tournament question

newline · Post by **newline** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:13 am

I'v started a couple of good tournaments, but not that many people have joined them and they had to been abandoned. what do you all think is the best way to get people to join your tuny.

Blitzaholic · Post by **Blitzaholic** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:57 am

build up a reputation and then invite people

owenshooter · Post by **owenshooter** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:16 am

maybe people are just afraid of your bad-assed-ness... why join a tournament if you know there is little to no chance of winning? i suggest dropping a few games intentionally, so people stop passing out at their laptops or desktops when they simply SEE your name attached to a game or tournament. i know that as soon as i log in, the first thing i do is check to see if you are online. if you are, i sign out, and lock all the doors to my home before taking a long walk to avoid you. you are just THAT good.-0

newline · Post by **newline** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:16 am

Blitzaholic wrote:build up a reputation and then invite people

how do you build up a rep if no one joins???

lcb11 · Post by **lcb11** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:33 am

You've played 483 games - invite some of the people that you've played with/against.

If they remember you, and enjoyed the game, they're more likely to join.

I think that's what he means by a reputation.

That, and your tournaments might not be that interesting... :wink:

wacicha · Post by **wacicha** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:10 am

Also you can do it by working on someone elses rep. Ask a couple of respected names do the tourney with you. Then you associate your name with their name and you get players from both player pools.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:18 am

A lot of it has to do with the formats an organizer chooses, the types of games, settings, etc. Also, the first post in a thread can make all the difference in the world in getting players to sign up.

Gozar · Post by **Gozar** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:05 pm

Be patient when waiting on signups as well. If things are going slow, do not just abandon the tournament, as this will only harm your "rep."

An ad in the Newsletter never hurts either.