[POSTPONED]Swiss Style Tournament [088/128] PREMIUM PRIZE!
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:25 pmTournament is postponed until Autumn (probably October). I'll let you know when the tournament ir re-attempted.
To celebrate my new blue shoes, I am giving a Premium Prize to the winner of the Tournament.
For the pretty score tables examples from other tournaments, see here:
Highlights
Tournament Structure
This tournament structure is inspired by the Swiss Style used in chess tournaments. It is a sort of "fast league" designed for big groups. Instead of each player playing all the other players in round robin style, the matches are decided depending on how each player has performed during the tournament. However, all players form part of the same big league instead of being divided in groups.
Deciding who plays against who
At any given time, players are ranked acording to their score at the tournament and, in case of a tie, CC score. Then, games are created following that rule:
Players who tend to win will float over the top of the table. Players who lose will go down. The rest will be something in the middle. At any given time, each player meets other players that have shown similar skill during the tournament.
The bottom player in a game is the one deciding which map and settings will be played (decided at the moment of joining the tournament). This will help keeping the tournament more even.
Scoring
Points are awarded following that table:
Games Schedule
Rounds 1 to 5 will be formed by 11 games:
Round 6 will be formed by
Round 7 will be formed by 6 1v1 games.
Advancing to the next round
When a round is finished, the top half of the table advances to the next round. The bottom half gets eliminated. Scores are not reset.
Becoming eliminated before the end of a round
If at any time during the round, a player can no mathematically advance to the next round, he gets instant-eliminated. This helps to keep interest in the tournament. No filler game is played. Notice that if the bottom half of the table gets eliminated early, this could lead to a round shorter than anticipated.
Winning before the end of the tournament
If at any time during the tournament the second player can no mathematically get more points than the first player, the first player is declared winner and the tournament is over.
Games that get stalled
If a game gets stalled, it will be declared finished in tournament terms and points will be awarded. Players can continue to play it until the end if they wish, but it will be out of the tournament. The criteria will be:
- During the first week all games will develop undisturbed.
- Once 75% of the games in that set are finished, the remaining 25% will be check.
- At that point, any game above turn 50 will be declared finished and positions given acording to number of territories each player has.
Game Invitations and games with less players than intended
A maximum of three invitations will be sent for each game. After failing to answer the third invitation, the player will be declared loser of that particular game.
If a game has less players than intended (because a player has failed to join or is already eliminated) points will be awarded like if he had played.
Solving ties
In case of a tie of two or more players having the same score, CC score will be used. If both players have the same CC score, the one with most games won will also be declared the winner of the tie. If both have the same number of wins, then the number of 2nd places will decide, then by number of 3rd places, etc. If the tie still exists, a tie breaker 1v1 game will be played.
Exception:If the tie happens at the end of the tournament, there will always be a tie breaker game(s)
Freemium policy
Freemiums are welcome, but they have to commit one slot permanently to the tournament once the tournament has been declared oficcially opened. There is no need to reserve the slot in advance.
How to join:
Post in this thread saying:
- Your name
- Your chosen map for 2 players games
- Your settings choice 2 players games
- Your chosen map for 4 players games
- Your settings choice 4 players games
- Your chosen map for 8 players games
- Your settings choice 8 players games
If you don't specify settings, I will use "default" settings for your maps.
If you don't specify map, I will use the Random map.
All games will be casual. The rest of the settings will be decided by players
To celebrate my new blue shoes, I am giving a Premium Prize to the winner of the Tournament.
For the pretty score tables examples from other tournaments, see here:
Highlights
- The Tournament uses normal rules
- Tournament structure is Swiss Style. Instead of puting players in groups, there is one big league, and each player plays against other players that have had similar perfomance in the tournament. (explained below)
- This means that high ranked players don't risk losing lots of CC points in the first games by being forced to play low ranked players. They will eventually play low ranked players if they are good enough to reach the last stages of the tournament.
- Games are 2, 4 and 8 players with settings choosen by the players.
- Only one game will be played at a time.
- Each game counts towards the final score. There are no filler or useless games.
- Pretty, complete and easy to understand score tables (as all my tournaments).
- Games can be any setting. The player with lowest score in the game decides game map and settings (by specifying at the moment of joining the tournament).
Tournament Structure
This tournament structure is inspired by the Swiss Style used in chess tournaments. It is a sort of "fast league" designed for big groups. Instead of each player playing all the other players in round robin style, the matches are decided depending on how each player has performed during the tournament. However, all players form part of the same big league instead of being divided in groups.
Deciding who plays against who
At any given time, players are ranked acording to their score at the tournament and, in case of a tie, CC score. Then, games are created following that rule:
- For 2 players games: 1st ranked player plays against 2nd ranked player. 3rd against 4th, 5th against 6th, etc.
- For 4 player games: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th play a game. 5th to 8th player another game, 9th to 12th another game, and so on.
- For 8 player games: 1st to 8th play a game. 9th to 16th play another game. 17th to 24th another game, etc.
Players who tend to win will float over the top of the table. Players who lose will go down. The rest will be something in the middle. At any given time, each player meets other players that have shown similar skill during the tournament.
The bottom player in a game is the one deciding which map and settings will be played (decided at the moment of joining the tournament). This will help keeping the tournament more even.
Scoring
Points are awarded following that table:
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2 PLAYER GAMES:
1st 5 points
2nd 0 points
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4 PLAYER GAMES:
1st 10 points
2nd 5 points
3rd 2 points
4th 0 points
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8 PLAYER GAMES:
1st 15 points
2nd 10 points
3rd 7 points
4th 5 points
5th 3 points
6th 2 points
7th 1 point
8th 0 points
Games Schedule
Rounds 1 to 5 will be formed by 11 games:
- Game 1: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 2: 4 players - 0 to 10 points
- Game 3: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 4: 8 players - 0 to 15 points
- Game 5: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 6: 4 players - 0 to 10 points
- Game 7: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 8: 8 players - 0 to 15 points
- Game 9: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 10: 4 players - 0 to 10 points
- Game 11: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
Round 6 will be formed by
- Game 1: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 2: 4 players - 0 to 10 points
- Game 3: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 4: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 5: 4 players - 0 to 10 points
- Game 6: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 7: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
- Game 8: 4 players - 0 to 10 points
- Game 9: 2 players - 0 to 5 points
Round 7 will be formed by 6 1v1 games.
Advancing to the next round
When a round is finished, the top half of the table advances to the next round. The bottom half gets eliminated. Scores are not reset.
Becoming eliminated before the end of a round
If at any time during the round, a player can no mathematically advance to the next round, he gets instant-eliminated. This helps to keep interest in the tournament. No filler game is played. Notice that if the bottom half of the table gets eliminated early, this could lead to a round shorter than anticipated.
Winning before the end of the tournament
If at any time during the tournament the second player can no mathematically get more points than the first player, the first player is declared winner and the tournament is over.
Games that get stalled
If a game gets stalled, it will be declared finished in tournament terms and points will be awarded. Players can continue to play it until the end if they wish, but it will be out of the tournament. The criteria will be:
- During the first week all games will develop undisturbed.
- Once 75% of the games in that set are finished, the remaining 25% will be check.
- At that point, any game above turn 50 will be declared finished and positions given acording to number of territories each player has.
Game Invitations and games with less players than intended
A maximum of three invitations will be sent for each game. After failing to answer the third invitation, the player will be declared loser of that particular game.
If a game has less players than intended (because a player has failed to join or is already eliminated) points will be awarded like if he had played.
Solving ties
In case of a tie of two or more players having the same score, CC score will be used. If both players have the same CC score, the one with most games won will also be declared the winner of the tie. If both have the same number of wins, then the number of 2nd places will decide, then by number of 3rd places, etc. If the tie still exists, a tie breaker 1v1 game will be played.
Exception:If the tie happens at the end of the tournament, there will always be a tie breaker game(s)
Freemium policy
Freemiums are welcome, but they have to commit one slot permanently to the tournament once the tournament has been declared oficcially opened. There is no need to reserve the slot in advance.
How to join:
Post in this thread saying:
- Your name
- Your chosen map for 2 players games
- Your settings choice 2 players games
- Your chosen map for 4 players games
- Your settings choice 4 players games
- Your chosen map for 8 players games
- Your settings choice 8 players games
If you don't specify settings, I will use "default" settings for your maps.
If you don't specify map, I will use the Random map.
All games will be casual. The rest of the settings will be decided by players
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