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Ladder for July and Beyond
Posted by
webmaster
30 Jun 2005 4:07pm
Starting July 1 2005, frequent players in Ladder Tournaments and Ladder Mini-Tourneys will enjoy extra Ladder benefits.
Ladder Prizes
Ladder Prizes payable at the very beginning of each next month will be significantly increased:
1st place Ladder Prize in Gin & Backgammon Ladders -- 50 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Cribbage & Dominoes Ladders-- 30 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Canasta & Pool Ladders-- 20 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Chess Ladder-- 10 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Checkers Ladder-- 5 Bonus $Tickets
Ladder PointsA player will earn 1 Ladder Point for participating in any Ladder TournamentA player will earn 1 Ladder Point for every Ladder Mini-Tourney with a fee equal or greater than 5 $Tickets.As soon as the number of Ladder Points reaches 20, all of these Ladder Points will be converted to 1 Ladder rung advancement (step-up).After the step-up, the Ladder Points will start again at zero.There will be a Ladder Point statement for each user, viewable by all.
Ladder is still FREE and non-Ticket players can still participate. It may take, however, as little as $5.95 to open a $Ticket account and enjoy an extra Ladder boost!
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Posted by
remo760
(VIP) 10 Jul 2005 12:16pm
'Ladder points' are not good idea i think espesially earning points for any 5tic miniturney. Result - very few players wants play in normal ladder turneys now - seems no reason in +1 ladder place when could get +1 simply playing miniturneys
The Jury is still out on Ladder Points, but...
Posted by
webmaster
10 Jul 2005 12:56pm
The winner of a Ladder tourney still gets an IMMEDIATE 1 Ladder rank advancement. Compare it with (a much harder to fulfill ) requirement for TWENTY 5 Ticket Mini-Tourneys for the same 1 Ladder Rank advancement! And .. if you are not aiming to win a tourney, why bother participating? As measured across all games, thus far the introduction of Ladder Points has NOT diminished the number of Ladder tournaments and games played.The Ladder rules for July, 2005 have been set. Based on July, we'll see how it goes & whether tweaking the Ladder Points becomes necessary.
Ladder Points may have to be tuned per game. For example, 5 $Ticket games in Backgammon are below average while the same entry fee in certain other games is somewhat above average. However, the average Ladder boost from mini-tourneys may be still equalized among the players within the game...
Those players who generally have a 55% or greater winning record, may not view these rule changes as 'spending' but rather as opportunity to win.
Additionally, as prizes will be significantly increased (not just for the 1st place!), it is only fair that those who play in Ladder Tournaments and Mini-Tourneys frequently and, thereby, support this site, get an extra Ladder boost.
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