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pinkfrosting
07-20-2017, 05:11 AM
I know the start time is scheduled at 8:00 AM. When does the final round usually end? I ask because I work Sundays but don't start until later in the day.

Also I know that the number of rounds can potentially vary. I know it averages at about 6-7 rounds, so I guess I want to know the average end time for 7 rounds. I don't want to register for the tourney, play it out, then have to leave for work during the 7th round.
Whitefaces
07-20-2017, 05:54 AM
I know the start time is scheduled at 8:00 AM. When does the final round usually end? I ask because I work Sundays but don't start until later in the day.

Also I know that the number of rounds can potentially vary. I know it averages at about 6-7 rounds, so I guess I want to know the average end time for 7 rounds. I don't want to register for the tourney, play it out, then have to leave for work during the 7th round.

It's been fairly consistently 7 rounds the last few times, rounds average 45 minutes (loads of midrange in the format atm). So I'd guess the last swiss round would finish some time close to 3pm.
Julian23
07-20-2017, 11:05 AM
Just to make sure you got the right time, it starts at 5PM CEST. So if you're living +3h from that, 8PM is indeed the correct time for you.
Fjaulnir
07-20-2017, 10:46 PM
Just to make sure you got the right time, it starts at 5PM CEST. So if you're living +3h from that, 8PM is indeed the correct time for you.

Always wondered how you managed to play (and win) the Legacy Challenges - don't they run deep into the European night? I can't imagine doing an all-nighter playing Magic myself and still performing well despite sleep deprivation...
Jain_Mor
07-20-2017, 11:44 PM
Given the challenges are once a week now, I don't understand why they don't rotate the time for it, so some of my Japanese friends can actually play in one.
Barook
07-21-2017, 12:33 AM
Always wondered how you managed to play (and win) the Legacy Challenges - don't they run deep into the European night? I can't imagine doing an all-nighter playing Magic myself and still performing well despite sleep deprivation...
When I won a challenge under the old monthly schedule, I had to play until after 4AM. Fuck you, Miracles.
Julian23
07-21-2017, 07:42 AM
Always wondered how you managed to play (and win) the Legacy Challenges - don't they run deep into the European night? I can't imagine doing an all-nighter playing Magic myself and still performing well despite sleep deprivation...

It's not that bad. I think the first one I won was until ~4AM, but the last one was only until something like 2AM.

I've won tournaments before where I went with 38h without sleep (http://itsjulian.com/mkm-series-frankfurt-top8-in-legacy-super-finals-winner/). I've never had a problem with staying up late. The thing I have problems with is falling asleep because I never really feel tired when going to bed. It sounds good, but it sucks. Sleep feels so much better when you're tired.
Fjaulnir
09-17-2017, 10:24 AM
Didn't see those replies until now for some reason, so thanks all for answering. I guess I'm still out of luck then as even 2 AM is hard to afford if you have to be up 7h30 monday mornings :wink: (having to wake early is a bigger problem for me than staying up late)