24hr Tournaments - Advice Sought
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:04 am
Hi all,
Am planning to run a 24hr tournament in Sydney Australia next year. Am in planning stage at present.
We have a venue (local gaming store with a play space) and am expecting a dozen to 20 players. Planning to run roughly 10am Saturday to 10am Sunday.
At present I have 9 games in my rough timetable. 2:15 per match, 15mins gap between rounds except three 30mins gaps for lunch (after R2), dinner (after R4) and what I am calling a coffee break after R6 at 1am.
R9 at present concludes at 845am.. well before my 10am finish but time for awards and presentations.
At present I feel 9 rounds is good, but 10 rounds would squeeze the clock even more and I think 8 would be too short and allow too long of breaks in the dead of night. I feel that time will fly faster if players are engaged in a game and not having a long break at 11pm.
For anyone who has run or attended a 24hr event, would appreciate your thoughts and inputs.
Cheers,
Clay
Am planning to run a 24hr tournament in Sydney Australia next year. Am in planning stage at present.
We have a venue (local gaming store with a play space) and am expecting a dozen to 20 players. Planning to run roughly 10am Saturday to 10am Sunday.
At present I have 9 games in my rough timetable. 2:15 per match, 15mins gap between rounds except three 30mins gaps for lunch (after R2), dinner (after R4) and what I am calling a coffee break after R6 at 1am.
R9 at present concludes at 845am.. well before my 10am finish but time for awards and presentations.
At present I feel 9 rounds is good, but 10 rounds would squeeze the clock even more and I think 8 would be too short and allow too long of breaks in the dead of night. I feel that time will fly faster if players are engaged in a game and not having a long break at 11pm.
For anyone who has run or attended a 24hr event, would appreciate your thoughts and inputs.
Cheers,
Clay