CC Dispatch [Issue 109 19-12-13] Yoshi & the Island of Doom

[Dukasaur]

Welcome Comrades to the 109th edition of the Dispatch

This is anamainiacks here, bringing you the last issue of the CC Dispatch for 2013! Sorry about the delay once again - it seems that some of the Newsletter Executives were busy with chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack Frost nipping at their nose... Now, rather than bore you with any sort of rambling on my part and take more time away from the happy holidays you should be enjoying with your families, I shall get to the point and jump straight into it.

Here's what we have on tap for you:

The first regular section is Mess Hall and Interrogation Room, which includes continued coverage of the Mafia scene, and an interview with DoomYoshi.

The Platoon Report covers all aspects of the Clan scene, including a CC4 update and the latest F400 rankings.

War Games has the scoop on the tournament world, including an interview with TO Nath77440, and the return of DaveH's Tournament Tips.

Cartographic Surveillance is your source for news from the map-making world, including updates on Maps in Development and a spotlight on one of the maps.

Finally, our Next Mission Brief includes such things as the closing credits and information on how to subscribe.

anamainiacks - Tournament Executive, Guest Publisher for Issue 109

And finally some late-breaking news:
Late-breaking News and Announcements

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Here's what's new since the last issue of the Dispatch:
- The Entertainment Team (now known as the Community Team) once again brings us the end of year festivities to enjoy on CC through the Official Passport Challenge: Year in Review 2013. With so many great updates throughout the year, it's certainly something that calls for a celebration!

- The Christmas map is now open for play for a limited period of time, during this festive period. Go crazy on the tree!

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If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
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[safariguy5]

Happy post Thanksgiving US readers. International readers, Happy December. More news from the Scum Insider, and DoomYoshi is interviewed.

You Stay Classy, CC.

safariguy5
Freestyle Executive


The Scum Insider by safariguy5

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The Scum Insider

Newbie Help

Want to get into the Mafia scene, but don't know how to play or even what it is? Consult these threads: Mafia Information, Mafia and You, and Rules and Terms of Mafia.
Too much work? Too lazy to read through everything? No worries, you can always jump right into a game and ask for other players or the game runner to help guide you.

What is "Mafia"?
Mafia, for those of you that don't know, is a game that generally takes place in a town, where the townspeople have to determine who the mafia (or "scum") is and lynch them via a majority vote during the day and the mafia try to kill everyone at night and bluff their way out of getting killed by the town.

Mafia News
Wishy-Washy Mafia has a rather noncommittal theme, which should make it more interesting since flavor plays little to no role. With the game just started, the identity of roles should be very eclectic.

Mafia Callouts
Calling all players interested! Some mafia games need some filling:

Sign-ups:
No games are currently in sign-ups.

Seeking Replacements:
Consult the Replacement Thread to see what games are in need of reserves/replacements.

Now get out there and investigate Mafia for yourself: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=213

Advanced Roles and Strategy by safariguy5
A teflon role is discussed this time

The Ascetic

What is It?
The Ascetic is a role or condition that makes the player immune to all night actions except kills.

Example
Jack is an Ascetic Busdriver. Alice investigates him and Bob roleblocks him. Neither actions are successful

How to Play this Role
The Ascetic can be a role condition that is hidden to the player. It may be used to balance a powerful town role. It can be more beneficial to anti-town roles as immunity to roleblocks and investigations is more useful as there is a lower possibility of nightkills on anti-town roles, even in a faction game.

Interrogation of DoomYoshi

Q. Why the Doom? What has poor Yoshi done to be doomed? Or is he bringing the doom? Please clarify, mentioning "ponies" three times in your explanation.

The story starts when I was reading Nintendo power letters to the editor (they are like Penthouse letters to the editor but better). An email came in from WindYoshi and it was instantly the coolest thing I had ever seen. I couldn't wait to get email. Not because I ever wanted to talk to anyone, just because I couldn't wait to become known to the world as a Yoshi. I had several BBS names before that, but I don't remember what any of them were. I read that magazine at the exact nexus in my life between BBS and internet era. I had a shiny new version of Netscape (even if there was no Firefox or Chrome, I would still use a Win98 computer with Netscape to avoid IE), and made an email address. AskJeeves was still my default search engine, although I used metacrawler once in a while. I went through a bunch of emails since I had nobody to talk to (I didn't know anyone's email address). The early ones were DeathYoshi, MechaYoshi, yoshiofdoom and Undeadyoshi in no particular order.

When I became a street urchin, I eschewed technology and lived off the grid for several years. I came back to the internet, revived my yoshiofdoom name on newgrounds and doomyoshi on abandonia. I prefer DoomYoshi for its ambiguity. People on AB thought it referred to the game Doom, while those on newgrounds got more of a sense of the meaning. It can be viewed as a noun, an adjective, an order, or many other things.

The black yoshi avatar represents my love of heavy metal (he is also the strongest in the Yoshi Story, although white yoshi is tough too). I removed the pupils to unsettle people.

Ponies, ponies, ponies.


Q. What's it like being in OSA, for you personally? How come you went on a massive recruiting spree and have now cut that number in half again?


I joined OSA right as we went from being a nobody clan to being a Perennial top 10. Basically, it is an embodiment of me as a user. We are less of a community-based clan, and more about winning actual games. We are like the Free-Market alternative to TOFU's centralized system. It's very organic. You get out of it what you put into it.


Q. How come you're no longer a Suggs Mod?

This was answered in the last newsletter, homeslice.

Q. Have you got any suggestions for the Suggestions Team that could be suggested in the Suggestions Forum so that the suggestion can be taken into consideration? Just a suggestion.


Assume every suggestion sucks and is the worst thing ever and will cause babies to explode. Then, prove it with a velvet glove. Finally, hope it goes away. If you can't do any of these 3 things successfully, hit the magical Submit Button.

Q. Judging from your posting style, you're a filthy man with repulsive habits. Explain yourself!

I like to smell myself, what can I say? I keep my areas of work rather immaculate though. My ideal home design is a house with bare rooms, fluourescent lighting and a distant buzzing sound that makes it feel like doom is impending. Organisms ruin this perfection to me. Just imagine what you think an autist's paradise would be... that's what i like with more atmosphere.


Q. How do you feel 20 minutes after waking up?

Today when i woke up I read for about 2 hours so about 20 mins afterwards, I was probably stumbling around for my graphing calculator so I could test the ideas of fourier transforms of wave functions of music, to see if I could have a Eureka moment about classifying timbre in a way that is not a computing nightmare. I failed, and eventually went on to think that all mathematicians who thought about music were more or less misguided and that is was all lies from Pythagoras to Euclid and from Kepler to Galileo.

So i felt kind of empty, and alone, as the shoulders of giants on which I would have stood had crumbled beneath me. It was cold, it was snowy. Then I realized it was 3 O'Clock and I should probably start my day.

Q. What is your reason for continuing your existence? Why bother?

It's hilarious that I came to this question after answering the last. Almost anyone who has met me predicted I would change the world. I just don't want to let all those people down.

Q. Got any dirty secrets, besides your underwear?

i masturbate to the bible... not really a secret though, just go stay in a hotel after me.

Q. Why, in your opinion is OSA far and away the best clan on CC?


I never feel ashamed to associate with any of its members. Whenever an OSA member does something for CC, I am reminded of how proud we can be, but also humble.


Q. What is one thing you do once every day? Explain.

randomize something. I don't always shower or brush my teeth or use the bathroom or eat. I always randomize at least one thing a day though.

Q. What is one thing you do twice every day? Explain.

randomize something. I don't always shower or brush my teeth or use the bathroom or eat. I always randomize at least one thing a day though, twice.

Q. If you were brown-bagging lunch, what would you pack? Explain.


A shotgun, rifle, loads of ammo, fishing pole and some spare hooks. Agriculture is sin. At one point in Canada's history, most farmers were focused on subsistence for their families. Then the Canadian government introduced a land tax based on the value of the farm. which meant that without selling the products of your farm (buying into their bullshit currency) you couldn't live anymore. Almost all farmers in Canada switched to cash crops. Coincidentally, this was the start of the gilded age. Farmers feed Cities, i would rather they didn't.


Q. What's the best grade you ever received? Explain.


I don't remember, I know I have got perfect as well as bonus marks in several data quizzes (grade 12 stats course) but i can't remember the exact percentage.


Q. What's the worst grade you ever received? Explain.


i have got zero on assignments, and in entire classes. One time I got 0 in grade 9 geography, but i scored "excellent" in every category, since that was just the default score.


Q. Which would you rather receive: the Order of Canada, a Juno Award, or 2nd Place in the Mississauga Fishing Club Spring Derby? Explain.

Order of Canada is a fully achievable goal for me. Since i am a freemason, and the order of canada is the only civilian medal allowed to be worn while in lodge other than masonic medals, I have wanted one since i became a mason and learned of this rule.


Q. Have you ever not trolled?

Have you ever noticed that people from the southern hemisphere can't swim?

Q. Which came first - Chicken or Egg?

The Egg and I.

Q. Is there a God?


i have 3 answers for this:
1) yes.
2)yes, due to the fact that the words 'a god' exist.
3) yes, due to definition. Even if one accepts the big bang cosmology, God has long been defined as the Prime Mover, so the big bang would be God.


Q. Will you get laid tonight?

not tonight, but we did shower together. My girlfriend came over, we watched a couple hockey games and she went to bed.

Q. Is there life on other planets?



Q. Which are better, dogs or cats?

Properly trained, i prefer dogs.

Q. When is the World coming to an end?


This is an ancient question, one of being and becoming. In short, since the world exists as it is now for only a fraction of a second, it can be said to always be coming to an end, and a new beginning. Although, at a finite scale.


Q. Why do planes have flotation devices under passenger seats instead of parachutes?


People can easily weaponize parachutes.


Q. Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

It is. The letter f has a ph sound, not vice versa.

Q. If a cow laughed real hard, would milk come out her nose?

nope

Q. If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan?



Q. If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

i will assume you mean a speed that is infitessimally smaller than the speed of light. That's the amazing thing about the speed of light, no matter how fast you are going, you still perceive it at the same speed. So it will still light the area in front of you.

Q. Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

Deep down, everyone is a troll.

Q. Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

see answer to above

Q. You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?

They can.

Q. Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

Sensory overload, you don't want to lose focus.

Q. If someone invented instant water, what would they mix it with?

Heroin. In a spoon.

Q. Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?

I blame the French,

Q. Why is the word "abbreviate" so long?

It isn't. A decade is much longer.

Q. What is another word for "thesaurus"?

sniogfluantice

Q. Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?

the captain is tugging himself.

Q. What does wearing a saddle really feel like?

You get used to it after a while, sort of like a bolo tie.

Q. Does the buckle chaff?


all the time, I use zinc oxide.


Q. How long is your tongue?

longer than a century.

Q. Why were you asked to be interviewed again?

This is my first. I volunteered.

Q. From your experience why is a mind is a terrible thing to waste?


I don't think it is. If people want to waste, it doesn't bother me, unless it reduces the amount of canadian wilderness.


Q. Do you think you could cut the mustard as a WalMart greeter?

Not a chance. I would tell everyone that they are fat fucks who make me vomit and they should go for a jog before they come back to spend the rest of their welfare cheques.

Q. Who is your favorite One Direction member and why? (So as not to confuse you, choose a singer not their privates)

Patsy cline.

Q. Elbow or shoulder deep?

ew. this question is disgusting. i hope you are ashamed.

Q. What's your favorite cheese?

really dry Swiss cheese to eat. Buffalo mozzarrella for the luxury. (Hey ladies, look at all my really expensive cheeses)
There was a young lady named Dot
Who lived off of pig-shit and snot
When she couldn't find these
She would scrape the green Cheese
That she found on the edge of her twat



Q. Would you stop at nothing to avoid using negative numbers?

I deal with negatives fairly well. so no.

Q. What is the number one problem in the world?

Just like mafia, the world is a game where the only parameters are information and disinformation. humans introduce misinformation. All problems boil down to lack of information.

Q. Which Yoshi is your favorite?

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Black or white. I like both equally, but black looks cooler.

Q. Can you " Handle the Truth"?

i'm not sure. Am I in possession of it already?

Q. Why are you so bad at trolling?

I never or rarely choose to troll.

Q. Do you eat mushrooms?

Yes.

Q. Do you trip on mushrooms?

Not anymore.

Q. Is your motto still " We might not be good but we sure are slow"?

Umm... no, nor was it ever. My mottos are 'If something doesn't fit , it means you aren't using a big enough hammer' and 'boredom is a thing stupid people do.' Both have been passed down through generations of my family.

Q. If love is blind, then why do you wear lingerie?

i like it?

Q. Did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons?


Yes

Q. Why aren't moustaches called "mouthbrows"?

I balm the french.

Q. Do modern day witches run spell check before they cast their spells?

No, they get spells from little cookbooks sold at calendar stores.

Q. Are vegetarians allowed to eat animal crackers?

Vegetarians can eat whatever they want. Vegetarianism is rarely forced, at least not in the sense you are likely thinking of.

Q. If olive oil comes from smashed olives, how do they make baby oil?

It comes from petroleum, which is smashed baby dinosaurs.

Q. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

Things that fit perfectly are supposed to fall off.

Q. If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

A test is a type of pot into which you melt metals to determine their qualities.

Q. Is it true cannibals won’t eat clowns because they taste funny?

doubtful

Q. Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural?

Panties refers to more than one. Panty is singular (as in panty raid). Americans are just classless individuals who like to butcher the Queen's tongue and relish in improper usage of language.

Q. What active suggestion would you most like to see implemented?

FYI: You are not allowed to comment on the circumstances of me (Metsfanmax) firing you from the Suggestions team.

discounting the ones that me and Duke have put forth, i would say that pick a color is the best thing for this site. second to that is implement site addons. To wit, a quote about Dwarf Fortress: "When 80% of your players use 3 external programs to play your game, it may be time to rethink your ui"

Q. What are the circumstances of Metsfanmax firing you from the Suggestions team?

Let's just say it involved a mariachi band, several liters of gasoline, a dark alley behind the Society of St. Pius X church, a man with the head of a carp and some mescaline.

Q. How annoying is Baby Mario?



Q. Are you happy in OSA?

Yes, although i'm taking a break from active duty.

Q. What the Hell is going on here?

You are not being subliminally dominated.

Q. Why is Hardattack poaching players? Again!

I made a deal with him whereby he stopped poaching my eggs and I stopped referring to Moravia as the ugly Czech.

Q. Why doesn't HardAttack change his name to SoftDefence, which would be much more appropriate?

He used to be SoftDefense, but then he convinced KA that his real name is Samantha Softdefense.

Q. What's your favorite dinosaur?

Plessie



Q. What is the most beautiful work of art in the world?

Athabascan Tar Sands

Q. What is the oddest civilization, past or present?

Presently Latin America takes the cake. You aren't allowed to be gay or have sex out of wedlock, but 20 of the world's 25 deadliest cities are in these areas. It's clear that the American censorship rules came from Latin America.

Everyone is named Jesus or Maria, but there are entire regions totally controlled by gang violence.

Q. What is your favourite colour?

That's the kind of thing I randomize to suit my needs. 70476e is hitting me right now.

Q. Who's your favourite eclectic musician?

Miley Cyrus. I like how in one year she goes from doing a cover of Jolene in her backyard to being the best thing that happened to the chicago bulls all year in the video for '23'.

Q. What's your favourite emoticon?

I like how this one commands the whole post. just insert it around the forum and see how it melds.

[Swifte]

Welcome to the Platoon Report, your headquarters for Clan news on Conquer Club!

This edition, we've got a double dose of IcePack for ya... so you can chill both your knees at the same time if you wish... how convenient, right!? First, check out his update on Conquer Cup 4, where 2 wars are well underway and two more are in their infancy. Then, enjoy the most recent set of F400 rankings if you haven't already.. see where AOK makes their first appearance in the rankings!

Last but not least - there's a lot more we could cover in the Platoon Report, but we need contributors... if you're interested in helping report on clan events and wars, or have other ideas for articles related to the clan world, contact me, Swifte, and we'll see what we can come up with. Don't forget, our contributors can earn Contribution Medals!

Thanks for staying tuned to the Platoon Report, see you on the battlefield!

Swifte
Clan Executive

CC4 Update by IcePack

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Final 8
KORT vs OSA: 25-19
KORT is nearly at the 31 mark to advance into the final four, where they will face the winner of TSM vs IA war.
Looking through the games, I believe KORT should have a decent margin of victory once this completes.
Final Result:
IcePack Predicts: KORT Advances

IA vs TSM: 2-7
TSM has the early lead here, although looking through the games it looks like by the end of the Round it could be evened out a little. TSM will probably have a slight lead going into the second round.
Final Result:
IcePack Predicts: IA Advances
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TOFU vs ATL: 3-3
TOFU and ATL have a sig wager going on, as a secondary battle to the real war. A very colorful thread to peruse, if you find yourself with some time to burn and want a few good chuckles. ATL is facing the #1 clan on every ranking system, and have their work cut out for them. First blood went to TOFU, and current score is 3-3. I expect it to be very good war to watch throughout the entire set.
Final Result:
IcePack Predicts: TOFU Advances

ACE vs LOW: 22-8
So far, ACE is running away with the war, which looked to be one of the biggest battles of the CC4.
Interestingly I thought this would be the closest match up of the Final 8.
Final Result:
IcePack Predicts: ACE Advances

F400 Update by IcePack

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[anamainiacks]

Hello friends, and welcome to your favourite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments, and other stuff in the Tournament scene!

Our writers continue to deliver their news with mcshanester29's latest MTTO interview with Nath77440, DaveH's update of TPA happenings in TPA Wrap, and my selection of tournaments awaiting signups in Join This? Or Not!

While DaveH's Tournament Tips will no longer be a regular item in the CC Dispatch, he'll continue to serve them up as feature articles from time to time, beginning with his 51st edition of the Tournament Tips in this issue for you to enjoy!

Have a blessed Christmas and New Year!

anamainiacks
Tournament Executive


Meet the Tournament Organizers: Nath77440 by mcshanester29

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1. How did you come up with your username? Is there something you would like to tell us about yourself?

First I want to thank you and CC newsletter member for your kind regards. My username unfortunately is not really creative. When I took my first looks at Conquer Club, already had been disappointed by other online strategy sites and would nether believed that I would still be in 3 years after so I picked something easy to remember, Nath my short name for Nathaniel and 77440 believe it or not it’s just my zip code lol.


What about myself? Always loved playing strategy games and used to spend all night playing with some friends. The funny thing is that, 25 years ago, we were already playing like some CC game play options. I mean that we were playing trench and one attack per round on Risk board game. We got that idea from the second board game we were playing but only on holidays as it was pretty long, guess which? Diplomacy of course, no dice, just pure strategy and communication.

When I found Conquer Club, I was just amazed to see that all what I love about those 2 games was kinda mixed there, and many players all around the world where sharing that strategy game hobby.

2. As a brand new tournament organizer how has the experience been so far?

Just great, I sometimes start to prefer organizing that just playing.

3. What made you want to start organizing tournaments?

I think I always wanted to but believed I was to noob to do so. I also wanted to do something a little different at least to watch.

4. Was the tournament handbook easy to reference for any questions you had?

I printed NightStrike’s handbook and after a few hesitations and questions launched my first one.

5. How did you come up with the themes for your tournaments?

By playing some tournaments, trying more and more maps and teaming.I like quests and always look forward to new experience. So I pick up some related maps and work on a scenario, noting great but I like to think that it brings something new and interesting to play. Then I try to pick some settings that fit to the map and theme that way I’m sure to make a rich tournament with various strategies.

6. Croissant or Bagel?

Please don’t blaspheme I’m French hahahaha.

So of course this is the right choice then :



7. What is your favorite map/settings?

Well that could be long, I like theme maps like conquer Rome or new Spanish Armada as much as I like more simple maps. It all depends on who you are playing with. It’s the same about settings, for an example the no reinforcement or parachute options can be really fun on some maps and a pain in some others.

8. Do you think you will continue organizing tournaments in the future?

Yeppy yep of course. Waiting till January then will start them. I also want to get freemium to join more and more therefore I’m gonna start a freemium only tournament league. Hope it works.

9. What would be an improvement that you would like to see in the tournament scene?

Not many, maybe the General Achievement policy should be a little more detailed that way it will be easier to plan on it or not when creating a tournament and we all know that players are hungry for medals…………

10. Anything else you would like to add?

Just one thing. Many many thanks again to all of you and congratulations for all the work you do to keep CC improve and stay the reference of online strategy game community.

Tournament Tips by DaveH

Finding Missing Players

This article, which is now one of my occasional ones rather than as a regular series, shows how Excel can be used to find out which players are missing from your tournament's invites list.

As some of you may know, I am presently doing a tournament of 111 rounds for 150 players, which means setting up 225 games every few days. This, I can easily automate using invites sent out by pm, but the lengthy process of following up missing invites by sending out either reminders or direct invites can be very frustrating.

However, there is a way in which this, too can be automated. The first step is to find the games which still have "invite" status.

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This shows the first two games of the 59 that are missing players. Now copy the whole of the 59 games and paste text into column 2 of a blank spreadsheet of your tournament's Excel spreadsheet.

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The first game missing a player is at row 2 and the 59'th is at row 266. Note that the game number is the first 8 letters of the second row of the game information and the player's name that has joined the game is in the last column of the pasted information, together with their rating.

On my tournament I have a sheet with all the invite information - that has been explained in previous articles.

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This shows the first game of Round 13 and the last game of Round 15 (my missing players are all from rounds 13, 14 and 15) and includes the game number and the players that should both have joined their games.

Obviously, if I scan down the list of games that are missing players and find that game number on my spreadsheet, I can also find the names of both players. Having obtained both names, I can see which one (or both) are missing and create a list of names of players that I need to remind to join their games.

The macro, with explanations, is as follows:

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Sub CheckMissing()
'
'
'get the start and finish rows
    
'On the sheet with the full games information I need to specify the first game in round 13 and the last game in round 15
    Sheets("Games").Activate  
    iRowGStart = InputBox("Enter the first row number of the lowest round")
    iRowGFinish = InputBox("Enter the last row number of the highest round")

'I now need to specify the first and last record of the "found" set of games with missing players
    Sheets("Missing Invites").Activate
    iRowMStart = InputBox("Enter the first row number of the lowest missing game")
    iRowMFinish = InputBox("Enter the first row number of the highest missing game")

'Now I can scan down the missing players records 
    For i = iRowMStart To iRowMFinish Step 4 'stepping 4 is because each record is on 4 lines
        A = Abs(Left(Cells(i + 1, 2).Value, 8)) ' this extracts the game number from the rest of the text

'Back to the games sheet to scan down to find the same game number
        Sheets("Games").Activate
        For j = iRowGStart To iRowGFinish
            B = Cells(j, 13).Value

            If A = B And A <> "" Then
'The game numbers match so I can get the names of the two players
                C = Cells(j, 6).Value
                D = Cells(j, 9).Value

'Back to the missing invites sheet and copy down the two names
                Sheets("Missing Invites").Activate
                Cells(i + 1, 9).Value = C
                Cells(i + 2, 9).Value = D

'Extract the name of the first player to join (if one did!)
                E = Left(Cells(i + 1, 7).Value, Len(Cells(i + 1, 7).Value) - 4)

'If this name matched the first name on the list then the second name is the missing player's name
                If E = C Then
                    Cells(i + 1, 10).Value = D
'If this name matched the second name on the list then the first name is the missing player's name
                ElseIf E = D Then
                    Cells(i + 2, 10).Value = C
'If neither name matched then both player's names are missing
                Else
                    Cells(i + 1, 10).Value = D
                    Cells(i + 2, 10).Value = C
                End If

            End If
        Next j
    Next i

'I now have a set of players names (most of whom will have missed all three games)
'There may be a player's name down 3 times but this does not matter when pasting into a pm
'sort them into alphabetical order, and I can paste into a pm and now send a reminder
    Range(Cells(iRowMStart + 1, 10), Cells(iRowMFinish + 2, 10)).Select
    Selection.Sort Key1:=(Cells(3, 10)), Order1:=xlAscending, Header:=xlGuess, _
        OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False, Orientation:=xlTopToBottom, _
        DataOption1:=xlSortNormal

End Sub

This produces a list of names of players who have not taken up their invites, so I can copy the list and copy into a pm reminding them to get take up their auto-invites.

Of course a player not responding to a pm may also not respond to this reminder, but at least I have a record of players that do not respond promptly!

TPA Wrap by DaveH

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TPA Season 2: State of Play

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No completed tournaments since the previous newsletter, which means that we still have 5 tournaments which are ongoing ("A History of Europe", "CC Golf Match Play Season 2", "MC's Master's of 6", "MC's World Terminators" and "TheMissionary's Quads Showdown").

Tournament leaders: Swifte (5,760), dowian2(4,635), Leehar (3,647), barterer2002 (3,437) and arno30 (3,349).

TPA 2: Standings
The TPA2 spreadsheet is up-to-date. (Remember to scroll to the right see the TPA2 totals after deducting all of the lowest scores over the Standard and Premier allowances.)

TPA Season 3: State of Play

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No completed tournaments since the previous newsletter, so there are 27 completed tournaments. Tournament leaders: uckuki(7,271); benga (6,544); Aussie02 (4,730); Swifte (4,659); Gilligan (4,510).

TPA 3: Standings
Link to Individual Scores (The Google scoreboard has been updated with the latest results).

TPA Season 4: Tournaments in Sign-Up


There are four TPA4 tournaments awaiting you to join:

30 Knots by jdean1 is a 30 round tournament based on sea maps. Twelve player games to start with, reducing after round 10.

Dukasaur's latest tournament is Struggles in the Snow in which a 3-player team chooses a snow-themed home map to match against their opponent's chosen map and Stalingrad; different points being scored for victories on the different maps.

Wheel of Fortune. Sempaispellcheck sets puzzles for you to solve by spinning or buying vowels!

Serbia's 2013 NHL Season has kicked off with players choosing a map from Serbia's approved list to represent their NFL team home map. 1 v 1 on standard settings following the NFL season.

Join This? Or Not! by anamainiacks

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And now for our regular look at a selection of the tournaments in sign-ups!


Santa Vs. The Snowman by dazza2008 - Freemium Friendly! (3 Game Slots)
CC isn't running any official festive Tournament this Christmas, but that doesn't stop our TOs from doing so! In this simple Christmas-themed tournament, players signup as Santas or Snowmen, and battle each other in a 1v1 best of three tournament format. Each player gets to choose a home map, play on an away map, and CC's Christmas map. At the end of it all, the best Santa and Snowman representative will be pitted against each other in a battle for supremacy in the holiday season!


Red's Doubles Scramble by redspyder - Premium Only.
In this tournament by new TO redspyder, players signup as an individual, but will be placed with a new doubles partner and different doubles opponents all throughout the tournament. The tournament also features a large variety of maps and settings, so you can be certain that it won't ever get mundane for you! The player with the most wins at the end of 15 games will be the winner of the tournament.


Wish Master 2 by benga - Premium Only.
This tournament has an extremely unconventional game format, if you're interested in trying it out. In every round, players will choose ALL the game settings, AND the opponents/teammates they want in their games. Of course, that also does mean that you can be pulled into as many games as there are players, but that's the fun of it all, isn't it? Your game load is naturally decided by the number of players that 'wish' to play with you. Points are awarded and subtracted based on your performance in the games in each round; at the end of 5 rounds of wishes, the player with the most number of points left is the winner! If you play to just lay low and not wish for games though, do be aware that you need to play a minimum of 5 games to be eligible to win the tournament.


These are my picks, but if you don't like any of these go to the Create/Join a Tournament forum or Tournaments Tab and take a look at the many others waiting to be filled.

If you're craving tourney action now, check out the Requests for Immediate Players section of the tournament forum. You can be playing very quickly after signing up as a reserve.

If you would like your tournament to be featured in the next edition of the CC Newsletter, please PM anamainiacks with the details of your tournament.

[Seamus76]

Welcome fellow map enthusiasts! This issues continues to highlight Maps in Development, and Koontz1973 shares details on isaiah40's Defend America.

Also, since last issue District of Alaska has gone beta, and if you haven't played it yet, it's deceptively hard and a lot of fun. And I'm not just saying that because I made the map. But really, please play all of the maps in Beta, and be sure to post your thoughts for the map makers.

And now on with the show.

Seamus76 -- Foundry Executive

Maps in Development by Seamus76

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Melting Pot: Map IdeasHighlight on some up and coming maps.
Battle Legends by generalhead
Democratic Republic of Congo by Avapocalypse
Greater Boston - 1852 by Bruceswar
Shootout by bamage

Drafting RoomWhere maps start life. But like all new babies, this is where they need the most attention.
1066 Anno Domini by Oneyed
Apocolypse Z: Atlanta by Seamus76
Q*quer by dolomite13
Soccer Affair by Blackkrose
Tank Battle (1v1) by Oneyed

Map FoundryThe main block of work is done here.
The 5 Towers by Kabanellas
Age of Discoveries: World for Two by Armandolas
Alamo by generalhead
Baltic States by Bruceswar
Central Asia 2020 - Struggle for Oil by pamoa
The Chako/K'zari War by DearCyrus
Classic Cities: Cairo by koontz1973
Homeworlds by dolomite13
Massacre à Paris by cairnswk
Murder 1 by degaston
Phantasia Altitudinis by Koontz1973
Rail S America by cairnswk
Research & Conquer by isaiah40
Small World by MrBenn
Stronghold (GCCM Winner) by ManBungalow
The Temple of Jin by blakkrose
Xiangqi by Koontz1973

Spotlight on Defend America by koontz1973

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Show your support for isaiah40

Map Name: Defend America
Mapmaker(s): isaiah40
Number of Territories: 117
What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made: I believe this will be a map that requires more strategy than anything else. In 2154 after a century of US hostility, some of the nations decided to end the hostilities and make a co-ordinated attack. Taken by surprise, it was all the US could do to fight back. Your orders: Defend the country against overwhelming numbers!

Map Image:


Show your support for isaiah40

The Mas Sue Review by Mas Sue67

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"Small World = Big Strategy" Mas Sue67 Unofficial CC Map Reviewer

And as Alex Berger said, "Maps are the foundation on which adventure is built." Enjoy.

[Dukasaur]

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[Dukasaur]

Good looking issue!