Winged Latvian Championship 2023

On October 21 of this year, the "Winged Latvian Championship 2023" organized by Brain Games will take place in the "lofts" bar in Riga, Matīsa Street 8, where the participants will have the opportunity not only to have fun, but also to compete for various prizes. Come and prove yourself!

PRIZE FUND

• 1st place: Brain Games gift card €50 + gift for refreshing the game "Winged".
• 2nd place: Brain Games gift card worth €35.
• 3rd place: Brain Games gift card worth €25.

The winners of the first three places will also receive delicious gifts from "Selga" and surprise gifts from the publishing house "Jāņa sēta" - the book "Putnu teicejs" .

All finalists will receive the game "Acropolis" as a gift.

WHEN AND WHERE?

This year the championship will be held on October 21 from 11.00 at the "lofts" bar in Riga, Matīsa street 8" .

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APPLICATION

Application form

Participation fee 10 €. Payment is made on the day of the event in cash (prior registration is mandatory in any case) or in the online store .

Until September 30, a 30% discount on the membership fee ( €7).

The number of places in the championship is limited, so don't postpone registration until the last moment! Up to 48 participants will be able to compete in the competition.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP

11.00 arrival

11.00–11.30 registration of participants, distribution of players of the 1st round by tables (if you arrive after the registration time, you will not be able to participate in the tournament)

11.30 opening of the championship

11.45 - 13.15 Round 1

13.30-15.00 Round 2

15.00-16.00 lunch break

16.00-17.30 Round 3

17.45–19.15 final

19.30 - 19.45 award ceremony

The use of intoxicating substances and alcohol abuse, as well as aggressive behavior during the championship, is not allowed and threatens with disqualification! It is forbidden to disturb or help other participants! We are for clean sport!

"WINGED" CHAMPIONSHIP RULES

COMPOSITION AND EVALUATION OF GAME PARTICIPANTS

Announcing games

Before each round, a list prepared by the computer is published, in which the participants of the championship are ranked by tables. From this list, players can find out the table number at which they will be playing the next game and go find the appropriate table.

All participants play three rounds.

All games are played with a green target area. Before each round, the organizers draw a lot with which target fields the respective round will take place.

First round

The players are arranged at the tables in a random order determined by the computer. 3-4 players play at each table.

The starting order is determined by the players with the help of lots - before preparing the field, the players randomly draw one card from the bird pile and see which bird has the largest wingspan. If multiple players share first place, they repeat this process until there is one winner. This player will be the first. After the draw, the drawn bird cards are put back into the bird cage.

Second and third rounds

Players at the table are ranked based on the results of previous games. The first player is determined by a draw.

ATTENTION!

Due to the very tight schedule of the championship, the time for each round is strictly limited to one and a half hours. After an hour has been played, the game will have a turn time limit of 1 minute. If the game lasts for an hour and a half, the table is given another five minutes to finish the game. Once 1 hour and 35 minutes have been played, the game stops, allowing the current turn to be completed. Such a situation is not favorable to any participant, as overall rating and ranking points are lost.

Important!

It should be remembered that all three rounds of the main tournament are of equal importance.

After three rounds, the top four players will reach the finals where they will compete for "Winged" Latvian champion title. The player who wins the final game will become the champion. In case of equal points, the higher place is taken by the player who was higher in the ranking.

Player ranking

Players are ranked by two criteria (in order of importance):

• the obtained final position (1st place – 5 points, 2nd place – 3 points, 3rd place – 2 points, 4th place – 1 point);
• proportionally the number of points scored at the table (in a three-player game the scores are recalculated proportionally as if it were a four-player game).

WHAT TO NOTE

• Don't drag on! Respect the time of other players too!

• When you finish the game, record the results in the questionnaire and declare the game over! The winner takes the game questionnaire to the organizer's table. Players arrange the components of the game so that it is convenient to start playing a new round.

• Players are responsible for following the rules. If the player made a mistake that was not immediately caught, and the players have already performed other actions, then this situation is no longer relevant and the game continues. However, players must be honest and follow all the rules! In case of repeated mistakes, the player may be punished with disqualification.

• Physically influencing opponents before, after or during the game is, of course, completely unacceptable and will mean disqualification of the participant.

• If you have come to sympathize or you are a participant of the championship who has already finished his game, it is forbidden to make audible comments and give advice to the players while watching the game of another table. Interference in the game from the outside (even with a seemingly harmless retort) can affect the outcome of the game and is therefore not allowed! Depending on the "degree of harm", a participant who performs such interference may receive from a warning to disqualification (head judge's decision).

• All games are played with the Latvian version of the base game "Winged". Communication during the game takes place in Latvian, but all players at the same table can also agree on another language.

In case of ambiguities and questions, write to the tournament organizer Jānis janis.bernans@brain-games.com .