TDC VIII - Dark Ages Challenges

[harveylh]

Please post your challenges for TDC VIII Dark Ages here. Divisions and armies are listed below. Each player plays every other player in their division once. Post your challenge and send a PM to your opponent including the password you used. You may post multiple challenges in a single post.

Time Frame
The competition will run from July 6 to September 28
To insure adequate time to finish, you should post all challenges no later than the 1st of September


Requested Challenge format

Division A
Tyronec - Byzantine 963-987 + Arab (Syria/Iraq) challenges Markleslie - Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami

Provide “password”

Send private message (pm)

Game Settings

Open, Potluck, 24 turns, 40W x 32H maps and 1400 points

I suggest setting your army as player B. That allows your opponent to accept the challenge and move to deployment immediately.

Slitherine Ranked Games

1. Players are NOT to unilaterally set up matches as Slitherine ranked games.
2. If you wish to rank a game, first contact your opponent and see if they are interested in doing so.
3. If both players are in agreement, matches can be set up as Slitherine ranked games.
4. If a match has been set up as a ranked game unilaterally by your opponent, you are free to set up a new match unranked without this counting as your reroll. However, if you accept a ranked match, and then decide you want to reset it, that will count as your reroll. It's very clear in the challenge screen that a match is ranked; there is a special icon and the ELO ranking of the poster is plainly listed.

Rerolls

Either player may unilaterally require a reroll after viewing the map in the initial deployment phase. Each player is allowed one such reroll. If each player has used their permitted reroll then both players may mutually agree to a third and final reroll. The player requiring the reroll should surrender the match. The player requiring the reroll should repost the challenge making sure to set the parameters correctly in regards to lists, points and map size. No rerolls are allowed after the first turn is played.

Restart

Players may mutually agree to abandon a game and restart until the 3rd turn for whatever reasons they might have. From the 4th turn, games must be played to conclusion. No rerolls are allowed in restarted games; you must play on whatever map is rolled.

If the challenge has been incorrectly set-up, then the player who did not set-up the game will have the choice to restart but only by Turn 3. A game that has reached Turn 4 will become fixed and must be played to conclusion.

Responding to Challenges

IF PLAYER A HAS NOT ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE AFTER 2 WEEKS AND THE PERSON RUNNING THE PERIOD AND THEIR OPPONENT (PLAYER B) HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED, PLAYER B NEEDS TO CONTACT PLAYER A AND THE ORGANISER. THIS WILL ALLOW THE ORGANISER TO CONTACT PLAYER A AND TO DETERMINE IF PLAYER B CAN CLAIM THAT GAME AS A 40 - 15 OUTRIGHT VICTORY

Divisions

Div A
tyronec Byzantine 988-1041.
markleslie Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami
Stones1985 Arab (Umayyad) 685 to 750 AD
carpenkm Viking 790 -899 with Frankish
Triarii Andalusian 756-1049 with Spanish 900
random27 indian (rajput) 650-1049 AD
Morat Frankish 751-887AD with Saxon (Continental)
lunecastle Viking(Ireland) 900-1049 AD and Scots 851
frederic02 Byzantines 963-984 AD
Garokan German 933 + Polish

Div B
Bagatrix1805 Khurasanian 821-1003 with Dailami
alexhstandish Visigothic 419-621
grahamed Andalusian (756 - 1049AD) with Spanish (718-899)
rpadilla1988 Byzantine 988-1041
Hari72 Arab Conquest 638 -684 AD
Rob123 Indian Rajput 650-1049AD
alexmike1 Arab (Umayyad) 685-750AD
SimonLancaster Turkish 600-1036 AD + Arab (Umayyad)
IMC Rus 960-1053 with Viking 900
Asterix_von_TWC Frankish 751-887 with Saxon Continental 600

Div C
ChrisTownsend Spanish 900-1049AD with Andalusian
Ironclad French 888-1049 AD and Viking 790
wulf85 Rus 960-1053 + Vikings
SirMichael German 888 - 932
Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD
excubitor Bizantine 600-649
ulysisgrunt Frankish 751-887
rockmanbob123 Vikings 900-1049 w/ french
Indibil Dailami 928-1055 AD w Armenian 885
wzfcns Byzantine 904-962

[harveylh]

Please hold off on posting challenges until the tournament opens on the 6th.

harveylh - Dark Ages Administrator

[Ironclad]

Thanks

Whilst I like my first choice being assigned and want to keep them I note that Division C is showing two pairs of identical main armies - admittedly with some differences in allies:

German 888-932 AD for me (Ironclad) and SirMichael

Dailami 928-1055 AD for Solemnace and Indibil

Is that alright?

[SimonLancaster]

I mentioned this to Harvey as well. Good spot.

Div B: Two Arab Conquest 638s and two Frankish 751s.

[Kroche]

Hi

Harvey will edit the main intro with correct armies. I think the one showing for division c is first choices, as there were some duplicates some players should have been showing fielding their second choices:

TDC VIII DA Div C.png (11.99 KiB) Viewed 1045 times

[tyronec]

Also Div A has two Byzantines.

[Bagatrix1805]

Div B has 2 Arab conquest

[harveylh]

My bad, I posted an old version of the Dark Ages division allocations. I have revised it. Sorry about that.

Harvey

[Solemnace]

Division C

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges Chris Townsend Spanish 900-1049AD with Andalusian

Password: Reconquista

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges Ironclad French 888-1049 AD and Viking 790

Password: Capet

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges wulf85 Rus 960-1053 + Vikings

Password: Steppe

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges SirMichael German 888 - 932

Password: Otto

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges excubitor Bizantine 600-649

Password: Syria

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges ulysisgrunt Frankish 751-887

Password: Tours

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges rockmanbob123 Vikings 900-1049 w/ french

Password: Raiders

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges Indibil Dailami 928-1055 AD w Armenian 885

Password: Iraq

Solemnace Arab (Bedouin) 300-636 AD Challenges wzfcns Byzantine 904-962

Password: Lancers

That should be all of them. Hopefully I did it all right.

[Morat]

Div A

Morat Frankish 751-887AD with Saxon (Continental)

challenges

lunecastle Viking(Ireland) 900-1049 AD and Scots 851
frederic02 Byzantines 963-984 AD
Garokan German 933 + Polish

PM: on its way

PW: goth

M.

[tyronec]

Div A
tyronec Byzantine 988-1041.
challenges
lunecastle Viking(Ireland) 900-1049 AD and Scots 851
frederic02 Byzantines 963-984 AD
Garokan German 933 + Polish
pw TDC8
PM sent

[markleslie]

Division A

markleslie Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami 928-1055 AD allies.

challenges

carpenkm Viking 790 -899 AD with Frankish 751-887 AD allies.
random27 indian (rajput) 650-1049 AD.

Games set, PM sent.
Fortune!

[Triarii]

Challenges posted

Andalusians (756-1049) with Spanish allies (900-1049)
vs
tyronec Byzantine 988-1041.
markleslie Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami
Stones1985 Arab (Umayyad) 685 to 750 AD

PM with passwords sent.

[wzfcns]

Div C
game set for
ChrisTownsend Spanish 900-1049AD with Andalusian
Ironclad French 888-1049 AD and Viking 790
wulf85 Rus 960-1053 + Vikings
SirMichael German 888 - 932
excubitor Bizantine 600-649
ulysisgrunt Frankish 751-887
rockmanbob123 Vikings 900-1049 w/ french
Indibil Dailami 928-1055 AD w Armenian 885
pw:wzfcns

[IMC]

Division B: Dark Ages period of 600 AD - 1000 AD.

Hi there,

Challenge available for us:

Bagatrix1805 Khurasanian 821-1003 with Dailami
Alexhstandish - Visigothic 419-621
Grahamed - Andalusian (756 - 1049AD) with Spanish (718-899)
rpadilla1988 - Frankish 751-887 w Lombard (776-1049)

Password is imcimc

pm sent

Best of luck

IMC

[Ironclad]

Div C
game set for

Ironclad French 888-1049 AD and Viking 790
pw:wzfcns

To save time, I've repeated your challenge for our game with the corrected points total - 1400 instead of 1600.

I've used the same password: wzfcns

Pm sent.

[alexmike1]

Div B

alexmike1 Arab (Umayyad) 685-750AD challenges Asterix_von_TWC Frankish 751-887 with Saxon Continental 600

pm sent

[devoncop]

Division B

devoncop (Khazar 568-737AD) challenges Indibil (Palmyran 258-273 with Arab 312 Allies)

Password ... pincushion

pw sent

[Chris Townsend]

Division C

Chris Townsend's Spanish 900 w/ Andalusian allies respectfully suggest that rockmanbob123's Viking 900 w/French allies leave Spain and turn their attentions northward.

PM has been sent with password.

[alexhstandish]

Div c

Challenges posted by Alexhstandish (Visigothic) for

1, IMC (Rus)
2. Hari77 Arab
3. rpadilla1988 Franks

PM sent

PW Crete

good luck to all