This is a Tournament Players Association Year 3 (TPA3) Premier event, and is governed by its rules, guidelines, and judgments, detailed here. All are welcome to join and participate in the association. You need do nothing more than join one or more of the TPA3 events that will be announced each Monday. Check back on the scoreboard to see how you're doing.
A Mexican Standoff is most precisely a confrontation among three opponents. The tactics for such a confrontation are substantially different than for a duel, where the first to shoot has the advantage. In a confrontation among three mutually hostile participants, the first to shoot is at a tactical disadvantage. If opponent A shoots opponent B, then while so occupied, opponent C can shoot A, thus winning the conflict. Since it is the second opponent to shoot that has the advantage, no one wants to go first.
Settings
- Map: Classic
Players: 3
Game Type: Assassin
Troop Deployment: Automatic
Turn Order: Sequential
Spoils: Escalating
Reinforcements: Chained
Special Gameplay: Sunny, No Trench
Round Limit: 20 Rounds
This is a double elimination tournament. The rounds will go as described below.
Round 1
- Winners
- 81 Players - 27 Games
27 Winners move on to Winners Round 2
54 Losers move on to Losers Round 2
- Winners
- 27 Players - 9 Games
9 Winners move on to Winners Round 3
18 Losers move on to Losers Round 3
- 54 Players - 18 Games
18 Winner move on to Losers Round 3
36 Losers Eliminated
- Winners
- 9 Players - 3 Games
3 Winners move on to Winners Round 5
6 Losers move on to Losers Round 4
- 36 Players - 12 Games
12 Winner move on to Losers Round 4
24 Losers Eliminated
- Losers
- 18 Players - 6 Games
6 Winner move on to Losers Round 5
36 Losers Eliminated
- Everyone
- 9 Players - 3 Games
3 Winner move on to Finals
6 Losers Eliminated
- Winners
- 3 Players - 1 Game
1 Winner