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How to play unpopular games available on BGA

Posted: 12 September 2014, 02:31
by pikiou
The games I'd like to play on BGA are rarely played nowadays, so when I create a table no one joins and I waste gaming time ><
Turn based in not an option for me so I ended up writing a script which beeps me when someone creates a rarely played game I like. All I have to do is open the page listing open tables, copy/paste the script and do something else till someone creates a table and the script beeps me.
It's quite convenient; maybe some day it could become a new feature?

Here is the code to enter in your JavaScript console:

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var gameList = ['8 Masters\' Revenge', 'Twin Tin Bots'], _knownTables = {}; window.setInterval(function () {dojo.query('.gametable_status_open').forEach(function(elmt) {var tableId = elmt.parentNode.id; if (_knownTables[tableId]) return; _knownTables[tableId] = true; if (dojo.indexOf(gameList, dojo.query('#'+tableId+' .gamename')[0].innerHTML) != -1) playSound('tableReady');});}, 2000);
Make sure to fill gameList with other games than 8 Masters' Revenge and Twin Tin Bots ^^
(You can trust this code, I programmed a few games for BGA including Sobek, Quoridor and Time Masters).

Re: How to play unpopular games available on BGA

Posted: 12 September 2014, 12:19
by Jest Phulin
Thanks for the code, but...
pikiou wrote:Turn based in not an option for me
Just curios, why not? You can always play a game set up as turn-based in real time. Or, when another player joins, propose to abandon the game and recreate it real time.

Re: How to play unpopular games available on BGA

Posted: 12 September 2014, 22:37
by pikiou
I like the adrenaline brought by a reduced thinking time, and I like interactions with other players through the chat.
What's the point of playing 8 Masters' Revenge if you can't insult your opponent? "Your ancestors called, they'd like to disown you!" or "Ah, a disciple of the school of Never Winning." ^^

Note: the script still works when you open a table.

Re: How to play unpopular games available on BGA

Posted: 13 September 2014, 09:10
by Liallan
Now I'm curious. How do you have time for the chat with that clock running? That's one reason if I play real time with a friend, we still set it on unlimited turn-based, so we have plenty of chat time. :D