Originally posted by GalaxyShield7 days torunaments are stupid and useless, they never end and I laugh even more when I see loads of new tournaments created with 14 days timebank..............
Wow. I guess we shouldn't have anymore 7/0 tourneys.
Tournament 36
The only tournament I played with that timeout lasted two years.......
I know that people can't be always online, they do business trips, go on holidays and all that jazz, but a tournament lasting years is just plain silly.
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Originally posted by Ravelloyou have played here for years ... you know that a 7 day timout is a very long game ....
7 days torunaments are stupid and useless, they never end and I laugh even more when I see loads of new tournaments created with 14 days timebank..............
The only tournament I played with that timeout lasted two years.......
I know that people can't be always online, they do business trips, go on holidays and all that jazz, but a tournament lasting years is just plain silly.
you should also know that a 14 day timeBANK does not mean a long game ...
it is the timeout which makes a game long - letting people delay on every move.
it is the timebank which gives players one chance in a game to delay while they take one holiday.
Originally posted by GalaxyShieldWe should have nothing but banded tourneys.
Wow. I guess we shouldn't have anymore 7/0 tourneys.
Tournament 36
All other types should be considered evil and even the slightest mention of them should be met with shunning.
Variety in tourney types will only encourage the presence of the Evil One (whoever that is).
And further, all those who enjoy playing games which may last a very long time will be sent to re-education centers til they learn the fundamental correctness
of only enjoying games which the majority deem enjoyable.
Variety is bad.
(Just kidding)
Originally posted by GalaxyShieldhow about you have a look at :
Wow. I guess we shouldn't have anymore 7/0 tourneys.
Tournament 36
Tournaments>InProgress
Then slide down and choose the largest page number available ... currently page 19
you will see the slowest styles.
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have a look at the awesome struggle between David G and koen in Tournament 215, it has been going on for ages, and is set to go on a little longer yet ....
it is banded to 1799, they are both just under that rating, they have played a duel and drawn, now another is under way - maybe a third soon ...
what a match!
Originally posted by flexmoreI entered the 7 days t/o tournament in february 2004 and from that day I stayed away from 7 days tournaments like leper.
you have played here for years ... you know that a 7 day timout is a very long game .....
7 days t/o is a very long game, a 7 days t/o + 14 days t/b is a dead long game.
Originally posted by RavelloActually a 7/14 game will only be 14 days longer than a 7/0 game. Did you play in the From Gambit tournament? It is a 1/14 duel that started almost exactly a year ago. We are currently in the 7th round. Now are you going to argue that that is too slow?
I entered the 7 days t/o tournament in february 2004 and from that day I stayed away from 7 days tournaments like leper.
7 days t/o is a very long game, a 7 days t/o + 14 days t/b is a dead long game.
Originally posted by XanthosNZMathematicaly:
Actually a 7/14 game will only be 14 days longer than a 7/0 game. Did you play in the From Gambit tournament? It is a 1/14 duel that started almost exactly a year ago. We are currently in the 7th round. Now are you going to argue that that is too slow?
In a 7/14 time control, a 30 moves game can last up to 448 days.
In a 1/14 time control, a 30 moves game can last up to 74 days.
Originally posted by flexmoreThat is amazing. 5 rounds at 7/0 seems highly likely. It's also funny to see no1maurader and caissida in that band (and losing).
have a look at the awesome struggle between David G and koen in Tournament 215, it has been going on for ages, and is set to go on a little longer yet ....
it is banded to 1799, they are both just under that rating, they have played a duel and drawn, now another is under way - maybe a third soon ...
what a match!
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Originally posted by angiardini0timeout and0timebank gives0days
Mathematicaly:
In a 7/14 time control, a 30 moves game can last up to 448 days.
In a 1/14 time control, a 30 moves game can last up to 74 days.
0timeout and3timebank gives6days
0timeout and7timebank gives14days
0timeout and14timebank gives28days
0timeout and21timebank gives42days
0timeout and28timebank gives56days
1timeout and0timebank gives60days
1timeout and3timebank gives66days
1timeout and7timebank gives74days
1timeout and14timebank gives88days
1timeout and21timebank gives102days
1timeout and28timebank gives116days
0timeout and60timebank gives120days
1timeout and35timebank gives130days
1timeout and42timebank gives144days
1timeout and49timebank gives158days
0timeout and80timebank gives160days
1timeout and56timebank gives172days hint, hint Russ 😉
3timeout and0timebank gives180days
1timeout and63timebank gives186days
3timeout and3timebank gives186days
3timeout and7timebank gives194days
1timeout and70timebank gives200days
3timeout and14timebank gives208days
1timeout and77timebank gives214days
3timeout and21timebank gives222days
3timeout and28timebank gives236days
1timeout and100timebank gives260days
7timeout and0timebank gives420days
7timeout and3timebank gives426days
7timeout and7timebank gives434days
7timeout and14timebank gives448days
7timeout and21timebank gives462days
7timeout and28timebank gives476days
1timeout and300timebank gives660days
14timeout and0timebank gives840days
14timeout and3timebank gives846days
14timeout and7timebank gives854days
14timeout and14timebank gives868days
14timeout and21timebank gives882days
14timeout and28timebank gives896days
21timeout and0timebank gives1260days
21timeout and3timebank gives1266days
21timeout and7timebank gives1274days
21timeout and14timebank gives1288days
21timeout and21timebank gives1302days
21timeout and28timebank gives1316days
my impression from here is : if players are really concerned about not being timed out and prepared to take some time, but want the tournament to keep moving as fast as it can .... then give them a huge timebank - do not increase the timeout.
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Originally posted by XanthosNZ7 rounds in a year are very fast, I don't know why I should argue it.
Now are you going to argue that that is too slow?
I say that I don't like 7/14, I wasn't talking about the 1/14 of the From Gambit tournament (which is also a duel, and duels are faster than grouped ones))
Enter some 7/14 grouped random and let me know when it finishes..........
Edit: angiardini's post is perfect : a 7 t/o game can last 7 times longer than a 1 t/o game
Now are you going to argue that?
Originally posted by RavelloOf course not, that's obvious. However you said "7 days t/o is a very long game, a 7 days t/o + 14 days t/b is a dead long game" indicating there is some significant difference between the two.
7 rounds in a year are very fast, I don't know why I should argue it.
I say that I don't like 7/14, I wasn't talking about the 1/14 of the From Gambit tournament (which is also a duel, and duels are faster than grouped ones))
Enter some 7/14 grouped random and let me know when it finishes..........
Edit: angiardini's post is perfect : a 7 t/o game can last 7 times longer than a 1 t/o game
Now are you going to argue that?