Hello All:
I am starting to solidify plans for the Open House, and there will be one change. This year;s tournament will be registered on the IFPA calendar, and will be an official IFPA event. This will not be a big change for those who are not interested in IFPA point, you can play and ignore the points if you like.
There will be no charge for entering, and there will be 40 slots available. I will provide trophies for the main tournament, and also for various side tournaments, just like usual.
The format will be the three strikes format that we have been using lately, The size of the crowd puts some limits on what we can manage, and 3 strikes is a pretty straightforward format, with limited score keeping responsibility. I will open the doors at noon, and start the tournament around 2 pm. That should give some time for free play, both before and after the tournament.
Format:
3 strikes, Best-of-1 Matches (4 player matches – 3rd/4th place get strikes). Groupings, play order, and games will be randomly generated.
In the event that a grouping of 2 or 3 players occurs, 1 strike will be awarded only to the last player.
Play continues each round until one player remains.
More details to follow, particularly about the rest of the event.
Ron
