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Subject: Did the Game Change?

Date: Thu Sep 20 12:19:36 2018
User: rico1950
Message:
Hi All, Starting yesterday I noticed that the message at the end of a winning hand has changed. It use to say something like "Daily position x and 5 more games to pass player y" now it just says "Daily position x" Was this an intended change or did something break? I think Chrome did an update yesterday so maybe that's the reason??? Thanks!

Date: Thu Sep 20 12:43:24 2018
User: joeygray
Message:
Still works for me. On a side note, after about 4 years languishing, and ever dropping, on the 7th page of the all-time 8x4, my streak has finally been booted off to the eighth page. :( :( I remember when I got to that streak 16 years ago it was good enough to be on the first page. At this rate I have another decade or so before I get booted off entirely. Denny'n'me are in the same boat.

Date: Thu Sep 20 13:18:33 2018
User: jamesblackburn-lynch
Message:
rico, Probably nothing has changed. One way this could happen: if you had a daily streak, say, of 30 and then lost a game. The next game you played wouldn't tell you that bit about how many more to pass player y since you haven't even caught yourself yet. That is, your best streak of the day is 30 and now you are starting a new streak and only have one. You will need to win 29 more to catch up to your best daily streak. When you do, it will again tell you that you have x games to pass player y. James

Date: Thu Sep 20 13:20:46 2018
User: rico1950
Message:
Thanks for the reply joey. you got me thinking, so I went to Microsoft Edge and it still works there. I guess Chrome broke something when it updated :( On your side note- I know just how you feel. I watched my scores slip down over the years too. Frustrating to say the least. IMHO time in rank should hold some weight instead of being a "penalty".

Date: Thu Sep 20 16:19:36 2018
User: free@last
Message:
I don't know what Denny's code looks at (nor why) but I usually play via Chrome on Linux and I don't get the 'n more to pass xxx' message. I do get it on other devices.

Date: Thu Sep 20 17:20:43 2018
User: joeygray
Message:
Wow. I would never have guessed that the results popup could be different on different browsers. Could it be that it differs depending on whether it thinks your device is a mobile (small screen)?

Date: Thu Sep 20 17:21:27 2018
User: jamesblackburn-lynch
Message:
Wait! Time in rank isn't a penalty, is it? My experience says the new guy with a score is at the bottom. So, if I had a streak of 100 as my all time streak and there were ten other folks with that same score, I'd be at the bottom of those people. James

Date: Fri Sep 21 15:15:59 2018
User: rico1950
Message:
Hi James. If the scoring works as you say, then yes, that is certainly a reasonable way to do it. My experience has been that my name is always on the bottom of the list of players with equal scores. I can only speak for my games, on my systems. For all I know someone else signing on may see their name last on the list too... can't speak about the sorting method, just seeing the results :) rico

Date: Thu Sep 27 01:23:57 2018
User: joeygray
Message:
Hmmph. I just dropped from 701 to 702, after only eight days. At THAT rate, I'll be off the list in less than 7 years. I better start making a more concerted effort to play 8x4s without dropping into just-phallicking-around mode. And see if I can run my own streak past my all-time. Haven't been close for a while, now, but it's been a really long time since I lost an 8x4 when I was truly determined from move 1 to win it. Guess before I go for it I ought to practice on the lowest percent 8x4-10s and see if I'm just kidding myself.

Date: Thu Sep 27 15:27:32 2018
User: free@last
Message:
But 8*4 lulls you into phallicky play!

Date: Sat Sep 29 15:34:44 2018
User: amc
Message:
Wasn't working for me in Chome either. Neither were ads..... Turned off (whitelisted Freecell in) the ad blocker and they are both back.

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