Getting a game moving

[GordonY]

It may come to solo play if he doesn't stop acting that way. But opponents are hard to come by out east, and I actually quite like the fellow apart from his rotten sportsmanship.

The one good thing about solo play FK is that it doesnt matter about playing speed, some of my solo games have gone on for 2 weeks. 

[Maenoferren]

do you poke yourself with a pointy stick?

[FierceKitty]

do you poke yourself with a pointy stick?

Rather a personal question, old boy!



EDIT: Quote fixed.

[GordonY]

do you poke yourself with a pointy stick?

No but I find that some days that I dont even get a single move done, far too many distractions, I do give myself a proverbial "kick up the ass" when I start feeling the need to run another game when one isnt finished though.

[Luddite]

I can't get my head round solo gaming at all.

How do you cope with knowing exactly what the other chap is going to do?

[GordonY]

Thats probably a good reason for my games taking so long, by the time I get back to the table, I've forgotten the other chaps ever-so-cunning plan. 

[Luddite]

I have enough trouble remembering ONE plan, let alone two. 

Although it usually doesn't matter as by turn three 'the plan' is usually in tatters anyway...

[FierceKitty]

I have enough trouble remembering ONE plan, let alone two. 

Although it usually doesn't matter as by turn three 'the plan' is usually in tatters anyway...

Didn't Wellington remark that a plan for a battle was a smart leather bridle and reins, while the reality was desperately tied together with any old bit of rope one could find?

[Gennorm]

If you've got a smart phone / MP3 or the like try getting a really irritating tune or sound effect. Give the guy in question 10 minutes - or whatever you deem reasonable to complete his movement - then switch on the device for the rest of his turn. You could even leave it in your jacket while you vacate the table for a bit.

[FierceKitty]

If you've got a smart phone / MP3 or the like try getting a really irritating tune or sound effect. Give the guy in question 10 minutes - or whatever you deem reasonable to complete his movement - then switch on the device for the rest of his turn. You could even leave it in your jacket while you vacate the table for a bit.

He's a musical moron who wouldn't notice it. Since I'm a worshipper of Apollo who thinks the harpsichord ranks with the espresso machine, shogi, and the vasectomy as the greatest human inventions, I'd be harming my own pleasure, not his.
Remember that remark a contemporary made about how the Venetian practice of hiring Turks was like a man's cutting off his penis to spite his wife?

[Gennorm]

Hmm I reckon a recording of the harpsichord would get me moving pretty quickly in order to stop it. You could try giving him a triple espresso.

[FierceKitty]

Hmm I reckon a recording of the harpsichord would get me moving pretty quickly in order to stop it. You could try giving him a triple espresso.

Well, even for people who don't like its precision and clarity, the harpsichord has one benefit - it's not a loud instrument and won't bother the non-musical neighbours.
Actually I did persuade him last year that espresso was a noble and inspiring drink, even without alcohol.