500 point giveaway!

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-09-20, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by hehfest

I might still get in it. Do they need to know my blood type or scan my eyes in order to play? Deadline on time?

I think you just have to create a username(please use your SBR name) and you might have to give them your email. You can probably even use a fake one if you want to. Refer to post #21 on how to sign up for the tourney after you create a username.

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-09-20, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

im in to win

1 game at least

when do u think tourny end september

That's difficult to say because I haven't played in a tournament in a very long time. The first round will take the longest... however... more than likely we will know who on SBR is going to win the 500 points before the 1st round is even over. Unless of course... by some miracle 2 people from SBR(not counting me) win their division. The good news is... once the board is full the game is over so... there is a limit to how long a game can last. Unlike a game like Chess where a game could have over 100 moves. A full game of Hexversi is 41 moves each... assuming there are no passes. But regardless, it's still 82 total moves.

**Cuse0323** · 03-09-20, 07:21 PM

I’ll give it a shot. I’m awful at games though. Chess, checkers, Stratego, you name it, and I suck at it. I may possibly be decent at Connect 4, or some simple shit.

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-09-20, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by Cuse0323

I’ll give it a shot. I’m awful at games though. Chess, checkers, Stratego, you name it, and I suck at it. I may possibly be decent at Connect 4, or some simple shit.

Sounds good, refer to post #21 on how to sign up. If you've ever played Othello... Hexversi is the same thing but the board is shaped like a hexagon. It's one of the easiest games to learn there ever was.

You can practice Othello against 3 different computer levels here: https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/reversi.html

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-09-20, 08:08 PM

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 06:06 PM

The tournament has started! I'm going to have my division/bracket winner predictions shortly. Predicting these are going to be a lot harder than I expected them to be. The groupings are random but... they couldn't have done a worse job if they tried. Some divisions have ZERO good players and others have AT LEAST 2 great players. This is good news for a couple of you SBR guys as you have pretty easy divisions.

Once I make my division winner predictions if you want to have a chance at winning 50 points in each division you can predict a winner as well... but it can't be the same pick as mine. In order for you to win the 50 points in a particular division my pick must be eliminated from the tournament and your pick must advance. I will also make a prediction for Tournament Champion. Again, you can't pick the same pick as me. But if you pick the tournament champion correctly... you will win 250 points. For the the division winners you can pick the same as other SBR members if you wish... but for the overall Champion... once a pick is taken it can't be chosen again. All of these picks must be made BEFORE Friday the 13th. ANY edits will be DQ'd

Also, now that the tournament has started... you must make your moves daily to make sure that you don't timeout. If you timeout you will be DQ'd. Some of you have not made your moves yet. If you have any questions let me know.

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 06:42 PM

My predictions for the division winners:

Ryan
2016 Harley Davidson
Jon
dmoresco
The Chair Man
maitreg
skydvr68
Eddie
sht10
[FGY]TPeti
Andy
Algis
Holden2341
aragon

Champion
Holden2341

To see everyone playing in the tournament, click on Rnd 1 on your main page. From there you click on 1-10 or 11-14. They are in blue. Once on those pages you can click on a persons name to see their stats. Some players hide their stats, but you can still see how many tournaments they've won. Some of these players are mostly Reversi players so... if they've won any type of Reversi tournament it usually means they are pretty good at all of it's variations including Hexversi.

**blankoblanco** · 03-10-20, 07:13 PM

Predictions:

Marinella
Mr Howard
njcarr
Hugolin
Tim
Scott Sitar
Marc Roney
KidatOc
ko
Joshua
turtlecrossing
jammer
Toptal
Bernard

Champion: Ryan

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 07:17 PM

does anyone ever beat u , are u like the undefeated grand master champion

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 07:18 PM

how's my competition anybody in here i can beat

cincinnatikid513	0	0	0.00
§mcastel	0	0	0.00
§The-Chair-Man	0	0	0.00
§Tim

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

how's my competition anybody in here i can beat

cincinnatikid513	0	0	0.00
§mcastel	0	0	0.00
§The-Chair-Man	0	0	0.00
§Tim

Yes, 2 of the 3 are very beatable even for newbie. I won't tell you which 2. But I think you could win anywhere from 1 to 4 games in your bracket. If you can you beat the other guy even 1 game I will be very impressed.

**blankoblanco** · 03-10-20, 07:27 PM

lol, I think we can figure out which 2 with some light deduction

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by blankoblanco

lol, I think we can figure out which 2 with some light deduction

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 07:35 PM

wow mcastel guy kind of sucks

Regular games	26 (17%)	119 (79%)	5 (3%)	150
Tournament games	45 (10%)	425 (90%)	0 (0%)	470
Ladder games	122 (8%)	1354 (92%)	3 (0%)	1479

**blankoblanco** · 03-10-20, 07:39 PM

Yeah, wtf, my group is so unfair lol

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by blankoblanco

Yeah, wtf, my group is so unfair lol

Yeah man... you've got the hardest bracket of the 4 people that signed up from SBR. The good news is... 2 of your players are notorious for timing out. I tell you what... for every game you beat either Ryan or Marinella I will throw 100 points your way. However... if they timeout... it doesn't count. A timeout win will count towards winning the 500... but.. in order for me to throw you the extra 100 you have to actually beat them. Marinella is very good at regular Reversi but she's very inexperienced at Hexversi. I'm the only person she's ever played in Hexversi to my knowledge. And she's never beat me... but she's came close a few times.

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 08:05 PM

what happens if u fail move within time limit is it a forfeit win

also how many from sbr signed up blanko,u wanna split tje 500 50 50 if its jist me and u

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

does anyone ever beat u , are u like the undefeated grand master champion

7 players in the tourney have beat me before. Some multiple times. And a few of the others have come close. And there are quite a few that I've never even played.

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

what happens if u fail move within time limit is it a forfeit win

also how many from sbr signed up blanko,u wanna split tje 500 50 50 if its jist me and u

Every time a move is made the 28 hour clock starts. If you fail to move in time... you lose. The good news is... if your opponent doesn't move in time it will count as a win for you. The 4 players from SBR that signed up are:

cincinnatikid513
blankoblanco
JediMindPicks
DanielEspinosa

If there are others... I am unaware of it.

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

wow mcastel guy kind of sucks

Regular games	26 (17%)	119 (79%)	5 (3%)	150
Tournament games	45 (10%)	425 (90%)	0 (0%)	470
Ladder games	122 (8%)	1354 (92%)	3 (0%)	1479

If you click on Regular, Tournament, or Ladder you can see what games they have specifically won or lost at. Sometimes these records are deceiving because people don't move in time. There are some really good players with crappy records because of this.

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by JohnGalt2341

If you click on Regular, Tournament, or Ladder you can see what games they have specifically won or lost at. Sometimes these records are deceiving because people don't move in time. There are some really good players with crappy records because of this.

i'm just hoping get lucky with a forfeit win, i doubt i can win on my own since i dont' really get the game yet just clicking buttons

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

i'm just hoping get lucky with a forfeit win, i doubt i can win on my own since i dont' really get the game yet just clicking buttons

After a few moves... the rules should make sense to you at least. Because of the abstract and paradoxical nature of the game... some people never get better... ever. Many people think they are winning when they are actually losing. You and Daniel have pretty easy brackets... I'd be surprised if you guys don't win at least 1 game each.

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by JohnGalt2341

After a few moves... the rules should make sense to you at least. Because of the abstract and paradoxical nature of the game... some people never get better... ever. Many people think they are winning when they are actually losing. You and Daniel have pretty easy brackets... I'd be surprised if you guys don't win at least 1 game each.

when does the actual stratetegy come in later on in the game seems like early on nothing much going on

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

when does the actual stratetegy come in later on in the game seems like early on nothing much going on

When I first started playing Reversi I thought the same thing. But the truth is... every move is fairly important. The first few are definitely the least important for sure... but I can sometimes tell I am going to crush someone even after the first 3 or 4 moves. My biggest strength is my endgame and my biggest weakness are my openings. Most of my losses are because people outplayed me early and I was never able to recover.

If you look at this link: https://www.sportsbookreview.com/for...core-game.html

I give away some good strategy tips. Specifically in post #26. I would be surprised if 2 of your opponents were aware of this. This should be a HUGE advantage for you.

**blankoblanco** · 03-10-20, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by JohnGalt2341

Yeah man... you've got the hardest bracket of the 4 people that signed up from SBR. The good news is... 2 of your players are notorious for timing out. I tell you what... for every game you beat either Ryan or Marinella I will throw 100 points your way. However... if they timeout... it doesn't count. A timeout win will count towards winning the 500... but.. in order for me to throw you the extra 100 you have to actually beat them. Marinella is very good at regular Reversi but she's very inexperienced at Hexversi. I'm the only person she's ever played in Hexversi to my knowledge. And she's never beat me... but she's came close a few times.

Ha, I doubt I will win a single game but I appreciate the incentives

Yeah, I saw your stats, you appear to be a God at this game

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-10-20, 08:39 PM

i can tell u def want to be on the very end so def dont' want have ur pieces 2nd from edge of board or ur in trouble

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

i can tell u def want to be on the very end so def dont' want have ur pieces 2nd from edge of board or ur in trouble

The 2nd from the edge aren't necessarily dangerous. Its the ones touching the corners that AREN'T on the wall that are dangerous. Whomever has more options(legal places they can move) is almost always winning the game regardless of what the score says at the time. Getting a corner is HUGE.

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-10-20, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by blankoblanco

Ha, I doubt I will win a single game but I appreciate the incentives

Yeah, I saw your stats, you appear to be a God at this game

Check out Toptals stats. He plays ALL the Reversi games very well. Look at how many tournaments he's won... it's insane. His stats are some of the most impressive stats I've ever seen anywhere. And his sample sizes are incredibly large. And... many of his losses were actually timeouts.

**blankoblanco** · 03-11-20, 04:04 PM

Well, I'm on the board because an opponent timed out... more points than I expected to get. Of course it's the opponent that I had the best chance of beating anyway

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-11-20, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by blankoblanco

Well, I'm on the board because an opponent timed out... more points than I expected to get. Of course it's the opponent that I had the best chance of beating anyway

Perhaps that was some sort of karma for drawing such a tough bracket. That one win might be enough to win the 500 points. We know one thing for sure now... there WILL be a winner.

**Daniel Espinosa** · 03-11-20, 08:19 PM

Predictions:

Marinella
Mr Howard
njcarr
Hugolin
Tim
Scott Sitar
Marc Roney
KidatOc
ko
JUlio Ona
turtlecrossing
jammer
Toptal
Bernard

Champion: Jon

Im actually having fun playing this. Im currently winning most of my matches, although I know it probably means nothing right now and I will lose them all

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-12-20, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by blankoblanco

Yeah, wtf, my group is so unfair lol

Originally posted by JohnGalt2341

Yeah man... you've got the hardest bracket of the 4 people that signed up from SBR. The good news is... 2 of your players are notorious for timing out. I tell you what... for every game you beat either Ryan or Marinella I will throw 100 points your way. However... if they timeout... it doesn't count. A timeout win will count towards winning the 500... but.. in order for me to throw you the extra 100 you have to actually beat them. Marinella is very good at regular Reversi but she's very inexperienced at Hexversi. I'm the only person she's ever played in Hexversi to my knowledge. And she's never beat me... but she's came close a few times.

Have you checked your division lately? You're the clear favorite to win the 500 right now. You may even win your division!

**blankoblanco** · 03-12-20, 04:56 PM

Yeah, I'll be damned. Now to see if I can actually take a game off Marinella

**cincinnatikid513** · 03-12-20, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by JohnGalt2341

Have you checked your division lately? You're the clear favorite to win the 500 right now. You may even win your division!

don't count me out yet

**JohnGalt2341** · 03-12-20, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by blankoblanco

Yeah, I'll be damned. Now to see if I can actually take a game off Marinella

If Jedi and CinciKid can get their division winner predictions in before tomorrow... I bet they'll pick you to win that division. It might just be a good pick... it will depend if there are anymore timeouts. If you win 5 games you automatically advance to the next round even if there is a tie. There could also be a 3 way tie for first if you all win 4 games.