Team 45 45 League

“WHEN DO WE START?” is a common question at around this time. Here’s the sequence:

1 - T44 DEADLINE TO ENTER TEAMS IS TUESDAY (Jan 26) AT 22:00 (everything in the league works on dates of Tuesdays at 22:00 ICC time).

2 -   DUCT TAPE TEAMS MIGHT BE FORMED, to fill out divisions.  See FAQ 3

3 -  DIVISION ASSIGNMENTS - As soon as possible after the close of entries, the teams in each ratings section will be divided into divisions. Division assignments are done purely by the numbers, based on seed order at the close of team entries, and are not adjusted if team averages change due to roster changes after that time. We cannot accommodate requests to be moved to another division to avoid competing against friends. See FAQ #32 to learn more about How divisions are made..

4 - PAIRINGS - Team matchups for all rounds will be posted as soon as possible, but you won't see player pairings until the start of round 1.

5 - CAPTAINS submit Round 1 Board Assignments prior to the start of the round.  Start talking with your team now, to decide which four players will play in Round 1.

6 - ROUND 1 PAIRINGS will be posted the following Tuesday (Feb 2) at 22:00.   As soon as possible after that time, log into the Game Forum to make your offers of game times.

7 -WANT TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR TEAM?  If your team has already entered, you can make changes to it (add and/or remove players) before and after Tuesday, but new teams can not enter after the deadline (except as allowed by the Entry Clerk, to fill out odd divisions). 

8 - STILL LOOKING FOR A TEAM?  See FAQ 3 for hints.

9 - See the T44 SCHEDULE and plan ahead for all rounds.

WHY DON'T I SEE ANYTHING IN MY GAME FORUM?  - Because you don't have any paired games yet.  When round 1 starts, and you have an opponent (Jan 27), a forum for that game will created.   If this is your first League tourney, see this SAMPLE GAME FORUM  to get a general idea. 

 ~~~~~   Changes, changes! ... No Outgoing League Emails.    ~~~~~

Due to changes in our ISP, we are not able to send emails out from the league for the foreseeable future.   This should not be a problem.  We all merely need to adjust our habits slightly. 

1- The Game Forum should operate as usual.  You schedule your game there, same as in the past.  The only change is that you will not receive email copies of forum posts.  So, you must check your game forum at least once (preferably twice or three times) daily.  Captains, please help alert your team members of new posts needing their attention.

2- You have not been sent an email of your team emails.  But you can still email them!  From the Player Menu, there is a link that will fill into your own email program (such as Outlook) the addresses of your teammates.  Pretty cool!

3 - Please set your ICC variable to /set messmail 1.  With this setting, ICC emails you copies of ICC messages.  Work is progressing on the possibility of the bot sending  you an ICC message alerting you to Game Forum posts.  Also, your TD (who does not have your email address) might want to alert you to action needed in your Game Forum.