Hello.
Round 4 has concluded, and the scores and standings have been updated!
Some highlights:
First of all, a big congratulations to the Adam666, bruno fountain, JimRocky, Jobiwan, and s_uperdave for getting their first points and getting rid of the big goose eggs after their names!
In Round 4, the top performers were Beckytheblondie, pepeatila, babagonosh, dean00, and Magneto_acolyte. Each won their games by having the largest number of regions owned. They created a prolific presence across the desert. Babaganoush also deserves recognition for having the highest score from the last round with 48 territories owned! That is 9 over the next closest! No points, but a round of applause for your fine effort.
This round was interesting, because of the decay on all the desert territories. While it is useful to spread yourself around, losing an army per turn created a higher cost. Some players held the Oasis territories, and then waited until the end of the game to make a run across as many territories as possible. Other players simply went for broke. Some players captured as many territories as possible each round, left them undefended, and then tried to re-capture them the next round.
Other notables:
We have a new leader in BeckytheBlondie with 25 points! A solid 8 points from the last round were key. Jammyjames and GeneralFlashman are also both right in the hunt with 23 points. They scored 5 and 6 points in Round 4, both very solid performances.
Spidey, gubarreto, and bigjumbo are only 3 points behind the leader. Bigjumbo had his first bad score in Round 4, only earning 1 point, but is still up there from some good earlier rounds.
Remember, everyone is playing all the rounds, and the last rounds have opportunities for large point swings. Everyone is still in this tournament. Also, there are always bragging rights! For instance, spots 9 through 29 are separated by only 8 points!
***Organizer note***
Thanks to everyone for making this so much fun! This tournament is a large project, and you guys are making it awesome.