From Large Games to Small Games [Winner: LLLUUUKKKEEE]

geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:33 pm

NOTE: See the second post for game results so far.

I've played in a number of tournaments, but never organized one, so here's my first (and possibly last

) shot at doing so!

The premise is fairly simple: you'll start off playing 8-player games, the finals will consist of 1v1 games, and you'll play every size in between as you work your way through the rounds. All games will be standard and sequential, with most of them being sunny, with escalating spoils and chained forts. If you reach the finals, you'll have the chance to choose fog, spoils, and fortification settings.

In the early rounds, you'll play a single game; all you have to do to advance is avoid being one of the first two players knocked out of your game. The game sizes will decrease as you get deeper into the tourney. (I have no idea if my description was confusing people, but this should not be a very games-intensive tourney--you'll play only one game at a time before the semifinals.)

In each round, you'll be randomly divided into groups appropriate to the size of that game. In every round before the semifinals, the total number of games played is one less than the number of players per game. In other words, the first round contains seven 8-player games, the next round contains six 7-player games, and so on. Things will change a bit when you hit the semifinals.

Although in most rounds, we're working on a simple elimination system (people knocked out of a game first leave the tourney), do your best to win each game! Those wins will give you an added bonus in the semifinals, as described below.

Here's how the rounds will play out:

[spoiler=Rounds 1-5]

Round 1: Seven 8-player games on World 2.1 (56 total players) The first two players eliminated from each game are out of the tournament; everyone else moves on. This rule holds until the semifinals.
Round 2: Six 7-player games on WWII Australia (42 total players)
Round 3: Five 6-player games on North America (30 total players)
Round 4: Four 5-player games on USA (20 total players)
Round 5: Three 4-player games on Europe (12 total players)[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Semifinals]
- Semifinals: 3-player games (6 players total) Here's where things change a bit:
  - Each player will play a series of 3 games against the same group; each player gets to choose one map, although the settings remain the same.
  - The winner of each group will be the person with the highest total point score--a win gets 3 points, second place gets 2, and third place gets 1 ...
  - ... but each player also gets one bonus point for every win in an earlier round of the tournament.
  - In the event of a tie in this round, the entire group will play a 3-player game on Montreal, with the person who places highest moving on to the finals. If only two players are tied, the third player is not eligible to make the finals even if a win in the tiebreaker would give him or her a higher point total.
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[spoiler=Finals]
- Finals: 2-player games (2 players total) A best-of-five series.
  - Each player can choose maps, spoils, fortifications, and fogginess for 2 of the games.
  - You can use the same settings or different settings for those games.
  - If the series is tied after four games, the tiebreaker will be played on Classic Shapes, with the same settings as earlier rounds.
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Notes:
- I'll be playing in this tourney--I'm not going to make a tourney with an idea I like and not join it!
- Suggestions for changes are certainly welcome, as I'm sure to forget or screw something up. If I do change something in the tournament, I will give you appropriate notice.
- Freemiums are allowed, as most rounds require only one game at a time.
- No foe lists--if an opponent is on your foe list, you must remove that player.
- Deadbeat your way out of a game, and you will be kicked out of the tournament, even if you lasted long enough to move on before deadbeating. Your spot will be given to the eliminated player who lasted the longest in your game.
- Reserves will (hopefully) only be used to fill games in the first round. A player failing to join a game will be replaced by the eliminated player from their last game who lasted the longest.
- You will have 72 hours to join games once they are sent out.
- Please post game results in this thread or send me the results via PM.
[spoiler=players]
1. [player]geigerm[/player]
2. [player]J-mad22[/player]
3. [player]DimnjacarStef[/player]
4. [player]blindmatt[/player]
5. [player]HighlanderAttack[/player]
6. [player]jly_thechampion[/player]
7. [player]Athiest[/player]
8. [player]lanceeee[/player]
9. [player]acores2005[/player]
10. [player]poptartpsycho18[/player]
11. [player]JoJo123[/player]
12. [player]Death_on_a_horse[/player]
13. [player]Mikalf[/player]
14. [player]andy_is_awesome[/player]
15. [player]Gryms[/player] (replaced by [player]sportsgod24[/player])
16. [player]Jim1086[/player]
17. [player]riskthis[/player]
18. [player]PAUL912[/player]
19. [player]Iffy Boatrace[/player]
20. [player]baggins994[/player]
21. [player]Greg82[/player]
22. [player]Jack_Strap[/player]
23. [player]Portmangray[/player]
24. [player]sargonflex[/player]
25. [player]ga7[/player]
26. [player]Aesop Jones[/player]
27. [player]seamusvibe[/player]
28. [player]rocklobsterwg3[/player]
29. [player]CarrotKhan[/player]
30. [player]AtreidesHouse[/player]
31. [player]Maroon Beret[/player]
32. [player]m33[/player]
33. [player]OutSider[/player]
34. [player]ZionT[/player]
35. [player]angola[/player]
36. [player]Shurr[/player]
37. [player]iambligh[/player]
38. [player]Kalano Sanchin[/player]
39. [player]endar1077[/player]
40. [player]badnuzjr[/player]
41. [player]le_tigre[/player]
42. [player]methdeez[/player]
43. [player]unknownhero[/player]
44. [player]Vrb[/player]
45. [player]dijxtra[/player] (replaced by [player]LLLUUUKKKEEE[/player])
46. [player]Gilligan[/player]
47. [player]ralphcptc[/player]
48. [player]dfp2dep[/player]
49. [player]barterer2002[/player]
50. [player]bonus_mop[/player]
51. [player]goggles paisano[/player]
52. [player]Gypsys Kiss[/player]
53. [player]Electrokel[/player]
54. [player]aniximo[/player]
55. [player]KidWhisky[/player]
56. [player]graulenst[/player]
Reserves:
1. [player]LLLUUUKKKEEE[/player] (replaced [player]dijxtra[/player] in Round 1)
2. [player]sportsgod24[/player] (replaced [player]Gryms[/player] in Round 1)
3. [player]TaCkTiX[/player]
4. [player]Plumey[/player]
5. [player]Gamefreakguy[/player]
6. [player]bandtree[/player]
7. [player]harvmax[/player]
8. [player]Lufsen75[/player]

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geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:34 pm

Games and their results will be posted here throughout the tournament. Game winners will be listed in blue, while eliminated players will be shown in red. Wins will be totaled and shown in parentheses next to each player's name as the rounds go on. If we have to replace anyone, players who return to the tournament will be shown in green for the round in which they return.

[spoiler=First round games]Game A (Game 4150301)
J-mad22
seamusvibe
graulenst
Maroon Beret
badnuzjr
ZionT
aniximo
bonus_mop (1)

Game B (Game 4150310)
Vrb
blindmatt
baggins994
Aesop Jones
JoJo123
dfp2dep (1)
andy_is_awesome
PAUL912

Game C (Game 4150317)
Kalano Sanchin
CarrotKhan
goggles paisano
Death_on_a_horse
sargonflex (1)
lanceeee
DimnjacarStef
Greg82

Game D (Game 4150321)
Portmangray
Jim1086
acores2005
iambligh
endar1077
rocklobsterwg3
Jack_Strap (1)
poptartpsycho18

Game E (Game 4150325)
Gypsys Kiss
OutSider (1)
ga7
unknownhero
sportsgod24 (replaces Gryms)
methdeez
m33
AtreidesHouse

Game F (Game 4150330)
Athiest
LLLUUUKKKEEE (replaces dijxtra)
Gilligan
jly_thechampion
le_tigre
HighlanderAttack
Iffy Boatrace (1)
Shurr

Game G (Game 4150344)
geigerm
Electrokel
barterer2002
Mikalf
angola
ralphcptc
riskthis (1)
KidWhisky[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Second Round Games]Game A (Game 4305088)
goggles paisano
Iffy Boatrace (1)
baggins994
ZionT (1)
jly_thechampion
badnuzjr
methdeez

Game B (Game 4305092)
aniximo
Aesop Jones
KidWhisky
OutSider (2)
Mikalf
Portmangray
riskthis (1)

Game C (Game 4305095)
dfp2dep (2)
andy_is_awesome
Death_on_a_horse
Greg82
unknownhero
sargonflex (1)
seamusvibe

Game D (Game 4305097)
poptartpsycho18
Kalano Sanchin
LLLUUUKKKEEE (1)
Jack_Strap (1)
Vrb
lanceeee
barterer2002

Game E (Game 4305102)
le_tigre
endar1077
ralphcptc
Gilligan (1)
blindmatt
m33
Jim1086

Game F (Game 4305104)
iambligh
sportsgod24 (1)
Shurr
Maroon Beret
AtreidesHouse
Electrokel
bonus_mop (1)[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Third Round Games]Game A (Game 4500224)
seamusvibe
endar1077
KidWhisky (1)
jly_thechampion
badnuzjr
Maroon Beret

Game B (Game 4500226)
barterer2002
aniximo
blindmatt
Greg82
ralphcptc (1)
LLLUUUKKKEEE (1)

Game C (Game 4500227)
Vrb
dfp2dep (2)
Gilligan (1)
sargonflex (2)
Mikalf
sportsgod24 (1)

Game D (Game 4500230)
ZionT (2)
OutSider (2)
Jack_Strap (1)
AtreidesHouse
goggles paisano (replaces methdeez)
Iffy Boatrace (1)

Game E (Game 4500234)
lanceeee
Death_on_a_horse
iambligh
m33 (1)
riskthis (1)
Shurr[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Fourth round games]Game A (Game 4672241)
aniximo
m33 (1)
Death_on_a_horse
seamusvibe (1)
AtreidesHouse

Game B (Game 4672242)
sargonflex (2)
Mikalf
jly_thechampion
Jack_Strap (1)
Shurr (1)

Game C (Game 4672244)
barterer2002
riskthis (1)
dfp2dep (3)
KidWhisky (1)
ZionT (2)

Game D (Game 4672248)
LLLUUUKKKEEE (replaces blindmatt)
OutSider (2)
ralphcptc (1)
Vrb
endar1077 (1)[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Fifth round games]Game A (Game 4865743)
LLLUUUKKKEEE (1)
seamusvibe (1)
KidWhisky (1)
aniximo (1)

Game B (Game 4865747)
Death_on_a_horse
sargonflex (2)
dfp2dep (3)
ZionT (3)

Game C (Game 4865749)
jly_thechampion
Shurr (2)
endar1077 (1)
ralphcptc (1)[/spoiler]
[spoiler=semifinals]Scores listed as: <player>(<Game A>+<Game B>+<Game C>+<Tiebreaker>+<Bonus>=<Total>)

Group 1 (Game 4973593, Game 4973594, Game 4973595, Game 5067802)
Shurr (map: Halloween Hollows) (3+1+1+1+2=8)
Death_on_a_horse (map: Arms Race!) (2+3+2+2+0=9)
LLLUUUKKKEEE (map: USA) (1+2+3+3+1=10)

Group 2 (Game 4973598, Game 4973599, Game 4973601)
aniximo (map: Malta) (1+1+1+1=4)
jly_thechampion (map: NYC) (2+2+2+0=6)
ZionT (map: Battle of Actium) (3+3+3+3=12)[/spoiler]
Finals
ZionT (1) vs. LLLUUUKKKEEE (3)

LLLUUUKKKEEE's home games

Egypt: Lower, no spoils, chained, foggy: Game 5148874 (Winner: LLLUUUKKKEEE)
France 1789, flat rate, chained, sunny: Game 5148876 (Winner: LLLUUUKKKEEE)

ZionT's home games

Battle of Actium, no spoils, chained, sunny: Game 5148877 (Winner: ZionT)
WWII Gazala, flat rate, chained, sunny: Game 5148879 (Winner: LLLUUUKKKEEE)

J-mad22 · Post by **J-mad22** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:46 pm

Sounds interesting, count me in

DimnjacarStef · Post by **DimnjacarStef** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:37 am

count me in

blindmatt · Post by **blindmatt** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:36 am

in please

slickstick · Post by **slickstick** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:49 am

in please

HighlanderAttack · Post by **HighlanderAttack** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:09 am

I would like to play please

jly_thechampion · Post by **jly_thechampion** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:49 am

Count me in

Athiest · Post by **Athiest** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:40 pm

sign me up

cheers
athiest

lanceeee · Post by **lanceeee** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:37 pm

count me in.

acores2005 · Post by **acores2005** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:44 pm

in please

geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:58 pm

Everyone up to this point has been added--welcome to the tourney!

geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:13 pm

Also, I've updated the tournament rules to describe how I'll handle deadbeats--both people who fail to join games, and people who deadbeat their way out of an active game.

poptartpsycho18 · Post by **poptartpsycho18** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:15 pm

In please

geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:56 pm

poptartpsycho18 wrote:In please

You're in--welcome to the tourney!

JoJo123 · Post by **JoJo123** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:05 pm

I'm in!

geigerm · Post by **geigerm** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:08 am

JoJo123 wrote:I'm in!

Welcome! Slowly but surely, we're getting players ...

Death_on_a_horse · Post by **Death_on_a_horse** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:07 pm

I would like to play.

Mikalf · Post by **Mikalf** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:25 pm

in please

andy_is_awesome · Post by **andy_is_awesome** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:41 pm

i'll play

Gryms · Post by **Gryms** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:47 pm

I'll try it out! Count me in

Jim1086 · Post by **Jim1086** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:50 pm

Hey there, i'll play.

riskthis · Post by **riskthis** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:58 pm

Count me in please.

PAUL912 · Post by **PAUL912** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:25 pm

count me in

Iffy Boatrace · Post by **Iffy Boatrace** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:00 am

I'll play please