2005 Holiday Classic Planning

There hasn't been a Classic since December 2003 (MC4, or "Bomb, thumbs up, 3 papers"). It is time to resurrect the Classic.

Before we get started with the invitations, I pose to you, the Syndicate, the following suggestions and look forward to developing more ideas and a plan for execution:

1) Tournament to take place on December 17, 2005 in the early afternoon at Shatto 39 (tournament time approx. 4 hours)
2) If we get between 40 - 48 entrants, we go with a 3-player team format. Less than 40, we go with a single competitor format.
3) Since there is no formal production to initiate a players list, and in the hopes of creating a big event, we open the tournament to all previous Classic participants - including those who worked on those productions but were unable to initially compete.
4) Given the high possibility of flakiness, we accept only pre-paid entrance fees in order to a) guarantee attendance and b) create the bracket prior to the tournament.

These are just some thoughts to get us started. I'd like to send out invitations no later than 12/7 if we like the 12/17 Tournament Date.