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New tournament thread by Dukasaur : Jules Verne Contest Tournament organizer: DJENRE (main idea, design and updating) &
Dukasaur (invitations for games)
Special contribuitor : Fewnix (maps),
Mr_adams [the book club] (english grammar;))
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Welcome in the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jules Verne Contest AKA father of science fiction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1828 - 1905 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NEW RULES!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TWO YEARS PREMIUM !!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SINGLE AND TEAM TOURNEY AT ONCE!!! - - - - - - - - - - - FREEMIUM WELCOME!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 MAPS PLAYED!!! Jules Verne was a French Breton author who, pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870),
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical, submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated individual author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction".
(Source : wikipedia) Jules Verne was also a theater lover, so this tourney will be divided in 3 ACTS.
Presentation of the tournament. Tournament starts with
256 single players + 8 reserves.
Most of them can also form
4 players teams , and try to qualify for team finals.
Most of the map have
special objectives to reach to get more points (see details).
One year premium offered to the first player who can reach 22 objectives (as number of books presented in this tourney) on 31 possibles.
General achievement medal given to any player who can reach 16 objectives on 31 possibles.
One year premium offered to the first team who can reach all the objectives. (individually or as a team)
General achievement medals given to any team who can reach 21 objectives on 31 possibles.
Freemium allowed to join as games will be done book after book (3 games maximum).
Minimum requirement : 100 games played, 95 % of turns taken, 1000 points (u can pm me if u want to participate anyway)
---------->ACT I 1st ROUND AFRICA:
4 players single game, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. 1st and 2nd = advance to 2nd round 2nd ROUND FRANCE:
4 players single game, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. 1st and 2nd = advance to ACT II show: ACT I details
1ST ROUND- - - - - - - - - - 1863 - - - - - - - - - - Five weeks in a balloon - - - - - - - - - - Cinq semaines en ballon In his first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The book gives readers a glimpse of the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, with explorers traveling all over the continent in search of its secrets. (Source : wikipedia) Map = AFRICA Rules = 4 players game, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. 1st and 2nd = advance to 2nd round. 3rd and 4th = eliminated Points = 1st get 10pts, 2nd get 7 points, 3rd get 3 pts and 4th get 0 pts. Number of players playing that round = 256 Players left after that round = 128If we cannot reach 256 players to start the tournament, we can forfeit that round and directly go to 2nd round 2nd ROUND- - - - - - - - - - 1864- - - - - - - - - - Paris in the twentieth century - - - - - - - Paris au XXème siècle Written in 1863 but first published only in 1994, about a young man who lives in a technologically advanced, but culturally backwards future. Often referred to as Verne's lost novel, the work, set in August 1960, paints a grim, dystopian view of the future. Many of Verne's predictions are remarkably on target. His publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, did not release the book because he thought it was too unbelievable and inferior to his previous work, Five Weeks in a Balloon.(Source : wikipedia) Map = FRANCE Rules = 4 players game, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. Special = Hold Paris for 3 rounds in a row with 3 players left in game. That counts as 1st place* and give you + 10 points 1st and 2nd = advance to ACT II 3rd and 4th = eliminated Points = 1st get 10pts, 2nd get 7 points, 3rd get 3 pts and 4th get 0 pts. Number of players playing that round = 128 Players left after that round = 64 *The player who hold special objective is in 1st place, even if he/she lose the game. The other best player in the game will also be qualified.
---------->ACT II 1st ROUND 8 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) 9 Maps: NORDIC COUNTRIES, ICELAND, USA , LUNAR WAR, ARCTIC, GREENLAND, SOUTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, OCEANIA. 16 players eliminated and 48 advance to next round show: ACT II 1st round details
1ST ROUND: the 1860’s 9 maps played Rules = 8 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. Players will be set in groups depending of their scores. For each game, points are given as follow: 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 8pts - 3rd =6pts - 4th =4pts - 5th =3pts - 6th =2pts - 7th =1pt - 8th =0pt The 16 worst players are eliminated (depend of the total of points earned during those games) Number of players starting this round = 64 Players remaining after this round = 48 48 players advance to ACT II round 2 and keep their points from round 1Special bonus is set on each map . If you can reach conditions for any bonus, you will get + 10 pts. Bonuses are available only with 4 players left . - - - - - - - - - - 1864 - - - - - - - - - - A journey to the center of the earth - - - - - - - - - - Voyage au centre de la terre The story involves a German professor (Otto Lidenbrock in the original French, Professor Von Hardwigg in the most common English translation) who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth, presumably one of which is Snæfellsjökull in Iceland.(Source : wikipedia) Maps = NORDIC COUNTRIES + ICELAND Reach Iceland then snaefell point Special bonus map 1 = hold all Iceland 2 rounds in a row = +10 Special bonus map 2 = hold Snaefell 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1865 - - - - - - - - - - From the earth to the moon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - De la terre à la lune - - - - - - - - - - 1870 - - - - - - - - - - Around the moon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Autour de la lune Autour de la lune tells the story of the president of a post-American Civil War gun club in Baltimore, his rival, a Philadelphia maker of armor, and a Frenchman, who build an enormous sky-facing Columbiad space gun and launch themselves in a projectile/spaceship to the Moon.(Source : wikipedia) Maps = USA + LUNAR WAR Get Baltimore in Maryland and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania to reach the moon!!! Special bonus map 1 = hold Maryland and Pennsylvania 3 rounds in a row = +10 Special bonus map 2 = hold two mare 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1867 - - - - - - - - - - The adventures of Captain Hatteras (The English at the North Pole +The desert of ice) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Les aventures du capitaine Hatteras (Les anglais au pôle nord + Le désert de glace) The novel described adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole.(Source : wikipedia) Maps = ARCTIC + GREENLAND Special bonus map 1 = hold all Ice Cap for 2 rounds in a row = +10 Special bonus map 2 = hold 3 passes for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1868- - - - - - - - - - - In search of the Castaways (South america, Australia and New Zealand) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Les enfants du Capitaine Grant (l’Amérique du Sud, l’Australie, et l’Ocean Pacifique) The books tell the story of the quest for Captain Grant of the Britannia. After finding a bottle cast into the ocean by the captain himself after the Britannia is shipwrecked, Lord and Lady Glenarvan of Scotland contact Mary and Robert, the young daughter and son of Captain Grant, through an announcement in a newspaper. Moved by the children's condition, Lord and Lady Glenarvan decide to launch a rescue expedition. The main difficulty is that the coordinates of the wreckage are mostly erased, and only the latitude (37 degrees) is known; thus, the expedition would have to circumnavigate the 37th parallel south. Remaining clues consist of a few words in three languages. They are re-interpreted several times throughout the novel to make various destinations seem likely.(Source : wikipedia) Maps = SOUTH AMERICA + AUSTRALIA + OCEANIA Special bonus map 1 = hold Pernambuco and Lima 3 rounds in a row = +10 Special bonus map 2 = hold Brisbane and Pilbara 3 rounds in a row = +10 Special bonus map 3 = hold all New Zealand 2 rounds in a row = +10
2nd ROUND 6 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) 6 Maps: TREASURES OF GALAPAGOS, OCEANIA, CLASSIC, BRITISH ISLES, GREATER CHINA, CHINESE CHECKERS. 16 players eliminated and 32 advance to next round show: ACT II 2nd round details
2nd ROUND: the 1870’s 6 maps played Rules = 6 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. Players are placed into groups regarding their previous scores during round 1 For each game, points are given as follow: 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 8pts - 3rd =6pts - 4th =4pts - 5th =2pts - 6th =0pt The 16 worst players are eliminated (depend of the total of points earned during those games) Number of players playing that round = 48 Players left after that round = 32 32 players advance to ACT II round 3 and keep their points from round 1 and 2.Special bonus is set on each map . If you can reach conditions for any bonus, you will get + 10 pts. Bonuses are available only with 3 players left .- - - - - - - - - - 1870 - - - - - - - - - - 20 000 leagues under the sea - - - - - - - - - - 20 000 lieues sous les mers It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus. Map = TREASURES OF GALAPAGOS Special bonus = hold 2 reefs for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1874 - - - - - - - - - - The mysterious island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L’ile mysterieuse The book tells the adventures of five Americans on an uncharted island in the South Pacific.Map = OCEANIA Special bonus = Locate the island: hold Southland, Lord Howe Island and Chatam Islands 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1876 - - - - - - - - - - Michael Strogoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michel Strogoff Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Tartar Khan, Feofar, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from the mainland, severing telegraph lines. Rebels encircle Irkutsk, where the local governor, brother of the Tsar, is making a last stand. Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff. Ogareff, a former colonel, was demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge against the royal family. He intends to destroy Irkutsk by setting fire to the huge oil storage tanks on the banks of the Angara River.(Source : wikipedia) Map = CLASSIC Special bonus = reach Irkutsk from Moscow: hold Moscow, Astana, Novosibirsk and Yakutsk for 1 round = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1877- - - - - - - - - - The child of the cavern - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Les indes noires Covering a time span of over ten years, this novel follows the fortunes of the mining community of Aberfoyle near Stirling, Scotland.(Source : wikipedia) Map = BRITISH ISLES Special bonus= hold Scotland for 1 round = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1879 - - - - - - - - - - Tribulations of a chinaman in China - - - - - - Les tribulations d’un chinois en chine Kin-Fo is a very wealthy man, who certainly does not lack material possessions. However, he is terribly bored and when news reach him about his major investment abroad, a bank in the United States, going bankrupt, Kin-Fo decides to die. He signs up for a $200,000 life insurance covering all kinds of accidents, death in war, and even suicide. Rejecting seppuku and hanging as means of dying, right before taking opium laced with poison, he decides that he doesn't want to die without having ever felt a thrill in his life. Kin-Fo hires his old mentor, the philosopher Wang, to murder him before the life insurance expires.(Source : wikipedia) Maps = GREATER CHINA + CHINESE CHECKERS Special bonus map 1= hold the 4 items for 1 round = +10 Special bonus map 2= hold 3 opposite A for 3 rounds in a row = +10
3rd ROUND 4 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) 7 Maps: BALKAN PENINSULA (Beta), ALEXANDER’s EMPIRE, LUXEMBOURG (different settings), AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, IRELAND, NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE. 16 players eliminated and 16 advance to ACT III show: ACT II 3rd round details
3rd ROUND the last decennials 7 maps played Rules = 4 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except for Luxembourg with special settings) Players are placed into groups regarding their previous scores during round 1 & 2. For each game, points are given as follow (Except for Luxembourg with special points): 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 7pts - 3rd =3pts - 4th =0pts The 16 worst players are eliminated (depend of the total of points earned during those games) Number of players playing that round = 32 Players left after that round = 16 16 players advance to ACT III round 1 and keep their points from ACT IISpecial bonus is set on each map (except Luxembourg). If you can reach conditions for any bonus, you will get + 10 pts. Bonuses are available only with 3 players left . - - - - - - - - - - 1884 - - - - - - - - - - The archipelago in fire - - - - - - - - - - - - - L’archipel en feu The story takes place during the Greek War of Independence.Maps = BALKAN PENINSULA (Beta) + ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE Special bonus map 1 = hold Istanbul + Central Greece + Kyklades for 1 round = +10 Special bonus map 2 = hold Byzanitium + Athens for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1886 - - - - - - - - - - The lottery ticket - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Un billet de loterie Map = LUXEMBOURG Assassin, manual, freestyle, nuclear, unlimited, no fog : that’s a real lottery!!! Winner will get 10 points and target will lose 5 points If somebody kill somebody else target, the killer and the target will lose 5 points, while the target’s regular killer will earn only 5 points. - - - - - - - - - - 1887 - - - - - - - - - - North agains south, Texar’s revenge - - - - Nord contre sud The book is about the story of James Burbank, an antislavery northerner living near Jacksonville, Florida, and Texar, a pro-slavery southerner who holds a vendetta against Burbank.Map = AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Special bonus = hold Florida for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1891- - - - - - - - - - Foundling Mick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P’tit-Bonhomme It describes adventures in Ireland, more specifically the rags to riches tale of an orphan. He will reach Dublin to become rich.Map = IRELAND Special bonus = hold Dublin for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1900 - - - - - - - - - - The will of an Eccentric - - - - - - - - - - - - Le testament d’un excentrique William J. Hypperbone, an eccentric millionaire living in Chicago, has left the sum of his fortune, $60,000,000, to the first person to reach the end of "The Noble Game of the United States of America." The game he devised is based upon the board game "The Noble Game of Goose"; however, in his version, the players are the tokens and the game board is the United States.Map = NORTH AMERICA Special bonus = hold 1 USA bonus (western, central, eastern) for 2 rounds in a row before round 15 = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1905 - - - - - - - - - - Invasion of the sea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L’invasion de la mer This adventure novel, the very last to be published before the author's death, describes the exploits of Berber nomads and French travelers in Saharan Africa. The purpose of the Westerners' visit is to study the feasibility of flooding a low-lying region of the Sahara desert to create an inland sea and open up the interior of Northern Africa to trade.Map = EUROPE Special bonus = hold France + Tunisia for 3 rounds in a row before round 10 = +10
---------->ACT III show: ACT III Main details
ACT III: THE FINALE - - - - - - - - - - 1873 - - - - - - - - - - Around the world in eighty days - - - - - - - - - - Le tour du monde en 80 jours It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The whole finale will be played around that book. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (equal to £1,324,289 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - London => Suez => Bombay => Calcutta=> Hong-Kong=> Yokohama => San Francisco => New York => London MAPS PLAYED 1- ENGLAND- - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Middlesex 3 rounds in a row = +10) 2- MIDDLE EAST - - - - - - - - - (Hold Sinaï 3 rounds in a row = +10) 3- ASIA- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Maratha 3 rounds in a row = +10) 4- INDIAN EMPIRE - - - - - - - - (Hold Calcutta 3 rounds in a row = +10) 5- HONG KONG- - - - - - - - - - (Hold Tai Wai 3 rounds in a row = +10) 6- JAPAN- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Tokyo 3 rounds in a row = +10) 7- SAN FRANCISCO - - - - - - - (Hold Alcatraz 3 rounds in a row = +10) 8- NYC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Midtown 3 rounds in a row = +10) 9- ENGLAND- - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Middlesex 3 rounds in a row = +10)
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1st ROUND Two 8 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) 9 Maps: ENGLAND, MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, INDIAN EMPIRE, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SAN FRANCISCO, NYC, ENGLAND (back to London) Best four advance to the finale 2nd ROUND 4 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) Same maps than round 1. Tournament’s winner will be found. IMPORTANT : points earned in games since 1st match count for the final total.
show: ACT III SINGLE details
ACT III: THE SINGLE FINALE 1st ROUND 9 maps played (8 different maps) Rules = 2 groups x 8 players, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. Players are placed into groups regarding their points in ACT II For each game, points are given as follow : 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 8pts - 3rd =6pts - 4th =4pts - 5th =3pts - 6th =2pts - 7th =1pt - 8th =0pt Number of players playing that round = 16 Players left after that round = 4 4 players advance to the big finale and keep their points from ACT II and ACT III round 1Special bonus is set on each map . If you can reach conditions for any bonus, you will get + 10 pts. Bonuses are available only with 4 players left .2nd ROUND Same maps, same settings 1 group of 4 players 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 7pts - 3rd =3pts - 4th =0pts Special bonus is set on each map . If you can reach conditions for any bonus, you will get + 10 pts. Bonuses are available only with 3 players left .
+ TEAM FINALE The top 4 teams (totalizing points of each players in single tournament) will play the team finale.
Finale is split into doubles, triples, and quads. Captain of each team will choose the participants.
1st ROUND 1 double + 1 triple + 1 quad, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. 3 Maps: ENGLAND (D), MIDDLE EAST (T), ASIA (Q). Best 2 teams advance to 2nd round. 2nd ROUND 1 double + 2 triples + 3 quads, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. 6 Maps: INDIAN EMPIRE (D), HONG KONG (T), JAPAN(T), SAN FRANCISCO(Q), NYC(Q), ENGLAND(Q) (back to London) Team with the most points will be the winner of the team contest. IMPORTANT : indivudual points doesn't count anymore after determinating the top 4 team.
IMPORTANT : A player is able to play both individual finale and team finale.
show: ACT III TEAM details
Once ACT II is ended, we’ll determinate the 4 best teams in the tournament. (Total points of the 4 players on their SINGLE games ). Most of the single players won't play any team match if they are not in the final four team. NO TEAM MATCH in ACTI and ACTII Team match are set only in finale (ACT III) to have one more challenge in the tourney. Single players, even if their qualification is over for sure, will continue to play games well to own points for their team. A player can play BOTH team and single finale if he's qualified for both! Those teams will fight on the 9 same maps than the single players (Around the world in eighty days). Team will start finale with O point. For each game played, the captain (MVP of the team after ACTII) will choose the players who will be involved in team games, split in doubles, triples and quad.You won't risk your points with unknown players if you're randomly placed into teams when tournament starts. Remember you won't play any team match if you're not in the top 4 team of the tournament after ACT I and ACT II. If you reach those places, that means that your teamates are trustable. 1st ROUND ENGLAND 8 players doubleMIDDLE EAST 6 players triple This map is played VS each team so 3 times ASIA 8 players quad This map is played VS each team so 3 times Every map is played automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. Each player will play a minimum of 5 games For each game, points are given as follow: Team points : 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 7pts - 3rd =3pts - 4th =0pts Players points : 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 8pts - 3rd =6pts - 4th =4pts - 5th =3pts - 6th =2pts - 7th =1pt - 8th =0pt Bonus* = + 10 pts Example: if a team win a game with both players alive, it takes 10+10+8 pts then 28 pts (1st place team + 1st and 2nd place individual)Unfortunately, beetween Bombay and Calcutta, two team will lost in the jungle and will never reach the boat in Calcutta. Best 2 teams advance to 2nd round.2nd ROUND INDIAN EMPIRE 4 players doubleHONG KONG 6 players triple JAPAN 6 players triple SAN FRANCISCO 8 players quad NYC 8 players quad ENGLAND 8 players quad Every map is played automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. Each player will play a minimum of 5 games For each game, points are given as follow: Team points : 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 0pts Players points : 1st = 10pts - 2nd = 8pts - 3rd =6pts - 4th =4pts - 5th =3pts - 6th =2pts - 7th =1pt - 8th =0pt Bonus* = + 10 pts*Bonuses are earn in doubles with 2 players left on the opposite team. *Bonuses are earn in triples with 2 players left on the opposite team. *Bonuses are earn in quad with 3 players left on the opposite team. I'm trying to found another one year premium for any team who can reach all the 31 objectives of the tourney. DONE!!! NEW!!! One year premium will be split in 3 month premium for each player composing the winner team.
show: BONUSES
Like in the original RISK version, this tourney has been set with new objectives to give a new look on CC maps. Those objectives, different on each map, must be hold for one, two or three rounds in a row. Remember it's entire round so every player must play his round before gaining any bonus. Also remember that bonuses are reachable only with a minimum number of player still playing the game (not eliminated). It's too easy to reach some of the objectives just before killing the last opponent. HOW TO CLAIM A BONUS? As CC isn't set for my special objectives, once you are sure u gained a bonus and hold it long enough to gain +10 pts, let a message into game chat informing your opponents that you reach the objectif and telling them wich rounds. If every player agree, you gain the bonus. Also leave a reply in the tournament forum with : Game number Map and objectif reach Number of players left in game Do they agreed your bonus? Y / N We could check in game log once game is ended if objectif has been held normally in case any player disagree.
show: TIES
RULES IN CASE OF TIE BEETWEEN TWO OR MORE PLAYERS ACT II and ACT III single First tie breaker will be number of special objectives get. Second will be a single match on CLASSIC with usual settings of the tourney. In case of tie beetween many players, CLASSIC can be played up to 8 players.ACT III TEAM In case of tie beetween two team, tie breaker will be one double, one triple and one quad on CLASSIC, best of three.