Quick and Painless 2: Quicker - [Winner: CaptainMoo]

[croat_ante]

Aren’t you all tired of those games where everyone just waits around, stocking up troops, leading to a game going in the hundreds of rounds? Aren’t you even more annoyed when those games occur in tournaments holding up all the other games and usually causing abandoned tournaments? I SURE AM!
After successfully running the first version of this tournament (it being my first tournament hosted) I found many areas that can now be improved to increase the speed and efficiency of which the tournament games can be run. Games will be normal 24hr casual games but all the points go to how many players you eliminate, how quickly you do so and how long you survive.
The format will be like the following:

- There will hopefully be 8 groups each containing 6 players for a total of 48 players
- Each player in the group will have a home map and home settings (however, terminator, sequential, escalating and sunny are mandatory for every player as this is all about speed and knocking out players and we want to make it as fair for each player as possible)
- Therefore, *you* choose: map and fortifications! It's that easy!
- Top three from each group progress onwards into 2 groups of 6 following the same format. We continue until we reach the final group of 6 players. Final round will have each player's home map played twice to really see who is the champ!
- The player with the most points in the end will be crowned champion! (points do not accumulate between rounds, each round is independent which means you start scratch at zero in the next round)
- Premium and Freemium are all invited. However, freemiums must have at least 2 game slot open at all times as I make games in bunches of 2 per group.

As to how points are awarded:

- For the points on survival: first eliminated gets 0 points, 2nd eliminated gets 1 point, and so on till we have a winner of the game who gets 5 points
- For elimination points: each player you eliminate gets you 4 points (different from last tournament to promote more people going for the kill)
- For elimination points based on time: added to the 4 points above, if you eliminate the person in the first 5 rounds (1-5) you get 10 points, if you eliminate someone in the next 5 rounds (6-10) you gets 6 points, if you eliminate someone in the next 5 rounds (11-15) you gets 2 points, and anything after round 15 gets you no extra points
- IMPORTANT! - If the game goes into the 21st round, the game will be declared dead and no more points will be given to eliminating players. Yes, you still need to finish the game for your own conquer club points, but no more tournament points will be given
- Ex: Of the original 6 on the map, 3 have been eliminated and 3 are left when round 21 begins. This means these three players will all be given 3 points (no one gets the 5 1st place points or the 4 2nd place points)
- In case of a tie within a group, the tiebreaker will be person with most kills. Second tiebreaker is most rounds survived in all games.

Now, I’m looking for 48 keen, fast players who are interested to start the tournament as well as 5+ reserves, because we want it fast and deadbeats in a tournament make it last too long in my opinion. If interested leave me your specs and I’ll put you in. THANKS!

[croat_ante]

Joiners:

1. croat_ante - Europe, chained
2. Evil Semp - Siege, adjacent
3. blindmatt - Australia, chained
4. slickstick - Age of realms, chained
5. silverback111 - World 2.1, unlimited
6. chansigril - Europe, chained
7. banana_hammocks - Philippines, chained WINNER of Quick and Painless Tournament #1
8. Blitzaholic - Battle of Iraq, chained
9. wolfpack0530 - Europe, chained
10. BrotherWolf - British Isles, chained
11. Lindax - Mongol Empire, chained
12. vtonic - World 2.1, unlimited
13. AtreidesHouse - Pearl Harbor, chained
14. bonus_mop - Cairns Coral Coast, chained
15. graulenst - Australia, unlimited
16. topper - Benelux, chained
17. nashlloyd - New World, chained
18. Eaglesagent - Classic Shapes, unlimited
19. DJ Teflon - WWII Western Front, adjacent
20. Tupence - CCU, unlimited
21. Sun Tzup - Waterloo, adjacent
22. b00060 - Classic Shapes, unlimited
23. abel - World 2.1, chained
24. MikostheMudder - Age of Merchants, chained
25. Tracita - Rail Europe, unlimited
26. bignick3833 - Madagascar, unlimited
27. jgazaille - Imperium Romanum, chained
28. aniximo - Greater China, chained
29. Blueno$e - Charleston, chained
30. L M S - Iberia, chained
31. harvmax - Classic art, chained
32. Krueger - Space, chained
33. King Tet - Malta, chained
34. skillfusniper33 - Ancient Greece, unlimited
35. OutSider - Siege, chained
36. m33 - Crossword, chained
37. verbalizer - World 2.1, chained
38. Barry Zuckerkorn - Arms Race!, chained
39. jerry1111 - Germany, chained
40. CaptainMoo - Madness, unlimited
41. tsioumiou - Feudal War, adjacent
42. Lucalupulasa - South America, unlimited
43. geigerm - Waterloo, chained
44. heatz - Classic Arts, chained
45. LZND661 - Arms Race!, adjacent
46. Kinnison - Rail USA, chained
47. igozd - USA, unlimited
48. Dominator7 - World 2.1, chained

Reserves:
1. dsamole -
2. iblaskov - WWII Western Front, Unlimited
3.
4.
5.

[croat_ante]

STANDINGS:

Data from first round is in post below this one for archiving

The following tables show the current standings. Underneath the Game # column is the points obtained for survival. Underneath the Kills column is the total kill points (4 per kill) for that game. Underneath the Round column is kills based on the round they were performed on points. Total Points are at the far right and are sorted from smallest to largest (i.e. current player in first place is listed last in his/her group).

THE FINALS:
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1. Tracita - Rail Europe, unlimited
2. abel - World 2.1, chained
3. Lindax - Mongol Empire, chained
4. bonus_mop - Cairns Coral Coast, chained
5. Blitzaholic - Battle of Iraq, chained
6. CaptainMoo - Madness, unlimited

Round 3:
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GROUPS:

The Groups were ordered by simply taking the top 3 players from round 1 in groups 1 and 2 and combining them into a new group. Likewise for groups 3 and 4.

Group #1:

1. bignick3833 - Madagascar, unlimited
2. Tracita - Rail Europe, unlimited
3. Evil Semp - Siege, adjacent
4. abel - World 2.1, chained
5. Lindax - Mongol Empire, chained
6. chansigril - Europe, chained

Group #2:

1. tsioumiou - Feudal War, adjacent
2. silverback111 - World 2.1, unlimited
3. LZND661 - Arms Race!, adjacent
4. Blitzaholic - Battle of Iraq, chained
5. bonus_mop - Cairns Coral Coast, chained
6. CaptainMoo - Madness, unlimited

Round 2:
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GROUPS:

The Groups were ordered by simply taking the top 3 players from round 1 in groups 1 and 2 and combining them into a new group. Likewise for groups 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and 7 and 8.

Group #1:

1. jgazaille - Imperium Romanum, chained
2. Evil Semp - Siege, adjacent
3. bignick3833 - Madagascar, unlimited
4. abel - World 2.1, chained
5. Tracita - Rail Europe, unlimited
6. skillfusniper33 - Ancient Greece, unlimited

Group #2:

1. harvmax - Classic art, chained
2. iblaskov - WWII Western Front, Unlimited
3. King Tet - Malta, chained
4. chansigril - Europe, chained
5. graulenst - Australia, unlimited
6. Lindax - Mongol Empire, chained

Group #3:

1. Dominator7 - World 2.1, chained
2. igozd - USA, unlimited
3. topper - Benelux, chained
4. croat_ante - Europe, chained
5. silverback111 - World 2.1, unlimited
6. LZND661 - Arms Race!, adjacent

Group #4:

1. Eaglesagent - Classic Shapes, unlimited
2. Blitzaholic - Battle of Iraq, chained
3. bonus_mop - Cairns Coral Coast, chained
4. CaptainMoo - Madness, unlimited
5. tsioumiou - Feudal War, adjacent
6. geigerm - Waterloo, chained

[croat_ante]

Records from First Round:




Round 1:
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GROUPS:

The groupings were chosen by using random.org using the 48 names in the list above and having them broken into groups of 6.

Group #1:

1. Evil Semp - Siege, adjacent
2. AtreidesHouse - Pearl Harbor, chained
3. jgazaille - Imperium Romanum, chained
4. BrotherWolf - British Isles, chained
5. bignick3833 - Madagascar, unlimited
6. slickstick - Age of realms, chained

Group #2:

1. skillfusniper33 - Ancient Greece, unlimited
2. Tupence - CCU, unlimited
3. DJ Teflon - WWII Western Front, adjacent
4. Blueno$e - Charleston, chained
5. Tracita - Rail Europe, unlimited
6. abel - World 2.1, chained

Group #3:

1. MikostheMudder - Age of Merchants, chained
2. OutSider - Siege, chained
3. King Tet - Malta, chained
4. harvmax - Classic art, chained
5. nashlloyd - New World, chained
6. m33 - Crossword, chained replaced by: iblaskov - WWII Western Front, Unlimited

Group #4:

1. graulenst - Australia, unlimited
2. aniximo - Greater China, chained
3. blindmatt - Australia, chained
4. Lindax - Mongol Empire, chained
5. b00060 - Classic Shapes, unlimited
6. chansigril - Europe, chained

Group #5:

1. topper - Benelux, chained
2. Sun Tzup - Waterloo, adjacent
3. Krueger - Space, chained
4. wolfpack0530 - Europe, chained
5. igozd - USA, unlimited
6. Dominator7 - World 2.1, chained

Group #6:

1. croat_ante - Europe, chained
2. banana_hammocks - Philippines, chained
3. verbalizer - World 2.1, chained
4. jerry1111 - Germany, chained
5. LZND661 - Arms Race!, adjacent
6. silverback111 - World 2.1, unlimited

Group #7:

1. Kinnison - Rail USA, chained
2. Barry Zuckerkorn - Arms Race!, chained
3. CaptainMoo - Madness, unlimited
4. tsioumiou - Feudal War, adjacent
5. geigerm - Waterloo, chained
6. vtonic - World 2.1, unlimited

Group #8:

1. Eaglesagent - Classic Shapes, unlimited
2. Lucalupulasa - South America, unlimited
3. bonus_mop - Cairns Coral Coast, chained
4. heatz - Classic Arts, chained
5. L M S - Iberia, chained
6. Blitzaholic - Battle of Iraq, chained

[Evil Semp]

I'll play..Siege adjacent

[blindmatt]

in please

Australia, chained

[slickstick]

age of realms,chained pls.

[silverback111]

Hi, can I join please.

World 2.1, unlimited

Thanks.

[chansigril]

chansigril

home map... europe i suppose

chained forts

thanks

[banana_hammocks]

I'll play....Philippines and chained

[Blitzaholic]

battle of iraq
chained

[wolfpack0530]

I also like europe chained. However if that is unavailable, I will take Germany chained

[croat_ante]

all being added now..

you can definitely choose the same settings as someone else, therefore wolfpack, you can have europe too.. i'll share

[croat_ante]

I'll play....Philippines and chained

and maybe a nice congrats should go here to banana_hammocks for winning the first version of this tournament and will definitely be a player to watch out for here.. although, you have changed your preference from the Africa map...

[BrotherWolf]

I'll join please

British Isles
Chained

[Lindax]

Mongol Empire, chained please

Lx

[vtonic]

World 2.1 unlimited esc. chained foggy

[AtreidesHouse]

Pearl, chained

[bonus_mop]

I'm in, loved the first tourney. Cairns Coral Coast and Chained.

[croat_ante]

all above added to list

[topper]

BeNeLux chained please

[nashlloyd]

New World- Chained.

[Eaglesagent]

im in classic shapes and unlimited forts.

[croat_ante]

all above added

[Teflon Kris]

I'll have a go

WWII Western Front adjacent