I read this:
Occasionally (usually once per week) there are so-called "public" tournaments, in which all registered players may participate, provided they have reached level 2 oldtimer score. Public tournaments can be checked at the Tournament Calendar page, where they are marked by *.
http://www.flyordie.com/games/help/tournamentModeration.html
But there are no public tournaments in the "Tournament Calendar"
http://www.flyordie.com/tournaments.html
Can someone tell me if or when there are actually public tournaments ? I'm not a very good player, but tournaments would surely be more fun.