Estimated Tournament Timeline
Last Revised 23-Apr-97 by Bob Heeter
- April 23 - May 19:
- Debug WarBOT for Windows
- Preliminary version of Practice Round scenario
- Finish Registration Site
- Start "Test Round" as dry run for Practice Round
- May 19, 1997: Announce the Tournament and Start Registration!
- May 19 - June 23:
- Finalize Practice Round scenario(s)
- Release beta versions of WarBOT for Mac, Windows, and DOS
- Close registration
- Start setting up games and assigning players
- June 23, 1997:
- Start the tournament!
- Begin "Practice Round".
- Veteran playtesters serve as Moderators, give tutorials, sub in as needed.
- June-July:
- Finalize WarBOT
- Finalize early-round scenarios.
- Begin playtesting of Middle-round scenarios
- Complete Practice Round
- August, 1997: Start the Tournament Itself!
- Later Rounds:
- Round B: Start October 1997
- Round C: Start December 1997
- Round D: February or April 1998
- Round E: April or June 1998
- Final Round: Starting August 1998 or thereabouts
- December 1, 1998:
- The winner!!!