So Who is the best at CTP??? - A contest, ENTER NOW!

[MILAMBER]

Hey I would like to be in if possible. The hardest part will be finding time to play with all the different time zones involved.
I myself have strange work hours thats what brought me to PBEM
anyway like now i have to go teenage daughter needs the phone

[Patryn]

Hey Milamber, who is the man in the house? Give her 35 cents and directions to the nearest pay phone.

[Solver]

Welcome all... but I repeat that not everyone will be accepted over here.

[Catete]

The best of CTP?
Of course I am...
What am I going to buy with that money? LOLOL
Hi all, I'm new at this site and thanks to Gavrushka, he helped me to register.

[Solver]

Welcome to the community, Catete.

[Gavrushka]

Welcome Catete!! Catete is a superb player, and a great Guy, I can vouch for him 100% .

Patryn likewise is a great player, together with the other posters, there really are represented now the best of CTP players... watch for posts by Doom and Paulno1.. they are the two that have asked for entry but not yet posted..

There is only one Player missing, and this competition will suffer if he does not enter, and that is Blackice.... I really hope he joins in on the fun, because he would have a good chance of lifting the title .

Milamber ! A newbie! It is great that you are showing an interest! A newbie with a Teenage daughter, you make me feel old... .. Would you like to try a game against me online so you get an idea of what you are letting yourself in for?? This competition has attracted the very best players across the world.. From Germany to NewZealand, from the States to Spain..

Solver will ratify who enters, and then it will be sort rules, and game on!

[MILAMBER]

yeah patryn i would if i lived in the city but i live out in the sticks at least 7 miles to nearest pay phone.

yeah gav would love to play online against you and i am probley older than you my daughter is the last of 3 that is still living at home. i have a 24year old and a 23 year sons off doing there own things now.
if we can find commen time to play would love to must check other posts

[Solver]

Gav, I'm not confident that I'm qualified to judge all who apply, for instance, I just don't know the people from Civleague, so I got to trust you.

BTW, what does the public think about Wonders? I think Wonders should be allowed, for they're a very important part of the game. Thoughts?

[filix]

Hi,
I would like to play without wonders
Hello Catete

[Gavrushka]

Personal thoughts.... IF we play on a pre-made map then we should include wonders (PBEM players use them well) as long as there are no ruins... If we play on a Randon map (with ruins) we play without - It is too much of a Random element. I also think that IF we play on a random map, it should be a land map... The reason I say that is because land tends to be the great equaliser, making the two start positions more equal... I ALSO think id we play on a randon map, each player should be allowed three restarts in a row, maybe the decision is taken by turn 5... IF the other player takes a restart, then the first player is allowed three more etc.. But remember, the rules are set by Solver, the rest of us just make suggestions. -

Solver regarding the Gameleague Players... Dragon,Filix,Doom,Paulno1, Catete, Patryn, Yoda - They are all superb players, probably every one of them has an edge on me... Without them we would have the Apolyton League champion.. So I feel they all should be represented.... I would also like to see them all join the Apolyton CTP Internet Rankings - They would add a lot to the game, even though it would mean I would quickly be knocked off number 1 !

Milamber, I think you have seniority on me, unless you were a precocious child! .... I can be available (GMT) any time from 18:00 Saturdays through to 20:00 Sundays, including the unsocial hours in the middle of the night, when it MAY be easier to have uninterrupted play for an hour or two. BTW- Your eldest son is of similar age to my wife, who happens to be a lot younger than me...

[Patryn]

Yeah, I used to be in GL, but I could never keep logged in enough to keep my account open. I had several wins to log, just to find upon arrival at the site to post them, that my account was gone. I just never much bothered with it. As for the configuration, I think it should be the same for every level of the competition. Like when everyone plays the first round of opponents, we keep it the same for everyone, until all opponents have been played. That also gives us an opportunity to have several different land types as we go along. If we had, say, 5 rounds, then each person could play every other person 5 times and we would have a different setup for every level. Make each level's land different, and everyone should be happy. I personally like 7 land, 5 continent, all wet, all warm, max goods, and all uniform. We could have one similar to that and we could also have one opposite that for another round, and so on. I would like to have all of them the same size map and other stuff, but terrain should see the whole spectrum. I think also that we should not exclude any units, improvements, or buildings. (unless of course you want to have an entire round with settlers excluded, or a round with all wonders excluded for those who do not like them)

[MILAMBER]

yeah Gav i got you by 8 plus years your the same age as my wife and little brother. one of them that is. as for those play times, i most likely will be at work. that is (i'm -8 GMT) 10:00am to 12 noon on sunday. i'm still cooking sunday breakfast for the church rush till at least 3pm. and right now we are planing to expaned our hours of opperation to 8-8all week so most of my time is spent at work. till i get a new crew trained.

And Patryn love your quote says my thoughts on the subject perfectly. still in GL with games in the works but am never able to finnish them cause of my work schedule.

[faded glory]

Gameleague is crap. I had 7 different accounts at one time or another. My first got the most.....somthing like 31-13. Then the others were all like 2-2. I kept forgetting to play every 4 weeks or so. So I had to make a new one.

[Patryn]

Yeah, I thought of that quote myself. I don't know if anyone else has said it before, but maybe someday, when I am famous, I will be noted for having said it first. I can always dream.

[Lung]

This tournament looks like taking years to finish - long beyond most players' stamina.

Of course, there already is a tournament in it's advanced stages that is shaping us as the "Best of the best" - the Lungmatch tournament. It is purely a deathmatch tournament, but it does give a fair indication of who's the best. Consider the list of players vying for the title of Lungmatch champion;

Mobius
Swissy
Keygen
TheBirdMan
Max Webster
Rick
Faded Glory
and more!

Okay, so FG is there purely as cannon fodder, but most of the best in the business are there. If others believe they can dispute any eventual winner, then perhaps i should extend the tournament? If you can get 12 more players, or even 6, then a second group can be created to compete with the existing 12. It may be easier than the enourmous task confronting you, Gavrushka.

Of course, i am biased as i doubt if i can get online multiplayer working on my PC, and even if i could, i doubt if i could afford the time.

What do y'all think???