[pbmserv] Quoridor tournament coming up

Starting late January or early February, I will be hosting a Quoridor tournament, for up to 20 players. If 12 or more people sign up, I will also award a new, shrinkwrapped Quoridor set to the winner. So far, 10 players have signed up:

Barticus suggested playing with a limit of 9 walls per player instead of the standard 10. So far the voting on this idea stands at: 2 in favor of 9 walls per player, 4 in favor of 10 walls per player, and 4 with no preference. Let me know if you have a preference either way.

The time limit I'm proposing is, each player's "clock" starts with 30 days, and each move sets it back one day. So you would have, for example, 55 days to make 25 moves. Therefore a 30-move game should be finished in no more than 4 months maximum. I don't think the server implements this kind of time limit, but if any player's "time used" exceeds what would be allowed by this system, I will give his opponent the right to claim victory on time.

If you'd like to play in this tournament, please send me:

- Your userid,
- Your name (if you like), and
- Your preference as to standard 10-wall Quoridor or the variant 9-wall Quoridor.

I hope you can make it!

Mark Thompson
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