ChipTalk "Border Wars" - Interest?

MacGrad · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2005, 03:57 PM

Due to Lumpy's insertion of an American flag into the Canadian chip design forum, I was wondering if there would be any interest in holding a "Border Wars" tournament series?

In order not to conflict with the regular ChipTalk tournament, it could be held on a monthly basis. Points would be awarded, and a country total would be calculated. After a certain number of tourneys, bragging rights would be given to the winning country (ie. Canada).

Preliminary teams would be: Team Canada, Team USA, and Team Europe (have to include those who live across the pond).

So... any interest?

chipper57AA · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2005, 04:42 PM

Why stop there. We could even do tournament by State/Province/Euro-Country. Pick up to 4 people from each state/province. More teams, more regional participation.

vrecksler · #3 (**permalink**) 10-28-2005, 05:49 PM

This kind of builds from an earlier thread where there was some discussion about a Fantasy Poker league where members from the board would form teams (maybe have a draft?) and compete. I like it, it is a neat idea and depending on how you wanted to handle it it would not be very difficult to get going.

To test it out you could start with the Border Wars being incorporated into the CT events; you could have the first CT tourney of each month count as the Border Wars tournament. With a seperate points structure and everything to keep it seperate, but the results from the CT event would be used for scoring. Before each game teams would pick 4 representatives or something like that. Add a rule so that the same player could not be used twice until every member on the team has been scored and there you go.

tastic · #4 (**permalink**) 10-28-2005, 06:47 PM

This sounds like fun...what up Alberta?!!!

Fins · #5 (**permalink**) 10-28-2005, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by chipper57AA

Why stop there. We could even do tournament by State/Province/Euro-Country. Pick up to 4 people from each state/province. More teams, more regional participation.

and.... US - North, South, East & West, use the fraper's map to put teams together... although I'm a beantown yank at heart so I'd be torn

MacGrad · #6 (**permalink**) 10-28-2005, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fins

and.... US - North, South, East & West, use the fraper's map to put teams together... although I'm a beantown yank at heart so I'd be torn

I hope you don't use that "Beantown Yankee" description during baseball season... could get pretty ugly around the Green Monster faithful.

Regional lines would be great if there's enough interest - 4 US regions, 2 Canadian regions (West, East), and 1 or 2 "foreign" regions. If there wasn't enough representation, then we could always go back to a "country vs. country" thing.

Fins, if you could use your Fraper's Map to outline the regions, I'll edit the first post to make regional "rosters". If enough people want in, we might be able to have the first event in 2-3 weeks.

SpeakEasy · #7 (**permalink**) 10-29-2005, 12:31 AM

Kansas City area -- do I get to pick my region?

JM · #8 (**permalink**) 10-29-2005, 12:34 AM

Depends on if that's Kansas City Kansas or Missouri

Fins · #9 (**permalink**) 10-29-2005, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MacGrad

I hope you don't use that "Beantown Yankee" description during baseball season... could get pretty ugly around the Green Monster faithful.

Good point!! Just that in rural areas down here anyone north of GA is pretty much a yankee.

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Fins, if you could use your Fraper's Map to outline the regions, I'll edit the first post to make regional "rosters". If enough people want in, we might be able to have the first event in 2-3 weeks.

I'm just a playa...

... and actually it would largely depend on the when/where/$'s etc...

Here's the frappr link.