PLAYERS MUST READ HERE BEFORE JOINING - As per the events name, Going for First, when you sign up you must PICK TWO MAPS YOU HAVE NEVER WON ON BEFORE, one for first round, and one for second round if you get there (only exception is that HIVE cannot be picked). MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TWO MAPS to choose, as I will be checking. In one of my earlier tournaments I had to kick out two players and will do so in this one as well if you don't have any maps to pick. If you want me to check what maps you can pick, let me know!
The format will be 5 player games, with 25 players divided into 5 groups. Players will be randomly placed into the first round groups.
Each group gets 5 games to play in first round (sorry, premium players only), one on each of the maps players have chosen first. If one player gets 3, 4, or 5 wins, they win the round. If one player wins 2, and three others win only 1, the winner of 2 moves on. In this round, if two players are tied at 2 wins each, the first tie-breaker will be if one of the players has won on the map they chose when signing up. The second tie-breaker will be a 1v1 game on a random map to see who wins the group. If all 5 players are tied at 1 each, the first tie-breaker will be if only one of the players has won on the map they chose when signing up. If there are multiple players who won on the map they chose, those players will all play one game on a random map.
The second (final) round will be the same format, but on the second map players have chosen, with tie-breaker rules as listed below. But here's the catch - if the player won on that same map in the first round because somebody else picked it, they will need to chose another map. And sadly, if no maps are then available for the player, that player is out and replaced by the next highest winner that did not advance. If there is a tie breaker game required for 2 players, it will be best of 3 games, with two of the maps being the same as in the round and a random map. And should there be multiple players, it will be played on five maps (if for 3 players - three picked maps and two random, if 4 players - four picked maps and one random, or if for all 5 players, a replay to the round).
All games will be Automatic, Sequential, No Spoils, Chained, Fog, No Trench, 50 Round Limit.
Once 25 players are in, I'd like to add up to 3 reserves and get started ASAP. Players will have 48hrs to join or will be replaced promptly with the reserves.
[spoiler=History of Many Lands Tournaments]Many Lands Tournament (the first one) - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=88952&start=0
Winner - keiths31
Finalists - Gargalee, Frito Bandito, and BoganGod
Many Lands II - The European Tour - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=94046&start=0
Winner - keiths31
Finalists - Ragnarok11, shoop76
Many Lands III - North American Tour - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=97839&start=0
Winner - Linksniper
Finalists - pissedoffsol, keiths31
Many Lands IV - At home in a Foreign Land - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=132184&start=0
Winner - nibotha
Finalists - morleyjoe, keiths31
Many Lands V - Africa and Asia - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=140775&start=0
Winner - morleyjoe
Finalists - jeraado, azak848
Many Lands VI – Assassin in the USA - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=153073&start=0
Winner - Kiko13
Many Lands VII – Assassin in Europe - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=153074&start=0
Winner - Gromph
Many Lands VIII – Nuclear Cold War - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=163435start=0
Winner - 4red
Many Lands IX – Many Lands IX – In the City - http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=164854start=0
Winner - thelord
[/spoiler][spoiler=Players]1. [player]morleyjoe[/player] Copenhagen, Baltic Crusades
2. [player]mcshanester29[/player] Trafalgar, Africa II
3. [player]ScootChina[/player] New Jersey, Baltic Crusades
4. [player]nibotha[/player] Philadelphia, Classic Cities: Jakarta
5. [player]GreenBaize[/player] New Zealand, Classic Cities: Pot Mosbi
6. [player]elonpuckhog[/player] Madness, Conquer 4
7. [player]schiballs[/player] Age of Realms 3: Mayhem, Texan Wars
8. [player]osman76[/player] WWWII Ardennes, Das Schloss
9. [player]Wizz00[/player] Conquer 4, WW2 Ardennes
10. [player]william tennant[/player] South Africa 1885, Rail Africa
11. [player]dumhic[/player] Cricket, New Jersey
12. [player]P4Ssoa[/player] 8 Thoughts, Rail Africa
13. [player]mint-murray[/player] Gilgamesh, Sydney Metro
14. [player]Armandolas[/player] All Your Base Are Belong To Us, Jamaica
15. [player]loenatiek[/player] Rail Europe, Dark Continent
16. [player]uk massive[/player] Eurasia, Kingdom of Denmark
17. [player]MyTurnToWin[/player] Rorke's Drift, Magyarorszag
18. [player]magneto_acolyte[/player] Macedonia, Quad Cities
19. [player]MattiWacklin[/player] California, Copenhagen
20. [player]Serreski[/player] Classic Cities: Madrid, New Jersey
21. [player]dwenell[/player] Soviet Union, Yugoslavia
22. [player]General Bax[/player] Classic Cities: Madrid, Classsic Cities: Moscow
23. [player]Liliputanac[/player] Unification Italy, Classic Cities: Jakarta
24.[player]ProsthoDoc[/player] Patch Wars, Balkan Peninsula
25. [player]waauw[/player] D-Day Omaha Beach, 13 Colonies
Reserves
1. [player]Gilligan[/player] Classic Cities: Moscow, Classic Cities: Madrid
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[spoiler=Group Match Ups - First Round]Group A
nibotha, Philadelphia
Armandolas, All Your Base Are Belong To Us
uk massive, Eurasia
magneto_acolyte, Macedonia
Serreski, Classic Cities: Madrid
Group B
dumhic, Cricket
P4Ssoa, 8 Thoughts
MattiWacklin, California
Liliputanac, Unification Italy
ProsthoDoc, Patch Wars
Group C
schiballs, Age of Realms 3: Mayhem
osman76, WWII Poland
MyTurnToWin. Rorke's Drift
dwenell, Soviet Union
waauw, D-Day Omaha Beach
Group D
morleyjoe, Copenhagen
ScootChina, New Jersey
GreenBaize, New Zealand
william tennant, South Africa 1885
General Bax, Classic Cities: Madrid
Group E
mcshanester29, Trafalgar
elonpuckhog, Madness
Wizz00, Conquer 4
mint-murray, Hong Kong
loenatiek, Rail Europe[/spoiler]
[spoiler=First Round Results]Group A
nibotha, Philadelphia - 1 win
Armandolas, All Your Base Are Belong To Us - 1 win
uk massive, Eurasia
magneto_acolyte, Macedonia - 2 wins
Serreski, Classic Cities: Madrid - 1 win
Group B
dumhic, Cricket
P4Ssoa, 8 Thoughts - 3 wins
MattiWacklin, California
Liliputanac, Unification Italy
ProsthoDoc, Patch Wars - 2 wins
Group C tiebreaker between waauw and osman76 required
schiballs, Age of Realms 3: Mayhem - 1 win
osman76, WWII Poland - 2 wins
MyTurnToWin. Rorke's Drift
dwenell, Soviet Union
waauw, D-Day Omaha Beach - 3 wins
Group D - tiebreaker between morleyjoe and GreenBaize required
morleyjoe, Copenhagen - 3 wins
ScootChina, New Jersey
GreenBaize, New Zealand - 2 wins
william tennant, South Africa 1885 - 1 win
General Bax, Classic Cities: Madrid
Group E
mcshanester29, Trafalgar
elonpuckhog, Madness
Wizz00, Conquer 4 - 3 wins
mint-murray, Hong Kong - 1 win
loenatiek, Rail Europe - 1 win[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Final Round]morleyjoe - Baltic Crusades - 1 win
P4Ssoa - Rail Africa
Wizz00 - WW2 Ardennes - 2 wins
waauw - 13 Colonies Classsic Cities: Moscow - 1 win
magneto_acolyte - Quad Cities - 1 win[/spoiler]
