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A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 6 of 8]
Hi repooc.
Thank you for your interest in the tournament. However, only premium members may take part in this tournament.
Thank you,
James
Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 6 of 8]
Game 12074504
Still no Bill.
Even after his friend promised that he would be able to get him back online...
Still no Bill.
Even after his friend promised that he would be able to get him back online...
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 6 of 8]
Dukasaur wrote:Game 12074504
Still no Bill.
Even after his friend promised that he would be able to get him back online...
Thank you for the reminder--I am in the process of searching for new players.
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 6 of 8]
TheSaxlad wrote:why not- in
Thank you so much TheSaxlad! We're one step closer to full strength!
[player]TheSaxlad[/player] replaces [player]billclinton13[/player].
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January 1, 2013 Update
January 1, 2013 Update
Happy new years fellow competitors!
Like clockwork, our opening games for Battle 6 have finished right on time for MMXIII, and, by the looks of the standings board, it is official that, once again:
The Alliance has claimed victory in Battle 6!
The Alliance emerged victorious in 4 of the fronts, but Front 2 is still undecided. As a result, a head-to-head game between the top from each side has started, to determine who wins Front 2.
But, either way, the Alliance already won a majority and so this will just determine whether they will have won 4-3 or 5-2.
Like usual, a full update and our usual headline story will be ready once this tie-breaker game and the forthcoming MOH Qualifer games finish.
Thanks everyone.
Happy new years fellow competitors!
Like clockwork, our opening games for Battle 6 have finished right on time for MMXIII, and, by the looks of the standings board, it is official that, once again:
The Alliance has claimed victory in Battle 6!
The Alliance emerged victorious in 4 of the fronts, but Front 2 is still undecided. As a result, a head-to-head game between the top from each side has started, to determine who wins Front 2.
But, either way, the Alliance already won a majority and so this will just determine whether they will have won 4-3 or 5-2.
Like usual, a full update and our usual headline story will be ready once this tie-breaker game and the forthcoming MOH Qualifer games finish.
Thanks everyone.
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Updated 1/1/13]
January 6 Update
Standings Board (click here)
The Alliance has dominated play once again, and they're now tied with the Confederation in our score count. The AFA movement was successful in ridding political corruption in Africa.
A full update will follow after our Medal of Honor Qualifiers, which now commence as usual, featuring the top 2 Alliance players from the 5 winning fronts that the Alliance claimed.
Medal of Honors Qualifier Games
Game 12180557
Game 12180558
Once these games are completed, Battle 7 will arrive!
The score of the war is now,
Standings Board (click here)
The Alliance has dominated play once again, and they're now tied with the Confederation in our score count. The AFA movement was successful in ridding political corruption in Africa.
A full update will follow after our Medal of Honor Qualifiers, which now commence as usual, featuring the top 2 Alliance players from the 5 winning fronts that the Alliance claimed.
Medal of Honors Qualifier Games
Game 12180557
Game 12180558
Once these games are completed, Battle 7 will arrive!
The score of the war is now,
- 3 battle victories claimed by the Confederation,
- 3 battle victories claimed by the Alliance!
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February 10 Update
Updated Standings Board
[spoiler=Standings]
[/spoiler]Would you like to choose the Map AND Settings for the next round? Write and Post a Battle Scenario for Our Seventh Battle!
Choosing the map and settings is very influential and, if you choose wisely, can land you a ton of points and a spot in the Playoffs.
Just write a brief paragraph on a possible World War III scenario. Identify 2 key sides, one for the Confederation and one for the Alliance and the map and settings.
Then post it on the tournament page here: viewtopic.php?f=91&t=159969&start=0
It's that simple!
We've now completed six battles, but two key events remain ahead, and each one of you has the opportunity to write history! I will now be accepting any scenario proposals for the next 7 days (until CC Time: 2013-02-17 01:00:00).
Contextual Requirements
To ensure the plot is not disjointed, I advise you make some sort of reference, be it significant or minute, to the events of the African resistance to exploitation and the growing bond between Europe, India, Africa and Russia (as a result of battles 4, 5, and 6).
You may also make reference to the UN ousting of the Brazilian military junta (Battle 2) or to the workers' revolt put down in China (Battle 1).
The events in your scenario do not have to necessarily stem directly from the events in Africa, India, Egypt, Europe, Brazil, or China, but there should be some link made.
Possible Ideas to help you out:
- Involving the remaining few powers as a result of losing influence in Africa.
- Domestic unrest in Europe.
Work with these ideas or come up with something new on your own!
Here's an example. If you choose to write a scenario, it should look something like this; scenario, followed by sides and maps and settings:
[spoiler=Scenario]After decades of oppression, low wages, poor working conditions, environmental pollution, and censorship, an underground workers movement gains steam in China, and millions of fed up factory workers strike nationwide. This is followed by a brutally violent government crackdown. The Chinese workers party (CWP) now sees complete overthrow of the Chinese government as their only option.
To compete militarily with the well armed Chinese government forces (CGF) the CWP gathers support Regionally from India, Tibet, Mongolia, and Korea forming the Alliance with the like goals of undoing Chinese oppression of freedom and technology. The CGF gains the support of like minded regimes in Russia and Vietnam, forming the confederation.
Faction Representing the Alliance
Chinese Workers Party (CWP), supported by India, Tibet, Mongolia, and Korea.
Faction Representing the Confederation
Chinese Government Forces (CGF), supported by Russia and Vietnam.
Map:
Fractured China
Settings:
Escalating Spoils (due to each side gradually drawing more support)
Chained Reinforcements (clash of media censorship and social media)
No Fog of War[/spoiler]
...was only 5 sentences long.
Writing history is NOT required of course, but there is a General Achievement Medal (the Nostradamus Award), which will be given to the player who has the most number of scenarios written. Please consider taking part!
I'm giving all players 7 days (until CC Time: 2013-02-17 01:00:00) so that should give you plenty of time if you have an idea! And it doesn't have to be in depth at all, just something simple so we can get some community involvement in the tournament.
Thanks,
James
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [PostBattleScenariosDay
As there have been no submissions, I will allow an additional 7 days for any late ideas or if you want to submit just something simple, it might just stand the test of time as the only submission!
I will allow submissions for Battle 7 to be submitted at this here tournament page until CC Time: 2013-02-24 23:00:00.
Should be there be no submissions after that time and I have received no word of any impending submissions to be posted, then I'll create my own for a change!
I will allow submissions for Battle 7 to be submitted at this here tournament page until CC Time: 2013-02-24 23:00:00.
Should be there be no submissions after that time and I have received no word of any impending submissions to be posted, then I'll create my own for a change!
Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [PostBattleScenariosDay
When hostilities resumed, the trigger was oil, as the pundits had always expected it would be. This time, the disputed areas were not in the Middle East, but in the waters of the South China Sea. For almost 30 years China had been extracting oil from disputed waters claimed by Vietnam and/or the Phillipines. At first there had been pretenses of negotiation, and the Philippines at least in theory were protected by the U.S. Still, as time went on, it became steadily more obvious that the U.S. was not going to risk war with China, and the Chinese became steadily more arrogant in asserting control of the region.
With rampant poverty in the Philippines, and oil revenues seen as one of the few realistic hopes for correcting it, the Philippine government became steadily more desperate. In the wake of the success of Africa Feeds Africans, a charismatic new leader arose in the House of Representatives, and forced through a bill making it mandatory for the government to attempt to secure control of its undersea resources, through any means, including war.
The precise details of how combat began are lost, for there were no survivors of the first battle. What is known is that at some point on that fateful September day, guided missile frigates of the Chinese and Philippine navies exchanged missiles, leading to their mutual destruction. Within minutes, alarm bells were ringing not only around the South China Sea, but all around the world, for everyone knew that this conflict might escalate and implicate them somehow.
Sure enough, idealists of the AFA recognised the Philippine struggle as being inherently the same as the one they had just gone through in Africa, and within days volunteer corps from Africa and Europe were streaming to the East.....
Map: Philippines
Spoils: Escalating
Fog: Yes, enormous amounts of misinformation are spreading.
Reinforcements: Chained
I realize it's three weeks past the original deadline, so I don't expect to get Nostradamus credit for this one, but in case you don't have something better I thought I'd offer this up.
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [PostBattleScenariosDay
Dukasaur wrote:When hostilities resumed, the trigger was oil, as the pundits had always expected it would be. This time, the disputed areas were not in the Middle East, but in the waters of the South China Sea. For almost 30 years China had been extracting oil from disputed waters claimed by Vietnam and/or the Phillipines. At first there had been pretenses of negotiation, and the Philippines at least in theory were protected by the U.S. Still, as time went on, it became steadily more obvious that the U.S. was not going to risk war with China, and the Chinese became steadily more arrogant in asserting control of the region.
With rampant poverty in the Philippines, and oil revenues seen as one of the few realistic hopes for correcting it, the Philippine government became steadily more desperate. In the wake of the success of Africa Feeds Africans, a charismatic new leader arose in the House of Representatives, and forced through a bill making it mandatory for the government to attempt to secure control of its undersea resources, through any means, including war.
The precise details of how combat began are lost, for there were no survivors of the first battle. What is known is that at some point on that fateful September day, guided missile frigates of the Chinese and Philippine navies exchanged missiles, leading to their mutual destruction. Within minutes, alarm bells were ringing not only around the South China Sea, but all around the world, for everyone knew that this conflict might escalate and implicate them somehow.
Sure enough, idealists of the AFA recognised the Philippine struggle as being inherently the same as the one they had just gone through in Africa, and within days volunteer corps from Africa and Europe were streaming to the East.....
Map: Philippines
Spoils: Escalating
Fog: Yes, enormous amounts of misinformation are spreading.
Reinforcements: Chained
I realize it's three weeks past the original deadline, so I don't expect to get Nostradamus credit for this one, but in case you don't have something better I thought I'd offer this up.
This is much better than what I was beginning to think of, so this will work fine. Well done once again, Dukasaur!
It won't count for the Nostradamus Award but you will still get credit for yet another battle scenario!
I'll begin the next battle ASAP, either tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for staying patient everyone, it's been a busy past month for me.
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March 7 Update
Our seventh of eight battles is underway! Nearing the end of the tourney and the start of the Playoffs!
Another wonderful battle scenario composed by [player]Dukasaur[/player],
Battle 7
[spoiler=Scenario]When hostilities resumed, the trigger was oil, as the pundits had always expected it would be. This time, the disputed areas were not in the Middle East, but in the waters of the South China Sea. For almost 30 years China had been extracting oil from disputed waters claimed by Vietnam and/or the Phillipines. At first there had been pretenses of negotiation, and the Philippines at least in theory were protected by the U.S. Still, as time went on, it became steadily more obvious that the U.S. was not going to risk war with China, and the Chinese became steadily more arrogant in asserting control of the region.
With rampant poverty in the Philippines, and oil revenues seen as one of the few realistic hopes for correcting it, the Philippine government became steadily more desperate. In the wake of the success of Africa Feeds Africans, a charismatic new leader arose in the House of Representatives, and forced through a bill making it mandatory for the government to attempt to secure control of its undersea resources, through any means, including war.
The precise details of how combat began are lost, for there were no survivors of the first battle. What is known is that at some point on that fateful September day, guided missile frigates of the Chinese and Philippine navies exchanged missiles, leading to their mutual destruction. Within minutes, alarm bells were ringing not only around the South China Sea, but all around the world, for everyone knew that this conflict might escalate and implicate them somehow.
Sure enough, idealists of the AFA recognised the Philippine struggle as being inherently the same as the one they had just gone through in Africa, and within days volunteer corps from Africa and Europe were streaming to the East.....
Map: Philippines
Settings:
Escalating Spoils
Chained Reinforcements
Foggy (enormous amounts of misinformation are spreading)
Alliance
Philippines, backed by the EDF and AFA
Confederation
People's Republic of China[/spoiler]
I will post a standings board as soon as I find the time to create it (hopefully VERY soon )
Another wonderful battle scenario composed by [player]Dukasaur[/player],
Battle 7
[spoiler=Scenario]When hostilities resumed, the trigger was oil, as the pundits had always expected it would be. This time, the disputed areas were not in the Middle East, but in the waters of the South China Sea. For almost 30 years China had been extracting oil from disputed waters claimed by Vietnam and/or the Phillipines. At first there had been pretenses of negotiation, and the Philippines at least in theory were protected by the U.S. Still, as time went on, it became steadily more obvious that the U.S. was not going to risk war with China, and the Chinese became steadily more arrogant in asserting control of the region.
With rampant poverty in the Philippines, and oil revenues seen as one of the few realistic hopes for correcting it, the Philippine government became steadily more desperate. In the wake of the success of Africa Feeds Africans, a charismatic new leader arose in the House of Representatives, and forced through a bill making it mandatory for the government to attempt to secure control of its undersea resources, through any means, including war.
The precise details of how combat began are lost, for there were no survivors of the first battle. What is known is that at some point on that fateful September day, guided missile frigates of the Chinese and Philippine navies exchanged missiles, leading to their mutual destruction. Within minutes, alarm bells were ringing not only around the South China Sea, but all around the world, for everyone knew that this conflict might escalate and implicate them somehow.
Sure enough, idealists of the AFA recognised the Philippine struggle as being inherently the same as the one they had just gone through in Africa, and within days volunteer corps from Africa and Europe were streaming to the East.....
Map: Philippines
Settings:
Escalating Spoils
Chained Reinforcements
Foggy (enormous amounts of misinformation are spreading)
Alliance
Philippines, backed by the EDF and AFA
Confederation
People's Republic of China[/spoiler]
I will post a standings board as soon as I find the time to create it (hopefully VERY soon
)Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 7 of 8]
Someone missed an invite in one of my games.
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 7 of 8]
chapcrap wrote:Someone missed an invite in one of my games.
Yes, there are a total of 4 players who have dropped from play. I have posted in the Play-Now Thread for reserves and am working to replenish the field. Thanks, I'll be sending invites as soon as possible.
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Battle 7 of 8]
This tournament is now labeled "Needing Rescue". If it is not rescued within a week it will be considered abandoned.
If you are interested please check this section of the Tournament Handbook:
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Abandoned & Rescued Tournaments
If you are interested please check this section of the Tournament Handbook:
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
Congratulations to Dukasaur for winning the Nostradamus Award!!!
He has won three of the scenarios and with only one left there is no one else who can catch him!!
He has won three of the scenarios and with only one left there is no one else who can catch him!!
Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
mcshanester29 wrote:Congratulations to Dukasaur for winning the Nostradamus Award!!!
He has wonwritten three of the scenarios and with only one left there is no one else who can catch him!!
Fixed, and thank you!
In addition, I will have the honour of rescuing this tournament. Stay tuned for updates within the next few days!
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
I've begun work on writing Scenario 8, but first I should ask: does anybody else still want to take a shot at it?
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
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Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
The drums of war are silent. After eight Major Battle and countless skirmishes, eleven hundred and twenty games in total, spread over 21 months of real time, our simulation of WW III is finally over!
Congratulations to the Confederation of Common Sense, winners of World War Three!
A big congrats to the Medal of Honor and tournament winner, uckuki!
Kudos to [player]thelord[/player], who certainly gave [player]uckuki[/player] a tough fight, keeping the best-of-seven final to a 4-3 squeeker! In addition, thelord also won more games in total than any other player in the tournament.
A special little pat on the back to myself for winning the Nostradamus GA.
A tip of the hat to the original organiser, WorldCup4James. Sorry that you couldn't stick around to finish it, but your creativity still shines thorough!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who played, especially the many reserves who stepped forward to help plug holes left by departing players!
MOH Cup
[spoiler=semifinals]A couple of games are still ongoing, but they will not change the result.
Semi-finals
[player]uckuki[/player] triumphs over [player]grady12345[/player], by a score of either 5-1 or 6-1.
[player]thelord[/player] lords over [player]harvmax[/player], by a score of either 5-1 or 6-1.[/spoiler]
The finals begin!
link to view final seven games
[spoiler=matchups for moh cup]I have randomized the 16 candidates using random.org. Normally, I use Challonge.com and I use their bracket randomization feature, but I'm trying to stick as closely as possible to the posted intentions of the original organiser. Thus, random.org to randomize the list, and manual bracketting.
In the list below, 1 plays 2 and 3 plays 4 and so on. Second round, winner of 1&2 plays winner of 3&4, and so on. Third round, winner of 1234 plays winner of 5678, and so on.
[Edit: first-round winners in green, with score.
There will be no replacements. If anyone fails to accept their invites (twice) that constitutes a forfeit and their opponent advances.
A lot of close matches in the 2nd round!
3rd round coming up![/spoiler]
[spoiler=moh candidates]List of Medal of Honour Candidates
The following players have won the follow MOH qualifier games.
Battle 1
Game 10743292 [player]Reaper616[/player]
Game 10743293 [player]grady12345[/player]
Battle 2
Game 11102051 [player]Tiberius Maximus[/player]
Game 11102052 [player]BunnRee[/player]
Battle 3
Game 11317544 [player]Generalahole[/player]
Game 11317545 [player]uckuki[/player]
Battle 4
Game 11664677 [player]Serreski[/player]
Game 11664678 [player]harvmax[/player]
Battle 5
Game 11932085 [player]Aussie02[/player]
Game 11932086 [player]Alexlau[/player]
Battle 6
Game 12180557 [player]thelord[/player]
Game 12180558 [player]generalhead[/player]
Battle 7
Game 12791756 [player]rishark1969[/player]
Game 12791757 [player]ianphull[/player]
Battle 8
Game 13025550 [player]explor31[/player]
Game 13025551 [player]bahrain[/player][/spoiler]
Battle 8 Results
[spoiler=post battle 8 MOH games]There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
Game 13025551
bahrain
chapcrap
uk massive
Lyndir
Game 13025550
TX AG 90
Czech59
explor31
geko
Timestamp: 2013-07-25 22:33:53 UTC[/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 1]Alliance players:
DimnjacarStef 3/4
dorsettrob 3/4
spartacus 65 1/4
unionman 3/4
Confederation players:
Anthrax821 0/4
Loose canon 2/4
ltcomdata 1/4
Escolox 3/4
Alliance wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 2]Alliance players:
DaveH 0/4
Leverpuller 2/4
ruleroftheworld1 1/4
bplp49 0/4
Confederation players:
Czech59 3/4
Wizz00 2/4
bahrain 4/4
DD2 4/4
Confederation wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 3]Alliance players:
MGSteve 3/4
alec.ramsden 2/4
pamoa 2/4
whakamole 0/4
Confederation players:
chapcrap 2/4
geko 3/4
lawz21 2/4
djeris replaced by DoomYoshi 2/4
Confederation wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 4]Alliance players:
theSaxlad 4/4
Nath77440 2/4
curler8 1/4
Jessamine 2/4
Confederation players:
macbone 2/4
calicus 0/4
Marshallbobby 3/4
adam666 2/4
Alliance wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 5]Alliance players:
aalii 1/4
sotdil 0/4
dumhic 1/4
MattiWacklin 1/4
Confederation players:
Lyndir 4/4
blindman30 3/4
TX AG 90 4/4
rpshawn 2/4
Confederation wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 6]Alliance players:
rmjw10 2/4
General Tazz 2/4
general cod 3/4
Maisel002 3/4
Confederation players:
andypl0nd0n 1/4
Fuzzy316 1/4
Dukasaur 3/4
jpk 1/4
Alliance Wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 7]Alliance players:
Silly knig-it 2/4
chidone 3/4
sandman175 2/4
OleCowboyHippy 1/4
Confederation players:
therev1957 1/4
explor31 2/4
uk massive 3/4
paws1610 2/4
Stalemate[/spoiler]
Once again we have an extremely close Battle! Alliance has won Fronts 1, 4, and 6, while Confederation has won Fronts 2, 3, and 5. Front 7 is at the tipping point, and will be decided by a single tiebreaking game between chidone and uk massive.
[spoiler=Post Battle 7 MOH games]Alliance has won 4 fronts: 2, 3, 5, and 6.
Front 2 MOH candidates: Whakamole and ianphull
Front 3 MOH candidates: dumhic and Nath77440
Front 5 MOH candidates: rishark1969 and curler8
Front 6 MOH candidates: sandman175 and sotdil
There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
Game 12791757
curler8
Nath77440
sandman175
ianphull
Game 12791756
dumhic
rishark1969
Whackamole
sotdil
Timestamp: 2013-05-24 21:44:52 UTC[/spoiler]
Battle 7 results
Short version: So far, Alliance has won 2 fronts, Confederation has won on 1, but 4 fronts remain inconclusive as a result of people not joining games/dropping out.
I've put out a call for reserves, and expect to get the missing Battle 7 games started shortly.
[spoiler=Scenario]When hostilities resumed, the trigger was oil, as the pundits had always expected it would be. This time, the disputed areas were not in the Middle East, but in the waters of the South China Sea. For almost 30 years China had been extracting oil from disputed waters claimed by Vietnam and/or the Phillipines. At first there had been pretenses of negotiation, and the Philippines at least in theory were protected by the U.S. Still, as time went on, it became steadily more obvious that the U.S. was not going to risk war with China, and the Chinese became steadily more arrogant in asserting control of the region.
With rampant poverty in the Philippines, and oil revenues seen as one of the few realistic hopes for correcting it, the Philippine government became steadily more desperate. In the wake of the success of Africa Feeds Africans, a charismatic new leader arose in the House of Representatives, and forced through a bill making it mandatory for the government to attempt to secure control of its undersea resources, through any means, including war.
The precise details of how combat began are lost, for there were no survivors of the first battle. What is known is that at some point on that fateful September day, guided missile frigates of the Chinese and Philippine navies exchanged missiles, leading to their mutual destruction. Within minutes, alarm bells were ringing not only around the South China Sea, but all around the world, for everyone knew that this conflict might escalate and implicate them somehow.
Sure enough, idealists of the AFA recognised the Philippine struggle as being inherently the same as the one they had just gone through in Africa, and within days volunteer corps from Africa and Europe were streaming to the East.....
Map: Philippines
Settings:
Escalating Spoils
Chained Reinforcements
Foggy (enormous amounts of misinformation are spreading)
Alliance
Philippines, backed by the EDF and AFA
Confederation
People's Republic of China[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 1]Alliance Players
[TBA]replaced by Silly Knig-it. 2/4
Maisel002 1/4
WorldCup4James 1/4
Leverpuller 3/4
Confederation Players
jpk 0/3 1/4
blindman30 3/3, 3/4
Dukasaur 2/3, 3/4
DD2 2/3, 2/4
CONCLUSION: CONFEDERATION WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 2]Alliance Players
whakamole 2/4
bplp49 2/4
General Tazz 2/4
ianphull 4/4
Confederation Players
geko 3/4
explor31 1/4
lawz21 1/4
therev1957 1/4
CONCLUSION: ALLIANCE WINS![/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 3]Alliance Players
dorsettrob 1/4
DimnjacarStef 2/4
[TBA]replaced by Nath77440 3/4
dumhic 2/4
Confederation Players
chapcrap 3/3, 4/4
andyplondon 1/3, 1/4
Marshallbobby 3/3, 3/4
Anthrax821 0/3, 0/4
CONCLUSION: BOTH ARMIES HAVE 8 WINS EACH
Tiebreaker won by Nath77440; ALLIANCE WINS![/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 4]Alliance Players
spartacus65 3/4
alec.ramsden 1/4
rmjw10 1/4
MattiWacklin 1/4
Confederation Players
ltcomdata 1/4
TX AG 90 3/4
paws1610 4/4
Wizz00 2/4
CONCLUSION: CONFEDERATION WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 5]Alliance Players
unionman 2/4
chidone 2/4
rishark1969 4/4
curler8 4/4
Confederation Players
czech59 1/4
djeris 2/4
adam666 0/4
Escolox 1/4
CONCLUSION: ALLIANCE WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 6]Alliance Players
sandman175 2/2, 3/4
[TBA]replaced by OleCowboyHippy3/4
sotdil 2/2, 4/4
general cod 1/2, 1/4
Confederation Players
rpshawn 0/3, 0/4
scoobyzx10r (joined no games)replaced by Loose canon 1/4
[TBA]replaced by bahrain 3/4
vclubb 1/3replaced by macbone 1/4
CONCLUSION: ALLIANCE WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 7]Alliance Players
zissou2 (joined no games)replaced by DaveH 1/4
ruleroftheworld1 1/4
Jessamine 3/4
TheSaxlad 3/4
Confederation Players
calicus 1/3, 2/4
uk massive 1/3, 1/4
Fuzzy316 0/3, 1/4
Lyndir 3/3, 4/4
CONCLUSION: BOTH ARMIES HAVE 8 WINS EACH[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Training League Group]The two players with the most wins are recruited to the War (will play in a Front) in place of the 2 players who advanced into the Medal of Honor Cup.
/[TBA]
/[TBA][/spoiler]
[spoiler=players sorted by total games played and games won in the entire tourney]Thelord 54 31
Ianphull 44 26
Uckuki 42 30
Explor31 41 21
Harvmax 40 22
Rishark1969 38 20
Rmjw10 37 16
Jessamine 36 22
Chidone 36 22
Lyndir 36 28
Leverpuller 36 27
Geko 35 19 16
Chapcrap 35 23
Unionman 35 21
Lawz21 35 18
Czech59 35 16
Jpk 34 14
Sandman175 34 15
Paws1610 34 20
Curler8 34 16
TX AG 90 34 24
Fuzzy316 33 10
General Tazz 33 15
Therev1957 33 13
Adam666 33 13
DimnjacarStef 33 14
Dumhic 33 7
Uk massive 33 15
Blindman30 33 22
Maisel002 33 14
General cod 33 17
Spartacus65 33 16
DD2 33 21
Sotdil 33 12
Anthrax821 33 11
EscoLoxUOut 32 10
MattiWacklin 32 5
Alec.ramsden 32 11
Dorsettrob 32 13
Calicus 32 12
Dukasaur 32 20
Marshallbobby 32 16
Rpshawn 31 13
Ruleroftheworld1 31 10
Ltcomdata 30 12
Generalhead 29 17
Djeris 28 9 19
Alexlau 28 13
Vclubb 27 11
Tatts 27 14 13
Generalahole 27 12
Grady12345 26 13 13
Zissou2 25 17
Serreski 25 13
Scoobyzx10r 25 16
Wizz00 24 11
Traffic133 24 12
WorldCup4James 23 13
Whakamole 22 8
El Bondo 22 13
Andypl0nd0n 21 10
Aussie02 20 10
Billclinton13 20 8
BunnRee 19 12
Bplp49 19 3
Tiberius Maximus 17 8
Bahrain 16 10
Xtremejeep88 16 11
Solar 16 6
TheSaxlad 12 9
Blitzkreig2 12 6
Reaper616 12 5
Jcmontys 12 4
Nath77440 10 6
Cj1990 10 3
Linnick 9 6
Ornge27 9 3
DaveH 8 1
OleCowboyHippy 8 4
Loose Canon 8 3
Silly Knig-it 8 4
Eagleblade 8 4
Coachcarter853 6 2
Knumbawang 6 2
Macbone 5 2
Aalii 4 1
MGSteve 4 3
Pamoa 4 2
DoomYoshi 4 2
DogAlmighty 4 2[/spoiler]
Congratulations to the Confederation of Common Sense, winners of World War Three!
A big congrats to the Medal of Honor and tournament winner, uckuki!
Kudos to [player]thelord[/player], who certainly gave [player]uckuki[/player] a tough fight, keeping the best-of-seven final to a 4-3 squeeker! In addition, thelord also won more games in total than any other player in the tournament.
A special little pat on the back to myself for winning the Nostradamus GA.
A tip of the hat to the original organiser, WorldCup4James. Sorry that you couldn't stick around to finish it, but your creativity still shines thorough!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who played, especially the many reserves who stepped forward to help plug holes left by departing players!
MOH Cup
[spoiler=semifinals]A couple of games are still ongoing, but they will not change the result.
Semi-finals
[player]uckuki[/player] triumphs over [player]grady12345[/player], by a score of either 5-1 or 6-1.
[player]thelord[/player] lords over [player]harvmax[/player], by a score of either 5-1 or 6-1.[/spoiler]
The finals begin!
link to view final seven games
[spoiler=matchups for moh cup]I have randomized the 16 candidates using random.org. Normally, I use Challonge.com and I use their bracket randomization feature, but I'm trying to stick as closely as possible to the posted intentions of the original organiser. Thus, random.org to randomize the list, and manual bracketting.
In the list below, 1 plays 2 and 3 plays 4 and so on. Second round, winner of 1&2 plays winner of 3&4, and so on. Third round, winner of 1234 plays winner of 5678, and so on.
random.org wrote:There were 16 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
{etc.}
Timestamp: 2013-08-05 05:42:35 UTC
[Edit: first-round winners in green, with score.
- Alexlau
- generalhead, 4-3
- uckuki, 6-1
- Reaper616
- generalahole, 5-2
- Tiberium Maximus
- grady12345, 5-2
- explor31
- Aussie02
- ianphull, 5-2
- thelord, 5-2
- bahrain
- rishark1969
- BunnRee, 5-2
- harvmax, 4-3
- Serreski
There will be no replacements. If anyone fails to accept their invites (twice) that constitutes a forfeit and their opponent advances.
A lot of close matches in the 2nd round!
- uckuki 4-3 generalhead
- generalahole 3-4 grady12345
- ianphull 3-4 thelord
- BunnRee 3-4 harvmax
3rd round coming up![/spoiler]
[spoiler=moh candidates]List of Medal of Honour Candidates
The following players have won the follow MOH qualifier games.
Battle 1
Game 10743292 [player]Reaper616[/player]
Game 10743293 [player]grady12345[/player]
Battle 2
Game 11102051 [player]Tiberius Maximus[/player]
Game 11102052 [player]BunnRee[/player]
Battle 3
Game 11317544 [player]Generalahole[/player]
Game 11317545 [player]uckuki[/player]
Battle 4
Game 11664677 [player]Serreski[/player]
Game 11664678 [player]harvmax[/player]
Battle 5
Game 11932085 [player]Aussie02[/player]
Game 11932086 [player]Alexlau[/player]
Battle 6
Game 12180557 [player]thelord[/player]
Game 12180558 [player]generalhead[/player]
Battle 7
Game 12791756 [player]rishark1969[/player]
Game 12791757 [player]ianphull[/player]
Battle 8
Game 13025550 [player]explor31[/player]
Game 13025551 [player]bahrain[/player][/spoiler]
Battle 8 Results
[spoiler=post battle 8 MOH games]There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
Game 13025551
bahrain
chapcrap
uk massive
Lyndir
Game 13025550
TX AG 90
Czech59
explor31
geko
Timestamp: 2013-07-25 22:33:53 UTC[/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 1]Alliance players:
DimnjacarStef 3/4
dorsettrob 3/4
spartacus 65 1/4
unionman 3/4
Confederation players:
Anthrax821 0/4
Loose canon 2/4
ltcomdata 1/4
Escolox 3/4
Alliance wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 2]Alliance players:
DaveH 0/4
Leverpuller 2/4
ruleroftheworld1 1/4
bplp49 0/4
Confederation players:
Czech59 3/4
Wizz00 2/4
bahrain 4/4
DD2 4/4
Confederation wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 3]Alliance players:
MGSteve 3/4
alec.ramsden 2/4
pamoa 2/4
whakamole 0/4
Confederation players:
chapcrap 2/4
geko 3/4
lawz21 2/4
djeris replaced by DoomYoshi 2/4
Confederation wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 4]Alliance players:
theSaxlad 4/4
Nath77440 2/4
curler8 1/4
Jessamine 2/4
Confederation players:
macbone 2/4
calicus 0/4
Marshallbobby 3/4
adam666 2/4
Alliance wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 5]Alliance players:
aalii 1/4
sotdil 0/4
dumhic 1/4
MattiWacklin 1/4
Confederation players:
Lyndir 4/4
blindman30 3/4
TX AG 90 4/4
rpshawn 2/4
Confederation wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 6]Alliance players:
rmjw10 2/4
General Tazz 2/4
general cod 3/4
Maisel002 3/4
Confederation players:
andypl0nd0n 1/4
Fuzzy316 1/4
Dukasaur 3/4
jpk 1/4
Alliance Wins![/spoiler]
[spoiler=front 7]Alliance players:
Silly knig-it 2/4
chidone 3/4
sandman175 2/4
OleCowboyHippy 1/4
Confederation players:
therev1957 1/4
explor31 2/4
uk massive 3/4
paws1610 2/4
Stalemate[/spoiler]
Once again we have an extremely close Battle! Alliance has won Fronts 1, 4, and 6, while Confederation has won Fronts 2, 3, and 5. Front 7 is at the tipping point, and will be decided by a single tiebreaking game between chidone and uk massive.
[spoiler=Post Battle 7 MOH games]Alliance has won 4 fronts: 2, 3, 5, and 6.
Front 2 MOH candidates: Whakamole and ianphull
Front 3 MOH candidates: dumhic and Nath77440
Front 5 MOH candidates: rishark1969 and curler8
Front 6 MOH candidates: sandman175 and sotdil
There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
Game 12791757
curler8
Nath77440
sandman175
ianphull
Game 12791756
dumhic
rishark1969
Whackamole
sotdil
Timestamp: 2013-05-24 21:44:52 UTC[/spoiler]
Battle 7 results
Short version: So far, Alliance has won 2 fronts, Confederation has won on 1, but 4 fronts remain inconclusive as a result of people not joining games/dropping out.
I've put out a call for reserves, and expect to get the missing Battle 7 games started shortly.
[spoiler=Scenario]When hostilities resumed, the trigger was oil, as the pundits had always expected it would be. This time, the disputed areas were not in the Middle East, but in the waters of the South China Sea. For almost 30 years China had been extracting oil from disputed waters claimed by Vietnam and/or the Phillipines. At first there had been pretenses of negotiation, and the Philippines at least in theory were protected by the U.S. Still, as time went on, it became steadily more obvious that the U.S. was not going to risk war with China, and the Chinese became steadily more arrogant in asserting control of the region.
With rampant poverty in the Philippines, and oil revenues seen as one of the few realistic hopes for correcting it, the Philippine government became steadily more desperate. In the wake of the success of Africa Feeds Africans, a charismatic new leader arose in the House of Representatives, and forced through a bill making it mandatory for the government to attempt to secure control of its undersea resources, through any means, including war.
The precise details of how combat began are lost, for there were no survivors of the first battle. What is known is that at some point on that fateful September day, guided missile frigates of the Chinese and Philippine navies exchanged missiles, leading to their mutual destruction. Within minutes, alarm bells were ringing not only around the South China Sea, but all around the world, for everyone knew that this conflict might escalate and implicate them somehow.
Sure enough, idealists of the AFA recognised the Philippine struggle as being inherently the same as the one they had just gone through in Africa, and within days volunteer corps from Africa and Europe were streaming to the East.....
Map: Philippines
Settings:
Escalating Spoils
Chained Reinforcements
Foggy (enormous amounts of misinformation are spreading)
Alliance
Philippines, backed by the EDF and AFA
Confederation
People's Republic of China[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 1]Alliance Players
[TBA]replaced by Silly Knig-it. 2/4
Maisel002 1/4
WorldCup4James 1/4
Leverpuller 3/4
Confederation Players
jpk 0/3 1/4
blindman30 3/3, 3/4
Dukasaur 2/3, 3/4
DD2 2/3, 2/4
CONCLUSION: CONFEDERATION WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 2]Alliance Players
whakamole 2/4
bplp49 2/4
General Tazz 2/4
ianphull 4/4
Confederation Players
geko 3/4
explor31 1/4
lawz21 1/4
therev1957 1/4
CONCLUSION: ALLIANCE WINS![/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 3]Alliance Players
dorsettrob 1/4
DimnjacarStef 2/4
[TBA]replaced by Nath77440 3/4
dumhic 2/4
Confederation Players
chapcrap 3/3, 4/4
andyplondon 1/3, 1/4
Marshallbobby 3/3, 3/4
Anthrax821 0/3, 0/4
CONCLUSION: BOTH ARMIES HAVE 8 WINS EACH
Tiebreaker won by Nath77440; ALLIANCE WINS![/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 4]Alliance Players
spartacus65 3/4
alec.ramsden 1/4
rmjw10 1/4
MattiWacklin 1/4
Confederation Players
ltcomdata 1/4
TX AG 90 3/4
paws1610 4/4
Wizz00 2/4
CONCLUSION: CONFEDERATION WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 5]Alliance Players
unionman 2/4
chidone 2/4
rishark1969 4/4
curler8 4/4
Confederation Players
czech59 1/4
djeris 2/4
adam666 0/4
Escolox 1/4
CONCLUSION: ALLIANCE WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 6]Alliance Players
sandman175 2/2, 3/4
[TBA]replaced by OleCowboyHippy3/4
sotdil 2/2, 4/4
general cod 1/2, 1/4
Confederation Players
rpshawn 0/3, 0/4
scoobyzx10r (joined no games)replaced by Loose canon 1/4
[TBA]replaced by bahrain 3/4
vclubb 1/3replaced by macbone 1/4
CONCLUSION: ALLIANCE WINS[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Front 7]Alliance Players
zissou2 (joined no games)replaced by DaveH 1/4
ruleroftheworld1 1/4
Jessamine 3/4
TheSaxlad 3/4
Confederation Players
calicus 1/3, 2/4
uk massive 1/3, 1/4
Fuzzy316 0/3, 1/4
Lyndir 3/3, 4/4
CONCLUSION: BOTH ARMIES HAVE 8 WINS EACH[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Training League Group]The two players with the most wins are recruited to the War (will play in a Front) in place of the 2 players who advanced into the Medal of Honor Cup.
/[TBA]
/[TBA][/spoiler]
[spoiler=players sorted by total games played and games won in the entire tourney]Thelord 54 31
Ianphull 44 26
Uckuki 42 30
Explor31 41 21
Harvmax 40 22
Rishark1969 38 20
Rmjw10 37 16
Jessamine 36 22
Chidone 36 22
Lyndir 36 28
Leverpuller 36 27
Geko 35 19 16
Chapcrap 35 23
Unionman 35 21
Lawz21 35 18
Czech59 35 16
Jpk 34 14
Sandman175 34 15
Paws1610 34 20
Curler8 34 16
TX AG 90 34 24
Fuzzy316 33 10
General Tazz 33 15
Therev1957 33 13
Adam666 33 13
DimnjacarStef 33 14
Dumhic 33 7
Uk massive 33 15
Blindman30 33 22
Maisel002 33 14
General cod 33 17
Spartacus65 33 16
DD2 33 21
Sotdil 33 12
Anthrax821 33 11
EscoLoxUOut 32 10
MattiWacklin 32 5
Alec.ramsden 32 11
Dorsettrob 32 13
Calicus 32 12
Dukasaur 32 20
Marshallbobby 32 16
Rpshawn 31 13
Ruleroftheworld1 31 10
Ltcomdata 30 12
Generalhead 29 17
Djeris 28 9 19
Alexlau 28 13
Vclubb 27 11
Tatts 27 14 13
Generalahole 27 12
Grady12345 26 13 13
Zissou2 25 17
Serreski 25 13
Scoobyzx10r 25 16
Wizz00 24 11
Traffic133 24 12
WorldCup4James 23 13
Whakamole 22 8
El Bondo 22 13
Andypl0nd0n 21 10
Aussie02 20 10
Billclinton13 20 8
BunnRee 19 12
Bplp49 19 3
Tiberius Maximus 17 8
Bahrain 16 10
Xtremejeep88 16 11
Solar 16 6
TheSaxlad 12 9
Blitzkreig2 12 6
Reaper616 12 5
Jcmontys 12 4
Nath77440 10 6
Cj1990 10 3
Linnick 9 6
Ornge27 9 3
DaveH 8 1
OleCowboyHippy 8 4
Loose Canon 8 3
Silly Knig-it 8 4
Eagleblade 8 4
Coachcarter853 6 2
Knumbawang 6 2
Macbone 5 2
Aalii 4 1
MGSteve 4 3
Pamoa 4 2
DoomYoshi 4 2
DogAlmighty 4 2[/spoiler]
Last edited by Dukasaur on Fri Sep 27, 2013 9:24 pm, edited 23 times in total.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
― Voltaire
― Voltaire
Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
I received an email about this tourney but, I'm not in any of the teams. Was I eliminated early on? Bee
PAY ATTENTION! Squirrels and Rabbit Holes happen all the time. So, be on the lookout for unanticipated amazement and joy!
Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
BunnRee wrote:I received an email about this tourney but, I'm not in any of the teams. Was I eliminated early on? Bee
You were pretty damn lucky. You entered as a reserve in Scenario 2. (See here for the games you played) In only one scenario you qualified for the MOH finals (See Game 11102052) and don't have to play again until the final Playoff round.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
― Voltaire
― Voltaire
Re: A Chance to Write History: WWIII [Ongoing]
Dukasaur wrote:BunnRee wrote:I received an email about this tourney but, I'm not in any of the teams. Was I eliminated early on? Bee
You were pretty damn lucky. You entered as a reserve in Scenario 2. (See here for the games you played) In only one scenario you qualified for the MOH finals (See Game 11102052) and don't have to play again until the final Playoff round.
Cool ... Just let me know when!
PAY ATTENTION! Squirrels and Rabbit Holes happen all the time. So, be on the lookout for unanticipated amazement and joy!
