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The Mind Sports Olympiad
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The MSO Worldwide site is brought to you by the people who run the
Mind Sports Olympiad on behalf of the Mind Sports Council.
Learn more about our flagship event.
We are delighted to announce that MSO 10 is going to happen in 2006 from Friday August 18th to Monday August 28th inclusive.
Acting upon the many comments we received from a number of participants (and non-participants) at MSO 9, we have decided to revert to our original method of charging per game/session and thus abandoning the link of participation fees with accommodation fees.
As this will be our TENTH MSO we intend to have some "birthday" events to celebrate our first decade. Look out for some old events coming back and some new ones coming in.
Send us any suggestions before 31st December at entries@msoworld.com and look on this site for the schedule shortly afterwards.
We do hope that you will join / re-join us again to make the event a friendly, competitive event.
David Levy (Chief Organiser) and Tony Corfe (Event Manager)
on behalf of the supporting group:
Andrew Havery (Finance), George Miller (Website), Martin Burroughs, Jeffrey Burton, Michael Cresswell, Claire Florent, Dan Glimne, Geoff & Elizabeth Nunn, Graham Parlour, Stephen Pickles, John Reade
The Ninth Mind Sports Olympiad
takes place between 19-29 August 2005 in Manchester.
The 9th Mind Sports Olympiad takes place from Friday August 19th to Monday August 29th inclusive in its new permanent home at the Renold Building at Manchester Conference Centre. This year, we are proud to take place in collaboration with the British Historical Games Society's Britcon Olympiad event, featuring the UK National Championships for a number of different periods.
For the 9th Mind Sports Olympiad we are adopting the successful event model of the British Historical Games Society, whose "Britcon" event now forms part of the MSO. The concept is to combine the tournament entry and accommodation booking processes, making your life and ours easier. This concept encourages more participants to stay in the inexpensive accommodation made available by the University of Manchester, thereby creating more of a convention atmosphere during the event. This accommodation is within 1-2 minutes walk of all the playing rooms.
The principal changes from past years are:
1. We have added a number of tournaments to the schedule on weekdays, to provide more playing opportunities for our participants. Nubble! and Triolet tournaments added. (New! 26th July: MSO-Con entry form and stratego tournament details added.)
2. The tournament schedule and the scale of charges for entries and accommodation encourage participation in more playing sessions each day. If you enter for an event that involves only 1 or 2 playing sessions on a particular day, you may also enter, without any extra charge for that day, for other events that have play on that day. This system gives participants the opportunity to try new games and to participate in more tournaments at no extra charge.
3. We are strongly encouraging participants at the 9th MSO to book an "entry and accommodation" package that includes accommodation at the University of Manchester, on the playing site. This arrangement guarantees to all participants the benefits of very economical living accommodation. By making the event largely residential we hope to increase the social aspects of the MSO. The most economical accommodation is in single rooms at the student residence halls. There is also 3-star hotel accommodation available on site, but space in the hotel is limited so book early if you prefer the hotel option.
4. Participants may opt out of the "entry and accommodation" package if they wish, and pay only the "Non-resident competitors" rate. This still allows participation in as many tournaments as you wish on any of the days for which you are registered, morning, afternoon and evening.
5. We are introducing "MSOCON", a separate event that caters for enthusiasts of what we previously called "Hobby Games". This includes: Acquire, Age of Steam, Carcassonne, Lost Cities, Puerto Rico and Settlers of Catan. Participants in MSOCON pay an all-in fee of £20 which allows them to compete in as many of the MSOCON tournaments as they wish. Any MSO9 participant who has one or two unallocated playing sessions on a day when they are already participating, may take part without any extra charge in a MSOCON tournament on that day. Any MSOCON participant must pay the normal MSO9 entry fee if they also wish to participate in tournaments outside of MSOCON. MSOCON entries must be made on the separate MSOCON entry form.
6. Entries for the various MSO Bridge tournaments must be made on the separate MSO Bridge entry form.
- We have directions for finding the venue.
- Snacks, sandwiches, confectionery and beverages on a cash basis adjacent to the largest playing hall.
- Spectators are welcome and there will be no charge made.
The second MSO Schools event will place on July 16th and 17th, featuring the Northern finals of the UK Chess Challenge and the second UK Schools Quiz and Intelligence Championships. The qualifiers for the Schools Quiz and Intelligence Championships are available.
For further information visit us from time to time at www.msoworld.com or e-mail us at: entries@msoworld.com. Alternatively, make telephone enquiries to +44 1707 659080.
For advice and help if you need a UK visa please e-mail David Levy at: dlevy@msoworld.com.
'The contestant in mental games must train for battle with just as much care as the athlete.' - Plato
Attend the contest of all contests as the world's greatest
players compete for prizes and global championships in classic
games. Tournaments in board games, card games, and other mental
skills will bring together today's brightest minds during the
Mind Sports Olympiad. Come be a part of history; enter to play
one or more games or just come to see the exhibitions.
General MSO Information
Past Mind Sports Olympiads
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The Eighth Mind Sports Olympiad
took place between 19-30 August 2004 in Manchester.
The total prize fund was over £17,000 cash
($30,000 or €25,000) plus prizes in kind.
The 8th Mind Sports Olympiad will take place from Thursday August 19th to Monday August 30th inclusive in its new permanent home at the Renold Building at Manchester Conference Centre. This year, we are proud to take place in collaboration with the British Historical Games Society's Britcon Olympiad event, featuring the UK National Championships for a number of different periods.
Key points about the 8th Mind Sports Olympiad:
- Excellent playing site within 2 minutes walk of more than 500 student and hotel bedrooms.
- Accommodation at very competitive rates for the different qualities of bedroom (all prices are in pounds sterling and include VAT):
| Standard Single | £24.50 Bed and Breakfast |
| Standard Twin | £21.00 per person Bed and Breakfast |
| En Suite Single | £29.50 Bed and Breakfast |
| 3* Hotel Single | £53.00 for room and breakfast |
| 3* Hotel Twin | £28.50 per person for room and breakfast |
| 3* Hotel Double | £28.50 per person for room and breakfast |
| 4* Hotel Single | £56.00 per person for room and breakfast |
| 4* Hotel Double | £33.00 per person for room and breakfast |
- An accommodation booking form is now available to take advantage of those rates.
- Accomodation is available at even better rates on a room-only basis for student and youth participants.
- A one-stop booking service for accommodation, both for the above-mentioned rooms and for a large number of additional hotels of various standards and with price-ranges to suit all budgets. For all accommodation enquires and bookings please contact Janet Adnams, telephone: +44 (0)161 200 4068, e-mail: mcc.reg@umist.ac.uk
- We have directions for finding the venue.
- Snacks, sandwiches, confectionery and beverages on a cash basis adjacent to the largest playing hall.
- Spectators are welcome and there will be no charge made.
We have our best line-up of bridge tournaments yet! They have attracted over £8,000 of sponsored prizes already, and the world's number one bridge player, Geir Helgemo of Norway, will be joining the Hackett family of English internationals to play in the two team events.
The first MSO Schools event took place on July 10th and 11th, featuring the national finals of the UK Chess Challenge, the UK Go Challenge and the second UK Schools Quiz and Intelligence Championships. The final results of the Schools Quiz and Intelligence Championships are available along with details of all the qualifiers.
For further information visit us from time to time at www.msoworld.com or e-mail us at: entries@msoworld.com. Alternatively, make telephone enquiries to +44 1707 659080.
For advice and help if you need a UK visa please e-mail David Levy at: dlevy@msoworld.com.
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