This tournament is open only to premium players.
This is a Tournament Players Association Year 4 [TPA4] event, and is governed by its rules, guidelines, and judgments which are detailed here: https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewt ... 3#p4278332
All are welcome to join and participate in the association. You do not need to do anything more than join one or more of the TPA4 events that will be announced on Mondays. Check back on the scoreboard to see how you're doing:
The Standard game type is the classic gameplay that Risk players have come to know and love.
With the ever increasing number of maps and game settings that the CC Admin and Community have produced, it certainly takes lots of skill to master each of them and still be able to call yourself a 'Master of Standard' games.
This tournament will pit players against others on each of their favourite Standard game settings, and see who is truly the Master of Standard!
Tournament Setup
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Rules
Point Award System
1st: 10 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 3 points
4th: 2 points
5th: 1 point
- Each round, you will play a two sets of five 5-player games (1 home and 4 away).
- Players will be awarded points based on their finishing placing within each of the games.
- At the end of each round, the 10 players with the lowest scores will be eliminated from the tournament.
- Points for each round are cumulative, i.e. they carry over from previous rounds.
- This will carry on until we have the final 5, where only one set of 5 games will be played.
- The player with the highest score at the end of the final round wins the tournament!
Point Award System
1st: 10 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 3 points
4th: 2 points
5th: 1 point
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Here's the twist: all points awarded on your home settings will be doubled when added to your point totals.
This means that your selection of home map and settings is especially important, as it can truly make a huge difference to your standing in the tournament!
This means that your selection of home map and settings is especially important, as it can truly make a huge difference to your standing in the tournament!
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The possible home settings you are allowed to choose from are as follows:
- Map: Any non-Beta maps (including Random)
Spoils: Escalating, Flat Rate, Nuclear or No Spoils
Reinforcements: Chained, Adjacent, Unlimited or Parachute
FoW: Sunny or Foggy
- Game Type: Standard
Players: 5 Players
Troops: Automatic
Order: Sequential
Trench: No
Round Limit: 20 Rounds
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In case of ties, the following tiebreaker rules will be used, in order of priority:
- Points earned in the current round.
- Number of games won.
- Point totals without Home Ground bonus.
- Average finish placing in games.
- If all of the above are equal, a tiebreaker game will be played.
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The tournament can take any multiple of 5 players*, with a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 50 players.
The tournament will begin either when the maximum number of players is hit, or when signups slow down.
When signing up, please include your chosen settings from the list indicated above! (See the 'Settings' tab.)
Players that do not indicate their settings will be assigned Random, Escalating, Chained, Sunny.
You will not be able to change your settings once the tournament starts, so be sure of your choice!
(*Note: If the tournament begins with 30, 40 or 50 players, the penultimate round will have 10 players, which will be played with ONE set of 5 games and 5 players eliminated.)
The tournament will begin either when the maximum number of players is hit, or when signups slow down.
When signing up, please include your chosen settings from the list indicated above! (See the 'Settings' tab.)
Players that do not indicate their settings will be assigned Random, Escalating, Chained, Sunny.
You will not be able to change your settings once the tournament starts, so be sure of your choice!
(*Note: If the tournament begins with 30, 40 or 50 players, the penultimate round will have 10 players, which will be played with ONE set of 5 games and 5 players eliminated.)
1. I reserve the right to change aspects of the game if anything needs changing, to ensure fairness to all players or for the benefit of the tournament.
2. If you wish to withdraw from the tournament at any time, please inform me via personal message or post on this thread.
3. If you do not join the game within 48 hours, you will be replaced.
4. If you are know you are not going to be around for a duration of time, please inform me. If the period of time is short enough, I will delay all of your games.
5. For any questions, problems etc. you may voice it out in this thread or you can PM me.
