Conquer Club

CONQUERORS CUP 10 - 2020
Brought to you by the Clan Department

Tournament Organizer: Lindax
Assistant TO: shoop76

Winner: S&M - MVP: josko.ri - Runner-Up: TOFU

The most prestigious clan event of the year!


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> PARTICIPATING CLANS & CONTACTS > BRACKET

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Final Results for All Rounds
[spoiler=All Final Results]Round One
LOW (22) vs OSA (21) - Clan War Page
S&M (29) vs RET (14) - Clan War Page
A^ (18) vs GON (4)* - Clan War Page
TOFU (34) vs AFOS (9) - Clan War Page
FALL (31) vs ICON (12) - Clan War Page
ATL (36) vs KNT (7) - Clan War Page
FOED (31) vs DBD (12) - Clan War Page

*GON bowed out and a 2nd round was not played

Round Two
LHDD (35) vs LOW (14) - Clan War Page
S&M (34) vs A^ (15) - Clan War Page
TOFU (30) vs FALL (19) - Clan War Page
FOED (27) vs ATL (22) - Clan War Page

Round Three - Semi-Finals
S&M (33) vs LHDD (22) - Clan War Page
TOFU (31) vs FOED (24) - Clan War Page

Round Four - Finals
S&M (34) vs TOFU (27) - Clan War Page[/spoiler]
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Celebrating the 10th Anniversary Edition with extra prizes and awards!
[spoiler=a little history]In January 2010, Chuuuuck started the first Annual Conqueror's Cup. It was obviously a success, since then we have had one (almost) every year. Over the years we have had some minor changes to the format. For 2016 (CC6) the clan department revamped the tournament to keep the duration down to about a year. The basics have remained the same for the 10 years though. Now, in 2020, we run the 10th edition!

1. 2010: First Annual Conqueror's Cup. TO: Chuuuuck. Clans: 17. Winner: KORT beat THOTA in the final. MVP: josko.ri?
2. 2011: CC2. TO: Chuuuuck. Clans: 29. Winner: KORT beat TSM in the final. MVP: josko.ri?
3. 2012: CC3. TO: Chuuuuck > Dako. Clans: 33. Winner: TOFU beat AFOS in the final. MVP: Chariot of Fire
4. 2013: CC4. TO: Chemefreak. Clans: 34. Winner: KORT beat TOFU in the final. MVP: josko.ri
5. 2014: CC5. TO Chemefreak > Keefie. Clans: 30. Winner: FALL beat TOFU in the final. MVP: IcePack
6. 2016: CC6. TO: Lindax > Keefie. Clans: 23. Winner: TOFU beat FALL in the final. MVP: rockfist
7. 2017: CC7. TO: Lindax > Keefie. Clans: 21. Winner: S&M beat FALL in the final. MVP: davekettering
8. 2018: CC8. TO: Keefie > Lindax. Clans: 19. Winner: TOFU beat LHDD in the final. MVP: rockfist
9. 2019: CC9. TO: Lindax. Clans: 18. Final ongoing: LHDD vs FOED.
10. 2020: CCX. TO: Lindax.

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New for CCX:

1. Trench will be allowed for 60% of the home games.

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CCX Format
[spoiler=ccx format]This is a clan war tournament with a single elimination bracket. There is a limit of 32 clans participating and 8 clans will be seeded. The finalists of CC9 will be the first 2 seeds, the other 6 will be based on the December D400 Clan Ranking. In case of byes, the higher seeds will get those. The rest of the bracket will be filled randomly.

Every round will be a clan war of an increasing amount of games per round, starting with 41 games in round 1 to 61 games in the final. Every round has 1 tie-breaker game built in. Every round counts as a full standard clan war and the winners will receive a Clan Achievement Medal. The overall CCX winners and the runners-up will receive an additional Clan Achievement Medal, as well as the MVP.

As usual, clans can negotiate certain clan war "defaults", such as settings, use of maps, etc. For more details, see below.

The schedule will be will be strictly enforced, see below for more info. Round 1 will start Sunday, January 5, 2020. [Edit] The start is delayed until Sunday, January 26, 2020, the latest. Clans can start their wars earlier, the 6 week period starts earlier then too.

Please read the details below carefully!

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Signing Up
[spoiler=signing up]To be eligible for entering CCX, a clan must:

1. Be a member of the CAT Forum.
   
2. Have successfully completed at least 1 full clan war.

Note: If your clan is not a CAT Member, but you think that your clan may be eligible for membership, please contact the CD Team.

To sign up, the first clan contact must post:

• Clan Name and Abbreviation
  
• First Contact
  
• Second Contact
  
• Confirmation that he/she has read this post completely and understands everything

Note: There is no need to post a list of players. Clans obviously need minimum 10 active players to participate. It's highly recommended you have several more than that.

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Scheduling
[spoiler=CCX estimated schedule by round]

• Start round 1: January 2020
• Start round 2: March 2020
• Start round 3: May/June 2020
• Start final: September/October 2020

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[spoiler=scheduling clan wars]From the start of any round clans have 6 weeks to have all games started.

Round 1 has a set start date, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Subsequent rounds start the Sunday after the 2 clans meeting in the next round have been decided.

Round 2 starts Sunday, February 16, 2020, for those clans that already know who they are playing in round 2. Clans are free to start earlier, as long as they let me know. To be fair to the other clans, the 6 Week Deadline will still be in effect if they do indeed start earlier.

If a clan fails to meet the 6 week deadline one game will be forfeited for every day they fail to get all games started. If after 1 week there are still games that have not started, the clan will be disqualified.

The default schedule is:

• 1 Week for negotiating and posting the war thread
• 2 Weeks for planning and exchanging the first set of games
• 2 Weeks for filling the first set of games and exchanging the second set of games
• 1 Week to fill all games

Notes:

Clans are free to negotiate and deviate from the default schedule, as long as they meet the 6 week deadline to have all games started.

If clans negotiated a schedule different to the default schedule (never exceeding the 6 weeks) it has to be posted in the war thread. See "Clan War threads" below.

IMPORTANT: If no deviations of the default schedule are agreed upon and posted within 1 week, the default schedule stands.

The winning clan has to let the TO know, by PM, when a clan war is decided.

The clan asking for privileges needs to notify the TO by PM after posting in the clan forum.

Participating clans are solely and totally responsible for meeting the 6 week deadline. There will be no mercy. Not meeting the deadline will have consequences.

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Clan Wars
[spoiler=games]Amount of games per round:

Round 1: 43 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game

21 Home Games

• 7 Doubles
• 7 Triples
• 7 Quads

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Round 2: 49 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game

24 Home Games

• 8 Doubles
• 8 Triples
• 8 Quads

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Round 3: 55 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game

27 Home Games

• 9 Doubles
• 9 Triples
• 9 Quads

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Round 4: 61 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game

30 Home Games

• 10 Doubles
• 10 Triples
• 10 Quads

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The Tie-Breaker game for all the rounds will be Triples on Classic, sunny, chained, no spoils (does not count toward player game maximum)

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Creating games:

All games have to be created with the [CCX] privileges.

The game labels should include the set and the clan that created the home games (for example: Set 1: LHDD Home).

The clan creating the clan war thread will also create the tie-breaker game for that clan war.

Once the home games have been created they have to be posted in the Active Clan War Lists for Full Wars and send to the other clan by PM or posted in the clan war thread.

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[spoiler=default rules and settings]

Default Rules & Settings:


• Only game types allowed are "Teams" (Polymorphic is not considered a team game)
  
• All games must have automatic initial troop deploy (no manual)
  
• All games must be sequential (no freestyle)
  
• All games must have 24 hour round length (no speed)
  
• All spoils are allowed except zombie spoils (negotiable)
  
• All forts are allowed except "no forts" (negotiable)
  
• [Edited] Round limits are not allowed. (Negotiable for "no forts" and "Trench")
  
• Trench is permitted in a maximum of 60% of home games (negotiable)
  
• Each map can only be used twice per clan per clan war but can only be used once per game type (dubs/trips/quads)
  
• Beta maps are not allowed
  
• Each clan will pick the map and settings for exactly half of the games
  
• Games will be exchanged in 2 sets
  
• At least half of the quads games will be exchanged in the first set
  
• 12 Hour Fog Rule will not be in effect (negotiable, TO will not enforce any penalties for violations)
  
• New settings that are implemented after the start of the Cup will be excluded from wars (negotiable with specific approval of TO)

As has been allowed in the past, for each clan war clans can negotiate to adjust certain rules/settings slightly to their liking. Those rules/settings are marked "negotiable" in "Default Rules and Settings" above. Both clans need to agree on the adjusted rules/settings in the clan war thread before any games are started. Any deviation of the default rules/settings need to be posted in the clan war thread (see below for details). The TO, or another CD who is not involved in the clan war, need to approve the changes in the same thread. To avoid delay, please PM the TO once the changes have been posted.

Note: This ability to adjust rules only applies to individual war settings not to overall rules of CCX. For example, clans may not increase the number of games in their match, change the 6 week limit for having all games started, violate the 1 Clan Rule, etc.

IMPORTANT: If no deviations of defaults are agreed upon and posted within 1 week, the defaults stand.

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[spoiler=player eligibility and game count]The standard 1 Clan Rule will be in effect.

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Maximum amount of games a player can participate in, per round (tie-breaker not included):

• Round 1: 16 Games
  
• Round 2: 18 Games
  
• Round 3: 20 Games
  
• Round 4: 22 Games

Note: To be eligible for a medal for a clan war a player has to play a minimum of 3 games in the war.

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[spoiler=clan war threads]At the start of every round, by default the higher ranked clan will set up the clan war thread. As long as both clans agree they can choose to have the other clan do it.

The clan war thread needs to be created in the "Active Challenges" section of the clan forums. In the title the prefix [CCX] has to be used, followed by the round and the abbreviations of the two clans (for example: [CCX] Round 1: TOFU VS FALL).

The clan that sets up the clan war thread is responsible for the following:

• Post any negotiated and agreed upon changes to the default rules/settings, marked in red
  
• Post any negotiated and agreed upon deviations from the default schedule, marked in blue
  
• Send a PM to the TO, or another CD not involved in the clan war, when the above has been posted
  
• Request privileges for both clans by posting in the "Clan Gaming Privileges Request" thread
  
• Send a PM to the TO that the request for privileges has been posted
  
• Post all the games in "Active War Game Lists" thread for standard clan wars
  
• Post a link to the Clan Tab War Page
  
• Update the clan war thread when applicable (results, etc.)
  
• Update the title of the thread with the score and when the clan war is finished (mark title with "FINAL" and the end date)
  
• Send a PM to the TO when the clan war is decided

Notes:

Sending PMs to the TO is helps us to avoid delays, which helps you to stick to the schedule.

If your clan is not running the clan war thread, please send a PM with your home games to the clan contact who does run the thread. That way it's easier for that person to copy and paste the games in the various threads. You're free to post them in the clan war thread as well.

Please post the games numbers with a link to the game ([game][/game]).

In the "Active Clan War Lists" thread you only need to post the game numbers (linked).

When you have updated the OP or title of the clan war thread, it's recommended you also post that you updated it.

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Medals & Awards, MVP
[spoiler=requirements]To be eligible for a Clan Achievement Medal for winning a clan war (every round is a clan war), a player must:

• Play a minimum of 3 games

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To be eligible for the Clan Achievement Medal for the overall win of CCX (or second place), a player must:

• Play minimum 12 games in 4 rounds
• Participate in a minimum of 2 rounds or clan wars

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To be eligible for the Clan Achievement Medal for the MVP of CCX, a player must:

• Play a minimum of 32 games
  
• Play in all 4 rounds of the tournament (or 3 rounds in case of a 1st round bye)
  
• Have a clean record with regards to game abuse

Note: The winning clan chooses the MVP.

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The additional awards will be confirmed soon.

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General Rules & Comments
[spoiler=general rules and comments]General Rules:

All the CC and standard Clan War rules will be in effect, unless stated otherwise.

Game abuse like purposely running out of time or throwing a game is prohibited. The first time a clan breaks this rule in CCX the game must be re-made (unless other clan wants game to stand). Each subsequent violation during CCX will result in a forfeit of the game.

If you notice a player from the other clan has violated the number of games they are allowed to participate in, please bring it to the TO's attention. If the clan/player is found in violation, the opposing clan will get to pick any game(s) that the offending player is/was in from the last batch played equal to the number of games that went over the limit to be re-made without that player participating.

If a clan or player breaks one or both of the above rules repeatedly it may lead to expulsion of the player and/or disqualification of the clan.

Consequences for breaking any other rule mentioned in this post will be determined on a case by case basis, depending on the severity, repetitiveness, and possible effects on the results of this tournament. The consequences can vary from a warning to the remaking of a game, forfeits, point deductions, or in the worst case, expulsion of a player and/or disqualification of a clan.

If a clan is disqualified from CCX, or leaves CCX for whatever reason(s) the clan will not be eligible to enter CC11.

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Comments:

Clans are encouraged to solve minor issues between themselves. However, if you feel that a clan or a player has broken a rule, please report this to the TO. Same goes for any other problem you encounter during this clan event.

Lindax is ultimately responsible for running CCX. If you disagree with a ruling by shoop76, please contact Lindax. If you disagree with a ruling by Lindax, please contact davekettering, the Clan Department Head.

By signing up your clan, you, your clan and your players express agreement with all the rules mentioned in this post.

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Disclaimer:

The format and the rules are subject to change if deemed appropriate by the CD Team.

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Participating Clans and Contacts

1.- Insanity Claimed Our Noodles [ICON]
1st Contact: iAmCaffeine
2nd Contact: 4 U 2 NV

2.- Ascension [A^]
First Contact: itake
Second Contact: elddir

3.- Retribution [RET]
1st Contact: cpusurfer
2nd Contact: The_Samurai

4.- Les Hussards du Dragon [LHDD]
1st Contact: donche64
2nd Contact: samdemars

5.- Atlantis [ATL]
1st Contact: shoop76
2nd Contact: tin trumpet

6.- The Odd Fellows Union [TOFU]
1st Contact: doc_brown
2nd Contact: kjsnyi

7.- Legends of War [LOW]
First Contact: JJ41375
Second Contact: Chard

8.- One Step Ahead [OSA]
1st: benga
2nd: Dukasaur

9.- Spanked and Milked [S&M]
1st: davekettering
2nd: josko.ri

10.- the Fallen [FALL]
1st Contact: IcePack
2nd Contact: mc05025

11.- Fraternal Order Of Exceptional Drinkers [FOED]
1st: JPlo64
2nd: groovysmurf

12.- A Fistful of Sixes [AFOS]
1st Contact: Jdsizzleslice
2nd Contact: gorehound

13.- Gladiators of Noxious [GON]
1st Contact Bantam
2nd Contact Shoe555

14.- Knights Templar [KNT]
1st Contact: DaveH
2nd Contact: To Be Confirmed

15.- Death by Dice [DBD]
1st Contact: Razorvich
2nd Contact: Bergy2

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https://challonge.com/_CCX_


Bracket and Seeding

1 LHDD (1)
2 BYE
3 LOW
4 OSA (8)
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5 S&M (5)
6 RET
7 GON
8 A^ (4)
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9 TOFU (3)
10 AFOS
11 ICON
12 FALL (6)
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13 ATL (7)
14 KNT
15 DBD
16 FOED (2)

The 8 seeds are shown in brackets. The rest was filled in randomly, in the order seen below.

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I believe josko.ri was the MVP of the first two editions of the tournament in addition to his other MVP. Also Chariot of Fire was the MVP of the third edition.

rockfist wrote:I believe josko.ri was the MVP of the first two editions of the tournament in addition to his other MVP. Also Chariot of Fire was the MVP of the third edition.

I could not find that information in the tournament threads. If anybody could point out where l could find that info l would be very interested indeed.

Lx

Lindax wrote:

rockfist wrote:I believe josko.ri was the MVP of the first two editions of the tournament in addition to his other MVP. Also Chariot of Fire was the MVP of the third edition.

I could not find that information in the tournament threads. If anybody could point out where l could find that info l would be very interested indeed.

Lx

I know that both KORT (their name then) and TOFU voted for those members to be MVP's. I don't know where that information is included in a thread anywhere but I believe they have the medals for the awards.

AFOS are in, please - details later, thanks.

Insanity Claimed Our Noodles [ICON]
1st Contact: [player]iAmCaffeine[/player]
2nd Contact: [player]4 U 2 NV[/player]
Understood.

Ascension [A^]
First Contact: [player]itake[/player]
Second Contact: [player]elddir[/player]
Confirmed.

rockfist wrote:

Lindax wrote:

rockfist wrote:I believe josko.ri was the MVP of the first two editions of the tournament in addition to his other MVP. Also Chariot of Fire was the MVP of the third edition.

I could not find that information in the tournament threads. If anybody could point out where l could find that info l would be very interested indeed.

Lx

I know that both KORT (their name then) and TOFU voted for those members to be MVP's. I don't know where that information is included in a thread anywhere but I believe they have the medals for the awards.

Ok, I put them in the list. CoF did indeed get a medal, but I can't find anything for CC1 and CC2....

Thanks,

Lx

This is the sign-up thread for CCX.

If you would like to discuss anything, do it through the proper channels, i.e., the CAT Forum.

Locked for now.

Lx

This post has been unlocked. This topic is for the sign up thread, not for a rules discussion. Any post made about rules has been moved to the CAT CC10 Discussion post.

As previously stated here, the poll was to gather information on how the clan world felt:

Lindax wrote:Yeah, 9-7 is the result of the poll.

With only 16 out of 27 clans voting that seems hardly enough of a victory to change an existing rule. However, we will take this into consideration moving forward.

This is why we as a CD team have chosen to increase the amount to 60%. If you would like to make a CAT poll for CC11 rule changes, talk to your CAT representative, and have them start a rules discussion thread.

Please refrain from bringing up any rules in this thread from this point forward. Only Sign-ups from here on out.

Thank you,
Jd

Jdsizzleslice wrote:This is why we as a CD team have chosen to increase the amount to 60%. If you would like to make a CAT poll for CC11 rule changes, talk to your CAT representative, and have them start a rules discussion thread.

Unbelievable. Thanks for the laugh.

What about you go reply on the CAT forums to the questions that we asked in this topic but that you moved there then ? I mean if you want us to post in the CAT forum, you could have the decency to reply to us over there.

If the post anyone makes from this point forward is not a sign up post, then it will be moved, and the CD team will discuss further actions.

Final warning.

Retribution (RET)
1st Contact: [player]cpusurfer[/player]
2nd Contact: [player]The_Samurai[/player]
Confirmed

3 Clans signed up so far. Sign-up will close at midnight, December 28, 2019.

Thanks,

Lx

Sign me up

I want to be in but I guess shoop would have to sign ATL up

DBandit70 wrote:I want to be in but I guess shoop would have to sign ATL up

A clan leader and/or CCX contacts can sign up....

Lx

Les Hussards du Dragon (LHDD):
1st Contact: donche64
2nd Contact: samdemars
Confirmed

Atlantis (ATL):
1st Contact: [player]shoop76[/player]
2nd Contact: [player]tin trumpet[/player]
Confirmed

TOFU (TOFU):
1st Contact: [player]doc_brown[/player]
2nd Contact: [player]kjsnyi[/player]

Read and understood.

Legends of War (LOW)
First Contact: [player]JJ41375[/player]
Second Contact: [player]Chard[/player]
Rules have been read and Understood

One Step Ahead - OSA
1st: benga
2nd: Dukasaur
Rules have been read and Understood

Venom will be sitting this one out.