I am interested. If you fire Draugnar :-) In all seriousness, i would consider playingif you would let me.

I would like to sign up.

oh it's high time that I won the A league!

Yonni, you're already on the signup list, expect an email

Diplomat, just need your email address to add you to the list.

WOOT! Been waiting for this! Hope Aldie sent you my email address.

new schdeule of game for this season.

Premier league, 14 players - 4 games against randomly selected opponents.
A league, 14 players - same as above.
B league, 28 players - 2 pools B1 and B2 of 14 players each.
(if neccesary a C league will be added)
All games non-anon, WTA, whatever pot the players agree on, defaulting to 5

Cach, i've got your email.

And we keep our old positions/promotions or do things start from stratch/discount last season?

seeding based on last season's performance.

so if you were in the premier or A league last season (or would have been in them after promotion/demotion) then you're in the new 14 player Premier league.

(though if there are withdrawals i'll just be pushing players up based on their seed.)

I've been trying to get back into a game, but everyone I want to play with is in something called "the masters."
I have 2 questions:
1. How are people grouped into leagues? Ghost-rating?
2. I'd need a 2-week pause (road trip planned) from Dec 23-ish to Jan 6-ish. Is that a deal-breaker?

Position is not based on Ghost-rating. New players enter the league at the bottom (though in one case i think i had to break a tie based on GR)

(the rest of the rules stand as given here: http://tournaments.webdiplomacy.net/The-php-League/thephpleaguerules )
Pauses:

If a player will be unable to play for a week or less, they may request a pause, stating when they need it until. All other players must grant this pause. When the date of return has been reached, players should un-pause the first time they log onto the site. If a player requires a pause for longer than a week, the other players have the option not to grant the pause, and so the player should find a sitter.

If a player has requested a pause which goes over the time when a game is due to start, the game should be started when the player is expected to return.
Pauses:

"If a player will be unable to play for a week or less, they may request a pause, stating when they need it until. All other players must grant this pause. When the date of return has been reached, players should un-pause the first time they log onto the site. If a player requires a pause for longer than a week, the other players have the option not to grant the pause, and so the player should find a sitter.

If a player has requested a pause which goes over the time when a game is due to start, the game should be started when the player is expected to return."

Thanks for the clarification. I'll check out the link and PM you if interested this time around.

SIGN ME UP!

Ahh…25 hours turns will rule me out. Anything shorter than 2-day turns is bad for my mental health (and my job…marriage…etc.)
I love you all, though. See you in the next GR challenge game or something.

Sign me up! Please, of course.

I'd like to sign up.

I'd love to play- sign me up

I'll sign up. Can the phase lengths be increased if everyone in the game agrees to it? If not I can make 25hrs work.

Great. Very excited. Thanks to orathaic and Draugnar for taking the reigns and doing something out of their time that will provide fun for all the rest of the us.

Sign me up as well. Pm me for my email.

I am really hoping someone don´t sign up for the premier league as I was the first one not promoted to A league last season (worst second place on the B leagues).

I'm letting orathaic handle the signups and such and I will be the primary contact for in game problems (except my own of course). Also, we need a backup for the premiere league as both orathaic and I are in it so we can't ethically pass judgement on a game in the Premiere league as it may affect us in the long run and there is a chance that we will play each other in at least one of the four games...

One thing we all need to discuss is promotion demotion numbers. Now that we are grouped in 14s instead of sevens, we need to promote demote more. Do we want to just add the number from the old Premiere and A as well as double the former B league and C league promotion demotion numbers?

Hi,orathaic and Draug. I read the rules and need one clarification. The four games are sequential and not simultaneous, correct?

Actually RDR, the three demotions from the previous A outrank you on the seeding by virtue of the fact they played theoretically tougher opponents. You are seeded at 4th in the A league.

Semi sequential. We usually start them two to four weeks apart so that one is done before four starts and sometimes before three, but there is normally some overlap of at least two games.

And ora, if you wantto handle the games, just let me know. I figured it would be more of a mutual discussion and agreement, but I would be the "face" of the ingame TDs while your were the "face" of the seeding subscribiong and promoting TDs unless you want to take the ingame role too.

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in please

I wonder if I can still join? Let me know, this sounds like a good tournament