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Sorry if this is off-topic; I rarely visit the forum, so I'll just say what's on my mind...
1. If a topic is being discussed, it means we really need it!
2. The fewer prizes, the more valuable they are. Let's say "Rookie of the Year" and "Player of the Year" would be more than enough.
3. Medals are only for champions!!! There are many tournaments now, and there will probably be even more. We'll be drowning in medals, and they will lose their significance.
Now about the upcoming main tournament of our forum. In brief:
1. There may be even better tournaments, say, games between the elites of several forums, etc., but in terms of the ratio of "player level + participation," the new tournament should be unmatched.
2. Players should make a gentleman's agreement to promote our forum. Players like Pete, LeBron, Mizrael, Scorp, VBN, Alex R, Джавдет, Dubrovin Pavel, Decontaminator, Dreamcatcher, etc., a total of 15-20 people, should confirm their participation to the organizers, thereby raising the level of the tournament to the highest level. We all know each other well, so we can take some time for such a tournament without letting our friends down.
3. New players will also be interested in participating in such a tournament, as they don't know the strength of many players, and it would be interesting for them to compete with the veterans.
In general, we can easily get about 30 people this way.
4. Then, we will definitely contact friends from our forum on other resources, such as Neo, Captain, Rebelius, Cobra, Stinger, and offer them to participate in a major tournament. I think they won't refuse. People with a lot of gaming experience will take it seriously if the tournament is well organized.
5. As always, many completely new people will join. There may be "hidden" experienced players and complete beginners, you can't guess.
6. Tournament format. The first tournaments were in groups of 4 people; it's enough to remember Adelaide's seasonal tournaments and Eugene's tournaments.
They are convenient because you can't cheat. For example, if 40 people sign up, say, 8 groups of 5 people. Therefore, this is 8 mini-tournaments.
And here you can immediately see who played the matches quickly and conscientiously, and who is dragging things out and cheating. Let's say, a month for the games, and after a couple of weeks, it's already clear who will play fairly and who will fool around.
The Swiss system is also good; I advocated for it at one time, but there are more opportunities to cheat here. A naval term - the fleet moves at the speed of the slowest ship, so all 40 people are waiting for the slowest pair, in the next round they are waiting for the slowest again, and most likely it is a different pair.
But with group tournaments, you are given a month - so plan your 3-4 games.
And from the viewer's point of view, it is more convenient to watch the games in groups.
7. The weak point of group tournaments is the draw. When 3-4 strong players end up in one group, and in another, there is only one. I remember cases when no one could get out of some groups.
Therefore, as in Krasnodar and St. Petersburg, there was an artificial draw.
For example, 8 groups, 40 people, 5 tiers are created, as in club football and basketball tournaments.
1st tier - say, the strongest guests, for example, Cobra, Paladin, Neo, Vitalik, Stinger... 8 guests.
2nd tier - the strongest players from our forum - Mizrael, Scorp, Pete, LeBron, VBN, Alex R... also 8 people.
3rd tier - just strong players who did not make it into the first two tiers.
4th tier - new players who have performed well.
5th tier - just complete beginners.
Of course, everything written is just a template, but the essence is clear.
8. Who conducts such a draw? Judges. Let's say, in group A, a player from tier 1 is drawn, then from tier 2, etc.
As a result, 8 groups of approximately equal strength. Of course, we will not achieve perfect equality - some of the newcomers may turn out to be strong players, and some of the favorites may not be in good shape... but these will rather be exceptions.
But we need to recruit responsible judges. Just as the best players are needed, so are the best judges, and it would be even better if they don't play, but only judge.
Eugene immediately comes to mind. In the worst case, I can offer myself.
Also, Джавдет, Sticky, Loy - there are many candidates.
I asked AK a question, and I will be grateful if the members of AK write their opinion on the issue of holding a major tournament.
Of course, this cannot be done right away; people are resting now.
But by the beginning of October, the players will fully return to the game; if we clear up the backlog of other tournaments by that time, then everyone will participate.
Ta Kotoraya...
