Oooh that’s cold. Not only does it not help me narrow down my selection (my primary purpose), but also you go personal. Ouch.

Nevertheless

I’ll abide.




. . . but I won’t forget!

Also doesn’t narrow much down for me!

All RIGHT!

Hey all - there seems to still be confusion as to how this tournament will be run - specifically in terms of gambit, tournament victory points, when the game ends, etc.

I understand why - so much has been brought up.

I will try and clear everything up to the best of my ability.

FOR THIS TOURNAMENT:

Tournament victory point system:
3-2-1
3 points if you either destroy all the opponents pieces, OR have the higher score and it is 200 or over
(including gambit, which you add during the game)
Exactly the same as it is currently
2 points if you have the higher score but did not reach 200 points or higher
(including gambit, which you add during the game)
Exactly the same as it is currently
1 point if you lost, but reached 100pts or higher
(including gambit, which you add during the game)
Exactly the same as it is currently

Gambit

10 point gambit
must be a non-reinforcement piece worth 10 or more points
4 squares from the center of the map
add to your score at the end of each round you achieve it
Exactly the same as it is currently

When the game ends:
1. One player destroys all the other player's pieces
2. Time is called, and the round is finished.
3. Concession (see below)

These all function
Exactly the same as it is currently

The one and only change -

Games don't end with time left on the clock, if both players have pieces that can do damage left on the board.

If one player literally has no pieces left that can do damage (Lobot, R7, caamasi noble, etc), and the opponent has reached 200, the game ends.
If one player reaches 200 but has not killed all the opponent's pieces that can do damage, a player with no characters in gambit MUST ACTIVELY ENGAGE, or concede. There will be no "hiding in the back" (that is already currently illegal stalling and a TO should be called.) Functionally, the only games that will play on after 200, are games in which there is still time on the clock and both players feel they have a chance to finish destroying all the other players pieces.

Concessions

Any player may concede at any time for any reason. If it is under 30 minutes into the match, a TO need not be called, the non-conceding player gets 3 tournament victory points automatically.
Exactly the same as it is currently
If a player would like to concede after the 30 minute mark, and the opponent has NOT reached 200, call a TO. They will award 2 or 3 tournament victory points, dependent on the state of the game.
Exactly the same as it is currently
If a player would like to concede at any time after their opponent reaches 200+ points, a TO need not be called, the non-conceding player gets 3 tournament victory points automatically.

I personally urge anyone to feel fine to concede if they are feeling overwhelmed, or like they don't have a chance. Sincerely. This is SWM, it's supposed to be fun. We don't want to prevent the scenario where both players feel like they still have a chance to destroy all their opponents pieces, but I would never take away someones right to back out if they feel the need to.
Exactly the same as it is currently

If someone feels that their opponent reaching 200 signals an end for them - they have full rights to concede. In other words, if you do that - you are playing like we always do, and that is any players right.

Calling a TO

Call a TO anytime for any reason. It's easy for the TO to pause their game if they are playing, and then go back. As is the case with the state of our game currently, a TO will be called over rarely. The singular change we are implementing will not increase that in any way, as there is no situation now that needs a TO call that couldn't have needed one before. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say it won't happen at all. But I want to encourage anyone to do so if they are not sure about anything.
Exactly the same as it is currently



So - this was a whole lotta typing to hopefully make clear virtually nothing is changing in tournament structure here.

The only singular change is that players can battle it out to the end if they don't want to concede before time.


Please - if anything is not clear - let's clear it up now

squads sent. If anything is wrong with the format (or if I forgot one), then let me know and I can resend.

Cool! Let's see how much, if any, difference that makes. (Results, play experience, enjoyment, tournament time, etc.)

And as an unofficial item tracked to the side, I'd be curious of 5 versus 10 point gambit impact. Would someone mind tracking kill points + gambit points for each game rather than lumping them together as will be done for the official results?

I have all the squads. Waiting for one player to adjust (multiple of the same unique) before I post

Squads are posted in a separate thread.

If you have an questions please ask them here so we can keep that thread clean and easy to read