SuperLeague Season 2: Sign up and discussion

[gumpold]

Are we there yet?! Are we there yet?! Are we there yet?!..........

[ricketyclik]

[checkMate]

So every body wants the random team except for rickety and math is that correct?

[gumpold]

Fine with me.

[MILAMBER]

dancemasseuse (ken) is going to sign up i will partner with him if there are no objections

[checkMate]

Per Math's suggestion -

Scoring for the "main" match point scoring will be as
follows.

2 match points for the winning team in a 2x2 game
0 match points for the losing team in a 2x2 game
last man standing counts

1 match point for the winner in a 1x1 game
0 match points for the loser in a 1x1 game


For "tie breaker points" we will operate as follows

1x1:
each *9 = 1 point
win < 100 = 10 points
win < 150 = 5 points

2x2
each *9 1st = 2 points
each *9 2nd = 1 point
win < 100 = 10 points
win < 150 = 5 points

There is no penalty for resigning.
In fact the structure encourages resigning at either
100 or 150.

The player that wins a *9 should post it on the main league thread. The main super league thread will be started when the matches start.

Is this scoring objectionable to anyone?

I have added the following:

You may win a 1x1 by

anihlation of your opponent.
alien race
4xPG
or Your opponent resigns.

All of these give the same point value 1 point

All of these types of wins are also valid by 2x2
except that there is no 4xPG in the 2x2.

[MILAMBER]

i got no problem with it

[checkMate]

I posted a list of teams. Please don't post there, but if you want to request a team mate post in this thread until August 1. On Friday evening I will make random teams from the remaining players.

Currently there are sixteen players.

Each player is to play a 1:1 game with one of the team members of 1/2 of the teams. These parings will be assigned randomly.

Simultaneously, every 2x2 game will be played. So to begin with there will be seven 2x2 games and three 1x1 games for each player.

Is this too many games for anybody?
The 2x2's are usually pretty slow.

As soon as 1x1 players finish games, they will be assigned to pairings with one player in the other 1/2 of the teams. These pairings will be made as soon as possible. That is, players will be paired as soon as they players are available and have not played a 1:1 aginst each other, or against each others team mate.

[Nimrod]

Anyone looking for a teammate?

[checkMate]

I'll play with you Nimrod -

[gumpold]

Please forgive my ignorance. Just what does "*9" mean?

[Mathemagician]

@gumpold
*9 means the power graph at every turn that ends with "9", so turn 9, 19, 29, ...
these have a special function for determining the points checkmate described above (the long post).

@checkmate
i hope i just didnt 'outtalk' you, but i really like the merger of our proposals that you posted above.
i'd add to use *0 turns instead of *9 turns, but i dont care that much.

[ricketyclik]

*9!

I am willing to out-argue (spam? ) any of you on this.

[checkMate]

*9

At turn 9, 19, 29, 39 ... etc each player must look at the
power graph. Whoever is ahead in the power graph gets one point for the tie break points.

So if you are ahead in the PG at turn 19 you post in the main thread something like.

Ricketyclik vs Gumpold -
Ricketyclik was ahead at Turn 19!

This will then be counted.

Sometimes folks have some confusion over what turn is a *9. When you look at the power graph there is a number in the bottom right corner of the graph. This is the turn number. For a given number, every player will see the same power graph, the power graph only changes at the beginning of the blue players turn.

[checkMate]

As part of the random pairings, we will also randomize the turn order so that nobody is playing the 1st player all the time.

Now last season I think all 1x1 had 2 AI players.
Do we want to keep this?

Do we need any other standardization of settings?

I also thought about symmetrical maps, but I don't think this will be necessary. There are enough games in this league to even out the inequitable starting positions.