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Where have they all gone?
Posted by
flup
19 Aug 2004 12:52pm
Hi folks,
After not playing for a few weeks (holiday), I noticed that the number of players in the Main Hall has now dropped to about 60 from 165 average only a month or so ago. Does anybody know why? The Social Hall doesn't work for me because of firewall problems (it's too slow).
Thanks!
Seems to go in cycles
Posted by
Nimzovich
19 Aug 2004 8:53pm
Whenever they do maintenance on the main hall they shut it down for a few hours and everyone goes to the other hall, then the other gains a sort of momentum because of the amount of people in it and people prefer to play in the hall with more people. It usually changes back after a month or so, but I'm not sure if it does so of its own accord or because gamecolony then does maintenance on the other hall. -Peter
Thanks
Posted by
flup
23 Aug 2004 9:58am
Thanks for letting me know - so I'll just wait and see....
MAKING BIG BIG MONEY! 
Posted by
RRD
(VIP) 4 Sep 2004 3:38pm
I have not been here because i got a high 5.50 dollar an hour job at 7-11. I am making big big money and I don't have as much time for chess. In 10 years I will be a register ringer and make 7.00 an hour!!!!!!! Sorry, but big big money comes first!
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Posted by
16 Oct 2004 9:55pm
RRD, do you live in a third world country or something where 5.50 a hour is alot of money?
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