Welcome Comrades to the 64th edition of the Dispatch
BAM! KRAKK! ker-POW! We're like Chuck Norris bringing in a triple roundhouse kick to your face so fast you have to take a minute or two to realize your mind has just been blown. Issue #64 is a new dawn, and quite appropriately marks the 3rd anniversary of the Dispatch! First, we have shiny new
g r a p h i c s courtesy of recent addition to the
Entertainment Team and mapmaker extraordinaire,
DiM !
Second, the new
Office of Strategic Services premieres with a few articles I think you'll enjoy (along with an extensive, analytical introduction, thanks to now-Strategy Reporter,
DoomYoshi )
Third,
Leehar and his Clan Team has put together a fun contest for Clan League Season 4 with a plethora of premium to be won (up to 15 months!) - check out the "Friendly Fire" section under the Platoon Report!
If you have questions or comments regarding the new graphics or Strategy section, feel free to post them in the issue thread!
But no, no, no, we certainly aren't done yet! It's time for the Subscriber of the Issue!
And our featured Subscriber is none other than former Social Media Contributor,
squishyg !
PM me the name of the Strategy Reporter whose article you liked most, and a General Achievement medal is yours!
Of course, we're not all flash and glamor (though we are
quite glamorous
) - we have a quality issue for you all, from a little tango with the Civil War with
DoomYoshi to Doodle Assassins with
crazymilkshake5 to a historical anniversary article from
Dukasaur to more Foundry News with
koontz1973 to clan rankings with
Gunn217 !
Enjoy the fruits of our laboring fingers!
Victor Sullivan Chief Executive If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details... Hello again Freestylers, we have an article with some backstory about the American Civil War, an Ask A Mod from Sully, and an interview with SoC mod,
dhallmeyer . He talks about California, troublesome students, and coffee.
safariguy5 Freestyle Executive Ask A Mod! by Victor Sullivan show
trinicardinal wrote: Why does the name of the Off-Topics Forum change so often?
Ask A Mod! thread, so stop on by to ask anything you like, from questions about Conquer Club to TeamCC to maps to tournaments to clans to suggestions to C&A cases...to whatever!
Historical Perspectives by DoomYoshi show
My favorite part of Conquer Club are the historical maps. True, from a storytelling perspective, generic location maps are better (Istanbul for instance, can be used to simulate the Fall of Constantinople in 1453). However, a good historical map with clearly defined settings are always special to me.scorched earth policy, decides to evacuate all civilians from Atlanta. Gone with the Wind can give you the non-military portrayal of this event. HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Sherman did not have to wait long for a reply: HDQRS. ARMY OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CHIEF OF STAFF, Was this to be the end of this correspondence? Would Sherman ignore the charges of cruelty? Find out next time!
show: Interrogation of dhallmeyer
What exactly do you do as Team Leader? I oversee the operations of the Academy. I add and remove students, teach in the Training Fields, develop new teachers, and work on streamlining our program. What are you in charge of? Everything. We try to divvy up the tasks but ultimately it comes back to me to make sure it gets done. Do you still teach like the other teachers? I do. I wish I could spend more time in the Training Fields than I do, but it seems like the time I have is better suited to helping our staff help many students, instead of just me helping a few students. Sort of a multiplier effect. What are your thoughts about the whole institution of the SoC Training Grounds? I'm a huge fan. We help folks get acquainted with the way the site works so that they can get what they want out of it. When the teachers get together and play a classic esc. game, who usually wins? Me, of course. What aspires you or inspires you to serve in Conquer Club? I teach because I was taught. Wacicha found me wandering around here without a clue and showed me how to make it fun. I enjoy sharing that experience with others. Do you find serving in Conquer Club, really highly rewarding or just worth it? Yes. Most of the time it is very rewarding to see the students "get" what we're teaching and then they start to soar. I still remember macbone was one of the first students I taught. Can you say if Conquer Club contributed anything positive to your Character in general and if so What? Hmm, I don't think so. When I first found the site, I was looking for a place to blow off steam and play a game I liked, and that's what it still is for me, in many ways. Why the name Society of Cooks when you take all ranks? I'm not really sure. I didn't create it, wacicha did. I'll have to ask. I think , back in the dark ages when we were just a quiet little usergroup, the focus was on finding cooks and showing them the ropes. I joined as a cadet. Does the classic map make the best training map? Yes. Mostly because it's simple and familiar. Once a student has mastered our program, most other maps are easy to pick up. Why do you use a map with two territ names on? (London E2) Ah, another vestige from the dark ages. Before we had our current classic map, there were several revisions related to legal issues. One of the maps only had the two digit code and we found it was really easy to teach with. When the current map came on, we asked to have our members see both the code and the regular name. How did you first get involved with the Society of the Cooks? When I first joined the site, I stunk. I didn't know how to join the right games, or where to find help. I scoured the Strategy forums and kept hearing about this mysterious "Society of the Cooks." So I asked wacicha , the founder of the group, if I could join and he let me. Lots of water under the bridge since then. What made you want to be a teacher? 2 things. 1, I've always been good at teaching others. 2, I really appreciated the time that my teachers had put into training me. What are your favorite maps and settings? I make my living on Classic, 6 player escalating no fog. That's my bread and butter. I usually have 1 or 2 World 2.1 no spoils going, and right now I'm trying to figure out Pelopponesian War (3 player escalating is my favorite. What is the single greatest challenge of leading the SoC Training Academy? Balance. Trying to make sure we're honoring the faith our students put in us, but still taking time to do the things I enjoy. What is the greatest benefit? Seeing the students get to the point where they are mastering the program and taking my points. What would you say are the biggest differences between playing Escalating and No Spoils? They are very similar at times. Both require lots of practice and patience to know the right time to strike. Escalating takes longer to develop, but things tend to happen quickly toward the end while no spoils can shift back and forth many times over the course of a game. Want to play doubs sometime? Only if you're in the mood to donate. Is it true that you want to change the teaching map to Stalingrad? That would be interesting, wouldn't it? How many SoC teachers does it take to screw on a lightbulb? Never tried. We'll have to look into that one. Is it true that you actually played a game with wacicha? Which one of you would win in a fistfight? Yes I played a few with him. I would probably win because I'm younger and in better shape than the last time I saw him. Then again, age + guile beats youth + strength 6 days a week and twice on Sunday. What do you when you're not online? Work, eat, sleep, read. My life is pretty simple right now. Gave up golf a couple years ago. I'm married, and we have 6 kiddos and another on the way. So time is spent on my family a lot. Do you wish they all could be California girls? So many directions to take that one. No idea. I did marry a CA girl, and I think I'll keep her. What's better, peyote or pot? Wouldn't know. Who's your favourite singer? Actor? Comedian? Don't have one. I like lots of different styles, all in their season. How did you get such a silly name? Back at ya! Total lack of imagination on my part. If you had the choice of taking O first turn and be called a bonus monkey would you still do it? Yup. I wouldn't try to take E in an escalating game though. I actually dropped 5/7 there once in a teachers' game and strongly considered it, but the brainwashing is complete; I couldn't let myself try. Are the dice really rigged? It feels that way sometimes. I wish we could see the defensive dice that others get. Might make it feel more fair. Why doesn't SOC strategy work on the RISK board game? It does. I win about half of my table games since I joined the SoC. It is harder because the table-talk aspect has to be considered. Who was the worst student ever...no names of course...but come on there has to be at least one? I block those out. Very rarely do we have problem children. Do most people listen or are they out for a medal? The ones who want to learn stick around, but the ones chasing medals tend to fade. It's not an easy medal to earn. Why has the food at school of the cooks gotten so bad since you took over? I only know fried eggs and pancakes. How has SOC changed from the early days to now? We've gotten a lot bigger, and added a team-teaching dept. What sort of salary do you get paid for the responsibility you take on? Warm fuzzies. Whats the easiest way to cheat? Don't know. any suggestions? In your own words, please tell us what makes you think that you are the best person for this job? One word, attrition. j/k. It's a leadership position with means my job is mostly about helping my people help their people. What previous "Dispatch" experience, if any, do you currently have? I worked for 2 different newspapers while I was in high school. What would you do first/second if you were to observe a fellow employee preforming an unsafe activity? Hmm, don't have any fellow employees. Hard to say. What would your first step in disciplining an unruly student? First, we try to make sure the student understands what we're doing and what they can get out of it. Often it's a case of misunderstanding at the outset. Do you have anything else you'd like to add? Big thanks to all the teaching staff that makes the world go 'round. If you had a choice between any CC mod position and SoC position, which would you choose and why? I like it where I am. When you play instructors games vs students, do you go for the win ? or do you play inactive? I always play for the win. anything less would be uncivilized. And exactly where is "the un-nutty part of CA"? I didn't know such a place existed. SF, LA, and Sac are all too kooky for me. I'm almost exactly halfway between them. How would you characterize your leadership style? Maybe you should answer this, macbone. I believe in training, then delegating.Many hand make light work, only if we're all working together. If you could make any changes you wanted in Conquer Club or the SoC Training Academy, what would they be? Always have games ready for me but never miss turns. What do you like on a pizza? No anchovies or pineapple. Other than that, I'm somewhat adventurous. What's your favorite beverage? Dr pepper. How long you foresee yourself being a mod? Hopefully a long time. Life changes are the only reason I can see leaving in the near future, but there aren't any on the horizon. Did you vote for Schwarzenegger? Not the first time. I liked McClintock. I may have voted for him the second time as the lesser of two weevils. Can't remember. Q. What is your response to the accusation that the Society of Cooks is merely a well-crafted ruse for farming inexperienced players? Hadn't heard that one. It's amusing to say the least, since most of our staff never gets above major for long. We donate lots of points. Q. Why "Train a Cook today, lose to a Sergeant tomorrow?" Why not "lose to a Colonel"? Hmmmm? Don't know, the phrase has been around longer than I have. Just guessing, I'd say that our goal is to give students enough know-how and confidence to get out of cook-land and up around 1500. Our system can do that if they stick with it. I haven't seen many folks get past major while playing public 6-player escalating games, which is what we emphasize. Q. Is it true that in order to be an SoC instructor, one has to best you in a 7-game 1v1 match on World 2.1? No, but maybe we should look into that. Might be a good way to donate some of my points back. Q. Did you pick up my (macbone) dry cleaning? Yes, and I shipped it on a sailboat. Q. When's the next all-you-can-eat ribs and wings SoC extravaganza? (I (macbone) know you said my invitation got lost in the mail the last five times, but I'd really like to make it for this year's.) It's in the mail. Not my fault you live in HK. Q. So.. how is my (anonymus) acceptance as a graduate going? Pending. Q. When do we see some answers to all our questions ? How bout now? Q. When you teach someone who's a low rank, do you relate to any of the issues they might be having? Absolutely. I joined the Society of the Cooks (that's what we used to call it) as a private with less than 10 games completed and had no idea what was going on around me. Wacicha brought me in and showed me how to have fun with the site. Q. How much do you still learn being a seasoned vet of cc? I have a standing goal to get positive on every map. Q. Do you deserve a special medal? For what? Avoiding this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5kgXwPqZjg Q. Is your name related to the Dallmayr coffee, in other words the greatest German coffee in human existence...? Doubtful, but a share of the ownership might be nice. Q. If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, what would your bring with you? A deck of cards...As soon as you start playing solitaire, someone is bound to show up and correct you. Q. If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, who CC'ers would you want...or not want...with you? Depends on whether or not we've got a certain game with us that shall remain nameless .Q. Was the anger of Achilleus directed at the body of Hektor in anyway caused by a bonus monkey? Could be, I'll look into it.
Welcome to the newest section of the newsletter! Now, strategy writing is perfect casual reading. By it's very nature, anything written here is of a timeless nature. That doesn't mean you can put off reading this section. Strategies can, and do, evolve. So you will need to follow along to keep on top of the current zeitgeist. In this week's article, we have a continuation of my old column, random game analysis. Also,
crazymilkshake5 has asked some selected AssDoodlers about the strategy inherent in that type of game. Of course, this starts the age-old debate. Is there strategy in AssDoodling?
To answer that question, we must know what strategy means. There are many different ways to define strategy, but there is one main way to define it in terms of Conquer Club: Game Theory. The concept of strategy in game theory can be boiled down to one main concept: can the choices a player makes affect the outcome of the game?
Let's examine a heavy assdoodling (8-players with nukes). What would happen if a player were to move randomly? As in, their deployments, assaults, advancements, reinforcements and whether or not to cash were all random. Clearly, that player would have a reduced chance of winning. If your target is on Sarah Desert and you instead assault Conga, you are obviously wasting a move. What's worse, is that you might kill another player's target and make some very angry players. So, we have identified that there is at least some strategy.
Now, that doesn't actually tell us much though. Ok, so moving randomly doesn't work, but you already knew that. How can we test how much strategy there is? One way is to compare different strategies. Let's say player A decides to sit and not assault until he can make a clear run on his target and player B decides to attack non-stop en route to his target. Which one is more effective? I don't have the answer for that, but it seems the more commonly successful strategy is all-out assault. So, now we have identified that some strategies have different outcomes than others.
So, in step 1 (comparing moving randomly to non-randomly), we identified that strategy (if only as an abstract concept) does in fact exist. In step 2 (comparing different strategies to each other) we identified that specific strategies existed, although we would have to calculate statistics to see if one works over another. The main reason doodle earth is not considered strategical is that there are very few options. The total number of possible strategies is very limited, but there is some strategy, as there is in every game on Conquer Club.
Next time, I will cover the military definition of strategy and answer another age-old question: what is the difference between strategy and tactics?
Special thanks to Victor Sullivan for letting me write the intro to his new baby of a section!
DoomYoshi No, thank you, DoomYoshi
In addition, our very first Strategy Team recruit,
Viceroy63 , talks about the dilemma of cashing spoils in Escalating games - a great read for all of you subscribed to the SoC Training Grounds! I hope you enjoy this brand new section as we have enjoyed putting it together for you
Victor Sullivan Strategy Executive Doodle Assassin: Strategy or Sheer Luck? by crazymilkshake5 show
Today were looking at the game that has probably taken away more CC points than any of the other games, its the infamous Doodle Earth Assassins!mr. CD , sdh and c c !!mr. CD wrote: In my opinion, there's mostly luck needed to win one game, but to win a lot, you have to be good, so strategy is way more important.
sdh wrote: I would say mostly luck. I don't think there is much strategy to it but you have a much better chance if you're paying attention and have quick reactions.
c c wrote: Little of both - depending on automatic placement .but there is some strategy behind deploying your troops ie if you have troops in more Russia and Austria and your opponent is on Arabia and Canada then your placement of troops should be on more Russia due to some one needing to get trough Arabia to get to his opponent and you can hit Canada from more Russia and hold off the other opponents from taking out your opponent in Arabia giving you more time to get to your target but all this depends on the game ie automatic placement speed , fog ect,.
sdh wrote: No way is it over! Just be patient and see what happen's, things start to open up the longer the game goes on. You can try and reason with people but most of the time I get ignored
mr. CD wrote: Suiciding into your target is reasonable, yes. Since it's assassin, that might very well give you the game. If you fail, people won't be happy about it, but well, that's not the reason why you play it, you play it to win it.
c c wrote: no and you will get foed if you do so because you ruin the game for the others ....now you can hit a target with the same amount of troops and roll the dice that is acceptable
Random Game Analysis by DoomYoshi show
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To Trade or Not To Trade; That is the Question? by Viceroy63 show
One of my instructors at the SoC Training course Suggested to me that, normally we should hold onto our spoils until we have all five spoils in hand. Obviously this is good strategy in an escalating spoils game for the simple reason that if anyone turns in their spoils before you do then you receive more troops on your trade then if you were to be the first one to trade them in.thread .
Hello again my friends, and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments!
This is the 3rd anniversary of the CC Dispatch, and in celebration I have produced a little retrospective on the evolution of the War Games section. However, it is not the lead article! The lead article definitely has to be
plurple 's article on the Prime awards, for 2011's best tournaments. Speaking of the Primes, nominations have now closed, and voting has begun. A special subforum has been created for the voting process, you can get to it here:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=678 YOU ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS TO VOTE so get in there promptly!
DaveH has provided us with not one but two (!) installments in his Tournament Tips series,
sensfan has produced another excellent installment of TPA Wrap,
fuzzy316 interviews one of the winningest tournament players in CC history (
shoop76 ) and
NoSurvivors continues our longest-running series, Join This? Or Not! Enjoy!
Dukasaur Tournament Executive The Prime Awards by Plurple show
First of all I think I need to spell out what the Primes are. They are the contest for the "tournament organiser of the year - 2011" it is a set of awards for tournaments that started and finished in 2011 with 16 categories plus 2 special awards for tournament organiser of the year and tournament organiser career awards. The different categories are as follows:Best Small Tournament Best Mid-Sized Tournament Best Large Tournament Best Huge Tournament Best Terminator Tournament Best Assassin Tournament Best 1 v 1 Tournament Best Doubles Tournament Best Triples Tournament Best Quadruples Tournament Best Large-Team Tournament Best International Tournament Best Speed Tournament Best Mixed Tournament Best Sports League Tournament Best Tournament Series Most Creative/Innovative Tournament Amount of tournaments Creativity in tournaments Diversity in tournaments Presentation of tournaments Organization of tournaments Updating tournaments Amount of abandoned tournaments Amount of rescued tournaments Amount of co-hosted tournaments Helping out new TOs with their tournaments Providing answers/solutions to questions/problems of fellow TOs Providing suggestions to improve tournaments Providing General Achievement Medals in tournaments Attracting new players to tournaments Retaining happy players in their tournaments Problem solving in their tournaments Communicating in their tournaments Positive influence on the tournament community
Our Illustrious History by Dukasaur show
Well, today is the third anniversary of the CC Dispatch. There has been a Tournaments section of one kind or another since the beginning, except for one brief hiatus. But actually, we are older than the Dispatch, because the Tournaments section can trace its lineage back even further, to Gozar 's original CC Tournaments Newsletter , first launched in November of 2007.sailorseal tried briefly to keep it going, but by September of 2009 it ceased to operate.Conquer Club NEWS. This was launched by samuelc812 on February 2nd 2009, three years ago today. From the very beginning it had its own Tournament section, written by thenobodies80 who is now Foundry Foreman.GOLD Night Strike took over from thenobodies80 as Tournament reporter. Night Strike only held the position for 3 issues, before turning it over to Mad Pineapples . Mad Pineapples was the shortest-lived Tournaments executive of all, lasting only one issue, Issue 16 . Ironically enough, that was a fantastic issue, beautifully written, but it was the swan song for the Tournaments section of the CC News. Adding to the tragedy, the Tournaments section of the CC NEWS died almost simultaneously with Gozar's newsletter. The last issues were September 3rd and September 13th, respectively. Darkness descended across the land, and for the remainder of 2009 no Tournaments articles were published anywhere on CC.CC Dispatch . To go with its new name it also had a new look and a new executive structure. The Tournaments section was re-launched under its current name, War Games, with Night Strike once again at the helm, assisted by amazzony , colton24 and soon others, like superkeener . This arrangement lasted until the summer, when Sir. Ricco was appointed to the post. Sir. Ricco put away his quill in October, and for a couple of issues War Games was half-heartedly run by JoshyBoy .Issue 40 was another major change of direction. It was the last issue with articles by long-standing contributors Night Strike and amazzony, but the first issue with jricart as War Games executive. jricart recruited a completely new crew, including soldierboy , General Brewsie , angola , sonicsteve , and myself.List of Contributors to Original CC Tournament Newsletter: (Founder and original Publisher) Sir. Ricco 25/08/08Night Strike 25/08/08samuelc812 09/11/08amazzony 17/11/08(second publisher) jricart 13/05/09colton24 04/08/09samuelc812 02/02/09 (Founder and first Publisher) (first Tournaments reporter) Night Strike 06/08/09Night Strike 06/01/10 (first War Games executive) amazzony 06/01/10colton24 06/01/10Sir. Ricco 01/06/10 (executive) (executive) jricart 23/12/10 (executive) (current executive) bold have been part of more than one incarnation of the Tournaments newsletters. Many of the above also wrote for other parts of the newsletter. These are not specially credited here; I have only researched participation in the Tournament section. Only Night Strike has written for all three incarnations.A special look at our longest-running feature: Join This? Or Not! currently being written by NoSurvivors . It was first launched by amazzony in Issue 34 of the DIspatch. Amazzony carried the torch until Issue 40. Issue 41 saw a one-time appearance by jleonn . There was a brief interruption for Issue 42, and then from 43 to 45 it was written by soldierboy . There was a second interruption in Issue 46, and then in Issue 47 I covered it for soldierboy (assuming that his absence was temporary, although it turned out to be permanent). From Issue 48 to 60 we had a long period of stability when the the series was written by sonicsteve , with only one absence (54) that I covered. Issue 61 and 62 again saw an interruption, and then in Issue 63 NoSurvivors took up the torch.Join This? Or Not! had historical antecedents.Current Signups was part if the original Conquer Club Newsletter, long before it was renamed the "Dispatch." In fact, it was present right from Issue 1! , back on February 2nd, 2009. For the first 13 issues it was written by the first Tournaments reporter thenobodies80 .Currently Taking Signups , written sometimes by publishers Gozar and sailorseal , but more often by "recruiting editors" greenoaks , Gilligan , and eventually jricart .colton24 in Issue 23 (Tournaments Still Recruiting ) and then by superkeener . Superkeener started in Issue 24, naming his series In Please , but then renamed it to the much more prosaic Currently Taking Signups from Issue 25 to 28. (Personally, I believe strongly that he should have stayed with the first title.)Currently Taking Signups series with a depressing one-line obituary: "With the new Tournament Database, this section of the article should no longer be needed since everyone can just check the tab at the top of every CC page." Thus it lay in its coffin, until Issue 34 when amazzony breathed fresh life into it, and gave it the current name!
Meet the Tournament Winners: shoop76 by Fuzzy316 show: shoop76 interview
Hello again everyone! This month I have the distinct pleasure of bringing a special interview with this issue's Tournament Winner. Recently this player became a member of a very elite club, matched so far by only one other CC tournament player, HighlanderAttack . He currently holds the spot for 2nd most tournament victories. Earlier this month he became only the 2nd person to win his 100th tournament, which, if you think about it, is a staggering number to win. Let's give a great big hand to shoop76! EBConquer . Taking a look at the actual tournament path you used to win, how did it feel to not have to actually win a final?Definitely nice to win both semis. HA and EBConquer are both great players so to not have to play a final against either of them was great. With the multiple entries though, it kind of felt like those 2 matches were my final. I had a time where I would join pretty much anything. That resulted in my game count getting out of hand and cc interfering in real life. Now I look for the simple 1 v 1 tourneys and am a lot more selective not that good at I avoid it. Play a lot of them for one thing, and have a great knowledge of a wide variety of maps. Everyone here has their own goals. For some it is to become conqueror or be part of the top clan; for me it is winning tournaments. My best advice is to join tourneys that are quick and to join ones that you will enjoy and are on maps that you are good at. For me if I play maps and tourneys I don’t like it just takes away from the fun of cc. The first one that I won: Hitman Europe and the team tourneys I have won especially, 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships that I won with Witt13, dcc1220, & The Mantis. Also any tourney that I beat HA in the final, although he has historically owned me in semis and finals. Actually my brother, oneeyedjackz , introduced me to the site. He never really played that much though, but sure got me addicted. Never really been that much in to board games. They usually take too long to finish if they wind up finishing at all. Played a lot of cards growing up though. I am a very competitive person so games like this really interest me especially here when you can play so many at once. I have run a couple of tournaments. They were all small. I didn’t really enjoy it. Felt like it was a chore updating them. I have some ideas for bigger tournaments but not sure if I will get the desire to put in the effort. I really admire all these organizers that do such a great job running their tournaments. There are a lot of great tournament organizers and I don’t want to upset anyone for leaving them out. HA always tries to push the envelope and come up with great new concepts. Greenoaks and merch313 are running 2 of my favorite series. But I would have to say flexmaster33 is still my favorite especially his NCAA basketball tournament. The amount of work he puts into it is amazing and then still doing all the updates so quickly. I have no idea, but it would be cool if they would update the databases so you could search that. I have played in 15,657 tourney games. Not sure if that is something to be proud of. Wow, there is many these days. Treasures of Galapagos for 1 v 1 games, No spoils, chained and foggy. I love World 2.1 for multi-player games as long as it is not escalating. I guess I have something for those games that never end. The random one is always interesting as I feel my overall map knowledge is stronger than most, even though that is becoming less of a factor with all the new maps coming out. My wife and 2 kids keep me busy most of the time. Used to play a lot of online poker but really don’t have the time anymore. I do like to watch sports and play fantasy football. They don’t really interest me that much. Its 1 game and its over. Especially with the point structure the way it is takes the fun out of winning a normal game. Hey Fuzzy thank you very much. Please don’t wait to 200 to hit me up again.
Tournament Tips by DaveH show: Single Elimination Games
In edition #62, Sensfan gave an overview of the easiest format of a tournament which is a 16 player single elimination tournament i.e.Click image to enlarge. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhVfEnhd4J0cdGJDZFZTa0tPTFIyS0pFU0Z1ejZJQmc&hl=en_GB#gid=0
Tournament Tips by DaveH show: Double Eliminations Tournaments
If you scan through the list of available tournaments, you will find all kinds of inventive game formats. There are the straight elimination tournaments, with 1, 3 or 5 games to find the winner. Obviously the more the number of games played per round, the less the opportunity for lucky deployments and dice to play a part in the result.Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge.
Join This? Or Not! by NoSurvivors show
And now for our regular look at a selection of the tournaments in sign-ups:MC's 100th Tournament!! NCAA Wrestling DKs Best of 2011 I - No Spoils Woopin's 8th - All Your Bases Are Belong To Us InnyaFacce :: Feudal Epic Multi Doubles Create/Join a Tournament or Tournaments , and take a look at the many others waiting to be filled.Requests for Immediate Players section of the tournament forum. You can be playing very quickly after signing up as a reserve.
TPA Wrap by Sensfan show
TPA 1 Headlines TPA Season 1: Wrap TPA 2 Headlines TPA Season 2: Completed Tournaments World Cup Format Doubles II (by Lindax) Bruceswar Escalating Terminator So, you wanna be a Pirate? TPA 1 Standings TPA 2 Standings Paparazzi's Corner Program Notice In Conclusion...
Hey there, folks! Well, it's actually Sully again. Hippo missed the wagon this issue, I guess, so here I am!
At any rate, koontz has us covered again with another "What's Where" and "Foundry News". Hippo
will be back next issue, however
Victor SullivanChief Executive What's Where in the Foundry by koontz1973 show
Lets see what's where in the foundry today.Drafting Room Oneyed . A new small map for us all.sannemanrobinson Main Foundry FlapCake is looking for game play ideas right now. natty_dread take on wizard wars.Final Forge Click image to enlarge. By thenobodies Click image to enlarge. By cairnswk Click image to enlarge. By DiM By koontz1973 Click image to enlarge. By cairnswk Click image to enlarge. By DiM
Foundry News by koontz1973 show
Not a lot this week but one great piece of news Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge. Click image to enlarge.
Welcome to another exciting edition on the latest news on the clan scene, as we also celebrate the 3rd Anniversary for the newsletter.
We have a cracker of a section in store, and first up on the agenda is an overview of the 4th Season of the Clan league, by the Tournaments director DJ Teflon, and then we have an exciting competition in store for Clan Aficionado's as we offer more than a year's worth of Premium + assorted other prizes in our Competition Purse!
Thereafter Alt1978 returns to the Dispatch team after a short hiatus, with a preview of The All Comers Cup Final, and we have an exclusive regular monthly section to offer our readers as the much vaunted F400 officially unveils it's column in this edition of the newsletter, courtesy of the services of
Gunn217 QuikSilver also starts a new column on the recruitment usage of Clan Training Grounds.
Leehar Clan Executive CL4 Overview by DJ Teflon show
With the number of participating clans, this year's clan league promises to be a very interesting tournament for the clan communitymerch313 , benga , TheCrown and Tokle , for their hard work. Without them the League would not be possible. And most importantly, thanks to jpcloet for creating, developing, and raising the profile of the league over the last three seasons.(Click here for the Main CL4 Thread - Rules, Tournament Format & Results)
All Comer's Cup Finals by alt1978 show
The All Comers Cup has generated a ton of fantastic matchups through the course of the tournament…and has done an amazing job of getting clans that would have most unlikely never have locked horns to engage in some intense battles. The ACC Finals are drawing to a climatic finish with Dynasty squaring away against the Bretheren of the Fat Mermaid. Almost seven months ago, 25 clans started the journey to the finals in a clan tournament that as it’s nomenclature suggests…welcomed all clans who were interested. The journey for each clan to the finals has been arduous and unique…and the winner will be able to lay claim to conquering one of the most prestigious clan tournaments put together outside of the Conquer’s Cup.
Recruitment Method by QuikSilver and DJoach show
I've been questioning myself for a while, how do CC clans recruit? How do they find goods players that haven't played in a clan yet or are kind of new to CC. I often see a specific forum group for recruiting. Like Underworld for MYTH and The Barracks for LEG. I was first planning to write an article about that type of group. As my research went on, I saw a lot to write about, so I decided to make a series of articles about this subject. At first we'll pay attention to the Underworld of MYTH. Landain wrote: The Process of gaining access to Mythology through the Underworld:
How many clan members do you have? Does every new member go to the underworld or do some get a by-pass? Not sure i understand this one, "by-pass" what do you mean by that? (They answer it in the following question) How much time do they spend on the underworld before getting refused/accepted (on average)? It varies, we've had some people come straight into myth without going to the underworld at all, some joined myth after being in the underworld for only a month or two, and some have been there since the beginning and may never get out In average, how many new members do you get each month? year? We don't really have an average per month, if CC members show an interest in joining we add them, or we may recruit a person or two. At this time myth is pretty full so we're very selective right now on who gets in, but getting into the underworld is pretty easy Would you recommend the creation of a similar group for each competitive clan? Absolutely, a training ground for prospective clan members is a fantastic way of judging there skill level's, there communication skills and how they will fit in with your core members
F400 Ranking by Gunn217 show
We're seeing some major change in the mid levels of this month's rankings. The Pirates move up a spot with a win over FOED in the ACC. The Foreskins drop 5 spots and out of the top 20 with a loss to Benga's One Step Ahead who, in turn, picks up 3 spots. G1 also drops 6 spots to number 22 after a bit of an upset loss to Angels of Death. Dynasty has cracked the top 20 due to a couple of strong wins in the last couple of months. I can speak from experience as I've had a little singles battle with WPBRJ that DYN is a clan that is going to be a tough battle right now. Nemesis also drop out of the ranking from their top 20 spot after their Social Usergroup Conversion, while The Headless Horsemen are the new addition to the ranking entering in at #33 after they pass the minimum 150 weighting requirement
Clan League 4 Contest Sign up here for the Virtual Clan League. 6 months premium and a General Achievement medal to the winner, and 3 months premium and a General Achievement medal for both 2nd and 3rd place Contestants, while additional 3 months prize premium is available if competition entries surpass all projections and 50+ contestants participate
It's simple. Rank the clans in the order you think they'll finish in phase 1 of the regular season - and then fill in the following table to show all the clans that go out in the respective phases, and finally the winners of Division A, B and C
Entries should be sent by PM to
Leehar , but can also be submitted in the thread created for this purpose in the Clans Sub-Forum (though all liability of the use of your competition submission falls on you)
Only one entry per player and no duplicate entries will be accepted.
Remember we're not counting phase 1 results, but the ultimate outcome for each clan which will only start being decided at the end of Phase 2 whence 18 clans will be eliminated.
A point will be given for each correct placing up til Phase 3, while 2 points each for the winners and runners-up in Phase 4
Therefore, you'd get 1 point for correctly predicting that OSA (for example) exit the competition in Division B-Phase 2, another if you predicted that IA only exit the competition in Division A-Phase 3 and 2 points if you correctly picked TNC as the winners of Division C.
Tie-breakers will be decided on amount of Phase 4 Winners correct.
We'll show everybody's chosen scores after entries are complete, and run updates through the season to let you know how you're doing.
Entries close at the end of Wednesday 29th February, but to encourage early entrance, 0.5 points will be penalised per result completed before submission. (As scores are given to clans in their division tables upon completion of their week matches)
Do you know your clans? Can you look into your crystal ball and see what the season will bring? Sign up and prove it! See if you can win that premium and the glittery gold thing.
Disclaimer: Contest Organizer reserves right to adjust format to correct unforeseen errors, or to increase clarity in explanation Example picks: Phase 1 unnecessary for competition purposes, but needed for clarity Division 1 Foed
ID
AFOS
OSA
TLW
SOH
Division 2 LOW
AOC
VDLL
DB
IF
HH
Division 3 KORT
IA
TNC
GR
DBC
LOTZ
Division 4 Tofu
PIG
1RFG
KOA
MD
MB
Division 5 EMP
LEG
TFFS
LHDD
MM
Division 6 Pack
DYN
BOFM
OTP
RA
Division 7 TSM
G1
WAR
MYTH
AKA
Phase 2: Division A Foed
ID
AoC
LoW (unnecessary immediately for competition purposes, but needed for clarity, and used later)
Out:
(and whereupon points start getting awarded) KORT
IA
Tofu
PIG
EMP
LEG
Pack
DYN
TSM
G1
Division B AFOS
OSA
VDLL
DB
Out:
Assorted 3rd and 4th place clans from Phase 1
Division C Assorted 5th and 6th placed clans from Phase 1
Phase 3 Division A Foed
ID
Out:
(points awarded) AoC
LoW
Division B ~
Div C ~
Phase 4 Div A Winner: Foed
Runner-up: ID
(2 points awarded for each) Div B Winner + Runner-up: ~
Div C Winner + Runner-up: ~
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