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Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)

Posted By: Jason Lee
Date: Monday, 4 June 2012, at 2:46 a.m.

In Response To: Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long) (Bill Riles)

As a player who is well versed in getting eliminated from main tournaments, what I like are good side events to keep me occupied after I've been drummed out.

It's a little silly, but I like a good blitz tournament -- the type where you have 4 or 8 player brackets, winners feed into playoffs, which has a nice payoff for the winner. By "good" I mean one where you can get in any time, and not have to wait too long before the next bracket starts. I like the blitz because I can play a bunch, but still have a whisker of a chance at a decent payoff.

I'd like to see each tournament have one clever or unique side event. Maybe a variant (hit man, hypergammon, cancelgammon), maybe speedgammon, maybe some USBGF event... something a little different. Don't run your tournament the same way every time. Try something different.

And for goodness sake, please everybody... ditch the stupid 2-pt quickie/minimatch. Since everybody in the room thinks they're a genius and can outmaneuver their opponent, you get precious few cubes. Just make it a one pointer and be done with it already.

JLee

Messages In This Thread

• Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
  Bill Riles -- Sunday, 3 June 2012, at 5:13 p.m.
  • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
    jdg -- Sunday, 3 June 2012, at 6:20 p.m.
    • Good !
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Sunday, 3 June 2012, at 7:32 p.m.
  • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
    Strato -- Sunday, 3 June 2012, at 6:28 p.m.
    • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
      Bob koca -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 2:02 a.m.
      • equity-chase alert
        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 8:38 a.m.
        • equity-chase alert
          Bob koca -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 1:48 p.m.
          • would it be growing otherwise? *NM*
            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 7:18 p.m.
      • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
        Strato -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 4:00 p.m.
        • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
          Mr Majestyk -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 4:46 p.m.
        • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 5:28 p.m.
        • +10000 *NM*
          Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 7:15 p.m.
  • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
    Jason Lee -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 2:46 a.m.
    • check list
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 8:31 a.m.
      • check list
        rew -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 9:28 a.m.
        • maybe
          Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 7:11 p.m.
          • maybe
            rew -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 9:03 p.m.
  • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
    Kenny Nissen -- Monday, 4 June 2012, at 9:19 p.m.
    • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 12:20 a.m.
      • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
        Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 12:21 a.m.
        • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 1:08 a.m.
          • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
            jdg -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 1:56 p.m.
            • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 2:58 p.m.
              • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
                Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 3:01 p.m.
              • Amen !
                Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 11 June 2012, at 2:15 p.m.
                • Amen !
                  Stick -- Wednesday, 13 June 2012, at 3:29 a.m.
                  • Amen !
                    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 13 June 2012, at 8:52 a.m.
                    • Amen !
                      christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 13 June 2012, at 7:06 p.m.
                      • Amen !
                        Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 13 June 2012, at 8:27 p.m.
                        • Amen !
                          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 13 June 2012, at 8:30 p.m.
      • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
        Strato -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 2:21 a.m.
        • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 2:52 a.m.
          • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
            Strato -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 12:58 p.m.
            • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
              Bob koca -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 3:32 p.m.
        • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
          Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 4:33 a.m.
          • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
            Strato -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 12:48 p.m.
            • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 1:49 p.m.
              • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
                Strato -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 3:01 p.m.
            • Tournaments -- Attendance and More (Probably Much too Long)
              Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 4:52 p.m.