21st Century Clash of the Statesmen [bonobo WINS]

by **WorldCup4James** on Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:25 pm

January 12 Update

madman7 has overpowered opposition in the Presidential Elections and earned the Presidency after Round 9 play! That moves the former NYC/USA New England region governor into fifth place =D>

Round 10 of 10 will begin shortly!

The Tournament Standings Board and Scores (click here)

The List of all Tournament Games and Results (click here)

by **co-co** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:26 pm

It's all very close at the top, good luck all in the final round. Many thanks James for running this tournament.

by **WorldCup4James** on Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:17 am

co-co wrote:It's all very close at the top, good luck all in the final round. Many thanks James for running this tournament.

Thank you for staying at it!

January 29 Update

Standings updated.

The Tournament Standings Board and Scores (click here)

The List of all Tournament Games and Results (click here)

by **WorldCup4James** on Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:51 pm

February 10 Update

Charleston and NYC regions are now into the second phase of governor play, so we'll soon be finding the next 2 participants who will take part in our last Presidential election of the tournament in an effort to snatch a final 2 points!

Standings updated.

The Tournament Standings Board and Scores (click here)

The List of all Tournament Games and Results (click here)

by **WorldCup4James** on Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:46 pm

February 25 Update

Standings updated.

The Tournament Standings Board and Scores (click here)

The List of all Tournament Games and Results (click here)

by **WorldCup4James** on Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:20 am

March 8 Update

Standings updated.

The Tournament Standings Board and Scores (click here)

The List of all Tournament Games and Results (click here)

by **merch313** on Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:28 pm

Tourney active but looks like all games are complete

by **mcshanester29** on Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:05 am

This tournament is now labeled "Needing Rescue". If it is not rescued within a week it will be considered abandoned.

If you are interested please check this section of the Tournament Handbook:

Rescued Tournaments Policy

Mcshanester29
Abandoned & Rescued Tournaments

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:32 pm

I have volunteered to rescue this tournament. In actual fact, it is basically over, so the only thing that remained for me was to verify the score and present it.

First of all, I would like to thank WorldCup4James for carrying us this far with a creative tournament, professionally run and very beautifully presented. It's unfortunate that you had to leave us, and we hope you'll be back one day. In the meantime, a big "Thank you!" for all you have done.

=D>

I have gone through and verified all of James' scoreboards. There were a couple of very minor 1 point mistakes, but nothing that would change the outcome, especially at the top of the scoreboard, which is after all, what most people are worried about.

My findings are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap9tZNjRXkJydDE2Y2I5OW8yRUd6U0RleFVYQVBFcGc&usp=sharing
Unfortunately I don't have James' graphical talents, so you will have to be content with a simple and prosaic spreadsheet.

At the top of the spreadsheet, we have Bonobo with 11 points, co-co with 10, and myself with 8. Co-co and myself have no further games to play, and therefore have no hope of overtaking Bonobo. In theory, Namliam has four more games to play, but the most points he could gain would be 4, which would bring him to a grand total of 8, and it seems expressly silly to play four more games just for a chance to end up in a tie for 3rd place.

Therefore, I pronounce Bonobo the victor on the field! The greatest statesman of the 21st century!

Congratulations BONOBO!!!!!

=D>

... and although I lack James' talent with graphics, I feel I would be remiss if I didn't leave you with at least one attempt at presenting the tournament results in graphical form: