Welcome Comrades to the 45th edition of the Dispatch
Did you guys had fun with the April's Fool edition? Well, we at the Newsletter Team hope so!, but [player]HighlanderAttack[/player] still looking at the points and he PM'ed me asking where the f*** they are! Keep looking for them amigo… (that was a joke , yes not a funny one )
We've got a some good stuff for this edition of "War Games" including the first article of our new volunteer [player]sonicsteve[/player], a "Beginners guide to hosting a CC tournament."
The Clan section focuses on the Newcomers Cup, Conqueror's Cup 2, and the 1on1 challenge, while the Cartography section also have a new writer volunteer: [player]OliverFA[/player], and he will be discussing the map "Feudal War".
We hope you can find all this information helpful and interesting for you.
[player]jricart[/player] Newsletter Executive
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Nagerous is busy with real-life for now, so the Mess Hall is a bit barren. With not even a cook around, we have had to survive on coffee and donuts. The Canadians are holding out as they are used to the diet, but everyone else is too lethargic to publish. However, our awesome team have made sure to bring you a high-quality section nonetheless. With SIX GAMES recruiting, now is the time to check out the Scum Insider for the latest mafia news and an in-depth look at a deductive fallacy known as the WIFOM argument. Also returning in this issue is the Random Game Analysis. For the first time ever it's not a 2-player game. FInally The Saxlad introduces a place which may be completely new to you - the international forums. Don't forget to check out the ever-popular Interrogation Room as the CC community grills TOFU's jakewilliams.
Scum Insiderby Victor Sullivan and Safariguy5 [spoiler=The Scum Insider]Newbie Help Want to get into the Mafia scene, but don't know how to play or even what it is? Consult these threads: Mafia Information, Mafia and You, and Rules and Terms of Mafia. Too much work? Too lazy to read through everything? No worries, you can always jump right into a game and ask for other players or the game runner to help guide you.
What is "Mafia"? Mafia, for those of you that don't know, is a game that generally takes place in a town, where the townspeople have to determine who the mafia (or "scum") is and lynch them via a majority vote during the day and the mafia try to kill everyone at night and bluff their way out of getting killed by the town.
Mafia News Well, it seems the Mafia Forum and Forum Games are expecting a makeover from what I've heard With any luck, our fine forum will be dazzling our Conquer Clubbers in a speedy-like manner
Mafia Callouts Calling all players interested! Some mafia games need some filling:
Advanced Roles and Strategyby [player]safariguy5[/player]
This week, we will be discussing a strategy that is best known as "circular logic".
The WIFOM Argument
What is it? The WIFOM argument comes from a scene in the movie The Princess Bride where two wine glasses are offered. The problem is essentially trying to figure out if your wine glass is the poisoned one or your enemy's wine glass is poisoned. You might think that the obvious choice would be your glass, but maybe your enemy thought of that too and poisoned his own. But maybe you think that he knows that you think he wouldn't poison the obvious one and he really poisoned yours....
Example
Let's say there is a confirmed cop, an unknown doctor, and mafia still in the game. Now, who would the mafia kill? They might think that the doctor will protect the cop, and therefore kill someone else. However, the doctor might think that they would use this logic, and protect someone else; possibly preventing a night kill. However, maybe the mafia think that the doctor would do this, thus making the cop unprotected.
How to Spot this Strategy
A good rule of thumb in mafia is that town tend to be more talkative than mafia members. The reasoning is that the more you talk, the more likely you are to accidentally reveal something that you shouldn't know; making a lynch of mafia much easier. However, some mafia members will be very talkative deliberately so it casts doubt on whether they are mafia or not. Therefore, it is usually WIFOM to base the decision on whether to lynch someone or not based solely on amount of activity.
Often, speculating on what might happen in future nights is WIFOM if it involves guessing what the mafia would do. By laying out what you think mafia would do, you set up a situation where mafia might do the opposite, thus possibly messing up any protections the town might have, or do exactly what you predicted, which would possibly make you look suspicious. Either way, the safest way to avoid making WIFOM arguments is to go by what happened in previous nights and not guessing at what might happen in future nights.
For more information on WIFOM, please read the mafiascum entry WIFOM.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Interrogation of jakewilliams]AoG: Why are the Red Sox so much better than the Oreos? related LV: why is everyone so much better than the O's? how many games behind are the o's going to be at the end of the season, between 20-40?
A: Along with many fans, I blame Peter Angelos and his involvement with the running of the team. Think of Jerry Jones, but dumber and uglier. With the relocation of the Expos to Washington, their casual fan base has diminished, meaning smaller income. They have continued to spend money on marginal free agents (Albert Belle, Tejada the second time, possibly Derrek Lee this year) while not having a strong farm system, so the team has been fairly crappy, leading to less profit, leading to no good free agents wanting to sign there.
Sully: Math, cookies, or Army of GOD?
A: Assuming the question is "which would you choose", the answer is difficult. Cookies have increased my circumference to height ratio, so I should choose math. I'll give my cookies to Seulessliathan instead. If the question is "which is most annoying" then the answer is pretty clear.
Three CC thugs kidnap your wife and child(ren). In order to get them back, you must sacrifice three mods. Who do you choose and why?
A: The three on my foe list of course.
rds: What map in production would/are you rooting for?
A: The only one I really care about is First Nations by Tisha, since I love the originals, this is the first super-sized map, and I have to mention Tisha somewhere in this interview. I'm watching Northwest Passage (go go shakeycat!), Golf Du St Laurent, Conquer 500, and Baseball but not as closely as First Nations. [edit: FN quenched since my original answer. Congrats!]
eddie2: what would your wife say if she found out about your 2nd facebook account.
A: What second facebook account? I don't know what you're talking about. I would never hide anything from my wife.
Insom: Are your balls feeling better yet, snipsnap?
A: Come and find out.
When was the last TOFUer interviewed?
A: trapyoung is the last (and only other TOFUer) to go through the interview process. His interview lasted from 23 Dec 2010 to 5 Jan 2011 and was posted on 18 Jan 2011 in CC Dispatch issue 41.
Sex or THOTA?
A: Sex while slamming THOTA on the forums. Not while beating them because we haven't proven ourselves yet by beating a top clan.
bedub: If you were an animal, which would you want to be?
A: A stray cat adopted by InsomniaRed.
If you had to pick your favorite moderator, would you eat a lollipop?
A: I'd lick my favorite moderator like a lollipop.
owen: Why is Insomnia Red trolling your thread? related: Insom: why is owen trolling this site?
A: Insom didn't troll, she responded to a bait by you. Shame on both of you.
sonic: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck chuck if a woodchuck could chat in live chat with insomniared all day?
A: All I can focus on in this question is "wood" and "InsomniaRed".
commander9: Why have I never heard of you?
A: You don't come to live chat, haven't lost to TOFU, and/or do not care about my scrotum.
griff/Insom: why do you like the green bay packers
A: When Minister White heard the call to go west, I chose them as my team. Nothing really deep, I was young and impressionable, and that's who I chose.
stunna: a/s/l?
A: For $20 I can be whoever you want, baby <3
Pixar: does it tickle?
A: Only if you're doing it wrong.
bedub: Which is worse, popcorn kernels stuck in your teeth, or a flood?
A: A flood, because I don't eat popcorn. Unless I'm drinking beer, in which case I'll eat anything.
How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? related (Pedro): Have you grasped cockney Rhyming slang?
A: I don't swing that way (not that there's anything wrong with that).
When you get to the middle, do you eat the brown goo?
A: I make her get an 'operation' first.
If you could ask anybody one question, what would it be?
A: Does Marcellus Wallace look like a bitch?
Would you want to know the answer?
A: Why the f*ck would I ask if I didn't want to know?
sirsebstar: Can you think of a good and funny insightful question? And if so can you awnser it (and let us know the question)?
A: I barely do my job - you think I'm going to do your job and think of a question?
Iron Maid: Which question would you really want to answer?
A: "Will you forgive me?" from the people named in my sig.
What dead celebrity would you like to have sex with?
A: Audrey Hepburn.
So apparently necrophilia doesn't bother you?
A: To each their own, I'm pretty easy-going.
Do you poo on company time?
A: Yes, breaks are part of my compensation package, since I am a salaried employee.
Would you prefer fools gold, or gold fools?
A: Gold fools, because I can melt them down and sell them.
Do you play video games?
A: Yes.
Besides the obvious (Super Mario), what's the best video game franchise of all time?
A: By best, I do not mean most popular, I mean my personal favorite. Nethack. Yes, that's right - Nethack. I started playing the very early source for Nethack (simply called Hack because there was no net, just BBSs and shareware disks sent through physical mail) on my 8086. I rediscovered it a few years ago and start up a new game every so often. I can't count how many different computers/OS loads it has gone through.
Do you have a car? What kind is it?
A: I have two cars. My daily driver is a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T (where the T is TURBO). My wife's is a 2005 Ford Freestyle SE (aka The Family Truckster).
What are your phone number, address, social security number, date of birth, Credit Card and bank account numbers?
A: Publicly available to all my facebook friends; 306 ... ... ..., ... AL; one sisters's birthday-another sister's birth year-ROY year/permit year; which one? which one?
Have you ever dumped out in the woods?
A: Like in the dirt and leaves? No. I have gone in a camper in the woods and at a campground toilet, but never out in nature.
Do you have any regrets?
A: Too many to list, so I'll make a partial list, all CC related. Not joining CC on the day it was launched (I'm sure I was online and bored that day). Not double checking Chariot of Fire's gamecount. Opening the email that InsomniaRed forwarded me after I swore I wouldn't. squishyg not asking me any questions in this interview.
Do you have any secrets? If you told them to nagerous, would he laugh, or what?
A: Everyone has secrets. I'm pretty sure he knows most of my secrets already, at least the juicy ones. He may laugh at how tame my secrets are though.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get away from the cows.
If everything tastes like chicken, what does chicken taste like?
A: I disagree that everything tastes like chicken, therefore I cannot answer this question.
trap: (dupe with Joshy) Favorite player?
A: Well this has got to be the most difficult question to answer. Assuming I can only choose one, it has to be jpeter15. My first interaction with him was wondering what the hell he was doing in TOFU (hehe), then we got stuck together in an AoR2 dubs in CL2 and literally spent an hour talking over a key turn. We don't have the best record together as teammates (that's probably me and Dako) but I greatly enjoy all my games with him. Plus he's an Orioles fan, we have to stick together.
related (SirSeb) Who or what are your favorite fellows/mods/teamplayers/clanmembers/social clan?
A: All the fellows are great - we are a very loose clan with very few set teams, so I've played with all the other fellows and enjoy it greatly. They're who I play with most often, although I certainly don't exclusively play with clan members. Games with anyone that I regularly talk to in chat are fun because our gamechat is typically very casual.
A: TOFU vs ID, as it was our first one and they were willing to lose to a brand new clan.
Least favorite clan war?
A: * vs KORT.
How many times have you balled up a tremendous plan by COF?
A: Just one time I think. WWII Ardennes quads escalating, totally missed a kill on a teammate to get his cards, totally bolloxed up his whole plan. I'm surprised he didn't kick me out of TOFU after that turn. How many times has he questioned my moves? More times than I can count.
Does your bitch still jump on the couch?
A: No, I got rid of her. Pay attention!
natty: What are you doing?
A: Answering inane questions
Pirlo: who's the worst live chat regular?
A: jakewilliams, the horny slimeball. Go get laid and stop flirting with everyone, you loser.
Joshy: Which is better... CC or sex?
A: Sex with CC players.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of on CC?
A: Besides being in the #1 clan on CC, I'd have to say getting my gold crossmap without really trying. That shows the diversity of games I play.
Who is your favourite personality on CC?
A: eddie2. You wonder if he's serious or just taking the piss, and realize that even he may not know the difference.
Cali: at what point does CPR become necrophilia?
A: It's when you put your penis in the corpse. Until then it's necrophorplay.
Mr_Adams: Have you ever had a rocky mountain oyster? Would you like to?
A: No. Yes, I would try one (and I'm not joking).
Why did you feed the Bush administration false information about Iraq?
A: Don't blame me for Condi Rice's mistakes.
Rodion: Young Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers?
A: Hmm, it's early to make the call, but I'm going to say probably Rodgers. Brett was ALWAYS a gunslinger, and it doesn't look like Rodgers is going to be like that. With Brett, you had the feeling that he could win the game as easily as lose it.
Favorite rivalry: Bears or Vikings?
A: Vikings so I can make fun of InsomniaRed and Sackett58 when they lose.
danryan: WWBD? Are you sure?
A: I fully support hardballs.
khaz: on a scale of 1-10, how much does live chat suck?
A: Assuming 1 is fully sucking and 10 is awesomesauce, I'd say over an 8 hour stretch the average is probably a 3. There is usually at least one moment per day it's a 10, so it's worth it to me.
is thinking of 8.5 on the sucking scale whetting your famously insatiable appetite?
A: Depends on who is doing the sucking.
40kguy: Can you guys interview me next time?
A: Who are you and why are you interrupting my moment in the spotlight? Oh wait, you're the guy who thinks dropping Figye in AoR2 dubs is a good idea. We should interview you to figure out why you think that.
Streaker: If you have to choose a single experience from your life, that you can repeat once. What would it be, and why? related: (bedub) If you could do anything over again, would you?
A: Yes. I would choose to redo some things the same way they happened, and others I would like to change. My top moment to redo and change would be when my mom asked me if I wanted to continue at public school or return to homeschooling. I chose the former, but with I would have chosen the latter. To relive it would have to be my honeymoon. That was the best week I ever had.
Sex, or winning CCup 2?
A: Sex while RTing the decisive game.
Cali/Insom: boxers or briefs or neither?
A: boxer briefs during the day (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hQfQR7kkPwg/T ... 20copy.jpg) and nothing at night (image removed by nagerous for his personal use).
chemefreak: I'm tired of these damn TOFU interviews...aren't their any other players on this site?
A: Yes, but nagerous asked me before my 4th was born if I was interested, and I kept pestering him to interview me again. Plus TOFUers have the most fun while kicking the most ass.
jackal31: if there was something to change about CC, what would it be? related How would you rearrange CC if it was your business?
A: There are quite a few things I'd change/do, and some of them have been done in the past. First I would revamp the moderation staff (of course). I would teach the moderators that it's ok to admit that you're wrong sometimes. I would make it a rule that if a moderator is posting on the forum and/or interacting in live chat outside of their department, there should not be any expectations of behavior above and beyond what a normal user has. Just because you moderate one area of the website, that shouldn't mean you can't feel free to be yourself or express your opinion in other areas of the website. I would enable multiple new ways to pay for premium (via text message for one) and allow monthly/quarterly purchase of premium (at a steep markup, like $5-$10). I would actually spend my time programming updates to the website and have a monthly or quarterly "update day" where something new would come out. I would set up a voting system so the community could help decide which items should be added next. I would work on ways to ensure that the 95% (or whatever) of CC players that don't use the forums have their voices heard on potential updates/changes to the site. I would add Adjacent Attacks as a gaming option (https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewt ... 35&t=51364).
Who do you think is best Risk player (provide a definition)?
I have only played Risk once in the past 15 years or so... but as far as Conquer Club goes, it is Chariot of Fire. His ability to see what will happen 4+ moves into the future is amazing, and he can plan out an attack that takes a while to implement but all comes together just as he planned. The time he puts into planning his moves and making suggestions for the team is great. He's also a great standard escalating player.
elf: If you could have sex (real sex here... not the "sweet there is no one else in chat but us" kinda sex) with anyone from your clan and not get caught would you and with whom? related (Insom): Is this a serious question?
A: I assume it was the wine talking, knowing elf. To answer the question, yes I would. I've always had a thing for a Scottish accent...
owen: jake, as a former mod, can you please explain why some mods are allowed to troll, bait and continually break site rules without any repercussions?
A: When the admin with the most public face trolls and continually breaks site rules in regards to going off topic, of course the other moderators will follow suit. Unfortunately, the ones that he doesn't like are not allowed to get away with it on a regular basis.
trini: Which do you prefer, pindakaas, beeshit or mayo?
A: Mayo makes the best lubricant. It's not very pleasant to eat by itself, for that I prefer pindakaas.
What influenced your decision to join a clan?
A: I was tired of playing with random crap partners, and wanted to play with some decent players. I lucked out
What are your favorite game settings?
A: 4 player doubles on AoR2, manual troops, sequential, no spoils, chained, foggy, public, with InsomniaRed as my teammate.
What's your highest speed driving a) in your current car b) in your life?
A: ~105mph, 120mph
How did you end up on CC?
A: I was looking for an online dating site with games to play while you were bored, and this fit the bill.
Tea or Coffee?
A: Hot chocolate
If you had a choice would you have stopped at 1, 2 or 3 kids instead?
A: I honestly told my wife after each child that I was fine stopping. Best would have been 2 I think, we would have had a lot more options available to us as far as vehicles, houses, and camping.
Rain, Snow or Sun?
A: Snow overnight, Sun during the day, and rain after dark.
Sea or Lake?
A: Lake, I prefer fresh water.
What's your favorite Music Band/Singer? Song? Album?
A: Rush. Red Barchetta. Album is a tough call. Do you go for an album with some amazing songs (such as 2112 by Rush) but that has at least one song you don't like, one that has stood the test of time (Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf) or one that you can listen to multiple times, which has been a major influence on an entire genre of music (Ten by Pearl Jam)?
Do you dance at work often?
A: I groove in my chair, it's not quite dancing but it's close. It's hard not to when you get a song with a great dance beat on.
How often do you watch porn at work? related Have you ever gotten caught watching porn at work?
A: They have things locked down well here, and it's immediate dismissal if you're caught, so I don't take the chance.
Have you ever gotten caught working at work?
A: A few times unfortunately. As much as I try to avoid it, sometimes it catches me.
How old is your goat farm?
A: I don't have any kids there.
sonic: Who are the top five TOFU players to be interviewed and why is there no thread celebrating it for historical reasons?
A: Unfortunately I only know of three TOFU interviews so far - trapyoung in the dispatch, InsomniaRed in our forum, and me. Mine's the worst obviously. There is no thread because TOFU does not have any glory-seeking forumgoers.
If you could swap places with another CCer for a week, who would it be and why?
A: jpeter15. I've always wanted to be a spy.
What website would you be on if cc wasn't here?
A: I probably would have gotten hooked on some of the really stupid facebook games... or continued spending time on Webkinz. That's right, Webkinz.
sirsebstar: who is jakewilliams?
A: A living embodiment of knowledge and sexuality.
Why do you keep comming back for more CC after getting cut down in the forums?
A: I like the abuse, and put myself up for being cut down.
Why is the moon made of cheese and do you do the illuminati dance?
A: So Wallace and Gromit could go there.
How does CC compute to real life?
A: I'm a lot different in real life than I am on CC... much more introverted. If I met someone from CC in real life though, I think I'd be the same person I am on the forums/MSN/live chat. I'm a lot looser once I get to know you.
Do you have a real life and if so why, eh i mean what?
A: I work in IT, contracted to a government aerospace agency. Since I'm government, I have no work, that's why I'm always on here.
Dako: Who was the first guy that taught you to deploy by 1's in fog games?
A: Almost definitely Chariot of Fire
Who was you first true friend and mate on CC?
A: Slowreactor. He was premium but had really really REALLY crappy internet, so he couldn't play speed games. Instead he hung out in live chat and played realtime games (use the Callouts tab, not Social or Help!). We played some games together, then started playing RT dubs games, and won a tourney together.
How long did it take to get social on the forums since you joined CC?
A: Join date: Dec 01, 2008; First post: Jan 28, 2009 (so about two months to first post). I had a few posts, then started joining tournies in April 2009. On May 19, 2009 I started looking at clans and soon after started being active on the forum (in Help and maps). So it took me about 6 months to really get active on the forums.
How does your wife view your CC addiction?
A: I'm not sure that hate is a strong enough word. I find time to take my turns on the weekend, but am rarely on the forums.
Do your co-workers know about CC? Does any of them play here?
A: They know that I play a game, and one person asked about CC, but I'm pretty sure nobody I know plays here. My brother in law joined, but never made it out of the new recruit stage.
Have you met any other CC player in person? Did you want to punch them?
A: Not yet, but I'm hopeful to meet some of my clanmates and/or live chat cohorts at some point in my life. I'm not a violent person, even if I visited Croatia.
Do you have any advice for josko and bruce, honest and sincere?
A: For both of them, I think they need to sit down with someone who can point out how their posts come across as arrogant and condescending, and help them word their thoughts better so they better explain what they are thinking without being so arrogant. Josko's may partially be due to the language barrier, and Bruce's usually seems because he is terse in his posts, and maybe if he took more time to write them, they would seem more level-headed and not so arrogant.
What is you favorite browser for surfing net?
A: I use Firefox 90% of the time, but do enjoy Chrome. I haven't spent time customizing Chrome with all the add-ons/extras I have for Firefox (and I'd miss some of my greasemonkey scripts) so I doubt I'll totally switch over. Thankfully we only have one web app that requires IE at work, so I almost never run that anymore.
Do you watch porn alone or with your wife *wink wink*?
A: According to my wife, watching porn is cheating. So what do you think?
Have you ever got drunk that much that you friends carried you home and the tale they have told you afterwards was unimaginable and contained some of the following words "table, psycho-dance, uber cool, throw up, and then you/he went crazy, no one expected that"? Can you retell this story please?
A: I can't remember the last time I was drunk, and the last time I was THAT drunk, I'm afraid to know the story (plus it was in college and I don't know any of the people anymore). I'm a pretty boring person, it comes with 10 years of marriage and 4 kids.
What do you think about education system of the states? Can you compare it to any other education system you know and prefer over yours?
A: I assume you mean primary (K-12) educational system, not secondary system. Overall, I'm fairly meh on it. The administration focuses too much on getting money from the government instead of educating children. This means that they worry more about making sure children attend school and do well on tests than actually learn. They also cut out enrichment/optional classes to focus on the core classes. I personally hate how the entire class is kept back when one person doesn't get it - children learn at their own pace and should be in an environment that is stimulating, not suffocating. I've only dealt firsthand with two different systems in the US so I can't say what would be better. I just know that the US system sucks, that's why my kids aren't in it.
How many languages do you know? Which one do you want to learn next (if you want to) and why?
A: I'm fluent in English (of course) and am a hack in Spanish. I'm teaching my oldest Spanish right now, and am hoping to become fluent in it along with her. Spanish is a great language to learn with the increasing Hispanic population of the US, plus it's really easy for me to teach/relearn since I took classes in high school and college. I'd like to learn a bit of French eventually (for when I visit) and am open to learning any other languages. I don't know many people IRL that speak languages other than Spanish, so it would be hard to practice with a native speaker.[/spoiler]
Hi again amigos and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments.
On this release of War Games, we have [player]Dukasaur[/player]'s Meet the Tournament Winners article featuring an interview with [player]sparkyball[/player].
[player]Sonicsteve[/player] is providing his first ever article for the newsletter: Beginners guide to hosting a CC tournament , [player]Angola[/player] the "TPA Update", and [player]Soldierboy[/player] is giving us an update about new tournaments in his "Join This? or Not!" release.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and we hope you like our section.
[player]jricart[/player] Tournament Executive
Meet the Tournament Winners!by [player]Dukasaur[/player] [spoiler=Interview with sparkyball]On February 15th, [player]sparkyball[/player] won his very first Tournament Cup in the King Edmund the Just tourney, which was first posted on November 28th, 2010. This was one of many tournaments run by [player]tokle[/player]. Tokle has 30 tournaments to his credit, most of them with a historical theme, such the Alternate History of Iberia, the Prince of Wales series, and other series based on the dynastic successions in Scotland and France. King Edmund the Just was part of the Kings of England series.
Greetings, sparkyball, and thank you for agreeing to talk with me about your tournament win. What attracted you to this particular tournament?
A couple of things. I like the England map that it was played on and that it was a smaller tournament. I also enjoyed the set up with it being 3 player single elimination and flat rate. Made it so it was a quick tourney up until the finals. It was a fun tournament that also took some skill, being 3 player and flat rate.
This was your very first tournament win. Was that an exciting moment, winning your first? And did you do anything special to celebrate?
Yes, I was very excited to win my first tournament, especially with some of the great players I had to get through to win it. And lol no, I didn't get a chance to do anything special to celebrate this win.
Do you find that playing a tournament that's all on one map makes you an expert on that map by the time it's over?
Might not make me an expert but I definitely feel like I know the map a lot better than I did before this tournament started. At this point I can definitely say that it is now one of my favorite maps.
What about interaction with other players? Did you make any new friends or new enemies in this tournament?
Definitely had a lot of interaction with HighlanderAttack and Jakes1 in the finals as we were all trying to stay alive and make sure no one pulled away for the win. Can't say I made new friends or enemies but definitely some new acquaintances and learned their style of play.
The final was actually a 3 person game with Highlanderattack, Jakes1 and me, where the first person to get 2 wins would become the overall winner. But there were multiple "OMG I messed up" moments and "just gave this game away" moments. Also multiple "we have to quickly work together to slow down the biggest guy so they don't take this whole tourney" moments.
So are you joining other tournaments now with more confidence?
Yes. I have been joining a lot more tournaments now, including a one vs one on the same map with the same tournament organizer.
How's that going?
Some good, some so so. In the 1 vs 1 tournament on the same map I just made it through the quarter finals waiting in the semi finals to see who I get to play to go to the finals.
So what are your major priorities on CC now? Are you focusing in any specific area?
Not really focusing on any areas right now. Real life has gotten pretty busy just trying to stay in a couple of games and tournaments. Have gone from 40 games to about 8 right now. Hope to get back going hard again soon. And than think I will be playing a lot more tournaments never really did now am starting to really enjoy them.
Thank you very much for taking the time to talk with me. Good luck in all your future endeavours![/spoiler]
TPA Updateby [player]Angola[/player] [spoiler=TPA Update]The TPA (Tournament Players Association) continues to be the [player]sonicsteve[/player] show. Mr. Steve is still atop the Scoreboard and now has 31.4 points, while [player]HighlanderAttack[/player] is in second with 26.73 and [player]MudPuppy[/player] is third with 26.67. Mr. Steve recently won these two tournaments to extend his lead: 1. Powers of Three, won by [player]sonicsteve[/player]. 2. ContinentConquer: N A Trips, won by [player]sonicsteve[/player], [player]Chariot of Fire[/player] and [player]elfish_lad[/player]. Be sure to visit the Create/Join a Tournament area to sign up for future TPA events, which will be ending in the next two months. New tournaments are posted on Mondays.[/spoiler]
Join this? or Not!by [player]soldierboy[/player] [spoiler=JOIN THIS OR NOT]Welcome to this issue of JOIN THIS? OR NOT!
The first tournament I want to talk about, the Trainee Triples VIII, is organized by [player]DJ Teflon[/player]. Each team must have 7 Medals in Triples between them (examples: 1 Gold (3), 1 Silver (2), 1 Bronze (1); 3 Silver (6); 2 Gold (6), 1 No Medal). He is looking for 8 triples teams. All players must have fewer than 2,000 points at sign up and at least two players must have a bronze medal or no medal at all. If you are freemium he is letting you join as long as you have 2 free spots open. So if you have 1 bronze medal or no medal at all in triples you'd better hurry up and join before it fills up!
The next tournament I picked to discuss is organized by [player]mcshanester29[/player]. MC"s The Terminator's Revenge # 2 will be for all the terminator game fans. He has a wide variety of maps for this tournament. To start off the first round he has picked American Civil War, Brazil, Alexander's Empire, and Italy. The semi finals will be played on Europe 1914, England, and Great Lakes. The final round will played on Midgard, Mexico,Feudal Epic, and Thyseneal. If there is a tie then the tie breaker will be played on Doodle Earth. The settings for this tournament will be terminator, automatic, freestyle, escalating, chained, and sunny. You'd better jump on it before it fills up!
The last tournament I picked is organized by [player]40kguy[/player]. DEDICATED TO KIRON will be played on the Waterloo map. The settings will be 8 player, standard, automatic, freestyle, flat rate, unlimited, and sunny. He is allowing freemiums to play in this tournament as well. If you like Waterloo and you are premium or freemium you might want to join this before it fills up!
I hope you join these wonderful tournaments and if you don't like any of these then go to the Create/Join a Tournaments or click Tournaments Tab at the top and look at the other tournament that are waiting to be filled.
This is [player]soldierboy[/player] signing out![/spoiler]
Beginners guide to hosting a CC tournament by [player]sonicsteve[/player]
Hey, hey, hey, Foundry friends! This edition of Cartographic Surveillance is a little more bare than normal, due to the release of the April Fools issue, but I am happy to bring you our new Reporter, [player]OliverFA[/player]'s first article! Oliver will be discussing the classics other than Classic - this fortnight, "Feudal War". And join me as I "Celebrate the Foundry!" Enjoy, folks! And as always, feel free to PM me any questions, comments, or applications.
Our news this week focuses on the Newcomers Cup, Conqueror's Cup 2, and the 1on1 challenge. Check out [player]bruceswar[/player]'s clan icons. Get some more good tips from [player]Blackknight_6[/player] on having fun in your clan. And read Hardballs to find out the Ten Commandments all you clan members must live by. Big congratulations to Knights of the Round Table who have sealed victory over The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse to make them champions of the first Conqueror's Cup. That's an epic achievement. Opinion is divided as to whether it makes them top clan - but there is broad agreement that they've got to be considered for that spot and that no clan will be able to claim top spot without beating them. And good luck to the four clans starting their games in the league's playoff semifinals. Check out all the action in the Active Challenges forum.
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Due to the manliness of my clan, I humbly accept the role of "Female Clanmate".
Soooo... The Bison King... How's it going with your gal pal? Omg, your shoes are sooooo cool. I want your shoes! I hate you! Naw, jk you know I looove you...
EDIT: No pedo.
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jackal31: if there was something to change about CC, what would it be? related How would you rearrange CC if it was your business?
A: There are quite a few things I'd change/do, and some of them have been done in the past. First I would revamp the moderation staff (of course). I would teach the moderators that it's ok to admit that you're wrong sometimes. I would make it a rule that if a moderator is posting on the forum and/or interacting in live chat outside of their department, there should not be any expectations of behavior above and beyond what a normal user has. Just because you moderate one area of the website, that shouldn't mean you can't feel free to be yourself or express your opinion in other areas of the website. I would enable multiple new ways to pay for premium (via text message for one) and allow monthly/quarterly purchase of premium (at a steep markup, like $5-$10). I would actually spend my time programming updates to the website and have a monthly or quarterly "update day" where something new would come out. I would set up a voting system so the community could help decide which items should be added next. I would work on ways to ensure that the 95% (or whatever) of CC players that don't use the forums have their voices heard on potential updates/changes to the site. I would add Adjacent Attacks as a gaming option (viewtopic.php?f=535&t=51364).
Nice dispatch, guys. Leehar is still smarting from getting pounded in the CLA I see. Don't worry, after we're through with Legion maybe we'll give you guys another shot.
The data for ALL of my tournaments has potentially been lost. I am working to recover it but as I am away on business all of this week, there will be some delay. Sincere apologies.
danryan wrote:Sign off and go to bed, just priceless!
Nice dispatch, guys. Leehar is still smarting from getting pounded in the CLA I see. Don't worry, after we're through with Legion maybe we'll give you guys another shot.
Lol, I wondered if you'd be offended, I'll try make my digs subtler next time
But we might actually face off in the 1v1 challenge semi's if Empire overcome AoD and we get the extra win we need, so you may yet get a chance to face our wrath sooner rather than later
jakewilliams wrote:Just because you moderate one area of the website, that shouldn't mean you can't feel free to be yourself or express your opinion in other areas of the website.
Just because you moderate, doesn't mean you can't express yourself within the behavioral guidelines.
jakewilliams wrote:Just because you moderate one area of the website, that shouldn't mean you can't feel free to be yourself or express your opinion in other areas of the website.
Just because you moderate, doesn't mean you can't express yourself within the behavioral guidelines.
Unfortunately this is untrue. You're not a mod, you don't know.
Keep looking for them amigo… (that was a joke 
, yes not a funny one 
)
With any luck, our fine forum will be dazzling our Conquer Clubbers in a speedy-like manner 
, I particularly liked Commandment #7 
