Re: Tournament rules and final games

An interesting point.  But remember, some people want a consistent set of
rules in multi round tournaments, for various reasons.  They might not want
to play if the later round might  have different rules.

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From: "greg15669" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: [CAT23-Gchat] Tournament rules and final games


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> Hello all,
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> I'd like your opinion on something: It occured to me that the final
> games of tournaments need not adhere to the tournament rules.
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> This is because rules are there not just to deal with game issues,
> but to confirm uniformity and comparability between different games
> of the various rounds of the tournament. In other words, if games a,
> b, c, etc are run in the same way, in as similar an environment as
> possible, one can actually claim that the players advancing to the
> final had a more or less equal shot at it.
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> But in the final, you don't need to compare the game with other
> games. You don't need uniformity. You do need house rules, but those
> can be up to the GM and the players, just like in any stand alone
> game. And this can/may/should apply to both FTF and PBEM tournaments.
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> Am I right in this? What do you guys think?
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> Gregory
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> PS: Of course, if a tournament allows for a "free-form" final,
> that /should/ be stated in the rules.
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