So this tournament is a tip of the hat to the heroes of bygone days, the soldiers that pushed their borders across a continent and back again. The theme will be the war on the Eastern Front.
September 1939: Germans, then the Russians invade Poland.
Map: WWII Poland
[spoiler=settings]It's the dawn of the war, and the Germans have a new strategy, lightning war. Polymorphic-3, Auto, Sequential, Chained, No Spoils, Fog, No Trench[/spoiler]
June 1941: Operation Barbarossa, Germany invades USSR
Map: WWII Eastern Front
[spoiler=settings]Stalin expected to fight Hitler eventually, but not this early. He locked himself in his office drinking for two days as the Germans charged forward. Polymorphic-3, Auto, Sequential, Chained, No Spoils, Fog, No Trench[/spoiler]
June 1940: Russians invade Baltics, then lose them to the Germans. October 1944: Russians re-take Baltics from Germans.
Map: Baltic Crusades
[spoiler=settings]Harsh winters bogged down the German offensive against Leningrad. (no fog, trench) Polymorphic-3, Auto, Sequential, Chained, No Spoils, No Fog, Trench[/spoiler]
1942-1943: Stalingrad
Map: Guess
[spoiler=settings]Stalin refused to surrender is namesake city, and the two armies fought tooth and nail for each street and building. Polymorphic-3, Auto, Sequential, Chained, No Spoils, No Fog, Trench[/spoiler]
April 1945: Red Army attacks Berlin
Map: Berlin 1961
[spoiler=settings]Retreating on all fronts, even Berlin became a frontline city. (no fog, trench) Polymorphic-3, Auto, Sequential, Chained, No Spoils, No Fog, Trench[/spoiler]
ERRATA:
• Min 16 players, max 32, premium only as freemiums can't play polymorphic games.
• Next tourney round starts as soon as the current "winners fraction" finishes their games. So you MAY be playing more than one game at once.
• All games are Poly-3, Automatic, Sequential, Chained Reinforcements, No Spoils, 20 Rounds. The five maps have different settings for Trench and Fog
• Scoring: Win 1 point for every victory. Losing players aren't eliminated and keep playing for fun!
• Pairings are random against players you are tied with and haven't played yet.
• If there's an odd number of players, a bye will be awarded randomly to one of the players tied for lowest score. If someone doesn't accept their invitation, then they play instead of the no-show participant.
• One re-invite per round, then you're disqualified.
• If two players have 5 points at the end, the finalists will play 3 games on the Stalingrad, Berlin, and WWII Eastern Front settings. Best of three wins the tournament.
