Friendship Festival Special Edition [Win: Merch313+Swifte]

[pittsburgh00]

I love the U.S.A.!

[Dukasaur]

I love the U.S.A.!

w00t!

One more confirmation!

[Vinc]

I love Canada

[Dukasaur]

Okay final list of players and teams:
[spoiler=list of players and teams]

1. Team 1
   ..[player]merch313[/player]
   ..[player]Swifte[/player]
   
   
2. Team 2
   ..[player]I GOT SERVED[/player]
   ..[player]Ishihara[/player]
   
   
3. Team 3
   ..[player]Darksheet[/player]
   ..[player]BluU[/player]
   
   
4. Team 4
   ..[player]Enormastitz[/player]
   ..[player]Tin Trumpet[/player]
   
   
5. Team 5
   ..[player]Leehar[/player]
   ..[player]Dowian2[/player]
   
   
6. Team 6
   ..[player]arno30[/player]
   ..[player]Mad777[/player]
   
   
7. Team 7
   ..[player]ElricTheGreat[/player]
   ..[player]uckuki[/player]
   
   
8. Team 8out
   ..[player]discotits[/player]
   ..[player]redbugal[/player]
   
   
9. Team 9
   ..[player]Shoop76[/player]
   ..[player]xman5151[/player]
   
   
10. Team 10
    ..[player]chemp75[/player]
    ..[player]Evanmeter[/player]
    
    
11. Team 11
    ..[player]theheadholes[/player]
    ..[player]pittsburgh00[/player]
    
    
12. Team 12
    ..[player]Fyrdraca[/player]
    ..[player]Night Strike[/player]
    
    
13. Team 13
    ..[player]DoomYoshi[/player]
    ..[player]musteriuz[/player]
    
    
14. Team 14
    ..[player]slickstick[/player]
    ..[player]nibotha[/player]
    
    
15. Team 15out
    ..[player]Rowney[/player]unconfirmed
    ..[player]general cod[/player]
    
    
16. Team 16
    ..[player]Israel.[/player]
    ..[player]what,me worry?[/player]
    
    
17. Team 17
    ..[player]rjhankey[/player]
    ..[player]Frox333[/player]
    
    
18. Team 18
    ..[player]ScootChina[/player]
    ..[player]ViperOverLord[/player]
    
    
19. Team 19
    ..[player]Theldin[/player]
    ..[player]bosche[/player]
    
    
20. Team 20
    ..[player]Ekane[/player]
    ..[player]wendall2000[/player]
    
    
21. Team 21
    ..[player]danalan[/player]
    ..[player]celliottii[/player]
    
    
22. Team 22
    ..[player]Johnny Rockets[/player]
    ..[player]queen victorious[/player]
    
    
23. Team 23
    ..[player]spirou[/player]
    ..[player]mr_chopper[/player]
    
    
24. Team 24
    ..[player]GreenBaize[/player]
    ..[player]Gilligan[/player]
    
    
25. Team 25
    ..[player]hopalong[/player]
    ..[player]dumhic[/player]
    
    
26. Team 26
    ..[player]Vinc[/player]
    ..[player]uk massive[/player]

[/spoiler]
I removed Team 8 because both discotits and redbugal are currently freemium, and discotits hasn't been on CC since July 5th, so I think there's too much chance of a default there.
I removed Team 15 because after three PMs I'm not making another attempt at getting Rowney to post in the proper format.

That leaves 24 teams, as seeded below:
[spoiler=seeding]Scores recorded July 21st between 1500 and 1600 my time.
Teams ranked according to average score:
Team 1 merch313 2382 Swifte 2799 2591
Team 5 Leehar 2482 Dowian2 2696 2589
Team 7 ElricTheGreat 2208 uckuki 2877 2543
Team 9 shoop76 2368 xman5151 2615 2492
Team 18 ScootChina 2281 ViperOverLord 2399 2340
Team 4 Enormastitz 2346 Tin Trumpet 2225 2286
Team 19 Theldin 2429 bosche 2124 2277
Team 11 theheadholes 2143 pittsburgh00 2036 2090
Team 6 arno30 2609 Mad777 1539 2074
Team 2 I GOT SERVED 1727 Ishihara 2325 2026
Team 20 ekane 2795 wendall2000 1152 1974
Team 3 Darksheet 1753 BluU 2163 1958
Team 12 Fyrdraca 2104 Night Strike 1659 1882
Team 16 Israel. 2065 what,me worry? 1631 1848
Team 17 rjhankey 1542 Frox333 2076 1809
Team 25 hopalong 2255 dumhic 1214 1735
Team 14 slickstick 1824 nibotha 1633 1729
Team 23 spirou 1477 mr_chopper 1899 1688
Team 24 GreenBaize 1588 Gilligan 1763 1676
Team 10 chemp75 1829 evanmeter 1474 1652
Team 13 musteriuz 1950 DoomYoshi 1316 1633
Team 22 Johnny Rockets 1645 queen victorious 1250 1448
Team 21 danalan 1608 celliottii 1212 1410
Team 26 Vinc 1199 uk massive 1297 1248[/spoiler]
All of the above has also been updated in Post 2. If you're ever in doubt, check Post 2 for players, teams, and scores.

Games coming shortly.

[Dukasaur]

Wow, four and a half hours to check everybody's current scores, make the games, and send out the invitations.

I gotta stop making these complicated tourneys...

Anyway, first set games are made and all invitations sent!

[ElricTheGreat]

Hi Duk,

Just a quick clarification ... as the 3rd seed in this tourney ... in the Prelim round we will be playing a series of games against the teams ranked 1, 2, 4, and 5 ... or the ones listed in Red below?

Team 1 merch313 2382 Swifte 2799 2591
Team 5 Leehar 2482 Dowian2 2696 2589
Team 7 ElricTheGreat 2208 uckuki 2877 2543
Team 9 shoop76 2368 xman5151 2615 2492
Team 18 ScootChina 2281 ViperOverLord 2399 2340

So each person in the 1st round of the tourney is up for 24 games?

[Dukasaur]

Hi Duk,

Just a quick clarification ... as the 3rd seed in this tourney ... in the Prelim round we will be playing a series of games against the teams ranked 1, 2, 4, and 5 ... or the ones listed in Red below?

Team 1 merch313 2382 Swifte 2799 2591
Team 5 Leehar 2482 Dowian2 2696 2589
Team 7 ElricTheGreat 2208 uckuki 2877 2543
Team 9 shoop76 2368 xman5151 2615 2492
Team 18 ScootChina 2281 ViperOverLord 2399 2340

So each person in the 1st round of the tourney is up for 24 games?

Yes, and yes.

[ElricTheGreat]

Hi Duk,

Just a quick clarification ... as the 3rd seed in this tourney ... in the Prelim round we will be playing a series of games against the teams ranked 1, 2, 4, and 5 ... or the ones listed in Red below?

Team 1 merch313 2382 Swifte 2799 2591
Team 5 Leehar 2482 Dowian2 2696 2589
Team 7 ElricTheGreat 2208 uckuki 2877 2543
Team 9 shoop76 2368 xman5151 2615 2492
Team 18 ScootChina 2281 ViperOverLord 2399 2340

So each person in the 1st round of the tourney is up for 24 games?

Yes, and yes.

Wow .. talk about pulling the shortest straw ... oh well I hope having the worst draw in round 1 will pay off with a bit of luck in the future rounds.

[Dukasaur]

Wow .. talk about pulling the shortest straw ... oh well I hope having the worst draw in round 1 will pay off with a bit of luck in the future rounds.

Yeah, it's a tough row to hoe, tournament-wise. But on the plus side, it's a good chance to rake in some regular points...

And if that fails, you'll at least save up karma!

[xman5151]

Very tough draw indeed, I thought it meant high ranked teams would play low ranked, but okay, this is very good competition. Thanks Duk well put together tourney!

[Dukasaur]

The number of finished games (58) exceeds the number of ongoing games (50) so we're on track to start the next set within 2 or 3 days.

[Swifte]

General Achievement Medals will be awarded for the best individual performance on the Canadian side, and one for the best individual performance on the American side.

Thanks, DJ!!!

Duk, can you clarify what qualifies as the best individual performance? Is it total number of wins? Wins percentage? Will players that advance further have a better chance at winning or can a very good Preliminary round score make someone a contender? TO's discretion? Just curious. Thanks

[Dukasaur]

General Achievement Medals will be awarded for the best individual performance on the Canadian side, and one for the best individual performance on the American side.

Thanks, DJ!!!

Duk, can you clarify what qualifies as the best individual performance? Is it total number of wins? Wins percentage? Will players that advance further have a better chance at winning or can a very good Preliminary round score make someone a contender? TO's discretion? Just curious. Thanks

Good question. I'll admit I was thinking that it was going to be based on total wins, but since I've had a lot of time to think about it, I think win percentage is more fair.

We will keep total wins as a tiebreaking condition for this, so yes, there will be an advantage for those who advance further: if your win percentage is the same as somebody else's, but you have advanced further, you will end up with more total wins. However, somebody with a stellar performance in the Prelim rounds could still take home the medal without advancing, if his win percentage remains unchallenged.

I'm updating the first post to reflect this, and I'll also send a message to DJ to make sure it's still good, although I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be.

[Dukasaur]

I got the second set of Dubs games out, but I can't do the 1v1s right now. I'll try to get them done later tonight or maybe tomorrow.

[Dukasaur]

All games in the Second Set have been created and invitations sent out.

Good luck, everyone!

[Teflon Kris]

General Achievement Medals will be awarded for the best individual performance on the Canadian side, and one for the best individual performance on the American side.

Thanks, DJ!!!

Duk, can you clarify what qualifies as the best individual performance? Is it total number of wins? Wins percentage? Will players that advance further have a better chance at winning or can a very good Preliminary round score make someone a contender? TO's discretion? Just curious. Thanks

Good question. I'll admit I was thinking that it was going to be based on total wins, but since I've had a lot of time to think about it, I think win percentage is more fair.

We will keep total wins as a tiebreaking condition for this, so yes, there will be an advantage for those who advance further: if your win percentage is the same as somebody else's, but you have advanced further, you will end up with more total wins. However, somebody with a stellar performance in the Prelim rounds could still take home the medal without advancing, if his win percentage remains unchallenged.

I'm updating the first post to reflect this, and I'll also send a message to DJ to make sure it's still good, although I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be.

This is fine by me.

[ElricTheGreat]

Curious ... Duk .. have you started a scoreboard somewhere ... I flipped through the pages and didn't see anything but that would not be the 1st time I missed something while reading through posts ... loll

[Dukasaur]

Curious ... Duk .. have you started a scoreboard somewhere ... I flipped through the pages and didn't see anything but that would not be the 1st time I missed something while reading through posts ... loll

No I haven't yet. It will be in Post 2 when I do.

[Dukasaur]

Curious ... Duk .. have you started a scoreboard somewhere ... I flipped through the pages and didn't see anything but that would not be the 1st time I missed something while reading through posts ... loll

No I haven't yet. It will be in Post 2 when I do.

Working on it. It's taken longer than I hoped, but next couple days I should be updated and have the next set out.

[Dukasaur]

Curious ... Duk .. have you started a scoreboard somewhere ... I flipped through the pages and didn't see anything but that would not be the 1st time I missed something while reading through posts ... loll

No I haven't yet. It will be in Post 2 when I do.

Working on it. It's taken longer than I hoped, but next couple days I should be updated and have the next set out.

Scoreboard has been completed (see link in Post 2) and third set invitations have gone out.

[Dukasaur]

Vinc and uk massive have missed their invites. Re-sent.

[General Brock II]

General Brock II In: I love Canada!

[ianphull]

I love USA, but i love England and Canada more!

[Dukasaur]

General Brock II In: I love Canada!

I love USA, but i love England and Canada more!

Thank you both for coming in! You are at present First Reserve, but within six hours you may be called up to active duty!

[Dukasaur]

Vinc and uk massive have missed two sets of invites, they haven't responded to PMs, and uk massive hasn't been online since Saturday, so I guess we go on without them.

I was out scavenging for reserves and found General Brock II and ianphull loitering outside the Officers Mess... GBII and Ian are of considerably higher rank than the players they are replacing, so there will be a bit of an anomaly in the seeding. Can't be helped -- to reseed everybody would cause a far greater mess -- so we'll just run with the ball as-is.