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Based on the feedback, I'd like to try the Friday 0:00 to Sunday 23:59 format, which still allows three weekends to be captured within each round as a reasonable timeframe for a 20-hour set.
The RFL format is lengthy with the full three weeks per round and then 7 days between, and my sense from prior years is that those last four weekdays generally have mattered more to people running multiple sets (or three sets, ahem, @art_vandelay ) than those who might not enter at all due to concerns about finishing a full 20-hour set. This basically ends up as a compromise between the original format in 2017 and the longer format used since then. Depending on how it goes, we can reassess for future years.
Given the interest in earlier start, let's aim for March 5 start date, which would give the following timing:
Looking forward to it, @all. I'll post the Round 1 thread next weekend or so. Moo!
The RFL format is lengthy with the full three weeks per round and then 7 days between, and my sense from prior years is that those last four weekdays generally have mattered more to people running multiple sets (or three sets, ahem, @art_vandelay ) than those who might not enter at all due to concerns about finishing a full 20-hour set. This basically ends up as a compromise between the original format in 2017 and the longer format used since then. Depending on how it goes, we can reassess for future years.
Given the interest in earlier start, let's aim for March 5 start date, which would give the following timing:
- Round 1 (Cows): 0:00 Friday, March 5 through 23:59 Sunday, March 21
- Round 2 (Travincal): 0:00 Friday, March 26 through 23:59 Sunday, April 11
- Round 3 (Areas): 0:00 Friday, April 16 through 23:59 Sunday, May 2
Looking forward to it, @all. I'll post the Round 1 thread next weekend or so. Moo!