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New Ladder for July, 2005 and Beyond Posted by webmaster 30 Jun 2005 3:37pm Starting July 1 2005, frequent players in Ladder Tournaments and Ladder Mini-Tourneys will enjoy extra Ladder benefits. Ladder Prizes Ladder Prizes payable at the very beginning of each next month will be significantly increased: 1st place Ladder Prize in Gin & Backgammon Ladders -- 50 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Cribbage & Dominoes Ladders-- 30 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Canasta & Pool Ladders-- 20 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Chess Ladder-- 10 Bonus $Tickets 1st place Ladder Prize in Checkers Ladder-- 5 Bonus $Tickets Ladder Points A player will earn 1 Ladder Point for participating in any Ladder Tournament A player will earn 1 Ladder Point for every Ladder Mini-Tourney with a fee equal or greater than 5 $Tickets. As soon as the number of Ladder Points reaches 20, all of these Ladder Points will be converted to 1 Ladder rung advancement (step-up). After the step-up, the Ladder Points will start again at zero.There will be a Ladder Point statement for each user, viewable by all. Ladder is still FREE and non-Ticket players can still participate. It may take, however, as little as $5.95 to open a $Ticket account and enjoy an extra Ladder boost! 'Ladder Points' and increased Bonuses Posted by sumdumdame (VIP) 5 Jul 2005 11:45pm <> Don't often weigh-in on these; however: Ladder rung advancements for frequency of play does not set too well with me. If the Ladder is theoretically a measure of skill in match play [and in frequency soley to maintain standing], seems it ought to remain that way. Close to the start of the month, someone[s] {with way too much time}, can easily play 100 qualifying games [with each other] to [each] advance 5 rungs. Just a little thought. The increased monthly Bonuses are delightful. Cheers, Sum Needs Some Rethinking Posted by (VIP) 9 Jul 2005 7:51am Apparently the prospects of extra cash for the folks at gamecolony is the reason behind this latest attempt to upgrade. The ability to 'buy ' rank is not good and should be abolished immediately. There is no skill involved in buying your way to the top. Sometimes the best changes are the ones we never make. Think it over, I think you will find that if its not broken, dont fix it. We'll see how it goes ... Posted by webmaster 9 Jul 2005 8:42am The Ladder rules for July, 2005 have been set 'in stone'. Based on July, we'll see how it goes & whether tweaking the Ladder Points becomes necessary. Ladder Points may have to be tuned per game. For example, 5 $Ticket games in Gin are far below average while same entry fee in other games is somewhat above average. However, average Ladder boost from mini-tourneys may be still equalized among the players within the game... Those players who generally have a 55% or greater winning record, may not view these rule changes as 'spending' but rather as an opportunity to win. Additionally, as prizes will be significantly increased (not just for the 1st place!), it is only fair that those who play in Tournaments and Mini-Tourneys frequently and, thereby, support this site, get an extra Ladder boost. Good point Posted by StarForce49_xyi (VIP) 9 Jul 2005 8:28pm Although I thought the idea of rewarding tournament play was good I see the viewpoints of jja and sumdumdane and realize they have very good points on this. The regualr games are good for GC and many would do it anyway but one on one match play isn't necessary and can be avoided if you don't want to play people above you to get ahead. Just play anyone who plays for 5 tix whether good or bad. Interesting and possibly a detriment to the ladder system. I think they have a point. Watch for the end of month handling of this. I see many opportunities to use that system. Here is one example I already found. If someone is #1 and plays #2 and wins they should stay #1. However if #2 is playing his 20 tix game for 5 tix they will take over the #2 spot anyway regardless of the outcome of that match. Seems unfair to me. This can happen all over the system but is especially unfair to the #1 player since they lose the highly paid position and if this happens on the last day it would be most unfair. Good thing to think about. ALL LADDER GAMES Posted by (VIP) 24 Jul 2005 1:38am ALL GAMES SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE LADDER GAMES. YOU GOT SOME PLAYERS LIKE KDSKDS WHO ONLY SET GAMES AS NON LADDER GAMES UNLESS HE CAN PLAY SOMEBODY WHO HAS A BETTER LADDER RANK THAN HE DOES. ALSO MOST OF THE LADDER PLAYERS PLAY EVERY DAY SO THE 6 OR 7 DAY CHALLENGE RULE SHOULD BE CHANGED TO 2 DAYS MAXIMUM. I agree.... Posted by MADoolin (VIP) 1 Aug 2005 4:08am Safetyjoe has a good point.....challenges should be less than 7 days. 3 days would make the LADDER more Dynamic! Definately increase COMPETITION! After all we all are here to have FUN! Not to become frustrated! Best Regards and Play Well! MADoolin(TD) Reply to this topic Subject: Message: Main Forum \| Post Reply

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