I was first to play the DC and thought my score would suck, because I failed to max 4s and my third chain was basically nonexistent

But I ended up being the only one playing 4s

Oh and I also made a rack 9 error

I wasn't talking about yesterday. More about how I'm comfortably top of the ratings and have an above 11% winrate, but haven't won in 52 games and counting.

Maybe that is inherent with your strategy. You play flexibly to keep all options for a good setup open, while other players with less setups in their repertoire put all marbles on a specific setup and there is always someone in the field that succeeds.

So you are always beating the field, but not often the successful gambler

But you could have said the same in 2013, when I got 53 wins in a year. Or 2014, when I won 31 times despite not playing the first 3 months.

In 2014, when I won 31 times, I played my first game of the year on April 5th. Compare that to the same period this year, where I've won 11 games.

Not that you aren't running bad, but the field is a lot better in 2015 than in those previous years.

You folks think wins are tough in the "red" zone... how about for a newbie??

I not only have to outplay all you reds, but I also have to survive the super-creative and risky types like dogfloss, velourfog, and guessinator, etc who often "force" an opening. When they hit hard they can take a well played game from anyone.

Today is a case in point. Based on the racks I got I didn't think it would be played any better by anyone. Clearly I was wrong

EDIT. Also a ton of variance. Alex won 1 game in the last 10 I think. With a small break here or there it could have been 5 of 10.. might have been similar for some of you guys too..

I just aim to remember whether I'm playing goosemode or regular

yeah the field is better

I was above 11% winrate and now I'm down to 10.2

There is a broader field of players that use a solid strat

lol me too. Though the novelty has worn off for me for goose. For some reason don't find them that fun.

Fields are also bigger. At this point we're averaging about 30 per day. 6 months ago it wasn't uncommon for there to only be 25

Tbh I'll take the Triplechain run bad. Since I made that post I've had my biggest poker session ever.

1) In the unlikely event my score holds today, I might retire from the DC with a 100% winning record in 2016
2) Genuine quote from my son the other day: "Daddy, I wish you were more like Tee Aitch Ten, he never loses."

Don't think i missed any but just did this really quick so it is a possibility

2015 Daily Challenge Wins

pos.	player	wins
1.	Dynasty	35
2.	Gaby	32
3.	anton-09	31
4.	wafflesobv	25
5.	mrgibson	24
6.	dogfloss	23
6.	Paul101	23
8.	velourfog	22
9.	Alex	19
9.	Hg80	19
9.	Donk4	19
12.	consul	18
13.	iluvbanana	17
13.	radisto	17
13.	NP	17
13.	Derwi	17
17.	Kaidus	16
18.	Popcorn	15
18.	Gerad	15
20.	Guessinator	13
20.	Mercer	13
22.	wetwilly31	12
22.	Kokirixx	12
22.	mikeb	12
25.	Zac	9
25.	lilrascal	9
25.	Sugartastic	9
28.	Boris	7
28.	Meg.	7
30.	SubArcticK	4
30.	Yarlith	4
30.	knotwork	4
33.	ibavly	3
33.	Treep	3
33.	Latt	3
36.	arjun13	2
36.	aja	2
38.	ChairmanRao	1
38.	shamsnemesis	1
38.	hublaw	1
38.	away	1

I think last year Dynasty also won

wp!

And you won on Jan 2nd, too. well played.......

Also, 34 people playing DC yesterday must be a recent record??

I've got to stop playing when I'm tired.

Jumping on timed with Krohn for a while. Come steal our rating points.

My somewhat recent peak rating was 1449.

timed going if anyone wants to join

that was fun. 5 or 6 players for a couple of hours...

Sigh

My snake charmer record is safe for another day

hey guys I started playing this game a couple of days ago.

This is my best so far. Pretty pleased about having the top score over the last 24 hours

nice job xander.

Some of the strategy posts in the early days of this thread are really helpful.

I think Gabe did one on charmer and dynasty openings and Th10 did one on advanced opening.

When you feel comfortable enough to play tourneys, it is really helpful as once they are over you can click on the games and see how other players dealt with the same racks as you did. Might be the best way to find the holes in your game..

Like....."how did he snake 2 chains when I could only snake 1...??" and then seeing what your opponent did to keep options open and/or not block off chain paths. Or, "how did he get 17 bonus points when you only got 13," and then seeing how well they set themselves up to handle 1s and 2s.

Have fun.... I am new to Triplechain and have found the regs to be great sports...