I want to express my gratitude to the Michigan and TRASH folks for running an excellent tournament. No room snafus, all well-written packets, ample time between rounds, and good people all around. That last bit is for the competitors as well...all our opponents displayed nothing but sportsmanship, including well-wishing and hand-shaking after rounds, things I see so rarely at other tournaments. Some questions I've got: 1. Are the theme rounds going to be available anywhere? In particular, I'd like to get a copy of the baseball round. FWIW, anyone that would like a copy of my (stupendously high-scoring) SNL round can do so by e-mailing me privately. Include a Josh Acid reference for extra-speedy delivery. 2. Would TRASH (or anybody else, affiliated or not) like me to send them a ladder/playoff concept I've been pondering? This isn't a knock on this past weekend's tournament -- it's hard to argue with a tournament when the final match pits two teams that went a combined 27-1 against the rest of the field. But, had we gone 5-0 and 5-0 (instead of 0-5 and 1-4, respectively) vs. Battleplanet and MiKEA, all other things equal, we'd have gone 20-0 in the playoff-ish round and still (I believe) not made the finals. I realize we have no one to blame but ourselves for this predicament, and I'm certainly happy with a third-place finish, but this last scenario seems like a legitimate concern. 3. Is there any interest in a Las Vegas tournament, perhaps late this upcoming summer? Real good tourney, all. Hope to see y'all around. Jason (FH) Ruben Rivera's Sporting Goods (ASU)
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