<![CDATA[SBG Forum; SimplyBG Community Forum - Trish's Corner]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:16:17 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Opting out of Chat-Alerts]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=68 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:11:32 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=68 red-dot-flag at the top of the page.

This information in these chat boards may be useful to some, but not to others who are not interested seeing alerts for these boards.

To stop alerts from tournaments you're not interested in, go to the Dashboard , then look for the "Parlour and Tournament Chat board monitors" near the lower part of the main dashboard page.  You'll see a button to flush your associations with all the tournament parlour chat boards.

"Reset my chat-alert associations of recent parlour room visits."

Be sure to read the information there, it talks about your email-opt-in state, and TD-delegation state. And of course, if you're a participant in the active tournament, you will not be exempt from these alerts for the rooms.

Keep in mind, that if you clear all your associations and flush the cache as described in the Dashboard, you'll no longer be alerted of chats in those rooms.
However, if you re-enter the room of a tournament, you'll once again be associated with the tournament, and chat alerts for the room will resume. You'll want to repeat the process of flushing the chat cache to stop it.]]> red-dot-flag at the top of the page.

This information in these chat boards may be useful to some, but not to others who are not interested seeing alerts for these boards.

To stop alerts from tournaments you're not interested in, go to the Dashboard , then look for the "Parlour and Tournament Chat board monitors" near the lower part of the main dashboard page.  You'll see a button to flush your associations with all the tournament parlour chat boards.

"Reset my chat-alert associations of recent parlour room visits."

Be sure to read the information there, it talks about your email-opt-in state, and TD-delegation state. And of course, if you're a participant in the active tournament, you will not be exempt from these alerts for the rooms.

Keep in mind, that if you clear all your associations and flush the cache as described in the Dashboard, you'll no longer be alerted of chats in those rooms.
However, if you re-enter the room of a tournament, you'll once again be associated with the tournament, and chat alerts for the room will resume. You'll want to repeat the process of flushing the chat cache to stop it.]]> <![CDATA[ELO Status]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=63 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:36:26 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=63
ELOs are best viewed from the Dashboard Playstats Dashboard:
https://www.simplybg.com/dashboard/playstats/


The Playstats dashboard shows a summary of your ELOs in a bar graph display.]]>
ELOs are best viewed from the Dashboard Playstats Dashboard:
https://www.simplybg.com/dashboard/playstats/


The Playstats dashboard shows a summary of your ELOs in a bar graph display.]]> <![CDATA[Show/Hide feature in Hamburger Menu]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=59 Mon, 27 May 2024 08:38:32 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=59
I could not see the "Matches Underway" box, a useful tool that lists current matches being played.

This box is one of several that can be closed or opened per your preference.

If you are not seeing the "Matches Underway" box on the Openplay Parlour page, you probably closed it. You can re-open it. From the top-left-corner menu, the hamburger menu.

Anyway before calling for help, consult the hamburger menu - the answer might well be there!

Best regards
Trish]]>
I could not see the "Matches Underway" box, a useful tool that lists current matches being played.

This box is one of several that can be closed or opened per your preference.

If you are not seeing the "Matches Underway" box on the Openplay Parlour page, you probably closed it. You can re-open it. From the top-left-corner menu, the hamburger menu.

Anyway before calling for help, consult the hamburger menu - the answer might well be there!

Best regards
Trish]]> <![CDATA[A Question on Board Orientation]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=37 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:45:24 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=37 Therefore, I have set my preference using the Dashboard Preferences setting page.

[Image: boardorientationpreferencesetting.png]

Link:
https://www.simplybg.com/dashboard/settings-preferences ]]> Therefore, I have set my preference using the Dashboard Preferences setting page.

[Image: boardorientationpreferencesetting.png]

Link:
https://www.simplybg.com/dashboard/settings-preferences ]]> <![CDATA[Starting A New Match With Timer Enabled]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=26 Sat, 13 May 2023 09:49:23 -0700 hank]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=26
Be sure to review the Timers Documentation Page  for complete details on the play timers.

All matches are initiated by either a direct "invite" to an opponent or an "offer" to play a match in which the opponent would "take".

No matter which method you choose, all matches are created using the match-specifications tool.  To offer a match with timer, you enable the timer feature in your "invite" or in your "offer".

Follow these steps to create an "invite" that is saved as a "token" that can be used many times to create the same match specifications.

1) Go to the Dashboard, the "Invites Token Manager " page to create an invite token with timer enabled, this link: dashboard invites

2) Use the A:"Create a New Token" button to open the match-specification tool. Be sure to select B:"Play Timer:" option, relaxed, fast, or rapid.

3) Enable your new match invite offer to show in your list of offers in the "Ready To Play" tool of the Openplay Parlour  by C:clicking on the circle-up-arrow icon.

Steps 2 and 3,  follow A:, B:, C: ...

[Image: invite_with_timer.png]

Once your Invite Token is created, whenever you use the "Ready To Play" button, this token with the timer enabled match will be in your list for opponents to take you upon your offer to play.]]>
Be sure to review the Timers Documentation Page  for complete details on the play timers.

All matches are initiated by either a direct "invite" to an opponent or an "offer" to play a match in which the opponent would "take".

No matter which method you choose, all matches are created using the match-specifications tool.  To offer a match with timer, you enable the timer feature in your "invite" or in your "offer".

Follow these steps to create an "invite" that is saved as a "token" that can be used many times to create the same match specifications.

1) Go to the Dashboard, the "Invites Token Manager " page to create an invite token with timer enabled, this link: dashboard invites

2) Use the A:"Create a New Token" button to open the match-specification tool. Be sure to select B:"Play Timer:" option, relaxed, fast, or rapid.

3) Enable your new match invite offer to show in your list of offers in the "Ready To Play" tool of the Openplay Parlour  by C:clicking on the circle-up-arrow icon.

Steps 2 and 3,  follow A:, B:, C: ...

[Image: invite_with_timer.png]

Once your Invite Token is created, whenever you use the "Ready To Play" button, this token with the timer enabled match will be in your list for opponents to take you upon your offer to play.]]> <![CDATA[Recent Questions Seen in the Chat Boards]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=17 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:00:39 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=17 Question: How do you see what your ELO is?

                  The best place to see your ELO is on the Dashboard Player Stats Page .

Question: Why does it seem the dice auto-roll is enabling itself?

                  The dice will indeed automatically engage in an auto-roll state whenever your turn is in a position of no moves.
                  One example is when you have one or more checkers on the bar and your opponent has a full block in the HOME
                  board and the double-cube is not in play for you.

Question: How can I see if my opponent is actively viewing the playboard of our match?

                  There are a couple of ways to detect if an opponent is viewing the playboard.
                    1)  There is a red, yellow, or green dot in the upper left corner of the opponent avatar shown on the /play/ link.
                          When your opponent is active, the dot will be green or yellow when they viewed the board in the last few minutes.
                          And red otherwise.  At times this dot may be flashing a white/red pattern. This is an indicator that your opponent is
                          active at the site and is viewing one of the pages that will notify them if it is their turn.
                    2)   The Dashboard Matches page shows all your unfinished matches.  Whenever your opponent is actively viewing the
                          match, a green lightbulb icon is shown in the list nearest the player's name. The lightbulb icon will appear grey otherwise.

Question: Is there a setting for me to play against "the computer"?

                  No. SimplyBG is 100%, real players.]]> Question: How do you see what your ELO is?

                  The best place to see your ELO is on the Dashboard Player Stats Page .

Question: Why does it seem the dice auto-roll is enabling itself?

                  The dice will indeed automatically engage in an auto-roll state whenever your turn is in a position of no moves.
                  One example is when you have one or more checkers on the bar and your opponent has a full block in the HOME
                  board and the double-cube is not in play for you.

Question: How can I see if my opponent is actively viewing the playboard of our match?

                  There are a couple of ways to detect if an opponent is viewing the playboard.
                    1)  There is a red, yellow, or green dot in the upper left corner of the opponent avatar shown on the /play/ link.
                          When your opponent is active, the dot will be green or yellow when they viewed the board in the last few minutes.
                          And red otherwise.  At times this dot may be flashing a white/red pattern. This is an indicator that your opponent is
                          active at the site and is viewing one of the pages that will notify them if it is their turn.
                    2)   The Dashboard Matches page shows all your unfinished matches.  Whenever your opponent is actively viewing the
                          match, a green lightbulb icon is shown in the list nearest the player's name. The lightbulb icon will appear grey otherwise.

Question: Is there a setting for me to play against "the computer"?

                  No. SimplyBG is 100%, real players.]]> <![CDATA[The Meetup Tab]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=10 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:43:50 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=10
[Image: meetuptab1.png]

I used it today for the first time to schedule a time with my opponent to meet.  And it is a winner!

When you go to the dashboard it is the first item that is loaded up as a reminder that you commit.

In the Unfinished Matches Dashboard , the match item with meet-up times will display a summary of your and your opponent's "Meeting Times Offered".

[Image: meetuptab2.png]

Helpful to schedule playing times with opponents across the world.]]>
[Image: meetuptab1.png]

I used it today for the first time to schedule a time with my opponent to meet.  And it is a winner!

When you go to the dashboard it is the first item that is loaded up as a reminder that you commit.

In the Unfinished Matches Dashboard , the match item with meet-up times will display a summary of your and your opponent's "Meeting Times Offered".

[Image: meetuptab2.png]

Helpful to schedule playing times with opponents across the world.]]> <![CDATA[What is your best opening move?]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=8 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 21:26:45 -0700 Trish H]]> https://www.simplybg.com/community/showthread.php?tid=8 Hi everyone.

I was looking through an article and they said:

Quote:The best opening roll (3-1) only gives that player a 55% chance to win.

I found it interesting that an opening roll could give you a better chance of winning.

I am curious what others thought.  Is there an opening roll, like 3-1, that is the best opening roll to determine if you win?

What do you think?

For an aid describing the backgammon board, see the Common Nomenclatures of the Backgammon Board ]]> Hi everyone.

I was looking through an article and they said:

Quote:The best opening roll (3-1) only gives that player a 55% chance to win.

I found it interesting that an opening roll could give you a better chance of winning.

I am curious what others thought.  Is there an opening roll, like 3-1, that is the best opening roll to determine if you win?

What do you think?

For an aid describing the backgammon board, see the Common Nomenclatures of the Backgammon Board ]]>