Join Hexversi Tourney #5 by Jan. 10th Win up to 2500 Pts. SPECIAL section for Newbies

[JohnGalt2341]

There are 3 different ways for you to win 500 points.

#1. Win the most games(not %) in the tourney out of anyone on SBR besides myself. blankoblanco won this in the last tourney with 10 total wins.

#1A. In this tourney there will be a SPECIAL for Newbies(anyone besides DanielEspinosa, blankoblanco, Ian, and gauchojake will qualify) to win 500 points. If none of the Newbies win a game, I will give 500 points to the Newbie that came closest to winning a COMPLETED game. If any of your opponents should timeout(this is not uncommon in the 1st round) you will still be credited for the win. gauchojake won this in the last Tourney with 3 Wins, all legit btw. I threw him an extra 500 points for breaking the legit win record for a rookie/newbie.

#2. Section Winner Prediction Picks. I will explain this more thoroughly once the tourney starts. DanielEspinosa won this in the last tourney with 11 total points. If you beat me as well, it's worth 1000 points. But if you don't beat me, it's only worth 500 points.

#3. Tourney Winner Prediction. Nobody got this one right in the last Tourney. My only rule is, you can't pick me as I will be picking myself. But I promise you this, I will NOT be the favorite in this Tourney. I've lost 2 Tourney's in a row now, and I know for a FACT that I've recruited some even stronger players for this Tourney, I just can't tell you who they are just yet... lol. But a couple of these guys are very well known Othello players online and are incredibly strong players.

Also, if anyone on SBR should WIN the tourney you will win 1000 points.

For new players, to create an account you may have to send itsyourturn.com an email to websupport@itsyourturn.com and tell them that you want to create an account. They should get back to you fairly quickly. I let them know ahead of time I was organizing this Tourney and they got back to me right away so, they should be on the ball about this. Please use your SBR name as your username at IYT.

To sign up for the tourney go to Tournament area and click on January 2022 Open Fast #1 Tournament by Monday, January 10. Find Hexversi and check the box and click submit down below.

You can practice Hexversi on the app below if you want to practice up before the tourney starts.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...xagonalreversi

I am requesting that everyone that joins this tourney to give me 1 point in this post. This is simply so I can keep track of who has joined.

The tournament will start on Tuesday, January 11th. There are 31 players signed up already. I am hoping for at least 50 players to sign up.

Hexversi is a very simple game that ANYONE can learn in less than a minute. I recommend the very short Othello(same rules) instructional video below if you want to know ALL the rules. If anyone has any questions, let me know in this thread.

Good luck!

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[blankoblanco]

I'm in of course. Would be nice to see somebody new give it a shot

[Daniel Espinosa]

In!

[JohnGalt2341]

Last day to sign up for the Hexversi Tournament! We have 42 players signed up so far! As of right now there are exactly ZERO newbie's/rookie's signed up at SBR. So what this means is, it means if a first timer signs up at SBR... once he completes a full game(if he timeouts it will not count, but if any of his opponents timeout it WILL count)... he will automatically win 500 points. Even if he loses all 6 of his games he will still win 500 points. Just as long as he completes at least 1 full game without timing out he will win 500 points. This is a FREE 500 points for any Newbie that wants it. You just have to complete a full game if you are the only Newbie that signs up. Also, I will pay you right away. As soon as that game is completed. This is a FREE 500 points here folks. You might even like this game... and you might even be good at it.

[jackpot269]

If its not to late I want to join I just sent my request for an account

[JohnGalt2341]

If its not to late I want to join I just sent my request for an account

Excellent! If you are the only newbie to sign up, all you have to do is complete at least 1 full game without timing out and you will win the 500 points, even if you lose all 6 of your games. You can also win points by predicting the Section Winners and Tournament Champion. Once you get a username you can check out other players stats once the Tourney starts. Let me know if you have any questions.

[jackpot269]

Thanks, looks like fun to me!! As soon as I get E-mail back ill get signed up

I should have talked to you last year I saw this after yall had started!! Wish I had went ahead then and gotten an account

[jackpot269]

I'm in!! I'll send you a point tonight or sooner if plays in sportsbook get graded today!! I'm looking forward to this tourny I like board games

[JohnGalt2341]

I'm in!! I'll send you a point tonight or sooner if plays in sportsbook get graded today!! I'm looking forward to this tourny I like board games

Sweet! You should be a lock for the Newbie most Wins unless there is a late entry. Here are some strategy tips that I HIGHLY recommend. I'm just going to cut and paste most of this from the last Tourney and add a few new things. But first and foremost... #1 Don't worry about piece count. If you are thinking about piece count, you are likely going to lose. What you need to be thinking about is your OPTION count. The next couple of paragraphs are pasted from the last tourney.

Here's a very simple and effective strategy that I call "The Island in the Water". YOU want to be the Island. Meaning, try to keep your pieces in a small clump inside of your opponents pieces. Just try to keep doing this throughout the game. Don't worry about piece count at all. It's better to have less pieces in most situations if possible. But the most important thing is to try to keep splitting up your opponents pieces by ripping right through the middle of their pieces. And preferably, you want to keep your Island small if possible. There is plenty of time to get your piece count up once you run your opponent out of places to move. I call this the Tap Out. This means, your opponent has no place to legally move. Once this is achieved, THEN you can worry about piece count and then winning the game is easy.

Also, don't put too much emphasis in getting or avoiding the sides. The most important thing about the sides is playing them correctly. That's too difficult to explain right now. But for now, just know this... getting a corner is HUGE. Because once you get a corner it cannot be flipped so it is yours to keep. So... be VERY CAREFUL when playing the spots next to the corners. Especially the ones that are NOT touching the wall. These are called X-Hexes. I advise you to avoid playing X-Hexes entirely until you absolutely have to because you are a beginner. The X-Hexes in the image below are: f10, j6, j2, f2, b6, and b10.



Hexversi is a game of Options. My ultimate goal in every single game is to run my opponent out of moves/options. So... all I am trying to do is create options for myself while trying to limit my opponents options. That's it, that's all I am doing. That's how games are won. If you want to know who is actually winning the game at any given time... it's usually the player who has more options. I've got to give props to anyone that has the balls to give Hexversi a try. I hope this helps.

Here's a link to my Hexversi Ladder Wins if you want to rip through any of my games really quickly just to get a feel for how I play the game.

https://www.itsyourturn.com/pp?complgame&userid=15200000061447&gametype=97&tn=2&wl=0

Good luck in the Tournament!

[jackpot269]

Thanks again I went to the tourny page checked the box and hit submit but didn't see where to confirm I was in? I read all the FAQ and tourny rules !

[JohnGalt2341]

Thanks again I went to the tourny page checked the box and hit submit but didn't see where to confirm I was in? I read all the FAQ and tourny rules !

Yeah, it's weird like that. Here's how you know if you're in, if you go to this link below, and you find Hexversi and if the box is already Checked, it means you're in. You can hit submit again if you want to, but if the Hexversi box is already checked it means you're in.

https://www.itsyourturn.com/pp?tournsignup

[JohnGalt2341]

Boy... I must say... I'm a bit nervous about these matchups for tomorrow. There's going to be some REALLY REALLY tough Othello players in this Tournament.

This image below is from a site called Vint. They are a well respected site that works in cooperation with World Othello and this was the Leaderboard after 8 Tournaments out of 20. I think these are sort of speed games. Maybe 5 minutes each and live online? I'm not positive. This was posted on Facebook a few days ago. It said it was 94 players from 22 countries.



Anyway, 3 out of the top 5 are going to be in this Hexversi Tournament. #12 is also in, and I think #8 is going to be in. And there's likely going to be some other unknown players as well that I will probably find out about soon. I'm thinking there could be as many as 10 players or more that have a legit shot at winning this Tournament. We'll see. These first Round match ups make me more nervous than anything. I don't mind the other Rounds nearly as much.

[blankoblanco]

In other words we're all screwed

[JohnGalt2341]

Thanks again I went to the tourny page checked the box and hit submit but didn't see where to confirm I was in? I read all the FAQ and tourny rules !

You've got a tough Section dude! So does blanko! So does Daniel!

[jackpot269]

You've got a tough Section dude! So does blanko! So does Daniel!

Well ill do my best and maybe gain some good experience!!! GL to you, blanko, and Daniel!

[JohnGalt2341]

The Tournament has started as you all know by now.

There are 11 different Sections. Please post your Section Winner predictions by Thursday, January 13th. And post your overall Tournament Winner as well.

For the Section Winner predictions, you may copy anyone else's picks but if there is a tie, the person who put their picks in first will win the tie-breaker. I will make my Section Winner picks last. And if there is a tie, the tie will go to you guys. The points you get for each correct Section winner pick will correspond with what Round we are in. e.g. round 1, each correct pick is worth one point each. Round 2, two points each and so on. When the tourney is over, the person with the highest number of Section Prediction points will win 500 points. If you have more prediction points than myself you will win 1000 points.

For the overall Tournament Winner, once a pick is taken it can't be selected again. You can't pick Holden2341, as that is my choice. Let me know if you have any questions about anything else. Good luck!

[blankoblanco]

Here goes

1. WHUFC
2. Holden2341
3. Ryan
4. Cyke
5. Guy Plowman
6. powercow
7. ethmah01
8. shimgar
9. mmariomm
10. phananhluong
11. Wren

winner: mmariomm

Lots of guesses based on names I hadn't seen before. I also suspect players timing out is gonna be a big factor

[jackpot269]

Shot in the dark

1) Andy
2} Stephen
3) Joshua
4) Sam
5} Tammy
6) winbig2
7) Mr. Bruno
8) Bernard
9) Toptal
10) Joook
11) REMO


winner: REMO

[Daniel Espinosa]

1. WHUFC
2. Holden2341
3. Ryan
4. Cyke
5. Guy Plowman
6. powercow
7. ethmah01
8. shimgar
9. mmariomm
10. joook
11. Wren

winner: Ryan

I hope there are no more pros in my group...

[JohnGalt2341]

My Picks:

1. [FGY]TPeti
2. Holden2341*
3. blankoblanco
4. Cyke
5. Guy Plowman
6. powercow
7. Amelrus
8. shimgar
9. mmariomm
10. joook
11. Wren

[JohnGalt2341]

Check out this game between joook and phananhluong in Section 10. I think I would change my pick now. But this could get really tricky.

https://www.itsyourturn.com/pp?gm&g=15300070481302&m=17&u=15200000670414&t=3&gn=97

I found phan on eOthello. Their stats are decent but not spectacular. 53.3% Win ratio. Ranked #141 Overall. I think there are probably at least a few hundred players or so. Here's the link to their profile below. I think blanko is going to be the only one to get this one right. I shouldn't of bet against the Othello player. All these guys are good. But that game above could get really tricky. Let's see if joook can pull this off.

https://www.eothello.com/player/5428

[jackpot269]

Hey john or any one that can help me out, I'm to a spot at the end of my first game and I don't have a move and Im not sure what to do? I know my opponent gets the turn but how do i send it back to him?

[jackpot269]

Hey john or any one that can help me out, I'm to a spot at the end of my first game and I don't have a move and Im not sure what to do? I know my opponent gets the turn but how do i send it back to him?

I went back and found a move just thought I was out!! but I will need to know for future games!

[JohnGalt2341]

I went back and found a move just thought I was out!! but I will need to know for future games!

If you don't have a move, the way it works is, it takes you straight to Submit your move. So it's like you already made a move on your screen. So, you don't have a choice in the matter. You just hit submit your move.

So, you still have to you use a turn just to submit your move even though you are not actually making a move.

[jackpot269]

Thanks buddy!! I like the site so I went a head and became a paid member so I could make unlimited moves

[gauchojake]

Totally forgot to sign up. Lots going on in gaucho's life right now. Good luck boys. Jackpot if you need any advice don't ask me 😂.

[JohnGalt2341]

Thanks buddy!! I like the site so I went a head and became a paid member so I could make unlimited moves

Excellent. There's a Hexversi Ladder you could join if you are interested. You can challenge up to 2 players and up to 2 players can challenge you.

I ripped through your games with Andy really quickly. A couple of quick pointers are, if you can, try to avoid flipping outside pieces as much as possible. When you are flipping outside pieces you are creating more options for your opponent. What you want to be looking for is, you want to be looking for moves where you are Flipping Inside Pieces, preferably Flipping Inside Pieces Entirely. I call these FIPE's. I don't think I told blanko or Daniel about this term but I used this term as a tool to help teach my brother how to play. FIPE's are almost always a good move. And most of the time, they are your best move. So, if you have a move where you are Flipping Inside Pieces Entirely, meaning... none of the pieces you are flipping are exposed. They are all on the inside. You should probably take it, because most of the time you aren't creating any new moves for your opponent with FIPE's. Our objective is to run our opponent down to either 1 or ZERO options. After that you can dictate the game entirely and winning is easy.

Also, most of the time it's not a good idea to be flipping pieces in 2 different directions. Early on in the first couple of moves it's fine. But our entire objective is to be creating moves for ourselves while trying not to be creating any new moves for our opponent. I hope this helps a little. If you have a desire to learn then I'm nearly certain I could help you become a good player. The hardest part is learning how to play the sides correctly.

[jackpot269]

Thanks for all your help and turning us on to the web site and game!! I always welcome good help and knowledge when learning something new. I look forward to playing more and learning good strategy

[JohnGalt2341]

Thanks for all your help and turning us on to the web site and game!! I always welcome good help and knowledge when learning something new. I look forward to playing more and learning good strategy

No problem... I just reread the paragraph above... I had to fix a few typos... you may have to reread it. I didn't have my glasses on... lol.

[JohnGalt2341]

Shot in the dark

1) Andy
2} Stephen
3) Joshua
4) Sam
5} Tammy
6) winbig2
7) Mr. Bruno
8) Bernard
9) Toptal
10) Joook
11) REMO


winner: REMO

This pick here really made my day when I saw it initially. Any other pick would have been just fine, Daniel or Holden or even alleyH. Btw, in case I haven't mentioned it, alleyH is my brother. But we are pretty different, he's getting better but I would still definitely give Daniel an edge over him.

Anyway, jackpot, I'm just poking a bit of fun here. I see that you finished your games with Andy. And since you are the only Newbie/Rookie and you completed a full game, you automatically win the 500 points. Points paid in post #28. You've really got a brutal Section for a newbie so don't feel bad if you lose all 6 of your games. I don't remember any newbie having this hard of a Section in their first Round. WHUFC was in the Finals of the last 2 Hexversi Tournaments and FGYTPeti has won 3 regular Reversi Tourney's on IYT with over 100 players. And all 3 players in your Section have at least 1 win over me. The only other Section that can say that is Section #9 which is the toughest Section in this Round. But Section #1 is also one of the toughest Sections in this Round. If you click on a players name you can check out their stats and see what Tournaments they have won btw.

If you join the Hexversi Ladder there are 10 players or so that I think you could probably beat on your first game if you follow my advice. I'll throw you 100 points after you first Win. I'll tell who the weak(aggressive) players are and how to easily beat them. If you don't want to that's cool too. I know with my brother, I kept on beating him over and over again so... I had to get him to join the Ladder and play some terrible players so he knew what it felt like to win so he could build a little bit of confidence.

P.S....

I am hoping to convince you that I am a better player than Stephen.

[jackpot269]

All sounds good. I joined the tournament that was going to start today but I got a message that said there was fewer than 10 people so it was canceled. Ill join the Hexversi Ladder and get some more practice. Glad I made your day with my pick ill know from now on to look for you buddy., I can take a little being made fun of when I do something dumb like that! It may take a while but ill get better. Thanks for all your help!!

[JohnGalt2341]

All sounds good. I joined the tournament that was going to start today but I got a message that said there was fewer than 10 people so it was canceled. Ill join the Hexversi Ladder and get some more practice. Glad I made your day with my pick ill know from now on to look for you buddy., I can take a little being made fun of when I do something dumb like that! It may take a while but ill get better. Thanks for all your help!!

Yeah, in the olden days of Hexversi all the Tournaments were unorganized so there were many Tournaments but they were all small. Most of them had less than 20 people, most less than 15 even. But starting in 2020, I started organizing Tournaments, so now it's really only 1 Tournament every 5 or 6 months or so but they are usually 40 to 50 Players or so. So, the thing that sucks about IYT is, as a non-member, you can only be playing in 1 Tournament at a time I think. So I have to wait until 1 Tournament is over until I organize another one. I usually have a membership but I'm not trying to make people pay for this crappy site. I love this game, but this site is sort of crappy in many ways. eOthello is WAY better, but they don't have Hexversi... yet. Maybe someday.

Anyway, I see you joined the Ladder. Here are some players I think you could probably beat.

robert sawyers, Freddo48, Frank, Tammy tc, DonJuanTrombonist - LOST MIND - If found, please call ..., osprey87,
Angelo Piantadosi,

And that's about it for now I guess. That's a pretty good start and I think you should be able to win most of these games, if not all of them. Just remember... our objective is to run our opponent down to ZERO Available Options. That is our ONLY focus. We are not focused on our piece count at all. Try to keep your pieces inside of your opponents. You can do this by Flipping Inside Pieces aka FIP's. Preferably, Flipping Inside Pieces Entirely aka FIPE'S, if they are available.

Here's an example of what a FIPE looks like. I am Green in the game below vs robert sawyers. The moves #'s below are all FIPE's because the pieces I am all flipping are all on the INSIDE. So nothing is exposed, which means I'm not creating any new extra moves for my opponent.

https://www.itsyourturn.com/pp?gm&g=15300069666409&m=26&u=15200000061447&t=1&gn=97

Moves #'s 14, 17, 18, 19, 21.... well I think you get the idea.

Be very careful of the X-hexes. I don't advise you to play them until you get more experience. See post #9 for what spots are the X-hexes.

Be careful with the C-hexes as well... they are the 12 hexes next to the corner that are on the sides. You can play these spots, but not if you will be giving up the corner. So, you just have to be careful with it. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck in the Ladder!

[blankoblanco]

Btw, in case I haven't mentioned it, alleyH is my brother. But we are pretty different, he's getting better but I would still definitely give Daniel an edge over him.

Damn, I had no idea alleyH was your brother! He challenged me on ladder just recently and is giving me quite a game, he's not falling for most of my easy tricks on the sides that work against 90% of the field. So now I know who to blame for that

[JohnGalt2341]

I forgot to mention one thing... when you are playing hyper-aggressive players, you have to be careful not to get eliminated and lose all of your pieces. Ask Daniel about this one... lol... The simplest and most effective way of doing this is to keep a straight line going through the middle of your opponents pieces on opposite ends. So, just try to always keep at least 1 piece on opposite ends of each other. Another simple way to guarantee that you won't get eliminated is to grab a spot on a side. Playing these hyper-aggressive players should hopefully be a great confidence builder for you and help you understand how the game works better.

[Daniel Espinosa]

I almost made a stupid mistake against Stephen again, but then realized it and avoided it haha.

I forgot to mention one thing... when you are playing hyper-aggressive players, you have to be careful not to get eliminated and lose all of your pieces. Ask Daniel about this one... lol... The simplest and most effective way of doing this is to keep a straight line going through the middle of your opponents pieces on opposite ends. So, just try to always keep at least 1 piece on opposite ends of each other. Another simple way to guarantee that you won't get eliminated is to grab a spot on a side. Playing these hyper-aggressive players should hopefully be a great confidence builder for you and help you understand how the game works better.