The NEED FOR SPEED Tournament [1 left] STARTING SATURDAY

Tieryn · Post by **Tieryn** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:21 am

Well, I thought since Speed games have just been introduced, it's time for a Need for Speed tournament.

Structure is as follows. 32 players, one-on-one elimination style tournament. Each round is best of 3 games. Games can be run simultaneously. (wow, won't that mess with your mind!). Each round will have a different theme, starting with Classic - Flat - Chained and leading up to the grand final on World 2.1

Round 1: Classic - Flat - Chained
Round 2: British Isles - Flat - Chained
Round 3: North America - Flat - Chained
Round 4: Africa - Flat - Chained
Round 5: World 2.1 - Flat - Chained

All games Sequential, and Speed

Now, of course, the trick of this is going to be organising a time that you and your opponent can both be online for an hour or so please only reply if you've got a flexible timetable. It might help to post your timezone so I can try schedule the initial games into timezone chunks, but once we get into the upper rounds it becomes up to you.

The major delay in this tourney will be finding that time when you can both be online. I will expect opponents, once notified, to confer in pm to arrange a time that is mutually suitable.

Here's the tournament initial draw. I will be pming people with game numbers and passwords. If you have a bye round, you're automatically through to the next round unless more people sign up.

DimnjacarStef · Post by **DimnjacarStef** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:22 am

I'm in

Clive · Post by **Clive** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:26 am

Sounds gd...i'll be in...hopefully it'll work, lol

rsuttles58 · Post by **rsuttles58** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:50 am

I'm in.

herus · Post by **herus** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:55 am

I´m in.

lenesu · Post by **lenesu** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:51 am

i'm in ... regarding the time zone please say to which international time zone do you want the hours to be put

Tieryn · Post by **Tieryn** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:48 pm

Welcome all

you're all in!

If you could give me your timezone in terms of GMT+ or GMT- then I'll try arrange things around that. It's probably going to come down to each individual game working its own timings out.

Clive - if it doesn't work, at least it'll be quick haha

Clive · Post by **Clive** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:25 am

I'm GMT. Not necessarily - most of play might end up only being able to take place on the weekend, cause i'm back at college next week and will only be available england evening time

AfroDwarf · Post by **AfroDwarf** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:24 am

I'll join, UTC-4 here.

Edit: unfortunately there aren't many times when I'm free every week, just lots of half-hours here and there. Division B would work the best, but I'm only biweekly

. The best time for me would be Sunday, GMT 4PM-midnight.

lenesu · Post by **lenesu** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:56 pm

i'm gmt+2 and i can play after 19 (gmt+2) during the week and in the week-end from 11-22 (gmt+2)

MarVal · Post by **MarVal** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:09 pm

I'm in.

Grtz
MarVal

Tieryn · Post by **Tieryn** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:00 am

All in so far

That's 1/4 full already. This is speed tourney guys, get your names in quick.

Hitmanblood · Post by **Hitmanblood** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:38 am

In CET

JrEire · Post by **JrEire** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:08 am

I'm in. Available at GMT 20:00 - GMT 22:00

Tieryn · Post by **Tieryn** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:37 am

Gotyas

taxmanjle · Post by **taxmanjle** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:57 pm

I'm game. I'm in Pacific time zone. Or GMT -7.

dragon dor · Post by **dragon dor** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:41 pm

COUNT ME

rsuttles58 · Post by **rsuttles58** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:35 pm

taxmanjle wrote:I'm game. I'm in Pacific time zone. Or GMT -7.

Actually. I think Pacific time is GMT -8.

I am Eastern time GMT -5. I think that's right. I was just at Greenwich a few weeks ago. I should know.. :oops:

SeanFabs · Post by **SeanFabs** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:35 am

Im in, sounds cool!

AfroDwarf · Post by **AfroDwarf** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:38 am

rsuttles58 wrote:
taxmanjle wrote:I'm game. I'm in Pacific time zone. Or GMT -7.

Actually. I think Pacific time is GMT -8.

I am Eastern time GMT -5. I think that's right. I was just at Greenwich a few weeks ago. I should know..

You're forgetting Daylight Savings.

jennifermarie · Post by **jennifermarie** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:53 pm

i'm in. my timezone is eastern (US).

Trainsrokg · Post by **Trainsrokg** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:24 pm

im in, gmt-7

Killer619 · Post by **Killer619** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:27 pm

didnt want to join but i like it now. go ahead and sign me up. but one thing. what happens if i sign in a game and log off 10 minutes later and then the game starts. that would be fair now would it.

coolmexi69 · Post by **coolmexi69** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:13 pm

count me in

Tieryn · Post by **Tieryn** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:09 am

All in so far

seems we have a lot of US players which is good, I was thinking weekends might be easier to get games happening (generally people's times are freer).

As to the question on starting a game then logging off... before you -join- the game, you should confer with your opponent on pm, or even in live chat to make sure you're both online and have the time...

You're right that it wouldn't be fair if you idled out, so only start games when you've got the time to finish them, but really, these speed games are just that... quite speedy...

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