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Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:03 pm
by Mantuvec
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Ready for battle in Field of Glory II: Medieval?
Why not sharpen your sword first and warm up your skills in the new Field of Glory II - "Rise and Fall of Carthage" Tournament.

We are pleased to announce another Field of Glory 2 public tournament. This will be played using the normal Field of Glory 2 Multiplayer system and our automated tournament system.

The action begins Monday 26th October 2020 at 10.00 am GMT and anyone who has Field of Glory II can enter. You do not need to own any DLCs to enter.

To enter, go to the tournament page here: Tournaments

General tournament rules can be found here: Rules

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For this tournament we have specific rules:

5 rounds. Each round will last 14 days. The battles will be Medium-sized custom battles:

1. Krimisos Campaign 341 BC: Carthaginian 410-341 BC vs Syracusan 412-281 BC. Mediterranean Agricultural.

2. Pyrrhos’s Sicilian Campaign 277 BC: Carthaginian 280-263 BC vs Pyrrhic 280-275 BC. Mediterranean Agricultural.

3. First Punic War 255 BC: Carthaginian 262-236 BC vs Roman 280-220 BC. Mediterranean Agricultural.

4. Conquest of Spain 230 BC: Carthaginian 235-146 BC vs Spanish (Iberian) 300-10 BC. Mediterranean Hilly.

5. Second Punic War 202 BC: Carthaginian (Hannibal in Africa) 202 BC vs Roman 219-200 BC with Numidian 341-56 BC allies. Mediterranean 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.

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The scoring system is as follows:

· If a game runs to the turn limit, each side scores points equal to the enemy % routed at the turn limit. If the game times out, adjustments may be made, depending on how far the game has progressed and who took longer over their turns – see below.

· If one army breaks, the victorious player scores 60 points plus the difference between the enemy % routed and his own % routed. The loser scores points equal to the winner's % routed.

Examples:

1) If Ben defeats Tamas's army, and has inflicted 45% routed on Tamas, and Tamas has inflicted 15% on Ben, Ben will score 60 + (45 – 15) = 90, Tamas will score 15.

2) However, if Ben defeated Tamas’s army by inflicting 62% routed on Tamas, and Tamas had inflicted 56% routed on Ben, Ben would get 60 + (62 – 56) = 66 points, and Tamas would get 56.

3) If the game is unfinished (or it reached the turn limit) with Ben inflicting 20% routed on Tamas, and Tamas inflicting 10% routed on Ben, Ben would score 20, and Tamas would score 10. (Provided that between them they have played at least 24 turns in all – see below).

Note that this system rewards aggressive play over desultory skirmishing. If you rout an enemy unit then hide for the rest of the game, both players will get extremely low scores - lower than if they played hard and lost.

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Byes:

If an odd number of players sign up for the tournament, one player will get a bye in each round. In the first round this is random. In subsequent rounds it will be the player with the lowest score. The score for a BYE is 75 points for each game.

Round times and timing out:

Each round will last 14 days.

Any battles that are not completed by the end of the round will be timed out. The player who has had the game in his “My Turns” box the longest overall will be the one who is deemed to be timed out. This will not normally incur any penalties, unless insufficient turns have been played: If the timed-out player has played less than 12 turns, his score will be reduced proportionately, and his opponent will be granted the BYE score if it exceeds his current score. If the timed-out player has played less than 6 turns, he will not be included in the draw for the next round. This is to prevent someone else’s enjoyment being spoiled by being drawn against someone who has apparently dropped out of the tournament.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:50 am
by kronenblatt
Would have loved to participate, however the undertaking is too large with five mirror battles running over autumn break as well as Christmas/New Year holidays. But I really like these five battle setups and will re-use them for bilateral friendly mirror games (thus writing them down here to be easy to find): thanks for inspiration! :)

1. Krimisos Campaign 341 BC: Carthaginian 410-341 BC vs Syracusan 412-281 BC. Mediterranean Agricultural.
2. Pyrrhos’s Sicilian Campaign 277 BC: Carthaginian 280-263 BC vs Pyrrhic 280-275 BC. Mediterranean Agricultural.
3. First Punic War 255 BC: Carthaginian 262-236 BC vs Roman 280-220 BC. Mediterranean Agricultural.
4. Conquest of Spain 230 BC: Carthaginian 235-146 BC vs Spanish (Iberian) 300-10 BC. Mediterranean Hilly.
5. Second Punic War 202 BC: Carthaginian (Hannibal in Africa) 202 BC vs Roman 219-200 BC with Numidian 341-56 BC allies. Mediterranean Agricultural.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:04 pm
by Barrold713
I was not able to get in on time.
I do notice a player on the list who did not finish a single round in the last tournament. Perhaps a review of such players could be made and open up some spots for players who actually show up and play their matches.
Thanks
BDH

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:30 pm
by rbodleyscott
Barrold713 wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:04 pm I was not able to get in on time.
Hopefully we are adding more places. Look again over the next few days.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:21 pm
by rbodleyscott
rbodleyscott wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:30 pm
Barrold713 wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:04 pm I was not able to get in on time.
Hopefully we are adding more places. Look again over the next few days.
Further places have now been added.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:25 pm
by Ray552
I joined the tournament yesterday, which will be my first one ever.

I apologize if I missed specifics elsewhere, but how do I know when to start on 26 October? Will a game show up on my Multiplayer screen?

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:56 pm
by rbodleyscott
ray552 wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:25 pm I joined the tournament yesterday, which will be my first one ever.

I apologize if I missed specifics elsewhere, but how do I know when to start on 26 October? Will a game show up on my Multiplayer screen?
Yes, it will show up in your MP Lobby if you log in.

If you have set your Slitherine account to receive email notifications, you should get an email when the tournament starts.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:59 pm
by rbodleyscott
rbodleyscott wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:56 pm
ray552 wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:25 pm I joined the tournament yesterday, which will be my first one ever.

I apologize if I missed specifics elsewhere, but how do I know when to start on 26 October? Will a game show up on my Multiplayer screen?
Yes, it will show up in your MP Lobby if you log in.

If you have set your Slitherine account to receive email notifications, you should get an email when the tournament starts.
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Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:04 pm
by Ray552
^^ Excellent, thanks.

Looking forward to being soundly thrashed: "THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER!"

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:05 pm
by Barrold713
rbodleyscott wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:21 pm
rbodleyscott wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:30 pm
Barrold713 wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:04 pm I was not able to get in on time.
Hopefully we are adding more places. Look again over the next few days.
Further places have now been added.
I am in. Look out lower middle of the pack...I'm coming for ya.

Mediocrity Forward!

Thanks
BDH

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:50 pm
by sIg3b
Couldn´t resist joining, since it´s my favourite period before gunpowder.
First FoG2 tourney for me; I have set my goal to finishing in the top 200. :)

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:37 pm
by Delbruck
Please add me to the tournament list.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:36 pm
by rbodleyscott
Delbruck wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:37 pm Please add me to the tournament list.
You have to enter it yourself, it is automated.

Here:

https://www.slitherine.com/tournaments/1/0

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:26 pm
by sIg3b
sIg3b wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:50 pm Couldn´t resist joining, since it´s my favourite period before gunpowder.
First FoG2 tourney for me; I have set my goal to finishing in the top 200. :)
Ooops! 261 players already.

My goal of finishing in the top 200 will be much more difficult than I thought. :o :lol:

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:45 pm
by rbodleyscott
The first round of the tournament has started - although you may not have received a notification email.

With 261 participants, it is the largest FOG2 tournament so far.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:52 pm
by Chherif
Excuse me. How i can to contact my opponent? To quickly play rounds with him.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:38 pm
by rbodleyscott
Chherif wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:52 pm Excuse me. How i can to contact my opponent? To quickly play rounds with him.
You could try sending him a PM. But of course he may be in a different time zone.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:26 am
by nats
I couldn't submit one of my turns yesterday, were the servers down?

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:35 am
by rbodleyscott
nats wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:26 am I couldn't submit one of my turns yesterday, were the servers down?
Not sure. They are up now, but sometimes slow to upload the turn.

Re: Field of Glory II “Rise and Fall of Carthage” - Join the Tournament

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:56 pm
by julianbarker
I had to submit my turn 20+ times yesterday and then encountered very strange server behaviour afterwards. Hope the servers are better behaved this evening.