Hi I am a member of a Team which normally plays on the msn Zone its just a thought but has anyone explored the feasability of inter site challenges where the ZVamps for example could all come to your site with a full team of up to maybe 10 to 30 players all register and play 2 different opponents each in a 5,7 or higher match on the return match your players could come to the Zone and play us on our home turf in an equal challenge , if we could get several Backgammon sites to join in it could well be quite a large tournament over say 1 month or 2. hehe as I said at the moment this is only a fledgeling of an idea but I would be interested to here your thoughts on this tyvm ZVamp_dad

Hi ZVamp_dad,

This is a good idea, which I've also contemplated about. The biggest problem though, is that people would need to have both clients installed and be ready to play at both sites. I have the impression that players on FIBS hardly also play at the Zone (and vice versa?).

Also mind that FIBS has a lot of non-MS users.

A few Zone related questions:

Do you use the Microsoft client that comes with Windows for the Zone or is there something else? When I tried it once I was horrified and left immediately. After finishing the match.

I've heard that the MS Zone client is subject to cheating. (No, not the usual accusations, but serious design flaws in the software, since the client generates the dice, not the server.) How do you deal with this in a tournament environment?

Well, having said this, I'd like to see this going.

I organise the FIBS Team League and the GammonLeague Live Tournament (possibly more in future) on GammonLeague. Players only need to report their match results, the rest is automatic. Perhaps it's possible that I extend it so that non-Fibs players can register, too.

 

I will have a look this weekend if i can create something for this..