BGAOnlineT
IanDavis the BGA online tournament was created this year by myself. In order to get anything done sometimes you just have to do it yourself. Others had mooted the idea, I made it into reality after judicious prompting. However the rules are pretty random at the minute, possibly because of this. Therefore I have created this page to let people discuss what sort of tournament they would like for the BGA next year. By doing so I hope to create a better tournament for the future.
original settings in italics
Time
30 mins with 5*30 sec japanese byomi
- byomi is superior to Canadian because it means fewer losses on time.
- Definitely long enough for me at the 20kish end of the spectrum.
Grades
used BGA grades
- I would prefer to use stable KGS grades next year, for one thing trying to assign BGA grades to 20 people is a nightmare, and KGS grades change as players improve. This would impact negatively on high handicap games though.
- It would also mean that people's potential opponents change throughout the course of a tournament. Also, what would you do with people with ? in their KGS grade?
Handicap
handicap minus two
- Made no difference to me, as being around 20k my strength can change +/- 2 stones in the course of an evening.
Duration
2 months - june & july
- 2 months is too long, 1 month is more than enough time.
- Hrm - not sure here, 2 months is of course long enough for people's playing strength to change. On the other hand, with a game potentially lasting over an hour, I'd have difficulty fitting 8 games into one month.
Scoring system
(points - sqrt(points))/n.games
- In one night I lost 2 games and won one. This sent me results from 4/6 to 5/9, but my score only fell from 0.333 to 0.307. Semed strange. Also, pity those poor people with 1 win but a score of 0!
However, I believe that compensating for more games played is a good thing, and the spirit of the formula is correct.
Komi
6 pts
Ruleset
kgs japanese rules
- I am happy using the Japanese ruleset
Minimum/Maximimum No of Games
minimum of 8 games required
Server
KGS
Side Event
Roshambo (for) Nigiri
- I rather like roshambo and would like to see it retained.
- Definitely, adds a more social air to the proceedings :)
Organising
Volunteers for next year?
Anything Else
please no personal messages to me or anyone else