Nov 23rd, 2009, 12:48pm You could check out the Club Membership in the wiki. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Adanac on Nov 23rd, 2009, 4:08pm on 11/23/09 at 12:19:52, The_Jeh wrote:
If you join the Ring of Fire, you'll double the team size ;) |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by The_Jeh on Nov 23rd, 2009, 6:09pm on 11/23/09 at 16:08:55, Adanac wrote:
Will do. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by azgreg on Dec 1st, 2009, 11:55am I'd like to get in on this. I'm new to the game, but learning fast. By April I'll probably have played at least one game vs a human! ;D |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by 722caasi on Dec 2nd, 2009, 8:31pm I'm from Washington, so I'm in this group, and I'd love to be able to play. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on Dec 8th, 2009, 8:35am Dear Rockies Members FRIENDLY MATCH: We are planning to have friendly matches on the week of the 14-20 December. We need only a 3 player roster from each of the teams, so please reply here to let us know if you think you will be able to play a game on that week, and at what times. TEAM CAPTAIN: We had hoped to have a captain for you by now, but unfortunately the candidates selected have taken a long time to respond. All a Team Captain basically does is encourage new players to join the club, rally the team, and determine who will play on what table in matches. If you think you would like the task of Team Captain, please message me or reply here. If more than one person applies the highest rated applicant will be selected. Thank you. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by 722caasi on Dec 10th, 2009, 5:38pm I could play a game on the weekends, or starting around 4, but no other times. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by azgreg on Dec 11th, 2009, 8:02am Just to be official here, I have thrown myself into the Club Europa clubhouse, which is nearly empty so nobody caught me and I knocked over a hat rack. The power vacuum has resulted in me, a complete newbie, being elected team captain! :o I encourage those of European descent, or those who have simply heard of Europe, to cast off the shackles of your birthplace and get back to your roots. JOIN TEAM EUROPA! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Mar 9th, 2010, 9:14am on 12/08/09 at 08:35:11, megajester wrote:
Well, I'm up for being the Rockies first captain. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Mar 9th, 2010, 9:56am on 03/09/10 at 09:14:30, ChrisB wrote:
Thanks for helping organize, ChrisB. I'm probably available to play all spring, so let me know when you need me. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Mar 9th, 2010, 10:41am on 03/09/10 at 09:56:02, Fritzlein wrote:
Great! :D We'll certainly want you to be our top board in the tough matches! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Mar 11th, 2010, 7:53am Greetings current and potential future members of the Rockies! It looks like league play could start as early as this coming April. Right now the team captains are polling their teams regarding their interest and availability in playing this spring, to determine the numbers of games per match. So, if you're interested in playing this spring, please reply, indicating about how often you might like to play. Fritzlein already indicated he's probably available all spring and could play if needed. As for me, I'm generally available and would prefer to play in about one-half of the matches or so, but could play more often if needed. So, we already have one game covered, and two games in a pinch. Also, additional players, from beginner to top-rated, are more than welcome to join this very fine team! Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ngerhart on Mar 24th, 2010, 11:28am Boulder, CO; so Rockies for me. I'm available all spring for up to 1-2 games a week. It will be great to have some real-time play against humans. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Mar 25th, 2010, 5:39am Wow, Boulder is true Rockies territory! Welcome to the team Nathan! Good to hear you'll be available this spring. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by camelback on Mar 25th, 2010, 12:55pm Hi All, I like to play 1 game in April and have updated the time. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Mar 25th, 2010, 10:17pm Thanks, camelback! Now we have four players who have recently expressed interest in playing in some of the matches: Fritzlein ChrisB ngerhart camelback We're off to a good start, but could use some more players. Go Rockies! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by starjots on Mar 31st, 2010, 6:16pm Hello, newer player from New Mexico requesting to join. I can see the southern range of the rockies from my house, so this must be the right team :) I have a pretty open schedule most weekends so I could probably play a game or two during events. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Mar 31st, 2010, 8:24pm on 03/31/10 at 18:16:58, starjots wrote:
Awesome! Welcome to the team. If you have been following the discussions about the salary cap, you will know that the Rockies presently suffer from a severe lack of flexibility. Your availability will give our captain a lot more strategic options. Thanks for signing up! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Apr 1st, 2010, 2:33am on 03/31/10 at 18:16:58, starjots wrote:
Great! Good to hear you're likely available to play, starjots. Now we have eight members, five of which have recently expressed an interest in playing: Fritzlein ChrisB ngerhart camelback starjots This is looking pretty good, but we could still use more players. I'm thinking of using the private message feature provided by this forum to discuss our lineups. (One could access this feature by clicking on the "you have X messages" at the top of this page.) It looks like megajester will put out the player list with ratings around April 12, with the games starting the next week. So we'll need to start our heavy discussions of our lineup very soon after the 12th. If anyone has any preliminary thoughts, please send a private message to me and the other team members. Besides the five members I mentioned above, other members of our fine team are: omar ice 722caasi Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by FireBorn on Apr 7th, 2010, 5:29pm Hello from California :). I'm registered and ready to go! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Aamir on Apr 7th, 2010, 6:38pm Hello all. I would like to play for the Rockies :). I'll be able to play mostly on weekends and late Friday afternoons. Hopefully I'll gain some human vs human experience, which I'am in dire need of at the moment. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Apr 7th, 2010, 8:31pm Welcome to the Rockies, FireBorn and Aamir! We now have 10 members. Next week we'll need to decide which three of us will play in round 1. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Hirocon on Apr 9th, 2010, 11:23pm I'd like to join team Rockies. I'm from the Seattle area. In the past I have been guilty of resigning a lot of games, but I'll try not to resign when I'm representing a team. Even fair losses are worth 1 point, right? |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by omar on Apr 10th, 2010, 6:30am Since it looks like the Atlantics need more players, I will be switching over. Being in Dallas, I'm right on the borderline anyways :-) |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Apr 10th, 2010, 7:44am on 04/10/10 at 06:30:16, omar wrote:
You'll be sorry you defected when we put Aamir up against you and he crushes you! ;D |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Apr 10th, 2010, 7:45am on 04/09/10 at 23:23:17, Hirocon wrote:
Yep, we get a point as long as you play the game. Welcome to the team. :) |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Apr 12th, 2010, 9:10pm Greetings team! Big match coming up next week against the formidable Team Europa! But we're good too, so it should be a good one. I sent an instant message to all of the team members regarding our lineup and requesting your level of interest in playing. Since we don't want to tip off our opponent as to who's likely to play, please let me know your level of interest either through the instant message feature of this forum or by sending me an e-mail at CPBovee@charter.net. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Apr 20th, 2010, 7:52am The talking is finally over, and the fighting can begin. Yay! I see that Europa outspent us, so we will simply have to outplay them. Go Rockies! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by tfitzgib on Apr 20th, 2010, 7:25pm Looks like I got to the party too late, so all the support I can give right now is of the moral variety. (Also, I don't know what my schedule is going to be like in the near future. I may end up relocating to a job where I don't have enough free time...or reliable Internet access.) Go Rockies! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Apr 20th, 2010, 8:20pm on 04/20/10 at 19:25:14, tfitzgib wrote:
Welcome to the Rockies tfitzgib! No, you're definitely not too late in joining. We're just starting the first of six rounds. If your schedule works out OK, it would be great to have you as a potential player in the future rounds. It looks like your budget value will start at a very nice 1500, which is 420 points under the base value of 1920. Thanks for the moral support already! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by FireBorn on Apr 25th, 2010, 12:28pm Reporting my win! http://arimaa.com/arimaa/games/jsShowGame.cgi?gid=142423&s=w Features an interesting camel frame and elephant blockade :). Interesting position on 14g. Gold could have sacked his camel for a horse and a camel capture threat. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Apr 25th, 2010, 2:10pm Well done, FireBorn! And valiant effort, Hirocon! It's not easy to score a free horse from a tight defensive player like woh. My geographic patriotism was getting all fired up there when it looked like we were going to start 2-0. :) |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Apr 27th, 2010, 1:36am Congratulations FireBorn and good efforts Hirocon and camelback! After Round 1 our position looks pretty good: 2 points behind, but 375 points under budget. Next up is the Ring of Fire. I'll send private messages to the team to work out roster possibilities after the ratings are set for round 2. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by 722caasi on Apr 27th, 2010, 7:29pm I could also play , and my low rating will help mith the budget. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on May 4th, 2010, 12:12pm on 04/27/10 at 19:29:28, 722caasi wrote:
Hi 722caasi, In case you haven't seen your personal messages, you are scheduled to play Knarl this week. If you haven't already done so, you need to select your preferred times before 5 pm today, your time. This can be done by first clicking on the "Register" link in the "Announcements" section of the Gameroom and then clicking on "select the times". If you have already done this, Great! You're all set. But, if you're not available to set your preferred time at this late hour, we'll need to get a substitute player. Sorry about not reaching you sooner on your game. If you don't see this in time, I hope you can get to play in some of the later rounds. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on May 4th, 2010, 2:21pm 722caasi has registered and I have scheduled his game. Thanks, and all the best. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on May 8th, 2010, 1:52pm on 04/27/10 at 19:29:28, 722caasi wrote:
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by 722caasi on May 8th, 2010, 2:01pm Thanks a lot. Seriously, we should have a (more?) blitz tournaments. I always move more quickly than I should, but in this game I was lucky not to have any disasters. I hope the rest of the team wins too. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by 722caasi on May 9th, 2010, 12:14pm Congrats on your win, Fritz! we have moved into second place, I believe. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on May 9th, 2010, 4:09pm on 05/09/10 at 12:14:40, 722caasi wrote:
Thanks, although I think I came closer to losing that you did, and needed every minute of my reserve. It's a blast to play these more serious games, and with our team still slightly under budget, maybe the captain could find it in his heart to field me again... Thanks also to you, ngerhart. You really had Nombril over the barrel before he squirmed free. I like our chances to sweep the return match. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on May 10th, 2010, 12:16am Great playing, Frizlein, ngerhart and 722caasi, getting 7 points out of a possible 9! on 05/09/10 at 12:14:40, 722caasi wrote:
Yes, we're tied with the Ring of Fire for second in points (12 each) but ahead of them in points spent. Big match coming up in Round 3 against the 1st place, over-achieving Atlantics! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on May 18th, 2010, 3:09pm Starjots, please check your messages. It seems you've forgotten to register. Thank you. :) |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on May 18th, 2010, 5:27pm We are leading the league in participation: for nine games we have fielded eight different players! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by starjots on May 18th, 2010, 7:48pm Oops. :o Should be fixed now. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on May 19th, 2010, 7:59am Game is now scheduled. May the best waddit win! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by FireBorn on May 21st, 2010, 9:49pm God, that was harrowing ;_; |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on May 22nd, 2010, 5:02am Yes, I found it exciting even going through the replay: http://arimaa.com/arimaa/games/jsShowGame.cgi?gid=144864&s=w Congratulations to both for the thrilling game and great win for the Rockies, FireBorn! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on May 22nd, 2010, 6:08am on 05/21/10 at 21:49:46, FireBorn wrote:
I just replayed your thriller now. You were surely in a heap of trouble from very early in the game. Well done to keep piling on novacat's side of the board and hoping something would break! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by FireBorn on May 23rd, 2010, 9:37am lol I just read the chatlog for my first game. I wasn't trying to torture Heyckie! I just suck at goals, that's all :( |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by 722caasi on Jun 5th, 2010, 11:35am Sorry I lost. God job, Fritz and Fireborn. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Jun 5th, 2010, 1:55pm on 06/05/10 at 11:35:51, 722caasi wrote:
No worries, mate. You put on a great show. Furthermore, we are now back to an even record on the season, and within striking distance of the leaders with two full rounds to go. Go Rockies! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by FireBorn on Jun 5th, 2010, 3:58pm on 06/05/10 at 11:35:51, 722caasi wrote:
Wasn't me. But good job team! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Jun 10th, 2010, 5:59am Well, with two rounds to go, three teams are tightly bunched for the lead and even the fourth place Team Europa has a chance to "win by a nose" with a late charge. It should be an exciting finish! I messaged all team members regrading availability for Round 5. My apologies to the six of you who received the message twice, the first one incomplete. If you're interested and available to take part in the Round 5 excitement, please message me back. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Jul 22nd, 2010, 2:05am Greeting Current and Future Members of the Rockies! Round 1 against the champion Ring of Fire is just around the corner, with the games occurring between Wednesday, July 28, and Monday, August 2. I sent a private message to all current members seeking players for this round. New members at all levels from beginner on up are most welcome to join this terrific team. If you would like to be part of the fun, please register to play at: http://arimaa.com/arimaa/events/reg.cgi?e=2010worldleague, if you haven't already done so, and let us know here that you're in. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Jul 24th, 2010, 4:04pm Look out, men. We are suffering from a cheerleader gap (http://arimaa.com/arimaa/forum/cgi/YaBB.cgi?board=2010awl;action=display;num=1258133844;start=75#75)! We only beat Europa by one point last season, and now they have extra motivation. The situation is grim, but we must dig down deep and remember that they were responsible for horrific inventions such as bagpipes, existentialism, and blue cheese. Let's put some ketchup on our chicken-fried steak and pound them into submission! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by chessandgo on Jul 29th, 2010, 4:56pm Hahaha ... mouahahahaha :) |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Aug 2nd, 2010, 7:42pm Woohoo! It's good to see us in the top half of the standings. We can't keep spending like this, though, which means that most rounds I can't play. Some folks who are warming the bench at the moment are going to have to step up. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Arimabuff on Aug 3rd, 2010, 12:30pm on 07/24/10 at 16:04:17, Fritzlein wrote:
How about a nice angioplasty for dessert? ;D |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Aamir on Aug 9th, 2010, 2:45pm I'd like to join the Rockies, and get in on some of this Arimaa playing action (sans angioplasty, hopefully). |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Aug 9th, 2010, 3:11pm on 08/09/10 at 14:45:26, Aamir wrote:
Thanks Aamir! You're already listed as a member of the Rockies. All you have left to do is to register from the Gameroom by going to the menu item "Events" and then click on "World League" and then, from the World League web page, click on "Register to play". I just submitted our roster for Round 2, but I'm looking forward to putting you on the roster for some of the following rounds. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Aug 9th, 2010, 4:56pm on 08/09/10 at 14:45:26, Aamir wrote:
Hi, Aamir. It's good to see you around. You were just one day too late to get in on Round 2, but there will certainly be a slot for you in later rounds if you are still available. Normally team communication occurs by private forum messages, which means you need to check in to the forum about ten days from now to volunteer for Round 3. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Aug 19th, 2010, 8:23am Greetings Team! Round 3 against Team Europa is coming up next week. You all have been sent a private message seeking volunteers. If you're willing and able to be part of the action, please let me know by personal message or in this fourm. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Sep 6th, 2010, 1:14pm Greetings Rockies! Well, with less than six hours before the roster deadline, we're still short one player. If you're on the edge between playing or not playing, perhaps giving us a full roster will tip the balance. Hopefully, we'll get a full roster to take part in the fun and excitement. If you're up for being part of the action, please let me know by private message or through this forum as soon as you can. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ginrunner on Nov 13th, 2010, 3:27pm Arizona ... i figure I can compete for for the rockies ;D |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by ChrisB on Feb 3rd, 2011, 5:23am on 11/13/10 at 15:27:55, ginrunner wrote:
Welcome to the Rockies, ginrunner! Hope you'll get to play in some good games in the upcomiing season. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by Fritzlein on Feb 3rd, 2011, 9:21am on 11/13/10 at 15:27:55, ginrunner wrote:
Also you'll get plenty of playing time; it seems lots of our roster is inactive at the moment. |
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Title: Re: Rockies Clubhouse Post by megajester on Feb 3rd, 2011, 10:47am Sorry about that ginrunner, I have added you now. I would recommend that this thread be closed and any discussions continued in the Rockies thread under 2011 Arimaa World League. |
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