So basically what the title says. Been playing a little over a year and have a good grasp on the rules/interactions of rules. I plan on rereading the current FAQ but thought I'd ask the hivemind if there was anything in particular I should refresh myself on/really look at? Thanks for any input or advice.

this will be an intentional draw thread by the end of the second page somehow OP. id say study the faq hard

Not a TO myself, some basic tips I'm sure you've thought of yourself:

Get a printed copy of everything: all rules, FAQs, etc.

Get there in time.

Be clear about timing: when to start, when to end.

Keep people updated on time limits.

Be friendly, but consistent in your rulings (if any).

Read up in the Rules subforum here, and check places like Reddit and BGG: you'll find common questions probably answered by the hive mind there.

Don't bust anyone's balls for flipping all their like-PS dials at the same time and declaring the same action.

It's a smaller store tourney (not a regional or anything thing with a ton on the line) so I'm hoping IDs don't come up...I hope.

Don't bust anyone's balls for flipping all their like-PS dials at the same time and declaring the same action.

I'm not PGS. Cut me some slack. ;-)

https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/141266-new-to-seeking-advicehelp/

This is a great thread have a look through it. Make sure you're familiar with the software you will be using.

Rember, everyone is there to have fun. Including you.

Look out for anyone who is timid or nervous and make sure people don't ruin other people's experience. If you notice a debate about something step in before people get to worked up.

Also, have fun. It's a game we all play for fun.

Edit: I am not a to, the tO's at my store are great.

Don't bust anyone's balls for flipping all their like-PS dials at the same time and declaring the same action.

I'm not PGS. Cut me some slack. ;-)

If someone declares their actions, I don't see how I can say that they missed them.

I like to WAAC, but I have to screw someone legally. If I were to call them out on something like that, all they'd have to say is, "I declared my actions" and I would have no leg to stand on.

Download the cryodex software and play around with it well ahead of time. Run a whole make-believe tournament with it, complete with adding players who come late, and dealing with players dropping out. That way, when the big day arrives you'll be familiar with the software and how to do whatever you need to do with it.

Oh, and take screenshots of the scores after each round. I've never had any problems with it, but I've heard of other tournaments where Cryodex crashed halfway through.

Have a well balanced breakfast before the day begins.

Make sure you're familiar with how difficult pilots work ( e,g. Omega Leader).

If called for a judgement make sure you allow both sides to make their case before making a call, and don't be suckered in to a rules argument.

Take pictures and write a report.

If there is any chance what so ever of someone wanting to invoke it..I think ID is worth mentioning in light of recent events. Not to argue the same arguments yet again or push you any particular way but in terms of having your event go smoothly.

I would decide your stance as TO/Judge before the event starts and communicate this to the players before the first round and let the players know your stance for this event is non negotiable.

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For general stuff I'd look out for corner case rulings and unusual interactions that don't often come up. For example, make sure you know how AT work in full as I still see players that don't know it in full.

Download the cryodex software and play around with it well ahead of time. Run a whole make-believe tournament with it, complete with adding players who come late, and dealing with players dropping out. That way, when the big day arrives you'll be familiar with the software and how to do whatever you need to do with it.

Oh, and take screenshots of the scores after each round. I've never had any problems with it, but I've heard of other tournaments where Cryodex crashed halfway through.

Good advice. Cryodex hasn't had any crashing problems in a long while and it saves nearly continuously so you shouldn't have a problem if it does go down for some reason just opening it back up and continuing on. If anything does go wrong, feel free to contact the developer. He's a super nice and helpful guy...so i hear.

Pro Tip for TOs right now: Disallow IDs and make this clear right from the start at your tourneys, it not worth the **** storm to have them in currently.

After this is out of the way:

Pick a format that allows for a decent enough lunch break, pick a format that suits the exceptions of your target community, don't be shy to charge money to break even and improve the quality of the event, try to have a decent sized support staff, having a judge on each playtable would be optimal, but I guess the current state of X-Wing makes this unlikely. Make sure players can easily report their games and track the standing as well just as easy. make sure to have enough space and play tables and make sure that access to food, drinks, escape routes, fire extinguishers are to satisfaction for everyone. If you are a store owner, make sure that you can use the event as sales promotion as well, players will be happy to give you money. If you are not a store owner, you might want to contact your FLGS and ask them if they would like to do some sponsoring for the event.

Having a few spare printouts of faq and rules should help as well, because it gives players the tools to easily look up desputes themselves, which means less work for you and helps as well when players can not help themselves.

Lastly: Be prepared for a lot of silly questions, whining, bitching, irritation, joy, etc hosting a event is always special and it is nearly always as well tiresome.

this will be an intentional draw thread by the end of the second page somehow OP. id say study the faq hard

Amazing, it became about ID already after the first answer to the OP. How you did managed to fail so hard on such a simple guess?

Unless you're cutting to a single elimination top4 or top8 (which from the sounds of it, you're not)... you can ignore all of the rabblerousers trying to get you worried about intentional draws.

Rabble-rousers?

The OP doesn't specify size. Small stores can easily have enough people for top4 cuts. Just saying to be aware not that it needs to be a big drama.

My biggest struggles as a TO:

Forgetting to announce something important (most recently, who got the store credit door prizes), either at all, or before announcing the next round's pairings (nobody's listening at that point--they're looking for their opponent/table).

Intervening in a game only when it's appropriate (e.g. one player has just explained a rules interaction incorrectly, in a way that will affect the game state) and not when it isn't (e.g. one player just did something non-optimal).

And yeah, have a printout of the FAQ, the Tournament Rules, and the Rules Reference. Reread them the night before.

If you're the one doing the software end, run some mock tournaments just to make sure you know how to handle things like drops.

Oh man. Your gonna have your work cut out for you. Hope it goes easy for you.

Pro Tip for TOs right now: Disallow IDs and make this clear right from the start at your tourneys, it not worth the **** storm to have them in currently.

After this is out of the way:

Pick a format that allows for a decent enough lunch break, pick a format that suits the exceptions of your target community, don't be shy to charge money to break even and improve the quality of the event, try to have a decent sized support staff, having a judge on each playtable would be optimal, but I guess the current state of X-Wing makes this unlikely. Make sure players can easily report their games and track the standing as well just as easy. make sure to have enough space and play tables and make sure that access to food, drinks, escape routes, fire extinguishers are to satisfaction for everyone. If you are a store owner, make sure that you can use the event as sales promotion as well, players will be happy to give you money. If you are not a store owner, you might want to contact your FLGS and ask them if they would like to do some sponsoring for the event.

Having a few spare printouts of faq and rules should help as well, because it gives players the tools to easily look up desputes themselves, which means less work for you and helps as well when players can not help themselves.

Lastly: Be prepared for a lot of silly questions, whining, bitching, irritation, joy, etc hosting a event is always special and it is nearly always as well tiresome.

this will be an intentional draw thread by the end of the second page somehow OP. id say study the faq hard

Amazing, it became about ID already after the first answer to the OP. How you did managed to fail so hard on such a simple guess?

Ummm....you can't omit FFG tournament rules at a tournament. You, as the TO, have to enforce them to the best of your abilities. You risk being reported to FFg if you go against any of their tourny rules which then puts the store and yourself in a bad spot with possible repercussions from FFG.

Slight derailment of the thread, but I might be helping TO in the near future as well. Is there any X-Wing tournament software that could run on an android phone? I don't have a laptop, and I'm not sure if the computer at venue will be available or working.

Slight derailment of the thread, but I might be helping TO in the near future as well. Is there any X-Wing tournament software that could run on an android phone? I don't have a laptop, and I'm not sure if the computer at venue will be available or working.

Android software does not exist yet that I know of. There is an apple iphone/ipad software though I don't know much about it. Yall don't pay me enough to make an android app.

Slight derailment of the thread, but I might be helping TO in the near future as well. Is there any X-Wing tournament software that could run on an android phone? I don't have a laptop, and I'm not sure if the computer at venue will be available or working.

Android software does not exist yet that I know of. There is an apple iphone/ipad software though I don't know much about it. Yall don't pay me enough to make an android app.

I think there are some options for running jar files on Android though. Not sure how well it would run though. Somebody should try it out and let everyone know.

If it is not an official FFG event you do not have to allow IDs

If it is not an official FFG event you do not have to allow IDs

I guess you're right. We've just always followed the rules regardless of whether its an SC or higher or just a plain store tournament.