Frederick II Hohenstaufen tournament

[rbodleyscott]

This is the unofficial abbreviated announcement. Official full announcement will follow in due course.

This tournament covers some of the major conflicts of the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily Frederick II Hohenstaufen in the 13th century AD. It will be played using the normal Field of Glory 2 Multiplayer system and our automated tournament system. Game results will go into the Elo ranking system.

The tournament will use the Swiss Chess draw system.

Anyone who has Field of Glory II Medieval can enter. You do not need to own any DLCs to enter.

To enter, go to the tournament page here:
https://www.slitherine.com/tournaments

The first round will commence on Thursday 12th December 2024 at 10.00 am GMT. No further entries can be accepted after the tournament has begun.

This tournament will involve five rounds. Each round will last 14 days. The battles will be Medium sized custom battles:
1) Flanders 1214 AD: French 1115-1319 AD vs German (Imperial) 1200-1319 AD. Open Battle. North Europe Agricultural.
2) Campania 1229 AD: Sicilian 1200-1266 AD vs Papal 1200-1319 AD. Open Battle. Mediterranean Agricultural.
3) Austria 1237 AD: German (Imperial) 1200-1319 AD vs Austrian 1200-1319 AD. Open Battle. North Europe Hilly.
4) Lombardy 1237 AD: Sicilian 1200-1266 AD vs Italian (Guelf) 1200-1319 AD. Open Battle. Mediterranean Agricultural.
5) Austria 1241 AD: Austrian 1200-1319 AD vs Mongol (Europe) 1223-1241 AD. Open Battle. North Europe Agricultural.

Games are paired, so each matchup will be played both ways. Each player will be able to choose his forces using the normal force selection system. In each round, all players will be playing on the same randomly generated map for both games.

First round pairings will be selected randomly, subsequent rounds using the Swiss Chess system. Nobody will play the same opponent in more than one round.

[rbodleyscott]

The 5th round of this tournament started a day late due to a glitch in the tournament system. Unfortunately the tournament will still end on 20th Feb, leaving only 13 days for the round.