with prizes!
We (the other DEFCON moderators, and MagnusApollo) have been discussing an "official" DEFCON tournament for some time. Logistics and timing have foiled us repeatedly. So, if you are looking for an "official" tournament, this is not it. On the other hand, Magnus has offered a DEFCON soundtrack to this winner of this event, should it get large enough (say, 16 participants).
If you are interested in participating in this one-on-one DEFCON tournament, please read the rules, and post below, in bold (i.e. I'm in! ), and indicate your preference with regards to seeding (either by joined date, or with a seeding round, as explained below). For any other tournament related questions or comments, please post in this topic. I would like to keep this thread as free from clutter as possible.
If you are interested, please sign up soon. I will close registration in about a week and a half. I am sorry for the length of the rules -- most of it is organizational information.
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THE RULES
Eligibility
The tournament will be open to all ASW forum members. If you are not a forum member, and would like to participate, please create an account, first. Eligibility is not restricted to Mac clients -- users of Windows and Linux are invited to participate, as well. All interested participants must sign up by Sunday, 22 July 2007, 12:00 Noon, PDT.
Optional Seeding Round
If all of the players are amenable, I would like to get players seeded in an appropriate fashion. Once all of the players have signed up, I will assign them to groups of three or four. Each player in each group will play one game against each other player in the group. When all of the games have been played, all players will be ranked based upon number of wins. Ties will be determined by score, with further ties determined by a coin toss (or dice roll, or other random event).
If the players do not wish to go through this round, ranking will be based upon the forum join date.
Direct Elimination Round
Once the players have been ranked, they will be placed into an direct elimination table, based upon their ranks. The table will have the following format:
The format will be direct elimination. If you lose a game, you are out. If you win a game, you are moved into the next round.
Scheduling
Seeding Round: After the seeding groups are announced, players will have two weeks to play all of their games. They must schedule their own games (via PM, email, IM, or any other medium), but I must be made aware of the game times. Players who are having difficulty contacting their opponents, or who are having difficulty scheduling games must contact me as quickly as possible in order to arrange alternate plans. If a competitor fails to show up for a game, and does so without immediately contacting me, he will receive a loss for that game, with a score of -100. The player who appears will be credited with a 0 point victory. If two players fail to schedule a game, both players will receive a loss for that game with a score of -75.
Direct Elimination Round: At the beginning of each round, players will have one week to play their games. They must schedule their own games (as above), but I must be made aware of the game times. Players who are having difficulty contacting their opponents, or who are having difficulty scheduling games must contact me as quickly as possible in order to arrange alternate plans. If a competitor fails to show up for a game, and does so without immediately contacting me, he shall be
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eliminated
from the tournament. If two players fail to show up for a game, they shall both be warned, and the game rescheduled.
Game Setup
All games shall be played using the Tournament rules, with one territory per team. Games should be hosted on stable internet connections. If anyone is interested, I am willing to host games, using the DedCon dedicated server. If anyone else wishes to host tournament games, I will send you the config file.
Verification
In order to verify games, both players must submit a screenshot of the final score. These screenshots must contain the expanded score dialog, the "Game Over" text at the bottom of the screen, and may include the "Victory to (name)" text. Additionally, the screenshots should be taken in such a way that the entire globe is shown, and the "Territory" mask must be selected (so that it is possible to see which player was which territory). Players not submitting screenshots will be warned. If neither player submits a screenshot, both players shall be warned, and the game must be replayed, unless a spectator submits a screenshot. Screenshots may be taken using the (P) key in game, and will be found in your ~/Pictures directory.
Other Rules
Chat spam, name calling, trolling and other forms of abuse will not be tolerated. Players reported for abuse, with confirming screenshots of the chat area, will be warned.
"Ghosting," or joining a game that you are playing as a spectator to receive intelligence, is strictly forbidden. Dedicated servers will have anti-ghosting measures in place. Players caught ghosting will be
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eliminated
from the tournament.
Dropping before the game is over is generally considered rude. Any player that drops before the "Game Over" text is displayed shall be credited with a defeat. The final score of the game shall be that reported by the game when the "Game Over" text is displayed, but the dropping player will automatically lose, even if his score is greater. In the direct elimination round, this will lead to automatic
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elimination
. This includes drops for any reason, including network trouble. If you are dropped for reasons beyond your control, you have 12 hours to send a protest to me, explaining the drop. It is possible that I will allow the game to be rescheduled, or otherwise alter the outcome. This decision is entirely at my discretion.
Dropping as a host will result in automatic
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elimination
. This includes drops for any reason, including network trouble. If you are dropped for reasons beyond your control, you have 12 hours to send a protest to me, explaining the drop. It is possible that I will allow the game to be rescheduled, or otherwise alter the outcome. This decision is entirely at my discretion.
Penalties
Penalties fall into two categories: Warnings, and
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elimination
.
Players who are
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eliminated
forfeit their current game, and are eliminated from the tournament.
Players who are warned suffer no immediate penalty. However, if a player is warned three or more times, they shall be
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eliminated
.
Misc
I retain the right to add to these rules at any time in order to deal with problems as they arise. However, I intend to do as little of this as possible. The goal of the tournament is to have fun, so I will be as hands off as possible.
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