Director: goldfinger0303 Forum thread: hereDescription:
Format:
The tournament will be played across 7 rounds, with each player playing one game per round. The first two rounds will be played concurrently, with each sequential round starting 5-6 weeks later. The last two rounds will also be played concurrently All games will have the following settings: the original (Classic) Diplomacy map, public draw votes, anonymous players, full press, 48-hour phase length, 5 point bet, and ranked. Games will be paused upon starting so that the Tournament Director can assign countries. Each player will play every country exactly once, and will not face the same opponents twice.
Player Qualification:
If you want to play in this tournament, you need to be a reliable player (80% reliability rating or higher). From there, the top 49 applicants will be accepted based on full press, classic, DSS/SoS GR from October 2019, or the latest available figure.
Scoring:
Games will be ranked using WTA scoring. Solos will be given a score of 1. All other results will receive a score of zero.
In the event of a tie, the first tiebreak will be the number of board tops a player has. If multiple countries are tied for the most centers in a game, the count will be split proportionally. For example, if three countries each have 10 SCs when the game is drawn, each of those players will receive 1/3rd of a point towards their board top tiebreak.
Should a second tiebreak be needed, strength of schedule will be used to decide the winner. Strength of Schedule is examining the records of players you defeated in the games you solo'd. Add the number of solo wins of the defeated players to compute the Strength of Schedule. Should a third tiebreak be needed, Strength of Schedule will be expanded to include number of board tops.
Seeding:
None. All players will be randomly matched with others in games, ensuring they do not play the same foe twice.
Metagaming:
Don't do it. If you think you know someone’s identity, keep it to yourself - do not post on this publicly or talk to anyone about your or another players identity. Do not pretend to be another person either.
Etiquette:
Each player will be allowed two days pause time per round of the tournament, for two weeks overall. Any further pauses must be agreed upon by everyone in the game. I recommend getting an account sitter if possible. If you do get a sitter, please pass their name by the TD first. Each game will be set to give players three excused turns. Upon the third trigger, the player will be removed form the tournament.
Conflicts:
In the event of any issue not described above the TD will make a fair and impartial judgement. As with any tournament, TD decisions can be appealed to the moderator team. Please note that all normal tournament rules apply and can be found at http://www.webdiplomacy.net/rules.php#Tournaments
Prize:
The prize is recognition and prestige of winning the most competitive tournament on WebDip. Well, that and 1,000 points for first place, 750 points for 2nd place, and 500 points for 3rd place.
Start year: 2020
Rounds: 7
Required Reliability: 0%
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