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World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:31 am
by goldfinger0303
Hello everyone and welcome to the 2018 World Cup! With the Olympics in full swing right now, I figure this is the best time to get some of those international WebDip rivalries rekindled once more.

Now, what is the World Cup? It is a two-stage team tournament that is based on your country of residence (or origin, identification, etc etc). Teams of one gunboater, two full press players, and a public press player compete through a qualifying round to advance to the Finals (which should hopefully occur in time for the actual World Cup). More details are to be found on the tournament site here

A few details on the tournament:
  • Games will be 36 hour phases.
  • Games in the opening round will be forcibly drawn in 1920, and games in the finals drawn in 1930
  • All teams need to have a captain. The captain will be the primary contact I will communicate with
  • Teams are encouraged to have substitutes. Subs can be swapped into the tournament in between rounds, but primarily serve as backups in case one player is unable to continue
  • Team play is encouraged! Talk to your teammates, they are the best (and only allowed) resources you have!
  • I will not be participating in the tournament this time around (RIP Team Mid-Atlantic)
If there are any questions that you still have, or any lingering problems from the last WC that you feel have not been addressed in the revised rules, feel free to post them here. Otherwise, get recruiting! Gather the best team possible to usurp our 2016 victors, Cascadia. Signups will close on March 1st.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:12 am
by Claesar
Team Netherlands/Holland/NL/TBD is recruiting!

We have the following slots:

Recruiter: Claesar

Captain:
Vice:
FullPress (x2):
Public Press:
Gunboat:
Sub(s):

Please apply by sending your application to me. Feel free to add anything of interest such as your GR(2) Rank, or your favourite position. I mean which opening you would like to fill.

Don't think you're not good enough (I'll be the judge of that), as we didn't even have a team for the last WC! This time, we will certainly have a team.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:33 pm
by Durga
Looking for a public press mastermind from the great lakes region. Pls dm with applications

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:58 pm
by goldfinger0303
To clarify, for those interested in the tournament, you can express interest here and use the thread to find and organize those from your area. Because everyone has to organize their own teams, a sign up form isn't really effective. Once you have a team, send me a PM with your team members and assigned roles. I will then add you to the tournament site. Roles will be kept anonymous, including who is your sub. Remember, subs are important! Every team should try and have one.

(Remember, teams need 1 captain, 1 co-captain (optional), 2 full press players, 1 PP player, 1 gunboat player, and 1 sub (optional but preferred) for a total of 4-5 players)

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:17 am
by rdrivera2005
Well, if some Brasilians or South Americans want to play drop a message to maybe we can get back to the days of glory when we won the first World Cup.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:05 am
by chluke
Gunboat player for hire. Will work for spot in team home. Team Dad (TD) goldie left us, and now out living out on street.

Potential affiliations:
- Live on EastCoast US
- Scandinavian heritage (Swedish/Norwegian)
- born in the Mid-West US
- family in California
- fly south to Florida for the winter

PM or call (800) 1-c-h-l-u-k-e, Mon-Sun 9am-9pm.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:43 am
by VashtaNeurotic
Meanwhile Team Mid-Atlantic/East Coast is opening applications. Feel free to PM me if you are interested. We have a lot of open slots given the loss of multiple players from our last run.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:43 am
by DemonRHK
Soo, I am absolutely terrible at the site's flagship game, but if a team I would qual for is really (And I strongly emphasize REALLY) hard up for filler/bench riders, I should qual for East/Mid-At or Mid-West

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:51 pm
by SpaceDip
Available to play in any West Europe / Atlantic team, if you consider me qualified!

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:29 am
by Hamilton Brian
Can we manage 2 Canadian teams? I'm not volunteering for a captainship; there are members who have been here longer than I. However, I'd love to run in any FP or Gunboat game.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:31 pm
by Fafa_power
Hello, any French team recruiting?

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:38 pm
by ChippeRock
I'm interested in playing the World Cup on the Classic map. I live on the East Coast/Southeast so PM me if your interested in picking me for your team.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:59 pm
by zosch
Fafa_power wrote:
Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:31 pm
Hello, any French team recruiting?
I would be interested in joining a German / EU / European team. But I'm quite inexperienced so perhaps better as a substitute or cheerleader? :-D

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:32 pm
by ghug
If anyone in WA/OR/BC or nearby is interested, Cascadia may have an opening or two.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:53 pm
by goldfinger0303
ChippeRock wrote:
Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:38 pm
I'm interested in playing the World Cup on the Classic map. I live on the East Coast/Southeast so PM me if your interested in picking me for your team.
Just for the record, all of these games are played on the classic map :)

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:35 pm
by ChippeRock
goldfinger0303 wrote:
Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:53 pm
Just for the record, all of these games are played on the classic map :)
I meant standard press.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:44 pm
by TooCoolSunday
I would like to sign up for team UK, not EU. Brexit means Brexit.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:57 pm
by SuperSteve
Count me in. I live in Texas, USA with Polish and Irish heritage.

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:32 pm
by goldfinger0303
And we have our first team signed up! Team Greater Lakes is back for revenge. With a new and improved All-Star veteran lineup, this is not a team to be taken lightly, folks. Led by captain Durga and co-captain yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyozo, they look to improve on their record-setting outing in the last WC.

Team Greater Lakes:
  • Durga
  • Tom Bombadil
  • Yigg
  • Yonni
  • Yoyoyozo

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:49 pm
by Durga
Shut it