IMESA decision #1
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We will make a WISE business account to manage our finances read more
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IMESA decision #2
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We will temporarily use Catalina Vicol's personal email address for the WISE account until we have our own mailserver read more
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IMESA decision #3
2025-06-16 14:43:44
About WISE, we will use Austria as the country of our acc, and Catalina's personal info for contact related stuff (for now) read more
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IMESA decision #4
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We will supply accommodations to 10 young players, as announced informally before IMESA was founded. We will formalize and fix the exact criteria at a later date in a way that does not contradict the original announcement. read more
IMESA decision #6
2025-06-16 14:43:44
Membership fees are set to 5€/month for organizing and community members starting from May 2025. read more
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IMESA decision #11
2025-06-16 14:43:44
IMESA will host the Minesweeper World Championship 2025 in Madrid, Spain, at 42 Madrid, from the 26th to the 28th of September 2025.
The address of the venue is:
Distrito Telefónica - Edificio Norte 3 Ronda de la Comunicación, s/n 28050 …read more
IMESA decision #12
2025-06-16 14:43:44
If membership fees are paid for 10 months in advance, the board hereby automatically waives the subsequent two months for the respective member. A maximum of two months out of any given year can be waived this way. (Explanation: In practice this … read more
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IMESA decision #7
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We endorse the ranking at https://minesweepergame.com/ run by Damien Moore as the official world ranking for Minesweeper as an e-sport due to its focus on comparability of results, expression of skill, archivability of replays, and competitive gameplay, as well as its long … read more
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IMESA decision #8
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We endorse https://minesweeper.online/ as an alternative Minesweeper implementation, and a gold standard for non-competitive/recreational Minesweeper. It was and is integral in shaping the community as it exists today, being largely responsible for ushering in a new golden age of Minesweeper and bringing … read more
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IMESA decision #9
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We endorse https://mnsw.pro/ as an alternative Minesweeper implementation, and a gold standard for casual multiplayer (cooperative/PvP) Minesweeper, as well as an option for competitive multiplayer formats. It pioneered multiplayer gameplay in the modern community, and was instrumental in establishing the Chord Cup, … read more
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IMESA decision #13
2025-06-16 14:43:44
IMESA will take ownership of the domain imesa.org from Thomas Kolar as soon as possible. IMESA will pay for the domain, but no transfer costs (except as required as part of the process, if applicable) read more
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IMESA decision #14
2025-06-16 14:43:44
IMESA will take ownership of the domain vimes.at from Thomas Kolar as soon as possible. IMESA will pay for the domain, but no transfer costs (except as required as part of the process, if applicable) read more
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IMESA decision #10
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We will rent a vServer v4 from https://internex.at/ , and choose the 3 year package.
This server will host our website, mailserver, and other digital infrastructure we may require it for. read more
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IMESA decision #15
2025-06-16 14:43:44
In lieu of a functioning WISE account: Regarding decision #4, Catalina Vicol will book the accommodations in IMESA's name, but pay with her private money, half of which will be paid back to her by Thomas Kolar. For internal purposes, we consider … read more
IMESA decision #16
2025-06-16 14:43:44
The winner of the Chord Cup will receive a budget of 260€ for participation in the Minesweeper World Championship 2025, and is guaranteed participation. This budget can only be used for travel to the venue. 80€ of the budget can alternatively be … read more
IMESA decision #17
2025-06-16 14:43:44
The winner of the 42 Vienna March piscine tournament will receive a budget of 42€ for participation in the Minesweeper World Championship 2025, and is guaranteed participation. This budget can only be used for travel to the venue. Proof of purchase for … read more
IMESA decision #18
2025-06-16 14:43:44
As previously mentioned in the decision #10, Catalina Vicol will rent the vServer v4 for 3 years from https://internex.at/ using IMESA data, and personal contact data where appropriate. read more
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IMESA decision #20
2025-06-16 14:43:44
If membership fees are paid in a foreign currency, for that member's membership fee balance, they will be considered as converted to EUR at the current mid-market exchange rate at the time the transfer arrives, to the degree of accuracy we can … read more
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IMESA decision #21
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We will make an official IMESA discord server where we publish general decisions/announcements/etc.
There will be a section for the Minesweeper World Championship 2025. We will offer the discord users @teamworm and @Evan_Gao moderator roles and creative control for this section. read more
IMESA decision #22
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We will post our Wise bank details for all currencies we can receive beside USD, but without the SWIFT code, so that we only receive domestic transfers that we don't pay fees on.
(Explanation: USD is the only currency where we …
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IMESA decision #23
2025-06-16 14:43:44
We endorse https://scoreganizer.net/ as the gold standard for competitive/world ranking-compatible tournaments. It established the practice of hosting tournaments on a publicly accessible web platform that provides live results, and has successfully been used for all world championships (and numerous other tournaments) since … read more
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