Useful Resources!

[NintenDan]

Hey guys, nothing much to say here but I thought I'd post a link that you may want to bookmark or refer to whenever you're organising times. It's a really great, easy to use interface, and helps me out a lot! (especially with the day carry overs, when Friday becomes Saturday).

If you've got a another resource to assist planning that you think needs sharing, PM me and I'll happily add it!

Happy gaming, people!

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Resources:

• GMT Converter
  • http://wwp.greenwich...erter/index.htm
  • A simple to use interface that will let you specify a time (in any GMT offset) and calculate what the time will be in another GMT offset.
• Speedtest
  • http://speedtest.net/
  • The easiest way to test your ping, download speed and upload speed. Useful if you're having connection issues.
• Better Bracket Maker
  • http://betterbracketmaker.com
  • The best no-registration, online WYSIWYG tournament bracket maker I could find at the moment. It's limited in it's options (8, 16, 32, 64, 128) though, but is fairly decent. Another drawback is it cannot be edited after publishing it.
• CHALLONGE!
  • http://challonge.com/
  • This one requires registration (but it's free!) and is a lot more flexible from what I've read. If you're passionate about your tournament this would be the way to go if you can't use an image editor or anything. And I'm certain you would be able to edit your challenge boards and have the images update so that you don't have to edit a single forum post, ever (but don't quote me on that).

 

[NintenDan]

Added the Speedtest to the links, for if you want to check your connection speed and diagnose issues such as lag and whatnot.

Better Bracket Maker was added for those who want a quick tournament board without registering (it's very simple though).

CHALLONGE! was added as registered alternative to Better Bracket Maker. Offers a plethora of features compared to Better Bracket Maker and is probably the way to go in my opinion. Registration is free.