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

[The Bob]

I thought about blowing it off but decided against having an angry mob
storm my house.
Pretty sure Rich, Jonathan & Steve will be there.  That just leaves Frank.
You might want to cover the doors @ 7:44pm. :)


On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Kendall Van Pool via FSPA <
fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

> For Carpool tonight it looks like all the B qualifiers are going to make
> it.  I'm deciding on showing up or not.  Any of you not going to make it?
>
> Rich Wickersham
> Frank Cueto
> Steve Kapinos
> Bob S. Johnson
> Jonathan Williams
>
> ?
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 8:52 AM, Kevin Stone via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I agree with CJ, and have played in 5 player playoffs previously.  I
>> estimate we’ll be done by midnight but not before 11pm.  Especially with 4
>> divisions and long playing games.  Combine waitlists with having up to 8
>> matches going at a time with 9 games, yeah it will be a long night.
>>
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>> *From:* FSPA [mailto:fspa-bounces at fspazone.org] *On Behalf Of *Max
>> Baskin via FSPA
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 14, 2018 8:47 AM
>> *To:* FSPA main discussion list
>> *Cc:* Max Baskin
>> *Subject:* Re: [FSPA] CarPool playoff info for 8/14/18
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't think it's quite as bad as you're imagining since all of the
>> games in the semifinals are 2 player, but yeah, that definitely has the
>> potential to be a long night.
>>
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>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 7:57 AM 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
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>> 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?
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> 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
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>>
>>
>> --Joe
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