Why do people have so many games on at once?

Originally posted by BaronVonChickenpants
I've just picke dup a couple of games against someone who already have over 1200 active games. They seem pretty new as a subscriber.

I just cannot comprehend how this cannot end with loads of timeouts!

What the highest number of games you've had at once, or have seen an opponent has running?

Originally posted by Smiffy
Yes I seen this player offering loads of open invites and now has 1500 games and losing all on timeout and is seeking more games. This makes no sense

Player Stats
All Games Played 722
Rated 719
Won 94
Lost 628
Drawn 0
In Progress 1212

557 games lost by time out

....and still offering new games!

What's the point???

Originally posted by Leland Gaunt
Player Stats
All Games Played 722
Rated 719
Won 94
Lost 628
Drawn 0
In Progress 1212

557 games lost by time out

....and still offering new games!

What's the point???

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
What I'm curious about is... how did he ever manage to win any?

Originally posted by Leland Gaunt
well 42 times even by timeout 🙂

Originally posted by Schlecter
Another theory: This people open so many games on at once, just to increase the counter of RHP moves and have a fancy star near the name.
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This is in order to show a red or black star

Originally posted by Leland Gaunt
sure I see - but there's one thing that doesn't fit into this theory: to increase his amount of moves he should make moves!

currently 774 games finished - 646 lost by timeout.......

700 of 791 lost / 654 by timeout

badest time management I've ever seen

Originally posted by lemondrop
for some, who have a lot of games going on, it is a form of blitz chess
they may spend only a few seconds per move
although it will not produce the best of chess, it is fun
you should try it

I had over 1200 games at once. I developed a way to manage the games without timeouts. It was hectic but I was able to manage. Now, I have less games. As one of the top active players on the site, I like to play blitz. I do play before and after work.

Originally posted by ZorroTheFox
I had over 1200 games at once. I developed a way to manage the games without timeouts. It was hectic but I was able to manage. Now, I have less games. As one of the top active players on the site, I like to play blitz. I do play before and after work.

How is your method to manage many games at the same time..... when I had 60 simultaneous games I just crack under the stress.

Basically, I pace myself by staggering the timeouts. To play more games each day, I play 1 day timeouts, then the 3, 7, 14, and 21 days. I do not like to play games with time banks. Games with time banks, the time may creep up on you. Luckily, I use the filters to ensure I do not get timed out.

When I first started on RHP I used to wonder how people coped with more than the 6 non sub games but then I became full member and started playing tournaments I felt I could cope - up to a point. I had just under 100 games on the go at one point and was making too many blunders so I think my limit is around two to three pages of games on the go ergo < 70 is comfortable for me.

fc

Every one of us has a limit, for some the limit is 1 game, or 10, for others the limit is 100 or 300.
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for few people the limit is 1000
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my own limit is 50, maybe less