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fivehead



Joined: May 16, 2014

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 02:44 Reply with quote Back to top

Obviously, I'm pretty new to Fumbbl, and very new to Blackbox. I was reading through the description of Blackbox, and it said that the matches will be announced in the [B] section of the IRC channel, and then your team will be scheduled against whoever you have to face. I was just wondering if it was necessary to be in the IRC, or if you could just resume the match once it was scheduled.
Kryten



Joined: Sep 02, 2003

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 02:48
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Just pay attention and join the match straightaway after the draw. It's not required that you be in chat, but that is helpful to easily see whether you have a match to play.
fivehead



Joined: May 16, 2014

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 02:48 Reply with quote Back to top

Okay, thanks!
ArrestedDevelopment



Joined: Sep 14, 2015

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 02:55 Reply with quote Back to top

You can activate, walk off and come back in 5min when the draw is made. And you don't need to stay in box chat, or on IRC, or even on the box scheduler page.

But you're supposed to be in-game no later than 10min after the draw is made, so I usually just leave the scheduler page open in a tab. The game you're scheduled to play will show up both as a "resume" option on your home page, and also with a big "start" button on the box scheduler page, so it's easier just to click on that rather than scan through your teams to see which one got selected.

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pythrr



Joined: Mar 07, 2006

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 03:55 Reply with quote Back to top

no, you don;t have to be.

but you should, so you can cackle when you draw my FLINGS

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jdm



Joined: Nov 30, 2011

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 09:19 Reply with quote Back to top

pythrr wrote:
no, you don;t have to be.

but you should, so you can cackle when you draw my FLINGS


Empires rise and fall, mountains crumble, this joke never gets old

ArrestedDevelopment wrote:
...I usually just leave the scheduler page open in a tab...


Even better when you use Wreckage's awesome firefox and chrome add on, then you get chimes when your team is drawn to alert you to the fact. Just keep the scheduler tab open (but doesn't have to be active tab).

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Christer



Joined: Aug 02, 2003

Post   Posted: May 31, 2016 - 11:26
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Also, the scheduler page has a chat box which is connected to the IRC channel. It's not a requirement to be in the chat, but you are expected to start and play the match within a reasonable amount of time from when the draw is made. Having the scheduler page open is an easy way to notice the draw and see if you've been scheduled.
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