Menzel Ranking System 1.22     April 18th 1997
Copyright Cecil M. Menzel      email menzel@post1.tele.dk

Shareware demo version, maximum 50 players, freely distributable
Free test period: 3 months. Then you must either erase the program or register.

ReadMe

MRS 1.22 Menzel Ranking System for Microsoft Windows 95

This ranking system is designed for stores, distributors and organizations
selling, promoting or running popular games played by individuals and teams
with win/lose/draw type of match results.

The ranking system is based on ratings.

The full tournament program included is designed for a non-Swiss tournament
with 8 - 48 players. The players are grouped based on ratings, and the
tournament is a Round-Robin knockout with single-elimination playoff for 4
or 8 players. Automatic rating adjustment.

Run Setup to install the program in a directory of your choice.

VB40032.DLL is not included.
This Windows 95 runtime module is needed to run the program and is available
from Simtelnet as vb40032.zip

Please read the online ReadMe when the program is running.

The forms are designed for a 14"+ SVGA colour display using 800*600.
1000 match results is appr. 25KB on your harddisk. 1000 players is appr.
40KB on your harddisk. 1000 players with an average of 20 rating adjusting
duels per month is appr. 6MB on your harddisk.

The printer default font is Courier 10 pitch.

Limitations:

1. The program supports up to 1998 players.

2. The size of an imported file must not exceed 16,350 results but there is
   'no' limit to the number of imported files and there is 'no' limit
   to the size of tournament files from the Magic Swiss-Draw program.

3. Maximum 32,766 match results per month

It's is assumed that your PC is running Windows 95 well and that you have the
disk space available to support your data volumes (see above rough figures).

This program does not include back-up procedures of its own. All files are
saved to the application directory. Please add the application directory
to your Windows 95 back-up/restore procedures.

The rating adjusting algorithm is fully configurable to suit your needs.
However, the program is NOT designed for chess.

A ranking application is demanding to manage by the user. Data discipline
is a prerequisite for success and much has been done in this program to
make the update procedures and administration easy and intuitive.

Please send a message if you have questions or additional requirements.

Entry of match results for rating adjustment is made on the keyboard or from
external files.

This ranking system may be integrated with the Magic Swiss-Draw for Windows 95.
From the database of players you make the list of players for a tournament,
export the file to the tournament program, and import the results for
automatic rating adjustments. Pre-registration of players is supported by
Magic Swiss-Draw 2.28+.

The shareware fee for a full personalized registered copy is US$100.
Registered users receive updates and new program versions by email w/o charge.
The fee includes email hot-line service.


Cecil M. Menzel



