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ok, i'll play if enough people sign up. a couple of things - several important GC3 games are still in progress and could go on for a while. that could affect registration... i also think the 48-hour window for vetoes is too short - a week might be better.
Good point, Carlos... If you are still involved in any GC3 tourney games and would like to play in the PotLuck2008 Tourney, but feel getting involved in the early stages of the organization of a new tourney while closing out the late stages of an ending tourney is too much....please let us know and perhaps we can slow things up/down......my thoughts are that the PotLuck2008 won't actually kickoff until early/mid May, and if by then the GC3 isn't finished, I reckon (!) the still active participants can handle a new game or two if they so choose... Regarding Carlos' comment on veto time, I agree...a week it is!!
Joe Joyce wrote on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 03:11 PM UTC:Sounds interesting. Started thinking what games I might bring - Superchief leapt to mind, but even I would likely veto that one! Of my games, I'd probably bring Grand Shatranj, maybe Great Shatranj, but that's pretty much it. Pocket Mutation by Mike Nelson is one of my favorite designs, so that might well be my 3rd choice. But this is speculation now, and I may have other choices later; what games are others considering?
We think two games in ''real time'' would be more exciting [with or without kibitzing] than any one whole tournament over months or year. For example, Gifford v. Fourriere at CDA Colourbound Clobberers, Nutty Knights, Friday 12:00; or Paulowich v. Joyce at Unicorn Chess Sat. 10:00 -- to be concluded the same day. Fergus Duniho once scotched the idea because of different time zones. Brainking site has same defect of games being continually adjourned, in effect, by having weeks really to play, and so whoever devotes off-time to study positions can upgrade play. Some players actually do worse when having to re-think half-forgotten position after a week, instead of concentrating as deeply as possible on one score to finish in one (or two) day. Jeremy Good used to be able to play move every 30 seconds in multiple games, yet stayed low in Rating. In OrthoChess, except correspondence, adjournment is thing of the past. Someone else can research or inform on this better, or have knowledge about Chess sites playing with time controls, but concluding right away the same day. Stories like Bobby Fischer's figuring out some great move overnight for game adjourned (for one day only) do not occur today, do they?
Anyone up for promoting this to be part of the IAGO World Tour? I could get it on the 2008 IAGO World Tour calendar: www.IAGOWorldTour.com, and please have some indication it is part of the Tour on a page for the PotLuck event. We can name it after a sponsor or the Chess Variants site itself, to get it a bit of publicity. Can we be assured that there will be at least two people entered into it, excluding the organizer or whomever is running it Also, will this wrap up before November? If so, I would be interested in having it. It may go full year long though.
For PotLuck2008, I would submit Birds and Ninjas (main variation + dropping 4 ninja pawns) and Stealth Ninja Chess (again main variation using recommended pieces to drop).
Feel free to veto prematurely if desired!
but I am definitely available for this tournament.
Feel free to veto prematurely if desired!
There is one more game that I'm working on, having done more playtesting on this than any other, called Titan Chess with a 12x12 board - should have it posted by next week. That would probably be my 3rd game.
I would recommend Toulousain Chess
as well but my 3 choices are up .
but I am definitely available for this tournament.
Rich, regarding the iago world tour...sounds cool. Won't be able to speculate on when the Pot Luck may end until we know the number of entrants. Currently we have committments by: jejujeju carloscarlos Joe Joyce Charles Daniel Donut Donut Jeju is organizer, carlos is running tech side of things. Donut is my son, getting involved in variants for the first time. Joe and Charles are 'at least two people entered into it, excluding the organizer or whomever is running it', so I guess the tourney is eligible for iago world tour if we think it'll be done by November. 7 more days to add participants!
Ok, you can finalize the details, and get this nailed down. Then decide whether or not it will be on. We can actually add it to the IAGO World Tour after it starts, it will just be late getting on. If it feels like it is done before November, that is good. Having it go into 2009 would be an issue though :-). Anyhow, I will let you finish up the details. All that is needed is that the event produces a winner, then I would need to know the number of players total (don't need report that anywhere else except in the Tour grand total), and also who won (their name) and their City and Country (possibly also State if in USA). Having a nickname is also cool, and can be added. Like saying 'Donut Donut' is the winner, but need the name :-). I would say nicknames are even encouraged for marketing purposes. A user name can serve as a nickname here.
Currently registered: jejujeju carlos carlos donut donut Joe Joyce Charles Daniel juan rodriguez Hoping to get 8, 10, 12 or more George Duke wrote: 'We think two games in ''real time'' would be more exciting [with or without kibitzing] than any one whole tournament over months or year.' Agree with the statement, but know that I would not be able to commit the blocks of time needed for such an undertaking with any regularity. George, are you interested in joining the Pot Luck? We'd love to have you join us. As well as all others...c'mon folks, step right up and join!
Okay, Jeju, I will bring Rococo and Altair and if a third required, t.b.d.
Excellent, George. Currently registered: jejujeju carlos carlos donut donut Joe Joyce Charles Daniel juan rodriguez George Duke Hoping to get 8, 10, 12 or more... Five more days to register
je ju, when you happened to finalize this, please make sure we have a web page people can land on to learn about the tournament, and have it link back to the IAGO World Tour site.
Reminder that Pot Luck 2008 registration will close at midnight GMT, April 7th. Currently have 7 players. Really hoping to add one, 3 or 5 more. Sounds like fun!
Reminder that Pot Luck 2008 registration will close at midnight GMT, April 7th. Currently have 7 players. Really hoping to add one, 3 or 5 more. Sounds like fun!
Consider emailing all chessvariant members with an invitation to join the tournament. They may be many who have registered emails with this site but are quite inactive. And -- is anyone going to bring orthodox (FIDE) chess into this tournament?!
David Howe wrote on Sun, Apr 6, 2008 03:29 PM UTC:re: emailing all cvp members I do have a list, and would be willing to send out an email (probably emails, since I'd have to break it up into sections). I try not to send emails out very often, but am willing to do so in this case. Just let me know what you'd like to be in the email. Thanks!
Jeju, If you'll allow them, I'd like to bring these games to the table: Bachelor Chess Switching Chess Hostage Chess Thanks and good luck!
Pot Luck 2008! Registration Deadline has passed, 7 entrants. We are now at the stage where participants name the game or games they would like to play in the tournament. You may bring one, two or three games. Each game must be named by April 14th. From April 14th to April 21st there will be a veto period. Four veto votes will disqualify a game. The person who suggested that game will have an opportunity to name a replacement. Please don't veto until the veto period begins. To name your games, simply add a message to this thread with the game(s) you want to play. There is still room for one more, so if an eighth player wants to join, first to claim space is in.
juan rodriguez chooses : Bachelor Chess Switching Chess Hostage Chess
Please let me know what the final page will be that I can point the Tour calendar to regarding it?
Joe Joyce wrote on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 12:39 AM UTC:Now we are 8. :-) Great! The first game I'd like to bring is the original Grand Shatranj. After that, I'm having a hard time deciding, and am getting darned greedy. And Atlantean Barroom Shatranj should be a quicker game than Great Shatranj. Was going to stop right there, but Lemurian Shatranj would also be faster than Great Shatranj, and now I've already mentioned 4 games. So I'd drop Great Shatranj [and mention Joshua Morris' Kozune]... help! I'm guessing we might change our picks before the veto period begins, and maybe we could put this on a wiki page. [Especially if it's to be an IAGO World Tour event, it should/*has to* have its very own page. I believe this event would be considered a Chessvariants Email Athlon Event - the first ever.] Anyway, my choices [for now, anyhow] are: Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Grand Shatranj D Lemurian Shatranj Joe
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