Steve Petrick Announces the Sapphire Star #2 Tournament

The first Sapphire Star tournament is wending its way to completion. Because it was the first tournament, and summer vacations intruded into playing schedules, I allowed some leeway in the two-week to completion requirement. This was why three weeks were allowed in the first round and subsequently the vacation plans of individuals further intruded.

To restate the rules:

There will be strict deadlines: two weeks for each round. When matched with an opponent you have 72 hours to agree to a time to play. If the game cannot be completed, you must agree to a schedule to resume the game at the time the session ends, and must finish within the deadline. Any game not completed on time (or if both players request it) will be adjudicated and, if the game is inconclusive, the judge reserves the right to declare both players lost and fill the spot with a wild card. If someone drops out, disappears, or just won't schedule his game and there is time to put a wild card player into his place, we will do this if we can find one. If not, it will count as a forfeit and the other player will win and advance. There will be no forfeits in the final game, even if we have to find a wild card player (or have two players fight for the wild card spot) and start the two-week clock over again. Wild cards for the second and third rounds (and possibly the first round) will come from those who did not advance from those rounds.


We do note that Thanksgiving is in the second week of the scheduled final round, and for that purpose will allow a third week for that round. This is again the "Vacation" issue. Players may already have family get together plans and not be able to play that week. They are not, of course, required to take that week off (if they have no plans) and could complete the tournament in that week if both agree to play.

Signups will start on September 13. Please remember to sign up on SFBOL and the shopping cart.

(Please note that we are working with Paul to get the signup link up.)

By Ted Fay (Catwhoeatsphoto) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 12:32 pm: Edit

Might want to edit that announcement. Said signups will start on 9/13 - but the post is dated 9/16.

Also, please indicate the date signups end.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 07:05 pm: Edit

Sign ups started 9/13 as announced in Hailing Frequencies. You can certainly pay now through the shopping cart.

I suspect the signups will end when we get 16 people and that should be before October 1.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 08:12 pm: Edit

Tournament Signup link has been added to the top of the topic

By Seth Shimansky (Kingzilla) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 08:49 pm: Edit

I tryed to sign up but says my password wrong - I reset & still get the message

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 09:17 pm: Edit

Seth, is that on the shopping cart or SFBOL? Cart: email Leanna. SFBOL: email Paul.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 09:18 pm: Edit

The SFBOL link is now live! Paul, thanks for getting it up.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 09:49 pm: Edit

Seth,
If the account is SFBOL, then make sure that you get the case correct on the password and the callsign.

By Seth Shimansky (Kingzilla) on Monday, September 16, 2019 - 10:49 pm: Edit

my sign on & password in the chat room but not for the tourney sign. I changed the caps each way & no go.

By Majead Farsi (Devil) on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 05:44 pm: Edit

I had to re register and create password etc then it worked.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 11:15 am: Edit

As of this morning we have two sign ups for Sapphire Star #2.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 08:35 pm: Edit

I haven't seen an e-mail blast yet.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 02:33 pm: Edit

As of today I have three signups.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 06:56 pm: Edit

Full disclosure: having won the most recent Saphire tournament, I'm holding off on joining this one in the name of making sure there is space for everyone who wants in. If we get to, like, 15 people and holding, I'll certainly throw my hat in the ring, but for right now, I'm not signed up.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 05:01 pm: Edit

Still holding at four sign ups for Sapphire Star II.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 09:08 pm: Edit

I am unable to sign up for Sapphire Star II at present (computer is no more). I was keen to give the Orion BR a go with some crazy options. I may get lucky before October the 1st and have a new computer ready for the Tournament.


All good

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 02:28 pm: Edit

Still holding at four signups.

By Brian Evans (Romwe) on Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 06:32 am: Edit

I would sign up, but know that I'll have scheduling issues the end of October through the middle of November.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Friday, September 27, 2019 - 03:35 pm: Edit

Still holding at four signups.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Friday, September 27, 2019 - 09:07 pm: Edit

Registered & Paid.
-DC

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 01:44 pm: Edit

Currently have five enrolled.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Monday, September 30, 2019 - 01:24 pm: Edit

Currently have six enrolled.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Tuesday, October 01, 2019 - 04:30 pm: Edit

We currently have six enrolled and will have to delay starting until we get another ten enrollees.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Tuesday, October 01, 2019 - 09:07 pm: Edit

I am in. Sorry for the delayed signup

By Jason Taylor (Turambar) on Wednesday, October 02, 2019 - 04:13 pm: Edit

I was a casual SFBOL player a decade or so ago. Sorry to see the apparent reduced player base .

I've not had an actual computer up and going in several years... I'll try and get something up and running again, but probably won't be til after the new year.

Good luck with the tournament...finger crossed.
Jason