allow for a tiebreaker game

[Catarah]

Concise description:

• when a game goes on and on, and it does not look like it'll ever end, allow the ability for a tiebreaker game. this can be especially usefull when a speed game has turned into a stacking game, since people can't stay at the computer forever.
  all the remaining players would have to agree on the settings for the tiebreaker game. then, the active game gets put on a hold, and the players will battle it out on the tiebreaker game. the winner of the tiebreaker is the winner of the match, and gets the points.

Specifics:

• allow all remaining players to vote for a tiebreaker game.
• current game gets put on hold
• all remaining players have to agree on settings for tiebreaker
• obviously gametype(standard, terminator, doubles, etc) can not be changed.
• only points awarded for the tiebreaker, not for the original game

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

• a solution for games which go on forever and ever
• especially speed games
• prevents backstabbing(if people decide on a tiebreaker right now, the loser can always pretend nothing happened instead of suiciding in the original game)
• prevents double points lost/won(right now the winner of a tiebreaker game is awarded points for the original and the tiebreaker)

[Ace Rimmer]

Concise description:

• when a game goes on and on, and it does not look like it'll ever end, allow the ability for a tiebreaker game. this can be especially usefull when a speed game has turned into a stacking game, since people can't stay at the computer forever.
  all the remaining players would have to agree on the settings for the tiebreaker game. then, the active game gets put on a hold, and the players will battle it out on the tiebreaker game. the winner of the tiebreaker is the winner of the match, and gets the points.

Specifics:

• allow all remaining players to vote for a tiebreaker game.
• current game gets put on hold
• all remaining players have to agree on settings for tiebreaker
• obviously gametype(standard, terminator, doubles, etc) can not be changed.
• only points awarded for the tiebreaker, not for the original game

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

• a solution for games which go on forever and ever
• especially speed games
• prevents backstabbing(if people decide on a tiebreaker right now, the loser can always pretend nothing happened instead of suiciding in the original game)
• prevents double points lost/won(right now the winner of a tiebreaker game is awarded points for the original and the tiebreaker)

While tiebreaker games are common and it would be nicer to have the winner of a tiebreaker automatically win the original game, I don't think that this is something lack would plan on programming in. I've been involved in games where we tried to play tiebreakers, with each person winning a game, and that didn't work well.

I also disagree with no points being awarded in the original game - lack doesn't cancel games and that's basically waht would have ot happen, cancel that game and end it with no winner.

I do feel bad for freemiums that get caught in a stackin ggame, having been involved in one once while I was freemie.

Jake