Technology
Communication: ABT Online! Discord Server - Join with code: 6nAutKx
Play Site: Backgammon Studio Heroes - create an account on Heroes
Brackets: Challonge - create a Challonge account
Read on for more details. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help getting set up!
Play Site: Backgammon Studio Heroes - create an account on Heroes
Brackets: Challonge - create a Challonge account
Read on for more details. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help getting set up!
For full details watch our technology video.
Discord
Follow these steps if you need to install Discord or if you need to connect with the ABT Online! Discord server. If you already have an Discord account, no need to create a new one, you may simply log-in.
- Download and Install Discord on your Computer by going to discord.com - How?
- Create a Discord account (if you don't already have one) - How?
- Join the ABT Online! Discord server, use this code: 6nAutKx - How?
Success looks like: After following the above steps, you should see a Minnesota Open Icon under the Discord logo.
Backgammon Studio Heroes
Follow these steps to create a Backgammon Studio Heroes account and join the Minnesota Open tournament rooms. If you already have a Heroes account, no need to create a new one, you may simply log-in at the Heroes 3 server.
To create an account and log-in:
To create an account and log-in:
- Create a Heroes account at backgammonstudio.com and choose Heroes
- The Minnesota Open will play on the Heroes 3 server. This is a different link than the Heroes main site.
- In the upper left-hand corner, click on Main and choose External tournaments
- Scroll down the alphabetized list to find all of the MNO tournaments
- Click on the tournament that you have entered.
- Please play your matches in the correct room. The clock settings and (most of the) match points are pre-set for you!
Challonge Brackets
A Challonge account allows to to record your wins. If you already have a Challonge account, no need to create a new one.
- Create an account at challonge.com
- The Minnesota Open Challonge brackets will be posted in our Discord channel.