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Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:18 am
by x-raider
What is the generally accepted attitude towards joining / not joining your own tourney?

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:29 am
by greenoaks
x-raider wrote:What is the generally accepted attitude towards joining / not joining your own tourney?

do not join if you are privy to sensitive information.

an example is special targets or goals for players that you create/assign.

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:34 pm
by chapcrap
greenoaks wrote:
x-raider wrote:What is the generally accepted attitude towards joining / not joining your own tourney?

do not join if you are privy to sensitive information.

an example is special targets or goals for players that you create/assign.

Pretty much agree. You can join almost all of your tournaments, no problem.

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:41 pm
by Dukasaur
x-raider wrote:What is the generally accepted attitude towards joining / not joining your own tourney?

I personally prefer not to play in my own tournaments. Once in a while I've jumped in as a reserve or due to some other special circumstance, but generally I try not to.

Even if a tournament seems really straightforward, circumstances arise where an organiser has to make a judgement call, and I don't want to put myself in a potential conflict of interest.

Still, I must admit I'm very much in the minority here. I'd say as a rough estimate 75% or maybe even 80% of organisers play in their own tournies.

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:57 pm
by Dibbun
In my Boss Boss tournaments, I played in 75% of the games ;) although I wasn't actually a contender...

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:31 am
by x-raider
Thanks for your help green, chap, duke and dibbun.
Exactly the type of answers I was looking for :D

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:56 pm
by Clcyuely
I like this new idea!

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:21 pm
by x-raider
Lol. Wut?

Re: Joining your own tourney...

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:58 pm
by WILLIAMS5232
i also never play in mine.

other than a reserve spot here and there thas has no real bearing on the tourney.

i'd just rather stay out of the potential drama that can arise.