Welcome everyone! This is the fourth in the series of the Many Lands Tournaments. This one is Many Lands IV - At Home in a Foreign Land. It follows the format of Many Lands II - The European Tour (http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=94046), but with one major difference. This time the players choose the maps, but they must have never played it before. So each players home map will be foreign to them!
The first round will have 27 players divided into 9 groups of 3. Second round will have 9 winners divided into 3 groups, with the finals being the winners of the second round. Players will be randomly placed into the first round groups.
The games will be 3 players, and each group will play 3 games (freemium players welcome!), one on each of the players "Home in a Foreign Land" map (details below). Players need to win two games to win the group and advance. If all 3 players win 1 game, a playoff game on a Random map will be played, the winner advancing to the next round (if it's the finals, then they would be the champion).
All games will be Automatic, Terminator, Sequential, Escalating, Unlimited, Foggy.
VERY IMPORTANT - Players MUST have played 500 games to qualify, and have 3 maps on which they've never played. When players sign up they must list the 3 maps chosen, one for each round. Players MUST HAVE NEVER PLAYED the map before the start of the round they will be playing them in (and I'll be checking - so make sure). If they have played the map by the time I plan to post the game, they will be given one chance to pick another. If they are out of maps to choose from, they will be eliminated - no exceptions. In the rare case this may occur, in the first two rounds a reserve will replace the player. If it's for the final, I'll choose the second round player with the most wins that did not move to the final, with a tie breaker being winning the on the maps they had picked to try.
Sign up example: morleyjoe, Round 1 - Europe 1914. Round 2 - Jamaica. Round 3 - WWII Poland.
Once 27 players are in, I'll add up to 3 reserves. Players have 24hrs to join or will be replaced promptly. If the games of round 2 go into the Christmas break (December 24-January 3), I will hold off starting the final until January 3rd.
[spoiler=Players and Maps]Player, Round 1 Home Map, Round 2 Home Map, Round 3 Home Map
1. morleyjoe, Europe 1914, Jamaica, WWII Poland.
2. mcshanester29, CCU, Das Schloss, Bamboo Jack. ???, ???
3. keiths31, Dawn Of Ages, Macedonia, Thyseneal, Balkan Peninsula, South Africa 1885
4. unknownhero. Austerlitz, Indian Empire, Oasis
5. Foreverman, WWI Ottoman Empire, Netherlands, South America.
6. Bogangod, 13 Colonies, Central America, Orient Express 1883
7. Nibotha, USA Southwest, Nordic Countries, Celtic Nations, Wales
8. Arama86n, USA Southeast, USA Southwest, USA West
9. Commander9, WWII Western Front, Rail Australia, Woodboro, ???
10. drunkmonkey, Gilgamesh, Mexico, Operation Drug War
11. Victor Sullivan, WWI Ottoman Empire, Crossword, Extreme Global Warming
12. alt1978, Rail Africa, Rail Australia, WWII Australia, ???
13. VioIet, Triple Alliance, Midkemdil, Holy Roman Empire
14. zat, First Nations of North America, First Nations of South America, Fractured America
15. Arya, Atlantis, Cyprus, First nations of South America
16. Slickstick, Cyprus, Japan, Fractured America
17. DresdenSooner, México, Celtic Nations, First Nations South America
18. stokiepaul, Chinese Checkers, King of the Mountains, Orient Express 1883, ???, ???
19. Beta Banger, Cairns Coral Coast, Duck And Cover, Greenland
20. Chuuuuck, Atlantis, Land and Sea, Mexico
21. razoget999, Archipelago, Unification Italy, Italy
22. squishyg, Sydney Metro, Egypt Upper, King's Court, ???
23. chutley, Age of realms: Might, Chicago, San Marino
24. rpshawn, Rail USA, Rail Africa, King of the Mountains
25. dfp2dep, Orient Express 1883, Cyprus, Egypt : Nubia
26. Extraterrestrial, Central America, Cricket, Das Schloss
27. Sirmium Samurai, Celtic Nations, Unification Germany and Flanders 1302
Reserves
1. Robespierre__, Rail Australia, Rail Europe, Orient Express 1883, 13 Colonies.
2. cj1990
3. seechster, Unification Germany, Unification Italy
4. kiwi3, WWII Iwo Jima, Bamboo Jack[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Group Match Ups - First Round]Group A
chutley, Age of realms: Might
keiths31, Dawn Of Ages
Extraterrestrial, Central America
Group B
mcshanester29, CCU
Victor Sullivan, WWI Ottoman Empire
Bogangod, 13 Colonies
Group C
Beta Banger, Cairns Coral Coast
Slickstick, Cyprus
Sirmium Samurai, Celtic Nations
Group D
morleyjoe, Europe 1914
Arya, Atlantis
squishyg, Sydney Metro
Group E
alt1978, Rail Africa
zat, First Nations of North America
dfp2dep, Orient Express 1883
Group F
DresdenSooner, México
Foreverman, WWI Ottoman Empire
rpshawn, Rail USA
Group G
Commander9, WWII Western Front
Arama86n, USA Southeast
razoget999, Archipelago
Group H
Chuuuuck, Atlantis
VioIet, Triple Alliance
Nibotha, USA Southwest
Group I
unknownhero, Austerlitz
drunkmonkey, Gilgamesh
stokiepaul, Chinese Checkers[/spoiler]
[spoiler=First Round Results]Group A
chutley
keiths31 - 2 wins
Extraterrestrial - 1 win
Group B
mcshanester29 - 2 wins
Victor Sullivan - 1 win
Bogangod
Group C - tie-breaker sent
Beta Banger - 1 win
Slickstick - 2 wins
Sirmium Samurai - 1 win
Group D
morleyjoe - 2 wins
Arya - 1 win
squishyg
Group E - tie-breaker sent
alt1978 - 2 wins
zat - 1 win
dfp2dep - 1 win
Group F
DresdenSooner
Foreverman - 3 wins
rpshawn
Group G
Commander9 - 2 wins
Arama86n - 1 win
razoget999
Group H - tie-breaker sent (x2)
Chuuuuck - 1 win
VioIet - 1 win
Nibotha - 2 wins
Group I - tie-breaker sent
unknownhero - 1 win
drunkmonkey - 1 win
stokiepaul - 2 wins[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Group Match ups - Second Round]Players advancing from round 1.
morleyjoe, Jamaica, WWII Poland.
mcshanester29, Das Schloss, Bamboo Jack, ???, ???.
keiths31, Macedonia, Thyseneal, Balkan Peninsula, South Africa 1885.
Foreverman, Netherlands, South America.
Commander9, Rail Australia, Woodboro, ???
stokiepaul, King of the Mountains, Orient Express 1883, ???, ???
alt1978, Rail Australia, WWII Australia, ???
Slickstick, Japan, Fractured America
Nibotha, Nordic Countries, Celtic Nations, ???
Group A
stokiepaul Robespierre__, Rail Australia, in as replacement (see post on page 6)
mcshanester29 seechster, Unification Germany, in as replacement (see post on page 6)
morleyjoe, Jamaica
Group B
Foreverman, Netherlands
alt1978, WWII Australia
Nibotha, Celtic Nations
Group C
keiths31, Balkan Peninsula
Slickstick, Japan
Commander9 kiwi3, WWII Iwo Jima, in as replacement (see post on page 6)[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Second Round Results]Group A
Robespierre__
seechster, 1 win
morleyjoe - 2 wins
Group B
Foreverman
alt1978, 1 win
Nibotha - 2 wins
Group C
keiths31 - 2 wins
Slickstick, 1 win
kiwi3[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Finals]nibotha - Wales - 2 wins
morleyjoe - WWII Poland
keiths31, South Africa 1885 - 1 win[/spoiler]
