one immediate problem is NOT being aware of
WHEN this FINAL round is being played, and the
stupid rule of NOT being able to play because of
being in another game when IT'S offered.
that's why i've went bankrupt in 18EU, besides the fact
that they were constantly working together
while i struggled alone to get by.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Puddifoot" <john@...>
To: <18xx@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:39 AM
Subject: [18xx] Scheduling at Gencon, Origins and Railcon


> Hi Everyone,
>
>
>
> A while ago there was some griping on this about how the TGA runs the 18XX
> tournament at Gencon, Origins and Railcon.
>
>
>
> Here is what we do now:
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>
>
> There are two tournys at each convention: one for 1830 and one for 18XX.
>
>
>
> The 1830 tourney is easy enough: you play a game in one of the preceding
> qualifying rounds and that gets you into the final. If we end up with more
> than two boards in the final, the person with the greatest overall margin
> of
> victory at their board is the winner. (That is they value over the value
> of
> all the players.
>
>
>
> For 18XX your three best place finishes in different 18XX games from
> preceding qualifying rounds in both Categories 3 and 4 including 1830 are
> combined. (This is all 18XX games) The top four players get first option
> to
> play. Should a qualified player pass on the opportunity to play in this
> final, the next person in the rankings becomes qualified. Only games from
> Category 4, longer 18XX games, are eligible to be played in the 18XX final
> the exact game to be chosen by the players. There is only one final board
> for 18XX.
>
>
>
> For the games themselves, we have an 18XX slot starting every four or six
> hours as the previous slot completes. The shorter games, like 1830, are
> put
> in the 4 hour slots, the longer games, like 1870, are in the 6 hour slots.
> In most cases, it is up to the players to decide what game they play. 1830
> slots, as they qualify you for the 1830 final, are restricted to 1830, but
> there is usually an alternate 18XX slot running concurrently. This means
> we
> have 18XX running continuously all convention long.
>
>
>
> As we want as many players to show up as possible to these conventions, we
> are asking your input as to what you want to see done with 18XX. Is what
> we
> are doing now good, or do you see changes that could be made? Please let
> us
> know your thoughts soon as we are in the process of submitting the final
> schedules to Origins and Gencon in the next couple of weeks.
>
>
>
> John Puddifoot
> TGA President
>
> Head Conductor Railcon and Origins
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>
>
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