myhand, aliases are fine. just let me know who you are. i wont tell anyone. this way might actually be most interesting, so nobody will know how the opponent thinks beforehand, sort of like a masquerade party (though without the romance and sense of dejection when you find that the girl you've been dancing with is in fact older and uglier than you had imagined)!

eagle, good points. (1) read the forums: i will make special invitations in a week or so. RRs have a limit of 60 invitations i think, so i'd rather see if there is interest on the forum before i use up those 60 invitations. (2) caring enough: yes, this is the biggest obstacle. but i did say it is an experiment to see who *might" be the best. (3) respect: it's a tournament for good players. i respect good players. it should be alight. (4) my judgment: well, if someone is going to make such an invitation-only tournament, someone has to be the one who makes the invitations! if hhh or other top players want me to invite somebody, i rarely don't listen to them. (5) there is already a ladder with this purpose: no, there is not a ladder that tests many players' skills on multiple maps with different settings and in a league-like structure. as far as i know, this is the first time anyone has tried to do this.

the problem I have with all those 'best player' discussions is that unless there is a good reason to commit a lot of time to this game, you won't really find the best player. Few are competitive enough without a reward for their efforts. If there was a 10000 euros cheque for the winner, you'd be surprised about a lot of players that are currently below the radar. The game is similar to chess but the number of options are much more limited, making it easier to analyse most or all moves in a lot of situations, just a matter of time.

(chaos, i'll tell you a secret, just don't tell anyone else: a little hype can help build up motivation where motivation is otherwise lacking. don't take the talk too seriously.)

Gui, not to derail your interesting thread here, but your numerous name changes are making my head spin. xD

yeah, in another thread where they said Gui, I had to check the profiles to find out who you were :P

i dont take aliases too seriously. i have only one real name.

So... what is it?

if you don't take aliases seriously... why bother changing so often..?

Name changes: certain players don't pay attention, so it helps a bit with real-time games (more competitive games) and FFAs (less likely to be me against the world).

Ignored. Harsh. And ironic, because I really shouldn't be addressing you, Rich, until you prove that you're older than me. I can't afford to waste my time with people under my age.

first my name (and jr's sense of rejection), then my age...if i didn't know any better, i'd guess homosexual courtship were taking place!

a/s/l

Way to continue to avoid the question. And don't flatter yourself, Richie. I'm not into boys. I prefer men.

What relation does age bear to knowledge, skill or competence, Mikkelson? It seems completely ignorant to disregard anything on the basis of age (outside of predatory relationships, of course.

|> |> I can't afford to waste my time with people under my age.

i might be misremembering, but arent you a teacher, mikkelsen?

I hate to tell you guys, but Mikkelsen is a poser. He says he likes men but it clearly says on his website that he has a fiancee.

Having a fiancée and liking men isn't at all mutually exclusive, methinks.

True, but does his fiancee know.

Maybe his fiancee is a guy?

Did you guys read the story? He doesn't have a fiancee, he used to have one afaik. (and it seems it was a girl, although he claims names may have been changed.)