wccanard

See my notes on dots and boxes at wccanard.wetpaint.com. [note added 2016: wetpaint.com used to be a blogging site but it seems to no longer exist; I will try and move this stuff elsewhere if I can still find it on my local PC]. Some stuff there is "good for people who understand the chain battle but want to know more", and some stuff is a bit more esoteric. <br> <br> Note: I am _not_ wc, the guy who used to play at yahoo dots. As far as I know he doesn't play here. <br> <br> 24/9/09: I have left this site now, because trying to play at a high level is costing me too much time. I don't check email that often, but you can try me at jam981 at googlemail dot com if you want to get in touch for any reason. Thanks for everything Richard! <br> <br> Brief return 12/11/09 to say that I am absolutely appalled that a cheater has done so well in dots and boxes ch18. I had assumed that Richard would do something about cheating on this site, but he hasn't. Proliferation of cheaters was actually one of the reasons I left the site in September, but I didn't mention it at the time. But now that it is affecting dots and boxes, a game I care deeply about, I couldn't hold my tongue any longer. Message to Richard: this is no longer a joke. People are leaving this site because it is being spoilt by a few idiots. You can easily stop this. Ban IP addresses of known cheaters. This will stop 90 percent of them. <br> <br> One ill-fated last return 9th Sept 2011 where I learnt that I no longer have the time or the inclination to play dots and boxes at a high level. I play too fast, but, crucially, I find that I don't care if I think I'm losing, and I certainly never used to feel like that; I would fight like a tiger a few years ago. I think it's time to retire! wccanard <br>