Game Credit Awards for Community Tournaments

[APBA GO Jeremy]

Hi,

I like to pitch in and donate game credits for tournaments because I think it adds to the fun and encourages participation.

Today, tournaments are a lot of work to run and I feel it’s important to support these community-driven events.

That said, after having done this a few times, I think I have to set up some guidelines for tournament credits going forward.

1. It’s in the best interest of APBA GO to reward tournaments that are open to public participation. Henceforth, I will favor open tournaments over closed tournaments.
2. Arrangements for credits must be made before the tournament sign up is complete; this is in the tournament manager’s best interest given 1)
3. Since the recent introduction of single team sales, I have the flexibility to reward credits in smaller denominations that are still meaningful. I will donate smaller credit amounts for smaller tournaments, closed tournaments, etc.
4. All of this will change when we introduce tournaments as a game type for APBA GO. We have some interesting ideas for credit allocation for automated tournaments.

I hope you find these changes reasonable, but as always I look forward to constructive feedback if you have it.

Thanks,
Jeremy

[arfpoc]

Jeremy,

Thank you for opening this up. So far I have funded the
prizes for my own tournaments and leagues but knowing
this is an option is cool. Automated tournaments sound
awesome!

[dbacknate]

Jeremy, you have great ideas and you are always respectful in the way you do it. I am fully behind you for that.