Author |
Topic: How to reach new player who forgot to start a game (Read 1642 times) |
|
leo
Forum Guru
Gender: 
Posts: 278
|
 |
How to reach new player who forgot to start a game
« on: May 28th, 2010, 12:32pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
I setup a postal game a few days ago, and a new player sat at the table recently but didn't know what to do, so the game didn't start. Because I didn't get an email notification I don't know his email address to reach him and explain he must put the pieces first, playing gold. Help?
|
|
 IP Logged |
|
|
|
Eltripas
Forum Guru
Meh-he-kah-naw
Gender:
Posts: 225
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #1 on: May 28th, 2010, 4:38pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Leave a comment in a game played by him, he will receive a mail.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
leo
Forum Guru
Gender:
Posts: 278
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #2 on: May 28th, 2010, 5:36pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Problem is, this is his first game...
I sent explanations into the game chat but I'm not sure he'll look back. He probably thinks the game is aborted or something. Meanwhile his clock ticks down...
His player name is Dobereiner, from Peru. If anybody knows him could you ping him? Thanks.
PS: If I invite him for a second game and I write a comment, will he receive an email containing the comment?
|
| « Last Edit: May 28th, 2010, 5:40pm by leo » |
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Eltripas
Forum Guru
Meh-he-kah-naw
Gender:
Posts: 225
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #3 on: May 28th, 2010, 9:58pm » |
Quote Modify
|
If you invite him for another postal I think he will receive a mail but I'm not sure.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Arimabuff
Forum Guru
Arimaa player #2764
Gender:
Posts: 589
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #4 on: May 29th, 2010, 3:38am » |
Quote Modify
|
If it's his first game, it may be premature to play it against you. You should let him climb up the ladder a little beforehand, don't you think?
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
leo
Forum Guru
Gender:
Posts: 278
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #5 on: May 29th, 2010, 7:41am » |
Quote Modify
|
@Eltripas: I'll try that, thanks!
@Arimabuff: You're right, but I'd like to explain him why there was nobody when he sat at the table. Just telling him that it was a postal. I'll see if I can cancel the game.
|
| « Last Edit: May 29th, 2010, 7:42am by leo » |
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Eltripas
Forum Guru
Meh-he-kah-naw
Gender:
Posts: 225
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #6 on: May 29th, 2010, 8:05am » |
Quote Modify
|
If a player times out before the third move, the doesn't counts, so don't worry if you can reach him.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
leo
Forum Guru
Gender:
Posts: 278
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #7 on: May 29th, 2010, 10:44am » |
Quote Modify
|
OK, I'll let the game cancel automatically then.
I'm worried that the player would never come back though, thinking there is no responsiveness.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Arimabuff
Forum Guru
Arimaa player #2764
Gender:
Posts: 589
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #8 on: May 29th, 2010, 9:58pm » |
Quote Modify
|
on May 29th, 2010, 10:44am, leo wrote:OK, I'll let the game cancel automatically then.
I'm worried that the player would never come back though, thinking there is no responsiveness. |
|
Well he could see for himself that there are many games played every day. If that's not enough to at least give him, an incentive to try a couple on his own then nothing will. Most people register in any given site and never do anything else.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
leo
Forum Guru
Gender:
Posts: 278
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #9 on: May 30th, 2010, 2:12pm » |
Quote Modify
|
You're probably right on this, AB. Time will tell.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
omar
Forum Guru
Arimaa player #2
Gender:
Posts: 1003
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #10 on: Jun 12th, 2010, 9:51am » |
Quote Modify
|
Comments posted in the chat section of a postal game when the opponent is not present get sent as an email. But there is the problem that sometimes the emails might not make it to the inbox and get filtered as spam and never seen.
If the player does not make a move in a game that has not yet started, it will be removed after about a week (if it doesn't timeout sooner).
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Arimabuff
Forum Guru
Arimaa player #2764
Gender:
Posts: 589
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #11 on: Jun 12th, 2010, 9:56am » |
Quote Modify
|
on Jun 12th, 2010, 9:51am, omar wrote:...If the player does not make a move in a game that has not yet started, it will be removed after about a week (if it doesn't timeout sooner).
|
|
I think that's wise or else you'd be stuck with a heap of these non-starters.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Fritzlein
Forum Guru
Arimaa player #706
Gender:
Posts: 5928
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #12 on: Jun 12th, 2010, 9:28pm » |
Quote Modify
|
on Jun 12th, 2010, 9:51am, omar wrote:| If the player does not make a move in a game that has not yet started, it will be removed after about a week (if it doesn't timeout sooner). |
|
Omar, I don't think this is true. Have you looked at the list of postal games recently? There are about 150 games there that haven't started yet, and I don't think all of them were created in the last week.
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/gameroom/postalgames.cgi
Whatever method of garbage collection you have set up does not appear to be working.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
leo
Forum Guru
Gender:
Posts: 278
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #13 on: Jun 14th, 2010, 1:44pm » |
Quote Modify
|
The game has disappeared from the "my games" list (not sure how long ago exactly).
When it was still there I noticed that the messages I had sent through the game chat were not visible anymore when I opened the board.
I'm going to sign up for the auto postal, it's safer 
|
| « Last Edit: Jun 14th, 2010, 1:50pm by leo » |
IP Logged |
|
|
|
omar
Forum Guru
Arimaa player #2
Gender:
Posts: 1003
|
|
Re: How to reach new player who forgot to start a
« Reply #14 on: Jun 16th, 2010, 11:52am » |
Quote Modify
|
on Jun 12th, 2010, 9:28pm, Fritzlein wrote:
Omar, I don't think this is true. Have you looked at the list of postal games recently? There are about 150 games there that haven't started yet, and I don't think all of them were created in the last week.
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/gameroom/postalgames.cgi
Whatever method of garbage collection you have set up does not appear to be working. |
|
Yes, there are a lot of games at the bottom of the list which have not started yet, but those games were all created in the last week. If you keep an eye on that page you should see the games being removed. I also changed the page to show when the game was created by hovering over the gold side of the board.
But it is kind of surprising that so many new games are being created considering that if a player does not make a move in an autopostal game then their autopostal flag gets turned off so they are not setup with more autopostal games until they turn on the flag again.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Login
Register
Reply
Notify of replies
Send Topic
Print