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Dominion => Tournaments and Events => Topic started by: Seprix on July 01, 2018, 04:51:21 am
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Tracer has unfortunately been unable to do the second Cage Match Tournament at this time. I was originally going to try something else, but why mess with a good thing?
For those who do not know what a Cage Match is, it is a series of games where both players play with a certain card, with the rest of the set random. Each match in this tournament will feature a unique card.
The tournament will run from July 9th to August 6th.
Tournament Structure
The structure will be the same as last tournament. Sixteen players with a single elimination bracket. The seeding will be done by ShuffleIT mu rating (http://dominion.lauxnet.com/live_leaderboard/) on the 8th of July.
Each match should be completed in about a week.
Round of 16: July 9th - July 16th
Quarterfinals: July 16th - July 23rd
Semifinals: July 23rd - July 30th
Finals: July 30th - August 6th
Some overlap between weeks is okay, although not preferable.
Match Structure
The structure here will also be mostly same as the last tournament, with a few differences in tiebreaking.
Each match will be determined by the first player to three points. Starting player alternates, with the first player in the first game being randomly generated. Each game win is worth a point, and each tie is worth 0.5 points. If there is a tie, the next game is set to full Empires random, plus the cage match card. Starting player is random, with the second player having the tie advantage. This means if the game ties, the second player wins the game.
For each match, the cards assigned for that match should be fixed into all games with the remaining cards fully random. This can be done by going to 'Select Kingdom Cards’ and typing the card name into the text box in the lower left hand corner.
Card Selection
Due to the addition of Landmarks, Card selection will be a bit different. In addition to an Empires card (including events), a unique Landmark will be also applied to each match.
Each card will be selected from the results of a poll, which happens to be due on July 8th. People who aren't playing can still fill this in. Please only fill in this poll once.
The poll results are located here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DJzGnvhKCCisdgEgd-Ib8ZWBjjt6_slwV6GlCf4sNaQ/edit?usp=sharing
The top voted card will be assigned to the final, the second to the 1-seed semifinal matchup, the third to the 2-seed semifinal matchup, the fourth to the 1-seed quarterfinal matchup, the fifth to the 2-seed quarterfinal matchup, etc. Tiebreakers in polling will be decided by me, but I will not be voting.
Spectator Friendliness
- "Players can see Spectator Chat" must be disabled
- Spectators must be allowed to see the hands of both players
- All matches should be announced at least an hour in advance on the Dominion Discord (https://discord.gg/NpJAmTK), or on the Match Calendar (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw-U_gquzImZfwVoVmJVNbYr_oqK9gD9l2X11Hbf9J9lvuNw/viewform) at least twelve hours in advance. Preferably both. Include the assigned card in your description.
Signups
The first sixteen players will be admitted, hopefully by July 9th. The signup list, scheduling, brackets and results will be in the next post.
Match Reporting
Please report your matches in this thread. Include both the score of the match, how many games the assigned card for that match was gained, as well as by how many players. If only one player gained the card, did that player win or lose? For Landmarks, mention how crucial it seemed to be in determining the winner.
Have fun!
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Seeding | Players | ShuffleIT Username | mu
1. markus (markus) 2.16
2. amoffett11 (amoffett11) 1.94
3. aku_chi (aku_chi) 1.70
4. mikechike (mikechike) 1.60
5. GreyEK (GreyEK) 1.54
6. Seprix (Seprix) 1.48
7. vsiewnar (vsiewnar) 1.43
8. elementmario222 (elementmario222) 1.37
9. Anders (Anders) 1.34
10. Cave-o-sapien (Cave-o-sapien) 1.33
11. Lemonspawn (Lemonspawn) 1.32
12. NBSchlueter (NBSchlueter) 0.95
13. Quickrick (Quickrick) 0.84
14. xer (xer) 0.59
15. Volfied (Volfied) 0.29
16. Dornado (Dornado) -0.06
Here are the results (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DJzGnvhKCCisdgEgd-Ib8ZWBjjt6_slwV6GlCf4sNaQ/edit?usp=sharing).
Round A (July 9th - 16th)
A1
Card: Gladiator/Fortune
Landmark: Triumphal Arch
Players: markus (1) vs Dornado (16)
A2
Card: Sacrifice
Landmark: Defiled Shrine
Players: amoffett11 (2) vs Volfied (15)
A3
Card: Salt The Earth
Landmark: Aquaduct
Players: aku_chi (3) vs xer (14)
A4
Card: Groundskeeper
Landmark: Baths
Players: mikechike (5) vs Quickrick (13)
A5
Card: Patrician/Emporium
Landmark: Orchard
Players: GreyEK (5) vs NBSchlueter (12)
A6
Card: Enchantress
Landmark: Bandit Fort
Players: Seprix (6) vs Lemonspawn (11)
A7
Card: Overlord
Landmark: Museum
Players: vsiewnar (7) vs Cave-O-Sapien (10)
A8
Card: City Quarter
Landmark: Obelisk
Players: elementmario222 (8 ) vs Anders (9)
Round B (July 16th - 23th)
B1
Card: Chariot Race
Landmark: Wolf Den
Players: markus vs Anders
B2
Card: Dominate
Landmark: Keep
Players: amoffett11 vs vsiewnar
B3
Card: Catapult
Landmark: Tower
Players: aku_chi vs Lemonspawn
B4
Card: Farmers' Market
Landmark: Tomb
Players: mikechike vs GreyEK
Round C (July 23th -30th)
C1
Card: Donate
Landmark: Wall
Players: markus vs GreyEK
C2
Card: Castles
Landmark: Fountain
Players: aku_chi vs amoffett11
Final (July 30th - August 6th)
Card: Villa
Landmark: Mountain Pass
Players: GreyEK vs amoffett11
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/in GreyEK
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/in Lemonspawn
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/in dornado - I'm sure I'll be /out pretty quickly :)
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/in Quickrick
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Updated!
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/in markus
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I'm in
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I'd like to join
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Added, but man guys read the rules :P
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/in xer
I didn't understand how ties work though. Are they 0.5 points or does the 2nd player have tie advantage?
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/in xer
I didn't understand how ties work though. Are they 0.5 points or does the 2nd player have tie advantage?
Ties are 0.5 points, and in the event of a 3-3 tie, it goes to tie advantage for second player as described, Full Empires Random including the match cards. I probably worded it confusingly.
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/in vsiewnar
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/in Cave-o-sapien
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/in xer
I didn't understand how ties work though. Are they 0.5 points or does the 2nd player have tie advantage?
0.5 is for a tie by dominion rules, i.e. when the second player ends the game with a tie score. If the first player ends the game with a tie score, that's not a tie, it's a point for player one.
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/in volfied
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/in mikechike
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Just three more spots!
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/in
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/in NBSchlueter
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/in aku chi
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Okay! Seeding will be done sometime tonight, when the thing updates. Polls will close for card voting in 6 hours, and I will publish the results and matchups soon after!
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Lost to Lemonspawn 2.5-3.5, Enchantress was predictably quite dominating, Bandit Fort was annoying on some boards but Enchantress was oppressive.
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GreyEK 3 - 2 NBSchlueter
G1: Neither Gained
G2: NBS Gained and won
G3: Both Gained
G4: Both Gained
G5: Both Gained
Orchard was Centralizing in all except games 1 and 3 (the Engine games), where it was somewhat unimportant.
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vsiewnar 3 , Cave-o-sapien 0
Overlord was mildly influential overall, Museum less so
Game 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUjYcQpWasU&index=2&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUjYcQpWasU&index=2&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG)
Charming Conspirators
Game 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQknucYfQPs&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQknucYfQPs&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=1)
Ironworkshop
Game 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKfgtiDmco&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKfgtiDmco&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=3)
Legionary slices
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vsiewnar 3 , Cave-o-sapien 0
Overlord was mildly influential overall, Museum less so
Game 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUjYcQpWasU&index=2&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUjYcQpWasU&index=2&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG)
Charming Conspirators
Game 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQknucYfQPs&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQknucYfQPs&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=1)
Ironworkshop
Game 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKfgtiDmco&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKfgtiDmco&list=PLr92ivBcCQIh7RaeaFD3ZGcsBuvpheSYG&index=3)
Legionary slices
I gained Overlord in each game, but only really wanted to in Game 1.
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amoffett11 3 - 1 volfied
Sacrifice gained every time by both players to varying effect. First player to take Shrine points lost each time.
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amoffett11 defeats vsiewnar 3-2 (Keep/Dominate Cage Match)
I don't really have Game reports for this one, Dominate was a factor in every match (although sometimes we resigned before we got there, but every board we were building towards it and it was possible/reasonable to get there). Keep was less important, although sometimes it was a factor in maneuvering.
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markus 3 - 1 dornado
m starts and wins 16358797
d starts and wins 16358995
m starts and wins 16359196
d starts, m wins 16359454
Gladiator/Fortune was only gained in the last one. Triumphal Arch probably most relevant in the third game.
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In the third game, Markus went after Triumphal Arch points and I totally forgot it was in the kingdom :-\ In the other three games, it was just a nice bonus.
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aku chi 3 - 0 xer
Aqueduct + Salt the Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxIyiQFZjfk
Aqueduct played a minor role in all three games. Salt the Earth was never purchased, though I thought I might end up purchasing it in game 3.
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PM'd my opponent, haven't heard back and the deadline is tmrw, should I wait or can we find an alternate?
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After today and if they don't show, free win for you. ;D
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Heard back so we'll play tonight or tmrw night.
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aku chi 3 - 1 Lemonspawn
Catapult + Tower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-2ywCeTvHI
Catapult was gained in every game; the strength of the attack varied (it was at its best in the third game, I think). Tower played a minor role in all the games; it was more important in the first and fourth games.
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Quickrick hasn't shown up, he's eliminated. Mikechike wins.
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He replied once when I was out that night and never heard back, anyone want to play that board tonight in the next few hrs?
Of course Seprix it's your call if you want to keep things moving.
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vs amoffett11
Game 1: https://youtu.be/vfS4lMa5Bjk (https://youtu.be/vfS4lMa5Bjk)
In Ruins
Game 2: https://youtu.be/j2sIc2cj1yA (https://youtu.be/j2sIc2cj1yA)
Proper footwear
Game 3: https://youtu.be/oipBbTIHtYs (https://youtu.be/oipBbTIHtYs)
50 shades of purple
Game 4: https://youtu.be/auvTA4dtYpE (https://youtu.be/auvTA4dtYpE)
i herd u liek terminals
Game 5: https://youtu.be/H8Kr5OveeZM (https://youtu.be/H8Kr5OveeZM)
Navigating the Haunted Woods
Cheers Seprix for organising!
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Alright, Quickrik showed up, that match has to finish up quickly then.
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We ended up playing and I won 3-2. I didn't record them.
1.16505210
Sentry/Bridge Troll/Poacher/Prince. We both took 5 GKs, 2 Baths for M, 3 baths for QR. Winner: M
2.16505694
Goat/Loan/Hoard, no GKs bought, no Baths. Winner: QR
3.16506111
Haunted Woods/Highway/Pawn I went Moneylender, QR went Moneylender/Jack, no Baths, only 1 GK bought by QR. Winner: M
4. 16506489
I Inherited Warehouse early, picked up far too many, and never got consistent, needed more Bandit Camps/Council Rooms. QR built better and had some big turns with Castles. 4 GKs apiece, 3 baths for M, 2 for QR. Winner: QR
5. 16507116
Tournament, Steward, Tomb, I got the jump on prizes w Steed/Princess, tried to get Bag o' Gold/Stables going but wasn't too consistent. QR took Followers but I got a few Caravans down and stayed ahead. I picked up a few GKs toward the end but they weren't crucial.
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We ended up playing
Sweet! :)
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Castles/Fountain
amoffett11 defeats aku chi 3-2
Only in one game (Game 4) Castles were a factor, although in one other game they probably should've been bought. In two games Fountain was a thing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_40AOwzqItk
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markus 3-2 Anders
That was the last Chariot Race cage match for me.
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GreyEK 3 - 1 mikechike feat. Goons slog
Tomb and Farmers market each mattered approximately once.
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GreyEK 3 - 1 markus (with 2 draws)
Donate was bought by each player in every game.
Wall mattered in games 2 and 3
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GreyEK 3 - 1 markus (with 2 draws)
Donate was bought by each player in every game.
Wall mattered in games 2 and 3
You did it! You upended my 1-2 seed prediction!
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amoffett11 defeats GreyEK 3-2
Villa was a factor in every game, Mountain Pass was only bid on once (bid was 13). One game with Colonies, one pileout, a couple resignations before Provinces
Thanks for organizing Seprix, and good games GreyEK!