World War I [Act I]

[Puddleglum]

The year is 1914. In the throes of the Industrial Revolution, (8) nations grapple for power in a world that isn't big enough; they will fight for and against each other in a battle for glory and global supremacy.

PREMIUM ONLY. TO JOIN, PICK A COUNTRY BELOW (home map is in parenthesis). NOT SURE WHO YOU WANT TO PLAY AS? COMMENT BELOW AND I WILL ASSIGN YOU (I will do my best to evenly distribute players across countries by CC ranking).

PARTICIPANTS

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[b][u]GERMANY (Unification Germany)[/u][/b] [player]updalions[/player] - 2648 [player]General Marshall[/player] - 1741 [player]Craig25[/player] - 2424 [player]aad0906[/player] - 2605 [player]middleton[/player] - 2459 [b][u]AUSTRO-HUNGARY (Austro-Hungarian Empire)[/u][/b] [player]Frito Bandito[/player] - 1482 [player]remo18[/player] - 2708 [player]the warrior65[/player] - 1730 [player]morleyjoe[/player] - 2501 [player]hjelp[/player] - 1975 [b][u]TURKEY (WWI Ottoman Empire)[/u][/b] [player]Puddleglum[/player] - 2359 [player]zipper66[/player] - 2135 [player]Vinpod[/player] - 870 [player]Jimmy V[/player] - 1324 [player]chidone[/player] - 1676 [b][u]BULGARIA (Balkan Peninsula)[/u][/b] [player]ReDBuLLS[/player] - 1845 [player]serram[/player] - 1490 [player]molespe[/player] - 2467 [player]mikehayes[/player] - 1508 [player]bplp49[/player] - 1319 vs. [b][u]UNITED KINGDOM (British Isles)[/u][/b] [player]traffic133[/player] - 1395 [player]Tbirds[/player] - 1644 [player]tpotter7704[/player] - 1191 [player]YouOnKazoo[/player] - 2029 [player]aalii[/player] - 1738 [b][u]FRANCE (France)[/u][/b] [player]phersjm[/player] - 1836 [player]ancessus[/player] - 2207 [player]pissedoffsol[/player] - 1563 [player]igrockspock[/player] - 1514 [player]ScaryTeded[/player] - 1359 [b][u]UNITED STATES (USA)[/u][/b] [player]Dukasaur[/player] - 1868 [player]ender_w99[/player] - 2919 [player]ABN - PFDR[/player] - 1667 [player]Evil Semp[/player] - 1711 [player]czech59[/player] - 1922 [b][u]RUSSIA (Soviet Union)[/u][/b] [player]banecare1[/player] - 2016 [player]sonofabs[/player] - 2214 [player]zmd9r6[/player] - 2016 [player]akabob2[/player] - 1713 [player]Jim1086[/player] - 1756

STANDINGS

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[url]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ZTgmnwW7vy_R5OPZCkGfl7BqyroIVLtDTaM7Gvka98/edit?usp=sharing[/url]

Act I: Premiers (1914)
(12 games, 1v1, 2 pts each) - 20 rounds, flat rate, sunny, chained
Maps: Home maps

Yes, there are rumblings of revolution and war, but the world is still at relative peace. In fact, the only battles to speak of are internal, political ones. Whether by election, revolution, or assassination, you must attain power to become the premier of your homeland. Every game this round is played on the country's home map (listed above). Win the round-robin against your four fellow countrymen to consolidate power and advance to Act II.

Act II: A Shot Heard Around the World (1914)
(9 games, 2v2, 4 pts each) - 20 rounds, flat rate, sunny, chained
Maps: Serbia, Europe 1914, Transib 1914

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (Austro-Hungary's runner-up) triggers the beginning of World War I. You are now teamed with (3) other nations in an alliance; however, you will only play with (1) of them against (2) enemies in any given game. For scheduling / sequencing purposes, players are ranked by 1st-round point totals (CC score is the tie-breaker).

(3x) 1/2 vs 1/2
(3x) 1/3 vs 1/3
(3x) 1/4 vs 1/4
(3x) 2/3 vs 2/3
(3x) 2/4 vs 2/4
(3x) 3/4 vs 3/4

Act III: Into the Trenches (1914-1916)
(9 games, 3v3, 6 pts each) - 20 rounds, flat rate, fog of war, chained, trench
Maps: France 2.1, WWI Galipoli, Trench Warfare

As war rages across Europe, the battles get bigger and the attrition gets even bloodier. You are now partnered with (2) allies in each game against (3) opponents. For scheduling / sequencing purposes, players are re-ranked by cumulative 1st- & 2nd- round point totals.

(3x) 1/2/3 vs 1/2/3
(3x) 2/3/4 vs 2/3/4
(3x) 1/3/4 vs 1/3/4
(3x) 1/2/4 vs 1/2/4

Act IV: World at War (1916-1918)
(8 games, 4v4, 8 pts each) - 20 rounds, flat rate, fog of war, chained, trench
Maps: Kingdom of Denmark, Nordic Countries, Magyarorszag, BeNeLux, Tribal War - Israel, Dark Continent, Land and Sea, World 2.1

(8) games will determine the fate of the world. For sequencing purposes, players are re-ranked by cumulative 1st-, 2nd-, & 3rd- round point totals.

(8x) 1/2/3/4 vs 1/2/3/4


Miscellaneous Rules & Finish
If you are eliminated before victory in a team game, you lose half of your awarded points from that game (IOW, if my team wins a game in Act IV, but I am eliminated before the end of that game, I only gain 4 pts rather than 8 pts). Nothing wrong with a little, healthy backstabbing
The winning team will have the most combined points; however, the winning PLAYER will have the most points on the winning team (IOW, if Player Germany has more points than Player England, but the Allies win the war, then Player England wins the tournament).

ANY tie(s) shall be settled by (1) doodle earth game.

Make sense? Who's in?


ADDENDA

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06/24/2023 18:00 - changed settings for rounds 2 (from trench/fog to normal/sunny) and 4 (from normal/sunny to trench/fog)

[traffic133]

in please british isles

[Frito Bandito]

In please, Austrian/Hungarian empire.

[updalions]

in please, Germany

[Puddleglum]

Registration updated

[remo18]

In please. Austro-Hungarian.

Could you clarify a couple things? 1. In the first round, how many games will you add to our queue at a time? 2. Am I interpreting correctly that the tournament field goes from 40 down to 8 after Round 1?

Thanks,
remo

P.S. Looks like a cool format, and excellent maps too.

[Puddleglum]

In please. Austro-Hungarian.

Could you clarify a couple things? 1. In the first round, how many games will you add to our queue at a time? 2. Am I interpreting correctly that the tournament field goes from 40 down to 8 after Round 1?

Thanks,
remo

P.S. Looks like a cool format, and excellent maps too.

1. Probably (3) games per week. Maybe (6)
2. Yes

[General Marshall]

Please put me down for Germany please

[remo18]

In please. Austro-Hungarian.

Could you clarify a couple things? 1. In the first round, how many games will you add to our queue at a time? 2. Am I interpreting correctly that the tournament field goes from 40 down to 8 after Round 1?

Thanks,
remo

P.S. Looks like a cool format, and excellent maps too.

1. Probably (3) games per week. Maybe (6)
2. Yes

Great! Thanks. Just want to make sure I manage my game load once the tourney starts.

[sonofabs]

In please, any country

[Craig25]

I'm In, Germany

You need to update your Teams though, 135,000 Scots died in WWI, and, they were not fighting for England! In fact, Scotland's rate of casualties exceeded that of any other Allied nation. Although it lay far from the theatres of conflict, its death toll was proportionately higher than the losses of Serbia and Turkey, countries which had been conquered and over-run.

When the fighting got tough, it was Scots sent to the front. That is the reason why the Scots Casualty rate was so high. They made up 10% of the UK's population yet provided 20% of the entire UK Casualties.

[Puddleglum]

I'm In, Germany

You need to update your Teams though, 135,000 Scots died in WWI, and, they were not fighting for England! In fact, Scotland's rate of casualties exceeded that of any other Allied nation. Although it lay far from the theatres of conflict, its death toll was proportionately higher than the losses of Serbia and Turkey, countries which had been conquered and over-run.

When the fighting got tough, it was Scots sent to the front. That is the reason why the Scots Casualty rate was so high. They made up 10% of the UK's population yet provided 20% of the entire UK Casualties.

Fair enough - we'll call it the UK, then. Registration updated.

[Dukasaur]

Sure throw me in.

Normally I'd take A-H, but looks like the USA is getting no love, so put me in for USA, please.

[zmd9r6]

In please, any.

[akabob2]

In please, will play any country

[the warrior65]

in pls Austria Hungary

[Vinpod]

In Please,
vinpod

[phersjm]

In, France please

[Puddleglum]

Registration updated.

[ender_w99]

Please sign me up, USA.

Thanks for putting this together, looks like fun.

[ABN - PFDR]

in please USA

[banecare1]

in please
russia

[Tbirds]

In please...United Kingdom
Thank you

[ReDBuLLS]

In please....Balkan Peninsula

[Puddleglum]

Registration updated