Random Tactics and Most Simultaneous Correspondence Games

nope, the record goes much MUCH higher :wink: 174 is childā€™s play

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Do enlighten us. And whatā€™s the timeout ratio?

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Eh, too lazy to check on my mobile. Will have a look tomorrow. Feel free to place bets until then. :grin:

Winner getsā€¦ I dunno. Will draw him/her a picture. Maybe.

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Thatā€™s pretty cool. Thanks for teaching me the word salmiac (ā€œammonium choloride, a white crystalline salt used a flavouring agent in some types of liquoriceā€) as well.

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My money is on Mitsunari. Currently at 467. This is not a name&shame becauseā€¦

To misquote Shakespeareā€™s ā€˜King Learā€™, ā€œMitsunari is more timed-out against than timing-out.ā€

Timeout wins: 20.9%
Timeout losses: 3.8%

Hats off to Mitsunari.

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Mitsunari is also notoriously slow when it comes to playing moves for correspondence games. His games tend to last for months/years.

He employs the unique tactic of waiting so long to play a move that his opponent forgets what is happening in the game. :tired_face:

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Is that an @AdamR original?

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Of course. :slight_smile: canā€™t be caugth stealing :smiley:

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Nice. I did not know you had this talent. Itā€™s fun to learn new things about people.

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Hmmmā€¦ I think I noticed it in some tournamentā€¦ :thinking:

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Awesome pic @AdamR. I love that itā€™s your own work. :1st_place_medal:
As for ā€˜You do not understand And you never willā€™, I often feel that way with Go so; perfect.

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hi

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actually, i would like a big chocolate cake in the form of a Goban with black and white stones.

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@koolbreeze, I think Iā€™m on par with @Mitsunari with regard to that ā€œtacticā€ :smiley: Sometimes I even forget what my own plans were in a game :roll_eyes:

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I love correspondence games for many reasons.
One of them is that each time I open an ongoing game I can look at it with fresh eyes and try to find the best move without messing with ā€œwhat was I trying to do with that previous move?ā€ :smiley:

Well, I admit that sometimes it can be a little confusingā€¦ forgetting to take a ko, for example. :slight_smile:

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Hello,

@trohde @koolbreeze @Kosh Iā€™m sorry if i had caused troubles in our games :frowning:
Iā€™ll try to play as fast as i can.

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While itā€™s true that I prefer quicker games. Primarily because I get confused by too many going on at onceā€¦

I for one have NO problem with any player that plays within the agreed time settings and that includes Vacation and Weekend Pause. We have had many excellent games and I would not have wished to miss out on those.

The only players I have a beef with are those that start a lot of games without any serious intention of finishing them. Reflected in a large ā€˜loss-by-timeoutā€™ stat.

So while there are some site policies that I might like to change (see Weekend pause, Slow tournaments & Vacation). I genuinely admire your record of finishing what you start and I am always happy to play(lose) a game with you.

ps my apologies to woosisters for going off-topic again.

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No worries, @Mitsunari, maybe I wasnā€™t clear: Iā€™m a slow player, due to too much stress IRL, and I TOTALLY donā€™t mind if you also play slowly :slight_smile:

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