March 2017 - BetaMarch

[CatchersMitt14]

Official Monthly Challenge for March 2017
Brought to you by the Cartographers and the Community Team.



CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - PLATINUM - TEAM
CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - PLATINUM - POLY
CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - GOLD - TEAM
CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - GOLD - POLY
CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - SILVER - TEAM
CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - SILVER - POLY
CLICK HERE TO JOIN GAMES - BRONZE

Propelled by the release of our newest map into beta, Ziggurat also rekindles the BetaMarch Challenge experience. Enjoy the new maps and participate in the map discussions for further development of our gameplay. Good Luck!

The following six maps count as Beta for this year's challenge:

• 2015 World Cup
• Krazy Kingdoms
• Pirates and Merchants
• Promontory Summit
• Slovakia
• Ziggurat

***No maps will be added to the list for purposes of this challenge.***

SETTINGS
Maps: Beta
Players per game: 2, 4, 6, or 8
Game Type: 1v1, Poly (2, 3, 4), Dubs, Trips, Quads
Initial Troops: ANY
Play Order: ANY
Spoils: ANY
Reinforcements: ANY
FOG: ANY
TRENCH: NO
Round Limit: ANY
Round Length: Casual [24 Hour]

MEDAL CRITERIA
Tokens are for WINS and FORUM POSTS.
35 points are required for a medal; ANY combination of tokens.

• Each PLATINUM Token is worth 1 point - POLY(4) OR TWO TEAM QUADS
• Each GOLD Token is worth 1 point - POLY (3) OR TWO TEAM TRIPS
• Each SILVER Token is worth 1 point - POLY (2) OR TWO TEAM DUBS
• Each BRONZE Token is worth 1 point - 1v1
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• BONUS POINTS - EACH FULL SET OF ABOVE FOUR TOKENS [(PLATINUM + GOLD + SILVER + BRONZE) = 10 ADDITIONAL POINTS]
• Each BLUE Token is worth 5 points - FORUM POST
  ***MAXIMUM OF 1 BLUE TOKEN PER PLAYER***

FORUM POST
A BLUE TOKEN is awarded for a constructive post in one or more of the FOUR beta map threads listed below this line.

• 2015 World Cup
• Krazy Kingdoms
• Promontory Summit
• Ziggurat

Notes on qualifying posts to receive your blue token:

• A constructive post consists of at least one like and one dislike about the map in question.
• You must have a completed game towards the March 2017 Challenge on the specific map in order to gain credit for the post.
• There is a maximum of one blue token awarded to an individual player in the March Challenge.
• Blue Tokens are awarded manually, please be patient as they may take several days to appear in your inventory.
• Any spam rules in the forums still apply, if your post is deemed spam by the cartography team it will be dealt with according to the forum guidelines and will not qualify for a blue token.

MARCH SCOREBOARD

Notes

• Games must start between CC Time: 2017-03-01 00:00:00 and CC Time: 2017-03-31 23:59:59 to be considered for the challenge.
• Wins will count until CC Time: 2017-04-30 23:59:59
• Any issues will be solved by me, CatchersMitt14, and my word is final.

[CatchersMitt14]

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.

In addition to the CA medal, 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?
My goal is always to award prizes during the week following the completion of the event.

How do we deal with deadbeating?
Please report deadbeats in your games by sending me a PM. I will periodically do a random check however I cannot monitor every game. 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.

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 me a PM and we will get it added for the month.

Rulings:
1. Deadbeats will have entry points stripped.
2. Wins by round limit will drop tokens.
3. Inventory relating to the challenge will vanish at the end of the year.
4. Bot games do not drop tokens.
5. 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 CatchersMitt14.

Last Updated: February 2017

[CatchersMitt14]

BLUE TOKEN AWARDEES:

• Awoodness
• Bart-Jan
• betiko
• blacky365
• bobdakota
• boow
• Captn B
• djelebert
• Dukasaur
• dyrtydog
• eddie2
• General Bax
• gigi_b
• GoranZ
• grifftron
• hjelp
• jdw35
• jfm10
• josko.ri
• Kevi
• lokisgal
• Lord+Master
• Mishalex
• molespe
• ooge
• riverj
• robellis00
• swimmerdude99
• WOLFZ71

[evetobl13]

This looks fun but for platinum games the search doesn't work for poly when 8 players is checked.

[CatchersMitt14]

This looks fun but for platinum games the search doesn't work for poly when 8 players is checked.

Hmm, yes, you are correct. Looks like I cannot have the team games and the poly games in the same link, will have to go through and do them all again.

Thanks!

[jdw35]

I won a poly doubles game on Ziggurat and did not receive a token. not sure if it just isn't up and running yet or if it is a glitch

[josko.ri]

I won a poly doubles game on Ziggurat and did not receive a token. not sure if it just isn't up and running yet or if it is a glitch

I also won and didnt awarded Token, Game 17261712

[Bart-Jan]

Same for me Game 17261816

[josko.ri]

I won a poly doubles game on Ziggurat and did not receive a token. not sure if it just isn't up and running yet or if it is a glitch

I also won and didnt awarded Token, Game 17261712

Also for this win Token was not awarded:
Game 17261715

[blacky365]

I won a poly doubles game on Ziggurat and did not receive a token. not sure if it just isn't up and running yet or if it is a glitch

I also won and didnt awarded Token, Game 17261712

Also for this win Token was not awarded:
Game 17261715

This one too please... Game 17261895

[Ivanthehorrible]

The games are showing in the public games page..no indication that they are monthly challenge games..is this right?..I did not see last month games showing in public games..there will be players joining them not knowing it's a challenge game an no points awarded.

[DoomYoshi]

The games are showing in the public games page..no indication that they are monthly challenge games..is this right?..I did not see last month games showing in public games..there will be players joining them not knowing it's a challenge game an no points awarded.

No points awarded is only for scenario games. These should be normal games.

[josko.ri]

I won a poly doubles game on Ziggurat and did not receive a token. not sure if it just isn't up and running yet or if it is a glitch

I also won and didnt awarded Token, Game 17261712

Also for this win Token was not awarded:
Game 17261715

This one too please... Game 17261895

Game 17262284 my third win without token awarded.

[Ivanthehorrible]

Ok Roger that..I'm new to the challenge. .wasn't sure...thanks

[CatchersMitt14]

Admin believes the logic issue with the tokens to be fixed. Please let me know if you continue to experience any discrepancies.

[charlie4ever]

When player make me foe i don´t can playing this challenge because he take all game (thank you b00060 .... )

[Bart-Jan]

Admin believes the logic issue with the tokens to be fixed. Please let me know if you continue to experience any discrepancies.

Still didn't get a token for Game 17261936

[bobdakota]

When player make me foe i don´t can playing this challenge because he take all game (thank you b00060 .... )

You can still play the challenge. You can create your own games in this one.

[jdw35]

I am still without the token from my poly dubs win

[CatchersMitt14]

Admin believes the logic issue with the tokens to be fixed. Please let me know if you continue to experience any discrepancies.

Still didn't get a token for Game 17261936

I am still without the token from my poly dubs win

Tokens issued for these two games. Since they finished before the fix they will still have to be awarded manually.

Game 17261677
Game 17261936

[ooge]

Thanks for beta-march,wish there was more maps to choose from.its to late for this and I dont know how easy this would be to do but how about taking existing maps that maybe are not played often and make them beta for a few months? its hard to get a platinum medal in beta with so few maps to choose from.

[CatchersMitt14]

Thanks for beta-march,wish there was more maps to choose from.its to late for this and I dont know how easy this would be to do but how about taking existing maps that maybe are not played often and make them beta for a few months? its hard to get a platinum medal in beta with so few maps to choose from.

This is way outside the bounds of a challenge. If you really want to push something along these lines you would need to take it to the suggestions forum.

[eddie2]

Have made a post in zag map. E01 needs to be a reset zone for better game play

[ooge]

Thanks for beta-march,wish there was more maps to choose from.its to late for this and I dont know how easy this would be to do but how about taking existing maps that maybe are not played often and make them beta for a few months? its hard to get a platinum medal in beta with so few maps to choose from.

This is way outside the bounds of a challenge. If you really want to push something along these lines you would need to take it to the suggestions forum.

I have and that is were good ideas go to die