Very Different C. S. Tournament [Winner: goggles paisano]

[Tupence]

I'm currently moving house with very limited internet access, so this tournament will resume around September 5th!

[Teflon Kris]

Will you be posting updated group tables after the round 3 sunny games?

Excellent tournament format by the way - much better than repeatedly playing the same players.

Do players carry over points from Round 5 to the Grand Final round? I'm guessing they don't, and all start the finals on a level playing field - which would be the best option (in case a couple of players have massive points totals that the others cant get near).

[Tupence]

Will you be posting updated group tables after the round 3 sunny games?

Excellent tournament format by the way - much better than repeatedly playing the same players.

Do players carry over points from Round 5 to the Grand Final round? I'm guessing they don't, and all start the finals on a level playing field - which would be the best option (in case a couple of players have massive points totals that the others cant get near).

I will indeed be posting the results of the Round 3 sunny games as soon as the last 8 have finished! Then we'll be onto the foggy games.

The points will carry over into the Grand Final round; when I started this tournament it was to make it deliberately different from my Grand World Marathon 2009, where any points built don't carry over into the Grand Final.

Based on how the scores are at the moment, I don't think anyone will be streaking ahead - I think the format of playing several different opponents keeps the scores pretty tight. Also, there's the opportunity to win up to 70 points in the Final, so that should be enough to make up any big differences. I just wouldn't want someone to win the tournament just because they're very good at Circus Maximus, but have scraped through the other rounds.

[Tupence]

Group J have finished their sunny games! Now just waiting for the last few in Group I to finish then we'll be onto the fog!

[musicalmaven]

this is to inform you that i finally won a game again - #6058700, game # 319, city mogul.

[Teflon Kris]

Are any Group I tables available?

[Tupence]

Are any Group I tables available?

The tables have been updated! Just 1 game left for Group J, with 9 still going in Group I. The top 8 from each group will go through to Round 4!

[Tupence]

Group J have finished all 40 games, and tables for both groups have been updated. The top 8 players from each group go through to Round 4!

[negoeien]

[game]5346055[/game] is finally finished (well just another round ) I take the win after a hard, long and very good fight!

edit: I did win and it is over

[Tupence]

Round 3 has been brought to a close - congratulations to the last 16! Round 4 will begin soon!

[Tupence]

Round 4 is in progress, the games seem to be taking a while but some of them are gradually finishing!

[musicalmaven]

tupence - have you been paying any attention to our conquer man game? take a look at our recent game chat and chime in if you have any ideas.

[musicalmaven]

hi again. i'm again contacting you with regard to game # 6439722 (round 4, game # 377 - conquer man).
the 3 remaining players are all tired and are looking for relief.
i have told them that i was contacting you so you can tell us what our options are.
we've gone over 80 rounds and are no where near a resolution.
green is proposing 2 of us team up against the 3rd and then sort things out.
i'm proposing that we examine other options and i have suggested that we call on you to call the game a draw and award each of us a tournament point(s) or after declaring a draw you have the 3 of us play a conquer man map but with escalating spoils.
i am notifying of this because i'm not even sure if either, or both, options are viable.
please post your comment/decision in the game chat so we can all see it.

[Tupence]

It may seem as though some of the games have stalled, but they are gradually finishing. I'll send out the games for the 2nd half of Round 4 in the next couple of days.

[Tupence]

The Round 4 scores have been updated with the results of the first 14 games. 26 games left until 8 players leave the tournament!

[Tupence]

Only 9 games are still in play, and the standings have been updated. So far only goggles paisano and DBandit70 are definitely through to the next round!

[Tupence]

34 of the 40 games in Round 4 are now complete; the scoreboard has been updated. It's very close in the middle - only the Top 8 will go through to Round 5. So far, the top 4 players are definitely through, and the bottom 4 are definitely out. 8 players are still fighting for 4 places in the next round!

[Tupence]

There are now only 5 games in Round 4 still in play! The results of the last game mean that the top 5 players are now safely through to Round 5, and the bottom 5 will definitely be eliminated. 6 players are still fighting for the final 3 places!

[Tupence]

Another two games have finished since the last update so there are now only 3 games left in play! The top 7 players are now safely through, and the bottom 6 will be eliminated. Tedspur, negoeien and madman7 are now fighting for the last remaining place in the next round!

[Tupence]

Round 4 has finally finished after over 9 months! Congratulations to the 8 players who have made it through to Round 5, and good luck!

[Tupence]

Round 5 has finished; congratulations to goggles paisano, dragon dor, DBandit70 and Gilligan who have made it through to the Grand Final Round! There are up to 70 points available in this round so anyone can still win - check the first page for latest standings.

[Tupence]

1 of the 7 games in the Grand Final Round has finished, so here are the updated scores:

1st - dragon dor - 189.5
2nd - goggles paisano - 187.5
3rd - DBandit70 - 179
4th - Gilligan - 167.5

There are still up to 60 points to gain!

[Tupence]

Two more games have finished, and the gap between first and last has decreased from 16 at the beginning of the round to just 12.5 points. Here are the updated scores:

1st - goggles paisano - 199.5
2nd - dragon dor - 193.5
3rd - Gilligan - 187.5
4th - DBandit70 - 187

There are still 40 points left up for grabs!

[Tupence]

Another game has finished; here are the updated scores:

1st - goggles paisano - 203.5
2nd - Gilligan - 197.5
3rd - dragon dor - 194.5
4th - DBandit70 - 193

Gilligan, who started the round in 4th place, has moved up to 2nd, and the gap between 1st and 4th is now down to 10.5 points. There are 30 points still available - looks like it could go all the way to the last game!

[Tupence]

Here are the latest scores:

1st - goggles paisano - 205.5
2nd - DBandit70 - 203
3rd - Gilligan - 201.5
4th - dragon dor - 200.5

The gap between 1st and 4th has decreased to just 5 points with only 2 games still in play!