[pbmserv] Trax Tournament

[Donald Bailey <d.g.bailey@xtra.co.nz>]

Hello all Trax players (and budding Trax players),

Now is the time to sign up for the 12th Annual email Trax Tournament.
(Yes, that is right, the 12th. This is the longest running tournament 
series on Richard's server).

Games will start on March 1, and you can expect the games to take about 6-8 
months to complete. There is a 7 day per move time limit, although most 
moves should be made more quickly than this. Players who are going to be 
away from their computer for longer than this can request to be put on the 
vacation list (Please also notify your opponent and me). Off-line analysis 
of the position is allowed, but use of AI programs to determine your next 
move is prohibited. As this is a tournament, undos are not permitted - 
players should be careful before sending their moves!

Players are divided into pools of 6-8 players per pool. Each pool is played 
as a round robin with all games being played simultaneously on Richard's 
PBMServer. The top 3 players (plus ties) from each pool advance to the next 
round. In the event of there being a tie in the final round, the games 
played between the tied players will be considered (countback).

Thanks to camb, Trax now has a large option where you can actually see the 
position in the heiroglyphics, or alternatively, you may view the games 
online at http://www.traxgame.com/pbem/index.php?game=Trax
For those using Windows, a trax client may be downloaded from 
http://www.traxgame.com/shop_download.php


Sign up by sending a message to me (dgb) or d.g.bailey@xtra.co.nz



Donald Bailey