21st Century Clash of the Statesmen [bonobo WINS]

by **WorldCup4James** on Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:38 pm

Foggy it is! By the executive order of the President of the United States (knubbel), all games in this next round will have Fog of War!

knubbel wrote:I don't like the neutralization. This is why i did it randomly.
Randomized picked players are:
bragsie
Dukasaur
Fuzzy316
Tupence

I figured players would rather eliminate a player from each region instead of having an odd number of players, 7, and thus having two uneven-numbered games.

But I suppose that the neutralization is silly since it will only cause anger from other players.

I don't like changing rules mid-tournament, but I am going to eliminate the whole "neutralization concept", and instead of:

This stage is similar to the Unite the Neighborhood stage of Round 1, except there are 6 players, not 8 players (i.e. through 1 player becoming Governor/President, and 1 player neutralized).

The 6 players that selected the same map at the start of the tournament will be divided randomly into 2 games of 3 players each. Settings may vary based on Policy (as mentioned later in the Rules).

The rules now read:

This stage is similar to the Unite the Neighborhood stage of Round 1, except there are 7 players, not 8 players (i.e. 1 player has become the Governor).

The 7 players that selected the same map at the start of the tournament will be divided randomly into 2 Standard games: 1 game will have 3 players, and the other will have 4 players. Settings may vary based on Policy (as mentioned later in the Rules).

by **WorldCup4James** on Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:10 pm

Round 2 is underway for all players who did not secure a Governor/President position last round (that would be all but 4 players: those 4, through their strong performances last round, begin player later in the round). Players have been randomly placed into either a 4-player or 3-player game in their region.

Following Presidential orders, all games in this round will have fog of war instead of being sunny. :mrgreen:

Note that fydorm has been banned from CC and I am actively recruiting a reserve, so uk massive, Bonobo, and whakamole: please excuse the delays (You're in the same game as fydorm) as I seek a reserve.

by **WorldCup4James** on Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:49 pm

thechuck takes over for fydorm, so now all games are underway!

by **solar** on Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:19 pm

in plz

by **WorldCup4James** on Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:22 pm

solar wrote:in plz

solar takes over for uslaryan. NOW, all games for Round 2 of 10 are underway!

by **PJayzGuy** on Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:15 pm

Hey James, if you need any future reserves send me a PM, i'd jump in - cheers

by **WorldCup4James** on Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:19 pm

PJayzGuy wrote:Hey James, if you need any future reserves send me a PM, i'd jump in - cheers

Sweet! Most likely I'll need another reserve for sure, so you're at the top of the list!

I know the rules are confusing, so whenever there's an open spot, you'll be the first to know and I'll fill you in on all the tournament details.

Thanks for joining,
James

by **WorldCup4James** on Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:47 pm

The first game of Round 2 is finished, and the standings have been updated accordingly.

by **WorldCup4James** on Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:37 am

Updated standings board.

by **WorldCup4James** on Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:10 pm

Standings Updated.

The San Francisco region is the first region to finish their 2 games. Therefore, the winners of each game, DoomYoshi and Seamus76, are now facing in the USA West governor elections!

by **WorldCup4James** on Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:24 pm

Standings updated: one Chicago game is finished.

by **WorldCup4James** on Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:46 pm

Standings Updated: USA Southeast Governor Elections now underway.

by **WorldCup4James** on Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:59 am

Standings Updated.

by **WorldCup4James** on Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:34 pm

Standings Updated: USA New England Governor Elections now underway.

by **WorldCup4James** on Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:11 pm

3 of our 5 presidential candidates have been determined and we await final results from 2 regions until the Presidential race begins!

Standings updated.

by **WorldCup4James** on Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:35 am

4 of the 5 candidates for the presidential race have now been determined, and we now only await the final governor elections from the NYC, USA New England region.

Check it out at the updated standings board!

by **WorldCup4James** on Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:52 am

For those that lost their lives on 9/11/01, for all those heroes who sacrificed everything that day, and for all those who continue to sacrifice their lives day in day out in the name of freedom, we shall never forget.

God Bless the U.S.A.

by **WorldCup4James** on Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:46 pm

Congratulations to Bonobo, who has won the Presidential Elections and become President after Round 2, gaining him another 2 points.

Here are the updated standings boards:

show: Final Round 2 Board

show: Updated Point Totals

I am awaiting to hear if Bonobo will change a setting, which he is allowed to show his power as President. Once I hear back I'll begin Round 3 of 10; hopefully we'll begin again in the next few days.

by **WorldCup4James** on Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:31 pm

Round 3 is underway for all players who did not secure a Governor/President position last round (that would be all but 4 players: those 4, through their strong performances last round, begin player later in the round).

Players have been randomly placed into either a 4-player or 3-player game in their region.

Bonobo, our second President elected in the tournament, did not indicate a setting change, so the settings will remain status quo.

It is interesting to note that Chicago is the political powerhouse, as both Presidents, knubbel and Bonobo, have emerged from Chicago (similar to Virginia for the real U.S. since most of the first presidents emerged from Virginia).

Perhaps a statesman will upset this trend. Who knows who our next President for Round 3 will be? Let the battles begin!

Here is our new standings board for the round:

show: Round 3 Board

And the matchups:

Round 3: 2020

Bonobo is President, though no setting change is made. Settings from Round 2 remain in place.

show: NYC Region

show: Chicago Region

show: Charleston Region

show: San Francisco Region

We are now eight years into your life as a statesman. Most of you have found little luck in swaying the opinion of the national vote. But I wish you best of luck again in your third go at it!

by **Dukasaur** on Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:43 am

WorldCup4James wrote:
It is interesting to note that Chicago is the political powerhouse, as both Presidents, knubbel and Bonobo, have emerged from Chicago (similar to Virginia for the real U.S. since most of the first presidents emerged from Virginia).

Perhaps a statesman will upset this trend. Who knows who our next President for Round 3 will be? Let the battles begin!

Maybe the Chicago mob is rigging the elections.

And maybe I will become the next Capo... er, Prez... :-)

by **WorldCup4James** on Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:16 pm

Standings have been updated.

San Fran and Charleston have finished city play and the Governor elections have started for those regions.

by **WorldCup4James** on Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:57 pm

Standings have been updated.

Chicago has finished city play and the Governor elections have started.

by **WorldCup4James** on Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:16 pm

Standings Updated!

by **WorldCup4James** on Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:06 pm

Just wanted to shout out to any of y'all looking for some more tournament fun,

The annual PIG Roast that I host is desperately in need of competitors! The tourney is organized in a "king-of-the-grill" type fashion, in which a player (known as the Roaster) chooses the map and settings and the 3 "piggies" in the group must battle him in 1v1 games.

The piggies strive to escape the torturous, torrid heat of the grill (avoiding elimination), while the Roaster must be sure to defeat every opponent in the round to avoid being thrown into the inferno himself!

It's the perfect way to get ready for the approaching holiday season in which many families enjoy a luscious, moutherwateringly-savory-good roasted pig for dinner.

Hungry? :-s

Check it out if you are interested! If you want in, simply write "in please". It would be absolutely sublime if you join, as there's only 10 days left for signups and still over half of the spots available!

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Sorry for any of you who actually thought there was an update; gotta advertise my tourneys somehow :-$