HULA Feedback Thread

[MrWookie]

I don't know about the time zones thing, if it can be avoided. I'm sure some captains will want to make what they think is a favorable match up, and not consider the time zones.

I agree that the retainer fee seemed to work really well. I had originally just tossed that out there as a wild idea, and it turned out even better than I expected. Let's be sure to keep it.

I liked how the system of alternates worked.

One thing we're going to try in MiniHULA is to change the way the final match is played so that no one sits out. No one who's made it that far should "have" to sit out, nor should a captain "get" to sit out his worst player. The finals should represent the strength of the whole team. In the event that the teams split the matches 3-3, then each team will pick a champion to play the deciding match. We haven't done this yet, but we'll report back w/ the results of our experiment.

[pistolero]

I don't like how the system of alternates works. Unlike some people who may be content to sit out for a week, I signed up to play and that's what I want to do.

I posted this thread a few days ago, but it got few views and no replies. I tried to propose a fix to what I've seen go wrong with the MiniHULA league. It's a bit long, but I would appreciate some feedback.

[thedustbustr]

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I'd love to play a No-Limit version of this if there was interest.

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im in. if you cross post in msnl and hsnl you'll get a ton of interest. a 300bb starting stack would be ideal (though matches could take 2 hours).

[MrWookie]

I read your post. I'm really not sure how your system of alternates works, and thus, if I like it at all.

[Wynton]

One more suggestion:

MiniHULA winner should challenge the HULA winner to a match.

[Guruman]

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One more suggestion:

MiniHULA winner should challenge the HULA winner to a match.

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I like this one.

[pistolero]

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I read your post. I'm really not sure how your system of alternates works, and thus, if I like it at all.

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Basically, starters always get to play if they want to. Alternates are only there to fill in when a starter can't play for some reason. Because it's out of the alternate's hands as to how many, if any, games he's called upon to play, he only pays a prorated amount of the entry fee. Likewise, if his teams wins, he wins a prorated amount.

It was the best I could come up with that was fair and solved the problems (as I saw them) of making a player sit out at least once per season and scrambling to find a replacement player if someone is unavailable or drops out.

[Guruman]

the single greatest HULA PITA is actually finding a table.

I'd repeat that, but I think someone else will do that for me.

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the single greatest HULA PITA is actually finding a table.

I'd repeat that, but I think someone else will do that for me.

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if you were willing to play 20/40 play tables at Prima, there was no problem at all finding a table.

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[MicroBob]

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the single greatest HULA PITA is actually finding a table.

I'd repeat that, but I think someone else will do that for me.

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if you were willing to play 20/40 play tables at Prima, there was no problem at all finding a table.

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we were completely unable to land a prima play-money tables. All the HU ones were taken.

We eventually migrated to Stars on the nano-limits...which was a PITA because that was a wait too. But at least we got on.


I think our failed prima attempts came in the afternoon though.
Perhaps Prima play-money tables are better in the American evening hours (after most of the Europeans have stopped playing).


I really enjoy the HULA's.
I think our mini-hula idea of a retainer to ensure all the matches gets played helps a LOT.

I look forward to another HULA (hopefully soon) as well as a NL version (HUNLA??)