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This is a spontaneous tournament during the quarantine many of us are experiencing right now.

The tournament will be a swiss-style standard Skud Pai Sho tournament, consisting of at least 4 rounds. If there is enough interest, more rounds might be added.


The tournament will begin March 23rd 2020.
Players will have about 3 days to complete each match; if there's no winner after the given time, the match will be ruled a draw (although if one player is clearly inactive, the active player will be ruled winner).

If you want to participate, please sign up at the Garden Gate tournament section until March 22nd, 12PM GMT.

Toornament overview.

Have fun playing!

Hi everyone,

When playing a game against myself I made it so with the last move both sides won. The message popped up: "btpound vs. btpound BOTH playersundefined". When on the game page, it shows the game as completed, however the game still shows on the "active games" tab, and I am unable to join any more games against myself. When I try, the message pops up: "You are already playing a game against that user, so you will have to finish that game first."

Any way for me to fix this, or am I just stuck with it?

Would appreciate any help. Thanks!

How do I play with the computer. There isn't a "vs computer" option I see after I choose my tiles.

Avatar Kuruk welcomes Fire Nation citizens and distinguished travelers from all nations to join him at the Fire Nation capital city for The Garden Gate's first Skud Pai Sho tournament in the Royal Caldera series! Flameo, hotmen!

The tournament will be a swiss-style tournament, granting players 2 points per win and 1 point per tie or draw. A forfeit or being ruled as non-playing will be a penalty of -1.

The tournament is planned to begin December 1st.

Games will be standard Skud Pai Sho games and players will be given two to three days to complete their games for each round. Unfinished games will be ruled a draw unless it is clear that there is a player who is inactive, in which case the active player will be ruled the winner.

The tournament bracket is available at https://www.toornament.com/en_US/tournam...nformation

To be approved to participate in the tournament, please sign up at The Garden Gate and register at the Toornament page, using your The Garden Gate username as your player nickname.
If you would rather not sign up for Toornament, then reply to this thread with your The Garden Gate username instead.

The winner will get a prize of a unique large White Lotus tile. If 12 players participate in the tournament, the winner's prize will also include a small Canon tile set from The Garden Gate.

Late in the era of Avatar Kyoshi, peace across the four nations ushers groups of travelers across the Earth Kingdom. Gaoling, a flourishing and friendly city, finds itself the home of a popular Pai Sho tournament of players from across the world. Join us as we see whose Vagabond Pai Sho skills lead them to the top of the pack in The Garden Gate's second Vagabond Pai Sho tournament in the Gaoling series!

The tournament will be a swiss-style tournament, granting players 2 points per win and 1 point per tie or draw. A forfeit or being ruled as non-playing will be a penalty of -1.

The tournament is planned to begin December 1st.

Games will be standard Vagabond Pai Sho games and players will be given two to three days to complete their games for each round. Unfinished games will be ruled a draw unless it is clear that there is a player who is inactive, in which case the active player will be ruled the winner.

The tournament bracket is available at https://www.toornament.com/en_US/tournam...nformation

To be approved to participate in the tournament, please sign up at The Garden Gate and register at the Toornament page, using your The Garden Gate username as your player nickname.
If you would rather not sign up for Toornament, then reply to this thread with your The Garden Gate username instead.

The winner will get a prize of a unique large White Lotus tile. If 12 players participate in the tournament, the winner's prize will also include a small Vagabond tile set from The Garden Gate.

The goal is to show a readable explanation of each move of the game.

Currently the game log shows as part of the replay controls.

Supported games:
Skud Pai Sho
Vagabond Pai Sho

Reply here with suggestions of things that need to be implemented at The Garden Gate.

Let me know if you are interested in writing code to work on any of these items.

To-Do List:

- Completed Games list enhancements - searchable and more detailed with win/loss info
- Undo feature proper implementation
- Support translations
- Accessibility support

Occasionally I see people asking some good questions about Iroh. It should be obvious, but if you haven't guessed, I think Iroh's great
We can get a lot of good answers by thinking through the world around Iroh and what things must have been like. Here's some of my thoughts...

Big Question: What was Iroh's plan, before the Avatar appeared?

Ultimately my answer to this is just "I don't know" or even "not much of anything." But here's how I got there.

First of all, we do not know when Iroh joined the Order of the White Lotus. It makes sense to me that it was after the events of his attack on Ba Sing Se. That's not too much time before Zuko's banishment but it is definitely long enough for him to rise through the ranks of the Order.

When Ozai sends Zuko after the Avatar, it seems like it's a joke. A wild goose chase that will send him endlessly wandering the world. These people believe that the Avatar is gone. The Avatar may even be considered a legend to some people in the world at the time of Zuko's banishment.

Iroh likely also thinks the Avatar was destroyed with the Air Nomads. At the least, he has never had any experience with the Avatar and may be unsure of what to believe. I think that when they do find the Avatar, it shakes Iroh up and forces him to solidify some things in his own mind.

As to Iroh's plans, we can't be sure. From events at the North Pole, we know that he did what it took to achieve his goals and preserve the world as it should be. Perhaps he felt quite defeated and had lost some hope for the world, which could be part of why he was happy to join Zuko. Whatever the case, it appears he was content to live exiled from the Fire Nation with Zuko.

Question: What exactly was Iroh trying to do when he joined Zuko in exile?

As we see, after the death of Lu Ten, Iroh cared for Zuko as if he were his own son. He accompanied Zuko in hopes of guiding, mentoring, and training him. And, think about it - Iroh failed at the siege of Ba Sing Se and had the throne stolen from him. He is quite likely somewhat uncomfortable in the Fire Nation and glad to leave, so it's not a big sacrifice for him to join Zuko. He takes the opportunity to be close to someone he cares for very much.

Question: Why didn't Iroh try harder (or at all) to turn Zuko away from Ozai before Book 2?

Iroh was trying, but not forcing it. He wanted Zuko to come to the conclusion on his own, and he was incredibly patient about it. We see him try to get Zuko to question his goals frequently, while lovingly supporting him. When Iroh eventually yells at Zuko, he's not necessarily trying any harder, he's just deciding it's time to be more aggressive.

Part of why he was trying so passively and patiently is what I have already mentioned. He may have lost some hope for the world. Witnessing the Avatar's return forced him to face himself and make some decisions of his own. I believe when we see Iroh confront Zuko strongly in Ba Sing Se, he is finally fully arrived in these decisions and from this point forward he takes the bold stand he believes he needs to.

Greetings. I just stumbled upon this and I really want to learn how to play. I hope this forum is still active. This looks really cool, I am amazed that someone actually made Pai Sho from Avatar and that its so developed. I am interested to learn Skud Pai Sho. I don't really understand how to use Garden Gate or how to play. I am in need of someone to teach me.

Late in the era of Avatar Kyoshi, peace across the four nations ushers groups of travelers across the Earth Kingdom. Gaoling, a flourishing and friendly city, finds itself the home of a popular Pai Sho tournament of players from across the world. Join us as we see whose Vagabond Pai Sho skills lead them to the top of the pack in The Garden Gate's first Vagabond Pai Sho tournament in the Gaoling series!

The tournament will be a swiss-style tournament, granting players 1 point per win and 0.5 points per tie or draw.

The tournament is planned to begin March 4th. If you would like to participate but need to know when it will take place due to your schedule, please message me on Discord. Thanks!

Games will be standard Vagabond Pai Sho games and players will be given two to three, days to complete their games for each round. Unfinished games will be ruled a draw unless it is clear that there is a player who is inactive, in which case the active player will be ruled the winner.

The tournament bracket is available at https://challonge.com/VagabondPaiSho1

To be approved to participate in the tournament, please sign up at The Garden Gate and also respond to this post with your The Garden Gate username.

A prize may be awarded by The Garden Gate to the winner depending on number of participants.