The Rules |
- It is assumed that contestants will play via email, although there is
no restriction on how players interact.
- There will be two rounds played.
- For each round, each player will play four games against four different
players. The games are played in parallel, so
that the tournament does not last an unreasonable amount of time.
- At the end of the two rounds, each player's points will be added up, and the
player with the highest point total will be the winner.
- If 2 players tie, then I'll have a playoff round where each player picks a
38-variant and plays the other.
If they still tie, then I'll pick the winner at random
from the two players.
- If more than 2 players tie, then I'll chose a winner at random from those
who tied.
- Players may take up to 15 days to make their first five moves, then up to
three days per move after that. It will be up to the players to decide when and
if a game has been lost due to a player taking too much time. It is suggested
that when you receive an opponent's move, that you give a short response
to indicate that the message got through.
- The winning player should notify me
(David Howe) of who
has won the game, and a list of the moves involved, possibly with some
comments. If the game is drawn, the players should decide among themselves
who will notify me.
- Points will be awarded for winning (1 point) or drawing (1/2 point) a game.
At the end of the tournament, a player's points will be totalled, and the player
with the highest total will be the winner. Ties may be decided via a playoff.
- The names (or aliases) of all players, the games they played, and points earned will
be published at the end of the tournament. Email addresses will be published
only with the player's permission.
- The winner of the tournament will have the choice between
receiving a Chess Variants 38-Challenge T-Shirt or a CD-ROM with an offline version
of The Chess Variant Pages, and receives
the honor of being announced the 38-Challenge Tournament Winner.
The player on the second place of the tournament receives a Chess Variants
38-Challenge T-Shirt OR a CD-ROM with an offline version
of The Chess Variant Pages, but may not choose (i.e., he receives the prize not
taken by the winner.)
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How do I join? |
Send email to me (David Howe)
with the following information:
- your name (or alias),
- your email address,
- up to four 38-Challenge chess variants (in order of preference)
you'd like to play, and
- an indication of whether or not you want your email address published
You will be notified whom you are playing (name and email) and which variants
will be used for each game. I will try to match players who are interested in
playing the same variants, but since that will not always be possible, I might
have to assign players games that are not within their preferences.
(Note that the deadline to join has passed.)
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When? |
The deadline for the 38-Challenge is January 31, 1998, and I would like to begin
the tournament the week after, so registration will be closed after February 7, 1998,
and play will begin on February 9, 1998.
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