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Title: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on December 20, 2017, 04:59:09 AM
About 2 years ago I started an auto-magic Ladder that allowed people to sign up and challenge players on a Ladder System.

It was only for playing the Base Game, but if it proves popular, I can create different Leagues for people to join.

You can sign up here (http://tehill.net/carcassonne/league/CCL/)

I've going to be shuffling the ladder and resetting the scores after New Year, but if you want to familiarise yourself  with how it works, you can read the information and sign up now.

One of the issues with the ladder was the Administration Script needed to be executed daily.  I've not got that running as a cron-job, so at midnight UCT, the server executes the script and shuffles all the players who haven't played their games.

Each game has 7 days to play + 1 day of grace.  It periodically sends emails of challenges and reminders to schedule games.  It also keeps track of all the games and points scored.

If you had an account previously it still works, but let me know if you're no longer interested...I'll remove your account (or put you on a break).

Cheers!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: khalidqasrawi on December 30, 2017, 03:12:44 AM
I joined... immediately got demoted owing to lack of activity!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on December 30, 2017, 03:25:02 AM
Don't too much.  I'm going to shuffle the ladder in the new year. Hopefully everyone will have a chance to login and practice using the system.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: khalidqasrawi on December 30, 2017, 03:27:51 AM
Good on you for organising it.  Looking forward to it.  I wonder if danisthirty is going to run the base game league as well.  That was good fun too.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on December 30, 2017, 03:31:30 AM
The automatic penalization seems to be working now. So the advantage here is the slower players will be demoted and the active players promoted.  It should work well with upto about 30 ppl.  Perhaps we can shuffle every 3 months and add different leagues for expansions too.  Great to have you aboard!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: ARabidMeerkat on January 12, 2018, 05:03:34 AM
Signed up, but not received my confirmation email to be able to activate my account. Maybe the hamster isn't spinning in his wheel yet...
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: danisthirty on January 12, 2018, 09:08:34 AM
Signed up, but not received my confirmation email to be able to activate my account. Maybe the hamster isn't spinning in his wheel yet...

Most of us have had problems with emails ending up in spam folders, so I'd check there first of all even if just to rule it out...
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: jungleboy on January 12, 2018, 10:44:12 AM
Rosco never responded to my challenge and it's past the expiry date now, but the system hasn't updated to reflect this yet.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 12, 2018, 02:21:19 PM
I haven't received a challenge?

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: jungleboy on January 12, 2018, 02:48:33 PM
I haven't received a challenge?

It might have gone to your junk folder.

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 12, 2018, 03:04:33 PM
I haven't received a challenge?

It might have gone to your junk folder.

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Ok let's play - there is 1 day of grace so we can still play tomorrow.  Are you available?  Jcz or Android is ok for me.

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 13, 2018, 02:20:26 AM
I can se a reminder was sent yesterday.  If you're using hotmail it seems the spam filters and preventing the arrival of the emails.  I have no idea why hotmail is affected. I'd recommend switching to a 21st century mail host!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: jungleboy on January 13, 2018, 02:23:28 AM
I'd recommend switching to a 21st century mail host!

Boom!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 13, 2018, 02:26:22 AM
I can se a reminder was sent yesterday.  If you're using hotmail it seems the spam filters and preventing the arrival of the emails.  I have no idea why hotmail is affected. I'd recommend switching to a 21st century mail host!
Nowt wrong with hotmail!! I have had this email address for nearly 20 years.  Not changing now!!

Also what email address would it come from?

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 13, 2018, 02:30:32 AM
Naught wrong with it accept you're not receiving emails you're being sent.

Ill pm you the two addresses that may be used.  I dont want them publicly shared.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: danisthirty on January 13, 2018, 03:33:08 AM
I can se a reminder was sent yesterday.  If you're using hotmail it seems the spam filters and preventing the arrival of the emails.  I have no idea why hotmail is affected. I'd recommend switching to a 21st century mail host!
Nowt wrong with hotmail!! I have had this email address for nearly 20 years.  Not changing now!!

So that means you registered it in the 20th century? >:D
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 14, 2018, 02:24:33 AM
I should remind ppl:

Even after a challenge has been made, it is the challengers responsibility to schedule a game.  The automated emails cant do the scheduling for you. Between you you'll need to negotiate a time to play.  The challenger shouldn't be waiting until after the deadline to ask when their challenge is available to play.  This is why the challenge remains open for over a week, to give enough time for the challenger to contact the 'challangee' and determine when they can play.  They should be making contact as soon as the challenege is made.  After the game, players should not delay entering the result, both players will have the opportunity to place a new challenge shortly after the result is recorded.

This reduces the need to rely on receiving CCL emails.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 14, 2018, 02:41:14 AM
I have checked and checked and no email at all has come through to me from the ccl.

If the seven days finishes, then what happens as I didn't know I had been challenged until day 7 and then my challenger wasn't able to play on day 7 or on day of grace.

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 14, 2018, 04:48:36 AM
You wont: Hotmail blocks the emails which are sent.

If the game is not played with the 7days plus the grace. It is an automatic win for the challenger.

Last time we ran such events manually. I had to track every game and ultimately I was not able to keept track.

Chooselife was able to join the modernage and rwgister a gmail account which was able to forward the email onto hotmail.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 14, 2018, 05:11:39 AM
I do have a gmail account - I will add it to the ccl page.

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 14, 2018, 06:42:00 AM
I do have a gmail account - I will add it to the ccl page.

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Thanks Rosco!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: TheSteveAllen on January 16, 2018, 03:45:38 AM
Rosco, I challenged you last night. Did you get a notification?
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 16, 2018, 04:30:22 AM
No. I haven't sorted the email situation out yet.  When can you play?

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: TheSteveAllen on January 16, 2018, 04:33:37 AM
I am playing Adrornalin tonight, but any evening this week suits me.
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: thodekey on January 17, 2018, 03:43:57 AM
I challenged jma82 on the 10th of january but received no reply yet.  Anyone an idea how to reach jma82 in another way?
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 17, 2018, 06:30:28 AM
I don't think JMA has been active on the forum since October 2017.  I've put him on break from the ladder.
Hopefully that won't prevent you from challenging another player  :(y)
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: danisthirty on January 19, 2018, 03:30:41 AM
MrNumbers has a new challenge! ;)
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: MrNumbers on January 19, 2018, 03:43:04 AM
MrNumbers has a new challenge! ;)
I saw it and will respond accordingly >:D
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 20, 2018, 12:58:59 PM
Thesteveallen are you available to play?

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: TheSteveAllen on January 20, 2018, 02:12:50 PM
Thesteveallen are you available to play?

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Sorry Rosco, I have only just seen this. I will be available tomorrow evening ( and Monday, Tuesday etc.) How are you fixed?
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 21, 2018, 12:53:47 AM
Sunday would be fine.  About 9pm?

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 21, 2018, 12:57:51 PM
Which version of jcz are we on now

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Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Rosco on January 21, 2018, 01:52:13 PM
So Thesteveallen and i had a ladder challenge match tonight.  I was victorious but it was down to the wire.  Thanks Steve!
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on January 22, 2018, 04:53:57 AM
No need to post your image, CCL does this for you:

Like here (http://tehill.net/carcassonne/league/CCL/review_result.php?r=1516056561-20-12)
Title: Re: CCL - Carcassonne Central Ladder
Post by: Decar on May 09, 2018, 07:57:10 AM
Given the general lack of games being played, I'll be removing the CCL at the end of this month.

Thanks for the interest.