July Tournament (in progress)
Posted: 25 Jun 2010, 05:29Here we go again...
The rules:
1) All decks must be legal in LEGACY
2) All decks must be PMed to me (aww1979) by the end of Friday, July 2.
3) Deck name should be in the format "Legacy_YOURNAME_DECKNAME"
example: Legacy_aww1979_affinity
4) Only use cards that are in the main version of manalink. (not limited or custom) If any cards are coded by jatill by the end of June 30, you can use those. If they aren't coded by then, you cannot use them, as I want to make sure that everyone has time to test them out.
5) In addition to normal Legacy deck construction rules, the following cards are also BANNED:
Burning Wish
Cunning Wish
Living Wish
Ring of Ma'ruf
Format: (NOTE: round 1 will be different than June, otherwise it is identical in format)
1) I will randomly place players in a certain number of groups. (like the world cup) The number and size of groups will vary depending upon the number of entries, but will likely be something like four groups of four. In each group, the two decks that score the highest will advance to round 2. In round 2, you will be paired with another winning deck, and the schedule will be worked out in advance, i.e. the 1st place winner of group A will play the 2nd place winner of group B, and so on.
2) For rounds 2 and on, all players will play both sides of a pairing in a best of 3 duel. For instance, if one pairing is Finkel and Budde, then *everyone* will play a best of 3 duel, once where they play with Finkel against an AI Budde, and once where they play with Budde against an AI Finkel. Once all players report their match results, I will determine who advances to the next round, and new brackets will be set up between the winners of the previous round. Other decks will be eliminated from the tournament, though all players may continue to test decks. This process continues until only two decks are left; they will play in the final, and the winner of this match wins the tournament.
Scoring: (identical to June)
-if you win the gauntlet with a 2-0 match score, the winning deck gets 2 points
-if you win the gauntlet with a 2-1 match score, the winning deck gets 1 point
-if you lose the gauntlet with a 1-2 match score, the AI deck gets 3 points
-if you lose the gauntlet with a 0-2 match score, the AI deck gets 5 points
Ties: (slight change to avoid my having to play sudden death matches, because they slow the tournament down)
If there is a tie, the following criteria, in this order, will determine who wins a tie:
a) The person who won by the most points. For instance, if deck A wins 40-30 and deck B wins 40-39, deck A did better and advances
b) If (A) still results in a tie, then the higher score advances. If deck A wins 40-30 and deck B wins 30-20, then deck A advances.
c) If (A) and (B) still result in a tie, then apply the criteria for A and B to the previous round scores, if there was one, to break the tie. If that is a tie, go back to the next round, and so on.
d) If after all this there is still a tie, then I'll play a sudden death matchup between the decks.
Prizes: (jatill wants it kept to 5 max, so this is the new format for prizes for July)
1st place - 2 coded cards of their choice
2nd place - 1 coded card of their choice
3rd place - 1 coded card of their choice. 3rd place will be determined in a 'consolation match' between the two semifinal losers
BONUS - 1 coded card to the deck voted 'most fun to play' after the tournament is completed, regardless of finished position (if this is a tie, preference will be given to a player who didn't win anything else; my personal vote will break a tie here otherwise)
Other:
-You MUST play best of 3 matches; best of 1 or best of 5 reports will be IGNORED.
-a minimum of 5 decks must be received or the tournament will be cancelled (this has not yet been a problem, we had 15 last time and I think about 10-11 the time before that)
-if a number of entries is received that is not a convenient number for dividing into groups (like 13 or 7 or something) I will at my discretion either give some byes out randomly and/or I will add some extra decks myself, but I will designate one (the one of mine I think is best) as the one that I can win prizes with; if a different one of my decks wins, I'll put up a list of a half dozen or so of my favourites and let the community vote. For instance, last time we had 15 entries, so I added one extra deck myself to make 16, which is a convenient number for tournaments.
If something in the rules above doesn't quite make sense to you, here's the summarized version:
-send me a legacy legal deck by the deadline
-I'll make a schedule of who plays who
-you will test each deck out in the schedule and they will all be scored
-winners advance to the next round, and it is repeated for the following rounds
Reporting Games:
Report games in this thread. Feel free to include summaries if desired, but please put the scores somewhere very clearly on their own lines, like so:
Finkel defeats Budde AI 2-1 (Finkel +1 pts)
Budde defeats Finkel AI 2-0 (Budde +2 pts)
People were pretty good with that last time; it makes things a lot easier for me
If anything is unclear, just ask.
EDIT: Round 2 is over. These are the results and the brackets for round 3 :
ALPHA: Cognis 31 vs Serbitar 12
BETA: Yggdrasil 40 vs Shantak 6
GAMMA: Juzamjedi 32 vs Jatill 10
DELTA: Aww 22 vs Monopoman 26
Round 3:
Cognis vs Yggdrasil
Juzamjedi vs Monopoman
edit: At any point after finishing Round 1 (so that you've tried each deck) you can vote for the 'most fun award' deck. You can vote up until the end of the finals, so you don't need to do it right away, and if you change your mind, you can do that up to the end of the tournament. Either post your vote or send it in a private message, whichever you prefer. You don't need to say why it's your favourite, but you can if you want. (also, you may not vote for your own deck, no matter how awesome it is!)
EDIT: Due to personal circumstances, there is a good chance I will not be able to run a tournament in August, as I will probably be away for a week (most likely the second week). I don't know for sure yet, though; when I find out I'll post whether I will host one in August.
The rules:
1) All decks must be legal in LEGACY
2) All decks must be PMed to me (aww1979) by the end of Friday, July 2.
3) Deck name should be in the format "Legacy_YOURNAME_DECKNAME"
example: Legacy_aww1979_affinity
4) Only use cards that are in the main version of manalink. (not limited or custom) If any cards are coded by jatill by the end of June 30, you can use those. If they aren't coded by then, you cannot use them, as I want to make sure that everyone has time to test them out.
5) In addition to normal Legacy deck construction rules, the following cards are also BANNED:
Burning Wish
Cunning Wish
Living Wish
Ring of Ma'ruf
Format: (NOTE: round 1 will be different than June, otherwise it is identical in format)
1) I will randomly place players in a certain number of groups. (like the world cup) The number and size of groups will vary depending upon the number of entries, but will likely be something like four groups of four. In each group, the two decks that score the highest will advance to round 2. In round 2, you will be paired with another winning deck, and the schedule will be worked out in advance, i.e. the 1st place winner of group A will play the 2nd place winner of group B, and so on.
2) For rounds 2 and on, all players will play both sides of a pairing in a best of 3 duel. For instance, if one pairing is Finkel and Budde, then *everyone* will play a best of 3 duel, once where they play with Finkel against an AI Budde, and once where they play with Budde against an AI Finkel. Once all players report their match results, I will determine who advances to the next round, and new brackets will be set up between the winners of the previous round. Other decks will be eliminated from the tournament, though all players may continue to test decks. This process continues until only two decks are left; they will play in the final, and the winner of this match wins the tournament.
Scoring: (identical to June)
-if you win the gauntlet with a 2-0 match score, the winning deck gets 2 points
-if you win the gauntlet with a 2-1 match score, the winning deck gets 1 point
-if you lose the gauntlet with a 1-2 match score, the AI deck gets 3 points
-if you lose the gauntlet with a 0-2 match score, the AI deck gets 5 points
Ties: (slight change to avoid my having to play sudden death matches, because they slow the tournament down)
If there is a tie, the following criteria, in this order, will determine who wins a tie:
a) The person who won by the most points. For instance, if deck A wins 40-30 and deck B wins 40-39, deck A did better and advances
b) If (A) still results in a tie, then the higher score advances. If deck A wins 40-30 and deck B wins 30-20, then deck A advances.
c) If (A) and (B) still result in a tie, then apply the criteria for A and B to the previous round scores, if there was one, to break the tie. If that is a tie, go back to the next round, and so on.
d) If after all this there is still a tie, then I'll play a sudden death matchup between the decks.
Prizes: (jatill wants it kept to 5 max, so this is the new format for prizes for July)
1st place - 2 coded cards of their choice
2nd place - 1 coded card of their choice
3rd place - 1 coded card of their choice. 3rd place will be determined in a 'consolation match' between the two semifinal losers
BONUS - 1 coded card to the deck voted 'most fun to play' after the tournament is completed, regardless of finished position (if this is a tie, preference will be given to a player who didn't win anything else; my personal vote will break a tie here otherwise)
Other:
-You MUST play best of 3 matches; best of 1 or best of 5 reports will be IGNORED.
-a minimum of 5 decks must be received or the tournament will be cancelled (this has not yet been a problem, we had 15 last time and I think about 10-11 the time before that)
-if a number of entries is received that is not a convenient number for dividing into groups (like 13 or 7 or something) I will at my discretion either give some byes out randomly and/or I will add some extra decks myself, but I will designate one (the one of mine I think is best) as the one that I can win prizes with; if a different one of my decks wins, I'll put up a list of a half dozen or so of my favourites and let the community vote. For instance, last time we had 15 entries, so I added one extra deck myself to make 16, which is a convenient number for tournaments.
If something in the rules above doesn't quite make sense to you, here's the summarized version:
-send me a legacy legal deck by the deadline
-I'll make a schedule of who plays who
-you will test each deck out in the schedule and they will all be scored
-winners advance to the next round, and it is repeated for the following rounds
Reporting Games:
Report games in this thread. Feel free to include summaries if desired, but please put the scores somewhere very clearly on their own lines, like so:
Finkel defeats Budde AI 2-1 (Finkel +1 pts)
Budde defeats Finkel AI 2-0 (Budde +2 pts)
People were pretty good with that last time; it makes things a lot easier for me
If anything is unclear, just ask.
EDIT: Round 2 is over. These are the results and the brackets for round 3 :
ALPHA: Cognis 31 vs Serbitar 12
BETA: Yggdrasil 40 vs Shantak 6
GAMMA: Juzamjedi 32 vs Jatill 10
DELTA: Aww 22 vs Monopoman 26
Round 3:
Cognis vs Yggdrasil
Juzamjedi vs Monopoman
edit: At any point after finishing Round 1 (so that you've tried each deck) you can vote for the 'most fun award' deck. You can vote up until the end of the finals, so you don't need to do it right away, and if you change your mind, you can do that up to the end of the tournament. Either post your vote or send it in a private message, whichever you prefer. You don't need to say why it's your favourite, but you can if you want. (also, you may not vote for your own deck, no matter how awesome it is!)
EDIT: Due to personal circumstances, there is a good chance I will not be able to run a tournament in August, as I will probably be away for a week (most likely the second week). I don't know for sure yet, though; when I find out I'll post whether I will host one in August.
