Topic: [ANNOUNCE] Human vs human chess matches. BTC wagers. Looking for beta testers. - page 3. (Read 6366 times)
May 13, 2012, 01:30:01 PM
if anybody is interested in a sponsorship, sign up at fantasypublishings.com (soon to be btcchess.com). i'm willing to sponsor anybody willing to put a game up on the site up to .1 bitcoins. just post your username in this thread an you will receive .1 btc for submitting a game.
May 13, 2012, 12:15:39 PM
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The background image, look at the pieces it's FUBAR 
lol, ya, he's definitely struggling.
May 13, 2012, 12:12:45 PM
I like the background image on http://fantasypublishings.com/ but the board is clearly faked, if black moved his queen to b5 he just lost it to the bishop who will put black in check. They meant to put the queen on c5 which would pretty much be the d00m of white.
i'm not sure i completely understand you. are you saying there's something wrong with the functionality of the site? or are you just talking about strategy? as far as my understanding of chess goes, queen get's her color... but i don't think that's what you're talking about...
May 13, 2012, 12:09:53 PM
I like the background image on http://fantasypublishings.com/ but the board is clearly faked, if black moved his queen to b5 he just lost it to the bishop who will put black in check. They meant to put the queen on c5 which would pretty much be the d00m of white.
May 13, 2012, 12:03:03 PM
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retitle it to human controlled robot chess and I think you have a winner on your hands.
meh, i'lll let the players figure that out for themselves. there are loop holes, as with any gaming site.
also, i am considering designing other gaming sites, as i've discussed in another thread. it's another gaming site for server based q3 engine based games, such as soldier of fortune and counter strike... players could play games like ctf and tdm, and the website would gather server statistics to determine the winning team and player id's and accounts. all players would have to enter into the tournaments same as with chess... i would need to purchase the servers though. if anyone wants to consider becoming a partner in this project, i encourage you to contact me. but please post all discussion on this idea on another thread. this is an [ANNOUNCE] thread for human vs human chess.
reference: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/new-gaming-site-in-the-works-79730
May 13, 2012, 10:49:24 AM
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Yep, doomed. I sincerely hope it works out but human nature and all that.
maybe it's not a complete loss. what if two players are doing the same thing. odds are still even...
retitle it to human controlled robot chess and I think you have a winner on your hands.
May 13, 2012, 10:43:14 AM
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Yep, doomed. I sincerely hope it works out but human nature and all that.
maybe it's not a complete loss. what if two players are doing the same thing. odds are still even...
May 13, 2012, 08:13:13 AM
How are you preventing people from using bots while playing?
if i told you how, then all the botters would know how to work around my method silly!
Unfortunately I fear that your site is doomed to failure. There is no technical mechanism available to prevent someone from running a grand master chess program and entering their opponent's moves into the program and then playing the same moves as the program does in the game. This method of cheating is out-of-band, and is the same reason that I don't play scrabble with people online; you can cheat in exactly the same manner using scrabble solvers.
All you'll end up with is a bunch of players pitting chess programs against each other.
reminds me of cheating in online chess tournaments:
start chess prog, set your color to the one your opponents color and let the computer predict the moves for you.
start chess prog, set your color to the one your opponents color and let the computer predict the moves for you.
Yep, doomed. I sincerely hope it works out but human nature and all that.
May 13, 2012, 07:45:54 AM
How are you preventing people from using bots while playing?
if i told you how, then all the botters would know how to work around my method silly!
Unfortunately I fear that your site is doomed to failure. There is no technical mechanism available to prevent someone from running a grand master chess program and entering their opponent's moves into the program and then playing the same moves as the program does in the game. This method of cheating is out-of-band, and is the same reason that I don't play scrabble with people online; you can cheat in exactly the same manner using scrabble solvers.
All you'll end up with is a bunch of players pitting chess programs against each other.
May 12, 2012, 02:40:25 PM
I"ll take up one of them (at a time at least)
(at a time at least)sure thing, but my limit is 2 for sponsorships, after this you gotta play on your own
your account has been credited
May 12, 2012, 02:38:00 PM
I"ll take up one of them (at a time at least)
(at a time at least) May 12, 2012, 10:05:54 AM
two more wagers have been placed on the list at .78 btc
i will sponsor someone up to .2 btc to accept his challenge. sign up and post your user name on this thread to receive sponsorship.
i will sponsor someone up to .2 btc to accept his challenge. sign up and post your user name on this thread to receive sponsorship.
May 12, 2012, 09:40:45 AM
the problem with that is, what if the game finishes early, and the escrow account hasn't been properly funded. it would attempt the transfer with an unconfirmed account, and no one would receive their monies. i'm sure there are ways around that problem, such as queing the transactions on a list...
May 11, 2012, 10:42:53 PM
I just sent over a few coins.
You should (if you haven't already) fund the account right when payment is sent, or if you feel unsafe with that wait for one confirmation.
I haven't looked in to Bitcoin payment tracking at all, and I'm not sure what's out there in terms of customization.
You should (if you haven't already) fund the account right when payment is sent, or if you feel unsafe with that wait for one confirmation.
I haven't looked in to Bitcoin payment tracking at all, and I'm not sure what's out there in terms of customization.
May 11, 2012, 04:25:39 PM
Sorry if it's already been answered in this thread, but is there any chance you'll be allowing spectator bets? I'm awful at chess, but I'd love to bet on it.
as of yet, the engine i'm using doesn't allow for spec'ing games, but i could arrange it for the future. this is what beta is for
May 11, 2012, 04:20:26 PM
Sorry if it's already been answered in this thread, but is there any chance you'll be allowing spectator bets?
+1Edit: For those of you signing up now, my ref number: rt3bn4w0xf6goeqo3y8qi9
May 11, 2012, 04:17:56 PM
Sorry if it's already been answered in this thread, but is there any chance you'll be allowing spectator bets? I'm awful at chess, but I'd love to bet on it.
May 11, 2012, 04:03:27 PM
I'll take his place. I won't have access to my wallet until tonight though.
fantastic. let me know when your ready. the wager is set at 0.25 btc.
May 11, 2012, 04:01:22 PM
My account doesn't' show as having an affiliate link, only a reference code. So... not sure if thats a problem.
ya, you were right. that was my fault. it should be working now though.
May 11, 2012, 04:00:43 PM
I'll take his place. I won't have access to my wallet until tonight though.
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