Tournament of Champions (Season 4) for AA 50 Anniversary '41 version

prastle

@blackskull oki doki added GLHF!

Deltium

Hi All - hope you are all having a good Holiday season! I am aiming to launch this tournament on January 10th, in order to allow everyone to get back and settled into real life after the holidays.

As we have more than 16, I will establish a qualifying round for a few players, and the overall tournament will be double-elimination as previously indicated.

Please let me know if you cannot play, and please also review the rules, and let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers, Deltium

a432

i'd like to sign up

prastle

@a432 added

Empiricist

Sign me up!

prastle

@empiricist added

andrewthree

I would like to sign up.

prastle

@andrewthree added

beelee

@prastle Good action today : ) What are you guys up to now ?

prastle

@beelee appears to be 23 if we count Redrum. Nine more would be nice.

max333

Interested. Pls let me know. Other email: max1819@live.com

prastle

@max333 added glhf

max333

@prastle ??? help, what do i do?

prastle

@max333 atm nothing. The tourney hasn't started yet

beelee

@prastle chomping at the bit : )
sorry max : ) Have fun in the tourney

Deltium

All,

We are almost ready to begin the Tournament of Champions for the '41 Anniversary Edition, and I am writing to everyone to ensure that you are still available to play.

A few VERY important points:

(1) please write to me ASAP at 5683deltium@gmail.com if you are unable to play. Otherwise, I will post the tournament bracket in the next few days, and I want to ensure that everyone is able and willing to participate.

(2) Please review the rules carefully in the Forum page: https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/394/triplea-rules-for-anniversary-edition-tournaments

(3) Please ensure that you are registered on our Marti dice server. While each pair of participants have the option to play live, the default is PBEM, so in order to receive the dice results, you must be registered on Marti. The link is here: http://dice.tripleawarclub.org/

(4) if you do not know how to play PBEM, here is a helpful link: https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/43/how-to-play-online-and-pbem-videos/2

(5) Most of all, begin preparing your master strategy !! I know quite a few of you already, but there are a few new players here, which I do not know. However, rest assured -- there are some GREAT players in this tournament, so start practicing against opponents in the Lobby or against the AI.

(6) As a reminder, the top 4 finishers will receive donated prizes of:

1st Place = $100.00
2nd Place = $75.00
3rd Place = $50.00
4th place = $25.00

(7) In terms of critical things to be mindful of, there are three areas, in my experience running tournaments, that cause problems between players: #1 - OOL issues, #2 slow play, and #3 rude or disrespectful behavior. Be mindful of all three. If you have any issues, try to be reasonable and sort things out. If you cannot agree, then send me an email at 5683deltium@gmail.com and I will assist as best as possible.

(8) Please be mindful of timing. I will indeed set a deadline for each game to finish, and it is your responsibility to try and move daily, or at least one turn every 48 hours at the minimum. As this is a tournament, please be prepared to make the time commitment to play swiftly.

If you have any other questions, please let me know ASAP. Within the next few days, I will post the brackets, and send you each a personalized email to initiate your game.

Warm Regards, Deltium

Froin

Sign me up, Froin thought i posted already.

prastle

@froin added
glhf

Deltium

OK, looks like we will have 25 people total. A great turnout. I will have the bracket posted by the end of the day on Saturday, just to give everyone another day to respond to my email.

I will also send each pair of participants a personalized email.

Cheers, Deltium

Deltium

OK, we are officially READY TO BEGIN !!

I have initiated the Tournament Bracket, and all updates can be found at this link:

http://challonge.com/ToC_Season4

Please note a few important things:

This will be a LL tournament, but players can opt to play with dice, if both players agree.
You will note that seven of you have a bye for the first round. This is due to the fact that we have an odd number of players (25).
You will also see in the bracket that this will be a DOUBLE-ELIMINATION tournament. You continue playing in the tournament until you have lost a total of 2 times, but for clarification, if you lose, you will be placed in the losers bracket, and continue to play until you have lost a 2nd game. However, please note that the winner of the losers bracket will play in the finals, but must win TWICE in a row in order to be the champion (since the tournament is double-elimination).
I know about half of you personally, but the other half I do not. I have sought advice from the active players, and did my best to seed you based on the knowledge that I have. Please do not put any particular emphasis on your seed, as this is a double-elimination tournament, and you will have a fair chance to compete.
Please initiate the bidding process immediately. For simplicity, the LOWER seed shall initiate the bid. Please note that you are bidding for the ALLIES.
Please do review all of the rules, and with regard to bidding, only ONE unit from the bid can be placed in each territory (e.g. you cannot put all of the units in one territory).
AT ALL TIMES, be respectful to your opponent and timely in your response. As per the rules, you have 48 HOURS to make your move. Violations on gameplay frequency will be monitored and taken seriously. If possible, try to play live with your opponent to keep the game moving forward rapidly, but if not PBEM/PBF is allowed.
As this is the first game, it will take a little time for everyone to get setup and familiar with PBEM/PBF, and I will allow a deadline of February 28th, but please try to play swiftly.
I will be writing to each of the pair of players instructing you to begin
If you have any questions or issues, please write to me at 5683deltium@gmail.com

Cheers, Deltium