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Subject: Re: 12th WCCC results!?

Author: David Mitchell

Date: 01:07:31 06/18/04

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On June 17, 2004 at 16:32:00, Joshua Shriver wrote:

>Know for sure if this is how it? Reason I ask, is having to travel is the main
>reason I can't go to competitions. If you can connect remotely, then $50 or
>whatever the cost for amateurs isn't that bad. Just tacking on that additional
>acouple $k for travel/hotel/shipping computer, etc makes it out of reach for
>most amateurs.
>
>-Joshua Shriver

Historically, many mainframes have participated in (and won) the WCCC. Slate &
Atkins had a Cyber, Hyatt, Nelson, and Glover had a Cray, and Belle was denied
exit from the u.s. to compete in the WCCC in Austria.

While Belle was feasible to transport, the mainframes certainly were not!! :)

Naturally, an operator must attend the event, and I'm sure they will want to
validate such an entry by having logs for each game, made available, etc.

The best way, of course, is to contact the ICGA, and request their full
tournament rules. If you have to join the ICGA, however, that's not cheap.

I would try competing in the CCT's and author's only on-line tournaments, and
also try to attend the next WCCC/WMCCC, if finances allow. You always learn more
about something by seeing it, firsthand.

Good luck!

Dave



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