Carlos Cetina wrote on Sun, May 14, 2017 03:38 PM EDT:
I agree with Fergus.
Given that we all have certain favorite games, I think the easiest way to reconcile everyone's interests is to adopt a Potluck Single Round Robin format, in which each player choose and brings a unique game. Let's see with an example how it would work. Right now we are 5 participants: Fergus, Greg, Nick, Aurelian and Carlos. Let's suppose that the choice of each one is thus:
Fergus(F): Eurasian Chess(EC)
Greg(G): Opulent Chess(OC)
Nick(N): Mimic Chess(MC)
Aurelian(A): Apothecary Chess 1(AC1)
Carlos(C): Symmetric Chess(SC)
Then
F [driving Black side] would play EC vs G, N, A, C
G [driving Black side] would play OC vs F, N, A, C
N [driving Black side] would play MC vs F, G, A, C
A [driving Black side] would play AC1 vs F, G, N, C
C [driving Black side] would play SC vs F, G, N, A
If the total number of participants were greater than or equal to 10, then we could form 2 groups, and the winners of each group would face a final second stage.
I agree with Fergus.
Given that we all have certain favorite games, I think the easiest way to reconcile everyone's interests is to adopt a Potluck Single Round Robin format, in which each player choose and brings a unique game. Let's see with an example how it would work. Right now we are 5 participants: Fergus, Greg, Nick, Aurelian and Carlos. Let's suppose that the choice of each one is thus:
Fergus(F): Eurasian Chess(EC)
Greg(G): Opulent Chess(OC)
Nick(N): Mimic Chess(MC)
Aurelian(A): Apothecary Chess 1(AC1)
Carlos(C): Symmetric Chess(SC)
Then
F [driving Black side] would play EC vs G, N, A, C
G [driving Black side] would play OC vs F, N, A, C
N [driving Black side] would play MC vs F, G, A, C
A [driving Black side] would play AC1 vs F, G, N, C
C [driving Black side] would play SC vs F, G, N, A
If the total number of participants were greater than or equal to 10, then we could form 2 groups, and the winners of each group would face a final second stage.
What do you all think of this idea?