checkers ettiquette (manners) question

[queenj]

i have successfully moved from san diego to "dawg pound" ohio and we got new rooms ie. checkers, magic,ect while i was away. I played my first checkers game today and it ended in a draw. I said gg, because to me it means you got an equal partner and she told me a draw was NOT a good game . I realize i am an adult and I had said before it was my first game, my question is, was I wrong to say gg? or is a draw/loss like in pirates...... i have read thru the threads (and there were days worth) so if this has been addressed i am sorry. so... what is the proper ettiquette? nice draw? oh well? better luck next time? umm....
on a side note my 3rd game i won (second also a draw) and i got my 50 credits and a pin, so cute.
thanks to all in advance for what seemsto be a silly question but I had to ask.

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

I have to agree with you that I would consider a draw a great game because you had a challenging game with an equal partner. Unfortunately, kids don't see it that way. If they didn't get their prize (i.e. increased their win count toward the next pay out), they figure they were stiffed.

Related question: Is it appropriate to make comments like "hehe," "LOL," or "Yeah!" when you jump your opponent's piece? I don't think so. Seems like bad sportsmanship to me. But again, kids love to gloat. I played a game yesterday with this type of opponent and after about five of these comments he wanted to know why I wasn't talking. Um...because I knew it was inappropriate to say "shut your @!*& mouth, you sniveling creep."

 

[jasonpwns]

I have to agree with you that I would consider a draw a great game because you had a challenging game with an equal partner. Unfortunately, kids don't see it that way. If they didn't get their prize (i.e. increased their win count toward the next pay out), they figure they were stiffed.

Related question: Is it appropriate to make comments like "hehe," "LOL," or "Yeah!" when you jump your opponent's piece? I don't think so. Seems like bad sportsmanship to me. But again, kids love to gloat. I played a game yesterday with this type of opponent and after about five of these comments he wanted to know why I wasn't talking. Um...because I knew it was inappropriate to say "shut your @!*& mouth, you sniveling creep."

So they can't be happy about making a good move?

LOL was not right and hehe but saying Yeah means there excited at the fact they made a good move, let them be excited, now laughing isn't right but saying yeah is a saying of excitement.

 

[BlueSneakerGal]

I think "gg" is a perfectly appropriate remark. And it might help some kids learn some good sportsmanship. I guess I've been lucky so far (but I haven't played a lot of games) in that all my experiences have been positive... encouraging remarks... or "sorry" for jumping two of my guys... I'm really enjoying checkers. It's a little change of pace.

 

[BlueSneakerGal]

...but saying Yeah means there excited at the fact they made a good move, let them be excited...

I agree with this! And would probably respond with "Good move!" or something like that.

 

[cat_herder]

Win, lose or draw it is polite to say "good game". It shows good sportsmanship.

 

[souper]

In all VMK games, I try to say gl at the start and gg at the end. This is said regardless of the outcome. In checkers I even said, "Ouch! LOL" every once in a while when the other player jumped my checker. It seemed to lighten things up a bit.

 

[GoofyGeggy]

At the beginning of each of my Checkers games, I say, "aloha and gl."

At the end, I always say, "gg," regardless of the outcome.

As for trashtalk or mid-game comments, I just usually ignore them. w00t

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

OK, I can agree that saying "yeah!" after a good move is fine.

And I also say "ouch" when someone does a great move on me.

Now I have a new one. Since I posted this morning, I witnessed the most awful behavior yet. I was waiting in queue for the next game. The red player kept calling the blue player "gray." (It took me a while to figure that VMKspeak out to mean "gay.") Over and over the red player kept insisting the blue player was "gray" but unwilling to admit it, insinuating that she should stop lying, and be true to herself. The blue player over and over insisted none of this was true, but red would not stop. Finally blue gave up the game. Then red admitted that the whole "gray" thing was to make blue give up. Blue said she reported red and then exited the room.

As next in queue I popped into the blue chair. But then got up to exit the room. Last I saw red wanted to know why I didn't want to play.

I have another question: Could I have reported the red player if I was only a witness to this attack, and not the actual victim? (I'm still too new to VMK to know exactly how this works.)

 

[Dizpinfriend]

I have another question: Could I have reported the red player if I was only a witness to this attack, and not the actual victim? (I'm still too new to VMK to know exactly how this works.)

I would have reported. Inappropriate behavior, whether directed at you or not is still inappropriate behavior.

If I am not mistaken, VMK recently added the word "inappropriate" to the dictionary - I would say "this player is using language that is inappropriate (or not appropriate) for a kids game, and should not be allowed to get away with it"

When I phrase my reports that way, I usually see the offending player pop clean out of the room in a few minutes or less.

 

[sleepingbeautymama]

I think gg is very appropriate. I say it at the end of every game regardless of the outcome. I will say though I have come across rude people already. I had one person that kept saying I was unfair and a cheater because I was winning. It's just so frustrating that people have to act that way. I'm tired of poor losers.

 

[queenj]

i want to give a big thanks to all that replied. i agree its good sportsmanship and i, since it was my 1st game, didn't even get the checker pin. i felt hurt, a little. but with knowing it is alot of kids and that others have had the same experience i will write it off as a well i hope i have a nicer player next time. i only have 3 games under my belt but i did think it was fun. thanks again for all the kind words and to all the "off topics" i thought they were releated so deff. no hard feelings there, i love getting all opinions and hearing "the rest of the story"
well, said paul harvey off to bed and thanks for all the help
xoxo disney glove,
qj

 

[LittleDragonErin]

I stopped playing Mansion and Pirates because of all the sore losers. Checkers is quickly becoming the same way except at least I can actually use the ignore button during the game.

Usually I will let the other person decide if I say "gl" or "gg". Before when I would say "gl" or "gg" I'd run across players who would take that as me insulting them since I'm "obviously better". -_-' So I just gave up being the one to say it first. If they say it, then I do. If they don't, I don't.

Trash talking is fun when you're messing around with friends who know you're just playing. With other people I just keep to myself and let my game speak for itself.

 

[Disney Dreams]

I start with "gl" and end with "gg" no matter how it ends. I had a VERY good competitor today and it was a terrific game. At the end I said, "thank you for a great game" and he said, "yeah, go to he'll" Not really much more to say there.

As for "hehe, LOL" during a game, I agree that it is ok to be excited about a good move you may have made, but I don't think it is necessary to type those thoughts out on the screen. Sometimes, however, if the mood is fitting between the 2 players, this can be appropriate to some degree. For example, I was in a game in which someone made a move that trapped my king. I said, "nice move" and he replied, "hehe thx." I had absolutely no problem with this as the context it was in.

While we are on the topic, I was in a game today that was clearly me against another player AND his friend who was telling him IN THE ROOM every move. His friend also would rush me and "remind" me of the timer EVERY turn. I was not going to quit and give him the win, but I did comment, "If you would like to play 1 on 1 against me sometime, let me know." I think he and his friend were rude and completely inappropriate.

There's a lot of new 'etiquette" to be discovered in checkers, that's for sure.

 

[GoofyGeggy]

...His friend also would rush me and "remind" me of the timer EVERY turn. I was not going to quit and give him the win, but I did comment, "If you would like to play 1 on 1 against me sometime, let me know." I think he and his friend were rude and completely inappropriate.

There's a lot of new 'etiquette" to be discovered in checkers, that's for sure.

I had a girl trying to rush me through my turns half of our game. The funny thing is that I'm usually fairly quick with my turns, but she kept saying, "please hurry." "Please hurry."

So I started to go slower...and slower...


hehehe

 

[Momie]

It's not always the opponent that is trouble but the others in line. The last game I played this girl kept telling me how to play and questioning my moves. She would say "jump them" and when I didn't she would say "why didn't you jump them". I finially said "Who's playing this game". It is not always the right move to jump someone and my stratagy won the game.

 

[dawnita]

This is exactly why I haven't played Checkers yet. I hate confrontation and dislike being around rude players. I just go to VMK to relax. This is why I just stick to fireworks. I'm sure I will get up the nerve to try Checkers soon though.

 

[steamboatpete]

Mercifully, when you play the red, it is almost impossible to read anything said by the people in line behind you.

 

[timonrn]

Yes what is it about these ppl who want to "rush" you thru checkers? The last kid I played kept telling me to hurry up and move and he also told me to give up because I wasn't going to win. I ended up winning but was it becasue he ended the game and left? I'm not sure because it annonunced I had won and he was no longer in the chair. Why the rush, ppl? It's already on a timer for gosh sakes LOL

 

[Disneychick74]

The thing about mansion and pirates is the games only last a few minutes so any poor sportsmanship and or fighting is over as soon as it starts, It is easy to ignore when you know it will all be over in a minute.
Checkers on the otherhand takes a LONG time and there is plenty of time for a full blown fight to break out and when the game is over your not kicked out of the room, so it can continue as long as the pother players and /or VMK will permit.
I have seen a few while waiting my turn.
Checkers was a great idea and a great addition to the game I just wish there was a "lobby" and you could propose a challenge to a friend or random person and just go to a private quiet room to play.
People tend not to cause a scene if their friends arent around to show off to.