The Great War

by **shoop76** on Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:44 pm

I guess I am just disagree with Duk's assessment. Shoop has not won this event. It seems participation has been steady throughout and there has been no increase in these last 2 events. I also don't see anyone here posting that change is necessary. I think if you want to increase participation you need to run some smaller tournaments. Most of these tourneys have a high game load which scares people away.

by **iAmCaffeine** on Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:27 am

shoop76 wrote:I guess I am just disagree with Duk's assessment. Shoop has not won this event. It seems participation has been steady throughout and there has been no increase in these last 2 events. I also don't see anyone here posting that change is necessary. I think if you want to increase participation you need to run some smaller tournaments. Most of these tourneys have a high game load which scares people away.

+1

by **lanceeee** on Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:44 pm

As having just started the tournament within in the last couple of months, I don't have the expectation that I could win it over someone that has already been playing a year. I started playing because I like trench games and there have been some good trench tournaments recently.

Having secondary scoreboards, such as by year or phase (such as a trench phase of the war) would be a way to entice people to start playing or continue playing.

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Nov 29, 2015 2:18 pm

We can postpone a decision for a while.

DoomYoshi has returned, and he was written the next three tournaments for us. They are much smaller affairs than the gargantuan things I've been writing lately, so I'm willing to let them stand as 2-medal tournaments.

Would this make everyone happier: A toned-down version of my previous proposal, in which we keep small, basic tournaments at 2 medals, but still increase the number for the larger ones?

DoomYoshi wrote:Here they are: borrowing heavily from second Isonzo.

show: Third Isonzo

show: Fourth Isonzo

DoomYoshi wrote:It seems we haven't had a basic tourney in a while.
show: Gulf of Riga

by **Tviorr** on Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:25 pm

lanceeee wrote:As having just started the tournament within in the last couple of months, I don't have the expectation that I could win it over someone that has already been playing a year. I started playing because I like trench games and there have been some good trench tournaments recently.

Having secondary scoreboards, such as by year or phase (such as a trench phase of the war) would be a way to entice people to start playing or continue playing.

Thats a good idea.

by **shoop76** on Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:04 am

Dukasaur wrote:We can postpone a decision for a while.

DoomYoshi has returned, and he was written the next three tournaments for us. They are much smaller affairs than the gargantuan things I've been writing lately, so I'm willing to let them stand as 2-medal tournaments.

Would this make everyone happier: A toned-down version of my previous proposal, in which we keep small, basic tournaments at 2 medals, but still increase the number for the larger ones?

DoomYoshi wrote:Here they are: borrowing heavily from second Isonzo.

show: Third Isonzo

show: Fourth Isonzo

DoomYoshi wrote:It seems we haven't had a basic tourney in a while.
show: Gulf of Riga

Thanks duk, for listening to our opinions. What do mean with increase the larger ones? 2 medals for the winner? or more? I guess I would be fine with 2. Think this should have been done from the beginning.

by **Dukasaur** on Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:26 am

Today, December 8th, is the 100th anniversary of the first publication of In Flanders Fields by Colonel (and Doctor) John McCrae. Millions of people who know nothing else about the Great War know those poignant stanzas and the haunting voice it provides to the dead soldiers. He wrote the poem at the Second Battle of Ypres in April of 1915, but it spread slowly among friends, and was not publicly known until December 8th, 1915, when it was first published by Punch magasine in Britain. From there its fame grew, and it was soon one of the unforgettable symbols of the war.

As part of the ongoing Great War mega-event, we have put together a poetry competition:
In Flanders Fields Poetry Competition

This competition features 3 ways to win. Whether you are good at writing poetry, reciting poetry, or herding your friends to liking your posts, we have something for you.

There is a poetry-writing competition, where you can privately submit your poem to a judging panel of mods and admins.
There is a facebook-building competition, where you can post your poem on CC's Facebook page, and score points by gathering "likes".
There is a recitation competition, where you can record yourself reciting the original poem, and demonstrate your dramatic talents.

All three competitions have an independent (and very generous) prize structure. You can enter one, two, or all three. In addition to the announced prizes, there are special unannounced mystery prizes.

Please be sure to visit the Competition Thread and participate!

by **Tviorr** on Tue Dec 08, 2015 3:49 pm

latest tourney is listing 4 tokens for the winner?

Seems a bit steep.

1 for the second place should be okay, I think.

by **Dukasaur** on Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:03 pm

Tviorr wrote:latest tourney is listing 4 tokens for the winner?

Seems a bit steep.

1 for the second place should be okay, I think.

We've been giving four tokens to the winner for almost a year now. That hasn't changed.

by **Tviorr** on Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:09 am

Sorry. Misread the drop list for first place. I meant medal, I guess, not token. - The one that counts on the scoreboard, whatever its called.

Only one of those for the winner of 4th Iso, so it was just because I cant read ;-)

by **Dukasaur** on Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:11 am

Tviorr wrote:Sorry. Misread the drop list for first place. I meant medal, I guess, not token. - The one that counts on the scoreboard, whatever its called.

Only one of those for the winner of 4th Iso, so it was just because I cant read

Ah!

(It's okay, I get confused with the long list of items, too)

by **Dukasaur** on Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:54 pm

Colonel John McCrae opened today. This tournament is the perfect companion to the In Flanders Fields creative component. This tournament celebrates the life of Colonel John McCrae, the author of In Flander Fields.

So that all Conquer Clubbers can participate in this special time, it is a freemium-exemption tournament.

show: colonel john mccrae dec 9 to 16

Please honour the dead and participate in this tournament, and please visit the poetry event and participate in that also.

by **muti** on Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:37 am

Not sure if it's just me but I don't understand which of the lists of maps in the token criteria are current and which are past. Could it be clarified please?

by **Dukasaur** on Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:47 am

muti wrote:Not sure if it's just me but I don't understand which of the lists of maps in the token criteria are current and which are past. Could it be clarified please?

As of August 26th:
World 2.1
Classic Cities: London
Germany
World War I Gallipoli
Battle for Iraq!
Italy
Rail Europe
Poison Rome
Land and Sea
4 Star Meats

by **muti** on Thu Dec 24, 2015 7:41 pm

Thanks Dukasaur

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:47 am

Ctesiphon launches tomorrow. Well, later today, I suppose (looking at clock). :lol:

by **Dukasaur** on Sat Jan 02, 2016 2:28 pm

A bounty game for Great War fans: Game 16233128

The password is the name of the British general whom I described as

Almost a caricature of a bad general

(The fact that this is a Gallipoli game should steer you in the right direction.)

by **Dukasaur** on Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:02 pm

Another Whac-a-Mod game for Great War fans.

Game 16236846

Pass is three words which complete this sentence: The Grand and Petite Morin are reminiscent of the

by **Dukasaur** on Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:14 am

Dukasaur wrote:Another Whac-a-Mod game for Great War fans.

Game 16236846

Pass is three words which complete this sentence: The Grand and Petite Morin are reminiscent of the

Yes, it's case sensitive.

by **Dukasaur** on Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:09 am

Finally, the Great War resumes!

show: Bulgaria Enters the War

by **shoop76** on Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:54 pm

http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=autotournament&tournament_id=2769

Really, screwed by the bs tiebreak rules again. Greenbaize gets 5 free wins because his opponent turned freemium. Fine, it happens. But then you go to the tiebreak of fewest rounds for wins. He gets all those wins at 0 rounds. What an advantage and what usual cc bs. This is just one of the things that are so wrong with this site today. Everyone has known for a while now that these tiebreaks are crap and nothing is done about it.

by **thelord** on Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:01 pm

Link doesnt seem to work to find eligible games?

DoomYoshi wrote:Tokens

Upcoming change August 26th:
World 2.1
Classic Cities: London
Germany
World War I Gallipoli
Battle for Iraq!
Italy
Rail Europe
Poison Rome
Land and Sea
4 Star Meats

show: justifications

https://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=find2&data%5Boptions%5D%5BState%5D=W&data%5Boptions%5D%5BMapNo%5D=238,16,209,53,66,132,136,90,244,118&data%5Border%5D=GameNo%20desc&data%5Btotallimit%5D=100&data%5Bjoinability%5D%5BPublic%5D=1&data%5Bjoinability%5D%5BPrivate%5D=1

EDIT:
In 1915, much is happening in the south, as campaigns in Africa and the Middle East heat up. The big operation of the year, however, is the Dardanelles-Gallipoli operation. It's time to update our token-dropping maps accordingly. On February 19th, on the 100th anniversary of the initial naval bombardment of the Gallipoli forts, we will add a new group of maps to the token-dropping list:
Gallipoli (beta) map
WWI Ottoman
Middle East
Europa
Dark Continent
Africa II
Australia
New Zealand

The current list, (Europe1914, Transsib1914, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Unification Germany, England, France1789, and Benelux) will remain active for now and continue dropping tokens for another month, until March 19th.

Original (September 17) list: Europe1914, Austro-Hungarian Empire, King of the Mountains, and Balkan Peninsula
Second (November 17) list: Europe1914, Russia as represented by Transsib1914, Austria as represented by Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany represented by Unification Germany, Britain represented by England, France represented by France1789, Belgium represented by Benelux.