[FSPA] Preplays are better

[Deb Kapke]

You could still do a “15-minutes late” thing. If the person lets league officers know they’re en route and will be there, etc… Then they get included in a group.



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> On Jun 30, 2021, at 11:44 AM, Stephen Jonke via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
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> 
> I like these ideas and agree that drop 2 doesn't seem compatible with our current format, but no big changes can be made this season. If next season we adopt a groups are formed based on who shows up approach, it seems to me there has to be a hard cutoff for when you can show up, and that includes no 15 minutes if you let them know ahead of time rule - what if you then don't show up in time, then we have a missing player again. So it seems to me the groups have to be formed with who is actually present at a set time, Probably we require everyone to check in 15 minutes prior to league start (or however much time early is needed) to show they are here. If you don't check in on time, you get 0s.
> 
> Steve
> 
>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 10:16 AM Elliott Keith via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>> Even though I had to drop out of MOM's league this season due to personal stuff, I felt the need to chime in with a 'simple' solution. 
>> 
>> Pretty much every other league I've played in besides FSPA had a drop 2 format, with no headache. The difference with FSPA seems to be that you guys try to 'pre-make' your groups of 3, which obviously causes scrambling when people don't show. The 'drop 2' and 'pre-made groups' just don't seem compatible to me. Most all other leagues randomly dole out groups at the start of the night, and Crabtowne's league had a 'division split' halfway through so you'd play with people somewhat around your skill level.
>> 
>> My solution idea is that instead of trying to 'pre-make' groups, why not just keep track of ladder position? Like, after confirming who's not there, the top three present are group 1, next three group 2, etc. all the way down, with the last group being a 4 or 2 if necessary. Keeps the similar skill level thing going, and seems pretty easy to implement, since you guys keep track of that anyway.
>> 
>> Just my two cents. Hope to be back in a league next season, and happy 4th!
>> 
>> -Elliott
>> 
>>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:57 AM Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:38 AM Daniel Northover <northovr at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> Just ribbing you Rob your doing a awesome job 
>>> 
>>> After last week my ribs are pretty sore. ;)  
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