Well, we all survived the tourney :). In the very first place it was started because during that lazy hazy and just sleepy afternoon of summer there were no free tournaments to play. In strict adherence with Murphy's Law, though, while I was configuring a small tourney for friends, at least 2 other were created. This drew an angry remark from one of the TDs - really not sure why, as his tourneys are usually huge, and there were so many people online that I was surely no competition for him. AND his tourneys are excellently managed, too - despite the fact that he is brave enough to run 150 - 160 pairs + single-handedly.
The first round was fairly quiet. Then the hazy-lazy-sleepy atmosphere turned a brighter shade of crazy, with me turning a whiter shade of pale by the minute (btw, how many calories does a TD burn during an 8-board, IMPs, unclocked?). Disconnections, reconnections, slow play, players who don't speak English, unhappy opps (no alerts and no intention to even attempt one) and even name-calling. Though it might all be part of the game, figuratively speaking, from a technical stand-point, I think, these are no minor offences (except the incidental disconnections, of course). My solution is blacklisting such offenders, and praying they will not be joining under any other nickname. Anyway, it could have been much worse, considering the temperatures soared to new highs during the afternoon!
Still, it was great fun - despite the glitches!
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