Britain through the Ages - WINNER: overlander

[skepticCS]

Scoreboard - Updated 4/11/12
Scores in "[]" are the cumulative total for the tournament. If the player who wins the most overall games is NOT the winner of the tournament, they will receive a tournament achievement award.

overlander - 4 [10] - WINNER
shaneback - 1 [6]
benga - 1 [9]
Polar_Bear - 0 [9]
Kernal_Kronic - 0 [7]


Eliminated

phillipm - 3 [5]
peanutman - 1 [5]
skepticCS - 1 [5]
skeeta - 2 [4]
Australopithecus - 1 [2]
rishark1969 - 0 [3]
Industrial Helix - 0 [2]
vragus - 0 [1]
jrh_cardinal - 0 [1]
ghirrindin - 0 [2]
SOAB69 - 0
gigersteve - 0
bruno fountain - 0
Commander62890 - 2
TalynStarburst - 0
FreedomFighter01 - 2
Timon - 0
anthroguy - 1
Hopscotcher - 0
sitiya - 0

Description

Britain, as a geographic, multicultural, and multinational entity, has seen dramatic changes over the course of its several thousand years of human occupation. These changes have brought it from relative obscurity on the political fringes of Europe to become the largest empire in human history. Though its era of empire has passed, Britain still remains a focal point of international politics, business, and scientific development. For no special reason and on no special occasion, this tournament celebrates the history of the peoples and nations of Britain along with those whose histories it intersected.

Tournament Structure

UPDATE: Due to last minute interest, I have decided to increase the amount of players by 5, adding one more team to the mix. Changes to the tournament are in red.

Players will be assigned to 5 groups of 5 players. The groups themselves will not change in content, though at certain points, groups will be merged as players are eliminated.

There will be 8 rounds of 3 maps each representing specific phases of British history. Players gain 1 point for winning a map.

At the end of round 3, the 10 lowest scoring players across all groups will be eliminated and the remaining players will be organized into three groups of 5 players and point-count reset. At the end of round 6, the 10 lowest scoring players will be eliminated and the remaining 5 players placed into a single group and point-counts reset.

This group of 5 will play the remaining 2 rounds (6 games). The player with the highest score wins.

Ties at any point will be settled by a battle on the British Isles map of all the tied players. Winner takes it (or winner plus last x eliminated, if more than one player can advance). Just to be clear: points are not cumulative.

Map Settings

All maps will be sequential, flat escalating, chained, and sunny except World 2.1, which will be escalating and unlimited.

Rounds and Maps

Early Colonizations of Britain (Round 1)

- The First Britons (Europe)
- Roman Conquest and Collapse (Imperium Romanum)
- Saxon and Norse Invasions (British Isles)

Medieval Britain (Round 2)

- Norman Invasion (England)
- The Crusades (Third Crusade)
- Hundred Years’ War (France 1789)

Age of Exploration (Round 3)

- Colonization of the North America (North America)
- Colonization of the Caribbean (Caribbean Islands)
- Trade in India (Indian Empire)

10 lowest scoring players eliminated, all points reset to 0

Age of Expansion (Round 4)

- Treaty of Union: Formation of Great Britain (Scotland)
- Trade and Colonization in Oceania (Oceania)
- Colonization of Africa (Africa)

Imperial Britain (Round 5)

- American Revolution (13 Colonies)
- War with Napoleon (Waterloo)
- Height of Power (Eastern Hemisphere)

World Wars and Colonial Independence (Round 6)

- World War I (Europe 1914)
- World War II (WWII Western Front)
- Colonial Independence (World 2.1)

10 lowest scoring players eliminated, all points reset to 0

Modern Britain (Round 7)

- The Cold War (Berlin 1961)
- Formation of the EU (Europa)
- The Global “War on Terror” (Classic)

The British Imagination (Round 8 )

- Pratchett (Discworld)
- Tolkien (Midgard)
- Wells (Space) Current

Highest score wins!

Sign-Ups

Though I’m sure most of your know this, only posts made in this thread will be accepted. PMs will not be accepted. Groups will be assigned based upon order of posts. Freemiums are more than welcome to play but must keep one slot open as new rounds start promptly upon completion of all games in the previous round.

Finals Group

Polar_Bear
benga
Kernal_Kronic
overlander
shaneback

[YoBFelip]

me too

[Industrial Helix]

This looks like great fun, I'm totally in.

Though I might suggest that New World would work better for the Colonization of North America.

[anthroguy]

Definitely in.

Cheerio!

[Sitiya]

sounds epic, sign me up

[skepticCS]

Got you all in. IH, I went back and forth on what map to pick for that game. In the end, I went with NA simply because it was my favorite of the maps I was considering. NW is a good map too, though, so I will think about changing it.

[overlander]

im in please

[GRIMWOLF]

in me please

[ghirrindin]

ghirrindin is IIINNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpshuz]

Sure, count me in...

[rishark1969]

in please

[farrier101]

In please

[Electricksabers]

in please

[jrh_cardinal]

in

[Hopscotcher]

Of course I'll Play!

I like to surround myself with things geekier than me to remember they exist!

[Commander62890]

In

[vragus]

in

[skepticCS]

Got you all in. Hopscotcher, all geeks need someone to fill that role in their lives at certain points. I'm glad this I could help you out in this case.

[TalynStarburst]

count me in if there is still a slot open

[skepticCS]

There is and you are in.

[Kernal_Kronic]

I'm in if there's still space.

[gigersteve]

any places left?

[skepticCS]

There is and you are in. We've got one more space to fill and we can get under way.

[peanutman]

/in please
Thx Skeptic!

[bruno fountain]

in please