gf1-users

[Gf1-users] purchasing links on sourceforge.net

[Ralf. G <ad...@te...>]

Hi there,
I'm interested in buying text links on http://gf1.sourceforge.net. I 
have a few poker sites that I promote and I'm thinking there could be a 
good match between the traffic your site gets and my poker sites.

If you're interested in selling advertising spots in the form of simple 
http text links please let me know. I would pay by paypal or 
neteller...

Sites I may wish to promote are:
www.texas-hold-um.info
www.texasholdem-poker.info
www.texas-holdum.info

Thanks
Ralf

[Gf1-users] GF1.com

[Eugene P. <eug...@ya...>]

Hello guys, 

The domain name GF1.com is for sale. If any of you is
intereted to purchase it, please contact. 

Kind regards,
Eugene Prosso

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[Gf1-users] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dvonn,_Z=E8rtz,_Tamsk?=

[Wandering K. <Wan...@gm...>]

Hi there,

I like the gf1 program very much.

Are there programs to play Tamsk, Zèrtz or Dvonn too?

Ciao,


Greetz    Koala.

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Re: [Gf1-users] gf1 download

[Kurt V. d. B. <ku...@pa...>]

Wandering Koala wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a little problem and I hope you can help me.
> Where can I get the gf1 program? When I try to download it from the gf1
> website(gf1.sourceforge.net), the link doesn't work.
as a temporary work-around you can download the files
from this page:
        http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1868

I'll update the gf1 website in a few days.

regards,

Kurt.
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[Gf1-users] gf1 download

[Wandering K. <Wan...@gm...>]

Hi

I have a little problem and I hope you can help me.
Where can I get the gf1 program? When I try to download it from the gf1
website(gf1.sourceforge.net), the link doesn't work.


Thanks,

Koala.

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[Gf1-users] wanted! a gipf-server.

[Kurt V. d. B. <ku...@vi...>]

hello,

As you may (or may not) know, I'm working on a gipf-server which
will allow 2 people to play gipf in real-time over the internet.
So no more looking for opponents in your neigbourhood, the whole
world can be your opponent.
(more info on http://gf1.sourceforge.net/gf2/gf2.html)

Work on the server-program is progressing nicely, I hope to have a test-version
available in a month or so.

the reason I'm sending this mail is that I'm looking for a computer
to run the server on. The main requirement is that it should have
a 24/24 hour internet connection.
(so you can play any hour of day and night :-)

The server will not take much disk-space or bandwith (unless it turns
out to be a gigantic success of course).

I would prefer a unix-machine (linux if possible), but I should
be able to get the server working on windows as wel.

So my question to you: do you or somebody you know have some spare
bandwith on a computer connected to the internet? and can I run
the gipf-server on it?

(I can't pay for this, but the gipf-playing community will be
 eternally grateful.)

thanks in advance,

Kurt.

PS: I'm sorry if you received this mail twice.
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[Gf1-users] Re: Gf1-users digest, Vol 1 #4 - 1 msg

[Don & Co NV - K. B. <do...@gi...>]

>   1. Zertz and Tamsk (Mickel Knight)
> I realize this is a little off this mailing lists charter, but what better
> group to ask this of...  How good are these two games?  Which would you
> reccomend and why?

Dear Mickel,

I don't think you will find many who can tell you something about ZÈRTZ yet.
There have been some problems with the production and as a result of that
only few copies have been distributed so far. In a week or so everything
will be OK, meaning that more will have the possibility to find out what the
game is all about.

I'm not the right person to explain how deep the games are. Nevertheless, I
think I may say that both TAMSK and ZÈRTZ are consderably different from
other abstract 2-player games - what ever that means.

You'll find all kinds of opinions about TAMSK. Some don't like the game
because it must be played under too much time pressure, others do like it
because the time factor is *in* the game; it is part of every move you make.
This only to say that the fact that hour-glasses are used as playing pieces
generates mixed feelings. Some think it is highly original, others cosider
it too gadget-like. The strange thing is that almost every comment I read or
heard, was focused completely on the time element and didn't mentioning what
the game is all about: it is about territory. You use time to keep your
pieces alive, indeed, but the aim is to visit spaces and to claim territory
for your own hourglasses. There is a reason why the first version in the
rules explain how to play whithout turning over the hour-glasses. Use them
as staight pieces and you'll find out a lot about the depth and what
stategies will pay off. If more people would play the basic version a few
more times, more will understand that TAMSK is a stragegy game, not a
gadget.
One last remark: the hourglasses are supposed to be 3 minutes, but because
of the production price it was impossible to have very precise hour-glasses.
More precise hour-glasses would have at least doubled the price. The current
hour-glasses have a margin of 10% more or less. In spite of that, I - and
the people from Schmidt Spiele - believe that the game still has plenty of
enjoyment to offer. A pitty, true, but there was no other way.

ZÈRTZ is a strange game because it is hard to get a grip on what happens on
the board. First you must assemble a hexagonal board with 37 lose tiles. The
game itself is played with a pool of 21 marbles (3 different colours). To
win you must capture a certain number of marbles. To play, you take a marble
out of the pool and put it on a vacant tile, next you must remove a free
tile ad the edge of the board. So, while playing the board gets smaller and
the number of marbles increases. This inevitably leads to a confrontation.
The twist is that the marbles belong to neither player, i.e. you play both
with the same pieces, which makes that you don't really play *against* your
opponent; it is more something like trying to take advantage of his turns.
Put in other words: the trick it to get the most out of an opponents move
and to do so you must try to make him do what you want him to do - and that
is possible through making sacrifices. Through forcing your opponent to
capture (as in checkers), you must try to reposition the marbles on the
board, with the purpose, of course, to get more out of it than what you
sacrified.
My advise it to play it fast in the beginning; understanding what is good
and bad and how you gain the upper-hand will come after a game or 10.

Hope this helps you - an possibly a few others - a bit further.

Kris

[Gf1-users] Zertz and Tamsk

[Mickel K. <kn...@vi...>]

I realize this is a little off this mailing lists charter, but what better
group to ask this of...  How good are these two games?  Which would you
reccomend and why?

Thanks in advance.

Mickel Knight

[Gf1-users] GF2

[Kurt V. d. B. <ku...@vi...>]

thanks for your reactions to my last mail.

if you have more ideas, or you haven't read the document yet, you
can still send me your reactions and encouragements.

I've updated the document with your ideas and put it on the website:
    http://gf1.sourceforge.net/doc/gf2.html

regards,

Kurt.
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[Gf1-users] Gipf over the internet

[Kurt V. d. B. <ku...@vi...>]

hello,

I'm working on making Gipf playable over the internet.
I've written a small document with my ideas and plans.
Can you please have a look at it and let me know what you think.
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  GF2 (Gipf for two)
  Kurt Van den Branden (ku...@vi...)


  This document is a description of the next stage of GF1-development.
  I'm trying to make it possible to play Gipf over the internet in real-
  time with GF1 as the user-interface.

  1.  The general idea

  For playing Gipf over the internet you will need 2 things, a client
  and a server.

  The client will be GF1. You will make your moves on the gipf-board as
  you are used to now, but instead of handling the moves internally the
  moves will be sent to the server.

  The server (which I have called GF2 for the moment) will do all the
  administrative tasks: connect players with each other, start games,
  ...



  2.  How to play

  The following is a scenario of how to play against an opponent over
  the internet.


  1. Connect to the server

  2. Start a new game

  3. Play


  2.1.  Connect to the server

  GF1 will have a new option: Networkgame.

  This option will open a window asking you the following information:

  o  server: the name or address of the server where GF2 is running

  o  userid: the name you want to use on the server

  o  e-mail address: optional

  o  password: to make sure nobody else plays with your name

  The first time you connect to a server, you will be asked if you want
  to make a new userid on the server. (this is to avoid making a new
  userid each time you mistype your userid)

  All this information will be saved in a configuration-file so you
  don't have to enter it every time.


  2.2.  Start a new game

  When you are connected to the server you will get a list of all the
  other players currently connected. This list will show their name and
  if they are currently playing a game.

  You will also see a list of all the games in progress and the people
  participating in them.
  You can then select a name from the list of people who are not
  currenly playing a game. The server will ask the other player if (s)he
  wants to play against you. If the answer is yes the game can start.

  REMARK: I don't know at what point or who will decide what type of
  game to play or if it will be a timed game.


  2.3.  Play

  Playing will be just as normal. But instead of everything being
  handled internally in GF1, all moves will be sent to the server which
  will see what the result of your move is and send you the new board-
  situation.


  3.  Extras


  o  The server will store all the games ever played.


  o  I would like to let players send messages to each other while
     playing.


  o  It would be nice if other people could follow a match in progress.


  o  There should be a server for tournaments. Where you don't choose
     yourself who you will be playing, but you play against a fixed
     opponent for that step of the tournament.




  4.  Comments

  If you have comments about this document, send a mail to
  ku...@vi....

  Please send all your reactions:

  o  do you like my ideas

  o  do you hate them

  o  am I doing something completely wrong

  o  do you want to help (programming or testing)

  o  even if you just want to wish me good luck

[Gf1-users] GF1 1.03

[Kurt V. d. B. <ku...@vi...>]

hello,

It's only been a month and there already is a new version of GF1.
Nothing major has changed, just some small improvements to make
life easier when using GF1:

you probably already know where to get it:
        http://gf1.sourceforge.net

full list of changes:
- a new way to execute a move has been added: if you now click on the
  to-position when it has already been selected, your move gets executed.
- added license-section to the about-box.
- the main window titlebar will show the name of the file you loaded or
  saved. when saving you can automatically use the same name as the 
  previously loaded file.
- started using a new filechooser widget. (should be easier for windows-users)
- the file produced by the option "save log" now has the format specified
  on the gipf website for writing down games.

regards,

Kurt.
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