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Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« 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 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, or on the Match Calendar 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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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2018, 04:51:56 am »
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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.

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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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2018, 05:37:23 pm »
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2018, 05:38:06 pm »
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2018, 09:15:36 pm »
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/in dornado - I'm sure I'll be /out pretty quickly  :)
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2018, 11:44:50 pm »
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2018, 07:23:15 am »
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Updated!
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2018, 08:06:02 am »
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2018, 10:51:38 am »
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I'm in

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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2018, 02:01:12 pm »
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I'd like to join
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2018, 05:38:09 pm »
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Added, but man guys read the rules  :P
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2018, 08:08:56 am »
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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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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2018, 10:24:55 pm »
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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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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2018, 12:49:49 pm »
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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2018, 02:01:35 pm »
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Re: Cage Match Tournament #2: Empires
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2018, 06:55:54 am »
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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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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2018, 07:18:55 am »
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« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2018, 11:01:26 am »
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« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2018, 07:31:38 pm »
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Just three more spots!
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« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2018, 07:51:35 pm »
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« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2018, 12:12:01 pm »
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« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2018, 05:45:14 pm »
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« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2018, 05:55:05 pm »
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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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« Reply #23 on: July 10, 2018, 09:14:52 pm »
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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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« Reply #24 on: July 10, 2018, 10:02:33 pm »
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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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