"GERRY": Could be there were a bishop or higher membership for awhile and had the membership drop back down to a pawn.

coan.net: So how is it this person is in 3 & has 26 started games.I had the same problem with this person 2 or 3 years ago.

"GERRY": Sorry - did not read the question well - Pawns are limited to 1 tournament at a time.

You can read more here: http://brainking.com/en/PaidMembership?p=1

"GERRY": At one time, the "one game for two players" - you would need 5 free slots (NO MATTER HOW MANY GAMES STARTED)

the "two games for two players" - you would need 10 free slots (NO MATTER HOW MANY GAMES STARTED)

So for the above - no matter if only 3 games will start with a 4 player tournament, or 18 games with a 20 player 2for2 tournament - those were how many slots were needed to start.

I'm not sure how many are needed for the single elimination tournaments are needed.

coan.net: So that means if they have slots open.? It's not like other tournaments where they can only go in 1 then.

"GERRY": 20 started games

Can some one tell me how many games a pawn can be in?

Give the dog a bone

No bones for you Snoopy

Snoopy:on that i will ask Fencer if he can raise that number because i believe there will be at least a TRIPLE of that number :)
but best new is on front page : the game i was waiting for :) poker texas hold them :))

FrancescoLR: yes single elimination sounds really good but what are you going to set it at 64 or 128

and fischer clock always works well

FrancescoLR: 3/1/6 sounds good

Snoopy:does it sounds good that the tourney will be single elimination ( with a match game of 3 or 4 games ) so any pawn should be able to join even if they have only 1 slot open for game ??
about the time 100% i will use fisher clock ( 3 days to start with 1 day of extra time and maximum of 6 days ) or not use any vacations ( could be either 5 or 6  days no vacation )
what you think all ???

Snoopy: Ok i see that.But you can not close a running tournament,right.Thanks again:)

"GERRY": you just change the date and time to a time thats just passed and to close it
you just type how many ppl are allowed into it in the box

Snoopy: How do you close a tournament & start them ?

Snoopy: Yes i agree with you.As of now my prize tournament is full.If i had the prize in it could start it now then.I never new you could start & close them.Thanks Snoopy:))

"GERRY": if he does has i suggested and closes it down 2 hours before it starts noone else can enter it

and it dosnt really matter how short you make the time limit
if its a large tournament it will go on for at least a year anyway simply because the prize is a black rook

FrancescoLR: Time is going to be the biggest thing.If that is not set right it can go on for year,s.You as creator of the tournament can do anything up to the minute it start,So be online before it does,& stay in your tournament as it is about to start because there is all kind,s of unwanted players here.It will go into the red time .Being as big it could be.Most tournaments will start within 5 to 10 minute,s.Check with Fencer on that.I can hardy wait to see this one start.GOOD LUCK MY GOOD FRIEND:))))

FrancescoLR: Yes i noticed that, thats why its gonna be a big tourney, you will probably end up with the whole site joining it lol

Summer Flame:hope so :) ans first place will win a black rook

FrancescoLR: It sounds like its gonna be one gigantic tournament, looks like a lot of fun

FrancescoLR: the answer to first part of question is NO once a person is removed they CANNOT rejoin

Snoopy:if i remove someone before the start can that player could still come back and join ?
hopefully i will be there 100% when tourney starts ... in general it will be for pple of certain fellowships besides of course a list of players that cannot join anyway and that i will say .... ( Vikings is on that list too .. ) or people that have decided not to play in it anyway ( Snoopy for exemple ) but whom i will send invite if they want to :). Now friend Coan Net and Snoopy wich is the best set up for a tourney where there will be the first 10 players rewarded ?? how i set up the tourney ?? ( do 10 groups and the winners will play then ? do eliminitaion and the last 10 do a different tourney ) // what are your suggestion esepcially you 2 that have done and organize tons of tourneis .. on this list i would like also the opinion of somelaughs and other big boss of fellowships :)
thank you all

coan.net: he can also remove unwanted players and then set the numbers of players to what is left so it closes the tournament of to other players
ive found that is the easy way to go

FrancescoLR: Oh... and I believe if you make it a pawn only tournament, other non-pawns will be able to join - even with an invite.

FrancescoLR: Sorry I never got a chance to answer before... but will try to jump in here and help a little if I can.

The best thing might be to be around when the tournament is ready to start, and before it starts - kick out any players that are not suppose to be there - since as Vikings said, once it starts, there is really no way to remove anyone. (weather Fencer will not give out a prize to someone would be something you would need to talk to him about.)

One thing you could do is a few hours before a tournament is set to start, look at the list - remove the players, and even change the "start time" to a time that has already past - which would mean that when the tournament start-up script runs within the next hour, the tournament will start... hopefully without anyone who is not suppose to be in there signs in.

Other idea - make it an invite only tournament - and if someone wants to play, have them send you a message where you can invite them

Vikings:thank you ..
2 more questions :
 1)if i create a tourney open to pawns can i then invite other players (not pawns)? and if so how i should set up the tounrey ? (Fencer said to try set up tourney for pawns and then invite but will it work ?)
2) then if happens that someone signed as pawn can Fencer stop the prize in case that pawns wasn;t suppose to be there and wins ??

FrancescoLR: not after the tournament starts, otherwise some people could use that as a means to cheat

i have question and i make it public because my efforts to get an answer from coan net were ignored .. ( maybe he was  too busy for the poll )
If i create a tourney by invitation ( as it will be the mega tourney  with black rook for the first place ) and tourney starts ... but then i see that someone somehow signed for the tourneis ,someone that wasn;t suppose to be there .. can i still take him/her out of the tourney even still the tourney start ??
thank you for support and answer

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