Just read this terrible news from the BSW forum.



What am i supposed to do now?

WHAT?!

Oh come on....that just blows. And not in the good way. But where chunks come out of your nose type way.

What is this new way they speak of?

What a bummer. This was one of the primary draws for me on BSW...

I was so close to 900 plays, just 5 more.

BTW here is the link to the BSW forum thread.

http://www.brettspielwelt.de/Forum/index.php/topic,85719.0.h...

This is very unfortunate news. PR is the very main reason I log onto BSW.

Damn, that sucks.

Well ... I suppose, if anything, this will get me to play it more often face-to-face; I usually nixed ftf games simply because I could play it online.

Such is greed life ... oh be fair, greed.

Argh! Terrible news! On top of Alhambra being taken away again, this just feels awful. At least I knew that Alhambra was only back for a short time.

This is the worst boardgame related news I have heard ever... getting to play PR on BSW was one of the most memorable passtimes I ever had... this is devastating and I'm quite upset.

I can't even imagine what I'll do instead

....

Being able to play these games online for free was a gracious gift. One should not lament its passing, as it means perhaps it is destined for bigger, better, (and not free) things.

That is true but I am still going to indulge in self pity. It still feels like the passing of an era.

Play the Evolver? It ain't pretty, but the AI seems good to me (not that I've played hundreads of games on BSW or any such thing). It's in the files section here.

I'm guessing your guess is correct. Considering that they are now pushing to remove Carcassone and Settlers from BSW as well, since those liscenses were sold to developers to make those games available only on XBox Live for the 360.

just finished my last game...

this is really the end of an era for me personally and I'm sure for many of us boardgamers that frequented BSW. I still am in a denial of sorts, as if my mind can't fathom the fact that PR won't be there tomorrow....

I remember clearly my first game on BSW, which was also my first game ever (I had bought the game but didn't have anyone to play it with at the time). That was in August of 2002 I believe. Now it is February 2007 and 525 plays later I can say those games were some of the best times I've had in my life, certainly the best times I've had sitting in front of a screen.

This whole experience comes to show that nothing lasts forever. I took for granted that I'd be playing PR on BSW for years if not decades more, and now I will never play again... all I have is fond memories of the best game I ever played at the best website for real time gaming.