Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 03:07:01 04/17/00
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On April 17, 2000 at 01:31:30, Tina Long wrote: >Hi Guys, >My Name is Ralph Basden, I'm Tina's Stepdad - writing this with her permission. > >For the first time I played on ICC. >I went there yesterday looking for Rebel v Symslov, played a coupla "guest >games" & took up the 1 week free offer. (never did find Rebel vs...) > >I am WaccaBBall (from computer Golf - Whack a Bloody Ball) & I've played about >12 blitz games, took my initial rating from 1500 to 1000 & back to 1400. > >Now I'm an addict. > >So: If I don't want to pay $US50 a year, I'm an Internet novice, I just want to >play friendly blitz or rapid, I want to play people (not against/with chess >software), where do you recommend I play? > >What's where's Fics? >I read here good & bad about Yahoo. >I suppose $US50 isn't too bad if ICC is best (we were saving for Rebel Windows >&/or Hiarcs8). > >I realise this Q has probably been answered here a zillion times, but I've never >considered playing online before so never looked. > >Off Topic: Is there anywhere to play Monopoly agains real people on the net? > >Thanks guys >Ralph Basden Hey Ralph, Here's the list of the places I've used occasionally: http://freechess.org/ (FICS) http://play.yahoo.com/ http://www.chess.net/home.html http://www.itsyourturn.com/ (haven't tried it yet) There's probably nothing new compared to the other post, but I posted the list anyway. I would recommend FICS if you're only looking for a chess game, whereas Yahoo is preferable if you want a game of backgammon or cards after a loss. I'll try to find some monopoly games even though I don't think there's that many around. Best wishes... Mogens
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