The first round will be 4 (1st choiced), 3 (2nd choice) or 5 player games.

The semi-finals will be 4 player games unless I'm overwhelmed with more than 64 players in the first round. All winners will automatically advance. Additional spots will be filled by second place finishers. Since play style greatly influences the range in which scores will occur, there is no fair way to write hard and fast tie-breaker rules; therefore, 2nd place players who advance will be determined randomly. This means the only way to insure advancing is by winning; there is no good 2nd place strategy.

Only the winners from the semi-fimals will advance to the final.

The durations are estimates.

Andy Lewis will be in the Engineer's Seat. I am going to try to play and if I do I will appoint 2 Assistant GMs who will always rule against me :-)

Feel free to write to the me with any questions about the tournament. My email is [alewis16@gmtgames.com].

Only the standard rules will be used. The Advanced game and optional rule will NOT be used unless all players at the table agree to use them.

Group assignments for the 1st round will be started at 8 pm. If you arrive after that time, you may be forced to play in a group with your friends. Once all group assignments are complete, no latecomers will be accepted.

I will not be making 5 player games just because we're short on games. If we don't have enough games, the latest arriving people will not get to play.

Each round will be limited to 90 minutes from when the last group is organized. A 15 minute warning will be called. At the end of 90 minutes, the current turn will be completed plus one additional turn will be played, then final scores will be tallied.

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