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Convention Events and Programming => Gaming => Topic started by: Radien on August 13, 2004, 12:00:39 am
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Since we are short on people to run tournaments, and since I advertised myself as "emergency tourney assistant" (for help with tournies in a hurry, like I did last year), I've been charged with getting information on tournaments.
However, the literature on the internet is pretty hard to find. I finally found the author I was looking for in the guides section of a DDR site. Despite being a DDR resource, the author has run many youth chess meets and other kids' events. So he has a LOT to say.
Zip File Here (http://www.ddrfreak.com/library/tourney.zip)
Source Page Here (http://www.ddrfreak.com/tips.php)
This resource will tell you all about the pros and cons of different methods, and how to estimate how much time it will take. The only downside is that it's a lot of reading, and the tournament charts are not 100% ready to use. However, it is very informative.
I will try to hunt down Tyler, the regular director of local DDR tournaments, to get ahold of his super-cool seeding charts that tell exactly where to place each seed. If I can't, I'll do my best to make my own and bring printed copies to the convention. If you know how many people are going to be in your match-play tournament, and you know you will need help, please PM me ASAP and tell me the info so I can provide you with an appropriate chart.