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What is the Best Format to Aquire more IFPA Points

By AtomicChuck

6 years ago


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    #10 6 years ago

    Matchplay qualifying in 4 player groups for 6 rounds, one game each round. 7,5,3,1 scoring.

    Have the top half make finals. Do rounds of 3-4 games in the finals where the top two from each 4 some advance until there’s a final 4. Then one last round to decide the winner.

    #13 6 years ago
    Quoted from Whysnow:

    too much time wasted on down time and reorganizing players.
    If you are looking for efficiency that wont be very efficient.

    For 20-25 players I find it very efficient. 6 hour tournament. Just another option for him to consider.

    Imo your example sacrifices too much fun for more efficiency.

    #20 6 years ago

    Who inputs the scores from qualifying? How are scores tracked? Written down first then entered later?

    #22 6 years ago
    Quoted from Whysnow:

    Premade out paper scoring sheets. TD and now a days, a few helpers, pitch in and enter scores into cpu.
    I verify all scores before playoffs start. If players help out and enter scores when waiting then that part goes really fast.

    I did a similar format for the first year or so of running events in Cincy. I ultimately stopped because of this part and because the locals didn’t care for the format anymore. I would go back to it now and again if the process was easier.

    Everyone here knows how to use matchplay now and we are always just a few clicks away from starting the next round.

    One event that I’ve been doing is have a timed matchplay.

    Do matchplay for 2-3 hours then at the end do finals like yours (well maybe 4 games instead of 7). Decent points that route too.

    #27 6 years ago

    I’ve done the strikes critical hit for 12 people. I basically made my own rules up for passing out the cards and how you acquired more.

    It was tons of fun and probably half the people were non pinheads. They loved it.

    #29 6 years ago
    Quoted from Whysnow:

    nice.
    How many people will 1 deck support?

    Plenty for 12 people. I think there are around 60 cards in one deck.

    If over 20 people it’s been suggested to me to used two decks. You could adjust the distribution rules to make one deck work for 20 plus I would think though.

    #34 6 years ago
    Quoted from Whysnow:

    Can these decks be used as part of an IFPA event?
    Seems to me like they would be allowed as skill can still overcome and luck imparted by the cards. Thinking it would be fun to try out a deck sooner rather than later and I have a few more IFPA events on the books in the coming 2 months.

    Yeah. There’s a set of ifpa approved cards. Use those only and you’re good.

    #36 6 years ago

    Yes. You will just take out the unapproved cards.

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