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Rust's Red Square Landing [Winner: Red Army!]

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Rust's Red Square Landing [Winner: Red Army!]

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:59 am

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    Only premium players can take part in this tournament, since the game load is 3, which will take nearly all of your game slots if you are a non-premium member.

  • All premium players will be accepted unless you are banned due to poor sportsmanship in another tournament of mine.
  • Any form of violation of the Rules of Conquer Club found at http://www.conquerclub.com/public.php?mode=rules (including any approved withstanding rules, decisions, or judgments from the Multi Hunters and/or Cheating/Abuse Team) including, but not limited to, creating "multiple accounts", engaging in "secret diplomacy", "throwing games", and/or taking part in any form of collusion or actions taken to provide an unfair advantage to oneself, and/or to any other player in the tournament, that is against the spirit of sportsmanship may result in expulsion from the tournament. The organizer has full judgment in making these decisions and may employ assistance from the Multi Hunters or Cheating/Abuse Team in assessing a situation in which there is suspicion of cheating or rule violations.
    In other words: NO cheating O:) :( :o :shock: 8-)
    Luckily, cheating is rare, as we have honest people here on CC =D>.
    But just in case...

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On May 13, 1987, a young 19-year old German boy by the name of Mathias Rust began the most vital journey of his life that would ultimately spark the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Enduring the disappointment after the failure to secure an arms reduction deal at the Reykjavik meetings between U.S. President Reagan and Soviet President Gorbachev, Rust was motivated by a desperation for peace, and wished to construct an "imaginary bridge" from West to East and fly to the heart of communism, Red Square in Moscow.

One must not even mention the risks involved in attempting an illegal entry into Soviet air space. The Korean Airlines Flight 007, tragically, was shot down on September 1, 1983 after straying into Soviet territory due to the most basic of pilot errors in the navigation system. All 269 aboard perished.

The odds were certainly against the young German boy. He claimed he had a 50-50 chance, but in reality, his chances were much slimmer. Just one missile from a fighter jet could completely smash through Rust's Cessna...

But on Border Guards Day, May 28, 1987, Rust shocked the world as a startled and confused crowd approached his Cessna, which he landed at the heart of Moscow, arguably the most-defended city on the planet at the time.

Rust was arrested and was sentenced to 4 years in the infamous Lefortovo prison for "illegal entry" and "malicious hooliganism." Just over 2 months later, however, he was released out of good will after the Americans and the Soviets signed another arms treaty.

In the aftermath of the Red Square landing, President Gorbachev, a radical unlike any of his predecessors who pushed for slow democratization, openness, and restructuring, dismissed Defense hardliners Sergei Sokolov and Alexander Koldunov. This enabled Gorbachev to accelerate his reforms, perestroika and glasnost. He hoped reform would outpace the desire for independence in the Soviet satellites. But prosperity never materialized as a result of the reforms, and Gorbachev's own desire for democratization backfired. Lithuania and other Soviet states, sensing a weakening of the USSR and growing independence, seceded, and the Soviet President was forced to abide his constitution, which allowed for secession. Not doing so would be undemocratic and despotic. But secession signaled the collapse of the USSR, and on December 25, 1991, one of the most, if not the most, inhumane, cruel, and brutal empires that killed well over 30 million people, was terminated.

Can you survive Rust's landmark voyage? This tournament will test the abilities of 32 aspiring aviators seeking to change the world. But only one will triumph and land in Red Square...


This is a standard, best-of-three single-elimination tournament, for 32 players.
show: Tournament Maps
The maps included in this tournament are Germany, Scotland, Iceland, Nordic Countries, and Soviet Union, to be played in that order.

show: Universal Settings
ALL Games will have these settings:
Standard Game Type
Automatic Initial Troops
Sequential Play Order
Nuclear Spoils
(err...it's the Cold War, isn't it?)
Chained Reinforcements
Fog of war
(The USSR was a very closed society)
Casual Round Length


The Official Tournament Rules
*The tournament organizer has the final say on any issues connected to the tournament and tournament play.
*Random.org shall be used when randomness is needed.


show: Universal Settings
ALL Games will have these settings:
Standard Game Type
Automatic Initial Troops
Sequential Play Order
Nuclear Spoils
(err...it's the Cold War, isn't it?)
Chained Reinforcements
Fog of war
(The USSR was a very closed society)
Casual Round Length


show: Round of 32
The Round of 32: Rust's Flight Begins
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On May 13, 1987, Rust takes off from Uetersen Airfield on the outskirts of Hamburg, Germany.

Map for this Round: Germany
The 32 players are randomly divided into 16 series of 2 players each. All games will take place on the Germany map. In each series, the 2 players will play 3 games. The player that wins the most games in the series is the winner. The winner of each series advances to the Round of 16. The loser of each series is eliminated from the tournament. Thus, 16 players advance from this stage.


show: Round of 16
The Round of 16: Pit-Stop at the Shetland Islands

Five hours after take off, Rust lands his plane in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, where he stays for 2 days.

Map for this Round: Scotland
The 16 players are randomly divided into 8 series of 2 players each. All games will take place on the Scotland map. In each series, the 2 players will play 3 games. The player that wins the most games in the series is the winner. The winner of each series advances to the Quarterfinals. The loser of each series is eliminated from the tournament. Thus, 8 players advance from this stage.


show: The Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals: Visiting Reykjavik and the Hofdi House
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Rust was motivated by the breakdown of the Reykjavik summit, and he visited the Hofdi House, where Gorbachev and Reagan met and came so close to signing a nuclear arms reduction treaty. Rust said the house, "was locked, but I felt I got in touch with the spirit of the place."

Map for this Round: Iceland
The 8 players are randomly divided into 4 series of 2 players each. All games will take place on the Iceland map. In each series, the 2 players will play 3 games. The player that wins the most games in the series is the winner. The winner of each series advances to the Semfinals. The loser of each series is eliminated from the tournament. Thus, 4 players advance from this stage.


show: The Semifinals
The Semifinals: The Final Leg in the West: Helsinki

On May 25, twelve days after his first takeoff, Rust arrives at Malmi Airport in Helsinki, Finland. It was the last stop before the bold journey into communist territory began.

Map for this Round: Nordic Countries
The 4 players are randomly divided into 2 series of 2 players each. All games will take place on the Nordic Countries map. In each series, the 2 players will play 3 games. The player that wins the most games in the series is the winner. The winner of each series advances to the Final. The loser of each series is eliminated from the tournament. Thus, 2 players advance from this stage.


show: The Final
Rust's Red Square Landing
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On Border Guards Day, May 28, 1987, Rust travels over 400 miles from the border to the heart of communism: Red Square, Moscow. Three missiles were put on alert and a fighter jet followed close by Rust's Cessna, but the incident never made it up the chain of command because Soviet officials frequently lost track of Rust on the radar and did not believe the fighter pilot's report. One official even claimed that he "conclude[d] that it was geese." And so, in the confusion and the Soviets' reluctance to fire on yet another aircraft (in the wake of the horrific attack on the Korean Airlines), Rust swooped down in search of a place to land. Indeed, after some time, he saw the Kremlin and Red Square and landed, parking his plane next to St. Basil's Cathedral.

Map for this Round: Soviet Union
The 2 remaining players play in 1 series of 3 games. All games will take place on the Soviet Union map. The player that wins the most games in the series is the champion of the tournament, having completed Mathias Rust's historic flight and landing at Red Square!

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show: No-Show Policy
All players will have approximately 72 hours to join their games. The tournament organizer will send a message to a player who does not join a game within 48 hours, asking them to accept the last invite and join within the remaining 24 hours.

If, in the Round of 32, a player does not join a game within approximately 72 hours, a reserve will be called upon to take over permanently for that player.

If a player does not join a game within approximately 72 hours in any other round of the tournament, that player forfeits and the player's opponent will automatically win the series.
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List of Players and the Standings: Last Upd. 10/6

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:00 pm

show: List of Players
WorldCup4James
mcshanester29
dazza2008
Evil Semp
callmecommander
Dukasaur
Fuzzy316
Willo.Kings
HighlanderAttack
ViperOverLord
dagdam0r
General Bax
traffic133
ianphull
Red Army!
Sniper08
smegal69
azak848
nicarus
Tupence
rmjw10
jeraado
Marshallbobby
jdtins
osujacket
deantursx
Frito Bandito
DarkSheet
Le HotSauce
Tomod
Stanneke
wesleymilo

show: List of Reserves
Jim1086
Linnick


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List of All Tournament Games

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:00 pm

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Last Updated 10/6 (October 6) at 8:15 A.M. Eastern North American Time (12:15 UTC)
show: Round of 32 Matchups
Round of 32: Rust's Flight Begins
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dagdam0r vs. dazza2008

Game 1: dagdam0r vs. dazza2008--Game 9490069
Game 2: dagdam0r vs. dazza2008--Game 9490070
Game 3: dagdam0r vs. dazza2008--Game 9490071
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mcshanester29 vs. ianphull

Game 1: mcshanester29 vs. ianphull--Game 9490072
Game 2: mcshanester29 vs. ianphull--Game 9490073
Game 3: mcshanester29 vs. ianphull--Game 9490074
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Willo.Kings vs. HighlanderAttack

Game 1: Willo.Kings vs. HighlanderAttack--Game 9490076
Game 2: Willo.Kings vs. HighlanderAttack--Game 9490077
Game 3: Willo.Kings vs. HighlanderAttack--Game 9490078
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Tomod vs. jdtins

Game 1: Tomod vs. jdtins--Game 9490080
Game 2: Tomod vs. jdtins--Game 9490083
Game 3: Tomod vs. jdtins--Game 9490084
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smegal69 vs. Le HotSauce

Game 1: smegal69 vs. Le HotSauce--Game 9490085
Game 2: smegal69 vs. Le HotSauce--Game 9490086
Game 3: smegal69 vs. Le HotSauce--Game 9490088
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General Bax vs. Frito Bandito

Game 1: General Bax vs. Frito Bandito--Game 9490089
Game 2: General Bax vs. Frito Bandito--Game 9490090
Game 3: General Bax vs. Frito Bandito--Game 9490091
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WorldCup4James vs. osujacket

Game 1: WorldCup4James vs. osujacket--Game 9490092
Game 2: WorldCup4James vs. osujacket--Game 9490093
Game 3: WorldCup4James vs. osujacket--Game 9490094
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traffic133 vs. Tupence

Game 1: traffic133 vs. Tupence--Game 9490095
Game 2: traffic133 vs. Tupence--Game 9490096
Game 3: traffic133 vs. Tupence--Game 9490097
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nicarus vs. jeraado

Game 1: nicarus vs. jeraado--Game 9490098
Game 2: nicarus vs. jeraado--Game 9490099
Game 3: nicarus vs. jeraado--Game 9490101
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rmjw10 vs. ViperOverLord

Game 1: rmjw10 vs. ViperOverLord--Game 9490107
Game 2: rmjw10 vs. ViperOverLord--Game 9490108
Game 3: rmjw10 vs. ViperOverLord--Game 9490109
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deantursx vs. Dukasaur

Game 1: deantursx vs. Dukasaur--Game 9490110
Game 2: deantursx vs. Dukasaur--Game 9490111
Game 3: deantursx vs. Dukasaur--Game 9490112
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azak848 vs. callmecommander

Game 1: azak848 vs. callmecommander--Game 9490113
Game 2: azak848 vs. callmecommander--Game 9490114
Game 3: azak848 vs. callmecommander--Game 9490117
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Evil Semp vs. Red Army!

Game 1: Evil Semp vs. Red Army!--Game 9490118
Game 2: Evil Semp vs. Red Army!--Game 9490119
Game 3: Evil Semp vs. Red Army!--Game 9490120
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DarkSheet vs. wesleymilo

Game 1: DarkSheet vs. wesleymilo--Game 9490121
Game 2: DarkSheet vs. wesleymilo--Game 9490122
Game 3: DarkSheet vs. wesleymilo--Game 9490123
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Sniper08 vs. Fuzzy316

Game 1: Sniper08 vs. Fuzzy316--Game 9490124
Game 2: Sniper08 vs. Fuzzy316--Game 9490126
Game 3: Sniper08 vs. Fuzzy316--Game 9490129
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Stanneke vs. Marshallbobby

Game 1: Stanneke vs. Marshallbobby--Game 9490130
Game 2: Stanneke vs. Marshallbobby--Game 9490134
Game 3: Stanneke vs. Marshallbobby--Game 9490211


show: Round of 16 Matchups
Round of 16: Pit-Stop at the Shetland Islands
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azak848 vs. Red Army!

Game 9580003: Winner: Red Army!
Game 9580004: Winner: azak848
Game 9580006: Winner: Red Army!

deantursx vs. Tupence

Game 9580007: Winner: deantursx
Game 9580008: Winner: deantursx
Game 9580009: Winner: deantursx

ianphull vs. [b]DarkSheet[/b]

Game 9580011: Winner: DarkSheet
Game 9580012: Winner: ianphull
Game 9580013: Winner: DarkSheet

Sniper08 vs. Stanneke

Game 9580014: Winner: Stanneke
Game 9580015: Winner: Sniper08
Game 9580016: Winner: Sniper08

osujacket vs. smegal69

Game 9580017: Winner: osujacket
Game 9580018: Winner: smegal69
Game 9580020: Winner: smegal69

[b]ViperOverLord vs. HighlanderAttack[/b]

Game 9580021: Winner: ViperOverLord
Game 9580023: Winner: HighlanderAttack
Game 9580024: Winner: ViperOverLord

jeraado vs. General Bax

Game 9580025: Winner: General Bax
Game 9580026: Winner: jeraado
Game 9580027: Winner: General Bax

dagdam0r vs. jdtins

Game 9580028: Winner: jdtins
Game 9580029: Winner: jdtins
Game 9580030: Winner: jdtins


show: Quarterfinals Matchups
Quarterfinals: Visiting Reykjavik and the Hofdi House
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jdtins vs. smegal69

Game 9650784: Winner: jdtins
Game 9650785: Winner: jdtins
Game 9650786: Winner: jdtins

General Bax vs. Red Army!

Game 9650788: Winner: Red Army!
Game 9650789: Winner: General Bax
Game 9650790: Winner: Red Army!

deantursx vs. Sniper08

Game 9650791: Winner: Sniper08
Game 9650792: Winner: deantursx
Game 9650794: Winner: deantursx

DarkSheet vs. ViperOverLord

Game 9650795: Winner: DarkSheet
Game 9650796: Winner: DarkSheet
Game 9650805: Winner: DarkSheet


show: Semifinals Matchups
Semifinals: The Final Leg in the West: Helsinki
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Red Army! vs. jdtins

Game 9735824: Winner: Red Army!
Game 9735825: Winner: Red Army!
Game 9735826: Winner: Red Army!

deantursx vs. DarkSheet

Game 9735827: Winner: deantursx
Game 9735828: Winner: deantursx
Game 9735829: Winner: deantursx


show: The Finals Matchups
The Finals: Rust's Red Square Landing

deantursx vs. Red Army!

Game 9816469: Winner: Red Army!
Game 9816470: Winner: deantursx
Game 9816471: Winner: Red Army!

Congratulations to Red Army!, who has triumphed in the Final and claimed victory! Thanks all for taking part :)
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [0/32]

Postby mcshanester29 on Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:03 pm

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [0/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:04 pm

mcshanester29 wrote:in please

First one in, after only 4 minutes! Thanks for joining!! :)
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [2/32]

Postby dazza2008 on Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:50 pm

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [2/32]

Postby Evil Semp on Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:38 pm

I will play.
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [4/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:00 pm

Everyone who posted above this post is in!
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [4/32]

Postby callmecommander on Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:51 pm

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [4/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:19 pm

callmecommander wrote:in please

Got ya in. thanks for joining
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [5/32]

Postby Dukasaur on Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:33 pm

Another beautiful tournament!

I'm in, for sure!
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [5/32]

Postby Fuzzy316 on Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:40 pm

SOunds fun and interesting. love the history of it. I remember when it all happened, and how quickly too.
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [7/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:03 pm

Both of you are in! Looking forward to seeing you all compete, and thanks for joining another one of my tournaments :)

I actually...wasn't around at the time but I absolutely love history, particularly the Cold War
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [7/32]

Postby Willo.Kings on Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:42 pm

In please mate :-)
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [7/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:03 pm

Willo.Kings wrote:In please mate :-)

You, sir, are in!
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [8/32]

Postby HighlanderAttack on Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:50 pm

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [8/32]

Postby ViperOverLord on Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:32 am

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [10/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:24 am

Yall two are in for sure! Thanks for joining another tourney of mine.

That makes 10 of 32 players.
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [10/32]

Postby dagdam0r on Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:13 pm

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [10/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:58 pm

dagdam0r wrote:in please :)

In you are. Nice cat :mrgreen: :lol:
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [11/32]

Postby General Bax on Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:05 pm

i'm in
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [11/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:39 pm

General Bax wrote:i'm in

Most certainly, you're in!
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [12/32]

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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [12/32]

Postby WorldCup4James on Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:17 pm

traffic133 wrote:in please

You're in! :D
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Re: Rust's Red Square Landing [13/32]

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