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Finish this sentence...

Posted By: Barry Silliman
Date: Friday, 6 March 2015, at 7:39 p.m.

In Response To: Finish this sentence... (Omar Shah)

The main thing that struck me when I played Novi 4 years ago and every year since was the lack of structure in the tournament.

-Boards aren't numbered(Hunting people down is a norm) in order to find people easily and where one should play. -Usage of clocks aren't common. -Postmortem of games is non-existent. -The tournament isn't a swiss format style. -Experts aren't on hand to ask for coaching or clarify a rule.

Of all your points the only one that I perceive as indicating a lack of structure is the first point, and if there has been a backgammon tournament in the U.S. in the last 15 years that has had numbered boards (or tables), I am not aware of it. (I'm not saying this isn't a good idea).

The rest of your points seem to be features or conditions or a tournament that you would prefer to see but I don't see that as indicative of a lack of structure. E.g., just because an event is double-elimination and not Swiss-format per your apparent preference does not indicate a lack of structure.

I realize that structure is in the eye of the beholder, but I think you'll be hard-pressed to find a better-run backgammon tournament in the U.S. than the one that Carol runs in Novi.

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