I've just noticed that there are user created tournaments in LG (how long have been there?).

There's a LoA one -> http://www.littlegolem.net/Ctrn.action?view=&dto.id=4

Carroll, what do you mean by “quick strategy”?

Wild guess: Carroll meant strategy for quick version of LoA.

Yeah, but as far as I know, you cannot play any other version of LoA here…

Two new versions have recently been added. Take a look in the waiting room.

You can… sorry.

How many people qualify from each group?

One (the first).

If there is a tie at the first place, all the tied (at 1st place) players qualify for the next round.