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Seems that the norm is now clocked 8 board tourney.
Played in okb the other day, the mini tourney there is approx unclocked 12 boards.
The pace seems better and the overall finish time does not take 7*12 mins.
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Clocked vs unclocked
#2
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Posted 2004-December-10, 07:13
How is the unclocked tournament operated? It seems that in unclocked tournaments we shall face same opps very often.
Can we start the next round after e.g. 70% of tables are finished. Should not keep the 70% people waiting.
The suggestion seems just that we shift the rematch of same players from the current quick players to the slow players.
Can we start the next round after e.g. 70% of tables are finished. Should not keep the 70% people waiting.
The suggestion seems just that we shift the rematch of same players from the current quick players to the slow players.
#3
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Posted 2004-December-10, 09:53
Unclocked Ts are designed only to minimize the waiting between rounds. So as a table finishes, it is thrown into a pool of "available" players.
When there are enough available players (exact number depends on a few factors ) the players in this pool are shuffled and assigned partners.
In clocked Ts, OTOH, players move when the round clock expires or when all players have finished the round.
I'm open to suggestions as to how to combine clocked with moving quickly. In real life, a slow pair causes 2 other tables to be held up. I suppose we could do the same thing by moving players who are "waiting" to a "holding" table while we wait for their destination tables to be cleared.
When there are enough available players (exact number depends on a few factors ) the players in this pool are shuffled and assigned partners.
In clocked Ts, OTOH, players move when the round clock expires or when all players have finished the round.
I'm open to suggestions as to how to combine clocked with moving quickly. In real life, a slow pair causes 2 other tables to be held up. I suppose we could do the same thing by moving players who are "waiting" to a "holding" table while we wait for their destination tables to be cleared.
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