From Large Games to Small Games [Winner: LLLUUUKKKEEE]

[geigerm]

Another update from Group 1--LLLUUUKKKEEE's been knocked out of Game A. If I'm doing my math right, he's got to win Game C (a distinct possibility) and knock out his opponents in the right order just to force a tie and have any shot at the finals.

Death_on_a_horse is down to a single army and will likely finish second to Shurr, but both remaining players hold 4 cards, so things could get interesting.

Also, in Group 2--went back and looked at the numbers again, and ZionT's win in the first game guarantees at least 8 points and a tie for the lead in that group. For either aniximo or jly_thechampion to force that tie, one of them will have to win both remaining games and knock out ZionT first.

[geigerm]

Group 1 Game A is now over, with Shurr taking the win as expected. That gives Shurr a 6-5-4 lead over Death_on_a_horse and LLLUUUKKKEEE, respectively. Order of finish in the last game is obviously going to be very important--we've got the possibility of a three-way tie! I'll keep you posted.

[LLLUUUKKKEEE]

I think we need a tiebreaker.........
Game 4973595

[geigerm]

I think we need a tiebreaker.........
Game 4973595

Indeed you do--nice work. Here's the game number: Game 5067802. I will, of course, send out a PM to those of you playing in the game.

[geigerm]

Congrats to our first finalist: ZionT. By eliminating aniximo in Group 2, Game B, ZionT will earn at least 9 points (probably more) and cannot be caught by either opponent! Thanks to aniximo and Death_on_a_horse for a great tourney.

ZionT will await the winner of the Group 1 tiebreaker, which is only in Round 2.

[Death_on_a_horse]

Congrats to our first finalist: ZionT. By eliminating aniximo in Group 2, Game B, ZionT will earn at least 9 points (probably more) and cannot be caught by either opponent! Thanks to aniximo and Death_on_a_horse for a great tourney.

ZionT will await the winner of the Group 1 tiebreaker, which is only in Round 2.

That is a typo, friend. I am in the tiebreaker.

[ZionT]

Thanks to jly_thechampion and aniximo for a great semifinals. It was a fun series on some cool maps. I'm sure I'll see you guys again.

Good games all and good luck to the other semifinalists.

ZionT

[geigerm]

Congrats to our first finalist: ZionT. By eliminating aniximo in Group 2, Game B, ZionT will earn at least 9 points (probably more) and cannot be caught by either opponent! Thanks to aniximo and Death_on_a_horse for a great tourney.

ZionT will await the winner of the Group 1 tiebreaker, which is only in Round 2.

That is a typo, friend. I am in the tiebreaker.

Whoops, my mistake. I meant jly_thechampion, not you.

Hopefully, for your sake, that wasn't an awful bit of foreshadowing ...

[Death_on_a_horse]

Amen to that.

[LLLUUUKKKEEE]

I won the tiebreaker
Game 5067802

[Death_on_a_horse]

Good job, Luke, you earned it.

[geigerm]

I just saw this result--congrats to LLLUUUKKKEEE, our second finalist, and thanks to Shurr and Death_on_a_horse for a fantastic tournament.

I'm going to PM our two finalists now; as soon as I have game settings from them, we'll get the finals started!

[geigerm]

All right, the finals games have been created and the finalists have been notified. I'll update this thread as games finish and we determine a champion!

[geigerm]

LLLUUUKKKEEE jumps out to a 1-0 lead with a win on the Egypt: Lower game. A couple of the other games are getting close, but I'll hold off on announcing results until they're actually finished.

[geigerm]

LLLUUUKKKEEE won his second home game, on the France 1789 map, and is very close to wrapping up a third win and the tournament. I'll make an official announcement as soon as the game actually finishes.

[LLLUUUKKKEEE]

LLLUUUKKKEEE won his second home game, on the France 1789 map, and is very close to wrapping up a third win and the tournament. I'll make an official announcement as soon as the game actually finishes.

I WON

[LLLUUUKKKEEE]

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[LLLUUUKKKEEE]

Thanks geigerm for a great tourny,
and well done to all my opponents, I only scrapped through this.

[geigerm]

Congratulations to our winner! LLLUUUKKKEEE played a great tourney and really pulled it together at the end, winning 3 of the 4 finals games so far.

Thanks to everyone who played. You made my first tournament as organizer a great experience. I'll probably run another one soon, so if you enjoyed this tourney, keep your eyes out for the next one!

[ZionT]

Congrats is due, LLLUUUKKKEEE played a fantastic finals and beat me on my own map.

GG!