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[ypercube]

I've only recently started playing in this site (about 10 games in total), mostly the game of Hex.

I usually play in other sites (turn based) and not real time. In those sites, misclicks rarely happen because you have the option to correct a move before clicking "Send".
So it was kind of confusing for me at first and I actually made a misclick in a game. Which of course meant that I consequently lost the game.

In another game, with a different opponent, something curious happened. The opponent complained - late in the game - in a comment that he had misclicked in one of the first moves.
To be honest, the move does not look good and I believe that he may have misclicked. None the less, we continued the game and I won.

Here is the message I got when I entered one more game with him:

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> no game!

Sent: 05 July 2015, 16:20
From: ----Undisclosed---
To: ypercube
Hi

As I said at the end of the last game: I don't want to play against you again. So why do you join a game I created?

In case you didn't read my previous explanation. You saw I made a misclik that gave you the advantage and the victory, in this case good spirited players, either play a silly move to compensate so that the game eventualy keep an interest, or offer to cancel the game. I did it several time, and most players here would do it and I benefit that occasionnaly. No harm done, everyone sees games as he chooses.

So I ll propose to cancel the new game. If you refuse I ll have to report you.

Bye

---- End of received message


and my reply:


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I've never heard such bullshit before.

You never requested we stop or quit the game or me playing some random bad move, to compensate for your misclick.

You only said "f**k misclick" and only after 10 more moves have been played and the outcome was obvious.

Then when I asked which move you meant, you replied it was a move very early in the game.

You also never said that you don't want to play with me again. Maybe you did but I never received such a message.

As for the what is custom in this site, I've only played 10 games so I have no idea what the norm or etiquette is. The one game I misclicked though, we continued playing and I lost it.

I would never request others to compensate for my mistakes.

Report whatever you like. The admins here can read the comments of the game.

---- End of my message



Is this really the etiquette here? People to quit a game if the opponent made a misclick?

And in any case, welcoming new players with such behaviour, makes me feel I am not welcomed here.

[Coin-coin le Canapin]

I usually play in other sites (turn based) and not real time. In those sites, misclicks rarely happen because you have the option to correct a move before clicking "Send".

Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't, depends of the games and the actions; It's inconsistant.
On Seasons for example you can cancel some moves but not all of them. It seems to follow no rules. It's a bit strange and quite frustrating sometimes.

"in this case good spirited players, either play a silly move to compensate so that the game eventualy keep an interest, or offer to cancel the game"

Lol ? I won't speak for all because I only play Seasons but I never did this and never an opponent has done such a thing to me. misclicks happen, I would say rarely. It's frustrating but I see no reason to do this…
I guess mislicks on certain abstract games can leads to a losing game more easily than on Seasons, but as you say so well, "I would never request others to compensate for my mistakes".

In any case, don't take that too seriously, you're talking about one player. There are thousands on BGA.

[Jest Phulin]

This seems like a scare tactic from the other player, noting that you are new. One cannot report another player for following the rules of the site.

The only times I have seen people abandon games on misclicks is when Player A makes a move, and immediately comments that it is a misclick. Player B then offers to abandon the game collectively. Player A asks "are you sure?" Player B replies "yes", and then the vote to abandon is proposed. Most other misclicks are of the type "my mistake, I'll have to deal with it."

Also, thank you for not mentioning the other player's name in your post. Most posts of this nature that I have seen are "this specifically named player and I can't settle our argument in private, so I'm going to drag it out into public." Thank you for allowing us to look at the information of the situation, rather than preparing for a flame war.

[ringersoll]

Don't let one player bother you!

There are lots of great people playing here. And Welcome!