Results
Overview
AB Draw
ABC Draw
Open Doubles
Add-to-3 Doubles
Open Singles
General
Attendees
CHOF Inductions
Fred Thuman Memorial
Computer Peas
Thank You's
Commentary
More Photos
Board Setup/Takedown
People
When it came to registration and making up teams, Peas worked as expected and saved a ton
of time. The registration/signup window added in recent versions, that allows you to
click checkboxes for each event proved to be essential in order to keep up with people as
they lined up at the desk to register.
When it came to assigning boards and on deck teams, Peas worked like a charm. We had 7 boards and 2 events running concurrently (at one point we had 3 running concurrently). Peas made the process much easier to manage. The new "On Deck" window which "predicts" the boards before hitting the "start match" button was very useful (added in recent versions).
The big problem with Peas (especially in a tournament of this size or larger), is the
ability to display the charts. A 32 team (or larger) chart is near impossible to get
on a screen without extreme squinting, zooming, and scrolling. Our large TV screen
and projector failed to show a clear enough display of the chart. Printouts of the
charts seemed to work for a while, but people still demanded a blown up version. In
the last 2 events we finally gave in and copied the charts to the familiar mylar wall
charts that everyone is comfortable with.
Discussions on the topic provoked a few ideas such as a mode that would automatically scroll and zoom through a chart, but the solution is still not clear. Your input on this topic is most welcome.
This is pretty much what the chart looked like on our big screen
(yipes!)