July 2025 Monthly Challenge - Operation Potsdam

[groovysmurf]

Official Monthly Challenge for July 2025
Brought to you by the Community Team.

Operation Potsdam - Diplomacy Battle 



The Potsdam Conference of 1945 was already a pressure cooker of post-war tension, but the July heat in Cecilienhof Palace turned it into a sauna of absurdity. Churchill, sweating through his waistcoat, kept grumbling about the lack of a proper gin and tonic, convinced the Soviets had hidden the ice as a tactical maneuver. Stalin, suspiciously eyeing a particularly lush potted fern, insisted it contained a British listening device ("Why else would a plant need that much watering?"). Meanwhile, a bewildered Truman, trying to mediate between demands for German demilitarization and Churchill’s increasingly desperate pleas for a ceiling fan, finally snapped, "Gentlemen, can we please decide the fate of Europe before the Prime Minister melts into a puddle of tweed and indignation?" It was less "The Big Three" and more "Three Grumpy Men in Desperate Need of Air Conditioning and a Snack."

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July 2025 SCOREBOARD

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Settings Requirments for ALL Games
Initial Troops: Automatic
Play Order: Sequential
Round Limit: 20 or 30
Round Length: 24 Hours or 3 Minute Speed
Joinability: Public except for specifically-designated tournaments

Additional Settings - Red Bag

Map(s): Germany
Players Per Game: 2
Game Type: Standard
Spoils: No Spoils
Reinforcements: Chained
FOG: No
TRENCH: No

Additional Settings - Red Token

Maps: British Isles, Soviet Union, USA
Players Per Game: 5
Game Type: Assassin
Spoils: Escalating
Reinforcements: Adjacent
FOG: Yes
TRENCH: No

Additional Settings - Blue Bag

Maps: Germany
Players Per Game: 4
Game Type: Doubles
Spoils: Nuclear
Reinforcements: Chained
FOG: Yes
TRENCH: No

Additional Settings - Blue Token

Maps: British Isles, Soviet Union, USA
Players Per Game: 4
Game Type: Doubles
Spoils: No Spoils
Reinforcements: Parachute
FOG: Yes
TRENCH: No

Additional Settings - Green Bag

Maps: Germany
Players Per Game: 4
Game Type: Standard
Spoils: Flat Rate
Reinforcements: Chained
FOG: Yes
TRENCH: No

Additional Settings - Green Token

Maps: British Isles, Soviet Union, USA
Players Per Game: 2
Game Type: Standard
Spoils: No Spoils
Reinforcements: Chained
FOG: No
TRENCH: No

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Medal Criteria
At least 100 points are required for a medal and at least TWO Different Colored Token Bags with at least ONE Token in each.

Bags and Tokens are for wins only.
Tokens only go in the Bag of the same color.

A FULL Bag with 4 Tokens is worth 47 points
A Bag with 3 Tokens is worth 23 points
A Bag with 2 Tokens is worth 11 points
A Bag with 1 Token is worth 5 points
An empty Bag is worth nothing.

Notes

• Games must start between CC Time: 2025-07-02 09:00:00 and CC Time: 2025-07-31 23:59:59 to be considered for the challenge.
• Wins will count until CC Time: 2025-08-31 23:59:59.
• Any issues will be solved by groovysmurf and chanakam2020, and their word is final.

[ConfederateSS]

--------------------A few guesses....for JULY...Challenge......
---------------1st...Eastern Front Map...Germany launched it's second offensive into The Soviet Union on July 3rd,1943 A.D....WW2...Operation Citadel...or The Battle of Kursk...
--------------------------- 2nd...Canada Map....The Canada Confederation ...July 1st, 1867 A.D...
--------------------------- 3rd... Stalingrad Map...The Battle of Stalingrad....July 17th, 1942 A.D...... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...

[chanakam2020]

FAQs:

Who can play a Challenge?
Challenges are open to everyone!

How do I join?
No signups required. Join and/or create games that meet the given parameters for this month as found in the OP. Only public games count towards the challenge unless otherwise explicitly stated in the challenge OP. There is also a "join games" link in the OP to provide an easy list of qualifying games.

What are the prizes?
All players who meet or exceed the minimum number of required points for the month will earn a Challenge Achievement Medal. The point requirements change every month as we aim to provide a vast assortment of challenges which includes a varying level of difficulty.


Site Event Medals are awarded to the top three finishers on the challenge scoreboard.
1st:
2nd:
3rd:

In addition to the medals, the first place finisher receives: 1 Green Conquer Star

And the 2nd-5th place finishers receive: 1 Blue Conquer Star


When do I get my prize?
In most cases prizes are awarded during the week following the completion of the event.

How do we deal with deadbeating?
Please report deadbeats in your games by sending a PM to groovysmurf and chanakam2020. We will evaluate the distribution of prizes to a violating player on a case by case basis.

Tiebreakers?
Ties are awarded to the player who reached the point threshold first, unless indicated otherwise.

A player has me foed and it is preventing me from joining a lot of challenge games. What can I do?
PM the player in question. Be courteous and non-accusatory, ask why you are foed. Do your best to resolve any issues with the other user in this manner. However, if they decided not to remove you from their foe list then you will need to join games without that player or start your own.

What if I want to run a parallel tournament to the challenge?
Okay, awesome! Individual tournaments can be added to the challenges so that those games drop tokens. Send us a PM and we will get it added for the month. Remember that games that do not complete by the allotted time, will not drop tokens!

Suggestions and Requests
Go here and post if you have any ideas or special requests for future events.

Rulings:
1. Deadbeats will have entry points stripped.
2. NO inviting opponents! (this includes rematch invites) More details can be viewed here.
3. Wins by round limit will drop tokens.
4. Inventory relating to the challenge will vanish at the end of the year.
5. Bot games do not drop tokens.
6. Any unforeseen abuse is still abuse. Don't take advantage of the system.

If you have any further questions or issues not covered here please either post in the active challenge thread or PM groovysmurf and Chanakam2020.

Last Updated: March 2025

[Pirlo]

Thank you, groovy, the most underrated CC moderator who gives this fun and entertainment a life kiss. ♥♥♥

[groovysmurf]

Thank you, groovy, the most underrated CC moderator who gives this fun and entertainment a life kiss. ♥♥♥

My pleasure. Couldn't do it without Chanakam!

[ConfederateSS]

------------A Challenge with a man who killed more People of Israel...Than Iran and Germany Combined...
--------------ANYWAY...STALIN NEVER WORE A SUIT AND TIE ESPECIALLY WHEN MEETING ALLIED LEADERS...He Had To Show He Was In Control Of THE SOVIET UNION At All Times...Need A Picture With Stalin...In His Military Uniform... ... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)... ...Although with the current battles going on between, Israel,Iran, to a part The U.S.A...Iran was huge in the Yalta meeting...seems o.k...
---------------On top of that...even though made fun of....CHURCHILL WAS THE MAN OF THE 20th CENTURY ...

[xroads]

Holy shit, you out did yourself this time!

[Dukasaur]

Thank you, groovy, the most underrated CC moderator who gives this fun and entertainment a life kiss. ♥♥♥

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