2009 Skilled Versatility [Winners: See First Post]

[Blitzaholic]

some winding down

[Blitzaholic]

waiting on a few games still

patience

[Chariot of Fire]

Hi Blitz,

Enjoying the tourney, thanks.

Question for you......How is the draw determined? I've noticed some teams conveniently go up against an opposing team with an average rank of sergeant (for two rounds in succession!) and who have little or no quads playing experience, which obviously helps when it comes to amassing tourney points (which carry forward).

It seems there is no formula in place from the outset, making the draw subject to - dare I say it - manipulation.

Cheers

[Blitzaholic]

Hi Blitz,

Enjoying the tourney, thanks.

Question for you......How is the draw determined? I've noticed some teams conveniently go up against an opposing team with an average rank of sergeant (for two rounds in succession!) and who have little or no quads playing experience, which obviously helps when it comes to amassing tourney points (which carry forward).

It seems there is no formula in place from the outset, making the draw subject to - dare I say it - manipulation.

Cheers

it is all random chariot, in my other tourney like this, we are facing the strongest or most highest points team right now currently

[Blitzaholic]

(2009 TOURNAMENT of the YEAR
(Skilled Versatility on Complex Maps)

Welcome to CC's Greatest + Most Versatile Skilled Players on Complex MAPS, QUAD tournament hosted by Blitzaholic!
This will not start until sometime soon after Christmas, however pm's sent to 1st teams prior must fill the games, so on Christmas day or night other team or team 2 can join by 12-26-08 so we can start.

ALL PLAYERS ARE WELCOME as there will be 3 games @ at time, but MUST save @ least 3 spots open!!!!! This is for BRAGGING RIGHTS to BEST on CC, all that join are BRAVE, the last few teams that survive are HEROIC and truly skilled with Versatility, and the Winners of it will be LEGENDARY

Format:
The tournament will feature 20 Quads teams 80 players counting 2 reserve teams if needed; who will face off in 5 Rounds. Each round you will play 9 Games, there will be close to 200 Games played in combined tourney!!!!! Your team may play in a Total of 45 Games if you are skillful enough to get to last few rounds. Each team Win is Equal to 5 points. 1st round of games in the tournament will be on the Age of Merchants Map, the 2nd round will feature the Top 10 Teams out of the 18 with the most points (as 8 teams will be knocked OUT). If there is any tie (they will face each other in 1 game on WWII Ardennes map. The top 10 teams that are left will then all play 9 Games on Bamboo Jack, 3rd round will consist of 6 Teams and 9 Games played on Conquerman, 4th round will host 4 Teams with 9 Games played on Pearl Harbor, and finally the CHAMPIONSHIP will be the 2 Teams with the most points and will face off in 9 Games on Supermax: Prison. ALL points carry over and the team with the most points in the very end is crowned LEGENDS--Champions of the Tournament of the YEAR 2009.


MAPS will have the following settings: 9 total games each round
3 Games: Sequential, Escalating, Adjacent, Sunny
3 Games: Sequential, Flat rate, Chained, Sunny
3 Games: Sequential, No cards, Unlimited, Sunny.

Sign Ups:
Signing up is very simple, all you have to do is post with your name and the names of your partners with a Captain for your team, and a team name. * will symbolize teams Captains. ALL Foes must be taken off for this tourney.

Games:
When we have all the teams needed I will set up the games and then send them to one team first, and the second team after the first team has joined to reduce confusion. Games will be at random. You will have 24 hours for your team to join when the PM is sent out or your team will be penalized -1 point for each member NOT in, after 48 hours, each team player not joined -2 points, after 72 hours your team forfeits. If a team forfeits, I will look for a replacement team if needed to finish up any unfinished games to be fair. There will be 0.5 point BONUS for each game that any team defeats another team under 10 rounds, however, the Captain of your team will NEED to post in this thread with the game number to receive this bonus. I will be reviewing all games and constantly updating, but it will be your Captain's responsibility to post in thread if you want the half point. So all try to remind each other if you like, this is optional. After 72 hours when game is complete, if you have not posted the game win in rounds, you will not get the 0.5 bonus if you win under 10 rounds.


Teams:
1. *blitzaholic, nephilim, dividedbyzero, osujacket Wlyd Stallyons
2. *moneymatt, lfaw, dat wat she said, morff69 Imperial Britain
3. *dragon dor, forza az, pascalleke, reptile Fab 4
4. *natascha, wilco, mourlas, der sniffter Mrs. Vader's Star
5. *kegler, atreideshouse, steiner75, conquerhero Kegs @ Stein Hero's House
6. *ultraman, magneto_acolyte, elmerfudd, reahma Outsiders
7. *daryth, chariot of fire, jpeter15, shatners bassoon JPDaryth's Chariot of Shat
8. *hiddendragon, tyche73, theprowler, amgecko, Studmuffins
9. *dnucci, colossus, howielong, zombie73 Monkey Touchers
10. *ronc8649, barbieb, sc man, juls Small people wearing black
11. *highlanderattack, redsoxfan, badpat, mwaser 4 Amigo's
12. *teegee, jddonkeykong, 3asefa, chatzestrecker , Sky Force
13. *skillfusniper33, kilazul, magiw, megadeath666 Soldiers of War
14. *firestar, insomnia red, mr benn, suicidal snowman Eternal Empire
15. *xruan, n00blet, 4 U 2 NV, me-da-minority Untouchables
16. *gloriousl, lufsen75, artur1, alstergren Team Sweden
17. *dustin800, jpcloet, heatz, falcon85 Legion of the Damned
18. *aspalm, bigroo4601, vicmasters, hambone Four-Skins

2 reserve teams: If Needed

1. *bullet proof bandits coming up with reserve team if needed
2. *bruceswar coming up with reserve team if needed



2009 Tourney Point Leaderboard of Skilled Versatility

Wyld Stallyons 49
Imperial Britain -12
Fab 4 38
Mrs. Vader's Star 0
Kegs @ Stein Hero's House 17
Outsiders 38
JPDaryth's Chariot of Shat 44
Stud Muffins 33
Monkey Touchers 11
Small people Wear Black 26
4 Amigo's 5
Sky Force -1
Soldiers of War 0
Eternal Empire 49
Untouchables 4
Team Sweden 45
Legion of the Damned 42
Four-Skins 15

If needed

bullet proof bandits
bruces war team


First Round:

Games 1-9:

(Game 3899166,Game 3899168,Game 3899169,
Game 3914122,Game 3914127, Game 3914129
Game 3951757,Game 3951759,Game 3951761)
Team: Four-SkinsWon: 3914122, 3951759, 3951761 15
Team: Stud MuffinsWon: 3899166, 3899168, 3899169, 3914129, 3914127, 3951757 33

Games 10-18:

(Game 3899438,Game 3899440,Game 3899444,
Game 3914130,Game 3914131,Game 3914132
Game 3951764,Game 3951765,Game 3951767)
Team: JPDaryth's Chariot of ShatWon: 3899438, 3899444, 3899440, 3914130, 3914131, 3914132, 3951764, 3951765 44
Team: Sky ForceWon: 3951767 5-6=-1

Games 19-27:

(Game 3899450,Game 3899451,Game 3899454,
Game 3914134,Game 3914136,Game 3914137
Game 3951770,Game 3951773,Game 3951774)
Team: Team SwedenWon: 3899450, 3899451, 3899454, 3914134, 3914137, 3911436, 3951770, 3951774, 3951774 48-3=45
Team: Imperial BritainWon 0-12=-12

Games 28-36:

(Game 3899459,Game 3899463,Game 3899465,
Game 3914138,Game 3914139,Game 3914141
Game 3951779,Game 3951780,Game 3951782)
Team: Soldiers of WarWon: 0
Team: Wlyd StallyonsWon: 3899459, 3899463, 3899468, 3914138, 3914139, 3951780, 3914141, 3951779, 3951782 49

Games 37-45:

(Game 3899588,Game 3899589,Game 3899590
Game 3914142,Game 3914143,Game 3914144
Game 3951790,Game 3951791,Game 3951793)
Team: Eternal EmpireWon: 3899590, 3914142, 3914143, 3914144, 3899588, 3899589, 3951790, 3951793, 3951791 49
Team: Mrs. Vader's StarWon: 0

Games 46-54:

(Game 3899592,Game 3899594,Game 3899595
Game 3914146,Game 3914148,Game 3914150
Game 3951795,Game 3951797.Game 3951798)
Team: OutsidersWon: 3899594, 3914146, 3914148, 3914150, 3951795, 3951797, 3951798 38
Team: Monkey TouchersWon: 3899592, 3899595 11

Games 55-63:

(Game 3899599,Game 3899604,Game 3899605
Game 3914152,Game 3914153,Game 3914155
Game 3951804,Game 3951805,Game 3951807)
Team: UntouchablesWon: 3914152, 3911453 10-6=4
Team: Fab 4Won: 3899599, 3899604, 3899605, 3951804, 3951805, 3951807, 3914155 38

Games 64-72:

(Game 3899617,Game 3899620,Game 3899621
Game 3914156,Game 3914157,Game 3914158
Game 3951810,Game 3951812,Game 3951814)
Team: Kegs @ Stein Hero's HouseWon: 3899617, 3914157, 3951810, 3951814 20
Team: Small People Wear BlackWon: 3899620, 3899621, 3914156, 3914158 26

Games 73-81:

(Game 3899628,Game 3899631,Game 3899635
Game 3914160,Game 3914162,Game 3914163
Game 3951815,Game 3951816,Game 3951818)
Team: Legion of the DamnedWon: 3899628, 3899631, 3914160, 3914162, 3914163, 3951818, 3951815, 3951816 42
Team: 4 Amigo'sWon: 3899635 5



Second Round:

Games 82-90:
(Game 4103403, Game 4103406, Game 4103408)
Team: (Stud Muffins)
Team: (Team Sweden)

Games 91-99:
(Game 4103413, Game 4103416, Game 4103418)
Team: (Small People Wear Black)
Team: (Wyld Stallyons)

Games 100-108:
(Game 4103421,Game 4103424, Game 4103426)
Team: (Kegs @ Stein Hero's House)-5
Team: (Outsiders)-3

Games 109-117:
(Game 4103432, Game 4103433, Game 4103435)
Team: (Legion of the Damned)
Team: (Eternal Empire)

Games 118-126:
(Game 4103444, Game 4103446, Game 4103448)
Team: (Fab 4)
Team: (JPDaryth Chariot of Shat)


Third Round:


Games 157-165: ()
Team:
Team:

Games 166-174: ()
Team:
Team:

Games 175-183: ()
Team:
Team:

Fourth Round:


Games 184-192: ()
Team:
Team:

Games 193-201: ()
Team:
Team:


Fifth and Finals Round:

Games 202-210: ()
Team: ()
Team: ()


The winners of Round 5 will be 2009 Tournament Players of the Year and are crowned LEGENDARY Champions of SKILLED VERSATILITY!!

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updated

[Chariot of Fire]

Hi Blitz,

Enjoying the tourney, thanks.

Question for you......How is the draw determined? I've noticed some teams conveniently go up against an opposing team with an average rank of sergeant (for two rounds in succession!) and who have little or no quads playing experience, which obviously helps when it comes to amassing tourney points (which carry forward).

It seems there is no formula in place from the outset, making the draw subject to - dare I say it - manipulation.

Cheers

it is all random chariot, in my other tourney like this, we are facing the strongest or most highest points team right now currently

'Random' is when you roll a set of dice, or let a computer conjure-up a fixture list.

Maybe in Round 3 we can be 'randomly' pitched against a team that has little or no experience on the map we're to play, or of playing quads.

So far.......

Soldiers of War - AoM experience = 8 games in total (2 of them never before). Avg rank sergeant
Sky Force - AoM = 65 games (one player a specialist on 44). Avg rank colonel

Small People Wear Black - Bamboo exp = 16 games tot. Avg rank sergeant 1st Class
Fab 4 - Bamboo = 136 games (with another specialist on 111 games, most of them won). Avg rank colonel

I guess you can see where I'm coming from. Kinda takes the gloss off the current achievements of the tourney leaders.

[Chariot of Fire]

Was it also random that the six teams closest to the leaders (i.e. positions 2nd thru to 7th) were all drawn against each other in Round 2?

That's quite remarkable!

[hiddendragon]

Man, I wish we played against a team of sgts

Na, it's better to earn it

[Blitzaholic]

Was it also random that the six teams closest to the leaders (i.e. positions 2nd thru to 7th) were all drawn against each other in Round 2?

That's quite remarkable!

dude , I have no idea what everyones score and rank is and who has team together or not, all in here posted there quads teams and as far as i know pm each othe,r communicate in team chats, msn, etc. you are unbelievable, of course if you were leading you would not be complaining, would you? we still have 4 long rounds to go, good grief.

[Blitzaholic]

updating



and reviewing games

[Blitzaholic]

Hi,

Just letting you know that I am temporarily transferring Team Captain ship to artur1 for next week. I will travel abroad and dont know whether I will have internet access. Any wins next week will be reported by artur1.

Great tournament btw!

GloriousL

thanks gloriousl for the compliments


and I will change artur1 to team captain

[Blitzaholic]

Man, I wish we played against a team of sgts

Na, it's better to earn it

exactly, i would luv to play the highest point score everytime, but the fact is in most tourney there is a lot around 1600 scores and a lot of them are good, they know how to play, my score has dropped from 4308 three months ago to 2813 because of tournaments. I am in over 150 games played, working too, in like 20 tourneys and organizing another 6 right now myself, very overwhelmed and swamped, so i do the best i can, have little to no time to do anything else and check what scores and ranks are and who has experience with who. I myself just started teaming with neph, osu, dbz in quads just in last couple months, we never have done this before, but we chat in game chat at times, like i am sure most do.
makes it hard cause we rarely on at the same time and map changes after ideas, so we just have to all do what we think is best.

[Blitzaholic]

Hi Blitz,

Enjoying the tourney, thanks.


Cheers

thx, glad you are

[Blitzaholic]

updates


amgecko has replaced profits
hiddendragon new captain



also


artur1 has replaced captain for gloriousl


so all know

[Blitzaholic]

Was it also random that the six teams closest to the leaders (i.e. positions 2nd thru to 7th) were all drawn against each other in Round 2?

That's quite remarkable!

lol, you are basing this on score fire, lmaoff, scores are easily manipulated at times, and some with lower scores are dam good


if you really want to dissect this, i looked up fab4 and they have never quaded together EVER except now for this tourney and thats who you are playing, you are playing a quad team who has never quaded together EVER. favors you as you play with those teammates all the time, but i didnt know this.

also I looked up sky force and there 4 players that you faced in the first round, and guess what? they never quaded together either, 1st time them 4 teamed against you 4 who you always team with, looks a little unfair to me again, i also went thru your games against them 1st round and over read there chat saying they never even knew how to play the map and didnt even figure it out as a team together until the 9th game, (after you already had won them all) so favored you big time chariot, but i didnt know this and i dont care, glad you won them all, it happens.

another example is imperial britain in this tourney, they all high high scores, probably the highest in whole tourney here and they lost all 9 games, so you have no leg to stand on, so quit your complaining, my guess is the only reason you are now is because you may be losing some, well, get over it and try to have fun.

[Chariot of Fire]

Blitz,

Thanks for your PMs - I'll reply under separate cover to those. If, however, you wish to judge my rationale in a public forum as being based on 'losing some' then you're sorely mistaken and I'd like to set the record straight.

'Quads experience' as a team is probably the least mitigating factor in determining the likely success rate or difficulty of an opponent. Having people in the team who have played a certain map 111 times is, so don't say Fab 4 'as a quad' should be an easy opponent because they've not played together - that's just plain nonsense.

What rankles me though is that it's become evident that the draw has been made and there is seemingly bias. Don't you think it's incredibly convenient that the team equal 1st with the co-leaders are now having to face the team one place below them. And the 4th with 7th, the 5th with 6th? Just how does the 'random' draw work exactly?

Personally I relish the spirit of competition, so I don't care against whom I'm pitted. The tougher the better (which is why I can't abide farmers). I don't think I'll start a thread listing all my achievements though, because at the end of the day it was the game- the moment - that mattered. I doubt others would really care to hear another's trumpet being blown.

So....tourney organiser and member of the leading team. What's the likelihood of you being drawn against the 2nd placed team in Round 3? It's just my curious nature that begs the question, that's all.

It may be wise in future to have a set format in place, rather than personally participate in something that is 'randomly' drawn, as current events suggest 'there's something wrong in the State of Denmark' (apologies WS).

p.s. Thanks for quoting me btw. I am enjoying the tourney, the way I enjoy every game. You're an exceptional organiser. Thank you.

[Blitzaholic]

Blitz,

Thanks for your PMs - I'll reply under separate cover to those. If, however, you wish to judge my rationale in a public forum as being based on 'losing some' then you're sorely mistaken and I'd like to set the record straight.

It may be wise in future to have a set format in place, rather than personally participate in something that is 'randomly' drawn, as current events suggest 'there's something wrong in the State of Denmark' (apologies WS).

p.s. Thanks for quoting me btw. I am enjoying the tourney, the way I enjoy every game. You're an exceptional organiser. Thank you.

ok, well, i apologize publicly if you are not 'losing some' i was just guessing, i have no clue, i am way too busy lately.
i dont know how to do it any other random way and usually do it randomly drawn, but , yes, ty for the suggestion.

most that know me or know of me, know I am computer dumb, lol, so, i do my best with what i can.

glad you and all are enjoying the tourney and thank you for the warm compliments of saying i am an exceptional tourney organizer, thanks a lot, i dont know about all that, lol, still try to learn and improve and i will take your suggestions up for consideration for sure, no doubt, thanks again chariot for your feedback, i am open. in fact, maybe you could just randomize and tell me who is going to play who next round, thats fine with me, or teach me how to do it.


respects, blitzer

[Blitzaholic]

I will try tomorrow or sunday to check up on all the games


i just dont have all the time today to do it.


my guess is many wont end til sometime late next week around this time and all will post i hope, i will still need to go check them.

[Blitzaholic]

they are playing us right now.
and luck wasnt really part of it.
they play well.
i do have to say that map is not one of our strong points.
it sucks to have faced blitz and his cronies on that map. but hats off to those bastards all the same.

what sux is you all leading in like 3 of them , grrrr, wow


what kinda dice you all getting lately, eeeeeek

well?

[Blitzaholic]

Nice job creating an in-depth tournament. Are you going to send the PM to all players or just the captains? If it's just the captains, you can't expect them to read the PM and get all their players into the games within 24 hours. I'd up it to 48 hours regardless.

thank you night strike


and yes, i have been sending pm's to all the players
not just the captains




its just way more time consuming then i imagined

[Blitzaholic]

ok, you all


from now


well, whoever advances:


from now on or here on out, i will just be making 3 games at a time


i will send out 3 out to all players
with the password



just wont have much time to do more than that for awhile




i hope that is ok with all? i mean 3 games at once is still pretty good

then when those 3 games are finished, i will send out another 3

and so on and so forth and the last 3 will go out after that for 9 total.



basically 3 at a time, hope all understand



thx

[Blitzaholic]

i will review all the games over the weekend


at some point



post if you win any


ty

[Blitzaholic]

some games are coming in

[Blitzaholic]

4103418

wyld stallyons won

in 7 rounds

[ronsizzle]

wild stallions and the shetland pony(nephilim) are killing us.