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    Thumbs up Announcing the GAGB Arcade System

    I'm pleased to announce that the forum now has its own arcade system that can be accessed through the link shown above.

    It has lots of features designed to keep you entertained including high scores and Tournaments. So now if its raining and you don't fancy going caching you have something else to do.

    Don't let the boss catch you whiling away the working day though
    Last edited by studlyone; 3rd October 2008 at 08:49 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by studlyone View Post
    I'm pleased to announce that the forum now has its own arcade system that can be accessed through the link shown above.

    It has lots of features designed to keep you entertained including high scores and Tournaments. So now if its raining and you don't fancy going caching you have something else to do.

    Don't let the boss catch you whiling away the working day though
    What? Where? How?

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    Come in and join the fun:
    PLAY IN THE ARCADE
    No-one has any excuse for doing any work ever again
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    Quote Originally Posted by studlyone View Post
    Come in and join the fun:
    PLAY IN THE ARCADE
    No-one has any excuse for doing any work ever again

    Very cool! Well done.

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    That's great - many thanks for doing that, Ian...! :cheers:
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    No problem, I will try to add some more games to it in the near future.

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    Last edited by studlyone; 3rd October 2008 at 11:25 PM. Reason: Added a note
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    Hmmm...

    Elections looming...
    You're standing as a candidate...

    An attempt to buy votes?

    It's worked, I vote for you to run the country!

    Nice one!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear and Ragged View Post
    Hmmm...

    Elections looming...
    You're standing as a candidate...

    An attempt to buy votes?

    It's worked, I vote for you to run the country!

    Nice one!
    LOL do you accept cash or cheque?
    In all seriousness though I am just trying to make the place a bit more fun and trying to find ways of keeping people here - not against their will of course. The arcade has the added benefit of allowing me to skive at work

    Have you signed up for the Space Invaders Tournament yet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear and Ragged View Post
    Hmmm...

    Elections looming...
    You're standing as a candidate...

    An attempt to buy votes?

    It's worked, I vote for you to run the country!

    Nice one!
    Great new feature, with some of my favourite games in there.:socool:

    I also like the way the pinned topics have been highlighted, thus making it easier to distinguish between pinned and new topics.
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    What was the game that blocked incoming nukes? We need that one..

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    3 times I beat Tommy's score on Tetris, it says sending score then boots me out of forum

    The others were OK just Tetris..

    Any way I got just over 15 K Tommy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Us 4 and Jess View Post
    3 times I beat Tommy's score on Tetris, it says sending score then boots me out of forum

    The others were OK just Tetris..

    Any way I got just over 15 K Tommy

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    Yeah, like I'm going to believe that

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    Quote Originally Posted by uk89camaro View Post
    What was the game that blocked incoming nukes? We need that one..
    Do you want to play a game of Global Thermonuclear War?

    Said in my best Stephen Hawkins voice

    In an effort to stop anyone doing anything remotely usefull with their lives, I have added some more games to the arcade so there are 17 on there now.
    Last edited by studlyone; 4th October 2008 at 12:05 PM. Reason: Added some more games.
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    Just had a quick go at the Penguin game - good fun! I also looked at the Othello game but couldn't see an instructions on how to play it... am I missing something somewhere?

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    Unfortunately I don't know how to play othello but if someone could pm me with a concise set of bullet point rules I can add it to the games instructions. Glad you liked the Penguin game Mrs. B.
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    Angry

    I wanna play

    Can see:

    https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/arcade.php?

    But when I click on any of the games eg.

    https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/arcad...play&gameid=16

    I get:
    The administrator has disabled viewing of the arcade for your member group. If you feel this is a mistake please PM an administrator and let them know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rutson View Post
    I wanna play

    Can see:

    https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/arcade.php?

    But when I click on any of the games eg.

    https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/arcad...play&gameid=16

    I get:
    Sometimes the arcade system looks at how long your session has been and treats you as if you've logged out. Simply re-login and tick the remember me check box to be able to get in and play everything.

    The arcade is set up to only allow registered users of the forum to play on the arcade and so when it treats you as logged out you get that message. I am trying to look for a solution to this.

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    Any chance of pac-man

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    Quote Originally Posted by Us 4 and Jess View Post
    Any chance of pac-man
    If I can find a licenced copy that I can use I'll get it installed. I am limited to the games that I can put up for copyright reasons. I'll see what I can do.

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    Sorted, Ta

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    Quote Originally Posted by rutson View Post
    Sorted, Ta
    Great

    Mandy, just for you - Pacman is now on the arcade - wack - a - wack - a - wack - a

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    Quote Originally Posted by studlyone View Post
    Great

    Mandy, just for you - Pacman is now on the arcade - wack - a - wack - a - wack - a

    Oh thats fab thanks Ian pet

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    Cool

    thank you for the arcade games!!

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    Could you stick a link to it on the top of the old theme also?
    If there was a competition for witty signatures, I'd come last.

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    Quote Originally Posted by active cacher View Post
    thank you for the arcade games!!
    Glad everyones enjoying them.
    Quote Originally Posted by Edgemaster View Post
    Could you stick a link to it on the top of the old theme also?
    No problem, It'll be on there in about five minutes.:coffee:
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    Hi there,
    The objectives for Othello ( off the top of my head) are to place a counter either side of the opponents counter and then to turn the counter over to become your colour. Sounds easy?
    The computerised game is slightly easier than the board version in that the computer turns over ALL the counters that are valid, in the "real" game you may miss some, The downside is that the computer picks up all theirs too!
    Good luck Mrs B!

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    Quote Originally Posted by active cacher View Post
    Hi there,
    The objectives for Othello ( off the top of my head) are to place a counter either side of the opponents counter and then to turn the counter over to become your colour. Sounds easy?
    The computerised game is slightly easier than the board version in that the computer turns over ALL the counters that are valid, in the "real" game you may miss some, The downside is that the computer picks up all theirs too!
    Good luck Mrs B!
    It's years since I played the game, but I think that's pretty much it, except that you can place a counter such as to have one of yours at each end of a row of your opponent's counters, then that whole row gets flipped over to your colour. And horizontals, verticals and diagonals all count, so you can flip more than one row at a time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by active cacher View Post
    Hi there,
    The objectives for Othello ( off the top of my head) are to place a counter either side of the opponents counter and then to turn the counter over to become your colour. Sounds easy?
    The computerised game is slightly easier than the board version in that the computer turns over ALL the counters that are valid, in the "real" game you may miss some, The downside is that the computer picks up all theirs too!
    Good luck Mrs B!
    Quote Originally Posted by Bill D (wwh) View Post
    It's years since I played the game, but I think that's pretty much it, except that you can place a counter such as to have one of yours at each end of a row of your opponent's counters, then that whole row gets flipped over to your colour. And horizontals, verticals and diagonals all count, so you can flip more than one row at a time.
    Thanks, I have added that info to the games rules.
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    It seems to me my mate "Betty" has way too much time on his hands

    Well done pet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Us 4 and Jess View Post
    It seems to me my mate "Betty" has way too much time on his hands

    Well done pet

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    Thanks Fred,

    These games should be banned or my firewall updated to not let me in... they are just too much of a temptation...

    Betty

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    Next question - How can I train my penguin to waddle over to his right if I just happen to build his ice bridge over to one side? The silly bird has no sense...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Blorenge View Post
    Next question - How can I train my penguin to waddle over to his right if I just happen to build his ice bridge over to one side? The silly bird has no sense...

    You can't, he has to start where he stands and finish at the "Goal".

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    Yep. Too set in his ways.

    <MrsB wanders off to find a bucket of sardines to train her penguin with...>

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Blorenge View Post
    Yep. Too set in his ways.

    <MrsB wanders off to find a bucket of sardines to train her penguin with...>
    Nice... I like the way the Penguin is a MALE because he's stubborn! Did you spot you can throw snowballs back at the other penguin? Based on the fact the penguin misses everytime I assumed it was FEMALE because it obviously throws like a girl hmy:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dakar4x4 View Post
    Nice... I like the way the Penguin is a MALE because he's stubborn! Did you spot you can throw snowballs back at the other penguin? Based on the fact the penguin misses everytime I assumed it was FEMALE because it obviously throws like a girl hmy:
    No, I didn't know about the snowballs - I'll try that next time (with my "girlie-style" throwing)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Blorenge View Post
    No, I didn't know about the snowballs - I'll try that next time (with my "girlie-style" throwing)
    yup


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    I thought I would come and see what all the fuss was about but I don't seem able to get any of the arcade games to run under Firefox .
    I have NoScript but have given GAGB full permission. When I click on the game I just get a black box.
    They will run under IE (I have to log in again) but I get logged out if I try to save a high score

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    Quote Originally Posted by T.R.a.M.P. View Post
    I thought I would come and see what all the fuss was about but I don't seem able to get any of the arcade games to run under Firefox .
    I have NoScript but have given GAGB full permission. When I click on the game I just get a black box.
    They will run under IE (I have to log in again) but I get logged out if I try to save a high score
    What did I do: - it has all started working:socool:

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    Its good to hear that its working for you. You had me worried for a bit then.
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    You got owt new for us Ian

    Are there any more word games or card games

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    Quote Originally Posted by Us 4 and Jess View Post
    You got owt new for us Ian

    Are there any more word games or card games

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    Give me ten minutes and I will see what I can do for you. Just updating some site files at the moment.
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    Thanks pet

    BTW I didnt get my newsletter

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