BLINK® "The World's Fastest Game" • Stock #92222 • Suggested Retail Price $5.99 TOURNAMENT SET-UP AND RULES TOURNAMENT RESULTS Tournament Set-Up and Rules   1. Blink tournaments are usually organized using a single-elimination format, with the goal of having three or four people in the final round. 2. The number of players will determine how the tournament brackets should be arranged. In order to balance the brackets, usually one or more players will receive a bye. Those players should be selected based upon their level of experience. For example, if a player has won a previous tournament, he or she would be given the bye so that less experienced players would not have to play such an experienced player in the first round. 3. Who-plays-who in the first round is determined by drawing numbers out of a hat. The numbers put in the hat should be comprised of the number of sets of players, with two numbers for each set. For example, if there are 12 people playing the first round, there would be 6 sets of numbers. Therefore there would be two number ones, two number twos, and so on through six. Each player draws a number from the hat and those with the matching numbers play each other. 4. In order to advance to the next round, players must win two-out-of-three games against their opponent. 5. Winners of each round advance through the brackets that were set up at the beginning of the game, until the number is reduced to three or four players. 6. The final round is played differently. The three, or four, players will each play three games against each of the other players. The number of wins is recorded and the person with the most wins takes first place, the person with the second most wins, second place, and so on. In the case of a tie in the number of wins, the tied players play another set of two-out-of-three to determine the winner. 7. Winners earn the respect of fellow Blink players worldwide for their wisdom, insight and cunning, and are expected uphold this honored position with grace and generosity.     Good Luck!   Blink Tournament Winners Gen Con 2006 – Indianapolis, IN   Origins 2006 – Columbus, OH 1st Place – Wil Zambole   1st Place – Brenda Anderson 2nd Place – Liz Cano   2nd Place – Sophia Anderson 3rd Place – Amy LoCurto   3rd Place – Erin Bean Gen Con 2005 – Indianapolis, IN   Origins 2005 – Columbus, OH 1st Place – Lisa Beauchamp   1st Place – Russwel Weiser (T) 2nd Place – Vicky Smith   2nd Place – Aaron Croyle (T) 3rd Place – John Haney   3rd Place – Cindy Watson Gen Con 2004 – Indianapolis, IN   Origins 2004 – Columbus, OH 1st Place – Amanda Balsitis   1st Place – Chad Shamrowicz 2nd Place – Chris Hines   2nd Place – Ted Pauczyszyn 3rd Place – Jess Weiner   3rd Place – Russell Weiser Gen Con 2003 – Indianapolis, IN   Origins 2003 – Columbus, OH 1st Place – Amanda Balsitis   1st Place – Russell Weiser 2nd Place – Matt Farney   2nd Place – Chad Shamrowicz 3rd Place – Sandy Kalik   3rd Place – Holly Kist Gen Con 2002 – Milwaukee, WI   Origins 2002– Columbus, OH 1st Place – Amanda Balsitis   1st Place – Holly Kist 2nd Place – Holly Kist   2nd Place – Chad Shamrowicz 3rd Place – Jen Sagrillo   3rd Place – Ben Cooper Origins 2001 – Columbus, OH     Gen Con 2001 – Milwaukee, WI 1st Place – Gerry Baygents   1st Place – Sarah Barber 2nd Place – Erin Burand   2nd Place – Jen Gielow 3rd Place – Pooka Pet   3rd Place – Marty Neff New World Record! Set at Gen Con 2002 Amanda Balsitis – 22.68 Seconds!     For a new World Record to be recognized, it must be witnessed by an Out of the Box employee or sanctioned representative BLINK timing Master Level (Under 30 Seconds) Chad Shamrowicz – Origins 2002   Amanda Balsitis – Gen Con 2002 Russell Weiser – Origins 2002   Wil Zambole – Gen Con 2002 Ben Waller – Origins 2002   William Spencer – Gen Con 2002 Alanna Waller – Origins 2002   Sarah Barber – Gen Con 2001