blondeBash, two day-eventing?

[thetank]

We're just looking for some feedback, in the aftermath of the last blonde bash, as to whether it's worth considering changing the format for the next one to a 2 day event.

1 day event - Same as before, get it over on the Saturday night.

2 day event - Slightly later start on Saturday afternoon perhaps, final table come back on Sunday afternoon to finish it off.


Please feel free to post your thoughts on this matter.

[Ginger]

When we say 2 day event, that doesn't necessarily mean a 2 day main comp.

Running the blonde bash over 2 proper days, main comp on Sat, HU on Sunday for instance.

Open to suggestions please.

[kinboshi]

What's the thinking here?  To keep the momentum of the bash carrying on to the Sunday, rather than it all effectively finishing when people (eventually) go to bed on Saturday night (other than the quizzers)?

Having the heads-up on the following day would certainly be a decent idea, making it more of an event than a side-show.

Have all the previous bashes been 1-day events?

[thetank]

When we say 2 day event, that doesn't necessarily mean a 2 day main comp.
 

lol, it does for this poll, make your own poll 

[kinboshi]

Mod fight!!!

(My money's on Ginger)

[Ginger]

What's the thinking here?  To keep the momentum of the bash carrying on to the Sunday, rather than it all effectively finishing when people (eventually) go to bed on Saturday night (other than the quizzers)?

Having the heads-up on the following day would certainly be a decent idea, making it more of an event than a side-show.

Have all the previous bashes been 1-day events?

All bb's so far have had the focus on the Sat, with 'side' events of the Quiz, footy, and the HU comp.

Size wise they are getting very large, we would welcome peoples thoughts as to how they would feel about running over 2 days, whatever that may be.

[Horneris]

One day obv.

Need the first day for going out and getting smashed and seeing a new towns nightlife.

[TightEnd]

quite a few motivations behind this, to at least ask people


the HU comp in particular takes a lot of work, and with it on a Sunday instead it would free up a lot of mod time for other stuff on the Saturday night

we could do a main comp final on the Sunday, allowing a later start on the Saturday...or just a comp on the Sat, HU on the Sun. Would people stay for a HU comp. I reckon maybe half the field goes by Sunday am, would be nice if people stayed longer....

we could do other things apart from football or a quiz (both though were great this time), or perhaps not. Open to suggestions

[AdamM]

I prefer the main event to be over on saturday as in Gingers post. I've attended three of the four bashes and have travelled home that night. I prefer that to staying over.

course, if it's at DTD you can do whichever for me  

[kinboshi]

Having the heads up on the Sunday would mean that it's much more of a team event.  As it was at BB4 with players in a team still playing in the main event, it wasn't until the later rounds (when we were out...) that team members were able to support other team members and turn it into a proper team event.

I hope that makes sense as I can't be arsed re-writing it.

[Ironside]

What's the thinking here?  To keep the momentum of the bash carrying on to the Sunday, rather than it all effectively finishing when people (eventually) go to bed on Saturday night (other than the quizzers)?

Having the heads-up on the following day would certainly be a decent idea, making it more of an event than a side-show.

Have all the previous bashes been 1-day events?

bB2 was different in that we had the main event split over 2 start times

for the later start time there was so many no shows that those that went out in the first group but hung around played again

we played the HU on the day but had the quiz and a charity event the 2nd day in a differnet venue before heading back

for the card rooms normal comp

because this was in glasgow alot of people had traveled so the numbers still around on the 2nd day seemed greater than in the other 3 bashes (although the cup final meant alot of locals were at the footy)

[Ginger]

Having the heads up on the Sunday would mean that it's much more of a team event.  As it was at BB4 with players in a team still playing in the main event, it wasn't until the later rounds (when we were out...) that team members were able to support other team members and turn it into a proper team event.

I hope that makes sense as I can't be arsed re-writing it.

That's what I like about the idea of a Sunday HU comp. People would actually get a chance to play before getting knocked out! I can see that for some have it on the Sunday would cause problems though.

[Jon MW]

... I reckon maybe half the field goes by Sunday am, would be nice if people stayed longer....

If half the field are leaving mainly because of a lack of a tournament then making it 2 days is a good idea.

If half the field are leaving mainly because they have work on Monday and need to get home, then it's a bad idea.

I don't know which is more likely.

[matt674]

As it was at BB4 with players in a team still playing in the main event, it wasn't until the later rounds (when we were out...) that team members were able to support other team members and turn it into a proper team event.

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[AdamM]

a mixture of both, plus the extra costs of accomodation and spending money is a bigger strain on some than others.
I'm uncomfortable effectively forcing people to make Blonde bashes weekends away.