Another update from Group 1--LLLUUUKKKEEE's been knocked out of Game A. If I'm doing my math right, he's got to win Game C (a distinct possibility) and knock out his opponents in the right order just to force a tie and have any shot at the finals.
Death_on_a_horse is down to a single army and will likely finish second to Shurr, but both remaining players hold 4 cards, so things could get interesting.
Also, in Group 2--went back and looked at the numbers again, and ZionT's win in the first game guarantees at least 8 points and a tie for the lead in that group. For either aniximo or jly_thechampion to force that tie, one of them will have to win both remaining games and knock out ZionT first.
Group 1 Game A is now over, with Shurr taking the win as expected. That gives Shurr a 6-5-4 lead over Death_on_a_horse and LLLUUUKKKEEE, respectively. Order of finish in the last game is obviously going to be very important--we've got the possibility of a three-way tie! I'll keep you posted.
Congrats to our first finalist: ZionT. By eliminating aniximo in Group 2, Game B, ZionT will earn at least 9 points (probably more) and cannot be caught by either opponent! Thanks to aniximo and Death_on_a_horse for a great tourney.
ZionT will await the winner of the Group 1 tiebreaker, which is only in Round 2.
geigerm wrote:Congrats to our first finalist: ZionT. By eliminating aniximo in Group 2, Game B, ZionT will earn at least 9 points (probably more) and cannot be caught by either opponent! Thanks to aniximo and Death_on_a_horse for a great tourney.
ZionT will await the winner of the Group 1 tiebreaker, which is only in Round 2.
geigerm wrote:Congrats to our first finalist: ZionT. By eliminating aniximo in Group 2, Game B, ZionT will earn at least 9 points (probably more) and cannot be caught by either opponent! Thanks to aniximo and Death_on_a_horse for a great tourney.
ZionT will await the winner of the Group 1 tiebreaker, which is only in Round 2.
That is a typo, friend. I am in the tiebreaker.
Whoops, my mistake. I meant jly_thechampion, not you.
Hopefully, for your sake, that wasn't an awful bit of foreshadowing ...
All right, the finals games have been created and the finalists have been notified. I'll update this thread as games finish and we determine a champion!
LLLUUUKKKEEE jumps out to a 1-0 lead with a win on the Egypt: Lower game. A couple of the other games are getting close, but I'll hold off on announcing results until they're actually finished.
LLLUUUKKKEEE won his second home game, on the France 1789 map, and is very close to wrapping up a third win and the tournament. I'll make an official announcement as soon as the game actually finishes.
geigerm wrote:LLLUUUKKKEEE won his second home game, on the France 1789 map, and is very close to wrapping up a third win and the tournament. I'll make an official announcement as soon as the game actually finishes.
Congratulations to our winner! LLLUUUKKKEEE played a great tourney and really pulled it together at the end, winning 3 of the 4 finals games so far.
Thanks to everyone who played. You made my first tournament as organizer a great experience. I'll probably run another one soon, so if you enjoyed this tourney, keep your eyes out for the next one!
