Tournament Contest - Create a Fantasy / Sci-Fi Tournament

[eagleblade]

viewtopic.php?f=90&t=158532

[Fuzzy316]

added imagery to mine.

[lostatlimbo]

All games are 1v1, Automatic, Sequential, Escalating, Chained, Foggy, 20 Round Limit. Games will be sent by invite. Freemiums are welcome if you keep 1 spot open for the duration of the tournament.

32 contestants battle in Conquer Rome. The victor moves forward to the Middle Ages, the loser heads back to Alexander's Empire. Lose 4 battles and you are trapped in the past. 8 players will reach Eastern Hemisphere and battle for power-ups before the final match on Classic.

Round 1 - Initial Drop
The mighty empire of Rome is being torn apart. Don't hesitate to do the same to your opponent.

Round 2 - First Jump
16 victors leap to the Middle Ages - a time of famine, plague and torture. Show them you can do worse.
16 losers go back to Alexander's Empire. Grab a spear, but spare no blood.

Round 3 - Second Jump
8 victors leap to the New World
8 losers return to Conquer Rome
8 victors return to Conquer Rome
8 losers go back to ancient Greece (Peloponnesian War)

Round 4 - Third Jump
4 victors leap to the Age of Steam (Orient Express 1883)
4 losers go back to the ancient times of Gilgamesh
4 victors move forward to Alexander's Empire
8 losers return to Alexander's Empire
8 victors move forward to the Middle Ages
4 losers return to the Middle Ages

Round 5 - Fourth Jump
The first two finalists will battle on Eastern Hemisphere for their ranking heading into the finals. Winner is #1, loser is #2.
The rest continue moving forward with each win or backward with each loss.

Round 6-10
Each contestant continues to leap either forward or backward, until there are 8 finalists left, ranked 1st-8th.

FINALS
The 1st finalist receives 5 bonus wins.
The 2nd finalist receives 4 bonus wins.
The 3rd finalist receives 3 bonus wins.
The 4th finalist receives 2 bonus wins.
The 5th finalist receives 1 bonus win.
The other 3 finalists receive nothing.

Each finalist plays the other 7 finalists in the 21st century (Fractured America).

Each player's Fractured America wins and bonus wins are combined. The player with the most combined wins, wins the tournament and is brought back to the present (2112) a celebrity and a free man (or woman).

If 2 or more contestants are tied at the end of the Fractured America round, they will be brought to the present (All Your Bases Are Belong To Us) to face off in a series of three 1v1 games. The winner will be awarded their freedom and have their citizenship reinstated, while the losers will return to imprisonment.

Note: In round 7, on New World and in round 9, on Orient Express 1883, the contestant whose won their games in the fewest total rounds will advance forward to the next time period. While the remaining even number of players face off 1v1.

[Teflon Kris]

The deadline for this contest has been extended to Midnight CC time on 12th December - this will give contestants that have submitted early drafts (above) a chance to work on feedback they will be imminently provided with.

Any submissions from now forward are too late for feedback (although editing is allowed up to the deadline).

[Fuzzy316]

Curious about feedback, or lack thereof.. if we have not received any, does this mean we do not need to change anything?

[lostatlimbo]

Made some minor tweaks to the Race to the Future tournament.

[Victor Sullivan]

I love your tournament, lostatlimbo!

-Sully

[nebsmith]

Can the following tourney be entered

viewtopic.php?f=90&t=153926

Or is the fact that it is running mean it doesn't qualify ?

[lostatlimbo]

I love your tournament, lostatlimbo! :D

-Sully

Why thank you sir!

[betiko]

Hey guys! here is my entry:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=159431

DRUG WARS 2040 (128 players required)

This is 2040. The North American confederation of trade is witnessing a deep institutional crisis. Law and order are not maintained. Drug lords have managed to rise their influence and become true political powers.
Former USA and Canada have split up in series of smaller independent confederations with their own rules. You have now to chose your side: will you be a mafia goon or a law inforcer?



MAFIA FACTIONS

round 1 for mafia:
You will all start as a small gang of convicts rotting in jail. But don't worry; your local drug lord has enough influence to get you out of there. You will just have to prove your skills and do a little favor. You will be assigned a gang target that has been snitching to reduce their time in sin-sin.This will just reduce their time in this world. Information is key, and you will only see what is going on where some of your men will be posted. Your local warlord will be watching.

supermax: prison riot; 4 players Assassin; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Single elimination!



round 2 for mafia:
Right, you just proved you could be kind of useful your local druglord. After pulling some strings, you are now out of jail. A big drug operation is now in place. Your gang will be teaming up with another gang. Your warlord needs firepower. Unfortunately, police intel have been informed of the operation and is there waiting for you. You are assigned to leave NO SURVIVORS. Watch out! you don't know where they are coming from!

operation drug wars; 4 players dubs; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Double win



round 3 for mafia:
If you are still reading this, it means you managed to kill all the filthy cops from this part of town; well done!Just keep the drugs, the money and the weapons for yourself.
You now need to control the whole city. now you are ambitious, and you know that by controlling the city, you will be able to take down your boss... and become THE local warlord with the gang that helped you get there with all its priviledges!Who is controlling the other side of town? will you be fighting other scums with the same intentions, or some other police elite troops?

chicago or montreal or NYC or vancouver; 4 players dubs; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Double win



POLICE SQUADS

round1 for police:
You have a high sense of honour and have decided to sacrifice your life for your country and fight the corruption that has lead your country to where it is. You start in a secret police academy aiming to create an elite corpse to restore the north american confederation. Now we need to find the best in our volunteers! do you have what it takes to join the elite force? You will be playing lazer quest with some plastic guns on a training field recreating early 20th's century chicago, during the prohibition. You will be facing 7 other students of your police academy. You will be earning points for each student you eliminate, and lose points if you get eliminated (students will be grouped with other students with a similar rank).
The top 16 students from the 8 training grounds with the best points will qualify. the rest will be judged not good enough to join the elite corpse. This is not about being the last man standing!

prohibition chicago; 8 players terminator; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Single elimination!



round2 for police:
You have just sent a letter to your mum so she can be proud you are now an elite police officer fighting drug lords and corruption! But you have already been assigned a mission a partner and a town to serve in! The druglord is organising a drugtrade, and it seems like they have quite some firepower.. Luckily, you will not go there with your plastic lazer gun, but some proper elite law enforcer artillery, and a segway! now don't go and disapoint your mum getting killed. Also, your partner is your new best friend and you will never let each other down.

operation drug wars; 4 players dubs; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Double win



round3 for police:
If you have survived, please send your mum another letter, she is really worried about you. and have some beers to celebrate with your partner! You guys have been given more men, you have more power, and you know now that god is leading your actions, that's why you are victorious. You are the hand of god; and only you can bring back the peace in north america. god tells you now that you have to take control of the whole city to bring your own values. If you have to fight scums, then you have no moral issues about this. If the other part of town has been taken back by another police squad; well you know they are corrupt and that satan is leading their actions. kill them!!!! and say hi to your mum.

chicago or montreal or NYC or vancouver; 4 players dubs; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Double win



ROUND 4, final round for all:
You have all made it this far! wether you are mafia or police, you now control a city and an entire region. You are with your partner one of the 4 remaining teams, and the bonds that you have with your partner are real. You live next door, your wives are friends, your son will mary his daughter. You guys still want to control the whole continent and a continental battle royale is being organized between the remaining police chiefs/warlords.
who will control north america and rebuild The North American Confederation of Trade?
Win 2 battles to win the war!! All kind of diplomacy and alliance are permitted between teams for each battle (canadians vs americans, cops vs scums..); but in the end, only one will be victorious!!

fractured america; 8 players dubs; foggy; flat rate; sequential; chained
Double win for a given dubs team

Will Good triumph over Evil?



Players entry (please mention if you want to be cop or scum)

Mafia Prisonners:
Upper East Side Chicago Prison (4spots):
Lower East Side Chicago Prison (4spots):
Upper West Side Chicago Prison (4spots):
Lower West Side Chicago Prison (4spots):
Upper East Side Montreal Prison (4spots):
Lower East Side Montreal Prison (4spots):
Upper West Side Montreal Prison (4spots):
Lower West Side Montreal Prison (4spots):
Upper East Side Vancouver Prison (4spots):
Lower East Side Vancouver Prison (4spots):
Upper West Side Vancouver Prison (4spots):
Lower West Side Vancouver Prison (4spots):
Lower East Side NYC Prison (4spots):
Upper East Side NYC Prison (4spots):
Lower West Side NYC Prison (4spots):
Upper West Side NYC Prison (4spots):

Police Academy:
Training grounds A (8 spots):
Training grounds B (8 spots):
Training grounds C (8 spots):
Training grounds D (8 spots):
Training grounds E (8 spots):
Training grounds F (8 spots):
Training grounds G (8 spots):
Training grounds H (8 spots):

[mr. CD]

Love your tweaks lostlatlimbo. Looking forward to the tournament! [/objectivity]

[DoomYoshi]

PREMIUM ONLY

QUICK PLAY RULES:

You need to post:
1Your home map (you can pick a different one for 8, 5 and 3 player games)
2A home shard

1. Bant: Flat Rate, Sunny, Unlimited
2. Esper: Flat Rate, Sunny, Chained
3. Grixis: No Spoils, Foggy, Chained
4. Jund: Nuclear, Foggy, Adjacent
5. Naya: Escalating, Sunny, Adjacent

3 A Home Nation (not absolutely necessary, just for flavor)
4 Settings for phase 2 and 3, read below for more information

All games are sequential, automatic and have a round limit of 50 Turns.

Now, for the meatier stuff:

show: Welcome to Alara

show: Rules

show: Players and Maps

[Fuzzy316]

So... what kind of results were there here? It's been a few days now since the deadline passed.

[Teflon Kris]

Marking is underway - results should be out by the end of the weekend

[betiko]

basically we are finally 6 contestants and top 3 are rewarded right?...

[Fuzzy316]

I think they were hoping for a larger tournout for the entry. It could be people just didn't feel up to it, or it could be some people don't think they have the storytelling skills/capabilities, from what I can tell anyways

[Teflon Kris]

I think they were hoping for a larger tournout for the entry. It could be people just didn't feel up to it, or it could be some people don't think they have the storytelling skills/capabilities, from what I can tell anyways

Indeed, we were hoping for more entries.

However, most of those that have entered have put a great deal of effort into their ideas. It would be great to see them all running as active tournaments so the creativity doesn't go to waste/

[denominator]

However, most of those that have entered have put a great deal of effort into their ideas. It would be great to see them all running as active tournaments so the creativity doesn't go to waste/

That's actually the part that made me pass it up. I've never run a tournament before, so I didn't want to jump into the pool with some elaborate format that was over my head.

Given the level of the first couple that were posted, I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't win with a small, simple tournament, so there came to be no point in entering - I can still run my small tournament on my own if and when I choose.

If there had been a requirement that all tournaments be run, then the winner be selected, I probably would have taken the plunge and run a small one for this.

[Fuzzy316]

I think they were hoping for a larger tournout for the entry. It could be people just didn't feel up to it, or it could be some people don't think they have the storytelling skills/capabilities, from what I can tell anyways

Indeed, we were hoping for more entries.

However, most of those that have entered have put a great deal of effort into their ideas. It would be great to see them all running as active tournaments so the creativity doesn't go to waste/

Was just waiting on the final outcome before posting to the sign ups page.

[betiko]

I think they were hoping for a larger tournout for the entry. It could be people just didn't feel up to it, or it could be some people don't think they have the storytelling skills/capabilities, from what I can tell anyways

Indeed, we were hoping for more entries.

However, most of those that have entered have put a great deal of effort into their ideas. It would be great to see them all running as active tournaments so the creativity doesn't go to waste/

I think a few of us have already put them as active tournaments.. once it was done no point in just letting it sit there I believe..

[Teflon Kris]

One of the judges is perhaps playing the legal judge role and considering his scoring very carefully, perhaps with several tea breaks, meetings in chambers, working from home, long lunches, early finishes, fridays off, flexible working hours, .... .....

[Fuzzy316]

One of the judges is perhaps playing the legal judge role and considering his scoring very carefully, perhaps with several tea breaks, meetings in chambers, working from home, long lunches, early finishes, fridays off, flexible working hours, .... .....

you forgot biscuits to go with the tea!!

[Dukasaur]

However, most of those that have entered have put a great deal of effort into their ideas. It would be great to see them all running as active tournaments so the creativity doesn't go to waste/

That's actually the part that made me pass it up. I've never run a tournament before, so I didn't want to jump into the pool with some elaborate format that was over my head.

Given the level of the first couple that were posted, I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't win with a small, simple tournament, so there came to be no point in entering - I can still run my small tournament on my own if and when I choose.

If there had been a requirement that all tournaments be run, then the winner be selected, I probably would have taken the plunge and run a small one for this.

I think you should go for it. (Meaning making the small one, not joining a contest just yet.)

Making great tournaments is a craft that requires lots of practise, and even after doing it for a year, I'm still making mistakes. For instance, in one tournament that I just launched (and which I spent months planning, I just realized that although Phase One will probabably go really fast and be done in two or three weeks, Phase Two will probably last for three or four months, maybe even five, and by the time we reach Phase Three a lot of people who got won early in Phase Two will have forgotten about it. This kind of stupidity makes me want to beat myself in the head, but it's just the kind of thing that happens when you get too obsessed with the creative aspects and forget about the practical aspects.

So definitely, if you want to be involved in making good creative tourneys eventually, get started now, making some basic simple uncreative ones. You will definitely benefit from the experience when it comes time to make fancier stuff later.

[betiko]

However, most of those that have entered have put a great deal of effort into their ideas. It would be great to see them all running as active tournaments so the creativity doesn't go to waste/

That's actually the part that made me pass it up. I've never run a tournament before, so I didn't want to jump into the pool with some elaborate format that was over my head.

Given the level of the first couple that were posted, I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't win with a small, simple tournament, so there came to be no point in entering - I can still run my small tournament on my own if and when I choose.

If there had been a requirement that all tournaments be run, then the winner be selected, I probably would have taken the plunge and run a small one for this.

I think you should go for it. (Meaning making the small one, not joining a contest just yet.)

Making great tournaments is a craft that requires lots of practise, and even after doing it for a year, I'm still making mistakes. For instance, in one tournament that I just launched (and which I spent months planning, I just realized that although Phase One will probabably go really fast and be done in two or three weeks, Phase Two will probably last for three or four months, maybe even five, and by the time we reach Phase Three a lot of people who got won early in Phase Two will have forgotten about it. This kind of stupidity makes me want to beat myself in the head, but it's just the kind of thing that happens when you get too obsessed with the creative aspects and forget about the practical aspects.

So definitely, if you want to be involved in making good creative tourneys eventually, get started now, making some basic simple uncreative ones. You will definitely benefit from the experience when it comes time to make fancier stuff later.

yeah I don't know, I don't like tournaments that take several monthes, I tried to make one rather short. I do get bored with too long ones, and just wish they could finish fast.

Hey I was wondering, as my tourney is taking longer that I expected to fill in and I see that people are afraid by the number of participants (128) would it be ok if I reduce it to 64 and just give a double chance to participants on round 1?
I'm used to create smaller tourneys and they fill in very fast, also I've noticed people are afraid when they see 128 participants..

[Dukasaur]

Hey I was wondering, as my tourney is taking longer that I expected to fill in and I see that people are afraid by the number of participants (128) would it be ok if I reduce it to 64 and just give a double chance to participants on round 1?
I'm used to create smaller tourneys and they fill in very fast, also I've noticed people are afraid when they see 128 participants..

Please don't make ANY changes until the seventh judge has had a chance to vote.
With a bit of luck that will be within the next day or two. After that, yes, trimming some of these tournaments down to a more manageable size might be an option. (Even after that, I would send a PM to DJ Teflon before making changes, because if the tournament is drastically different from what was posted I would want to make sure that your medal is not in jeopardy. But it will probably be okay.)