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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. 2nd ROUND FRANCE:
4 players single game, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. show: ACT I details
1ST ROUND- - - - - - - - - - 1863 - - - - - - - - - - Five weeks in a balloon - - - - - - - - - - Cinq semaines en ballon (Source : wikipedia) Map = AFRICA If 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 (Source : wikipedia) Map = FRANCE
---------->ACT II 1st ROUND 8 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) show: ACT II 1st round details
1ST ROUND: the 1860’s 9 maps played 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 4 players left - - - - - - - - - - 1864 - - - - - - - - - - A journey to the center of the earth - - - - - - - - - - Voyage au centre de la terre (Source : wikipedia) Maps = NORDIC COUNTRIES + ICELAND Reach Iceland then snaefell point - - - - - - - - - - 1865 - - - - - - - - - - From the earth to the moon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - De la terre à la lune - - - - - - - - - - 1870 - - - - - - - - - - Around the moon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Autour de la lune (Source : wikipedia) Maps = USA + LUNAR WAR Get Baltimore in Maryland and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania to reach the moon!!! - - - - - - - - - - 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) (Source : wikipedia) Maps = ARCTIC + GREENLAND Special bonus map 1 = hold all Ice Cap for 2 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) (Source : wikipedia) Maps = SOUTH AMERICA + AUSTRALIA + OCEANIA Special bonus map 1 = hold Pernambuco and Lima 3 rounds in a row = +10
2nd ROUND 6 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) show: ACT II 2nd round details
2nd ROUND: the 1870’s 6 maps played 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 Map = TREASURES OF GALAPAGOS Special bonus = hold 2 reefs for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1874 - - - - - - - - - - The mysterious island - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L’ile mysterieuse 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 (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 (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 (Source : wikipedia) Maps = GREATER CHINA + CHINESE CHECKERS Special bonus map 1= hold the 4 items for 1 round = +10
3rd ROUND 4 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) show: ACT II 3rd round details
3rd ROUND the last decennials Special 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 Maps = BALKAN PENINSULA (Beta) + ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE Special bonus map 1 = hold Istanbul + Central Greece + Kyklades for 1 round = +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 - - - - - - - - - - 1887 - - - - - - - - - - North agains south, Texar’s revenge - - - - Nord contre sud Map = AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Special bonus = hold Florida for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1891- - - - - - - - - - Foundling Mick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P’tit-Bonhomme Map = IRELAND Special bonus = hold Dublin for 3 rounds in a row = +10 - - - - - - - - - - 1900 - - - - - - - - - - The will of an Eccentric - - - - - - - - - - - - Le testament d’un excentrique 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 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Middlesex 3 rounds in a row = +10) - - - - - - - - - (Hold Sinaï 3 rounds in a row = +10)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Maratha 3 rounds in a row = +10) - - - - - - - - (Hold Calcutta 3 rounds in a row = +10)- - - - - - - - - - (Hold Tai Wai 3 rounds in a row = +10)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Tokyo 3 rounds in a row = +10) - - - - - - - (Hold Alcatraz 3 rounds in a row = +10) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Midtown 3 rounds in a row = +10)- - - - - - - - - - - - (Hold Middlesex 3 rounds in a row = +10)
+ SINGLE FINALE[/b][/size]
1st ROUND Two 8 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) 2nd ROUND 4 players groups, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. (Except Luxembourg in round 3) 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 (8 different maps) 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 4 players left 2nd ROUND Same maps, same settings 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. 2nd ROUND 1 double + 2 triples + 3 quads, automatic, sequential, flat rate, chained, fog on. 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 only in finale (ACT III) to have one more challenge in the tourney. play games well to own points for their team.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 minimum of 5 games Unfortunately, beetween Bombay and Calcutta, two team will lost in the jungle and will never reach the boat in Calcutta. 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 minimum of 5 games *Bonuses are earn in doubles with 2 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.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? message into game chat reply in the tournament forum Game number 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 ACT III TEAM
