Home Field Disadvantage [Winner: timmy1]

[drunkmonkey]

Edit: I'm worried some people may be intimidated by the tournament description. I don't mean for it to be complicated...just choose a map you haven't play much (or you've never played at all). As long as you've defeated less than 5 people on it, you can use it. The point of this tournament is to see how you are on the maps you haven't mastered.

Looking for a challenge (or maybe a Crossmap medal)? In most tournaments, home maps give you the advantage. Not here. You get to choose your own map, but it must be a map on which you have FEWER THAN 5 unique defeats at the beginning of the round. (Check Game Finder or Map Rank GL for your # of unique defeats.)

The tournament will be best of 5 games, single elimination. There will be a total of 5 rounds. You will play 2 on your home map, 2 on your opponent's map, and 1 on a random map. You must have FEWER THAN 5 unique defeats on your home map at the beginning of each round. Because of this rule, you may change your home map between rounds. You must post here or send me a PM to change your map; if I hear nothing, I will assume your map stays the same. I will check each player's map before each round. If your map does not meet the criteria, I will send you a warning. You will then have 24 hours to change your map or face disqualification.

5 games will be played at a time, so PREMIUMS ONLY (sorry freemies). You have 48 hours to join your games before you are replaced.

Settings for all maps will be: Standard, Automatic, Sequential, Escalating, Chained, Sunny.

When you sign up, please select a map for Round 1. If you do not select a map, or the map does not meet criteria, you will not be registered. Also, please go easy on me - don't start playing a bunch of games on the map after you sign up. I will check before the round starts, and you could save me a lot of headaches by keeping your maps legal.

[spoiler=Player List]1. drunkmonkey - Caribbean Islands
2. themuss11 - Egypt: Upper
3. ScaryTeded - Germany
4. Jimmy V - Treasures of Galapagos
5. perchorin - Japan
6. ultraman - Wales
7. HighlanderAttack - Hive / Rail Africa / Flanders
8. raeziel - Midkemdil
9. paws1610 - Greater China
10. tokle - Discworld
11. nesterdude - 13 Colonies / France 1789 / Japan
12. chiefsfan4ever - Gilgamesh
13. denthefrog - Battle for Iraq
14. dowian2 - England / Berlin 1961
15. Jippd - Rail Africa
16. cupid1080 - Tamriel
17. Jobiwan - USA Great Lakes
18. BiggsHancock - Egypt: Lower
19. Luvr - Archipelago
20. Kinnison - Halloween Hollows / Philippines
21. army of nobunaga - Chicago
22. timmy1 - Fractured America / Nordic Countries
23. Crankyor - England
24. uptothemax - Age of Merchants
25. I_AM_BOGEY - USA Southeast
26. ziggy62 - Scotland
27. Pixar - USA Southeast / Chicago
28. Hath - Hong Kong
29. shocked439 - Space
30. Moop - Castle Lands
31. emporium - Circus Maximus
32. Eddy_26 - USApocalypse[/spoiler]

[drunkmonkey]

[spoiler=Round 1]timmy1
perchorin

themuss11
cupid1080

Jippd
dowian2

paws1610
drunkmonkey

emporium
tokle

uptothemax
I_AM_BOGEY

ziggy62
Kinnison

HighlanderAttack
Eddy_26

Moop
chiefsfan4ever

denthefrog
Hath

ScaryTeded
Jimmy V

nesterdude
Jobiwan

raeziel
army of nobunaga

ultraman
Pixar

Luvr
shocked439

BiggsHancock
Crankyor[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Round 2]army of nobunaga
Hath

HighlanderAttack
tokle

drunkmonkey
shocked439

ScaryTeded
nesterdude

dowian2
themuss11

Moop
BiggsHancock

Pixar
I_AM_BOGEY

Kinnison
timmy1[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Round 3]army of nobunaga
timmy1

nesterdude
dowian2

Pixar
HighlanderAttack

drunkmonkey
Moop[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Round 4]timmy1
HighlanderAttack

drunkmonkey
nesterdude[/spoiler]

FINALS
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timmy1
nesterdude

[danryan]

Unification Germany/Unification Italy/Nordic Countries are the only ones I don't have 5 wins on. If that is ok, I'll do Nordic for round 1, Uni Germany round 2, Uni Italy round 3 (assuming I make it that far). I'd like to join!

[drunkmonkey]

Unification Germany/Unification Italy/Nordic Countries are the only ones I don't have 5 wins on. If that is ok, I'll do Nordic for round 1, Uni Germany round 2, Uni Italy round 3 (assuming I make it that far). I'd like to join!

Just to clarify - you don't have to change your map if you're still under 5. For instance, you have 0 defeats on Unification Germany. You could use it for round 1, and even if you win both games, you'd only have 1 unique defeat, so you could use it again.

I only need your first map now. I'll put you down for Nordic, unless you want to change based on the explanation.

[HighlanderAttack]

in please--when I get home I will find out what maps I can use and edit this message along with sending you a pm

[danryan]

Unification Germany/Unification Italy/Nordic Countries are the only ones I don't have 5 wins on. If that is ok, I'll do Nordic for round 1, Uni Germany round 2, Uni Italy round 3 (assuming I make it that far). I'd like to join!

Just to clarify - you don't have to change your map if you're still under 5. For instance, you have 0 defeats on Unification Germany. You could use it for round 1, and even if you win both games, you'd only have 1 unique defeat, so you could use it again.

I only need your first map now. I'll put you down for Nordic, unless you want to change based on the explanation.

Sounds good, Nordic it is.

[themuss11]

in, egypt upper

[ScaryTeded]

In Plz

Germany

[drunkmonkey]

Updated player list.

[Jimmy V]

In with USA Southwest

[perchorin]

I'll sign up with Japan thanks!

[ultraman]

I'll start with Wales

[drunkmonkey]

Everyone in so far. (Still waiting on HA's map)

[HighlanderAttack]

Hive for the first round--I have 4 defeats

[raeziel]

in please, Midkemdil

[paws1610]

I'll play, greater china

[drunkmonkey]

updated player list

[tokle]

in, please.
monsters

[nesterdude]

In
13 Colonies

[drunkmonkey]

updated.

As I'm checking maps, I notice a few of you have 3 or 4 unique defeats with games in progress. Remember, you need fewer than 5 when the round starts. So, I may need map changes from a few of you. Again, it's best to pick maps you have no chance of getting 5 on before the tourney fills up.

[tokle]

updated.

As I'm checking maps, I notice a few of you have 3 or 4 unique defeats with games in progress. Remember, you need fewer than 5 when the round starts. So, I may need map changes from a few of you. Again, it's best to pick maps you have no chance of getting 5 on before the tourney fills up.

You're right. My bad. Change mine to discworld.

[chiefsfan4ever]

I'll take gilgamesh please.

[denthefrog]

in pls
battle of iraq

[dowian2]

I like this idea.

Count me in - I'll take England.

[drunkmonkey]

I like this idea.

Count me in - I'll take England.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Player list updated.