frozen boards

[jbud1980]

Maybe I shoud keep typing.

But, if I remember, you had a situation where the game went beyond 2 minutes and you had to get admin to neutralize the score.

I'd hate to play a game where I got over 600 within a 2 mintue span and end up having to dump it because the timer kept running. That'd be sooooo frustrating.

Yes, that's correct. I ended up besting Bilbo's high scores, and I knew it was unfair, so I reached out to the admin to see if there was anything I could do to nullify my scores.

[2cute]

I haven't had the problem lately, though I remember in the past having this same thing happen that jbud1980 described. It hasn't happened in a while though.

Could it be your browser? I use Chrome to play here and I use a iMac desktop computer.

Just a thought, could you set your updates to be @ another time other than 3am? On my computer a little message pops up, yes it wants to do the updates as soon as I begin using the computer which I find annoying too, but I always say no ask again tonight, but instead of waiting for it to ask me again, when I'm finished using the computer, I just reboot so the update can happen when I'm not using the computer.

[Naboka]

No, I haven't experienced anything like that. I've experienced boards/timers freezing in the past in which I kept typing words and 30 seconds later the board/timer would unfreeze and all the words I typed would appear as found.

Maybe I shoud keep typing.

But, if I remember, you had a situation where the game went beyond 2 minutes and you had to get admin to neutralize the score.

I'd hate to play a game where I got over 600 within a 2 mintue span and end up having to dump it because the timer kept running. That'd be sooooo frustrating.

[jbud1980]

Anyone else experiencing boards freezing up when you begin play?

I've had a couple dozen over the last few weeks. Start to play, type in a single word, and can't enter it because the board is suddenly frozen. Happens about 2 seconds into the game. Clock is frozen, no response.

No, I haven't experienced anything like that. I've experienced boards/timers freezing in the past in which I kept typing words and 30 seconds later the board/timer would unfreeze and all the words I typed would appear as found.

[bwt1213]

Okay, so I had the same problem. But I always run task manager in the background so I can call it up to see what's going on. On my computer, some things are using 100% of the disk. What those things are is not always the same, but usually it includes system, registry, and my browser deciding that NOW is a great time for an update. Yesterday, Microsoft decided that I really needed an update and informed me that it was my choice to install updates immediately (no, that was NOT my choice -- all are supposed to be done at 3AM), and when the update was finished my computer was unusable for several hours due to 100% disk usage. When that was over, I tried to play WordTwist, to find out that apparently the disk hammering was not over. (Submitting and a freeze.) At other odd times during all of this, task manager itself locked up, sometimes reporting 100% CPU usage, too. That was yesterday morning, Wednesday. Thursday at 3AM came yet another update and my computer was unusable for only an hour. Until I tried to play WordTwist, whereupon the disk hammering resumed and "submitting" just froze the screen and nothing worked. Such joy!

[rainbowgardener]

I don't have that, but I frequently have it freeze when the time runs out. Play the whole game then when it gets to Submitting, it just has a little wheel going round and round. Eventually if I leave it long enough it will go to an error message. Never does submit the results. (This is on Word Twist)

[2cute]

Currerbeill, thanks for answering. The message boards seem to have gone quiet lately.

Reassuring that someone else is experiencing this. Computers and I don't get along so I always think it's me, too.

So far so good. Course I haven't played in a week. Let me try & I'll let you know if it happens.

I think in the beginning of the year, lots of people, like myself, will say I'm going to get all these things accomplished that I hadn't last year. So I feel guilty if I come to play because heck, then I'm not accomplishing those goals. When people start accomplishing some of their goals, maybe they won't feel as guilty spending some time playing.

[Naboka]

Yup, I have had the same problem. I always think it's me....whew.

Currerbeill, thanks for answering. The message boards seem to have gone quiet lately.

Reassuring that someone else is experiencing this. Computers and I don't get along so I always think it's me, too.

Yup, I have had the same problem. I always think it's me....whew.

[lalatan]

I've had no problems while playing on my PC and phone.

[Naboka]

Anyone else experiencing boards freezing up when you begin play?

I've had a couple dozen over the last few weeks. Start to play, type in a single word, and can't enter it because the board is suddenly frozen. Happens about 2 seconds into the game. Clock is frozen, no response.