Mini-Matches

[socksey]

Results 30 Dec 06, Tourneybot #1889, 16 players:

1. cowgirl  13
2. socksey  9
3. Gusssss Paul_William,  5 each 
5. MadMatt sarah rossa donzabackgame,  3 each
9. cesarguimaraes Glamdring Kari_Grandi stog rhettoric don trictrac sunray,  1 each

Congrats to cowgirl who wins and to socksey for 2nd today!   

Cumulative points for December:

1.    javahypist  25
2.    erdbeere  20
3.    socksey,  19
4.    padski  15
5.    spielberg  14
6.    pascal, cowgirl, and sunray 13
9.    Paul_William  11
10.   Gusssss  10
11.   wyzzz  9
12.   elisee, and Glamdring  8
14.   rossa  7
15.   Nitwiggy, stog, don,and Gusssss,  5 each
19.   boomslang, cassandra, and rossa,  4 each
22.   bettyfraud, fiftythree, sunshine, drlb, MadMatt, sara, donzabackgame, and Blotman,  3 each
30.  peter_b  2
31.  nicky, bigbootay, jonasfrid, r_c, Doublefive, resh_lakish, zulu, sixty_something, MacMom, Skip, janitorb, Kari_Grandi, cesarguimaraes, rhettoric, trictrac, and flicaflic  1 each

Most hearty congratulations to javahypist for December #1 title and to erdbeere for #2 title!   

Much thanks to all the players for making December a nice month for tourney directors!   

Have a safe and fun New Year's Eve and hope to see all of you again next Saturday, 1000 Dallas time!   

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!! 

...................socksey



"The only time you have a free press is when you own one." - H.L. Mencken

[socksey]

Results, 6 Jan 07, Tourneybot #1894, 12 players:

1.  sunray  13
2.  Glamdring  9
3.  socksey, don, stog, and louis_cypher,  3 each
6.  resh_lakish, casarguimaraes, fiftythree, cowgirl, and MacMom,  1 each
Note:  slipshod does not get a point, because he did not participate other than signing up.

Congrats sunray!  Nice win!     Nice second place, Glamdring!     Good final!

New month, so plenty of time to win January title for everyone.  Hope to see you all next Saturday, same time, 1000 Dallas time, same place.   

socksey



"At my age flowers scare me." - George Burns

[socksey]

Results 13 Jan 07, tourneybot #1899, 16 players:

1.  don  13
2.  stiefnu  9
3.  Gusssss and Feklhr,  5 each
5.  stog, socksey, sunray, and magic_one,  3 each
9.  mucki, Glamdring, eilisee, etg, juanz, cesarguimaraes, rossa, and padski,  1 each

Congrats to don and stiefnu for 1st and 2nd place!   

Cumulative points for January:

1.    sunray and don,  16 each   
3.    Glamdring  10
4.    stiefnu  9
5.    socksey and stog,  6 each
7.    Gusssss and Feklhr,  5 each
9.    louis_cypher and magic_one,  3 each
11.   cesarguimaraes  2
12.   fiftythree, cowgirl, MacMom, mucki, elisee, eta, juanz, rossa, padski,  1 each

Thanks to all the players!    

Hope to see all of you next week on Saturday, 1000 Dallas time.   

socksey



I had amnesia once -- or twice.  - unknown

[socksey]

Results 20 Jan 07, #1904, 26 players:

1.    MadMatt  15
2.    LisaS  11
3.    socksey  7
4.    Gusssss, Blaugrana, fibs, and LynnL,  5 each
8.    mwkntn, sunray, dandee, sixty_something, karlo, and bigbootay,  3 each
15.   don, boomslang, rollingfool, erdbeere, wazaaa, Feklhr, cassandra, morphel, MacMom, piter, Paul_William, Skip, and Glamdring,  1 each

Congrats to MadMatt for first and LisaS for second place titles today!   

We had one incident today when a player had her Crawford rule toggled off (without realizing it) and she was doubled and lost the match, unfortunately.  Please remember that in all the tournaments and league matches, the Crawford rule toggle must be toggled on so that this doesn't happen again.   

Cumulative points for January:

1.    sunray  19
2.    don  17
3.    MadMatt  15
4.    socksey  13
5.    LisaS and Glamdring,  11 each
7.    Gusssss  10
8.    stiefnu  9
9.    Feklhr and stog,  6 each
11.   Blaugrana, fibs, LynnL,  5 each
14.   louis_cypher, magic_one, mwkntn, dandee, sixty_something, karlo, bigbootay,  3 each
21.   cesarguimaraes and MacMom  2 each
23.   fiftythree, cowgirl, mucki, elisee, etg, juanz, rossa, padski, boomslang, rollingfool, erdbeere, wazaaa, cassandra, morphel, piter, Paul_William, Skip,  1 each

Thanks to all the players!   

Only one more Saturday in January, so hope to see all of you here next Saturday, 1000 Dallas time.   

Be kind to each other!

socksey



Protons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic. - unknown

[socksey]

Results 27 Jan 07, Tourneybot #1910, 21 players:

1.  inim  15
2.  MadMatt  11
3.  socksey and cesarguimaraes,  5 each
5.  jackdaddy, CHill, don, resh_lakish, sunray, sixty_something, rollingfool, and chopos,  3 each
13.  stog, Feklhr, elisee, rossa, antedeluvian, Kato, binkie, and LuckyDice,  1 each

Congrats to inim for first place today!     Nice second Mad!  Second was enough to give you first place January title!  WTG!   

Cumulative points for January:

1.    MadMatt  26
2.    sunray  22
3.    don  20
4.    socksey  18
5.    inim  15
6.    Glamdring  12
7.    LisaS  11
8.    Gusssss  10
9.    stiefnu  9
10.   Feklhr, stog, and cesarguimaraes,  7 each
13.   sixty_something  6
14.   Blaugrana, fibs, and LynnL,  5 each
17.   rollingfool  4
18.   louis_chpher, magic_one, mwkntn, dandee, karlo, bigbootay, jackdaddy, CHill, resh_lakish, and chopos,  3 each
28.   MacMom, elisee, and rossa,  2 each
29.   fiftythree, cowgirl, mucki, etg, juanz, padski, boomslang, erdbeere, wazaaa, cassandra, morphel, piter, Paul_William, Skip, antedeluvian, Kato, binkie, and LuckyDice,  1 each

Great win, MadMatt!  Whooooooooo Hooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all the players for making January a great Mini-Match month!   

See you next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time!   

socksey



They told me I was gullible .. and I believed them.

[socksey]

Results 3 Feb 07, 11 players:

1.  Gusssss  13
2.  magic_one  9
3.  socksey, Lindella, padski, and cuistot,  3 each
7.  sunray, rossa, elisee, diane, piter and resh_lakish*,  1 each

Congrats, Gusssss!     Nice second, magic_one and really good final both!   

Thanks to all the players!     Hope to see all of you and more next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time and hope Tourneybot will be working then!

* note on resh_lakish:  I gave resh a participation point because I overlooked his registering to play.  My deepest apology, resh.  Please forgive me. 

socksey



If the world were a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle. - unknown

[socksey]

Results, 10 Feb 07, 22 players, no Tourneybot:

1.    sarah  14
2.    trueman  10
3.    snafu and Felhr,  7 each
5.    sunray, and socksey,  5 each
8.    Gusssss, scotsmichael, backwoods, dahul, and MacMom,  3 each
12.  Marcus, Johnny_Boy, ledbellyrubber, inim, drlb, rollingfool, KATO, michaelsw, samirah, and johnnyray, 1 each

Congrats to sarah for 1st place today!     That was some final!     Nice 2nd place, too, trueman!   

Cumulative points for February:

1.    Gusssss  16
2.    sarah  14
3.    trueman  10
4.    Magic_one  9
5.    socksey  8
6.    snafu and Feklhr, 7 each
8.    sunray  6
9.    Lindella, padski, cuistot, scotsmichael, backwoods, dahul, and MacMom,  3 each
17.  rossa, elisee, diane, piter, resh_lakish, Marcus, Johnny_Boy, ledbellyrubber, inim, drib, rollingfool, samirah, and johhyray,  1 each

WTG, Gusssss!   

Thanks to all the players!   

Hope to see all of you next Saturday at 1000, Dallas time!  Please let me know by email if you find any errors. 

socksey



Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone. - unknown

[socksey]

Results, 17 Feb 07, 19 players, Tourneybot #1925:

1.  socksey  15
2.  Paul_William  11
3.  sunray  7
4.  Gusssss, and MandM,  5 each
6.  Slipshod, filip_yordanov, and fibs,  3 each
9.  peter_b, Lindella, don, donzabackgame, rossa, blotsalot, stog, spudgun, trueman, Orpheus, and jackdaddy,  1 each

Cumulative points for February:

1.    socksey  23
2.    Gusssss  21
3.    sarah  14
4.    sunray  13
5.    trueman and Paul_William,  11 each
7.    Magic_one  9
8.    snafu and Feklhr,  7 each
10.  MandM  5
11.  Lindella 4
12.  padski, cuistot, scotsmichael, backwoods, dahul, MacMom, Slipshod, filip_yordanov, and fibs,  3 each
21.  rossa  2
22.  elisee, diane, piter, resh_lakish, Marcus, Johnny_Boy, ledbellyrubber, inim, drib, rollingfool, samirah, jonnyray, peter_b, don, donzabackgame, blotsalot, stog, spudgun, Orpheus, and jackdaddy,  1 each

Nice second today, Gusssss!     I know you will be giving me a run next Saturday as will sunray and a few others.   

Good luck to you all and see you next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time! 

Many thanks to all the players!   

socksey



The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous
 

[socksey]

Results 24 Feb 07, tourneybot #1932, 13 players:

1.  janitorb  13
2.  johnwayne  9
3.  donzabackgame  5
4.  sunray, Jack_Shit, Glamdring,  3 each
7.  Marcus, rossa, magic_one, socksey, and spudgun, 1 each

Congrats to janitorb who wins 1st today!     Excellent 2nd place for first-time tourney player, johnwayne!   

resh_lakish and baueras disqualified since they didn't make first round. 

Cumulative points for February:

1.    socksey  24
2.    Gusssss  21
3.    sunray  16
4.    sarah  14
5.    janitorb  13
6.    trueman and Paul_William  11
8.    Magic_one  10
9.    johnwayne  9
10.  snafu and Feklhr, 7 each
11.  donzabackgame  6
12.  MandM  5
13.  Lindella 4
14.  padski, cuistot, scotsmichael, backwoods, dahul, MacMom, Slipshod, filip_yordanov, fibs, Jack_Shit, and Glamdring,  3 each
25.  Marcus and spudgun,  2 each
27.  elisee, diane, piter, resh_lakish, Marcus, Johnny_Boy, ledbellyrubber, inim, drib, rollingfool, samirah, jonnyray, peter_b, don, blotsalot, stog, Orpheus, and jackdaddy,  1 each

Congrats to meeeeeeeeeeeee for winning 1st place title for Feb!     (too bad you all can't be here every week to give me competition!)   Congrats to Gusssss for 2nd place title for February!   

Hope to see all of you next Saturday when we begin March competition.   

Thanks to all the players!   

socksey



Whatever you dwell on in your mind thought and spoken word creates your world. Whatever you think about you bring about. - unknown

[socksey]

Results, 3 Mar 07, TourneyBot #1936, 23 players:

1.    Gusssss  15
2.    chopos  11
3.    dandee  7
4.    johnwayne and michaelsw,  5 each
6.    sunray, cowgirl, vegasvic, socksey, piter, fibs, and       donzabackgame,  3 each
13.  magic_one, Feklhr, resh_lakish, padski, Paul_William, trueman, rossa, ronquixote, samirah, Marcus, and jrham,  1 each

Congratulations Gusssss!      Nice 2nd, chopos!   

Thanks to all the players!     Today was one of those magical, smooth-running tourneys where everyone showed up on time and everyone knew what they were doing!     Hope to see you all next Saturday, same time, 1600 UTC or 1000 Dallas time, to compete for the March 07 title.   

socksey



There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. -Ben Williams

[Gusssss]

Congratulations Gusssss!      Nice 2nd, chopos!   

Thank you 

Thanks to all the players!     Today was one of those magical, smooth-running tourneys where everyone showed up on time and everyone knew what they were doing!   

A miracle indeed 

Hope to see you all next Saturday, same time, 1600 UTC or 1000 Dallas time, to compete for the March 07 title.   

socksey

So when are your clocks going forward now ?

[socksey]

11 Mar 07 is when we officially change the time in USA, so this coming Saturday will not change.  Next Saturday, 10 Mar 07 will stay the same.  17 Mar 07 time will change to 1500 UTC or 1000 Dallas time as usual.  If you experience any  question about the time in your time zone, please refer to "Meeting Planner" Dallas/UTC at this url:  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html

socksey



"Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will not have you declared legally insane in order to gain control of your estate." - Woody Allen

[socksey]

Results 10 Mar 07, TourneyBot #1940, 19 players:

1.    donzabackgame  15
2.    magic_one  11
3.    billz, itsmeagain, sunray, and Denise,  5 each
7.    signine, vegasvic, and socksey,  3 each
10.  snafu, rossa, stog, Gusssss, cowgirl, resh_lakish, inim, ronquixote, sixty_something, and Backwoods,  1 each

Congrats donzabackgame for 1st place today!     Nice 2nd, magic_one!   

Cumulative points for March:

1.    donzabackgame  18
2.    Gusssss  16
3.    magic_one  12
4.    chopos  11
5.    sunray  8
6.    dandee  7
7.    vegasvic and socksey,  6 each
9.    johnwayne, michaelsw, billz, itsmeagain, and Denise,  5 each
14.  cowgirl  4
15.  piter and fibs,  3 each
17.  resh_lakish, rossa, and ronquixote,  2 each
19.  Feklhr, padski, Paul_William, trueman, samirah, Marcus, jrham, snafu, stog, inim, sixty_something, and Backwoods,  1 each

Well done, donzabackgame!     Gusssss is right on your heels!    

Don't forget we have a time change for next week.  This will be very confusing for some because time change doesn't happen all over the world on the same day.  Same time for Dallas, USA at 1000, or 1500 UTC, so if you are in another country, you may need to check meeting planner at:

                                  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html

Hope to see you all next Saturday!

We had another very smooth tourney.  That makes 2 in a row!  It's a miracle!   

socksey



"If you want to make GOD Laugh, tell him your future plans." - Woody Allen

 

[Gusssss]

Cumulative points for March:

1.    donzabackgame  18
2.    Gusssss  16
3.    magic_one  12
4.    chopos  11
5.    sunray  8
6.    dandee  7
7.    vegasvic and socksey,  6 each

Well done, donzabackgame!     Gusssss is right on your heels!    

Don't forget we have a time change for next week.  This will be very confusing for some because time change doesn't happen all over the world on the same day.  Same time for Dallas, USA at 1000, or 1500 UTC, so if you are in another country, you may need to check meeting planner at:

We had another very smooth tourney.  That makes 2 in a row!  It's a miracle!   
 

Let's make it a hat-trick. Don't forget to put your clock back donza 

[socksey]

Results 17 Mar 07, 14 players, TourneyBot #1943:

1.  DeaDice  13
2.  itsmeagain  9
3.  Gusssss  5
4.  Aldus, johnwayne, rossa, and vegas_vic,  3 each
8.  moyang, socksey, piter, cowgirl, sunray, and ronquixote,  1 each

Congrats to DeaDice for 1st place today!     Nice 2nd, itsmeagain!   

Thanks to all the players!   

Cumulative points for March:

1.    Gusssss  21
2.    donzabackgame  18
3.    itsmeagain  14
4.    DeaDice  13
5.    magic_one  12
6.    chopos  11
7.    sunray  9 each
8.    johnwayne  8
9.    dandee and socksey,  7 each
11.  vegasvic  6
12.  michaelsw, billz, Denise, cowgirl, and rossa,  5 each
17.  piter  4
18.  fibs, ronquixote, Aldus, and vegas_vic,  3 each
22.  resh_lakish  2
23.  Feklhr, padski, Paul_William, trueman, samirah, Marcus, jrham, snafu, stog, inim, sixty_something, Backwoods, and moyang, 1 each

Wtg, Gusssss!     I guess donzabackgame DID forget the time change.      Well, everyone has two more chances to change the whole picture for March.  Hope to see all of you on Fibs next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time.  Go to meeting planner here to find the right time for you: 

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

socksey



Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate. -Sigmund Freud

[Gusssss]

Wtg, Gusssss!     I guess donzabackgame DID forget the time change.      Well, everyone has two more chances to change the whole picture for March.  Hope to see all of you on Fibs next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time.  Go to meeting planner here to find the right time for you: 

Hey, I nearly forgot    The sooner we get all the world's clocks synchronised the better    Greenwich rules 

[socksey]

Results, 24 Mar 07, 20 players, Tourneybot #1946:

1.    I_KIPROS  15
2.    Glamdring  11
3.    jonasfrid, don, and socksey,  5 each
6.    inim, moyang, ronquixote, ismeagain,  3 each
10.  johnwayne, sunray, Gusssss, binkie, Johnny_Boy, nisu, donzabackgame, rossa, trueman, sunshine,  1 each

Congrats to I_KIPROS for todays win!     Nice 2nd, Glamdring!  

Thanks to all the players!  

Cumulative points for March:

1.   Gusssss 22
2.   donzabackgame 19
3.   itsmeagain 17
4.   I_KIPROS  15
5.   DeaDice 13
6.   magic_one, socksey,  12 each
8.   chopos, Glamdring,  11 each
10. sunray 10
11. johnwayne 9
12. dandee 7
13. vegasvic, rossa, ronquixote,  6 each
16. michaelsw, billz, Denise, cowgirl, jonasfrid, don,  5 each
22. piter, moyang, inim,  4 each
25. fibs, Aldus, vegas_vic,  3 each
28. resh_lakish, trueman,  2 each
30. Feklhr, padski, Paul_William, samirah, Marcus, jrham, snafu, stog, inim, sixty_something, Backwoods, binkie, Johnny_Boy, nisu, sunshine, 1 each

It's a close race at the top!   Anyone from 11th place up can win for the month.  Hope to see all of you on Fibs Saturday at 1000 Dallas time for the last Saturday in March.  

socksey



"Give man a free hand, and he'll run it all over your body." - Jane Fonda  

[socksey]

Results 31 Mar 07, Tourneybot #1950:

1.    don  15
2.    piter  11
3.    Kyalia  7
4.    donzabackgame  5
5.    cowgirl, bonnita, Kari_Grandi, Gusssss, sunray, rossa, resh_lakish,  3 each
12.  strange, Glamdring, ronquixote, elisee, wyzzz, itsmeagain, manxcat, mairda, socksey,  1 each

Congrats on winning today, don!     Very nice second, piter!   

Thanks to all the players!   

Cumulative points for March:

1.    Gusssss  25
2.    donzabackgame  24
3.    don  20
4.    itsmeagain  18
5.    piter, I_KIPROS,  15 each
7.    DeaDice, sunray, socksey,  13 each
10.  magic_one,  Glamdring,  12 each
12.  chopos  11
13.  johnwayne, rossa,  9 each
15.  cowgirl  8
16.  dandee, ronquixote, Kyalia,  7 each
19.  vegasvic  6
20.  michaelsw, billz, Denise, resh_lakish, jonasfrid,  5 each
25.  inim, moyang,  4
27.  fibs, Aldus, vegas_vic, bonnita, Kari_Grandi,  3 each
32.  trueman  2
33.  Feklhr, padski, Paul_William, samirah, Marcus, jrham, snafu, stog, sixty_something, Backwoods, binkie, Johnny_Boy, nisu, sunshine, strange, elisee, wyzzz, manxcat, nairda,  1 each

Our winner for March is Gusssss!       Very nice second, donzabackgame!    

My heartiest apologies to Gusssss and to donzabackgame for announcing the wrong winner in shouts just after the tournament this morning.     I might be dangerous if I had a brain!     Please bring to my attention by email any mistakes you might find.   

Thanks again to all the players this month for making the tourneys run smoothly!

New month next Saturday!  Hope to see all of you there at 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC! 

socksey



"Everyone is a potential murderer. I have not killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction out of obituary notices." - Clarence Darrow

[socksey]

Results 7 Apr 07, 19 players, TourneyBot #1953:

1.    sunray  15
2.    Tickle  11
3.    piter  7
4.    trictrac, rossa,  5 each
6.    ronquixote, Johnny_Boy, goats_milk, vegasvic,  3 each
10.  funny, socksey, Gusssss, Sinderbox, gaspar, Backwoods, samot, don, Blaugrana, johnwayne,  1 each

Congrats to sunray on a well deserved win today!     Very nice second, Tickle!      Thanks very much to all the players!  

We have three more Saturdays to determine the champion for April, so hope to see all of you here next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC!  

socksey



You shouldn't compare yourself to others -they are more screwed up than you think. - unknown

[socksey]

Results 14 Apr 07, 20 players, Tourneybot #1958:

1.    Gusssss  15
2.    blotsalot  11
3.    rollingfool  7
4.    piter, socksey,  5 each
6.    moyang, Schigolch, Toado, ronquixote,  3 each
10.  don, sixty_something, Chris_Nik, spudgun, TIGER_bg, itsmeagain, sunray, goats_milk, codeyen, rossa, resh_lakish,  1 each

Congrats to Gusssss for 1st place today!     Very nice 2nd to blotsalot, who had same number of wins by chance of Gusssss having a bye in first round!   

Cumulative points for April:

1.    sunray, Gusssss,  16 each
3.    Tickle, blotsalot, piter,  11 each
7.    rollingfool  7
8.    rossa, ronquixote, socksey,  6 each
11.  trictrac  5
12.  goats_milk  4
13.  Johnny_Boy, vegasvic, moyang, Schigolch, Toado,       3 each
18.  don 2
19.  funny, Sinderbox, gaspar, Backwoods, samot, Blaugrana, johnwayne, sixty_something, Chris_Nik, spudgun, TIGER_bg, itsmeagain, codyen, resh_lakish,  1 each

Thanks, as always, to all the players!   

Still anyone's win with 2 more Saturdays to play for the month of April!     Hope to see all of you there next Saturday at 1000 Dallas time or 1500 UTC.  See the meeting planner feature here:  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
if you have a problem being here at the right time.    

socksey



A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. -Robert Benchley