Slitherine

stockwellpete wrote:Only 2 places left now. Can the system cope with more than 32? I think 64 was mentioned provisionally during the beta.

Well I will enquire on Monday. Certainly we can't add any more before then because the guy whose does it is not in the office.

Well it is full now - fingers crossed you can add places on Monday.

pipfromslitherine wrote:There will be many more tournaments coming in future, so if you are still learning the ropes waiting won't mean you are missing out. Although playing more experienced players is often a great way to learn too

Also, the Swiss Chess draw system means that players who lose in the first round will get easier opponents in the later rounds. Hopefully it is more about enjoying the games, and doing as well as you can, than being on the podium.

It says October 20th at 09.00 but... 09 what time zone?

Searry wrote:It says October 20th at 09.00 but... 09 what time zone?

That is something of a mystery, but probably GMT, as it actually starts at 10am BST or soon therafter.

You should get an email notification when it starts.

Thanks!

Time zone be is UTC which if I remember correctly is GMT + 0.

Hopefully this can be increased as it appears to have filled up before I even new it existed!

On a side note, I am sure there are many reasons for the 7 day timeline per round, but would a 9 day time line ever be considered?(giving two full weekends) I always fear joining these as when I play my worthy opponents in AUSTRALIA/NZ, 1 turn/day during the working week is often all can be managed.

TheGrayMouser wrote:Hopefully this can be increased as it appears to have filled up before I even new it existed!

We will find out on Monday.

On a side note, I am sure there are many reasons for the 7 day timeline per round, but would a 9 day time line ever be considered?(giving two full weekends) I always fear joining these as when I play my worthy opponents in AUSTRALIA/NZ, 1 turn/day during the working week is often all can be managed.

Yes, we will probably allow longer rounds for future tournaments.

I'd love to join if we can increase capacity monday. what era are we using for each faction?

same here. I think you should expand this tournament to lot more than 32. I bought the game yesterday, and the tournament was already full. This game is better than your previous games, it is on steam, so I recon that there will be much more sales for you guys. heck, I talked my 2 RL friends to buy game the same day, whith more to come (yes we play tabletop wargames alot), and they too will be interested in tournament.

joggy wrote:same here. I think you should expand this tournament to lot more than 32. I bought the game yesterday, and the tournament was already full. This game is better than your previous games, it is on steam, so I recon that there will be much more sales for you guys. heck, I talked my 2 RL friends to buy game the same day, whith more to come (yes we play tabletop wargames alot), and they too will be interested in tournament.

Glad you like it.

kaliyama wrote:what era are we using for each faction?

The lists used will be the ones applicable at the following dates.

Round 1: Romans vs Seleucids 190 BC (Pre-Marian legions)
Round 2: Romans vs Dacians 25 BC (Post-Marian legions)
Round 3: Macedonians vs Skythians 260 BC

Man, that tournament filled fast. Hope you run then fairly regularly

Only 32 players Why not 64 ?

Peak Steam 298 players Wow !
http://steamcharts.com/app/660160

Another 32 places are now available in this tournament

Will number of rounds stay at 3 if the number of players reach 64 or thereabout?

rbodleyscott wrote:Another 32 places are now available in this tournament

Super, thx Richard

We've raised the players to 64 and already places are disappearing fast. It will still be a 3 round tournament. We can look at adding more rounds for some tournaments and will likely have a variety of options and have multiple tournaments running simultaneously.

IainMcNeil wrote:We've raised the players to 64 and already places are disappearing fast. It will still be a 3 round tournament. We can look at adding more rounds for some tournaments and will likely have a variety of options and have multiple tournaments running simultaneously.

Could the system cope with 128 players or will it blow up?