Re: GenCon 98 FT Tournament Fleets

Hi, Dean!

Looked to be a very well-run tourney. I've been kicking meself for not
joining in.

Hobie was very excited afterwards; wants even more to get games going
back
at the local shop/club. He did whinge a triffle about the fleets in his
first game, but everybody gets to make some comments, and he admitted it
was still fairly balanced. And, after all, he did get back in to the
second
round. ;->=

However, his thoughts brought something to mind. Your pointing to each
of
the fleets having strengths and weaknesses is very well taken. However,
there is some 'scissor/paper/rock' tendencies, I think, of fleet A has
some
advantage over B, which has some over C....

Short of switching sides for a second battle on the same round, then
averaging the points to declare a winner, anybody have ideas on what
could
be done to keep the neat flavor the fleets give, but not be a stumbling
block at any particular round? Seems difficult within a single elim
structure.

Oh, and it was a pleasure meeting, if too briefly, face-to-face Dean,
Allan, and Mark. Blushing that I missed so many others. Mark, did you
ever
get that after-battle-sitrep with Dean and Allan?

The_Beast