We are pleased to announce the detailed playing schedule for the 7th Mind Sports Olympiad, which will take place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Saturday 16th August 2003 and Monday 25th August 2003. Spectators are welcome and there will be no charge made.
All prizes and entry fees are in pounds sterling (£) per player. Note that the first entry fee given is for adults and the concessionary entry fee (in brackets) is for junior entrants (under 19 on August 16th), and for entrants over 60, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities. All new entries now attract a £5 late Penalty Fee surcharge.
For those who wish to take part in several tournaments we will have a special entry fee of £100 (£50 for juniors, entrants over 60, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities) for which you may enter as many events as you wish, excluding any invitational or pre-qualification tournaments, provided the schedules do not conflict.
Almost all of the tournaments at the Mind Sports Olympiad are run on the Swiss system. This means that you do not get knocked out of a tournament if you lose a game - you continue to play against opponents who have approximately the same score as yourself and you continue to play every round no matter what your score may be.
The total guaranteed prize fund currently stands at more than £15,000 (i.e. more than $25,000 or 25,000 Euros). We hope and expect to attract additional sponsorship so that the value of the prizes can be increased. From time to time we will update the prize information on this site, so please visit us again if you want to know the latest information on prizes.
An online entry form is now available. Printed entry forms may be obtained by sending a large self-addressed envelope to:
Mind Sports Olympiad,
51 Borough Way,
Potters Bar,
Herts EN6 3HA,
England.
Tel: 01707 659080 (or +44 1707 659080 from outside the UK)
Fax: 01707 661160 (or +44 1707 661160 from outside the UK)
E-mail: entries@msoworld.com
ABALONE
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 22, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
ACQUIRE
(Prize fund £125)
- Beginners' Introduction
- Monday 25, 9:30am-10:30am
- Free entry
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No tournament, no medals, no prizes
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 25, 11am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place £70, 2nd place £35, 3rd place £20
- Sponsored by Church Street Antiques
AGE OF STEAM
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 16, 9:30am-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
BOKU
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 22, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event.
CONTINUO
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 18, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
DIPLOMACY
(Prize fund £100)
- Beginners' Introduction
- Sunday 24, 10am-11am
- Free entry
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No tournament, no medals, no prizes
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 24, 11am-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
ENTROPY
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Wednesday 20, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
LINES OF ACTION
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Thursday 21, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
LOST CITIES
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
MASTERMIND
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
OTHELLO
(Prize fund £1125)
- 10x10 Quickplay World Championship
- Saturday 16 - Sunday 17, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £75 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament A
- Saturday 16, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- 8x8 Blitz World Championship
- Sunday 17, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 5 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £150 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
- 10x10 World Championship
- Monday 18 - Wednesday 20, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Each player will have 50 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £225 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament B
- Wednesday 20, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- 8x8 Olympiad Quickplay Championship
- Thursday 21 - Friday 22, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £75 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
- 8x8 European Championship
- Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 9:30am-6:30pm
and Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- Prize fund of £600 for this event
- Increased prize fund! One third of the prize fund is sponsored by Character Games
- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament C
- Saturday 23, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- 8x8 Teaching Session and Beginners Tournament D
- Monday 25, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
PACRU
(Prize fund £200)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 25, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £200 for this event
- More information about the game will be available at the official Pacru site
PUERTO RICO
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 25, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
RUMMIKUB
(sponsored by Tomy UK)
(Prize fund £300 plus a trip for two)
- UK Championship
- Monday 18, 10:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place is a trip for two to St Moritz, Switzerland between 19-22nd September and entry in the World Rummikub Championship, 2nd place £300
SCRABBLE
(Prize fund £750)
- These tournaments will be rated by the BSPA.
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 17, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place £250, 2nd place £125, 3rd place £75
- Evening Olympiad Championship
- Monday 18 - Wednesday 20, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes: 1st place £150, 2nd place £100, 3rd place £50
SETTLERS OF CATAN
(Prize fund £100)
- Beginners' Introduction
- Saturday 23, 2pm-3pm
- Free entry
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No tournament, no medals, no prizes
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 23, 3pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
SNATCH
(Prize fund £200)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 18, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £200 for this event
- More information about Snatch is available at the manufacturer's site
TRAX
(Prize fund £100)
- Beginners' Introduction and Tournament
- Saturday 23, 6:30pm-10pm
- Free entry
- No experience necessary - suitable for complete novices
- No medals, no prizes
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 24, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
TWIXT
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Thursday 21, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
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