[FSPA] Silverball Sanctum (Lost Rhino) Spring 2024 Call for Players!

[Edan Grossman]

Good morning Silverball Sanctum (Lost Rhino) pinball league players.



I hope we all enjoyed the holidays and are ready to start our first pinball
season of 2024.  We have a few big changes to our format for our leagues
this year, please review the changes below and we will listen and evaluate
your feedback after this season is over.


The first major change to be aware of is *the new official start time is
7:00pm! *

The next major change is that I will be the SLO for this season.


*Registration*

Online registration links are not yet ready, so if you plan on playing at
Silverball this season, please email me at edan at fspazone.org and I’ll mark
you down as playing.



*Schedule*

Week 0 is January 31st for meet and greet, and to get familiar with the
games.

Week 1 is February 7th.

*Start time on Week 1 is 7:00pm*.  We ask players to try and arrive by
6:45pm so we can properly account for all players.  We will likely get
started around 7:15pm.



*Dues*

$40 – normal dues



*Changes for this season:*

There are changes to the league format this season to provide all players
the chance to compete and earn a place in the top divisions.  We will be
seeking feedback from all players after the Winter/Spring season to
evaluate the enjoyment and player satisfaction with these changes.



*Summary*

All players will have the opportunity to compete for A division placement
by playing against random opponents for league points in the initial weeks
(balanced to avoid playing the same players more than once). Subsequently,
players will be seeded into initial divisions, and our traditional "ladder"
movement will resume for the rest of the season.



*Details*

   1. First 4 weeks of league will comprise a random grouping for week 1
   followed by balanced random groupings week 2 through 4.  The balanced
   component will attempt to avoid players playing the same player more than
   once or twice, depending on the league size.  This will allow players to
   compete against many players they may not have had a chance to play with in
   the former format.
   2. Week 5 will be grouped based on overall points from best 3 of the
   first 4 weeks of league (drop the lowest score).
   3. Weeks 5 through 10 will continue to use the ladder system, so winning
   moves a player up a group, and losing drops them down a group.
   4. Divisions will be determined at the end of week 9 using the average
   ladder position, like how divisions are determined now.



Any questions, feel free to reach out directly to me at edan at fspazone.org.



Thanks, and looking forward to this season of pinball at Silverball Sanctum.

-Edan Grossman
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