2x2Tour 2018 - Interest declaration - vote on maps and type

[Moonknight]

The Black Knights should be able to support 2 teams of 2...

[makmak]

When do you want to start it?
With next season? 2018-09-01

Also I think with 2 vs 2 it can be 1 day -
there is always some saved time, there are aways, and we can use our partner time, if he is still alive

There were players who had problems to follow through 3 games in 1.5 days
There are different log in hours.
2x2 may need sequence of play and communication
Also free accounts can't use aways.
When there is a time limit you don't have to exhaust it anyway.
Personally, I can't handle 3 2x2 games in 1 day in working days.
2 days with 8 aways ensure timely completion and allow some thinking and cooperation...

Probably mid September is best because August is a vacation month,

Please name some maps you like for the tournament

[smursh]

Daradorn valley would be a nice 2x2 map. Just the right size for a nice paced game, good mix of terrain and evenly balanced.

[mowhar]

I think the 16 pairs will fill up very fast!
Maybe we should make a mass-message that goes out to all active players, kind of as the admins do when seasons end or updates are made. and let people respond on a more direct question.
I think many who would be interested does not really use the forum.

Also, I am wondering if the tournament will be team-bound, or if you can team up with any player, that either does not belong to any team, or is in another team than yourself?

[KGB]

Mowhar,

You can only team up with players on your team. That's because tourney games are also ladder games and ladder games are restricted to players on your team.

I think 16 pairs is about all we will get because that's 32 players. There are only 66 active players now so 32 pairs would be pretty much everyone and I doubt there is that much interest.

KGB

[fantastory]

Code: Select all

R | Map                 | Size 
--|---------------------|------
1 | digital clover      |  5625
2 | Four Lords original | 10000
3 | Daradorn Valley     | 10000
4 | high sea combat     | 15000
5 | battlefield         | 22500
o | strategeo           | 10000


Looking at your map preferences I made such table as a proposition.
I now some people wanted to join 1-1 tournament but there was no place for them.
I think we can set up tournament for 32 teams, with starting date of 1st October.
And at end of September - namely in 2018-09-22 - we will see how many joined and lower the number.

We just need to keep not to large groups - no more than 4 teams in a group.
We can have 24/6 teams/groups on tier one, 12/3 teams/groups on tier 2, 6/2 teams/groups on tier 3.
Even if the initial number would be odd. I see no problem in a group being easier.

[makmak]

Let's try to narrow it down...

I put on the table the following suggestion based on what is said so far and some personal flavor

Round 1
Daradorn Valley by KGB

Round 2
Rivalry by Piranha

Semi Final
Europa III by SCIkick

Final
World of Midgard by Tim

Play off map:
Digital clover by SoulMan

If you think any of the above maps should be replaced, consider chosing among the maps below:

Four Lords original by KGB
High Seas Combat by Snotling
Illuria balanced by piranha
Hexagon by Garvisus

[fantastory]

I do not like some of the maps, but since tournament shall be a challenge, I would not say which.
The only thing. Would not we be able to allow 24 teams?

[makmak]

I do not like some of the maps, but since tournament shall be a challenge, I would not say which.
The only thing. Would not we be able to allow 24 teams?

If you wish to swap some maps feel free to say.

I don't know if it is possible to have 20 or 24 teams (in group of 6?) from admins side

It would also be hard to run 5 games in parallel.

Do you think there would be more than 16 couples to join?
How many teams from GOO would participate?

[fantastory]

24 players gives 6 groups of 4.
If half teams passed than 12 players gives 3 groups .
If again half passes we will have 6 teams for two groups of 3.
Than let 2 teams pass for a final.

If we will end with 21 teams we can start with 6 groups 4 4 4 3 3 3
The ending group s will be easier, but well, we all play for fun.