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omar
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Under 18 Championship
« on: Mar 19th, 2013, 7:10am » |
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This summer I will try organizing a tournament for under 18 players. I think it will be great if we can attract some young talent through this tournament. Of course verifying age and preventing cheating will be difficult, but over time I think we will learn how to deal with it if it happens.
http://arimaa.com/arimaa/u18/2013/
If we get just a few players I should be able to handle it, but if we get more than about 10, I will definitely need help from the community to monitor the games. Also please pitch in and contribute towards the prize fund if you can.
I don't want this tournament to hamper anyone else's plans to run other events during the same time frame. I really appreciate and highly encourage the other events being run during the summer; thanks Joel and Greg. It's definitely helping to keep the excitement going and providing more opportunity to build event ratings.
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supersamu
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Re: Under 18 Championship
« Reply #1 on: Mar 19th, 2013, 7:56am » |
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I think this tournament is a great idea and I would have liked it to happen a year ago when I had the chance to play in it. I have some questions about it:
Is it legal in the USA to charge kids money to play a game online?
What happens if a kid wants to get out of the tournament and wants his money back?
I am not sure about the laws in the USA, but maybe you want to write a disclaimer that the kids need to have the consent of a parent or a legal guardian.
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Re: Under 18 Championship
« Reply #2 on: Mar 19th, 2013, 2:51pm » |
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Seems like a good idea, but do you worry about getting enough people? I only know one active player that is under 18 (I think).
Unfortunately I am 19 
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thomastanck
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Re: Under 18 Championship
« Reply #3 on: Mar 20th, 2013, 9:01am » |
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03:28:02 browni3141 How old are you thomastanck, if you don't mind my asking?
on Mar 19th, 2013, 2:51pm, browni3141 wrote:Seems like a good idea, but do you worry about getting enough people? I only know one active player that is under 18 (I think).
Unfortunately I am 19 |
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The brain at work.
Unfortunately I don't have any moneys online, probably won't be playing.
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Thomas Tan, a very bad Arimaa player.
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omar
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Re: Under 18 Championship
« Reply #4 on: Mar 21st, 2013, 8:34am » |
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on Mar 19th, 2013, 7:56am, supersamu wrote:I think this tournament is a great idea and I would have liked it to happen a year ago when I had the chance to play in it. I have some questions about it:
Is it legal in the USA to charge kids money to play a game online?
What happens if a kid wants to get out of the tournament and wants his money back?
I am not sure about the laws in the USA, but maybe you want to write a disclaimer that the kids need to have the consent of a parent or a legal guardian. |
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I was thinking a parent would be involved, but you're right I need to get that in writing.
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Re: Under 18 Championship
« Reply #5 on: Mar 21st, 2013, 8:39am » |
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on Mar 19th, 2013, 2:51pm, browni3141 wrote:Seems like a good idea, but do you worry about getting enough people? I only know one active player that is under 18 (I think).
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Yeah, it probably won't be very big, but it's a start. If you know of young talent, this provides a good opportunity for you to introduce them to Arimaa and play games to coach them. Helping others win can be as rewarding as winning yourself 
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