Denver, CO
Quoted from InfiniteLives:I wonder if you could somehow incorporate some sort of "tutorial" for the novice players prior to the tournament. Maybe on Friday? just spitballin'
is Ryan still doing something like that?
#spreadthepinballgospel
At 5:30pm on Friday I will be doing exactly that in the seminar room! It can be so hard to answer all the questions that newer players have while registering players, scorekeeping and tending to all the tournament needs - as you well know. 
So I'm making myself available for a whole hour and will going over all things tournaments!
Quoted from sethi_i:Was thinking of giving the novice tournament a shot, but then I read this. It's probably not the right setting to play in for your first tournament anyway. I'm still looking forward to attending my first show and watching the tourneys.
The Novice Tournament is precisely for you! And please come to the talk I'm giving Friday night. I'll be going over what/who PAPA and IFPA is, various tournament and league formats so you know what to expect when looking to get involved at any of Colorado's plentiful monthly events, how the tournaments work this year at the RMPS, unspoken tournament etiquette, strategies for approaching Novice/Main/Classics among other tips and tricks I've picked up along the way.
I'll also be taking questions - the goal is to be inclusive as possible this year and take some of the mystery out of the tournament scene.
This year's tournament directors are: Brandon Wheeler (@Bwheels) is the Lead TD, myself Snow Galvin and Lem Scarbrough (also the tourney's tech)
We're friendly! We want you to play, enjoy the experience and ideally use this tournament as a springboard for newbies to get out there and join local monthlies and leagues.
