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amacivn
20-Dec-17, 08:07

Mini tourney
I'm looking @ them but ratings are causing me concerns ,

My rating was 1418, I saw one I'd like to enter , most player's were / are still on there 1st 4 games , but looking @ the guy who was 2nd on the table , his rating was already 1514 , nearly 100 pts above me and yet the mini tourney had a top rating of 1500 ,
How was he allowed to enter , 😣

When I check if I can join I wouldn't be allowed to enter but he can !😬😇

I just wanted to play 11'games with guys approx the same as me for fun yet it looks like that's a no no have to compete , but I'd like some games for just fun

Let's stick to the rules now an then if you want to play for fun then why not !if you are over the rating join another or start your own tourney 🎅
sccadams
07-Jan-18, 15:23

Your 1514 player joined when he was below the upper limit. He then subsequently won some games that pushed his rating above 1500. From the rules for minitournaments:

"If over time player's rating falls 200 or more points below the low limit or rises 200 or more points above the high limit, the player will be automatically withdrawn from the mini-tournament. All games that haven't been started for the player yet are considered to be forfeited in their opponent's favor for the purpose of calculating the mini-tournament score, without affecting anyone's rating nor stats. All completed and still active games are counted towards the mini-tournament score as usual. Excluding mini-tournaments with no rating limits."

He wasn't breaking the rules at all.

As for why you can't enter, my best guess from your profile is that you are a premium gold member, and you were over the 50 game maximum when you tried to join.
amacivn
07-Jan-18, 15:52

Cheers for the answer , I go in them for fun , I didn't say anyone was breaking the rules ,but 200 pts seems a little serious to me

If I'm rated @ 1400 I don't always want to play a 1600 player , i think my answer is hold my own with friends invitational
I no the rules and it seemed strange that my rating was deemed to high to enter , yet a player was over the top rating and playing , ok when he started. He may of been under , seems strange to me , nothing to do with having to many games