| From: | Quicksilver <qwksilvr@*****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: [FASA] Official tourney rules |
| Date: | Sat, 24 Jan 1998 03:45:49 -0600 |
>Here's a email I just got from Skuzzy on the FASA sanctioned tourney
>rules. He wanted me to pass them on so they can glean some feedback.
Too Cool!
>Sounds like he's really happy with the list, and I'm glad we're
>recognized as a concentrated source of info.
>
>I'm also excited that I've made it into the ranks of those represented
>by an SRTCG card. All right, I'm a runner! You can bet when Underworld
>hits the shelves I'll be trading for all those Loki cards I can. (I
>need to ask if it's a common, uncommon or rare...)
Congratulations (he said with a jealous frown) ;)
<< snippage >>
Please let us know what you think of the tourney rules. Talk
>to ya soon!
I am happy to see that we are getting some 'Official' tournament formats
to play with.
He asked, so here are my 2 nuyen worth...
>> "Brawl in the Sprawl"
>> Type: Multi-player, Multi-round, scored play, timed
>> Number of players: Any, Minimum of eight.
- Likes -
* Varied Play Format - One of the things I like best is the differences in
interaction when the numbers of players vary. (Four player is my preference)
* Flexible Participation - I like the idea of being able to easily run a
tournament no matter what the attendence.
* Timed Rounds - makes planning much easier, especially if the tournament
is part of a larger event or convention.
- Dislikes: -
* First Round Knock-Outs - A Biggie with me. As a tournament coordinator I
feel uncomfortable asking/expecting people to play in a tournament only to
end up kicking half of them out after the first round. Just a personal
preference.
- Questions -
* First Round - 50 Rep in an hour? - In the tournaments we've run, we set a
target of 70 points and a time of 40-45 minutes per round, and people
regularly hit that score - even with 3-4 players at the table and limiting
Media Chick to one nuyen per run. At fifty points, the first objective run
with a media chick watching can end the game.
* Second Round? - With a allowed minimum participation of 8 players, four
will advance to the second round - and then the same four will play the
third round.
* Saeder Krupp - Why can't it win the game? Tournament advancement isn't
based on rounds won, just the number of rep accumulated. Letting Saeder
Krupp win wouldn't affect that, would it? (I honestly haven't played with
SK, so maybe I'm missing something)
* Nuyen? - I'm confused on just when the nuyen and runner values are
used/added in. (Ok, so it doesn't take much to confuse me <g>).
* Nuyen Bonus - As someone else mentioned, it sounds like a heck of an
advantage.
<< snippage of description, see earlier posts >>
>> "The Duel"
>> Type: One-on-One, scored play, timed, Three rounds
>> Number: Any, Even Numbered
- Likes -
* see Flexible Participation and Timed Rounds above
- Dislikes -
* Round Robins - Personal preference only. I've seen too many events where
people drop out early due to low scores. At some of the larger events, they
just disappear without even telling you. This can be frustrating for the
tournament organizers who have to scramble to reassign tables. In this
case, it could be a real problem if you ended up with an odd number of
players left.
* Extra Paperwork/Math - Not a biggie, but is there some way we could do
away with the 5-1/10-1 calculations? For instance, will it matter if comes
down to a difference of 2.4 reputation or 24 nuyen?
<< snippage of description, see earlier posts >>
Hope this helps. I look forward to participating in future events,
whatever form they finally take. I just hope I can get some practice in
before I get to Gen-Con next year :).
Stick to the shadows,
Hg
Standard Disclaimer: The above are just my opinions. I have been wrong
before, I will be wrong again.
