Fumbbl's blackbox division moved to the newest rules
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:34 pm
Just to let everybody know, fumbbl has now moved from using LRB4 rules into using the newest BBRC/GW endorsed LRB6/CRP rules in their blackbox division, a scheduler division where players get to play randomly assigned opponents with teams whose TVs are as close to your as possible. The games are played under fumbbl's own FFB client which is now officially out of the beta stage, however some bugs are still present. The client automatically downloads, you only need latest java installed to make it work. The client supports most OSs, although some issues have come up with some versions of linux.
Fumbbl's own insite announcement about it: http://fumbbl.com/modules.php?op=modloa ... =0&thold=0
Playing in Fumbbl is free, games are played by connecting to fumbbl's dedicated server, which manages teams, dierolls, saves etc. Games at fumbbl are usually played in one go, although restarting a game later due to disconnection, rescheduling or other things are very much possible. Leaving a game without a reason/explanation is not allowed & is handled by the admins on a case by case basis, but overall if you behave normally you will have no issues with the admins. A game in fumbbl takes on average about 45-60minutes, as the client handles the majority of the timeconsuming things automatically.
How to get to know how the client works:
1. Register at fumbbl (one user per lifetime) - http://fumbbl.com/user.php
2. Login at fumbbl - http://fumbbl.com/user.php
3. Go to the gamestab ( http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=games ) & press spectate to spectate some matches first. Remember to spectate matches in the division, the other divisions are still using the old client which you need to download manually & is using LRB4 rules. The client autoloads, you only need to put in your password to get to spectate.
4. As a spectator you can comment the game, but only other spectators see your comments. You can also make crowd noises every 10 seconds ( /cheer, /boo, /boring, /ref, /hurt )
How to play:
1. Register at fumbbl.
2. Login at fumbbl.
3. Create a team in fumbbl blackbox - all the 24 races are present including slann, pact & underworld (no bretonnians or custom races), press the "ready to play" link to make your team ready.
4a. Either go to irc.fumbbl.com:6667 & the channel #fumbblblackbox and wait for the to bot announce: <@BowlBot> *** Five minutes until the draw. Please activate if you want to participate. Then press the activate link behind your team on your mainpage ( http://fumbbl.com~yourusernamehere )
4b. Or just wait until approximately :11, :26, :41, :56 every hour to activate your team. Team activations are reset at :10, :25, :40 and :55 while games are scheduled at :00, :15, :30 and :45 meaning the coaches who get scheduled have been online within the last 5minutes and there should be no scheduling against coaches who are away from keyboard.
5. Refresh your mainpage after the scheduling is done at :00 etc. (~yourusernamehere).
6. Click the playlink that has appeared after your team, that has now been scheduled to play an opponent.
7. Client opens -> put in your password to start playing.
Yesterday was something of a peakday as the system started working properly just 1-2 days ago. There was exactly 324 games under the newest rules in the Box division, meaning on average about 15 games per hour so there should not be many times of day where you do not get scheduled if you show up. Sometimes there are uneven number of coaches so some may not get scheduled every time but waiting for the next draw 15minutes more likely than not set you up with an opponent.
Conceding is allowed, but not disconnecting/ragequitting so if you have to suddenly go in the middle of the game that is not an issue, you can also try to postpone/reschedule the match with your opponent if he is up for it.
Fumbbl's own insite announcement about it: http://fumbbl.com/modules.php?op=modloa ... =0&thold=0
Playing in Fumbbl is free, games are played by connecting to fumbbl's dedicated server, which manages teams, dierolls, saves etc. Games at fumbbl are usually played in one go, although restarting a game later due to disconnection, rescheduling or other things are very much possible. Leaving a game without a reason/explanation is not allowed & is handled by the admins on a case by case basis, but overall if you behave normally you will have no issues with the admins. A game in fumbbl takes on average about 45-60minutes, as the client handles the majority of the timeconsuming things automatically.
How to get to know how the client works:
1. Register at fumbbl (one user per lifetime) - http://fumbbl.com/user.php
2. Login at fumbbl - http://fumbbl.com/user.php
3. Go to the gamestab ( http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=games ) & press spectate to spectate some matches first. Remember to spectate matches in the division, the other divisions are still using the old client which you need to download manually & is using LRB4 rules. The client autoloads, you only need to put in your password to get to spectate.
4. As a spectator you can comment the game, but only other spectators see your comments. You can also make crowd noises every 10 seconds ( /cheer, /boo, /boring, /ref, /hurt )
How to play:
1. Register at fumbbl.
2. Login at fumbbl.
3. Create a team in fumbbl blackbox - all the 24 races are present including slann, pact & underworld (no bretonnians or custom races), press the "ready to play" link to make your team ready.
4a. Either go to irc.fumbbl.com:6667 & the channel #fumbblblackbox and wait for the to bot announce: <@BowlBot> *** Five minutes until the draw. Please activate if you want to participate. Then press the activate link behind your team on your mainpage ( http://fumbbl.com~yourusernamehere )
4b. Or just wait until approximately :11, :26, :41, :56 every hour to activate your team. Team activations are reset at :10, :25, :40 and :55 while games are scheduled at :00, :15, :30 and :45 meaning the coaches who get scheduled have been online within the last 5minutes and there should be no scheduling against coaches who are away from keyboard.
5. Refresh your mainpage after the scheduling is done at :00 etc. (~yourusernamehere).
6. Click the playlink that has appeared after your team, that has now been scheduled to play an opponent.
7. Client opens -> put in your password to start playing.
Yesterday was something of a peakday as the system started working properly just 1-2 days ago. There was exactly 324 games under the newest rules in the Box division, meaning on average about 15 games per hour so there should not be many times of day where you do not get scheduled if you show up. Sometimes there are uneven number of coaches so some may not get scheduled every time but waiting for the next draw 15minutes more likely than not set you up with an opponent.
Conceding is allowed, but not disconnecting/ragequitting so if you have to suddenly go in the middle of the game that is not an issue, you can also try to postpone/reschedule the match with your opponent if he is up for it.
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