After reading Martin's post about Tournament Likes / Dislikes and seeing that available food tops the list I decide to poll ASL players about their preferences for meals during a tournament.
Tournament Food Poll
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Tuomo
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I have heeded Rob Wolkey's good advice over the years. Make sure you eat well. Even at the local all-day tournaments where Greg Hubbard and his wife provide three meals, I make sure to bring some healthy snackage that my body is used to.
Cult.44
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Two catered meals would be great. Breakfast-supper would be my preference. At the ASL Open, breakfast is included at the hotel restaurant. That tends to be a nice time because you chat with other players and conduct post-mortems on the previous day's games.
The option of breakfast-lunch meals would address those hotels/motels that do not have an adjacent (or is that ADJACENT?) restaurant. I had figured that at such locations without the restaurant it might be easier/better to have a couple of boxes of two different fast-food, breakfast meat sandwiches (sausage-biscuit, etc.), plastic drinking cups and couple gallons of OJ, GJ, and/or low fat milk.
Vinnie
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I'd prefer one catered meal and for it to be breakfast.
gulliver62
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Pretty new to the hobby and have only been to 2 tournaments so far. Personally, 14+ hours in the room is enough for me. I like to stretch my legs and relax my brain a bit so will go out and forage. 3 full days of fast/catered food is a bit much for me. The WO pizza offered one evening was nice but I wouldn't want 3 days of it. I would like a plentiful supply of drinks. I might pay for one meal a day and then I could decide if I was eating it or passing. I would probably pass on a tournament where you paid for 3 days of food.
Cult.44
Senior Member
Actually my preference would be hobbit style ...
- Breakfast
- Second breakfast
- Elevenses
- Luncheon
- Afternoon tea
- Dinner
- Supper
- Desert
- Breakfast
- Second breakfast
- Elevenses
- Luncheon
- Afternoon tea
- Dinner
- Supper
- Desert
Most tournaments are held at a Hotel that provides a Continental breakfast. I voted that a catered lunch meal be provided. This way gaming can proceed throughout the whole day and then break up in the evening so that all can stepout and enjoy a dinner together in smaller groups. JMO.
Doug Kirk
Senior Member
Breakfast, I can go either way. Included is fine or I can live on granola/power bars, which I generally travel with.
Lunch, fast food, bar food, sandwich, etc
Dinner, proper sit down dinner at a nice restaurant is preferred. The trend toward two scenarios per day generally allows time for this if players play at a reasonable pace.
Lunch, fast food, bar food, sandwich, etc
Dinner, proper sit down dinner at a nice restaurant is preferred. The trend toward two scenarios per day generally allows time for this if players play at a reasonable pace.
Which is better for tournaments?
1. Arrive Thursday, two rounds Friday, two rounds Saturday, final round Sunday morning, awards Sunday afternoon, fly out Sunday evening
2 Arrive Friday afternoon, one round Friday evening, two rounds Saturday, two rounds Sunday, awards Sunday evening, fly out Monday morning
Should the rounds be: 4 hours, 5 hours, or 6 hours (with appropriately sized scenarios for each round)?
1. Arrive Thursday, two rounds Friday, two rounds Saturday, final round Sunday morning, awards Sunday afternoon, fly out Sunday evening
2 Arrive Friday afternoon, one round Friday evening, two rounds Saturday, two rounds Sunday, awards Sunday evening, fly out Monday morning
Should the rounds be: 4 hours, 5 hours, or 6 hours (with appropriately sized scenarios for each round)?
Mister T
Elder Member
Options 1 and 2 are equivalent imo. Option 1 may please "long-distance players", while local players may prefer option 2.
von Marwitz
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You could also eat the dice, boards and counters in between. I hear, the dice are crunchy and served with milk, the Japanese counters especially almost taste like corn flakes.
von Marwitz
When I first saw the thread title I misread as "Food Pool". I had visions of ASLers diving into a pool of pizza, burgers, fries, bacon, etc. I hoped nobody peed in that pool.
Don't eat anything resembling a 'Baby Ruth' chocolate bar.
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I prefer option 1. Rounds should be six hours or more.
Here are two locations I am considering for a three day ASL tournament. No dates have been set therefore I have not priced the meeting space nor the rooms for the event. I am curious if both have a sufficient number of restaurants in proximity close enough to satisfy those who seek food outside of the hotel.
pensatl1962
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I liked the one catered meal per day option, in addition to hotel-included breakfast. I do not like to have to get in my vehicle to go drive for food when the hotel is at a remote location. If the tournament venue has food within walking distance that's different and it's fine by me.
Blackcloud6
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Beans & Weenies at every meal. It gives you quite an "edge" on your opponent.
Jacometti
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I much prefer the ASLOK approach: food is for you grownups to figure out.
Hennie and I rent a car especially for this purpose - we drive to Panera's for breakfast every day, we independently eat lunch or not, and if it turns out possible to have proper restaurant dinner together, we drive somewhere else. Has worked perfectly for me over many years.
Hennie and I rent a car especially for this purpose - we drive to Panera's for breakfast every day, we independently eat lunch or not, and if it turns out possible to have proper restaurant dinner together, we drive somewhere else. Has worked perfectly for me over many years.