(These things have to be in French. I am not sure why but it seems to be required.)
All races now running, 8 finished. Looking at an Sept. finish
Kick Butt in the All Star Competition
[spoiler=Extra GA Medal]
sempaispellcheck wrote:Hello!
As you may know, the players who competed in the TPA5 All-Star Skills Competitions earned points for the TPA5 tournaments they were playing in based on their performance.
At the end of the Skills Competitions, your tournament - the Federation Internationale de Ski - finished with the highest score of all tournaments.
As a result, you have received an additional GA Medal to award for this tournament.
The criteria for this additional GA medal is still subject to approval by the TDs, so please let us know ASAP how that second GA Medal is to be earned.
Thank you.
sempai
We rocked and as a result we have an additional GA Medal.
So this GA medal will be awarded to the person who has the lowest cumulative time, across all the races. If this is the same person as the tournament winner the it will go to the person with the 2nd best time. If it is the same as the winner of the two races GA, then it will go to the next.[/spoiler]
Brand new Loop Hole
[spoiler=Loop Hole]http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=209354&start=125#p4619399[/spoiler]
This is a TPA5 major tournament. So you don't want to miss it. And its designed by me so it will be fun, another reason not to miss it.
This is a Tournament Players Association Year 5 [TPA5] event, and is governed by its rules, guidelines, and judgments which are detailed here: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... 9&t=207126
All are welcome to join and participate in the association. You do not need to do anything more than join one or more of the TPA5 events that will be announced on Mondays. Check back on the scoreboard to see how you're doing:
"Federation Internationale de Ski"
A series of 10 races, each scored seperately. The points from each race (see below) are then totaled and at the end of the season, we will have a winner.
As this is a major tournament, I am looking for 100+ racers.
Each race will start approximately two weeks apart. This puts us on track to be done by the beginning to middle of summer. A race takes about 6-8 weeks, so it is possible that you could have 6-8 games going (max) and very possible that you have none going. Freemiums are welcome but I must warn you, I cannot hold things for you and it is very possible that I would use up all of your 4 slots.
How each individual race works:
[spoiler=Race Mechanics]You will be ski racing down the mountain. There will be ten sections (maps, see below). Each will be 20 rounds with each round counting as a second. As the skier, If you beat your opponent in 9 rounds, then that section took you 9 seconds to go through. 12 rounds it took you 12 seconds. If you lose it took you 20 seconds. So you want to get through each section in as few seconds (rounds on the map) as possible. The winner will be the one with the quickest time. If you are the hill and are losing on a map you want it to take as long as possible. So drag it out (this refers to the number of rounds, NOT the time it takes for the game).
Conversely, if you are the opponent (the one playing the hill, representing snow conditions, etc.), you want to remember that you are a fellow racer. So you want to delay the skier as much as possible so your own score will better hold up. You as the opponent represent, the terrain difficulty, steepness, snow condition, etc. You want to make the section as difficult as possible for the racer. (You will be the opponent on each map but with a different racer (random.org)) To make it even more fun to be the hill you will get the following negative (time off your run) bonuses.
Win in:
4 or less: -16
8 or less: -12
12 or less: -8
16 or less: -4
If you are the skier and are losing on a map you don't want your opponent to get these bonuses so drag it out.
Please note, that in neither case am I talking about clock time. I am only talking about the number of turns. You always want your opponent to take as many turns as possible if you are losing. Conversely, if you are winning (as skier or the hill) you want to win as quickly as possible.[/spoiler]
Please, Please read: This could drastically affect your chance of winning or losing.
[spoiler= Secret]I called this section Secret, so hopefully people will read it.
Unlike every other game you have played in CC, this one it does matter how quickly (number of turns) you take to lose. The quicker you lose the more it benefits your opponent. If you are losing, the next best thing is to go to the round limit.
If you are the skier and are losing, you already are getting a 20 (20 seconds on the clock), do you want your opponent, the hill to get negative time off their score? If you concede you are giving them that.
If you are the hill and are losing, you already won't get any of those lovely negative bonus times, but your opponent will have a faster time on that segment. Make them take the full 20 seconds by going to the round limit.[/spoiler]
The 10 races of the 2015 Season:
Use the pull downs (below) to see the maps that make up the sections of each race.
All races subject to last minute changes without notice, until the race actually starts. (Wiggle room for me but I don't expect to change anything)
All segments of each race (individual maps) will be Standard, 1v1, Seq, Auto, 20 rounds, 24 hours.
Spoils, Reinforcements, and Special Gameplay listed next to each map.
Individual Race Results and Overall Season Scores are linked in Post 3.
Remember first 30 finishers of each race get points.
[spoiler=Race 1 Northern Mountain]Europa, Esq, chained, no
Arctic, Esq, chained, yes
Canada, flat, chained, yes
Soviet Union, nuc, chained, yes
Transib 1914, Zombie, chained, yes
Mongol Empire, Esq, chained, yes
Nordic Countries, Esq, chained, no
Kingdom to Denmark, flat, adj, no
Baltic Crusades, flat, chained, yes, trench
Copenhagen, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 2 Pacific Rim Mountain]Japan, Esq, chained, no
Hong Kong, flat, chained, yes
Thailand, zombie, chained, yes
FarEast, flat, chained, yes, trench
South America, flat, chained, yes
USA Rockies, nuc, chained, yes
California, Esq, chained, no
San Francisco, Esq, chained, yes
Portland, flat, adj, no
Puget Sound, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 3 Early History Mountain]Dawn of Ages, Esq, chained, no
Gilgamesh, zombie, chained, yes
Tribal War - Florida, flat, chained, yes
Egypt: Valley Of The Kings, esq, chained, yes
Three Kingdoms of Korea, esq, chained, yes
Alexander’s Empire, flat, chained, yes
Three Kingdoms of China, flat, adj, no
Imperium Romanum, esq, chained, no
Poison Rome, flat, chained, yes
13 Colonies, esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 4 Coming Together Mountain]Unification Italy, Esq, chained, no
Unification Germany, esq, chained, yes
Triple Alliance, flat, para, yes
13 Colonies, flat, chained, yes, trench
Texan Wars, zombie, chained, yes
Rail Australia, Esq, chained, no
Orient Express 1883, esq., para, no
Indian Empire, flat, adj, yes
Promentory Summit, esq, chained, yes
2014 World Cup, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 5 Games Mountain]Conquer 4, Esq, chained, no
The Citadel, flat, chained, yes
Poker Club, esq, chained, yes
Chinese Checkers, flat, chained, yes
Baseball, Esq, chained, no
Woodboro, flat, adj, no
Knights, flat, chained, yes, trench
Crossword, esq, chained, yes
Arms Race!, flat, para, yes
Circus Maximus, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 6 Great Lakes Mountain]Great Lakes, esq, chained, yes
Classic, zombie, chained, yes
Prohibition Chicago, Esq, chained, no
Chicago, flat, adj, no
Route 66, esq, chained, yes
Montreal, flat, chained, yes
Philadelphia, Esq, chained, no
New Jersey, flat, chained, yes, trench
North America, esq, chained, yes
USA Great Lakes, flat, para, yes[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 7 Across the Channel Mountain]Europe, Esq, chained, yes
British Isles, Esq, chained, no
France, flat, chained, yes
England, esq, adjacent, fog, trench
BENeLux, flat, chained, yes
Wales, esq, none, yes
Germany, esq., para, no
Scotland, Esq, chained, yes
Balkan Peninsula, flat, para, yes
Yugoslavia, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 8 Conflict Mountain]American Civil War, Esq, chained, no
South Africa 1885, flat, para, yes
Austo-Hungarian Empire, esq, para, yes
Trench, esq, adjacent, fog, trench
Europe 1914, esq., para, no
WWi Ottoman Empire, flat, chained, yes
WWII Poland, nuc, adj, yes
WWII Eastern Front, Zombie, chained, yes
Berlin 1961, flat, chained, yes
Rorke’s Drift, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 9 Tropical Mountain]Caribbean Islands, Esq, chained, yes
Cairns Coral Coast, flat, chained, yes
Age of Merchants, Esq, para, yes, trench
Jamaica, esq, adjacent, fog, trench
Cairns Metro, flat, chained, no
Archipelago, nuc, adj, yes
Brazil, Esq, chained, no
Malta, esq., para, no
Philippines, flat, para, yes
Oceania, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Race 10 Fantasy Mountain]Discworld, Esq, chained, yes
Midkemdil, esq., para, no
King of the Mountains, flat, para, yes
Thyseneal, esq, adjacent, fog, trench
Siege!, Esq, para, yes, trench
Austrum, Esq, chained, no
Vertex, nuc, adj, yes
Tamriel, flat, chained, yes
Castle Lands, esq, para, yes
Midgard, Esq, chained, no[/spoiler]
At the end of each race, the first 30 racers receive points, according to the pull down below:
[spoiler=Points Awarded Each Race]This is a modified system taking directly from the FIS web site. Missing are the factors for course difficulty, steepness, etc. (But these are 100% accurate as far as cut and paste go. And they are certified by me, your friendly local (on planet earth) TO.)
1st - 100space6th - 40space11th - 24space16th - 15space21st - 10space26th - 5
2nd - 80space 7th - 36space12th - 22space17th - 14space22nd - 9space27th - 4
3rd - 60 space 8th - 32space13th - 20space18th - 13space23rd - 8space28th - 3
4th - 50 space 9th - 29space14th - 18space19th - 12space 24th - 7space29th - 2
5th - 45 space10th - 26space15th - 16space20th - 11space25th - 6space 30th - 1[/spoiler]It is possible that ties will occur. This will be handled as it is normally in the World. Those tied will receive the same score and there will be a couple of missing places. For example, two tie for 1st in a race. Then both will be scored as, 1st. Both receive 100points. However there will be no second place finisher. There will be two firsts, then a third, fourth, etc. 3rd receives as stated above, 60 points.
Should the season end up in a tie, then tiebreakers as follows:
1st tiebreaker - total race times for the season.
2nd and following tiebreakers, times for 10th race, then 9th, etc.
If I need a third tiebreaker something is really rotten in Denmark.
Overall season score spreadsheet in Posting #3.
Individual race score spreadsheets in Posting #3.
**GA medal approvedfor anyone who can
win 2 races.**
I expect that this will be very difficult. Based on past experience, I expect the tournament winner to have won no races, but finished well consistently. Since only the first 30 score points, the winner could finish very badly in a bunch of races but make up for it in the end. So if you can win 2 of the 10 races, that is an achievement and worthy of additional recognition.
Every two weeks I will start a new race, as well as keeping the current ones going. It may sound like a lot but I assure you that is a rather light load. Each new segment of a race will be issued when about 80% have completed the previous section. This keeps the racers all in about the same place while moving things along.
All games to be accepted within 24 hours:
If you are the skier and you do not accept, then you can assume your skier is doing this
and you will be scored as a DNF (Did Not Finish) and you are out of the race. Two DNFs and you are out of the tournament. The only exceptions are if you pm me or wall me and say oops, please resend. I will always check my pms, and wall before eliminating anyone.
If an opponent (the hill, the green player) fails to pick up a round, they will be replaced by a random (random.org) player. So it is possible that you would have to pick up an extra defense round. The player who deadbeats will incur a 20 second penalty. The player who picks up the extra round has the possibility of taking additional time off their score. If you do not want this and your name comes up, you may refuse it (no penalty, just missed opportunity), and I will give it to the next person on the list. If you DNF in two races I will assume that you have a season ending injury and will remove you from the active skiing roster.
Overall Scoreboard and Individual Race Scoreboard
will be found in the third post. They will appear as needed once there are scores to insert in them.
Your Super Nice Wonderful Tournament Coordinator:
And finally. I am very easy to work with if you communicate with me. I don't need to know the details. RL is kicking my butt until Thursday is sufficient. I can bend lots of different directions to make things work. But if you don't communicate, I won't hesitate in dropping you immediately. I would much rather make things work so you get to continue. (It really is a lot less complicated for me.)
So please, please, tell me when a problem comes up, an observation about how things are going, or anything else you feel I should know. I love the feedback, it helps make things better for me and for you because I can continue to improve my tournaments.
Thank you,
Silly
