Yes does look a bit odd and I agree it's a coding error.
I've seen other tournaments where the same player has got a bye almost every round

In the tournament https://www.goldtoken.com/games/tournaments?st=182125 Why does Acedog who was =16th / 29 players get a token ?, If it is because he got a bye in the last round then the coding needs to be changed.

I don't care what you think I don't know you & I have never seen you even play Rummikub so why are you even getting involved in this discussion? You talk of positives & negatives but you are the type of person it seems to me that could have an argument with yourself in a telephone box.

That is reading a lot into a few words. I reread that post but don't see what you're saying and think you're making a big deal out of a molehill. Zig Ziglar once said that positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

They basically called me thick in the meantime whilst doing so suggesting that the reason for wanting a new variant is that I am not capable of hoarding the tiles & playing that way if you don't understand that this is unacceptable then I feel sorry for you

The GA did say they may consider other varients. So yes really. I think youre going overboard.

Scan to the bottom of the page, click on "INFO" then look for Goldtoken Newsletter on that page

An option would be to limit how many tiles you can place in a single turn, not counting and taken from the board that must be replaced.
There wouldn't be any point hoarding tiles if you couldn't place them all in one turn

Thank you for speaking up about it I have spoken with a number of people who agree but not all will speak up about it the point of me doing this is not to change the game itself but to get a new variant that will allow players like you & I to be able to play & enjoy it. not looking good at the moment it has to be said as they would rather criticise than help.

If I deleted the newsletter announcement but want to go back and read it, where can I find it? I've looked everywhere ... mahalo in advance for any help.

Edit: You might know I'd find it as soon as I posted. But for those who are curious it's in the footer of most web pages under "News Archive."

My excuse is that it's in small print and my eyes are old and tired

I too have spoken with a number of players that absolutely hate playing with card holders.... I wish there was a good solutions also!

I have spoken to a number of people regarding this and they are up for another variant as I suggest but if the answer is no then they should just say no. not put up offensive comments about people not being able to play in this way which as I have already said is not constructive or helpful in any way.

You can see for yourself on the best players list for Rummikub, but yes this tactic does work.

Fair enough, not sure many people share your enthusiasm for such a variant. There are other variants I would like to see more

You still don't get the point... I am asking for a NEW variant so that people who actually want to play can! Then those who want to bore people to death can bore one another til their hearts content. I am well aware of the rules & as I not stupid I understand them a pity they are ruining what could be a very good game in my opinion & yes I am entitled to my opinion!

Do people that use this tactic have a high game rating? That's an indication of whether it's an effective tactic

Unfortunately that's the rules of the game and a legitimate tactic.
It doesn't affect how I play my game however and I have just as much chance of winning as they do, probably more so in a points game

Exactly, hence it's not like rummy card games, which are more akin to American rummikub

Really? they are basically saying that we can't compete with players who hold the tiles back! You can't get anymore offensive than that! It isn't that we can't it is that we don't want to... just pressing the draw a tile button over & over again is boring all I am asking for is a variant where people want to play they can. I pay good money every year to play on this site & criticising people for their opinion is not constructive or helpful in any way shape or form

Rummikub has no discard pile

Actually gon rummy is more akin to American rummikub. All card based variants of rummy have a discard pile.
Rummikub at GT is almost identical to the commercially available game, with the exception of in that the initial meld can't be accompanied by other melds or altering melds already laid in 5hat turn. Perhaps that rule may help?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rummikub

The French rummikub variant sounds interesting

True.

Just out of Curiosity, is there any other games on here where the player plays a tactic where they win by default?

I don't see what there was to take offense at.

I take offence to this statement it isn't because we can't play against it we don't WANT to play against it,,, I thought this page was called goldtoken help well obviously you don't want to help just criticise well that's ok I won't be renewing my membership when it comes up & I have been a member here for quite a number of years & play every day, if you don't like constructive criticism then don't call it a help page. And FYI in normal gin rummy you don't have to wait days or sometimes weeks for your opponent to play

ooh that would be interesting

I would like to see a variant where you can take more than one tile from th discard pile

Thank you for your time. Much appreciated. I love all the variants.

Just like you noted Whafflet, although annoying, how the game plays is how the very specific game rules are set up. It wouldn't be right if we changed the queen to move like a king in chess just because some people don't like how other people win with it. Rummikub is very much like gin rummy. It is an annoying part of the game for some people. We do offer several variants of the game, and may consider another. But we aren't going to make the game easy because someone can't play it against other players strategies.

Well if you can think of something, please let us know.

hmm... see what you mean, yes rather boring.
but still not sure that "forcing" tiles to be played is quite the answer

Yea I should have done that with this game, game #14708252 might have saved time lol

I will only go to 40 tiles with them & when they get to that I resign! The most I have ever had before being able to go is 35... Everyone is entitled to their opinion but in my mind they are not playing the game if they just keep drawing tiles & it is extremely boring to play against I thought the games were supposed to be fun?

Not if none have been put down by your opponent at all by the end of 0 tiles and yes I agree I've had a couple where it's got up to 32 before I could meld which is why I wait until 33. There has to be a cut off point where you have to change tactics though, for those who don't just incase, cos if you don't and they put down 3 and then 1 at a time, they've automatically won by default simply because you've already put down 9 or so tiles before you realize they're playing a different tactic to you.

I've had games where I've got to well over 30 tiles but still unable to meld, it's not a tactic just bad luck.
I personally don't think a variant where you are forced to place tiles would be a good thing, but I'm willing to try it out.

A discarded tile although annoying is part of the game, however, no other game has such a difference in game play. Not all players play the same style over and over, however if by 33 tiles none are put down, I start to change my style to suit theirs, but by the time that has happened some tiles are already put down by myself, which tends to give the opponent a slight advantage against if the tiles they need are already there in place.

Simple solution, if you don't like how some people play - don't play against them!
I don't see the issue with players gathering tiles, they risk lots of penalty points if they lose the round.
A more annoying feature of the game is seeing the tile you need on the discard pile but not being able to collect it.

hi, I don't know if your proposal is the right one to "fix" the problem, but I agree that there are effectively two ways of playing the game today. And that is frustrating for a number of reasons. I think the issue with your proposal is how to make it a system requirement that you play your tiles - what if you can't make a move? and while I don't like the tactic of waiting till all tiles are drawn before you play any, I do sometimes like to draw tiles because I might be able to make a better move next time (place 4 tiles instead of 1, say). But interested in the conversation and yes a new variant might solve the problem.

A variant where you have to play the tiles you are holding, I think is a great idea. That way players who want to play tile by tile and those who rather keep their tiles until end would have a choice. Plus it would help stop a lot of the games winning by default simply on the style in which they play.

I wonder if this is the right discussion board for this but would it be possible to have a variant of Rummikub where you have to play your tiles? I am bored of those players who just continually draw tiles without playing and I know there are others who feel the same. I love the game but in my opinion it is being ruined by this tactic. What I was thinking was that if a player keeps a tile without playing deliberately or accidentally then the opponent gets 10 points on his score. I would like other peoples opinion on this & obviously would like to know if it is possible to do. I have also posted this on the platinum members board

perhaps a link like { Banner#xxxx } would help

We don't currently provide an image of the banner, although we should, when we sent you the banner expiration notice. What we do provide is the link the banner pointed to. Perhaps that is where the confusion came in.

Okay thanks I have done that and extended it but that was not what came up in the link I was sent. That was a photo I have at the top of my club page.

On your game sheet in your options box, click the Manage my banners link. You have two banners listed there, it's the first one that's about to expire. Click the link that says "extend the duration of this banner". I think that is what you're asking for. Tomas is going to add a link to the banner notification letter that goes directly to your manage banners page to help with this issue.

I have had the message below from Admin. to say my Banner expires soon but its not a Banner I have in Manage my banners its just the picture I have at the top of my club home page.
Any suggestions ?


From: Games Administrator
Date: 17 May 2025 8:50PM
Subject: Banner Expiration
Your banner pointing to https://www.goldtoken.com/games/clubs?club=2024 will expire on 31 May 2025.

Exactly. Either the game has ended because my opponent has minus -3 points or its failing to end the round successfully.

When I look at it, it says your opponent has 27 stones. If you try to bet 30, it won't work because your opponent has -3 stones.

thank you!

I sent Tomas a note asking he look into this. The maximum bet has already been made at 30. Perhaps that has something to do with it. I added extra time to the game so you don't time out while waiting for Tomas to check it out.

I posted this game on the bug report board 3 days ago still no response. Is there something obvious someone can see, says my opponent has -3 points so I can't place a bet. to me , looks like the game trying to end but cannot for some glitchy reason thanks ~ Nancy

You appear to have timed out on the previous 2 moves, so haven't completed your setup. Obviously an odd quirk of loss of turn games

is having a nervous breakdown, Many shots already fired and now I'm in placement mode... game number #14710757

No harm done. Happy to answer your question about it.

No problem at all - I don't think I normally see these posts - it was more that something seemed not quite right and I wanted to let someone know. Now I think about it I could have messaged you direct

about the mix up. The mid Month I usually post mid Month around the 15th of the month. I was working on it and posted it by mistake. I removed it as soon as I could. Watch for it around the 15 of the month.

I've had a message appear which is like the club/site wide messages - from hoot I think. It mentions mid month games and appears to be site wide but I can't seem to find a link to find out more. I assume this might be a club message incorrectly published? Else a link is missing? Just checking really - it's not a big deal but might be a problem for the club who has posted it (if it is a club!)

I thought I had only played 1 game. I just looked and you are right I have played a few but most were many years ago and no I did not know you could place pieces in the middle square, but I do now.

No, I don't think it's a big deal. Once you figure out how to play the game then you know how to play the game. You have played quite a few games from your profile. So you know.

Do you think I should post it on another board Jools

Good point.
A quick look at Google and all the boards shown have circles there, so seems a graphical error

I am not really sure where to post this question.
I have just started playing Nine Men Morris and did not realise you could place pieces on the corners of the inside square as there are no circles there.
All the other places to put your pieces have these little circles.
Is this normal in Nine Men Morris Rules or is it something that should be corrected by the graphics team?

The game should just end.

Carry on until they run out of space and the game ends automatically
They are probably hoping for you to make an error that might give them a chance of winning

What do you do when they won't resign? This has happened before to me.

Amazons: hoot vs. Xandu
All the Amazons have been isolated and you currently control the most territory. If your opponent acknowledges this, they can resign to terminate the game.

Platinum tokens are for winning a site tournament
Looks like you won this
The Mahjong Competition in The Nov 2023 — 3-day round robin — NO DIVISIONS Tournament has ended

What did I do to receive a platinum token?

Thank you
Aggie

Your invite is there Hillbilly

3 days Tourne-case Hillbilly

Depends what you mean by not seeing it?
Your invites won't show in the open invite section, but it should be listed in your unaccepted invites at bottom of gamesheet

That's what I wondered about when I stopped to think about it. I can't accept my own open invitation so it WOULDN'T show up on MY Gamesheet. Thanks!

I have made open invites, and never see my own open invite. I don't think you can see your own open invite.

I have been asked how to send an open invitation. I thought it would be sent just as any other invitation but just don't put anything in the opponent's name box (Leave the opponent's name blank to allow anyone to join the game). However, after doing this and completing the process the open invitation isn't showing up on my gamesheet under open invitations. What am I doing wrong?

Okay, thank you

Up top, click on Discussion Boards, scan down to the board Icon Mania.
Post there what flag you would like.

Can someone tell me how to get a flag put next to my name? Thanks!

It seems better to me since the outage yesterday, but site behaves differently now, backspace no longer works as before

Ty

Tomas is working on it.

Know I am going thur the same thing

Having the same thing happen over here on and off all day

Same here, it will be fine for a while then suddenly slows to a crawl

Agree with what's been said

It's been going back and forth (slow-normal) for a couple of days now.
Been kicked off a couple of times due to slow'ness

Had it this morning but fine know

Is anyone else finding GoldToken very slow at times at the moment?
I could hardly play this morning the pages took so long to load.

Thanks-posted a reply today in bug reports

All the more reason there should be a round two.

because everyone won in round 1

Why was there no round 2?

Whether the scoring for the tournament is correct or not, surely the penalty points should be reflected in the final score? Or made visible in some other way? That would at least make the tournament scoring more understandable. Just a suggestion as from the posts I must admit it does not seem easy to understand.

It's in the rules
Winning the Game
To win the game, a player needs to place all tiles in the hand to the board. As soon as someone manages to do this, the game is over and this player is a winner. Placement of the remaining players is decided by the value of tiles left in their hands - each numbered card incurs as many penalty points as its number is, while Jokers incur 30 penalty points

So I guess you had more penalty points and came last, as Mecir pointed out in bug reports

I see nothing about "penalty points" anywhere in Rummikub. The final score of the game in question being stinky malinky 620,me 434,NEUROTIKA 0 makes it hard to imagine any such points possibly making a difference

Did you finish 2nd in both though? As the final scores don't show the penalty points it's hard to tell

Thanks, everyone, for your comments.

Yes,you replied to me there-you failed to recognize that I finished 2nd in both games-the scoring should be 3-3-2 rather than 4-3-1

It's pretty impressive!

that doesn't happen often

Looks good to me, if no one loses then everyone wins

I just noticed the scoring in this tournament and I'm wondering if there is a problem with it.

https://www.goldtoken.com/games/tournaments?st=237250

I would ask for an update on bug reports, that's the only place you'll get an answer if it's an error

The answer I was given was factually incorrect. I'm still waiting to hear a reasonable explanation why 0 beat 434

I'm sorry about your cancer, but they caught it early, I'm do happy to hear that. So glad you have someone helping you. You've been a really good friend for a very long time. You have so many true friends here,(ME) that will be by your side. You left once and I missed you. Then you came back. Don't let this person do that. Don't let them win! If you do, who knows what else they will do. GoldToken is better than that. Don't leave GoldToken again, use the Ignor List, and play your Real Friends! You're in our thoughts and prayers.

You didn't like the answers you were given?

Posted 2 different places on this & have yet to receive a relevant response: "I'm a bit confused about the scoring of game #14445187. Stinky Malinky won & of course received 3 points. I finished with 434,and Neurotika finished with 0,yet she received 1 point and I got a zero. Just can't see how that could be -has to be a bug,right? 434 IS higher than 0 I believe" The result is that tho I have finished 2nd in both games I only have 1 point-only matters if I win the 3rd game,as an outright win would turn into an undeserved share with the player who received "my" point