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prismsaber wrote:Is the poly tournament going to require a silver poly badge to participate like some previous tournaments? If so, I'm going to have to cram a bunch of games in.
No it will not.
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Thoughts on round of 8 matchups. Before looking at any of the games.

Untouchable v Dkmaster. Think Untouchable will edge it but Dk is a formidable opponent. I hope he can put Untouch out for me.
KizKiz v Clanlord Carl. Looking great for the good guys ! Kizkiz didn't notice the weighted dice i slipped him !
Wheelwright v Barclaw too close to call. But Barclaw is the current runnerup so might edge it.
Iron maid v t4mcr53s2 think the former champ will get this.
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Bariclaw wrote:I prefer the variety of opponents throughout the tournament until the late rounds. Prefer to stick with the regular format.
I fully agree here. As long as CC refuse to solve the problem with number of starts pr. player. ( e.g. I got 5/21 starts now in 1v1)

I know you cant compare 1v1 and Poly. But with those small maps out there and a risk to get so few starts, it for sure would be great to have a chance to come back into the game with another batch.

We did wait a looong time to compete against the best again :D
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dkmaster wrote:
Bariclaw wrote:I prefer the variety of opponents throughout the tournament until the late rounds. Prefer to stick with the regular format.
I fully agree here. As long as CC refuse to solve the problem with number of starts pr. player. ( e.g. I got 5/21 starts now in 1v1)

I know you cant compare 1v1 and Poly. But with those small maps out there and a risk to get so few starts, it for sure would be great to have a chance to come back into the game with another batch.

We did wait a looong time to compete against the best again :D
That really is unfortunate 5/21 is
P(<=5) = 1.33% or about 1 in 75
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Clanlord Carl wrote:
dkmaster wrote:
Bariclaw wrote:I prefer the variety of opponents throughout the tournament until the late rounds. Prefer to stick with the regular format.
I fully agree here. As long as CC refuse to solve the problem with number of starts pr. player. ( e.g. I got 5/21 starts now in 1v1)

I know you cant compare 1v1 and Poly. But with those small maps out there and a risk to get so few starts, it for sure would be great to have a chance to come back into the game with another batch.

We did wait a looong time to compete against the best again :D
That really is unfortunate 5/21 is
P(<=5) = 1.33% or about 1 in 75
Sounds like those loaded dice you sold me :lol:
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kizkiz wrote:
Clanlord Carl wrote:
dkmaster wrote:
Bariclaw wrote:I prefer the variety of opponents throughout the tournament until the late rounds. Prefer to stick with the regular format.
I fully agree here. As long as CC refuse to solve the problem with number of starts pr. player. ( e.g. I got 5/21 starts now in 1v1)

I know you cant compare 1v1 and Poly. But with those small maps out there and a risk to get so few starts, it for sure would be great to have a chance to come back into the game with another batch.

We did wait a looong time to compete against the best again :D
We British are well represented in the final stages ! Where abouts you from ?

That really is unfortunate 5/21 is
P(<=5) = 1.33% or about 1 in 75
Sounds like those loaded dice you sold me :lol:
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Sold you....no they were a gift. Always number one !

I have our match dropping 11-10 which obviously im happy with given 10 first starts.
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I like the round robin then direct elimination format as well.
Pros: Allows for more games for everyone, which makes promotion to round of 16 less subject to dice and start, and pushes out the direct elimination to later rounds, that have slightly higher game loads (so a bit less randomness).
Cons: By keeping players longer, you probably drag out the rounds more than necessary
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Clanlord Carl wrote:Sold you....no they were a gift. Always number one !

I have our match dropping 11-10 which obviously i'm happy with given 10 first starts.
11-10 it is
I'm actually amazed it was that close after those first two turns!
Personally I blame Scotland. Not entirely sure how I cocked that one up :lol:
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kizkiz wrote:
Clanlord Carl wrote:Sold you....no they were a gift. Always number one !

I have our match dropping 11-10 which obviously i'm happy with given 10 first starts.
11-10 it is
I'm actually amazed it was that close after those first two turns!
Personally I blame Scotland. Not entirely sure how I cocked that one up :lol:
Scotland You were gifted a protected bonus turn1 takes some skill to lose that. The spirit of Craig watching over me !
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Clanlord Carl wrote:Thoughts on round of 8 matchups. Before looking at any of the games.

Untouchable v Dkmaster. Think Untouchable will edge it but Dk is a formidable opponent. I hope he can put Untouch out for me.
KizKiz v Clanlord Carl. Looking great for the good guys ! Kizkiz didn't notice the weighted dice i slipped him !
Wheelwright v Barclaw too close to call. But Barclaw is the current runnerup so might edge it.
Iron maid v t4mcr53s2 think the former champ will get this.
Looks like i completely underestimated Iron Maid again...as he eliminates T4.
And farewell to Barclaw, Wheelwright was too much for him this time. Lets hope my semi goes better than my predictions.
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A real pleasure playing in this tourney again. Best of luck to the final 4!!!

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Bariclaw wrote:A real pleasure playing in this tourney again. Best of luck to the final 4!!!

Bari
Your a class act Bariclaw see you in the finals in 4 years !
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Is Poly tournament going to start soon?
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josko.ri wrote:Is Poly tournament going to start soon?
I am working on it. Should be up rather soon after Lindax and BW approve.
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shoop76 wrote:
josko.ri wrote:Is Poly tournament going to start soon?
I am working on it. Should be up rather soon after Lindax and BW approve.
It's open for sign-up:

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Can you update the championship banner event so that the poly tournament show on it ?
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Donelladan wrote:Can you update the championship banner event so that the poly tournament show on it ?
Thanks for pointing this out. Has now been updated.
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