So what have we learned so far?
My guess is that a lot of people signed up thinking they’d have a shot at a cash prize, but then gave up, and may not even complete the baseline 100 ranked games. I’ve started a thread for encouraging others (and myself) to finish 100, because that’s still a great goal and a worthy challenge.
Next year, or next time, I think that the goals should not focus on Most with a cash prize, but some good and challenging benchmark with little honorary prizes, such as the badge on OGS and the generous coupon code from Baduk Club. I think those kinds of targets will keep more people invested longer, and have more people finishing. The target could be 100 again, or adjusted higher if a lot of people are able to do it. Maybe 200?
February is a good month this year, by the way, because Lunar New Year vacation is going on in the East, so maybe a higher than normal number of players may be able to come over to support the Western servers for a month.