Everything about the XIX Edition of the Mind Sports Olympiad! The chronicles by Dario De Toffoli describe the most important competitions (for the italian team), the interviews present some of the players, and the pictures give a good idea about how the event took place.
Italian medals
The Chronicles
Interviews
The Photos
For more information visit the official webpage www.msoworld.com
The Schedule:
Key:
D – double session, full day: 10.15am to 6pm (lunch break 1.30pm-2.15pm)
AM – morning events: 10.15am to 1.45pm
PM – afternoon events: 2.15pm to 6pm (except Friday which is 2pm to 5.45pm)
N – night events: 7pm to 1030pm
WC = World Championship
7rdx3pt = 7 rounds, 3 points each
20m = game lasts 20 minutes
Free events or demos do not require registration.
| Sunday, Aug 23 10am Welcome Ceremony @ JW3 AM Stratego Duel PM Stratego Classic D Backgmn 6rdx5pt D Settlers of Catan D Scrabble D Chess 960 Rapid ………………………. N 5 Card Draw N Chess 5min N King’s Cribbage WC N Shogi N Hare and Tortoise |
Monday, Aug 24 AM Cribbage Singles PM Cribbage Doubles D Cities and Knights D Chess Rapid 25m D Backgammon 8x3pt ………………………. N 7 Card Stud N 7 Wonders N Memory World Cup N Chess Exchange |
Tuesday, Aug 25 AM Abalone WC AM Rummikub PM Twixt WC PM Triolet D Puerto Rico D Backgammon 6x7pt ………………………. N Backgammon 6x1pt N Ment Calc Blitz *8pm N Stoneage N London Lowball N Lecture: Life and Strategy |
Wednesday, Aug 26 AM Mental Calc WC AM Chinese Chess AM Mensa Connections PM Othello PM Mastermind D Ticket to Ride (EU) PM+N Entropy WC ………………………. N Omaha N Tetris N Coal Baron |
Thursday, Aug 27 AM Quoridor AM Decamentathlon WC AM Superfut PM Oware PM Kamisado WC PM VEGEtables D Acquire ………………………. N Pineapple N Race for the Galaxy N Computer Programming N Shacru WC |
Friday, Aug 28 D Lines of Action D Backgammon 4x11pt D Carcassone D Bridge D Diplomacy D Togyzkumalak |
Sunday, Aug 30 AM Go 9×9 AM Continuo WC AM Kenken/Sudoku PM Go 13×13 PM Blokus PM Creative Thinking D Agricola D Magic ………………………. N Texas Hold’Em N Quiz N Gomoku N Dominion N Hex 14×14 |
Monday, Aug 31 AM Dominoes AM Boku WC PM Lost Cities PM Heads up hold’em D Monopoly D Go 19×19 D Terra Mystica 630pm Pentamind World Champ Award Ceremony |