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(Message started by: asfaklive on Feb 9^th, 2010, 10:38pm)

Title: what is a postal game?
Post by asfaklive on Feb 9^th, 2010, 10:38pm

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?

Regards.

Title: Re: what is a postal game?
Post by woh on Feb 10^th, 2010, 4:04am

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.

Title: Re: what is a postal game?
Post by omar on Feb 10^th, 2010, 2:55pm

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 :-)

Title: Re: what is a postal game?
Post by asfaklive on Feb 10^th, 2010, 8:54pm

Nice explanation.

Thanks a lot.

Regards.