Blow to Project GIPF
The GIPF project of games inventor Kris Burm, which currently includes the games GIPF, TAMSK and ZÈRTZ, has lost the cooperation of games publishers Schmidt Spiele. For the time being ZÈRTZ will remain on Schmidt's program for next year; they will not go on carrying GIPF and TAMSK.
Burm has said he is determined to see the project through, and promises that Game 4 will be published, though he has no clear plans yet on how. At least a limited edition of the game will exist before the end of 2001, Burm says.
Friends of the GIPF project and abstract games in general can find more news about GIPF and Burm's upcoming multi-event festival "The Other Game" at the GIPF site.
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Older News From November 6:
WORLD RUMMIKUB CHAMPIONSHIP
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| Winner Carla van Perlo, flanked by Mrs. Nagar and former champion Kuwabara |
The results from the Fourth World Rummikub Championship, WRC-2000 in
Paris were as follows:
The New World Champion: Ms. Carla van Perlo of Holland
Second Place: Mrs. Hagit Nagar of Israel
Third Place: Mr. Masato Kuwabara of Japan
The finals took place on Sunday October 29th on the Mezzanine Floor of the
Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The next championship, WRC-5 will take place in Poland in 2003.
Information on just about all things Rummikub can be found here.
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Older News From 13 May 2000:
The First GIPF Email Knockout Tournament
February 2000 saw the start of the first GIPF Email Knockout Tournament. The players compete in 3-game matches and only the winners go through.
Three of the four semi-final players are already known. Newcomer Alan Baljeu from Canada won surprisingly with 2-1 against the experienced Belgian Andre Delaet. Rita Pauwels (Belgium) won against Roland Johansson from Sweden. Kurt Vandenbranden (Belgium) won against England's hope Stephen Tavener.
The fourth semi-finalist will be the winner of the match involving Gianni Cottogni (Italy) versus World Champion Werner Dupont. The World Champion has had a hard time and is on the brink of losing one of his three games.
- Fred Kok
GIPF KO tournament director
