The Five Elements [Winner: EnricoPalazzo]

[Kinnison]

PREMIUM IS REQUIRED.

Greetings. Welcome to my first tournament.

Inspired by: The 3456 League. The problem with that tournament was this: you didn't get to play on your home map against the various possible permutations of opponents. I addressed this by reducing the division size to 5.

Format:
5 Players per division, 5 divisions. Top player by final score in each division advances to the finals. In the finals, the format and scoring will repeat.

All Games are Sequential. NO SPOILS is not permitted, in the interest of keeping the tournament moving. Yes, I'm not happy about doing this, I like the setting. But it's that, or vetting every possible combination of map and settings as they're requested.
When you sign up, I need the following: "Home Map", and settings for spoils, fortifications, and fog of war.

In each division, there will be played:

10 5-player games, two on each home map.
20 4-player games (5 sets of 4 players, one game on each home map per set) (16 per player)
30 3-player games (10 sets of 3 players, one game on each home map per set) (18 per player)

60 games per round, 44 per player.

I currently plan to send them out over 10 'starts', so as not to overload any single player unduly. The starts will include a spread of all the game assortments, and will be weekly to begin. It could also pile up on someone's game load if the games don't move. Should games not be finishing, I will adjust the frequency.

Scoring:

5 player games: 4 for the winner, then 3, 2, 1, 0 in reverse order of elimination. 40 points possible.
(i.e., 0 points to the first player eliminated, 1 for the second eliminated, 2 for the third out, 3 for the last player out, and 4 for the winner)
4 player games: 3 for the winner, then 2, 1, 0 in reverse order of elimination. 48 points possible.
3 player games: 2 for the winner, then 1, 0 in reverse order of elimination. 36 points possible.

25 players accepted, seeking up to 5 reserves. I will only be participating as a reserve player, if needed.

Random.org will be used to sort players into their divisions, and assign them positions within divisions.

Questions will be gleefully accepted.

EDITS:
27FEB0410Z: scoring clarified
27FEB1753Z: scheduling clarified/set
02MAR0548Z: league underway-R1 mailed out

[Kinnison]

Playing:
01: shoop76 : Treasures of Galapagos, chained, flat rate, fog
02: InkL0sed : King of the Mountains, chained, escalating, no fog
03: Blindmatt : Australia, chained, flat rate, no fog
04: slickstick : Doodle Earth, chained, flat rate, no fog
05: ddoggphx : Siege!, chained, flat rate, no fog
06: Boss_oss_ss : WW Eastern Front, unlimited, escalating, fog
07: cookie0117 : Classic Shapes, unlimited, flat rate, fog
08: topper : BeNeLux, chained, escalating, no fog
09: Hacx5nine : Texan Wars, chained, flat rate, fog
10: Guderian09 : WWII Eastern Front, chained, flat rate, fog
11: Simon Viavant : World 2.1, unlimited, escalating, no fog
12: poptartpsycho18 : Egypt: Nubia, adjacent, flat rate fog
13: jgazaille : Feudal war, chained, flat rate, fog
14: DBandit70 : Arms Race, adjacent, escalating, fog
15: oakleyshole : Age of Merchants, chained, escalating, no fog
16: wolfpack0530 : Brazil, chained, flat rate, no fog
17: plurple : New World, unlimited, escalating, fog
18: EnricoPalazzo : WWII Europe, chained, flat rate, fog
19: bob72 : Age of Merchants, chained, escalating, no fog
20: DimnjacarStef : Age of Merchants, chained, escalating, fog
21: Dazoot : Imperium Romanum, chained, flat rate, fog
22: herus : Ireland, chained, flat rate, no fog
23: portace : Feudal War, chained, flat rate, fog
24: geigerm : Battle of Actium, chained, escalating, no fog
25: The Chosen : Feudal War, chained, flat rate, fog

Reserves:
01: zissou2 : Forbidden City, chained, flat rate, fog
02: Gypsys Kiss : British Isles, chained, escalating, fog
03: Soldier4Christ : Waterloo, unlimited, escalating, no fog
04:
05:
06: Kinnison: Rail USA, Sequential, Flat Rate, Chained, fog

[Kinnison]

[spoiler=prelims]AIR DIVISION
1: DBandit70 : Arms Race, adjacent, escalating, fog
2: ddoggphx : Siege!, chained, flat rate, no fog
3: jgazaille : Feudal war, chained, flat rate, fog
4: portace : Feudal War, chained, flat rate, fog
5: cookie0117 : Classic Shapes, unlimited, flat rate, fog

EARTH DIVISION
1: bob72 : Age of Merchants, escalating, chained, no fog
2: EnricoPalazzo : WWII Europe, flat rate, chained, fog
3: InkL0sed : King of the Mountains, chained, escalating, no fog
4: slickstick : Doodle Earth, chained, flat rate, no fog
5: shoop76 : Treasures of Galapagos, chained, flat rate, fog

FIRE DIVISION
1: DimnjacarStef : Age of Merchants, escalating, chained, fog
2: plurple : New World, unlimited, escalating, fog
3: Dazoot : Imperium Romanum, chained, flat rate, fog
4: Guderian09 : WWII Eastern Front, chained, flat rate, fog
5: geigerm : Battle of Actium, chained, escalating, no fog

PLASMA DIVISION
1: Boss_oss_ss : WW Eastern Front, unlimited, escalating, fog
2: wolfpack0530 : Brazil, chained, flat rate, no fog
3: Blindmatt : Australia, chained, flat rate, no fog
4: Simon Viavant : World 2.1, unlimited, escalating, no fog
5: topper : BeNeLux, chained, escalating, no fog

WATER DIVISION
1: poptartpsycho18 : Egypt: Nubia, adjacent, flat rate fog
2: oakleyshole : Age of Merchants, chained, escalating, no fog
3: The Chosen : Feudal War, chained, flat rate, fog
4: Hacx5nine : Texan Wars, chained, flat rate, fog
5: herus : Ireland, chained, flat rate, no fog[/spoiler]

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FINALS DIVISION
1. jgazaille: Imperium Romanum, Chained, Flat Rate, Fog
2. EnricoPalazzo: Battle for Iraq!, Chained, Flat Rate, Fog
3. Hacx5nine: Arms Race, Chained, Flat Rate, Fog
4. Dimnjacarstef: Age of Merchants, Chained, Escalating, Fog
5. wolfpack0530: Brazil 2, Chained, Flat Rate, No Fog

[Kinnison]

The MS Excel Scoresheet is current, here.

FOR COMPARISON: Each round, a player is in: 1 5-player, and either of: 2 4-player and 1 3-player =or= 1 4-player and 3 3-player games. So it's possible to earn 12 or 13 points a round, with a total of 31 points for all players in one round.

[spoiler=Preliminary Round Results]Prelim R1-10: Complete

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AIR             (Complete)
jgazaille         80-Division Champion
DBandit70         77
portace           58
ddoggphx          50
cookie0117        45

EARTH           (Complete)
EnricoPalazzo     74-Division Champion
shoop76           67
bob72             61
Inkl0sed          55
slickstick        53

FIRE            (Complete)
DimnjacarStef     71-Division Champion
Dazoot            67
geigerm           61
plurple           59
Guderian09        52

PLASMA          (Complete)
wolfpack0530      74-Division Champion
topper            68
Simon Viavant     64
Boss_oss_ss       53
zissou2           51

WATER           (Complete)
The Chosen        75-Division Champion-Withdrawing
Hacx5nine         63-Advances to Finals
oakleyshole       61
poptartpsycho18   56
herus             55

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Finals w 1-10: COMPLETE

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FINALS
jgazaille         48
EnricoPalazzo     73
Hacx5nine         62
Dimnjacarstef     60
Wolfpack0530      67

Scores updated: 23 OCT 2009, 1500 Z

As of 1 Sept 09, EnricoPalazzo is the winner, as no player can amass enough points to pass his position.

...and that's a wrap. As of 23 OCT (actually, looks like you wrapped up back on the 19th), this tournament is DONE.
Congratulations and thanks again to all players!

[shoop76]

shoop76

Treasures of Gallapagos, seq., chained, flat and foggy

[InkL0sed]

InkL0sed : King of the Mountains, chained, escalating, no fog

[blindmatt]

in please

Blindmatt

Australia,chained,flat,no fog

[slickstick]

doodle earth
no spoils
chained
no fog

[Kinnison]

doodle earth: no spoils, chained, no fog

All good, EXCEPT no spoils. That's not an option, if you'll check the rules again. Sorry. I like the option myself, but I'd like to make sure this keeps moving, so I've disallowed that choice. I'll enter you for now, with a blank there. let me know if it's a deal-breaker for you.

[ddoggphx]

Siege! Seq, Sunny, Chained, Flat

[Boss_oss_ss]

nice details from a new tourney director I will be in- WW Eastern Fromnt, Standart, Ulimited, Escalating FOW

[cookie0117]

I will be interesed in joining.

Can I take Classic map, Flat Rate Spoils, Unlimited Reinforcements and FOW

[topper]

in please , BeNeLux , chained , esc , sunny , thanks

[Kinnison]

Making good progress, about a third of the way full now.

Thanks, Boss_oss_ss... I've been thinking about this for a while, reading tournament posts and trying to figure out how the best ones were set up. The posts, I mean, not the tournaments.

cookie0117, I arbitrarily assigned you Classic Shapes. If you'd prefer C.Art, just let me know.

[Hacx5nine]

Texan Wars, chained, flat, fog

[Guderian09]

in pls

WWII eastern front, fog,chained,flat rate

[Boss_oss_ss]

Making good progress, about a third of the way full now.

Thanks, Boss_oss_ss... I've been thinking about this for a while, reading tournament posts and trying to figure out how the best ones were set up. The posts, I mean, not the tournaments.

cookie0117, I arbitrarily assigned you Classic Shapes. If you'd prefer C.Art, just let me know.

hey anytime- i know how hard it is starting of (being a TO myself) and am always up to praise and to answer questions (But only when im in a good mood )

[Simon Viavant]

2.1
esc
no fog
unlimited

[MeDeFe]

Question: Do you get 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0 points according to when in the game you were eliminated (if at all)?

[Kinnison]

Question: Do you get 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0 points according to when in the game you were eliminated (if at all)?

Yes, I'll reread and clarify that. But in a 5 player game, the winner gets 4 points. First eliminated 0, second out 1, and so on.

[poptartpsycho18]

Okay..I'll play...but I'd better end up in the Earth bracket

Egypt: Nubia, Flat, Adj., Foggy

ptp18

[jgazaille]

in
Feudal war, chained, no spoils, fog

[DBandit70]

In please

Arm's Race
Foggy
Sequential
No Spoils
Adjacent

[oakleyshole]

in please , age of merchant , chained , esc. , no fog

[wolfpack0530]

Brazil, flat rate, no fog, chained