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Is it possible to develop a bot for the game, in case you want to play and no available players are online? I'm not sure how complex the game is for developing a bot for the game. Usually, it's possible to develop a playing bot using min-max algorithm. Too complicated games, such as Go, couldn't be played well by a computer, until Google's Alpha Go, which used machine learning.

It can be more helpful to have such concepts. I think it something that was done by older online games, like on MSN Zone (no longer done).

Are the rules making sense throughout the series? Because sometimes it's shown the game is played with tiled placed in the squares, while sometimes on line intersections (there are some snapshots in the Avatar wiki on Fandom). Is the White Lotus opening (done by the members of the White Lotus order as a secret greeting to identify members) making sense in Skud Pai Sho?

This is a question to the creator of the game - according to the creator, this game is based on the the various fan-made versions of the game existed in order to created a unified and organized version. Can you share the resources? Are the games listed on the site are those versions? Or are they unrelated? Because these versions are also made by other creator, not the creator of Skud Pai Sho.

General Information:

• This will be a standard, double elimination tournament.
  
• Grand finals will be double elimination (bracket reset if the loser's bracket champion wins the first match)
  
• The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
  
• All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
  
• The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...030976512/
  
• Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
  
• The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT (CST after November 6th). Tournament time-sensitive information on The Garden Gate Server will be standardized to your time zone.
  
• There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
  
• Signups end on October 15th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on October 16st at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.
  

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

• First, register for the CLASH tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "CLASH," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
  
• Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...337781248/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
  
• When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches:  https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
  
• Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.
  
• Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!
  

Tournament Format:

• This tournament will be a standard double-elimination tournament. 
  
• That means that you are in the tournament until you have lost twice. If you lose a match, make sure to still stay updated, because you will continue to have matches until you are eliminated a second time!
  
• Grand Finals will be held in a double elimination format as well, so if you come up from the loser's bracket, you have to win twice in order to win the tournament!
  
• Players fully eliminated from the tournament will have the opportunity to enter "elimination pool" matches. These matches will not influence the outcome of the tournament, but will allow for matchups between players that do not normally meet, and will allow matches to be recorded alongside the rest of the tournament.
  
• Elimination pool matches are opt-in each round. Participants do not have to play an elimination pool match every round in order to opt in, though they must opt in at least one day before the start of each round.
  

Match Format and Rules

• Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
  
• The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
  
• Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
  
• When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
  
• Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
  
• To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server  whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
  
• Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
  
• Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
  
• Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.
  

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_ on Discord.

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Shu Jing Ginseng Pai Sho tournament.

Both experienced and new players from near and far are invited to Shu Jing, the city where Piandao resides, to participate in this Ginseng Pai Sho tournament!

Sign ups are already open! Sign up now!
Signups end on Sunday September 3rd at 09:00PM UTC. To sign up and participate you need to complete 3 steps:
— 1: Register at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab to the left. Remember to log in first.
— 2: Register here at Toornament.com. Provide your skudpaisho.com username. Do it here: https://bit.ly/45MGDj7
— 3: Confirm with me, Gyatso, on Discord that you will be participating in the tournament.


Tournament Winner Prize:
— Winner will receive 'Tournament Winner(Ginseng)' role on The Garden Gate discord server.


Tournament format:
Win = 2 points | Draw = 1 point | Loss = 0 points.
— Round-robin and Bracket stages.
— Toornament.com will be used to organize this tournament.
— Players get 3 days to complete each game. Games not completed will be ruled by Gyatso.
— The top X players of each group will advance to bracket stage where they will compete for the first place of the tournament.
— If your opponent should be very inactive, make sure to notify me or write in your game chat.
— When you have completed a match, please report the result in the appropriate Forum Post on Discord.
— Make sure to get the Shu Jing Ginseng tournament role on Discord to stay updated.


Tournament rules:
— Undos are allowed.
— Cursing and foul language is discouraged, though it is okay if something slips through.
— Outright bullying, harassment, or excessive trash talk, on the other hand, will lead to immediate disqualification from the whole tournament.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

• First, register for the BLOOM tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "BLOOM," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
  
• Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...022065664/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
  
• When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches:  https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
  
• Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.
  

• Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!
  

Tournament Format:
This tournament will be split up into two stages.

First, contestants must make it through the Winter stage: two single elimination matches that will narrow down the competition as the bitter cold strikes. Those that make it through single elimination will then enter the Spring stage: a double elimination playoffs with both a grand finals and a 3rd/4th place decider match. The contestant that wins the grand finals will be crowned BLOOM champion, receiving the Skud Pai Sho Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server.

Match Format and Rules

• Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
  
• The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
  
• Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
  
• When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
  
• Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
  
• To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server  whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
  
• Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
  
• Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
  
• Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.
  
• Skud Pai Sho engines are not to be used in any circumstance in tournament matches! The use of engines to evaluate moves publicly or privately, along with the entrance of computer opponents, is forbidden. Engine evaluations of tournament matches are forbidden not only as the match is ongoing, but also all the way until at least 2 weeks after the end of the entire tournament.
  

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 on Discord.

Hey everyone! Welcome to the third Ginseng Pai Sho tournament,
Omashu Ginseng Gathering!

Both experienced and new Ginseng Pai Sho players from near and far are invited to Omashu to participate in this awesome Ginseng Pai Sho tournament!

Sign ups are already open! Sign up now!
Signups end on Sunday March 19 at 09:00PM UTC. To sign up and participate you need to complete 3 steps:
— 1: Register at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab to the left. Remember to log in first.
— 2: Register here at Toornament.com. Provide your skudpaisho.com username and your discord username(including your unique number tag).
— 3: Confirm with Master Gyatso#0883 on Discord that you will be participating in the tournament.


Tournament Winner Prize:
— Winner will receive 'Tournament Winner(Ginseng)' role on The Garden Gate discord server.


Tournament format:
Win = 2 points | Draw = 1 point | Loss = 0 points.
— Round-robin and Bracket stages.
— Toornament.com will be used to organize this tournament.
— Players get 4 days to complete each game. Games not completed will be ruled by Master Gyatso.
— The top X players of each group will advance to bracket stage where they will compete for the first place of the tournament.
— If your opponent should be very inactive, make sure to notify Master Gyatso#0883 or write in your game chat.
— When you have completed a match, please report the result in the appropriate Forum Post on Discord.
— Make sure to get the Omashu Ginseng Gathering tournament role on Discord to stay updated.


Tournament rules:
— Undos are allowed.
— Cursing and foul language is discouraged, though it is okay if something slips through.
— Outright bullying, harassment, or excessive trash talk, on the other hand, will lead to immediate disqualification from the whole tournament.

Hello Again!

February is almost upon us and so is the next IPSL monthly! I'm excited to continue the trend of these monthly events and I'm looking forward to this months games. I'm still working on the process of seeding groups to create games that are not only interesting and competitive, but also fun and fair. Please bear with me as the scene grows and settles out  


General Information:

• Swiss Style
  
• Groups of ~8
  
• 3-4 Rounds
  
• Ranked Opt-In
  
• All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
  
• Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
  
• There is a soft cap of 16 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded. 
  
• Sign-ups end on February 9th at 2 pm CST (UCT -6) and the tournament starts later that day at 5 pm CST (UCT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on skudpaisho.com at least 24 hours in advance.
  
  

How to Sign Up

• Register for the IPSL January Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
  
• If you do not have a discord account or are not apart of the Garden Gate Community Discord please create an account and accept the invite so that I and your potential opponents are able to reach you. Failure to communicate before the start of the tournament may result in you being unable to participate.
  
• From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to answer a few questions regarding their participation in the form of reactions on the official forum post.
  
• Once all other steps are complete, go to this months forum post in #tournaments-and-events-forums and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.
  
  

Rewards

• 1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
  
• 2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm
  

Norms are a signifier of your competitive accomplishments. By doing well in enough competitions or by earning a Title Nomination you will have the right to compete for the accompanying title. It will take several events for even the best players to accumulate the necessary requirements for just one, so it's best to take things slow! Titles are a representation of not just your skill at Skud Pai Sho, but also your dedication to the competition and your activity in the community and its events. The Initiate Titles are a show of one's enthusiasm and dedicated participation in tournament play. 


General Rules and Guidelines

• Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
  
• When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #events-and-tournaments-forum post for this month.
  
• Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity (downtime and frequency of play). Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
  
• Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.  
  

Hello Again!

Another month another IPSL Open! December's swiss was a great success and I'm looking to continue the trend of hosting these short-form Skud events! Depending on turnout, the format will largely stay the same save for the addition of opt-in ranked matches from the start. 

While ranked tournament matches are now fully implemented, participation will stay opt-in for the time being. As was the case last time, both players will have to have opted-in to ranked matches for them to play a ranked tournament round. That said, even though they are not required, I highly recommend partaking in the ranked fun as it makes matchmaking fairer and gives you a sense of progress when you do well in your games.

I'd also like to take this time to again congratulate Duat and TwoTheSecond for obtaining the first-ever IPSL titles and look forward to seeing more players join them. A few players are within reach of the title of Garden Initiate and I look forward to seeing their progress as well! 

General Information:

• Swiss Style
  
• Groups of ~8
  
• 3-4 Rounds
  
• Ranked Opt-In
  
• All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
  
• You may find the bracket on Toornament here
  
• Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
  
• There is a cap of 64 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded. 
  
• Sign-ups end on January 12th at 2 pm CST (UCT -6) and the tournament starts the next day on January 13th at 2 pm CST (UCT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on both skudpaisho.com and at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...940476416/ at least 24 hours in advance.
  

How to Sign Up

• Register for the IPSL January Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
  
• Then, register for the tournament at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...940476416/
  
• When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their discord ID
  
• From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to set their country of origin, and whether they would like to participate in ranked matches.
  
• Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.
  

Rewards

• 1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
  
• 2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm
  

Norms are a signifier of your competitive accomplishments. By doing well in enough competitions or by earning a Title Nomination you will have the right to compete for the accompanying title. It will take several events for even the best players to accumulate the necessary requirements for just one, so it's best to take things slow! Titles are a representation of not just your skill at Skud Pai Sho, but also your dedication to the competition and your activity in the community and its events. 


General Rules and Guidelines

• Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
  
• When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #tournaments channel.
  
• Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity. Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
  
• Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.