If this is your first time using Best Coast Pairings you will need to make a Tournament Organizer login. You will find the link to this at the bottom of the main screen. After you have created your login simply login to your account.
Once you are logged in you will be on the main screen. From here you will choose the “Events” option. If you are going to be doing ticket sales you will also want to add your payment account at this time. You can find out more on this in “Setting Up Online Player Registration and Ticket Sales”
All of your events past and present will be displayed in this area. Choose “New Event”.
The “New Event” window will now be displayed. On this screen we want to put in all the relevant info to your event.
Choose your events name
The game system for your event
Choose the number of rounds your event will have
Choose the date, and start time of your event
Tap on the “Event Location” field
A map will be displayed asking for the name of the location such as “Friendly Local Game Store”
Enter the address of the location. When this is complete tap on the “save” icon in the upper right hand corner
If you are using “Online Player Registration” and or “Ticket Sales” this is covered in “Online Player Registration and Ticket Sales” below. If you are using this feature slide it on now
The slider for enable passwords allows you to let players enter their own results and verify them with their password that they will make during registration. We will cover this more in “Using Player Passwords”. If you only have one device or do no wish to have players recording their own scores, leave this slider alone.
If the game system you are using has custom game scenarios you will choose the order of the scenarios and event specific data now.
After you have chosen your event specific data, tap on the save icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen to save your event.
Is there any documentation that explains what the various options do? I have no idea what "Ranked Tables" does or what exactly "Pair by Battle Points" does.
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Paul McKelvey
"Ranked tables" is placing players 1 ranked 1st and 2nd on table 1, players ranked 3 and 4 on table 2 and so on instead of random tables
"Pair by battle points" is using the score earned each round to pair players instead of strictly win/loss
"Hide Placings" will hide placings of player until after event or switch is turned off
"Hide Lists" will hide all submitted lists from players and viewers until after the event end or the switch is turned off
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Dan Matulich
Thanks very much, that's extremely helpful!
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John Lente
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I understand the TO app is in beta, but what I have on my Samsung Tablet is pretty different from the options described above. Specifically:
I can't change the picture. I'm looking at the pirate the whole time.
If I select "Use Online Registration" the option to EDIT online registration disappears. If I use that button first, the only edit option is the number of tickets to sell - not the price per ticket.
Then there's a toggle for Self Scoring PINs that isn't explained.
Display ITC Points is a check box...what are the pros/cons of checking this or leaving it unchecked?
Ranked tables, Hide lists, Pair by battle points you already explained, so that's fine.
I have no option for player passwords - is this an outdated option that has been removed?
I have no option for uploading scenarios.
I have no option for setting up payment methods.
Is this my device? Is this the app? Or am I just not seeing something obvious?
UPDATE: I tried this on my phone (Kyocera E6910) with the same results. Exact same options and omissions.
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Paul McKelvey
John,
Most of these issues should have been addressed in the new version of the TO app we rolled out. We are working to add additional features in the very near future.
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John Lente
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Paul,
This isn't working at all. If this is the only option for running an ITC event, I'm a month out and going to have to cancel. I still can't actually assign an entry fee, upload scenarios, assign payment methods...but I can update the image. That's nice, but of all the fixes needed that wasn't my highest priority. I've seen two updates to the app in that time, but there's got to be another way to do this.
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Paul McKelvey
John,
Contact us at support@bestcoastpairings.com. Everything is up and running so we will need to gsather more information from you to address your concerns.
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Is there any documentation that explains what the various options do? I have no idea what "Ranked Tables" does or what exactly "Pair by Battle Points" does.
"Ranked tables" is placing players 1 ranked 1st and 2nd on table 1, players ranked 3 and 4 on table 2 and so on instead of random tables
"Pair by battle points" is using the score earned each round to pair players instead of strictly win/loss
"Hide Placings" will hide placings of player until after event or switch is turned off
"Hide Lists" will hide all submitted lists from players and viewers until after the event end or the switch is turned off
Thanks very much, that's extremely helpful!
I understand the TO app is in beta, but what I have on my Samsung Tablet is pretty different from the options described above. Specifically:
Is this my device? Is this the app? Or am I just not seeing something obvious?
UPDATE: I tried this on my phone (Kyocera E6910) with the same results. Exact same options and omissions.
John,
Most of these issues should have been addressed in the new version of the TO app we rolled out. We are working to add additional features in the very near future.
Paul,
This isn't working at all. If this is the only option for running an ITC event, I'm a month out and going to have to cancel. I still can't actually assign an entry fee, upload scenarios, assign payment methods...but I can update the image. That's nice, but of all the fixes needed that wasn't my highest priority. I've seen two updates to the app in that time, but there's got to be another way to do this.
John,
Contact us at support@bestcoastpairings.com. Everything is up and running so we will need to gsather more information from you to address your concerns.
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