Grand World Marathon 2010 [WINNER: dowian2]

[Tupence]

Welcome to the Grand World Marathon 2010!

Leader at the end of each round

Round 1: karelpietertje - 39
Round 2: wolfpack0530 - 65
Round 3: LLC22 - 97
Round 4: negoeien & LLC22 - 120
Round 5: negoeien - 142
Round 6: big jumbo - 161
Round 7: big jumbo - 201
Round 8: big jumbo - 218
Round 9: big jumbo - 246
Round 10: big jumbo - 263
Round 11: big jumbo - 293
Round 12: big jumbo & Edd1 - 318
Round 13/QF: big jumbo - 361
Round 14/SF: big jumbo - 386
Round 15/Final: ???


Premium only with 97% attendance or above please, as you’ll play at least 6 simultaneous games.

Following a successful Grand World Marathon 2009, which is about to start the Quarter Finals, here’s a bigger installment in the series with more maps!
12 slots are reserved for the Quarter Finalists in the 2009 Marathon; the rest are all open, so please sign up below.

All games are 6-player, and points are awarded as follows: 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0. In most rounds, the top 4 players in each group are safely through to the next round, and a number of “highest-scoring losers” will also go through.

All settings will be:

[spoiler=settings]6-Player
Standard
Automatic
Sequential
Escalating
Chained
Sunny[/spoiler]
Here are the details of the rounds:

[spoiler=Round 1 - Mostly Central Europe]24 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Luxembourg, Netherlands, BeNeLux, Germany 2, Iceland, Holy Roman Empire
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (96/144)
Top Losers: 36/48
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 2 - To the South and West]22 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Italy, San Marino, Iberia, Portugal, France, Rail Europe
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (88/132)
Top Losers: 32/44
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 3 - Great Britain]20 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England, British Isles 2, Malta
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (80/120)
Top Losers: 28/40
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 4 - Moving East]18 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Battle For Iraq!, Indian Empire, Middle East, Soviet Union, Europe, Europa
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (72/108)
Top Losers: 24/36
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 5 - The Far East]16 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Greater China, Bamboo Jack, Hong Kong, Indochina, Philippines, Asia
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (64/96)
Top Losers: 20/32
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 6 - USA Map-Pack]14 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: USA West, USA New England, USA Great Lakes, USA Rockies, USA Southwest, USA Southeast
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (56/84)
Top Losers: 16/28
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 7 - Africa]12 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Egypt: Lower, Egypt: Nubia, Egypt: Upper, Madagascar, Rail Africa*, Africa
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (48/72)
Top Losers: 12/24
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 8 - Australasia]10 groups of 6 players
6 Maps: Cairns Coral Coast, Cairns Metro, Sydney Metro, Australia, Rail Australia, Oceania
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (40/60)
Top Losers: 8/20
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 9 - Ancient Empires]8 groups of 6 players
7 Maps: Battle of Actium, Ancient Greece, Alexander’s Empire, Mongol Empire, Peloponnesian War, Imperium Romanum, Egypt: Valley of the Kings
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (32/48)
Top Losers: 4/16
Eliminated: 12[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 10 - Latin America]6 groups of 6 players
7 Maps: Triple Alliance, Haiti, Brazil 2, Caribbean Islands, Treasures of Galapagos, Central America*, South America
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (24/36)
Top Losers: 6/12
Eliminated: 6[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 11 - United States of America]5 groups of 6 players
8 Maps: Charleston, Dust Bowl, NYC, San Francisco, Puget Sound, Texan Wars, Great Lakes, American Civil War
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (20/30)
Top Losers: 4/10
Eliminated: 6[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 12 - North America]4 groups of 6 players
8 Maps: Canada, Greenland, Montreal, Rail USA, USApocalypse, Vancouver, USA, North America
AutoQualifiers: Top 4 in each group (16/24)
Top Losers: 2/8
Eliminated: 6[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Quarter Finals - At War]3 groups of 6 players
9 Maps: WWII Ardennes, WWII Australia, WWII Eastern Front, WWII Europe, WWII Gazala, WWII Iwo Jima, WWII Western Front, D-Day: Omaha Beach!, Pearl Harbor
AutoQualifiers: Top 3 in each group (9/18)
Top Losers: 3/9
Eliminated: 6[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Semi Finals - Across the Globe]2 groups of 6 players
9 Maps: High Seas, Land and Sea, New World, Antarctica*, Arctic, World Cities*, Eastern Hemisphere, Extreme Global Warming, Duck and Cover
AutoQualifiers: Top 2 in each group (4/12)
Top Losers: 2/8
Eliminated: 6[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Grand Final - Conquer the World]1 group of 6 players
1 Map; 10 Games: World 2.1[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Maps with Asterisks]*These maps will be played as long as they have left the Foundry in time. If they are not ready, a suitable alternative will be found.[/spoiler]

As players get eliminated, they will be places on the Reserves’ Leaderboard. If anyone drops out, the player at the top of the Reserves’ Leaderboard will take their place.

Players will have 72 hours to join their games before they are replaced.
Foe lists will be ignored throughout the tournament; otherwise it will be too complicated.

Groups will be assigned using random.org, but players who win groups will be kept apart as much as possible. For example, in Round 2, the 24 group winners from Round 1 will be spread across the 22 groups as evenly as possible, but within these restrictions all assignments are random.

All points are cumulative; the player with the most points after their 106 games will be crowned the winner!

[Tupence]

Semi Final Results

Group A (Complete)
1st - big jumbo - 386
2nd - dowian2 - 365.5
3rd - aligator_al - 362.5
4th - drunkmonkey - 362
5th - Rémi - 355
6th - Kalano Sanchin - 335

Group B (Complete)
1st - Edd1 - 371
2nd - overlander - 367
3rd - pearljamrox2 - 361
4th - Easy n Dirty - 359
5th - stollmike - 340
6th - LLC22 - 337.5

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Line-Up for Round 15 (Grand Final)

1st - dowian2 - 411.5
2nd - big jumbo - 405
3rd - drunkmonkey - 403
4th - overlander - 401
5th - Edd1 - 396
6th - aligator_al - 387.5

updated June 1st

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Current "Fastest Losers" Leaderboard
Players above the cut-off line are through to Round 15
Players below the cut-off line are eliminated and will form the reserve list for the next round

1. aligator_al - 362.5
2. drunkmonkey - 362
---Cut-Off---
3. pearljamrox2 - 361
4. Easy n Dirty - 359
5. Rémi - 355
6. stollmike - 340
7. LLC22 - 337.5
8. Kalano Sanchin - 335

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