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(Message started by: megajester on Feb 1st, 2011, 4:06pm)
Title: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by megajester on Feb 1st, 2011, 4:06pm
Welcome to the RING OF FIRE, emperors of the Pacific Rim, and two-time League Champions

The 2011 season is just around the corner. Time to stand up and be counted! If you can't see your name in the list below, just post in this thread saying you're one of us. All supporters are free to join.

Don't forget, this is your club, so feel free to speak your mind and come up with ideas to help us to success in the next League.

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Manager: Adanac

Membership:
*amalgam
*arimaaphile NEW
*Boo NEW
*Eltripas
*Harren
*iamanigeeit NEW
*knarl
*Korhil
*Nombril
*rozencrantz
*Simon
*The_Jeh

Last Updated: Feb 1, 2011
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Fritzlein on Feb 2nd, 2011, 12:01pm

on 02/01/11 at 16:06:13, megajester wrote:
Welcome to the RING OF FIRE, emperors of the Pacific Rim

Oh, the team name has something to do with geography?  I thought it was about this Johnny Cash song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRlj5vjp3Ko).
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Feb 2nd, 2011, 2:38pm

on 02/02/11 at 12:01:51, Fritzlein wrote:
Oh, the team name has something to do with geography?  I thought it was about this Johnny Cash song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRlj5vjp3Ko).


My wife thought Ring of Fire was hilarious, but that's because she was thinking of Terrance and Phillip (if you know the reference).  ;D

I don't know why we need another World League.  The Ring of Fire has already proven to be superior to the rest of the world...TWICE.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Apr 25th, 2011, 10:10am
I'd like to get a sense of how many active players we'll have this year on the Ring of Fire team.  New players are always welcome!!  Last year's roster is listed below -- if you either plan on being active this year or if you wish to have your name removed please let me know.

Also, megajester has proposed a couple of new live/postal collaborative team matches in the forum.  If you'd be interested in participating in either of those matches please mention that as well.

Thanks,
Greg

Adanac
amalgam
Eltripas
Harren
knarl
Korhil
Nombril
rozencrantz
Simon
The_Jeh
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Apr 29th, 2011, 1:07pm

on 04/25/11 at 10:10:59, Adanac wrote:
I'd like to get a sense of how many active players we'll have this year on the Ring of Fire team.  New players are always welcome!!  Last year's roster is listed below -- if you either plan on being active this year or if you wish to have your name removed please let me know.

Also, megajester has proposed a couple of new live/postal collaborative team matches in the forum.  If you'd be interested in participating in either of those matches please mention that as well.

Thanks,
Greg

Adanac
amalgam
Eltripas
Harren
knarl
Korhil
Nombril
rozencrantz
Simon
The_Jeh


I didn't receive any responses from the first message.  Does anyone want to play for the Ring of Fire in 2011?
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by The_Jeh on May 7th, 2011, 11:53pm

on 04/29/11 at 13:07:35, Adanac wrote:
I didn't receive any responses from the first message.  Does anyone want to play for the Ring of Fire in 2011?


I'll play.  :)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on May 9th, 2011, 10:08am
Thanks John.  So we're up to 3 confirmed members now:

Adanac
Nombril
The_Jeh

If anyone is looking to join a World League team we're open to all players of any rating.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 2nd, 2011, 1:57pm
The Ring of Fire needs players for next week's games.  In particular we need to recruit low-rated players so that we don't exceed the maximum rating limit.

Please send me a message to me (or reply to this thread) if you wish to play next week.

If you wish to join the Arimaa World League and are unsure of which team to join, please join the "Ring of Fire" team.  We are in desperate need of low-rated or brand new players that will fill out our roster.  If you want to play more games of Arimaa this is a great opportunity, even if (especially if) you have no/little previous experience.  We only have 3 committed players at the moment and we're too highly-rated to fit within the rules.

Also for a variety of reasons, I don't have the time or energy to play Arimaa anymore.  I won't be playing in the World League unless by necessity so if anyone wants to take over the captaincy, feel free to do so.  But if nobody volunteers then I can continue in this role for the remainder of the season.  I can act as captain from the office, which doesn't take too much effort.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Fritzlein on Aug 3rd, 2011, 12:09am

on 08/02/11 at 13:57:58, Adanac wrote:
Also for a variety of reasons, I don't have the time or energy to play Arimaa anymore.

That's a blow to the Arimaa community.  I note, however, that you didn't say that are bored with Arimaa, so I take this as a case of real life intervening over games.  I hope that in future your life rearranges itself to leave time for Arimaa once again.  We'll still be here waiting for you.  :)  But mostly, I just hope all is well with you and yours.  Peace be with you.  
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Eltripas on Aug 3rd, 2011, 12:56am
I guess I can play but my rating is a little inflated for your needs.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 3rd, 2011, 8:00am

on 08/03/11 at 00:09:44, Fritzlein wrote:
I hope that in future your life rearranges itself to leave time for Arimaa once again.  We'll still be here waiting for you.  :)  But mostly, I just hope all is well with you and yours.  Peace be with you.  


Thanks Fritz.  I'm sure I'll be back to playing full-time at some point in the future.  I hope to play in the upcoming World Championship but only as a player.  I likely won't have much time for commentating, reporting or even observing games.  

The Ring of Fire team doesn't have many players so I'll probably be playing a few games in the upcoming weeks, though.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 3rd, 2011, 8:00am

on 08/03/11 at 00:56:25, Eltripas wrote:
I guess I can play but my rating is a little inflated for your needs.


It's great to have you back Ivan!  We need all the players we can get and if you can play in the first week that would be great.

Confirmed players for Ring of Fire are now:
Adanac
Eltripas
Nombril
The_Jeh
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by arimaaphile on Aug 3rd, 2011, 8:43pm
Friends,

I would not mind to join Ring Of Fire but I'm a new player who still tries to overcome bots with rating around 1500-1550. If I'm going to join someone has to explain me what, when, how and with whom I'm expected to do.
Also, I want to know how much time I have to invest (approx). Beyond that, I don't see any problem and I'm willing to join.

Thanks in advance.  
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 4th, 2011, 7:10am

on 08/03/11 at 20:43:41, arimaaphile wrote:
Friends,

I would not mind to join Ring Of Fire but I'm a new player who still tries to overcome bots with rating around 1500-1550. If I'm going to join someone has to explain me what, when, how and with whom I'm expected to do.
Also, I want to know how much time I have to invest (approx). Beyond that, I don't see any problem and I'm willing to join.

Thanks in advance.  



Excellent, you're on the team.  You can find all the league rules here:
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/mwiki/index.php/League_Rules

Our first games begin next week and will continue into the late fall.  The time commitment required is 1 game every 2 weeks but, of course, you don't have to play every game.  If you volunteer to play 3 times during the season, the total commitment would be approximately 6 hours or fewer.  To volunteer to play, you can send a personal message to me on this website or e-mail me at grmagne@yahoo.com.

There are 3 volunteers from each team every week, sorted from strongest to weakest.  As a relatively new player you'll almost certainly be paired against the opposing team's weakest player every time.

There is a scheduler that allows you to pick your most convenient times of the week.  So you can influence your scheduled game time but you won't always get your preferred times (if, for example, your opponent is in a distant time zone).  I can't find the link to the scheduler but I'll provide that as soon as possible.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by megajester on Aug 4th, 2011, 9:52am
Arimaaphile has been added to the list at the top of this thread, and the official ratings list on the wiki.

I haven't yet started the event on the system, so you can't enter your times on the scheduler yet, but I will as soon as possible...
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Hippo on Aug 4th, 2011, 12:15pm

on 08/04/11 at 07:10:19, Adanac wrote:
If you volunteer to play 3 times during the season, the total commitment would be approximately 6 hours or fewer.  

There is a scheduler that allows you to pick your most convenient times of the week.  So you can influence your scheduled game time but you won't always get your preferred times (if, for example, your opponent is in a distant time zone).  I can't find the link to the scheduler but I'll provide that as soon as possible.


Adanac said it correctly, but it's hard to imagine how difficult is it to be available on 60 two hour slots out of 119. So be prepared to plan corresponding weeks to allow (one) dynamic replanning.

... sorry to step into another's team discussion :)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Korhil on Aug 7th, 2011, 10:59pm
Hello,

I can play again this year.
My availability will be different tho.

Cheers,
Martin
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Eltripas on Aug 11th, 2011, 12:25am
Probably I wont be able to arrive to my game on Monday but most of my weekend is available, I already have sent a message to my opponent to see if we can reschedule.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Fritzlein on Aug 11th, 2011, 12:31pm

on 08/11/11 at 00:25:45, Eltripas wrote:
Probably I wont be able to arrive to my game on Monday but most of my weekend is available, I already have sent a message to my opponent to see if we can reschedule.

Did you also get scheduled for a low-preference slot?  Nombril and I are both in the U.S. and somehow I got scheduled for a 4th-best preference!  I think the scheduler is malfunctioning, because I had lots of 1st-preference slots available, and because the 8:00pm Sunday slot used to be a high preference for me (e.g. in the World Championship) before I started going to bed a bit earlier.  That is to say, I expect the wrong set of preferences for me was used to pick my slot.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Eltripas on Aug 11th, 2011, 12:34pm

on 08/11/11 at 12:31:47, Fritzlein wrote:
Did you also get scheduled for a low-preference slot?  Nombril and I are both in the U.S. and somehow I got scheduled for a 4th-best preference!  I think the scheduler is malfunctioning, because I had lots of 1st-preference slots available, and because the 8:00pm Sunday slot used to be a high preference for me (e.g. in the World Championship) before I started going to bed a bit earlier.


3rd-best preference.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Nombril on Aug 12th, 2011, 11:13am

on 08/11/11 at 12:31:47, Fritzlein wrote:
Did you also get scheduled for a low-preference slot?  Nombril and I are both in the U.S. and somehow I got scheduled for a 4th-best preference!  I think the scheduler is malfunctioning, because I had lots of 1st-preference slots available, and because the 8:00pm Sunday slot used to be a high preference for me (e.g. in the World Championship) before I started going to bed a bit earlier.  That is to say, I expect the wrong set of preferences for me was used to pick my slot.

I'm on vacation this week, so had some very odd times in for my schedule.  8:00 was the first evening slot on the weekend I even had marked as available.

(It is a 4 for me as well, hopefully I'll be back in time! I'll be 2-1/2 hours from home, and will be getting on the road between 3 and 6 depending on how the wind is...)

I can play Monday night at 7:00 PM (central) if that is a better time and we are allowed to play a few hours after the scheduler window closes.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by iamanigeeit on Aug 15th, 2011, 9:56am
hi guys, can i join now?
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 15th, 2011, 12:00pm

on 08/15/11 at 09:56:20, iamanigeeit wrote:
hi guys, can i join now?


Welcome aboard, you're on the team!  The next games will be the week of August 24-28 and if you'd like to play you can let me know by personal message.  I'll be sending out an invitation to everyone on the team later this week.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 18th, 2011, 6:24am
I'm sending a message to the whole team this morning regarding our next match versus Europa.  For the people that are new to Arimaa, simply check the message hyperlink at the top of the screen.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Aug 20th, 2011, 2:00pm
We have 2 volunteers so far for next week's match against Europa.  There's about 2 days left to volunteer if you'd like to be the 3rd player.  :)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Sep 4th, 2011, 1:32pm
We still need 1 more volunteer for next week's match against the Atlantics.  New players are encouraged to join!
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Simon on Sep 4th, 2011, 3:09pm
I could (re?)join and play next week. No guarantees of ability to play at live time control.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Sep 5th, 2011, 9:23am

on 09/04/11 at 15:09:05, Simon wrote:
I could (re?)join and play next week. No guarantees of ability to play at live time control.


Great, thanks Simon.  You're on the roster for next week :)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Nombril on Sep 5th, 2011, 8:38pm
Yeah, I've been pretty rusty playing at real time instead of postal speeds.  Simon (or anyone else), let me know if you want to arrange for a warm up game!
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Sep 30th, 2011, 10:45pm
We have 2 volunteers so far for next week's match again Europa.  We still have 1 spot available for anyone that wants to play!
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Boo on Oct 2nd, 2011, 12:47pm
I can play at those days.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Oct 3rd, 2011, 7:03am

on 10/02/11 at 12:47:04, Boo wrote:
I can play at those days.


Great thanks for volunteering.  If you have any questions about your upcoming game let me know.

By the way, you should have been receiving personal messages regarding our Ring of Fire team.  In the future, you can respond to those messages directly so that our list of interested players remains secret from the other teams.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Boo on Oct 3rd, 2011, 12:48pm
Yes, I see the messages. Sorry for revealing the secret, it won't happen again. Luckily the opponents don't know the other two players, so this is no big deal I guess ;)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Oct 17th, 2011, 7:36am
We still need volunteers for next week's game.  Experience doesn't matter: even if you've never played a game of Arimaa before in your life, feel free to step forward :).  As long as you can play next week without forfeiting I'd be very happy with that.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Nombril on Oct 18th, 2011, 8:33am
Here is the link to register times:

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/events/selectTimes.cgi?e=2011awl

I always find it by going to the Wiki, then to the registration page.... not sure if it is anywhere easier to find.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Boo on Oct 18th, 2011, 9:14am

Quote:
I always find it by going to the Wiki, then to the registration page.... not sure if it is anywhere easier to find.

I find Megajester's post and go through his signature.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Nov 6th, 2011, 8:28am
We have 1 volunteer so far for next week's match.  Anyone else?

The Ring of Fire is always looking for new players, and this league is a great way to practice against other human players.  If you're interested, please send me a private message.  Thanks!
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Nov 8th, 2011, 7:47am
Arimaaphile won't be able to play his game this week so we'll need a substitute.  Ideally it should be someone with a rating in the 1300-1700 range.  New players can join, so this offer is open to everyone that's not already in the World League  ;)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Eggman on Nov 8th, 2011, 10:17am
If you're still looking for help, I'd like to sign up. Just let me know...
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Nov 8th, 2011, 12:58pm

on 11/08/11 at 10:17:23, Eggman wrote:
If you're still looking for help, I'd like to sign up. Just let me know...

Fantastic!  Welcome to the Ring of Fire.  At the top of the screen you have a link to your personal messages.  Each week I’ll be looking for 3 volunteers through private messages so that other teams don’t know who our players will be.  The boards are ranked 1, 2, 3 with the strongest players on board #1, so that games are more competitive.

If you’re available this weekend, you can fill in on board #3 where we need a player.  To submit your time preferences, follow this link:
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/events/reg.cgi?e=2011awl

For the league Home Page, you can go here:
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/mwiki/index.php/2011_Arimaa_World_League

(We just finished 2011, season 1.  We’re at season 2 now).
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Eggman on Nov 8th, 2011, 1:33pm
Got it; thanks! I've made my time selections but if they didn't save correctly for whatever reason, give me a heads up and I'll try again.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Nov 8th, 2011, 1:41pm

on 11/08/11 at 13:33:00, Eggman wrote:
Got it; thanks! I've made my time selections but if they didn't save correctly for whatever reason, give me a heads up and I'll try again.


What error message did you get?  Try logging back in and check if it saved your preferences anyway.  I think that happened to me once.

If you're still having difficulty we'll notify megajester (league commissioner) ASAP because I think the scheduler will run today.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Eggman on Nov 8th, 2011, 2:04pm

on 11/08/11 at 13:41:30, Adanac wrote:
Try logging back in and check if it saved your preferences anyway.


I checked and all the preferences were saved; should be good to go.
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Nov 15th, 2011, 10:45am
A couple of minor points for the 2nd match:

I just realized that Boo has moved ahead of Simon on the WHR list.  According to the League Rules, we have to switch Boo to board #2 and Simon to board #3.

Also, Europa's Round 2 roster is currently being displayed as Ring of Fire's Round 1 roster on the Wiki.  I'm actually kind of curious to see what their real lineup will be  ;)
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by megajester on Nov 15th, 2011, 11:06am

on 11/15/11 at 10:45:24, Adanac wrote:
A couple of minor points for the 2nd match:

I just realized that Boo has moved ahead of Simon on the WHR list.  According to the League Rules, we have to switch Boo to board #2 and Simon to board #3.

Also, Europa's Round 2 roster is currently being displayed as Ring of Fire's Round 1 roster on the Wiki.  I'm actually kind of curious to see what their real lineup will be  ;)

Good grief you're quick, it was only up 5 minutes before I realised my mistake... Sorted now...
Title: Re: -- RING OF FIRE --
Post by Adanac on Nov 15th, 2011, 11:09am

on 11/15/11 at 11:06:22, megajester wrote:
Good grief you're quick, it was only up 5 minutes before I realised my mistake... Sorted now...


In this case it was a complete coincidence that I happened to check the page 5 minutes after you updated it.

It's cool that all 4 teams spent nearly identical amounts in this round.


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