audrisampson wrote:
Weeks wrote:
In the later rounds of the day everything starts to slow down. If my opponent and I are setup and everyone else is lagging behind I always start early. I don't think it's a problem at all, in fact I think I should be rewarded for being prompt.
I'm having a hard time trying to come up with a punishment for someone starting early. Are we really going to call out and scorn someone for starting 2 minutes before everyone else? Seems a tad strict.
I mean, if the game starts 10 minutes before everyone else starts then ya that's too much. I usually have to drive at minimum 2-3 hours to play minis live. So I like to get done quickly. If starting a few minutes earlier then other games is what I got to do I'm doing it every time.
Well the thing is this is a tournament setting. It is unfair to your fellow competitors for you to start early. What happens if you get a 3pt win because you started 2 minutes early? That alone is enough to knock someone out of a top cut. If that case were to happen it would be a travesty.
As far as a tad strict I personally think the tournament game needs to be tightened down a good bit... Maybe that is something that could be done in the next floor rules.
To continue on David's note (and part of the reason I am so strict as a judge at GC): isn't it equally unfair to fellow competitors when they have to wait and wait while you slough up to the pairings, meander around for your opponents, trudge to a table, chat, pee, carefully examine your opponents squad, realize you've left your lobot at the lost table....the list goes on.
Trust me you don't want strict in the floor rules. There is only one controlled variable at which I can center any sort of ruling on: You have X time from the time pairings are posted.
And what is that X time? 1 hour? 1 hour and 5 minutes? Someone is still going to get more time than another.
Any other way would be tedious on both the players and the judge.
Players will have X minutes to find pairings and set up.
Someone still has to sit around and wait, others still won't have enough time.
It's really not that hard to call over a judge and say "hey, my opponent isn't here etc etc" and for the judge to award extra time should it so benefit the waiting player. I've had to do it once or twice each year.
Generally, my rule of thumb is that players are to wait for my call to start. I will usually call it when 2/3s of the tables are set up. It's pretty quick, if anyone's starting early, they;ve maybe moved 2 or 3 pieces. If 2 or 3 pieces give you a 3 point win...then it's likely a three point win anyway.