There Can Be Only One II! - Tournament Completed!

[snooky51]

I will give it another go.

[GeneralKostas]

Hi,

I would like to join the tournament.

[Aetius39]

I will give it another go.

Glad to see you back!

[Aetius39]

Hi,

I would like to join the tournament.

Great! Welcome aboard!^^

[Aetius39]

First, I tweaked the order of the battles so that they're historically ordered (thanks Kronenblatt).

Second, I know last season there was talk of changing the scoring system, but honestly I like it the way it is. I think it promotes aggressive fighting, which any good Triumviteer would want! There was talk about how the points aren't that largely different if the score is, say, 60-59, because the winner would get 61 points while the loser 59. But I say, good on the loser for making a strong show! Conversely, the winner barely won, so in my mind it's an adequate score. On saying that, if anyone needs a refresher, here is how the scoring goes:

If you win a battle you get 60 points plus how much of a percentage you won by. Losers get how many casualties they inflicted. Ties get only the points they earned (so try to win!)

For example: In the 1st battle, Team 1 player A beats player D 61-36, and in the 2nd battle player C wins against player B 40-15.

Team 1 - 1st battle - 60 + 25 = 85 points 2nd battle - 15 points total for both battles = 100 points
Team 2 - 1st battle - 36 points 2nd battle - 60 + 25 = 85 points total for both battles = 121 points

There are 8 groups of 2 starting the tournament, but after every round (except the 1st) the 2 groups with the lowest total points from the battle will be deemed unworthy of promotion and released from duty (knocked out of tournament)!
So, you have to work together (at least in theory) with your partner a bit. Decide who wants to be which side, ask for advice, be discreet and just fight, scream about rng rolls; however you and your partner want to go about it!

[Warg1]

Any spots left?

[Aetius39]

Any spots left?

Hi, and yes, there are! I'll put you down.^^

[SawyerK]

I would like to join.
Kyle

[Blagrot]

If I've counted right then I make 16

[Aetius39]

If I've counted right then I make 16

You're right, thanks for joining, Blagrot and Sawyerk! We got 16, and quite quickly too.^^

[Aetius39]

Hello would-be Triumvirs! Below are the teams you will be on until you either get demoted (out of the tourney) or make it to the last round, where you will battle your former comrade and friend!

I went random dice roll for the pairings.

Here are the teams:

Team 1
TomoeGozen / Kronenblatt

Team 2
Ironclad / deeter

Team 3
GeneralKostas / Warg1

Team 4
snooky51 / MarcoCato75

Team 5
Giacofa93 / tyronec

Team 6
Karvon / SawyerK

Team 7
Blagrot / Stew101

Team 8
Aetius / carpenkm

*** I will post which teams are fighting against each other soon! You might want to pm your partner saying hi, and asking which side each should take in ROUND 1 (Rome 105-25 BC w/ Bithynian 297-74 BC allies vs Pontic 84-47 w/ Armenian (Tigranes) 83-69 allies)

[Aetius39]

I changed the elimination process in Round 1 and 2 to make it simpler: instead of a negative modifier on the force points of the 2 lowest scoring teams after round 1, we will simply eliminate the 2 lowest scoring teams after the first 2 rounds. You can check the edited thread earlier posted for an in-detail explanation.

If anything is unclear or if you have any questions, post here or pm me!

I will post which teams are fighting round 1 tomorrow (again random dice roll)!^^

[Blagrot]

What size are the games? And are you setting what terrain type it should be each round?

[Giacofa93]

First, I tweaked the order of the battles so that they're historically ordered (thanks Kronenblatt).

Second, I know last season there was talk of changing the scoring system, but honestly I like it the way it is. I think it promotes aggressive fighting, which any good Triumviteer would want! There was talk about how the points aren't that largely different if the score is, say, 60-59, because the winner would get 61 points while the loser 59. But I say, good on the loser for making a strong show! Conversely, the winner barely won, so in my mind it's an adequate score. On saying that, if anyone needs a refresher, here is how the scoring goes:

If you win a battle you get 60 points plus how much of a percentage you won by. Losers get how many casualties they inflicted. Ties get only the points they earned (so try to win!)

For example: In the 1st battle, Team 1 player A beats player D 61-36, and in the 2nd battle player C wins against player B 40-15.

Team 1 - 1st battle 60 + 25 = 85 points 2nd battle 15 points total for both battles = 100 points
Team 2 - 1st battle 36 points 2nd battle 60 + 25 = 85 points total for both battles = 96 points

There are 8 groups of 2 starting the tournament, but after every round (except the 1st) the 2 groups with the lowest total points from the battle will be deemed unworthy of promotion and released from duty (knocked out of tournament)!
So, you have to work together (at least in theory) with your partner a bit. Decide who wants to be which side, ask for advice, be discreet and just fight, scream about rng rolls; however you and your partner want to go about it!

I think there's a typo in the total points for Team 2: 36+85 = 121

[Aetius39]

First, I tweaked the order of the battles so that they're historically ordered (thanks Kronenblatt).

Second, I know last season there was talk of changing the scoring system, but honestly I like it the way it is. I think it promotes aggressive fighting, which any good Triumviteer would want! There was talk about how the points aren't that largely different if the score is, say, 60-59, because the winner would get 61 points while the loser 59. But I say, good on the loser for making a strong show! Conversely, the winner barely won, so in my mind it's an adequate score. On saying that, if anyone needs a refresher, here is how the scoring goes:

If you win a battle you get 60 points plus how much of a percentage you won by. Losers get how many casualties they inflicted. Ties get only the points they earned (so try to win!)

For example: In the 1st battle, Team 1 player A beats player D 61-36, and in the 2nd battle player C wins against player B 40-15.

Team 1 - 1st battle 60 + 25 = 85 points 2nd battle 15 points total for both battles = 100 points
Team 2 - 1st battle 36 points 2nd battle 60 + 25 = 85 points total for both battles = 96 points

There are 8 groups of 2 starting the tournament, but after every round (except the 1st) the 2 groups with the lowest total points from the battle will be deemed unworthy of promotion and released from duty (knocked out of tournament)!
So, you have to work together (at least in theory) with your partner a bit. Decide who wants to be which side, ask for advice, be discreet and just fight, scream about rng rolls; however you and your partner want to go about it!

I think there's a typo in the total points for Team 2: 36+85 = 121

Yes you are correct! And as some of you already know, I am TERRIBLE with numbers So please feel free to correct mine anytime.^^

[Aetius39]

Round 1 - Pompey's subjugation of the East - 3rd Mithridatic War

The triumvir Pompey tries to make a "great" name for himself in the East, attempting to finish off King Mithridates and gain valuable lands for Rome. Can he do it, or will the Pontic kingdom maintain independance?

Armies: Rome 105-25 BC w/ Bithynian 297-74 BC allies vs Pontic 84-47 w/ Armenian (Tigranes) 83-69 allies

Team 2 vs. Team 8
Ironclad (Romans) vs. Aetius (Pontics)

carpenkm (Romans) vs. deeter (Pontics)

Team 3 vs. Team 5
Warg1 (Romans) vs. Giacofa93 (Pontics)

tyronec (Romans) vs. GeneralKostas (Pontics)

Team 4 vs. Team 7
MarcoCato75 (Romans) vs. Stew101 (Pontics)

Blagrot (Romans) vs. snooky51 (Pontics)

Team 1 vs. Team 6
Kronenblatt (Roman) vs. SawyerK (Pontics)

Karvon (Romans) vs. TomoeGozen (Pontic)

The above teams are fighting each other Round 1. Please talk to your partner and decide which army each of you will take, and then pm me your choice. Only 1 person from the team has to pm me. As soon as both teams matched against each other send me their choices, I will post them and you can start the battle!

When ready to play, the player using the Pontic army sets up the game:

Large/Wide (1600)
Potluck map (there is no particular battle here, and the campaign had many different types of terrain, so random map round 1)
Open battle
Each side must include their allies (Bithynian for Rome, Armenian for Pontic)
There is no re-rolling of the map.

Please post your challenges here so I can make sure everything is going smoothly.

*****Winners always post the battle results and points like this please:

Kronenblatt defeats Aetius39 45-17
Kronenblatt 60 + 28 = 88 total points
Aetius = 17 total points

[Aetius39]

Aetius39 (Pontics) challenges Ironclad (Romans)

I set up the game, pw is korea

[Ironclad]

Challenge accepted.

[TomoeGozen]

I've set up my first round game vs Karvon , PM sent.

[kronenblatt]

My game with SawyerK is now up and running too.