Cutthroat Time Schedules



Here are the time schedule tables used for the various rounds in a McCarthy self-seeding format tournament.

ROUND  I   and   ROUND  II
(12-minute matches)
Times referenced from beginning of hour.
Draw cards 0:00 - 0:03
Play (a:1,2,3) 0:03 - 0:15
Switch & draw 0:15 - 0:18
Play (b:1,2,4) 0:18 - 0:30
Switch & draw 0:30 - 0:33
Play (c:1,3,4) 0:33 - 0:45
Switch & draw 0:45 - 0:48
Play (d:2,3,4) 0:48 - 1:00

ROUND  III
(15-minute matches)
Beginning:
at hour 15 past 30 past 45 past
Draw cards.
0:00-0:05 0:15-0:20 0:30-0:35 0:45-0:50
Play (a:1,2,3)
0:05-0:20 0:20-0:35 0:35-0:50 0:50-1:05
Switch & draw
0:20-0:23 0:35-0:38 0:50-0:53 1:05-1:08
Play (b:1,2,4)
0:23-0:38 0:38-0:53 0:53-1:08 1:08-1:23
Switch & draw
0:38-0:41 0:53-0:56 1:08-1:11 1:23-1:26
Play (c:1,3,4)
0:41-0:56 0:56-1:11 1:11-1:26 1:26-1:41
Switch & draw
0:56-0:59 1:11-1:14 1:26-1:29 1:41-1:44
Play (d:2,3,4)
0:59-1:14 1:14-1:29 1:29-1:44 1:44-1:59

ROUND  IV   and   ROUND  V
(20-minute matches)
Beginning:
on the hour 15 past 30 past 45 past
Draw cards.
0:00-0:03 0:15-0:18 0:30-0:33 0:45-0:48
Play (a:1,2,3)
0:03-0:23 0:18-0:38 0:33-0:53 0:48-1:08
Switch & draw
0:23-0:25 0:38-0:40 0:53-0:55 1:08-1:10
Play (b:1,2,4)
0:25-0:45 0:40-1:00 0:55-1:15 1:10-1:30
Switch & draw
0:45-0:47 1:00-1:02 1:15-1:17 1:30-1:32
Play (c:1,3,4)
0:47-1:07 1:02-1:22 1:17-1:37 1:32-1:52
Switch & draw
1:07-1:09 1:22-1:24 1:37-1:39 1:52-1:54
Play (d:2,3,4)
1:09-1:29 1:24-1:44 1:39-1:59 1:54-2:14


Billy Aardd's Club, NMT, Socorro, NM.