[ANNOUNCE] Human vs human chess matches. BTC wagers. Looking for beta testers.

[drknow012]

8% overall commission. 4% to affiliates and 4% to the house. also, the games are actually meant to last for days. there's a 2 day expiration on all moves. if you read the welcome message in your inbox, you'll see that if you don't make a move after 2 days, you forfeit the match and lose your wager. as for how long it took for you to receive your winnings, i could possibly manage all the accounting via the website, but did it using escrow accounts at first, to make it easier on my part. maybe in the future...

[enmaku]

Wow, already blocked by my company's websense.

[MasonIII]

Sounds good. Thanks, I just wanted to know where they go. I'm happy with my winnings for playing a strategy game

[drknow012]

Wow, already blocked by my company's websense.

that's probably because it's a .tk domain... which will be resolved soon. Someone was kind enough to help me with purchasing a valid .com domain (btcchess.com) and it will be moved to that location within the next few days. please don't let this scare you guys, i'm still trying to take care this. but please, i encourage you to find as many flaws as you can, so i can fix them post haste. kthxbai^^

[drknow012]

another wager has been entered. i am offering a sponsor of .1 btc for someone to accept superduperman's wager (me). win and your account will be credited to the amount of the opponents wager. sign up and receive sponsorship now!

[MasonIII]

I'll play again but i'll have to postpone for 12 hours. GOt  a final in 6

[drknow012]

I'll play again but i'll have to postpone for 12 hours. GOt  a final in 6

i'd rather not sponsor the same player twice, but i tell you what, put the affiliate link and a small comment in your sig and i will.

[MasonIII]

My account doesn't' show as having an affiliate link, only a reference code. So... not sure if thats a problem.

[SgtSpike]

How good are you drknow?  I'm not terribly inclined to play, as I'd probably end up somewhere in the 1100 range in a competitive tournament.

[Garr255]

I signed on. Garr255

[drknow012]

How good are you drknow?  I'm not terribly inclined to play, as I'd probably end up somewhere in the 1100 range in a competitive tournament.

i'm acctually pretty good, but i'm not amazing. i think it's kind of hard to tell what's going on with a "birds-eye-view" but that's just me. i'd prefer a physical board then the computer. sign on and give it a try though

My account doesn't' show as having an affiliate link, only a reference code. So... not sure if thats a problem.

umm, that's odd, let me see if i can figure that out for you... h/o

[drknow012]

I signed on. Garr255

welcome garr, if you want you can take mason's place and accept the wager from superduperman. also, add your affiliate code to your sig and i'll send 0.01 btc to your account.

[Garr255]

I'll take his place. I won't have access to my wallet until tonight though.

[drknow012]

My account doesn't' show as having an affiliate link, only a reference code. So... not sure if thats a problem.

ya, you were right. that was my fault. it should be working now though.

[drknow012]

I'll take his place. I won't have access to my wallet until tonight though.

fantastic. let me know when your ready. the wager is set at 0.25 btc.

[lulzplzkthx]

Sorry if it's already been answered in this thread, but is there any chance you'll be allowing spectator bets? I'm awful at chess, but I'd love to bet on it.

[Garr255]

Sorry if it's already been answered in this thread, but is there any chance you'll be allowing spectator bets?

+1

Edit: For those of you signing up now, my ref number: rt3bn4w0xf6goeqo3y8qi9

[drknow012]

Sorry if it's already been answered in this thread, but is there any chance you'll be allowing spectator bets? I'm awful at chess, but I'd love to bet on it.

as of yet, the engine i'm using doesn't allow for spec'ing games, but i could arrange it for the future. this is what beta is for

[Garr255]

I just sent over a few coins.

You should (if you haven't already) fund the account right when payment is sent, or if you feel unsafe with that wait for one confirmation.

I haven't looked in to Bitcoin payment tracking at all, and I'm not sure what's out there in terms of customization.

[drknow012]

the problem with that is, what if the game finishes early, and the escrow account hasn't been properly funded. it would attempt the transfer with an unconfirmed account, and no one would receive their monies. i'm sure there are ways around that problem, such as queing the transactions on a list...