Tuesday, June 17, 2008
stuff
Saw a bumper sticker today that read... Dont argue with your wife, just dicker ... rotflmao ... cant wait to go to holiday world and drool over the babes in the waterpark ;-) Laddergames are rocking in the wslr , if you want a set yahoo the ladderpeople or pop in the room. It usually doesnt take much more than 10 mins to get a set. thats it for the moment cya at the tables...
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Admins Tds Stackers
I want to welcome bambiella to the admin team for the wordsteal league. She is one of the hostingest tds i have ever seen and should do a great job as admin, Welcome Aboard BamBam!!
Also welcome to my 2 new tds oxit2me and misspelled. That brings us to 15 tds so far and as we grow i hope to get several more.
Playing Bronzelonna today she ghettostacked her way to a win over me. I made comment in the lobby about it but i mean no offense to her or anyone who employs that strategy. If getting 1 or 2 wins a year over me is all you are after lol then ghetto-stack away!!
Its good to see the laddergames going on. The top 10 players are really going at it with me or nats or whoever gets #1 giving daily sets to anyone who comes in to play. Thats the way it should be on a good ladder. If you want a set dont be bashful , cmon in and ask for 1 or join a table when a set is offered and the offers are being tossed out at all day long either in the room or thru yahoo messenger.
Gonna take a vacation and go to Holiday World next week. Thats an amusement /water park in Indiana and it should be a blast. Between now and then cya at the tables!!!
Also welcome to my 2 new tds oxit2me and misspelled. That brings us to 15 tds so far and as we grow i hope to get several more.
Playing Bronzelonna today she ghettostacked her way to a win over me. I made comment in the lobby about it but i mean no offense to her or anyone who employs that strategy. If getting 1 or 2 wins a year over me is all you are after lol then ghetto-stack away!!
Its good to see the laddergames going on. The top 10 players are really going at it with me or nats or whoever gets #1 giving daily sets to anyone who comes in to play. Thats the way it should be on a good ladder. If you want a set dont be bashful , cmon in and ask for 1 or join a table when a set is offered and the offers are being tossed out at all day long either in the room or thru yahoo messenger.
Gonna take a vacation and go to Holiday World next week. Thats an amusement /water park in Indiana and it should be a blast. Between now and then cya at the tables!!!
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
ok ok i will blog lol
Thanks to the people who have asked me to start blogging again. I didnt realize that people looked forward to reading this stuff lol. Man .... where do i start?
On league stuff, this month marks 1 year for Wordsteal League. Holy Crap.... it has been successful beyond any thought i had when i created it. Counting myself i have 14 tourney directors with over 1600 tourneys hosted this year. We have 170 members with over 27,000 matches played. In my humble opinion thats pretty damn good and its all thanks to the tds. Sneaky Bambi Nats Oxy Mummy Mel Kissy GG Wenchie Val and my new tds Barney Tweety and Sallie. Thanks every one of ya.
With summer here , school out too im not getting much time to play. My daughter CJ is 5 now and there is always something fun for us to do. She loves fishing , camping, going out in the boat or the canoe ,walking thru the woods and a hundred other things. I miss playing in Synergy Saturday nights and helping Mummy with a tourney or 2 over at interleague. This fall when school is back in i will get more time to play.
Thats it for this post cya at the tables or maybe at the lake ;-)
On league stuff, this month marks 1 year for Wordsteal League. Holy Crap.... it has been successful beyond any thought i had when i created it. Counting myself i have 14 tourney directors with over 1600 tourneys hosted this year. We have 170 members with over 27,000 matches played. In my humble opinion thats pretty damn good and its all thanks to the tds. Sneaky Bambi Nats Oxy Mummy Mel Kissy GG Wenchie Val and my new tds Barney Tweety and Sallie. Thanks every one of ya.
With summer here , school out too im not getting much time to play. My daughter CJ is 5 now and there is always something fun for us to do. She loves fishing , camping, going out in the boat or the canoe ,walking thru the woods and a hundred other things. I miss playing in Synergy Saturday nights and helping Mummy with a tourney or 2 over at interleague. This fall when school is back in i will get more time to play.
Thats it for this post cya at the tables or maybe at the lake ;-)
Friday, May 23, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Dawn HollyPeenyo Hotstuff Hotty The Spicy One
Any name you knew her by , you knew you would have fun with her around. We will miss you Hotstuff.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Earthquake
Friday morning at 440 am i reached over and shut my alarm clock off and about that time what felt like a huge fist started hitting my house. The noise , a heavy rumble made me think tornado at first but it turned out to be a 5.2 earthquake. I live in southern Illinois and i have felt earth tremors before but nothing like this. It lasted about 20 to 30 seconds the first time with aftershocks coming off and on thru the morning with a 4.1 at about 1015 am being the largest shock agter the big 1 . My house sits only 3 miles from the estimated epicenter of the quake and it was a very scary surreal experience. Only minor injuries were reported in the area with several houses damaged. Not a fun way to wake up on a friday morning.....
Monday, April 14, 2008
Stackers
This comes from a player named Forever_Forwards .... thanks for the input....
Further to your recent posts about 'stacking' I would like write as briefly as possible about its relevance to game/group dynamic. I notice, especially in the social rooms, that stacking has become very frequent. I beleive that it has become such a preference that when new players emerge, they adopt the stacking technique because they have entered into an environment that is now educating them this way of play.
So recognisable is the dependency that some have on stacking, that the standard of the game can be questioned. Constant stacking slams breaks onto any momentum the game is trying to create, and in my point of view its overuse shows a lack of integrity to both the game and opponent. The community was once understood to be a place of energy and diligence, but now fewer players play in way that hints that they admire the game.
The main objection that a traditional (I loosely define traditional as word focused players) player has with players who stack is an imbalance of effort. It can be controversial to assume this, we do not know how much effort our opponent is putting into a game. However, the situation remains that a player who reveals and plays a very good word can then watch its value overtaken by the next player who decides to stack. Whether they do that decently, indecently, or with the perception of 'im just playing the game', doesnt really matter to the traditional player; the traditional player is aiming to set a high standard of play, and the second is using this to his/her advantage, constantly.
Stacking qualifies as an acceptable technique and can be used effectively. We should however be responsible for how much we depend on it. I beleive it boils down to game integrity. A game with integrity conforms to these rules;
(1) Both players consider their options and make diverse decisions. They want to be in the game to maintain or improve their standard. They wish that the other player admires their efforts.
(2) Both players respond well to each others calls. They do not resort to a technique that constantly & directly opposes the other players preference because this is a damaging indication and it narrows the games potential to a minimum.
(3) Both players understand that compromise can exist in a competitve enivornment. If one player shows example of risky (in a sensible way) play and is conveying a great sense of effort, then do not be obliged to up your game too - it can be callous to constantly take advantage of someones efforts by relying on them to screw up aswell as playing a safe game.
So that is my observed view of 'stacking' and the integrity of the game. These opinions are not meant to insult and they are entirely objectionable.
Further to your recent posts about 'stacking' I would like write as briefly as possible about its relevance to game/group dynamic. I notice, especially in the social rooms, that stacking has become very frequent. I beleive that it has become such a preference that when new players emerge, they adopt the stacking technique because they have entered into an environment that is now educating them this way of play.
So recognisable is the dependency that some have on stacking, that the standard of the game can be questioned. Constant stacking slams breaks onto any momentum the game is trying to create, and in my point of view its overuse shows a lack of integrity to both the game and opponent. The community was once understood to be a place of energy and diligence, but now fewer players play in way that hints that they admire the game.
The main objection that a traditional (I loosely define traditional as word focused players) player has with players who stack is an imbalance of effort. It can be controversial to assume this, we do not know how much effort our opponent is putting into a game. However, the situation remains that a player who reveals and plays a very good word can then watch its value overtaken by the next player who decides to stack. Whether they do that decently, indecently, or with the perception of 'im just playing the game', doesnt really matter to the traditional player; the traditional player is aiming to set a high standard of play, and the second is using this to his/her advantage, constantly.
Stacking qualifies as an acceptable technique and can be used effectively. We should however be responsible for how much we depend on it. I beleive it boils down to game integrity. A game with integrity conforms to these rules;
(1) Both players consider their options and make diverse decisions. They want to be in the game to maintain or improve their standard. They wish that the other player admires their efforts.
(2) Both players respond well to each others calls. They do not resort to a technique that constantly & directly opposes the other players preference because this is a damaging indication and it narrows the games potential to a minimum.
(3) Both players understand that compromise can exist in a competitve enivornment. If one player shows example of risky (in a sensible way) play and is conveying a great sense of effort, then do not be obliged to up your game too - it can be callous to constantly take advantage of someones efforts by relying on them to screw up aswell as playing a safe game.
So that is my observed view of 'stacking' and the integrity of the game. These opinions are not meant to insult and they are entirely objectionable.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
News etc
I want to send a shout out to my wife ;-) Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. We got together in 93 and married in 95 . Like all marriages it hasnt all been smooth but most of it has been awesome. I love ya babe !!
On to league business...... 164 members 162 active in past 3 weeks , 19,943 matches played so far since ladder was started , i am the current #1 . Anyone wants a title shot i am available for laddergames from 3 to 5 pm est mon- friday and off and on all day sat-sun unless im in a tourney. Speaking for the ladder as a whole if there are any who feel slighted at anytime no matter who the #1 player is drop me an email with the details...... I promise i will not reveal your name unless you approve it. The # 1 player should be available to ladder and if there is a problem in the future rest assured it will be taken care of.
The TOC for March will be Sat April 19th at 11 am i hope. Notices will go out soon. Also...if you shared a win in a true swiss tourney you will be invited to play and it will count for ladder stats.
Thats all i have for now cya at the tables!!!
On to league business...... 164 members 162 active in past 3 weeks , 19,943 matches played so far since ladder was started , i am the current #1 . Anyone wants a title shot i am available for laddergames from 3 to 5 pm est mon- friday and off and on all day sat-sun unless im in a tourney. Speaking for the ladder as a whole if there are any who feel slighted at anytime no matter who the #1 player is drop me an email with the details...... I promise i will not reveal your name unless you approve it. The # 1 player should be available to ladder and if there is a problem in the future rest assured it will be taken care of.
The TOC for March will be Sat April 19th at 11 am i hope. Notices will go out soon. Also...if you shared a win in a true swiss tourney you will be invited to play and it will count for ladder stats.
Thats all i have for now cya at the tables!!!
Monday, March 31, 2008
couple more tips
Learn a new word every day use it in the game until its stuck in your brain. Also another trick i have seen that often works, think i have seen Dorcas talk about it too, is to use all the vowels up on your turn where you can. This can sometimes work to your advantage and doesnt hurt to give it a shot. In open pinks games i try to always look for the clear on any board too from the first rack on. I know some of ya look for that first stack but that will bite you on the ass if you arent careful.
Cya at the tables
Cya at the tables
Sunday, March 30, 2008
On the weekend
Man , Tds sure are great people lol. Thanks to everyone who hosted tourneys i played in yesterday , Star/aka Kissy Bambi , Dorcas ,Barb and Ivystung. The minis Star hosted were great and Drunkox night at Synergy was a good 1. Thanks also to Nanc for hanging out and teaming with me in Hollys place , great fun ...... Please dont kill me for that first match lol!!!
Lisa aka GreaseGravey was saying that she took my advice i posted about playing longer words instead of stacking in some cases and it has helped her move her game to another level. Well i have more advice for some of you. Play Faster. Just because you have 40 seconds doesnt mean you need to use it all. The faster you play the less time your opponent has to study the board and playing fast can put them off their game.
Hangover..... ugh its true the hangovers do hurt more than they used to. B vitamins help but even with that ugh. I have been sticking to my New Years resolution fairly well and only drank a couple of times this year, last night being one of those nights and im paying for last night today.
Anyway thats all i have for the moment come on over to steal league and play a few... Cya at the tables....
Lisa aka GreaseGravey was saying that she took my advice i posted about playing longer words instead of stacking in some cases and it has helped her move her game to another level. Well i have more advice for some of you. Play Faster. Just because you have 40 seconds doesnt mean you need to use it all. The faster you play the less time your opponent has to study the board and playing fast can put them off their game.
Hangover..... ugh its true the hangovers do hurt more than they used to. B vitamins help but even with that ugh. I have been sticking to my New Years resolution fairly well and only drank a couple of times this year, last night being one of those nights and im paying for last night today.
Anyway thats all i have for the moment come on over to steal league and play a few... Cya at the tables....
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Around the Leagues
Mimi tourneys at Wordsteal and tonight at Synergy Pards at 930 drunkox at 11. Check the leagues for more info cya at the tables!!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
New Champ
Oxtailsoups soupish title reign was ended today by Adamsgirl in Greasegravy's !0 am tourney today. Adamsgirl aka Val is pretty new to the league but is pretty cool and always willing to ladder. She holds the gold for now but as always there are players waiting in the wings ready to knock her off the top of the hill...Cya at the tables
Monday, March 24, 2008
Loyalty
As Wenchie said in her comment on the previous post i too have seen and heard rumblings about site loyalty , league loyalty etc. For some it is just personal choice wher ethey play , some have issues with software and others just dont like hoyle or hate wordsteal.
I love the newer dictionary, the no pinks bar and the ability to go to 20 and 25 sec timers at steal and others like the typing function. I love the graphics and setup at hoyle. I love my wordsteal league. I enjoy playing in Synergy Extreme FSW and Interleague at hoyle. I have many friends on both sites that dont cross over but that doesnt stop me from ENJOYING both .
I like to play scrabble in an offline setting with friends etc but i dont care for the game online but if i did like it online i wouldnt feel disloyal to my friends i play offline.
I pretty much wont play in a league that harbors people that have been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be cheaters with the lone exception being Interleague, i have my reasons for that, different post some other day for those that may care .
Anyway the gist of the post is have fun and dont begrudge other players the right to travel between sites and leagues.
Cya at the tables
I love the newer dictionary, the no pinks bar and the ability to go to 20 and 25 sec timers at steal and others like the typing function. I love the graphics and setup at hoyle. I love my wordsteal league. I enjoy playing in Synergy Extreme FSW and Interleague at hoyle. I have many friends on both sites that dont cross over but that doesnt stop me from ENJOYING both .
I like to play scrabble in an offline setting with friends etc but i dont care for the game online but if i did like it online i wouldnt feel disloyal to my friends i play offline.
I pretty much wont play in a league that harbors people that have been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be cheaters with the lone exception being Interleague, i have my reasons for that, different post some other day for those that may care .
Anyway the gist of the post is have fun and dont begrudge other players the right to travel between sites and leagues.
Cya at the tables
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Fun
The comp room at hoyle was packed out last night with players old and new to synergy. Everyone brought some fun with them so i didnt have to bring it all on my own lol. Seriously tho its really good to see that kind of cooperation between leagues , admins and players .
My partner "The Spicy One" Hollypeenyo came out for the 10 pm pards tourney and we were unstoppable one more time!! Great to see ya hotstuff!! I think i saw the PurpleGirple toss out the words "Force of Nature" lol after playing team pepperin lmao!! There were players i missed seeing this time but hopefully in the coming weeks they will be able to play.
Led by Dorcas , the players i did see last night included duncansmama pammiek melisca purplegirple roseva wenchie canshep drkate spot60 bballmom66 Barb1111 Hollypeenyo sneakypete bluberry rubydg queenie pundette greasegravy ivystung and ricketytick.
Barb left this comment on another post but i wanted to put it up front where everyone can read it.
"Just having finished hanging out at the rowdy Saturday night at Synergy, I just want to thank everyone who came out to play, we had a blast, and encourage more of you to join us next Saturday. Drunk Ox is making it's return next Saturday at 11 pm and no, you don't have to be drunk to play but it helps. :-)"
Cya all at the tables
My partner "The Spicy One" Hollypeenyo came out for the 10 pm pards tourney and we were unstoppable one more time!! Great to see ya hotstuff!! I think i saw the PurpleGirple toss out the words "Force of Nature" lol after playing team pepperin lmao!! There were players i missed seeing this time but hopefully in the coming weeks they will be able to play.
Led by Dorcas , the players i did see last night included duncansmama pammiek melisca purplegirple roseva wenchie canshep drkate spot60 bballmom66 Barb1111 Hollypeenyo sneakypete bluberry rubydg queenie pundette greasegravy ivystung and ricketytick.
Barb left this comment on another post but i wanted to put it up front where everyone can read it.
"Just having finished hanging out at the rowdy Saturday night at Synergy, I just want to thank everyone who came out to play, we had a blast, and encourage more of you to join us next Saturday. Drunk Ox is making it's return next Saturday at 11 pm and no, you don't have to be drunk to play but it helps. :-)"
Cya all at the tables
Friday, March 21, 2008
New Champ
Oxtailsoup didnt take out the fruitbat in her first attempt at the gold but she managed to unseat him in the 3:15 pm tourney yesterday to claim the gold. How long she will keep the title is anyones guess as there are several contenders in line for a shot. Good luck Soupish cya at the tables p.s Thanks Sneaky for the graphic :-)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Saturday Night Synergy
Synergy league at hoyle has always been a lot of fun especially on Saturday nights. Well this weekend Synergy returns to the front lines with Tourneys at 8 and 9 pm est with a Partners tourn scheduled for 10 pm est. For those of you that can get in this should be a fun night with a bunch of rowdy hellraisers coming out to play. My longtime partner in the worlds greatest wordox tag team, The Spicy One , Hollypeenyo is feeling poorly (hoping she gets well soon) so i may have to find me a mystery partner for that tourney. Come on out to the comp room at hoyle Saturday night and have fun ;-) http://www.myleague.com/_synergy/
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
last post
im no good at html etc so last post is screwed up lol. The preview looks different i dont know why its all skewed up. you get the idea tho :P
vs
A formal challenge by Oxtailsoup against Fruitbat was played out today in the ladder room. Fruitbat came out victorious in this encounter but im sure OT will be back for another shot at the top spot in the near future. The battle for the # 1 spot is very interesting indeed. Who will be the next to throw down the formal challenge gauntlet? Maybe someone will knock the bat off in a tourney? We shall see as the plot thickens!!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
The stats
Ok , Richard decided to sit out for a few days and i sat out also so we both dropped for inactivity. The current #1 player on the wordsteal league is fruitbat. Fruitbat is a UK player and is the target for stathunters at the moment. LMFAO. Since stats are the new in thing im thinking wtf have i been missing out on? From here on until i get tired of messing with it im going to be a stats hound/whore / slut /manho or whatever you wanna call it. I will singlehandedly bring the fun back or my name isnt Jeff/Kes/Perrin !!!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
hmmm
One comment that was left on here by someone who didnt leave their name ... imagine that... anyway here is the comment....
"people like you and kes who live and die by their stats take away from the fun of wordox.fuck that, its already NO FUN."
I really felt the need to get into that comment a little bit. The fun of wordox hmmmm lets see, I dont play at Oxfest so i cant ruin anyones fun there. Same with United league. I miss playing at Synergy. Holly Barb Ivy Nanc and all the rest. Had a blast there a lot of late nights but work hours keep me from getting in there when i want to. Extremeox same deal , I get to play there maybe once a week in a tourney if im lucky. Fsw i play once in awhile, they have quirky rules but fun players and a great td staff but im not there enough to matter much in the ladder hierarchy. Interleague i play in maybe one or two tourneys every other saturday if that. That leaves Wordsteal league. My league. We have 74 players active in the last 3 weeks. I normally only get to play there from2 30 pm to 7 pm weekdays est and various hours on the weekends. Which one of the 74 active players fun am i ruining? The ones who join me for laddergames or the ones who i meetup with in tourneys.
So i live and die by my stats? I am currently # 2 on MY ladder , i just looked. I could i suppose write wordman and ask for a ladderset or send a formal challenge if i was interested in pursuing the #1 spot but i really dont care. If i did care i wouldnt drop for inactivity half the time i do wind up on a ladders #1 spot.
In summary. Whoever you are you anonymous dickweed, Bite me. For the rest of ya, if its no fun playing me dont join the table when i set for laddermatches. Dont join the few tourneys i play in. Tell me who you are i wont join any you are in. I will even keep your name to myself. See how easy that is.
And for those that enjoy playing me ... cyas at the tables ;-)
"people like you and kes who live and die by their stats take away from the fun of wordox.fuck that, its already NO FUN."
I really felt the need to get into that comment a little bit. The fun of wordox hmmmm lets see, I dont play at Oxfest so i cant ruin anyones fun there. Same with United league. I miss playing at Synergy. Holly Barb Ivy Nanc and all the rest. Had a blast there a lot of late nights but work hours keep me from getting in there when i want to. Extremeox same deal , I get to play there maybe once a week in a tourney if im lucky. Fsw i play once in awhile, they have quirky rules but fun players and a great td staff but im not there enough to matter much in the ladder hierarchy. Interleague i play in maybe one or two tourneys every other saturday if that. That leaves Wordsteal league. My league. We have 74 players active in the last 3 weeks. I normally only get to play there from2 30 pm to 7 pm weekdays est and various hours on the weekends. Which one of the 74 active players fun am i ruining? The ones who join me for laddergames or the ones who i meetup with in tourneys.
So i live and die by my stats? I am currently # 2 on MY ladder , i just looked. I could i suppose write wordman and ask for a ladderset or send a formal challenge if i was interested in pursuing the #1 spot but i really dont care. If i did care i wouldnt drop for inactivity half the time i do wind up on a ladders #1 spot.
In summary. Whoever you are you anonymous dickweed, Bite me. For the rest of ya, if its no fun playing me dont join the table when i set for laddermatches. Dont join the few tourneys i play in. Tell me who you are i wont join any you are in. I will even keep your name to myself. See how easy that is.
And for those that enjoy playing me ... cyas at the tables ;-)
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