December 2017 - Krampuslauf

[CatchersMitt14]

Official Monthly Challenge for December 2017
Brought to you by the Community Team.



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To keep up with the steady flow of German themes, for December we are doing a Krampuslauf (Krampus run). Speed games, including maps about racing, and maps with a horror theme. So it's really a Nightmare Before Christmas theme.

In folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as "half-goat, half-demon", who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts. Krampus is one of the companions of Saint Nicholas in several countries including Austria, Bavaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, South Tyrol and parts of Northern Italy. The origin of the figure is unclear; some folklorists and anthropologists have postulated its pre-Christian origin.

In traditional parades and in such events as the Krampuslauf (English: Krampus run), young men dressed as Krampus participate; such events occur annually in most Alpine towns. Krampus is featured on holiday greeting cards called Krampuskarten.

NO SIGN-UPS REQUIRED

SETTINGS
Maps: Circus Maximus, Conquer 500, Halloween Hollows, Salem's Switch
Players Per Game: 3 OR MORE
Game Type: Standard, Terminator, and Assassin
Initial Troops: ANY
Play Order: ANY
Spoils: ANY
Reinforcements: ANY
FOG: OPTIONAL
TRENCH: OPTIONAL
Round Limit: ANY
Round Length: ANY
Joinablility: PUBLIC

MEDAL CRITERIA
900 POINTS are required for a medal.

BRONZE Token - Join
SILVER Token - Speed Game Win
GOLD Token - Casual Game Win

If you play 19 games or less then:
Each BRONZE Token is worth 1 point
Each SILVER Token is worth 150 point
Each GOLD Token is worth 150 points

If you play 20 games or more then:
Each BRONZE Token is worth 1 point
Each SILVER Token is worth 50 point
Each GOLD Token is worth 100 points

DECEMBER SCOREBOARD

OTHER PRIZES AND FAQS

Notes

• Games must start between CC Time: 2017-12-01 09:00:00 and CC Time: 2017-12-31 23:59:59 to be considered for the challenge.
• Wins will count until CC Time: 2018-01-31 23:59:59
• Any issues will be solved by me, CatchersMitt14, and my word is final.

[Swifte]

Team games show up in the link - are they supposed to count?

[CatchersMitt14]

Team games show up in the link - are they supposed to count?

Nope, no team games this month. Standard, Terminator, and Assassin only.

Fixed and thanks

[SUICIDE]

Do you just start a game as normal 24 hour or speed and its automatically in the challange and scored

[CatchersMitt14]

Do you just start a game as normal 24 hour or speed and its automatically in the challange and scored

correct, as long as you have the required settings the game will drop tokens automatically by the computer. once you have tokens they will show on the december scoreboard page. this month, both speed and casual games are included.

[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

[rmjw10]

please take a look at the scoreboard. The top two players have a silver (50) and a bronze (1) and their total score is 151. Certainly this doesn't add up but maybe the hace a gold instead of the silver as shown. This wold be 151.

Thanks

rmjw10

[CatchersMitt14]

please take a look at the scoreboard. The top two players have a silver (50) and a bronze (1) and their total score is 151. Certainly this doesn't add up but maybe the hace a gold instead of the silver as shown. This wold be 151.

Thanks

rmjw10

They've played 19 or less games so silver is worth 150.

[GaryDenton]

Do not create trench games for Salam's Switch. That game map depends on Buggy Stops that self destruct at the start of your turn to get to other players. Some of us are stuck in a trench game now with no time limit.

[LiveLoveTeach]

Do not create trench games for Salam's Switch. That game map depends on Buggy Stops that self destruct at the start of your turn to get to other players. Some of us are stuck in a trench game now with no time limit.

You can attack through a killer neutral regardless of trench. Meaning that you can take the buggy stops and keep going across them to another territory that isn't a buggy stop.

http://www.conquerclub.com/public.php?m ... tructions3

Special Gameplay: Trench Warfare

With trench warfare you can only assault from regions held continuously since the start of your turn. If you conquer a region (or re-conquer a region) you cannot assault further from that region during the same turn. The one exception being 'killer neutrals' (explained on the Gameplay Notes page) from which you may continue assaulting. The game no longer involves steamrolling across the board. Instead you gradually advance your front!

[GaryDenton]

Thanks, somehow I had missed that.

[ViperOverLord]

May I suggest putting a picture icon next to bronze, silver, gold game types to make it much easier to figure out what is required at a glance in these various challenges?

[ViperOverLord]

May I suggest putting a picture icon next to bronze, silver, gold game types to make it much easier to figure out what is required at a glance in these various challenges?

Actually, I don't think they're itemized at all. I can't more precisely figure out which games to join. I don't think others can either; and as such almost nobody has apparently played in a silver token game (whatever that is).

[CatchersMitt14]

May I suggest putting a picture icon next to bronze, silver, gold game types to make it much easier to figure out what is required at a glance in these various challenges?

Actually, I don't think they're itemized at all. I can't more precisely figure out which games to join. I don't think others can either; and as such almost nobody has apparently played in a silver token game (whatever that is).

Or perhaps people have not played in a silver token game because they don’t want to play silver settings as opposed to being unable to figure out what a silver game is.

Hint....try using game finder, it’ll solve your issue of finding games with specific settings.

[ViperOverLord]

May I suggest putting a picture icon next to bronze, silver, gold game types to make it much easier to figure out what is required at a glance in these various challenges?

Actually, I don't think they're itemized at all. I can't more precisely figure out which games to join. I don't think others can either; and as such almost nobody has apparently played in a silver token game (whatever that is).

Or perhaps people have not played in a silver token game because they don’t want to play silver settings as opposed to being unable to figure out what a silver game is.

Hint....try using game finder, it’ll solve your issue of finding games with specific settings.

ZERO in the top sixty have a silver token. You should learn how to handle constructive criticism.

[CatchersMitt14]

May I suggest putting a picture icon next to bronze, silver, gold game types to make it much easier to figure out what is required at a glance in these various challenges?

Actually, I don't think they're itemized at all. I can't more precisely figure out which games to join. I don't think others can either; and as such almost nobody has apparently played in a silver token game (whatever that is).

Or perhaps people have not played in a silver token game because they don’t want to play silver settings as opposed to being unable to figure out what a silver game is.

Hint....try using game finder, it’ll solve your issue of finding games with specific settings.

ZERO in the top sixty have a silver token. You should learn how to handle constructive criticism.

Well, we’ve now established you can’t read the scoreboard as there is a person in the top sixty with a silver token. It’s the warrior65 who’s is currently 12th place.

Constructive criticism is great. Your criticisms on this challenge are all based on assumptions and I don’t agree with your assumptions. Base them on facts and data and we can try again. I think people are perfectly capable of figuring out what the settings are for a silver token game. I just think they’re not overly interested in playing the silver game settings.

Since you seem to be unable to figure it out, silver games are speed games. It does not surprise me in the least that there are only a handful of silver tokens on the board. Given the option between speed and casual games no one should be surprised people are choosing casual. Speed game players are a dying breed on this site. In fact, I’ve put up silver games most nights this month and not a single one has filled. Which really, didn’t surprise me at all as I said, it’s difficult to fill a speed game these days.

As for your issue about “ I can't more precisely figure out which games to join” I’ll reiterate. USE GAME FINDER. Click those little boxes next to the options and you can narrow down to whatever games you want. If you want a silver token game, then select only the speed options.

[Hooch]

Could you try a 5 minute speeder not a dastardly 2 or 3 minute one?
Like people real timing a 24 hour game...

[CatchersMitt14]

Could you try a 5 minute speeder not a dastardly 2 or 3 minute one?
Like people real timing a 24 hour game...

You're welcome to create games with the settings you want Hooch. Anyone can start qualifying games.

[CatchersMitt14]

medals and stars awarded.

[Dukasaur]

medals and stars awarded.

Thanks, CM!