The tournament is now full and is awaiting 4 reserves to join in case players fail to join their games. Hopefully we well get some reserves, and then play will begin!
I have posted the official schedules for each group; they can be found on the third post on Page 1. Note that I have now
published the standard procedure for selecting the divisions , which will take place after game 7, and then again after game 14 (the second round of round-robin).
The format can be found below, in the spoiler. Keep in mind that even if you don't want to switch divisions, you still have to say which division you want.
show: Standard Procedure for Selection of Divisions I and II
*Don't have to read all this: just the colored, bold and italicized and underlined and large-sized font I ask that you read, please. The format has changed from what it was at the start of the tournament ; I've decided it would be better to have player post their divisions on the tournament page, that way all the players can see exactly when players join divisions, and so that any same-time posts would be ranked exactly according to the CC posting system to reduce possible controversy with the organizer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Following the conclusion of the last game, the tournament organizer shall post a message on the tournament page, stating the date and time when the Selection of Divisions I and II shall take place . It is likely that the Selection will take place on a Saturday. At this point, the organizer highly suggests players should think of the order of divisions they would like, listing them in order of preference (even if they want to remain in the same division). The first division they write is the division they would most prefer to play in; the division they write last would be the division they would least prefer to play in. Once the approved time for the beginning of the Selection of Divisions arrives, the organizer shall send a private message to all players simultaneously, providing them with a link to the tournament page , where players will directly post their list of preferred divisions that they had already formulated. The organizer will not accept any lists via a private message . The lists must be made public on the tournament page. The tournament organizer will not select a division, as to eliminate the advantage he has. He will instead take the divisional slot that is open after all other 55 players join a division. The tournament organizer will then begin with the first player that posted their list on the tournament page, and place them into the first division name that they wrote down. The organizer will then move to the second player that posted their list on the tournament page, and then the third player, etc. If, at any time, a player's first division name that they wrote down in their list is full , the tournament organizer will place them into the division name that they wrote second . If that division is full, the organizer will place them into the name of the division that they wrote third, etc. If a player fails to post a list (much to the disliking of the organizer) and instead just writes one division, the organizer will accept the post and place that player into the division they wrote down; however, if the name of the division that the player wrote down is full, then the organizer will respond via a private message, asking for their list of preferred divisions, thus delaying the time for the player to join a division . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the current procedure; it is subject to change if players give me suggestions (which I always will consider) or if I come up with a better way to do this. Right now, this seems to me the best way to quickly perform the Selection of Divisions. -James