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(Message started by: ocmiente on Dec 18^th, 2011, 8:15pm)

Title: playoff on Christmas weekend?
Post by ocmiente on Dec 18^th, 2011, 8:15pm

I'm wondering if the playoff for the world league is going to be scheduled for this coming weekend. If so, can we extend the allowable times by 1 or 2 days? Saturday and Sunday are normally the prime times to play, but squeezing in a game between events on Christmas Eve or Christmas day may be difficult.

Playing on the Monday or Tuesday after Christmas should be much easier.

Title: Re: playoff on Christmas weekend?
Post by megajester on Dec 19^th, 2011, 1:08am

I hear you.

Postponing the playoff by one week would only result in a clash with New Year's in exactly the same way.

You can set up your scheduler (http://arimaa.com/arimaa/events/selectTimes.cgi?e=2011awl) for times on Monday. In fact I would recommend to all players in the playoff match that they do this. I think it'll be difficult to change the system any more than that.

Apart from that all I can recommend is that you look out for your confirmation email, check the time immediately, and if it doesn't work for you, work out a new time with your opponent. Everybody's off work so hopefully it shouldn't be too difficult to schedule your games for Monday.

Title: Re: playoff on Christmas weekend?
Post by aaaa on Dec 19^th, 2011, 1:19pm

What about delaying the playoff by yet another week? That way, it would serve as a lead-in to the world championship, which would start the week after.

Title: Re: playoff on Christmas weekend?
Post by Adanac on Dec 19^th, 2011, 1:36pm

on 12/19/11 at 13:19:55, aaaa wrote:

What about delaying the playoff by yet another week? That way, it would serve as a lead-in to the world championship, which would start the week after.

Maybe we can run the pairings for this week. But if the players are busy they can agree to re-schedule for a mutually agreeable time the following week. That way everyone can play regardless of whether Christmas / New Years vacation plans get in the way.

Title: Re: playoff on Christmas weekend?
Post by Fritzlein on Dec 19^th, 2011, 2:21pm

Yes, since there is no following round to be interfered with, it makes sense to be a bit lenient with mutually-agreed rescheduling. Of course, if everyone is so busy, there may be no good times over a twelve-day span either. :-/

As it happens, there is no chance I can relay commentary on either week, so any commentary will be TeamSpeak-only.

Title: Re: playoff on Christmas weekend?
Post by megajester on Dec 19^th, 2011, 2:42pm

The rules say a rescheduled game must be played no more than 96 hours after the originally scheduled time. I agree that under these circumstances it's good to be flexible within reason.

I will be asking the players to contact me if they need to reschedule for past the 96-hour threshold.

But don't let's forget, it's only 3 games.