2012 Arimaa World Championship Registration begins: 8PM EST Nov 7, 2011 Registration ends: 8PM EST Jan 1, 2012 Players notified to select times: 8PM EST Saturday Jan 7, 2012 (four days before first game) Ratings fixed: 8PM EST Sunday Jan 8, 2012 (three days before first game) 1st Round Pairing: 8PM EST Monday Jan 9, 2012 (two days before first game) 1st Round Scheduling: 8PM EST Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 (one day before first game) First game: Wednesday Jan 11, 2012 (second Wednesday of Jan) Tournament ends: Late March 2012 2012 Arimaa World Championship Spectator Contest Registration begins: Nov 1, 2011 Registration ends: 8PM EST Friday Jan 7, 2012 (four days before first game) Spectators notified to predict: 8PM EST Monday Jan 9, 2012 (after pairing 1st round) 2012 Arimaa Computer World Championship Registration begins: Nov 1, 2011 Registration ends: 8PM EST Dec 31, 2011 (last day of Dec) Qualifying period begins: 12AM GMT Jan 1, 2012 (qualifying games must start after this time) Qualifying period ends: 12AM GMT Feb 1, 2012 (qualifying games must finish before this time) Top 8 qualifying bots determined: Feb 1, 2012 (gold.arimaa.com server becomes available: Feb 1, 2012) (install packages and configure gold.arimaa.com: Feb 6, 2012) Linux account provided for top 8 bots: Feb 7, 2012 Program uploaded to server by: 8PM EST Feb 22, 2012 Programs tested by organizer: Feb 28, 2012 (allow time to resolve issues; account access disabled after sucessful testing) (silver.arimaa.com server becomes available: Feb 22, 2012) (install packages and configure silver.arimaa.com: Feb 28, 2012) Tournament begins: Mar 1, 2012 Tournament ends: Mar 14, 2012 2012 Arimaa Challenge Computer Selection Screening period begins: Mar 17, 2012 Screening period ends: Mar 30, 2012 2012 Arimaa Challenge Match Match begins: Saturday Apr 7, 2012 (first Saturday of Apr) Match ends: Friday Apr 27, 2012 (3rd Friday after begin date) 2012 Arimaa Postal Mixer Registration begins: Feb 1, 2012 Registration ends: 8PM EST Apr 1, 2012 Games begin: Sunday Apr 8, 2012 (second Sunday of Apr) Games end: in 2012Copyright © 1999-present www.arimaa.com. All Rights Reserved. Contact author for permission.