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(Message started by: chessandgo on May 25th, 2006, 9:33pm)

Title: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on May 25th, 2006, 9:33pm
Action's heating up in the PoTM !!! the two guys fool enough to try for it are tied as hell with 59 points each ! Bet on your horse ! which one does look the fresher ? Which one will more likely fall when trying to jump the next edge ?
And Fritzl is only 10 wins away ... Do we have an outsider here ?

I bet on Nathan ... pick up your favorite ;)

Jean  :P

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by Swynndla on May 25th, 2006, 10:39pm
I'll see your bet, and raise it by a camel  ;)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on May 31st, 2006, 10:39am
and they sprint in final line ! It seems that ... no ... he's going to ... no ... the kiwi is a nose ahead ... it seems good for him ! Yes ! No !!! arrr ....

heated May 31, no ? ;)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on May 31st, 2006, 12:33pm
and Kamikazeking jumps into the arena to trip up Swynndla ! Is it allowed ?? Yes it is !

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by Fritzlein on May 31st, 2006, 10:44pm
Three months ago, 70 points in PotM seemed an impossible goal.  Nowadays it seems that's just what it takes to win.  Well done, Jean.

I'm betting Swynndla takes it personal, and comes back to whup you next month.  :-)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by Swynndla on May 31st, 2006, 11:48pm
Well done chessandgo :)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jun 1st, 2006, 2:43pm
I'm very surprised to win, actually I am losing money as I now owe a Camel to Nathan ;)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by seanick on Jun 2nd, 2006, 4:21am
could anyone become player of the month when he sacrifices his camel in every game?

or are you just planning on making a trip to a desert sometime soon..

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jun 2nd, 2006, 12:45pm
Hum here we encounter caribous more often than camels :) maybe Nathan will be kind enough to accept an alternative present ?? I don't know if New Zealand's weather would appeal to it though ...

As for this month, Nathan wasn't trying at all to win the contest as he said, so I fear I'll be no match as soon as he comes back to it ;)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by seanick on Jun 4th, 2006, 11:40am
He knew you would make good on your bet and thought that camels might get better gas mileage than whatever he uses to commute now? :)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jun 4th, 2006, 3:12pm
hehe indeed ... in some 50 years, there'll be no oil anymore, and everybody will be immobilized apart from one guy in New Zealand riding on the back of a caribou ...

by the way, Adanac and PMertens have already taken a 20 points lead ... if they go on at this pace, they'll be at 160 by the end of june :)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by Swynndla on Jun 4th, 2006, 9:02pm
LOL what a crazy conversation.

I'm still working on my bot (albeit very very very slowly) so I won't be focussing on the potm for a while :)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jun 4th, 2006, 9:51pm

on 06/04/06 at 21:02:46, Swynndla wrote:
I'm still working on my bot (albeit very very very slowly) so I won't be focussing on the potm for a while :)

Are we really supposed to believe that for more than a second ??? :)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jun 13th, 2006, 9:31pm
hey Nathan, you're already 26 points down ! time for you to step in ...  :P

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jul 17th, 2006, 10:44am
Watch out, Nick ! Right behind you, racing at full speed, a blood horse with amazing odds is trying to catch up ! Run, Nick ! :)

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by seanick on Jul 18th, 2006, 2:40am
if Fritz wants to be the POTM, I think he will, whether or not I try to do anything about it.  :-[

If you mean Nathan, I think he is still just working on his bot. I fooled him into playing a game by convincing him it would improve his bot's code layout. 8) Angered >:( by my deception, I don't think he will fall for it again anytime soon  :-/

ok, I actually don't think that you meant the latter. (or know how Nathan was swindled into playing another game )

NICK
(ps.  I had to come up with some kind of foolish reply, as your post definitely mandated such a reply) :D

(ppss smileys are annoying  :P but this may be my only post that uses them so I might as well go all out...
:) ;) :D ;D >:( :( :o 8) ??? ::) :P :-[ :-X :-/ :-* :'( )

Title: Re: Horse betting
Post by chessandgo on Jul 18th, 2006, 1:13pm
I was speaking of Fritzl, of course :) but I see no reason why he should cacth up with you if you keep this pace 2 more weeks !



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