World Qualifier- Vegas 2007

Alex_Moiseyev · Post by **Alex_Moiseyev** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:53 pm

Yet to the moment, after several hours, I have 6 offers for proposed book. When we hit 20 takers, it will be a "point of no return" which means - deal is done and we'll start asking people to send checks to Kim.

If number of takers will be lower - it will be a good sign which indicates - how popular is our old lovely game

Alex

Macb · Post by **Macb** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:28 am

Alex,

I will also buy a book .

All the best,
Mac Banks

Bob Murr · Post by **Bob Murr** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:01 am

Alex,
I will buy the book

Alan Millhone · Post by **Alan Millhone** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:51 am

Hello Mr. Alex:

Put me down for 2 copies :-)

Sincerely:
Alan

Alex_Moiseyev · Post by **Alex_Moiseyev** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:56 pm

Kim, we are getting close to $300 :hiding:

However, we have to reserve some money for book itself - priniting / bounding / mailing.

You have to prepare a medium size box to keep cash

Alex

kim willis · Post by **kim willis** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:57 pm

Mr.Alex,
No problem on that job, i can find something

kim

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:37 pm

surely you would need a certain amount of orders to be viable, after the printing and the binding of books,not to mention the time taken to write it.What is needed are more checker sugar-daddys, or funding from some good reputable companies

Michael Holmes · Post by **Michael Holmes** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:56 pm

I will take two copies as well.
Michael

john_sliced2 · Post by **john_sliced2** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:57 am

sounds like a great book is in the making.....I would like 2 copies also please.

Patrick Parker · Post by **Patrick Parker** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:00 am

get checkers some sugar daddys jan

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:46 am

We dont have any over here Patrick,give John Sliced a few years and hed make a great one.All our other checker daddies have died off.

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:36 am

The format for the womens qualifier,will it be round robin or swiss,i suppose it would depend on numbers.

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:29 pm

As yet no answer on that round robin question.But i have a tale to tell at my first experience in coming to Vegas to play in the American national.Im so pleased kim is organizing a shuttle bus for us this time, because i had such a bad experience with a shuttle when i arrived last time
.It was very hot when i arrived in vegas and there were queues of people waiting for shuttle buses to their respective hotels. In my queue there were a lot of elderly people standing in the heat,and we waited for an hour before a large bus arrived.We were all very relieved to get out of the hot sun.
Just as we were mounting the steps a young lady in a wheelchair,who had been waiting with us,yelled out to the bus driver that he couldnt take us ,as she had priority with her wheelchair.The bus driver ordered the people who had so far climbed into the bus off,and the young lady with her friend(and wheelchair) got on.
According to the busdriver,he could not take any more passengers with her and her wheelchair in the bus,and because she was a paraplegic she had her rights, and with that the bus left.I was dumbfounded,and thought of the elderly,tired hot people waiting,and wondered where their rights were,and really who had priority,a young healthy paraplegic,or the elderly.
Sick of waiting for a ride i took a taxi to Four Queens,but ive often thought of that incident.

rich beckwith · Post by **rich beckwith** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:19 pm

Jan,

Sorry you got no answer on format. As you already said, it will probably depend on the numbers and what makes most sense with the number of rounds to get in. Options could be round-robin, double round-robin, or round-robin plus one round of Swiss, etc.

Sorry to hear of the shuttle bus problem you had. In my 3 Vegas trips, I only had small waits with the airport-to-hotel shuttles.

kim willis · Post by **kim willis** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:56 pm

Sorry Jan,

I am really busy like when aren't i LOL. Okay the format i really have no idea yet.For one we have to see how many of us there is,it might be a swiss rds,or it could be round robin like richard said.Just not quite sure yet.

I am also trying to get info on the countries that have paid their dues.
I will be posting them as soon as i receive them.

And Jan, I will be arriving a day before so i may have these shuttle passes before u all arrive.And be able to meet you all at airport when you all arrive.

I hope to have all info on rooms, format of WQ.I will let everyone know as soon as i do.

Just a reminder tho,IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PAID YOUR DUES>

WQ Organizer

Kimberly Willis

The American Checker Federation