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je ju wrote on Mon, Apr 21, 2008 12:29 AM UTC:

The veto period seems to have passed with a few smatterings, a flurry and
in the end all games hold on and retain membership.

The results of the cricket were 304 total runs scored, which converts to
214 duodecimals.

As a result, we are going with scenario 3.   In random scenario 3, alpha2
is match 1, alpha3 is match 2, alpha1 is match 3.



Charles  Birds (vs Donut), Stealth (vs Carlos), Titans (vs George)
Carlos  Falcon (vs Charles), Hole (vs George), Wormhole (vs. Donut)
George  Altair (vs Carlos), JacksWitches (vs Donut), Rococo(vs Charles)
Donut  Hammer (vs George), Korean (vs Charles), Rollerball (vs Carlos)


Joe     Atlantean (vs Juan), Grand (vs Graeme), Lemurian (vs Jeju)
Graeme  Circular (vs Joe), Modern Courier(vs Jeju), Save the Standard (vs
Juan)
Jeju     Eight Stone (vs Graeme), Racing (vs Juan), Wuss II (vs Joe)
Juan     Bachelor (vs Jeju), Hostage (vs Joe), Switching (vs Graeme)

Early analysis of the matchups finds a few interesting tidbits.  

Only Juan and Donut end up playing a game they cast a veto against.  Donut
on Jacks & Witches, Juan on Save the Standard 13x13.

Joe, on the other hand, cast no vetoes but did allude to a few games he
was not keen to play¡¦and drew one of them, Wuss II.

Juan and Jeju are drawn in a rematch of a game completed with a Jeju
resignation 320 days ago.

If anyone has the talent and time to make the schedule into a chart of
some sort, that¡¯d be appreciated.

Carlos has offered to assign the games and get them started.  Once he does
that, game on.  If you find any time goofs in the game settings, report
them to Carlos and he should be able to restart the game.

Unless there¡¯s a strong outcry against, I¡¯d say¡¦

(copied and pasted from 3rd courier tournament page, written by Fergus)

Time Controls
Game Courier has very versatile and sophisticated time controls, and these
will be used to time all games in the tournament. Details on how time
controls work can be found in the User's Guide. The same time controls
will be used for each game. Here's what I propose to use:
Pace:	4 moves per week
Spare Time:	14 days
Grace Time:	24 hours
Extra Time:	8 hours
Bonus Time:	6 hours for moving within 24 hours
Tie-Breaking
If two players attain the same score, ties will be broken by the following
methods in a topdown order:
¡¤	Buchholz / Solkoff method (Compares scores of all opponents defeated by
tied players.) 
¡¤	Sonneborn-Berger (Compares scores of all opponents defeated or tied
with tied players.) 
¡¤	Number of Wins (Wins count as 1, ties as nothing.) 
¡¤	Most Blacks (Whoever has won more games as the second player wins the
tie.)

je ju wrote on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 11:35 AM UTC:

Carlos has indicated that all games will be assigned and started no later
than the end of the coming weekend.

je ju wrote on Thu, Apr 24, 2008 10:08 AM UTC:

Thanks to the efforts of Carlos Carlos the tournament has started.

Good luck to all.

je ju wrote on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 09:39 AM UTC:

Pot Luck 2008 round one is in the books...will try to get a schedule for
round 2 up soon.

je ju wrote on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 01:11 PM UTC:

Standings after round 1:

Charles      6  – 0             6 pts
Graeme       5 – 0 – 1          5.5 pts
Joe Joyce    4 – 1 -1           4.5 pts
Carlos       3 – 3 - 0          3 pts

George 2 wins – 4 losses     2 pts
Jeju    1 – 5 – 0            1 pt
Juan    1 – 5 – 0            1 pt
Donut   1 - 5 - 0            1 pt

New groupings:

Winners’ Pot

Charles
Graeme
Joe
Carlos

Consolation (Losers’) Pot:

George      2 pts
Jeju        1 pt
Juan        1 pt
Donut       1 pt

je ju wrote on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 09:03 AM UTC:

Based on rankings current as of the start of the tournament, each group
looks like this:

Top group, playing for the PotLuck2008 Title!

Charles   Birds (vs Graeme) Stealth (vs Joe ),	Titans (vs Carlos)
Joe     Atlantean (vs Charles), Grand (vs Carlos), Lemurian (vs Graeme)
Carlos  Falcon (vs Joe), Hole (vs Graeme), Wormhole (vs. Charles)
Graeme  Circular(vsCarlos),Modern Courier(vsCharles),Save/Standard        
       (vsJoe)

Second Tier, playing for pride and a can of corn*.

George   Altair (vs Juan ),JacksWitches (vs Jeju),Rococo(vsDonut)
Jeju    Eight Stone (vs George ),Racing (vs  Donut), Wuss II (vs  Juan)
Donut 	Hammer (vs Jeju), Korean (vs Juan), Rollerball (vs George)
Juan   Bachelor (vs  Donut), Hostage (vs  George),Switching (vs  Jeju)

*In order to receive the prize, one must appear in person at a designated
location, which shall be so designated at the completion of this
tournament.  

If anyone has the talent and time to make this part of the schedule (round
two, not the can of corn collection part) into a chart of some sort, as
Graeme so ably did last time, that would be appreciated.

Carlos will offer to assign the games and get them started when he has
time.  Once he does that, game on.  If you find any time goofs in the game
settings, report them to Carlos and he should be able to restart the game.

(copied and pasted from 3rd courier tournament page, written by Fergus)

Time Controls
Game Courier has very versatile and sophisticated time controls, and
these
will be used to time all games in the tournament. Details on how time
controls work can be found in the User's Guide. The same time controls
will be used for each game. Here's what I propose to use:
Pace:	4 moves per week
Spare Time:	14 days
Grace Time:	24 hours
Extra Time:	8 hours
Bonus Time:	6 hours for moving within 24 hours
Tie-Breaking
If two players attain the same score, ties will be broken by the
following
methods in a topdown order:
Buchholz / Solkoff method (Compares scores of all opponents defeated by
tied players.) 
Sonneborn-Berger (Compares scores of all opponents defeated or tied
with tied players.) 
Number of Wins (Wins count as 1, ties as nothing.) 
Most Blacks (Whoever has won more games as the second player wins the
tie.) 

Good luck to all!  Any problems found in any of the above, let me know.

Note to Rich:  Based on how long round one took...can't imagine there's
any way we'll have this wrapped up in calendar year 2008...at least not
the top tier.

je ju wrote on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 02:07 AM UTC:

No problem with substitutions...if anyone wants to, leave a comment before
Carlos sets up games and the switch can be made.
Graeme, thanks for making the chart.

Ice Hockey Chess. Chess variant based upon rules of (Ice) Hockey. (8x10, Cells: 68) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

je ju wrote on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 11:15 AM UTC:

Looks like great fun!

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je ju wrote on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 05:14 AM UTC:

Agreed!  Thanks for the time and effort!

je ju wrote on Fri, Dec 26, 2008 09:08 AM UTC:

Tried to get into a game of Hammer Chess for the Pot Luck 1 tournament
between jejujeju and donutdonut and got this:

The roundfile /home/chessva/public_html/play/tournaments/pl1/2.php does
not exist.

je ju wrote on Fri, Dec 26, 2008 09:15 AM UTC:

donutdonut had the same experience when trying to get into a PotLuck1 game
of racing kings vs jejujeju.

The roundfile /home/chessva/public_html/play/tournaments/pl1/2.php does
not exist.

je ju wrote on Fri, Dec 26, 2008 10:40 PM UTC:

donut vs jeju pl1 games working now, thanks a bunch!

je ju wrote on Sat, Dec 27, 2008 08:18 AM UTC:

after working for at least one move in each game, now jeju vs donut games,
when trying to move a piece, switch to a page that reads as follows.  

PHP Version 4.4.9

System 	Linux host354.hostmonster.com 2.6.27-6_1.intel.BHsmp #1 SMP Thu
Nov 13 15:27:29 MST 2008 x86_64
Build Date 	Dec 17 2008 18:23:31
Configure Command 	'./configure' '--enable-bcmath'
'--enable-calendar' '--enable-discard-path' '--enable-exif'
'--enable-experimental-zts' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-gd-native-ttf'
'--enable-libxml' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--enable-mbstring'
'--enable-sockets' '--enable-xslt' '--prefix=/usr/php4'
'--with-bz2' '--with-curl=/opt/curlssl/' '--with-dom=/opt/xml2/'
'--with-dom-exslt=/opt/xslt/' '--with-dom-xslt=/opt/xslt/'
'--with-expat-dir=/usr' '--with-freetype-dir=/usr' '--with-gd'
'--with-gettext' '--with-iconv'
'--with-imap=/opt/php_with_imap_client/'
'--with-imap-ssl=/opt/openssl' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr'
'--with-kerberos' '--with-libdir=lib64'
'--with-libxml-dir=/opt/xml2/' '--with-mcrypt=/opt/libmcrypt/'
'--with-mhash=/opt/mhash/' '--with-mime-magic' '--with-mysql=/usr'
'--with-mysql-sock=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'
'--with-openssl=/opt/openssl' '--with-openssl-dir=/opt/openssl'
'--with-pdflib=/opt/pdflib/' '--with-pgsql=/usr' '--with-pic'
'--with-png-dir=/usr' '--with-pspell' '--with-ttf' '--with-xmlrpc'
'--with-xpm-dir=/usr/X11R6' '--with-xslt-sablot=/opt/sablot/'
'--with-zip=/opt/zzip/' '--with-zlib' '--with-zlib-dir=/usr'

je ju wrote on Sun, Dec 28, 2008 08:13 AM UTC:

Works great, thanks for all your effort!

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je ju wrote on Thu, Feb 5, 2009 09:17 AM UTC:

2008 Pot Luck tournament has come to an end!!!!

While round two saw more time-outs/resignations than actually completed
games, all participants can be proud of their results!!

Starting with Group B, the 'losers bracket', we have a tie at the top:

1. Jejuejejeu - 4-1-1
1. Donutdonut - 4-1-1
3. JuanRodriguez - 3-3-0
4. George Duke - 0-6-0 

And in Group A, our 'champions group', we have an undefeated champion:

1. Joe Joyce 6-0-0
2. CarlosCarlso 3-3-0
3. Charles Daniel 3-3-0
4. Graeme Grayhawke - resigned

Congratulations to Joe on being the Champ!!!

je ju wrote on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 02:25 PM UTC:

Joe Joyce

Grand Champion of Pot Luck #1 2008!!!!!!

Well done and good luck in future tournaments!!!

Game Courier Tournament #4: An Introductory Semi-Potluck. A tournament to feature games good for introducing people to Chess variants.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

je ju wrote on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 11:52 AM UTC:

I would enjoy playing in the tournament if space is still available.

I'll propose Football Chess be included (but don't really expect it to be).

Look forward to playing again.

je ju wrote on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 10:23 PM UTC:

For a tournament targeting beginners sure is a heavyweight line-up of participants!

Can't find a description of or rules for Modern Carrera's Chess ... any help in finding those would be appreciated.

Thanks, and hope everyone rings in the New Year in good health and spirits.

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je ju wrote on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 07:01 PM UTC:

A move of a player consists of two parts: he first makes a normal move with
one of his pieces (this probably is not obligatory), but no piece may move
to a goal, i.e., to e1 or e9. (Pieces like rooks and queens however may
move across it, e.g. from d1 to f1.) However, no captures are made, and
check is disregarded. Then, after this move, the player may, if he can,
have a piece kick the ball. 

Looking for clarification of rules, particularly last sentence.

Is it legal for a player to move his piece to a square adjacent to the ball
and NOT kick the ball?

Thanks in advance.

Game Courier Tournament #4: An Introductory Semi-Potluck. A tournament to feature games good for introducing people to Chess variants.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

je ju wrote on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 05:01 PM UTC:

What's the tournament filter name for this tournament?

Thanks