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Why are tournaments rated?
Posted by
MisterPink
(VIP) 22 Jul 2023 7:41pm
The people who play them do it more for the tickets than the points and are typically rated 1400-1700. Anyone with a high rating 2000+ has to make a huge points overlay thereby discouraging them from playing. Seems like unrated tournaments would increase parcipitation.
points?
Posted by
B500B
(VIP) 9 Aug 2023 10:05pm
I don't think that most players care about points. There are some on here that seem 2b proud of their high rating with their losing stats. High ratings don't put beans and weenies on the table.
Ladder points and rankings all that matters.
FOLLOW UP ON NON RATED TOURNEYS
Posted by
ChrisCrossed
21 Dec 2023 10:16pm
WELL SAID B500B... YOU ARE CORRECT.. WE TD's HAVE TRIED SETTING SPECIFIC "NON RATED" TOURNAMENTS FOR A WHILE NOW.. BUT HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE HIGH POINT RATED PLAYERS. THOUGH IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO JOIN WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THEIR COVETED RATINGS.. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
What is a tournament?
Posted by
flannery
(VIP) 3 Aug 2025 12:22am
I’ve been coming here for years. I look for a game and play whomever wants to play. But how do i play a tournament? what is a tournament?
Tournaments
Posted by
Bones
(TD) 7 Aug 2025 6:22pm
Flannery, playing in multi-player tournaments is easy. If you are using a computer, they are the first thing that you see on your screen, and appear like this: Start Time Pending Entry Fee Cash Prize Starts in
Aug 7 2025
8 0pm EST 125 PT SETTERS CHOICE 7 TIX W/PEARLE
Single elim. 125 points 7 Tickets Calculate
1hrs 53min 00sec
Aug 7 2025
90pm EST HR 100 REG(LD) DBL ELIM. 15 TIX. W/MAB
Dbl elim. 100 points 15 Tickets Calculate
2hrs 53min 00sec
If you are using your phone to play, choose your game and once in the main lobby area, there is a menu button. Click on it, and there is an icon of a trophy cup that says: Tourneys etc. Click on that and you will navigate to the upcoming tournaments sorted by next available. It will list the Date, and Time of the Tournament (USA Eastern time), the tournament director hosting the tournament and the format. SE means single elimination and is generally lower tix to enter. DE means you must lose twice and are generally slightly more expensive, as they take more time. HR means a high-roller tournament and those are always DE. Cribbage typically offers over 10 tournaments per day, Gin typically about 5 or so and Backgammon is variable. The times and dates and formats are varied to attract a variety of players. Typically, you can find 3-6 Tix SE's numerous times per week, depending on TD's availability. There are always at least two HR's in Cribbage per day, and one HR in Gin per day. TD's are volunteers from all over the world that love the game and hosting for players. You can also calculate the expected $prize payouts on these pages by plugging in the number of players and the Tix entry fee. Great question and we hope to see you in a multi-player tournament soon mate!
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