[FSPA] CarPool playoff info for 8/14/18

[Josh Jurgensen]

I CAN DEFINITELY MAKE IT.

See y'all then.

On Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 7:14 PM Bob Johnson via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Ok, Mike Polisky got scared and won’t play in public so Josh Jurgensen is
> now above the line and Deb Kapke is on the bubble. Josh if you can’t make
> it try and let me know.
>
> See everyone tomorrow!
>
> Bob
> p.s. Currently play testing the beer taps at CarPool
>
> On Aug 13, 2018, at 16:39, CJ Brown via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>
> May I make a request to the powers that be?
>
> Can you consider changing the amount of people that get into finals after
> the season ends?    I hope this doesn't get dismissed with the reasoning
> "this is the way it has always been done".  The rules are very clear.  I am
> asking if they might be changed with some thought about the length of
> finals and the time at which they start.
>
> Long story short, tomorrow is going to be a *very* late night.
>
> 4 person finals have five rounds.  Starting at 8 pm already takes a long
> time factoring in waiting and machine availability.  There have been a few
> finals where I was absolutely dead on my feet by the time the night ended.
>
>
> If I understand the 5 person finals rules correctly, tomorrow there will
> be *ten* rounds of pinball instead of *five*.  Semi-finals for all, then
> Finals for the top 3 players.   That means the last 2 people in each group
> tomorrow don't get to play in the final five rounds.   They literally can
> only sit and wait for everyone else to finish until prizes start.
>
> There are certainly alternative solutions to pinball finals than what is
> currently listed in the rulebook.  Dan Cotter submitted a spreadsheet with
> alternatives a few seasons ago.  However, I know that I am not the person
> that makes those decisions.
>
> Many thanks! - CJ
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Joe Schober via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Alex V wrote...
>>
>> How do the playoffs work with groups of 5?
>>
>>
>> There is both a semifinal and a final round.
>>
>> In the semifinal round, each participant will play head-to-head games
>> against every other participant (so everyone plays 4 games), earning league
>> points in the usual manner (3-1 unless the winner more than TRIPLES the
>> loser, in which case it's 4-0).
>>
>> The top three point-earners in the semifinal round move on to the final
>> round, which is played as usual (an all-play, head-to-heads between each
>> player, and another all-play -- so 4 games total again).
>>
>> The main other "gotcha" is that a player with a game pick may not pick
>> the same machine for a head-to-head game against the same opponent in both
>> the semis and the finals.
>>
>> http://www.fspazone.org/complete-rules/#8.3
>>
>> --Joe
>>
>>
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