Conquer Cup I

[ljex]

I'm on the fence on this one. While I think $5 is a bit steep to join a tournament such as this, I see the reasoning behind it.

Future Conquer Cups may have more games per round, so if you get eliminated in one game, you have a chance to keep going by finishing off your other games. The format and number of participants will be adjusted some as we figure out what makes for an optimal Conquer Cup!


--Andy

for starters don't change the settings midway through as it can bother people. 6 player escalating to me is way more fun than 5 player and yet i am already signed up.

On a side not making them different settings every time would be good IMO because there are many who like to play many different kinds of games and that way you eventually interest everyone in the tournament.

[patrickaa317]

If odds were 1000:1 and are now 500:1, your chances, and odds, doubled.

Nope. Odds halved, chances doubled.

Look past the numerical value and what it actually represents. 1000:1 odds is 1/1000 chance of winning. 1/500 is double 1/1000.

I guess we are probably arguing semantics but if you tell me that you are doubling my chance to win, I see that as doubling my odds of winning.

If you tell me that you are cutting my odds in half, I assume you are lowering my chance to win.

[lackattack]

The Cup has started... good luck to all participants!

[Bleed_Green]

Well my tournament addiction forces me to pay the five bucks. Being a multi player esc game I am sure I will end up with a few foes in this one as it seems very few players have a real clue on how to properly play an esc game. I just could not resist playing though.

HAHA I got sucked in for the exact same reason...

[jbrettlip]

The Cup has started... good luck to all participants!

Enjoy all the free money you just "earned". ---the 99% Jesus

[sdh]

ugh, why do I get stuck with HighlanderAttack

[MoB Deadly]

ugh, why do I get stuck with HighlanderAttack

hahahah that sucks!!!!!

[Qwert]

Well my tournament addiction forces me to pay the five bucks. Being a multi player esc game I am sure I will end up with a few foes in this one as it seems very few players have a real clue on how to properly play an esc game. I just could not resist playing though.

What are the odds to Highlander win a tournament- 100:1?
I put 5$ on Highlander attack win, these can bring me nice money award
If we all ready have Tournaments who need to pay to play,so its time for betting forum
Tournament bets every day, nice way to fill your pocket LAck

[s3xt0y]

^^ haha nice, betting should be allowed! Good luck all were off to the races now

[jbrettlip]

Betting is allowed. There is a head to head challenge between two players with the loser having to buy the winner premium. Essentially gambling, but no one on this site cared when I raised the concern. So even though the rules say no betting, it is obviously going on here.

[Mad777]

Good Luck everyone!

The 2011 Cup is launched

[HighlanderAttack]

Betting is allowed. There is a head to head challenge between two players with the loser having to buy the winner premium. Essentially gambling, but no one on this site cared when I raised the concern. So even though the rules say no betting, it is obviously going on here.

This is not real gambling. Buying a premium for someone u play against is not real gambling. Trust me--I used to be a real gambler--this anything this site has would never compare.

[HighlanderAttack]

the largest global domination game event in the world!

I am curious to what makes this the largest global domination game?

Still curious and how does the downgrade effect the record? Is this a speed tourney to go for some kind of record?

still curious

[spiesr]

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-3000/largest-board-game-tournament/
A quick search of their website reveals this as the most relevant record that I could find. With the reduced numbers this would fall well short of the record, which the original size would have just beat. That said, I am not sure that an online tournament would have qualified anyway.
Edit before post:
It looks like online ones may be their own records as this Parchís tournament had 4722 players. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-8000/largest-online-ludo-tournament/
Perhaps Lack had intended to try and make a new record for Largest Online Not Actually Risk Tournament.

[lackattack]

Perhaps Lack had intended to try and make a new record for Largest Online Not Actually Risk Tournament.

Yeah, we'll still try to create a new record for something like that

[Tupence]

So when were players who had already signed up going to actually be informed of the change from 6-player games to 5-player games? By informed I mean a PM or email, not having to check back at the sign-ups or page 7 of the announcement. Disgraceful considering some will have paid for their entry.

This was, and still is, a question.

[Chariot of Fire]

It'll be interesting to see how many games HA's 200th Tourney ends up being comprised of. There will possibly be a record there.

[samuelc812]

So when were players who had already signed up going to actually be informed of the change from 6-player games to 5-player games? By informed I mean a PM or email, not having to check back at the sign-ups or page 7 of the announcement. Disgraceful considering some will have paid for their entry.

This was, and still is, a question.

I was informed by e-mail this morning.

~Sam

[Tupence]

So when were players who had already signed up going to actually be informed of the change from 6-player games to 5-player games? By informed I mean a PM or email, not having to check back at the sign-ups or page 7 of the announcement. Disgraceful considering some will have paid for their entry.

This was, and still is, a question.

I was informed by e-mail this morning.

~Sam

I received the email after the tournament had begun, therefore it was too late to withdraw.

[danfrank]

So when were players who had already signed up going to actually be informed of the change from 6-player games to 5-player games? By informed I mean a PM or email, not having to check back at the sign-ups or page 7 of the announcement. Disgraceful considering some will have paid for their entry.

This was, and still is, a question.

I was informed by e-mail this morning.

~Sam

I received the email after the tournament had begun, therefore it was too late to withdraw.

absolutely horibble PR

[ljex]

So when were players who had already signed up going to actually be informed of the change from 6-player games to 5-player games? By informed I mean a PM or email, not having to check back at the sign-ups or page 7 of the announcement. Disgraceful considering some will have paid for their entry.

This was, and still is, a question.

I was informed by e-mail this morning.

~Sam

I received the email after the tournament had begun, therefore it was too late to withdraw.

wait you could withdraw from the tournament?

[big-bad]

I haven't read all those posts, way to many, but a lot of discension. the site is cool, the dice suck, the improvements are cool, (more would be cooler) capatalism sucks, the players - some cool and some suck, but let's all try to stay positive and supportive. Cynisism and negativity are the enemy. Oh and a personal request, I would like to seee an alternative to the random deal, maybe take turns picking regions pre-play, or even that election system, where you bid for regions. That's a whole other level of fun. To often the deal dictates. An alternative would be wonderful.

[Gold Knight]

I haven't read all those posts, way to many, but a lot of discension. the site is cool, the dice suck, the improvements are cool, (more would be cooler) capatalism sucks, the players - some cool and some suck, but let's all try to stay positive and supportive. Cynisism and negativity are the enemy. Oh and a personal request, I would like to seee an alternative to the random deal, maybe take turns picking regions pre-play, or even that election system, where you bid for regions. That's a whole other level of fun. To often the deal dictates. An alternative would be wonderful.

This would be something to post in several suggestions threads, in the suggestions forum. And hey, if you can some fit an advertising scheme in those and make a few bucks for the big turtle upstairs, they climb right to the top of the to-do list!

[Gillipig]

I haven't read all those posts, way to many, but a lot of discension. the site is cool, the dice suck, the improvements are cool, (more would be cooler) capatalism sucks, the players - some cool and some suck, but let's all try to stay positive and supportive. Cynisism and negativity are the enemy. Oh and a personal request, I would like to seee an alternative to the random deal, maybe take turns picking regions pre-play, or even that election system, where you bid for regions. That's a whole other level of fun. To often the deal dictates. An alternative would be wonderful.

This sounds like a very good idea. I'd support it 100% if it were to be put in the suggestion part of forum.

[TheForgivenOne]

I haven't read all those posts, way to many, but a lot of discension. the site is cool, the dice suck, the improvements are cool, (more would be cooler) capatalism sucks, the players - some cool and some suck, but let's all try to stay positive and supportive. Cynisism and negativity are the enemy. Oh and a personal request, I would like to seee an alternative to the random deal, maybe take turns picking regions pre-play, or even that election system, where you bid for regions. That's a whole other level of fun. To often the deal dictates. An alternative would be wonderful.

This sounds like a very good idea. I'd support it 100% if it were to be put in the suggestion part of forum.

It's already been suggested. Have to be reasonable though, could you imagine 8 players trying to play a game like this on a relatively big map?