1st Arimaa Online Festival
The first ever Arimaa Online Festival is planned for Saturday October 30th, 2010. All feedback and suggestions are welcome at this forum thread. Non-stop coverage will be provided via Arimaa radio webcast.
If you have a question mark next to your name, you need to confirm you will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com. We had to decide on the participants based on survey responses, ie. how many events each person applied for and how much they wanted to be in on them. Hopefully you're satisfied with the result, but if not feel free to email us. All festival correspondence should go through arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com. Please do not PM megajester.
Instructions for Commentators
Instructions for Collaborative Players
The current schedule is as follows:
| PST -7 |
EST -4 |
GMT = |
CET +2 |
AEST +10 |
Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 | Launch |
| 03:15 | 06:15 | 10:15 | 12:15 | 20:15 | Simultaneous Match: Jean Daligault |
| 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 22:00 | European Collaborative Match |
| 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 00:00 | Open 5-Round Blitz Tournament |
| 11:30 | 14:30 | 18:30 | 20:30 | 04:30 | 'Think Out Loud' Match |
| 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 06:00 | Interview with Omar Syed |
| 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 07:00 | State of the Challenge |
| 15:30 | 18:30 | 22:30 | 00:30 | 08:30 | Fritz's Strategy Workshop |
| 17:15 | 20:15 | 00:15 | 02:15 | 10:15 | American Collaborative Match |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 | 03:00* | 12:00 | Simultaneous Match: Fritz Juhnke |
| 21:00 | 00:00 | 04:00 | 05:00* | 14:00 | Close |
In case of any discrepancy, GMT times are valid.
(*)After clocks go backward one hour for the end of European Summer Time.
Simultaneous Match: Jean Daligault - 10:15 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizers | megajester |
| Expert Player | Jean Daligault (chessandgo) |
| Participants | arimabuff? Nevermind arlequin? hirocon Sie? zleiko? |
| Commentator | Adanac |
| Co-commentator | ? |
Listed participants need to confirm they will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
Instructions for Commentators
European Collaborative Match - 12:00 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizers | megajester, |
| Gold Captain | hirocon |
| Gold Teammates | eltripas jdb? knarl |
| Silver Captain | nombril |
| Silver Teammates | weirdo87, clojure? |
| Commentator | Adanac |
| Co-commentator | eltripas |
A separate Teamspeak channel will be set up for each team.
Listed participants need to confirm they will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
Instructions for Commentators
Instructions for Collaborative Players
Open 5-Round Blitz Tournament - 14:00 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizers | omar |
| Commentator | omar |
| Co-commentators | eltripas |
| Players | 722caasi (rounds 3, 4 and 5) Adanac? chessandgo eltripas (rounds 2 and 3)? fireborn (round 5)? Fritzlein? hirocon nombril rabbits rbarreira (bot_briareus) rednaxela (round 4)? ronnie (rounds 1, 2) Sie? woh zleiko? |
Time controls will be x seconds per move with x reserve. A Swiss pairing system will be used. Bot developers may join in so long as they are running their bots on their own machines.
This event is still open to new applicants by email. Listed participants need to confirm they will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com. Also would those who entered an email address in the survey please supply their Arimaa.com username.
Because of the length of the event, several commentators will be needed, which may require some players also listed as commentators to take a bye on some rounds. Please contact us to discuss this.
Instructions for Commentators
'Think Out Loud' Match - 18:30 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizers | omar |
| Gold Player | chessandgo |
| Silver Player | Fritzlein |
Players will commentate on the position while it is their opponent's turn to move.
Interview with Omar Syed - 20:00 GMT
Joel Thomas (megajester) will interview the creator of Arimaa asking questions that were suggested in the survey. Anybody from inside or outside of the community is still free to send in questions they would like to have discussed to arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
State of the Challenge - 21:00 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizer | megajester |
| Moderator | Janzert |
| Panel | Fritzlein jdb? omar rbarreira |
A discussion on the current state and future prospects of computer play.
Anybody from inside or outside of the community can send in questions they would like to have discussed to arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
Fritz's Strategy Workshop - 22:30 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Expert | Fritzlein |
| Participants | 722caasi fireborn? knarl froody? |
Fritz will provide analysis of a game of his choice (which?) and moderate a discussion with fellow community members.
Listed participants need to confirm they will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
American Collaborative Match - 00:15 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizers | omar, knarl? |
| Gold Captain | Janzert |
| Gold Teammates | hirocon handsomestofall? |
| Silver Captain | camelback |
| Silver Teammates | eltripas fireborn? jdb |
| Commentator | nombril |
| Co-commentator | ? |
A separate Teamspeak channel will be set up for each team.
Listed participants need to confirm they will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
Instructions for Commentators
Instructions for Collaborative Players
Simultaneous Match: Fritz Juhnke - 02:00 GMT
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizers | omar |
| Expert Player | Fritz Juhnke (Fritzlein) |
| Participants | weirdo87 nombril clojure? ocmiente |
| Commentator | janzert? |
| Co-commentator | rozencrantz |
Listed participants need to confirm they will be available by emailing arimaaonlinefestival@gmail.com.
Instructions for Commentators
