Past and Future Challenges

Scott Hardie | October 21, 2007
RB gets so many minor tweaks that I should probably set up some kind of separate list for them. Anyway, two that I have reason to mention:

- Old pending challenges now expire after their own designated time limit, instead of after 7 days. It didn't seem right to let the defender accept a 1-hour challenge in the middle of the night after the challenger had already gone to bed. Challenges generally only need to stick around long enough for the defender to notice, and we usually set the time limit based on how frequently the defender visits the site, so this seems right. (Sometimes we let challenges sit awhile until we free up some cards, but that can be handled by reissuing the challenge.)

- The Start a Concert form now lists how long it has been since you last faced each opponent in concert. I wanted to challenge old opponents on a semi-daily basis myself, and I figured that if I was going to whip up that code, it would be of use to the rest of you as well. Consider making a point to challenge old opponents who you haven't played in a while; it will help keep everyone involved and keep the game more varied.

Jacob Martin | October 21, 2007
Nice, I love my matches to be varied. I like seeing what other people have and and it kind of gives me a challenge since i don't know their strategies.