SOS Africa Qualifier -- The Battle for the Cape [W=Dafydd]

[Dukasaur]

Official SOS Africa Qualifier
-- The Battle for the Cape
Brought to you by Team CC

This tournament is part of Batch 2 of the SOS Africa qualifiers. Remember that you can sign up for only one tournament per batch, so if you sign up for this tourney, you cannot join ManBungalow's African Nuclear Singles, TeeGee's MADagascar Trips, or mcshanester29's Let's Terminate Rorke. If you attempt to join more than one Batch 2 tournament, you will be required to choose one.
Of course, if you signed up for a Batch 1 qualifier, you may still sign up for this or any other Batch 2 qualifier.

After capturing Capetown in 1795, the British slowly but surely increased their control of the Cape region and the lands now known as South Africa. In a long series of wars they first crushed the independence of the Xhosa, then the Zulu, and finally the Boers.

By the time the Treaty of Berlin was signed in 1885, the British had effective overlordship of all of what is now South Africa. The Treaty of Berlin, although primarily concerned with central Africa, was the death blow to the autonomy of Africans everywhere. Prior to the Treaty, European colonial powers were content with governing the major port cities and extending only nominal suzerainty over the interior. The Treaty of Berlin, however, established the "Principle of Effectivity" under which colonial powers had to prove that they were meddling in the affairs of locals to a sufficient degree to call themselves the government. Within 20 years, all remaining African tribes were subjugated, and the Second Boer War crushed the last independent Europeans.

Our South Africa 1885 map presents the situation in the Cape Region as it existed on the eve of the Treaty of Berlin, and in this tournament you will have plenty of time to ponder Man's inhumanity to Man as you ruthlessly hunt down and slaughter your opponents.

Due to the number of games per round, you must be a Premium member to enter.

Read the details below and post in this thread to sign up now!

Settings
Map: South Africa 1885
Players per game: 5
Game Type: Standard
Initial Troops: Automatic
Play Order: Sequential
Spoils: No Spoils
Reinforcements: Chained
Special Gameplay: Fog of War/No Trench
Round Length: 24 Hour
Round Limit: 20 rounds

Setup

We are looking for 40 players, but any multiple of 5 from 20 to 60 can be accommodated if this fills faster or slower than expected.

You will play 5-player standard games on the map specified. All the games will have a 20 round limit, but you will be rewarded for bold and aggressive play by scoring more points for games that you win without going to the round limit. All games will be randomly and independently seeded.

Structure

Primary Phase: You will play in four games. There will be 5 points awarded to the winner of a game that is won by round limit, 2 extra points (therefore 7 total) if the game is won on Round 20 before the Round limit is reached, and 1 extra point for each round before that. Thus, for instance, if you hustle and win the game on Round 14 you will score 13 points because (7 + {20-14}) = 13.

If the game goes to the round limit, there will be 1 point awarded to each of the surviving non-winners.

Secondary Phase: Players will advance to the Secondary Phase by the following rules:

1. All players who won at least one game in the Primary will advance.
2. 1. If there are any players who did not win a game but got at least one round limit survival point, then at least one of those players will also advance.
   2. If the players satisfying condition 2a have differing numbers of survival points, all those who taken as a class have the most survival points will advance. For example, if some non-winning players have 3 points, some have 2, and some have 1, then all those who have 3 are guaranteed to advance.
   3. If 2b is the case and the number of players advancing as a result of 1 and 2b is not a multiple of 5, then players will be advanced from among non-winning players who have fewer points than the maximum, in order to make up games of 5.
   4. If adding the players in the next point class also does not result in a multiple of 5, then players from that class will be drawn by lot to advance.
3. If there are no players satisfying 2a (meaning that all players either won a game or lost without reaching the round limit) and the number of winning players is not a multiple of 5, then non-winning players from the Primary Phase will be drawn by by lot to advance, in such number as to make the total a multiple of 5.

In the Secondary Phase, you will play three games with the same settings and rules as in the Primary Phase. Points will not reset; Primary and Secondary Phase points will be cumulative. HOWEVER, points in the Secondary Phase will be doubled (so, winning by round limit will score 10 points instead of 5, and the example given of a player winning in Round 14 would score 26 points instead of 13) There will be plenty of opportunity, therefore, to overcome a bad start in the final stretch.

The player with the most points when all is said and done will win the tournament.

Prizes
The winner of the tournament will receive 3 months Premium membership. He/she will also be rewarded with a General Achievement Medal and a place in the SOS Africa Finals to be played on Africa II. Prizes are donated by Entertainment team.

Notes

• Tournament begins when full; first games will be made and sent out shortly thereafter.
  
• This tournament is part of SOS Africa -- Round 2.
  
• Everybody receives 2 invites for joining games. After missing 2 invites player will be replaced by a reserve.
  
• Any issues will be solved by the tournament organiser and his/her word is final.

[Dukasaur]

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[spoiler=players]alaskanassassin
redspyder
slytown
genucu
bernooch
Puddleglum
dboeke
farinelli
Fewnix
macbone
misteryforall
paullo
Schredder22
RICHARDJOHN
usidyr
P4Soa
Agent 86
elmerfudd
Arcanella
Silly Knig-it
offinthecorner
TX AG 90
Dafydd
paws1610
Aleksandr
yumatra
GreenBaize
BigMac75
General Bax
smithallan
t4mcr53s2
shoop76
sparkyball
Fuzzy316
overlander
rosco23
kizkiz
rubilion
Carlos1
DaveH

First Reserve
Nath77440[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Primary Phase games]There were 40 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

[game]13477501[/game]
overlander
Schredder22
Carlos1
alaskanassassin
genucu

[game]13477500[/game]
BigMac75
rubilion
General Bax
t4mcr53s2
paws1610

[game]13477499[/game]
dboeke
smithallan
slytown
Silly Knig-it
Arcanella

[game]13477498[/game]
misteryforall
daveH
offinthecorner
kizkiz
Fewnix

[game]13477497[/game]
Dafydd
Fuzzy316
GreenBaize
Agent 86
usidyr

[game]13477496[/game]
sparkyball
rosco23
RICHARDJOHN
macbone
bernooch

[game]13477495[/game]
farinelli
paullo
P4Soa
Puddleglum
TX AG 90

[game]13477494[/game]
redspyder
shoop76
Aleksandr
elmerfudd
yumatra

Timestamp: 2013-10-19 05:54:38 UTC
There were 40 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

[game]13477493[/game]
Dafydd
smithallan
bernooch
General Bax
sparkyball

[game]13477492[/game]
farinelli
rubilion
dboeke
Puddleglum
redspyder

[game]13477491[/game]
GreenBaize
elmerfudd
Carlos1
overlander
misteryforall

[game]13477490[/game]
TX AG 90
Silly Knig-it
Agent 86
alaskanassassin
Schredder22

[game]13477489[/game]
macbone
t4mcr53s2
yumatra
usidyr
Arcanella

[game]13477488[/game]
genucu
Fewnix
Aleksandr
daveH
rosco23

[game]13477487[/game]
paullo
Fuzzy316
paws1610
BigMac75
P4Soa

[game]13477486[/game]
slytown
shoop76
RICHARDJOHN
kizkiz
offinthecorner

Timestamp: 2013-10-19 05:55:25 UTC

You have randomized this list 2 times.
There were 40 items in your list. Here they are in random order:


[game]13477485[/game]
smithallan
Aleksandr
Schredder22
paws1610
slytown

[game]13477484[/game]
alaskanassassin
Arcanella
overlander
BigMac75
paullo

[game]13477483[/game]
TX AG 90
Agent 86
daveH
Dafydd
yumatra

[game]13477482[/game]
RICHARDJOHN
sparkyball
farinelli
rosco23
kizkiz

[game]13477481[/game]
macbone
GreenBaize
Puddleglum
rubilion
offinthecorner

[game]13477480[/game]
Fuzzy316
Silly Knig-it
dboeke
Fewnix
usidyr

[game]13477479[/game]
t4mcr53s2
misteryforall
redspyder
elmerfudd
genucu

[game]13477478[/game]
bernooch
P4Soa
shoop76
Carlos1
General Bax

Timestamp: 2013-10-19 05:55:39 UTC

You have randomized this list 3 times.
There were 40 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

[game]13477477[/game]
redspyder
Fuzzy316
Dafydd
Agent 86
dboeke

[game]13477476[/game]
bernooch
slytown
yumatra
genucu
elmerfudd

[game]13477475[/game]
misteryforall
Puddleglum
Carlos1
farinelli
BigMac75

[game]13477474[/game]
t4mcr53s2
TX AG 90
smithallan
sparkyball
Fewnix

[game]13477473[/game]
Silly Knig-it
daveH
paullo
Arcanella
usidyr

[game]13477472[/game]
alaskanassassin
RICHARDJOHN
rubilion
GreenBaize
Schredder22

[game]13477471[/game]
Aleksandr
shoop76
overlander
macbone
P4Soa

[game]13477470[/game]
General Bax
offinthecorner
paws1610
rosco23
kizkiz

Timestamp: 2013-10-19 05:55:55 UTC

You have randomized this list 4 times.[/spoiler]

November 24th update:Subject: SOS Africa Qualifier -- The Battle for the Cape

Quick Link to the Score Spreadsheet

[spoiler=CURRENT LEADERBOARD]Players sorted by current score:

Dafydd 25
Schredder22 24
Silly Knig-it 20
dboeke 19
shoop76 16
yumatra 16
redspyder 15
paullo 15
Puddleglum 13
BigMac75 12
genucu 12
rubilion 12
sparkyball 12
misteryforall 11
P4Soa 11
Agent 86 10
Aleksandr 10
kizkiz 7
offinthecorner 7
bernooch 6
t4mcr53s2 6
TX AG 90 6
rosco23 6
Carlos1 3
Fuzzy316 3
macbone 3
usidyr 3
Arcanella 2
elmerfudd 2
Fewnix 2
General Bax 2
GreenBaize 2
overlander 2
paws1610 2
alaskanassassin 1
DaveH 1
farinelli 1
slytown 1
smithallan 1
RICHARDJOHN 0[/spoiler]
[spoiler=players who will advance]winning at least 1 game (22 players):
Dafydd
Schredder22
Silly Knig-it
dboeke
shoop76
yumatra
redspyder
paullo
Puddleglum
BigMac75
genucu
rubilion
sparkyball
misteryforall
P4Soa
Agent 86
Aleksandr
kizkiz
offinthecorner
bernooch
t4mcr53s2
TX AG 90

class of non-winners with 3 survivor points (4 players):
Carlos1
Fuzzy316
macbone
usidyr

lottery from among class of non-winners with 2 survivor points (4 of 8 advance):

There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

paws1610
elmerfudd
GreenBaize
Fewnix
paullo
General Bax
Arcanella
overlander

Timestamp: 2013-11-25 04:43:59 UTC[/spoiler]

[spoiler=secondary phase games]There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

[game]13641847[/game]
shoop76
P4Soa
sparkyball
elmerfudd
GreenBaize

[game]13641846[/game]
kizkiz
dboeke
t4mcr53s2
paws1610
paullo

[game]13641845[/game]
offinthecorner
TX AG 90
Aleksandr
Schredder22
yumatra

[game]13641844[/game]
Carlos1
Puddleglum
redspyder
bernooch
BigMac75

[game]13641843[/game]
Dafydd
usidyr
misteryforall
rubilion
genucu

[game]13641842[/game]
Fewnix
Fuzzy316
macbone
Silly Knig-it
Agent 86

Timestamp: 2013-11-25 04:49:43 UTC

There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

[game]13641841[/game]
kizkiz
t4mcr53s2
P4Soa
Carlos1
redspyder

[game]13641840[/game]
usidyr
BigMac75
bernooch
macbone
TX AG 90

[game]13641839[/game]
Silly Knig-it
Aleksandr
Fuzzy316
Schredder22
elmerfudd

[game]13641838[/game]
misteryforall
yumatra
dboeke
paullo
sparkyball

[game]13641837[/game]
genucu
rubilion
paws1610
shoop76
Agent 86

[game]13641836[/game]
Fewnix
offinthecorner
GreenBaize
Puddleglum
Dafydd

Timestamp: 2013-11-25 04:50:35 UTC

You have randomized this list 2 times.

There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

[game]13641835[/game]
paws1610
t4mcr53s2
dboeke
Fuzzy316
Puddleglum

[game]13641834[/game]
genucu
misteryforall
redspyder
elmerfudd
paullo

[game]13641833[/game]
GreenBaize
rubilion
offinthecorner
Agent 86
P4Soa

[game]13641831[/game]
Schredder22
Carlos1
BigMac75
sparkyball
kizkiz

[game]13641830[/game]
Fewnix
Silly Knig-it
bernooch
TX AG 90
Dafydd

[game]13641829[/game]
shoop76
usidyr
yumatra
Aleksandr
macbone

Timestamp: 2013-11-25 04:50:49 UTC

You have randomized this list 3 times.[/spoiler]

As expected, there were some big points racked up in the Secondary phase. Two players were tied for first with 32 points each, and three more were jostling for position behind them with 28 points each.
[spoiler=scores in the secondary phase]paullo 32
Puddleglum 32
Dafydd 28
GreenBaize 28
shoop76 28
t4mcr53s2 24
Agent 86 22
Fuzzy316 22
Aleksandr 14
Schredder22 14
usidyr 14
Carlos1 12
genucu 12
macbone 12
offinthecorner 12
misteryforall 10
P4Soa 10
BigMac75 4
elmerfudd 4
kizkiz 11
TX AG 90 4
yumatra 4
bernooch 2
Fewnix 2
paws1610 2
redspyder 2
rubilion 2
Silly Knig-it 2
sparkyball 2[/spoiler]
Dafydd's lead from the Primary phase, however, was enough that combined with his stellar performance in the Secondary phase, it gave him the win!
[spoiler=final scores]Player, TOTAL, Primary subtotal, Secondary subtotal
Dafydd 53 25 28
paullo 47 15 32
Puddleglum 45 13 32
shoop76 44 16 28
Schredder22 38 24 14
Agent 86 32 10 22
t4mcr53s2 30 6 24
GreenBaize 30 2 28
Fuzzy316 25 3 22
genucu 24 12 12
Aleksandr 24 7 14
Silly Knig-it 22 20 2
misteryforall 21 11 10
P4Soa 21 11 10
yumatra 20 16 4
dboeke 19 19 0
offinthecorner 19 7 12
redspyder 17 15 2
usidyr 17 3 14
BigMac75 16 12 4
Carlos1 15 3 12
macbone 15 3 12
rubilion 14 12 2
sparkyball 14 12 2
kizkiz 11 7 4
TX AG 90 10 6 4
bernooch 8 6 2
rosco23 6 6 0
elmerfudd 6 2 4
Fewnix 4 2 2
paws1610 4 2 2
Arcanella 2 2 0
General Bax 2 2 0
overlander 2 2 0
alaskanassassin 1 1 0
DaveH 1 1 0
farinelli 1 1 0
slytown 1 1 0
smithallan 1 1 0
RICHARDJOHN 0 0 0[/spoiler]


Congratulations on a smashing performance, Dafydd!!!

[alaskanassassin]

in please.

[redspyder]

in please

[slytown]

in please duk!

[genucu]

in pls

[bernooch]

sign me up if I can...I did not join in the first group or section or whatever you were babbling about.

Please advise

nooch

[Puddleglum]

in, please.

[sempaispellcheck]

In please.

sempai

[dboeke]

I'm your huckleberry. (in please)

[farinelli]

In please.

[RiftDelay]

IN PLEASE!

[Fewnix]

in please

[macbone]

Put me in, Coach, I'm ready!

[misteryforall]

in pls

[blakez]

I want in, please!

[paullo]

In, please.

[Schredder22]

In please

[RICHARDJOHN]

in plzzzz

[usidyr]

In please

[P4Ssoa]

In please

[Agent 86]

In please

[Dukasaur]

Mostly in to here.

I had to exclude the two freemium entrants. This tournament is premium-only. My apologies for not having said that in the initial post; it has now been corrected.

[dani992]

in please

[elmerfudd]

in please