<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">So, the announced rules said:<div><br></div><div><ol start="1" type="1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 5 will be grouped based on overall points from best 3 of the first 4 weeks of league (drop the lowest score). </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Weeks 5 through 10 will continue to use…</span></ol></div><div><br></div><div>But, the standings after week three rank us based on our best single week— “adjusted points”. Two weeks are dropped, resulting in 20 points as the top ranked players after 3 weeks. </div><div><br></div><div>Will this change for next week? </div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone.<div>Paul McGlone </div><div>PMcglone@McGloneLaw.com</div><div>Fairfax, Virginia </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 13, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Edan Grossman via FSPA <fspa@fspazone.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">former format.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Week 5 will be grouped based on overall points from best 3 of the first 4 weeks of league (drop the lowest score).<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Weeks 5 through 10 will continue to use</li></div></blockquote></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone.<div>Paul McGlone </div><div>PMcglone@McGloneLaw.com</div><div>Fairfax, Virginia </div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 13, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Edan Grossman via FSPA <fspa@fspazone.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Good morning Mustang pinball league players.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Registration<u></u><u></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Online registration links are not yet ready, so if you plan on playing at Mustang this season, please email me at <a href="mailto:edan@fspazone.org">edan@fspazone.org</a> and I’ll mark you down as playing. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Schedule<u></u><u></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Week 0 is January 23rd for meet and greet, and to get familiar with the games. (You may also complete preplays this week.)<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Week 1 is January 30<span style="font-size:10.8333px">th</span>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Start time on Week 1 is 7:30pm. We ask players to try and arrive by 7:15pm so we can properly account for all players. We will likely get started around 7:45pm.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Dues</u><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">$40 – normal dues<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">$0 – first time Mustang Sally players dues (operators pay the $40)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We start taking dues on week 1, not week 0.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Changes for this season:<u></u><u></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Summary<u></u><u></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Details<u></u><u></u></u></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Week 5 will be grouped based on overall points from best 3 of the first 4 weeks of league (drop the lowest score).<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_1887005114236948576MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Divisions will be determined at the end of week 9 using the average ladder position, like how divisions are determined now. <u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Any questions, feel free to reach out directly to me at <a href="mailto:edan@fspazone.org">edan@fspazone.org</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, and looking forward to this season of pinball at Mustang Sally.<font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></p><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal">-Edan Grossman</p></font></div>
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