Warbaron's Cup 2013

[tabanli]

This looks like a nice idea for a new kind of terrain "potato field". Move cost -4 for heroes -1 for turn 1 units and -2 for all other units. This is the terrain where basic units pass through easily.

But seriously, the only way to balance starting advantage is with roughness of terrain and/or toughness of neutrals. If neutrals are weak and terrain smooth, starting player has big advantage. If terrain is rough and neutrals are tough than starting advantage diminishes but the game last longer.

For the maps with difficult terrain, it is possible to get a strategically win game by turn 20 and still can't capture the last city by turn 40. So I was suggesting adjudications by request after turn 25. May not be fair but a good way to speed up.

[tabanli]

May I start my game with Chazar. Since the map could be arranged with agreement I think we may come up with an acceptable map.Since the other players in my group will not effect this game I like to start as soon as I can. As long as we agree on the map (it was one of the tournament conditions) there shouldn't be any problems right? KGB, Igor, Piranha any comments?

[Igor]

I don't know. May be As I'm in group A, it doesn't affect me.
As for me, I try to wait for our 4th player in group A.

[tabanli]

Now that the most of the games are finish can we start the next round? There is only one missing players in two groups and they can join when the game is finished. Sits are already determined so we can have simultaneous games.

1-2 MAP:A
3-4 MAP:A

1-3 MAP:B
2-4 MAP:B

1-4 MAP:C
2-3 MAP:C

I think MAP:A is the 4 Lords. There were suggestions of Mitchuaquan, Bullrun, Waste . Let's decide and move on.

[KGB]

With only a week left till Xmas and the extra +4 days added during the Xmas week it doesn't make sense to start till January.

KGB

[Moonknight]

I agree, let's start in January...

[tabanli]

ok lets start January 2. Do we know the maps?

[KGB]

Since I am taking over organization from Igor, I get to choose

I'm going to use 3 different maps such that you'll get 1 game on each map. I'll be using:

Mitchuaquan
Four Lords
Colorful Snowflake

I'm open to swapping the last one with 8 Kingdoms if there is a huge issue with using a map that has limited production in cities (seems OK to me since both players must deal with that).

KGB

[Moonknight]

I'm not seeing Mitchuaquan as a ladder map. Do we need to get it promoted?

[KGB]

Yes. I also need to adjust the start spots so you start on opposite sides of the central island in 1v1 games.

KGB