EB Online Tourney: July 2010 - Special Anniversary Edition

[mamik_yev_konak]

In commemoration of the very successful pre-EB Online tourney of July 2009, I present to you the EB Online Tourney: July 2010 - Special Anniversary Edition. In remembrance of all of the members of The Guild who helped put together all the rules, settings, etc. that made the 2009 tourney such a success, let us do our best to make this one just as much of a success, if not more. Let's get straight to the details.

Point System
A very straightforward point system will be used. For each win, you gain one point. For each loss, you lose one point. The same applies to team games. Remember: Team games must be even-sided (2v2, 3v3, or 4v4). Each member of the winning team gains one point. Each member of the losing team loses one point.

There are two sets of points. Each player has his own point count. The second point count is the factional point count. Each faction has a number of wins and a number of losses equivalent to the total wins and losses of all players using that faction during that tourney month. Points only are counted for every month. There are no rollover points.

Signing Up
Threads like these must be set up one or two weeks prior to the beginning of the tourney. Let this be an example. To sign up for the tourney, reply to this post with your faction of choice. And I mean your final choice of faction. No changes will be allowed mid-way through the tourney. Once it begins, you're set. The only option you will have is to opt-out of the tourney (that is also final; no opt-out and then resume; if you have to have a week off, that's fine, but don't "fold your cards" unless you're completely sure).

Note: On Hamachi and in-game you must use the same name you use on The Guild. This is to avoid confusion. If you have a really long name, like "Hannibal Khan the Great", and you choose to use usernames like Hannibal Khan, that's fine. A shortened version of a long name is fine as long as it is recognizable.

Replays
You must upload and submit replays by posting links to the replays here in the form of a reply. Remember to state who you played against and who the winner was. Only winners are allowed to post replays so as to avoid duplicates. Thank you.

Jury
Every month, the tourney will have not only participating players but also jury members. Jury members cannot double as players in the same month, and players cannot double as jury members in the same month. The Jury is a board of a maximum of 9 members that adjudicate cases of conflict and protest. The minimum size of the Jury is 3 because it takes the agreement of 3 Jury members to come to a final verdict on who the winner was in special cases and whether cheating took place in protests for disqualification (DQ, wherein the game is not counted toward gain or loss). Three cases of cheating and the player is removed from that month's tourney, and his score contribution removed from the factional score as well. To be a Jury member you must state below that you wish to be so. Remember: This means you will not participate as a player and will solely make yourself available to review replays for cases of protest and conflict. There presumably won't be too many of these, so it shouldn't be much of a problem! All Jury members are respected and admired for their sacrifice. Thank you all.

And that's about it. If you want more of the nitty-gritty details, such as rules, what to do, what not to do, what to expect, etc., visit the website (it's a must-read for even the oldies). Find it at www.ebonline.tk. Use the contact button (links to our email: contact@ebonline.tk) for any concerns, questions or suggestions.

Participants
Jury Members
Vartan
WinsingtonIII
Ibn-Khaldun
Tanit

Players
Wins - Losses = Total Score

Arche Seleukeia 1 - 1 = 0
LazyO 1 - 1 = 0

Arverni 13 - 13 = 0
The Celtic Viking 5 - 1 = 4
Vicious-Little-Noob (Guild name: VikingPower) 8 - 12 = -4

Baktria 4 - 2 = 2
Tex 0 - 1 = -1
Ovidiuhtm (Guild name: Burebista) 4 - 1 = 3

Carthage 12 - 14 = -2
Jebivjetar 1 - 0 = 1
Intranetusa 1 - 1 = 0
Kival 10 - 11 = -5

Getai 0 - 2 = -2
retep219 0 - 2 = -2

Koinon Hellenon 6 - 0 = 6
Antisocialmunky 6 - 0 = 6

Pahlava 6 - 3 = 3
ACS 6 - 3 = 3

Pontos 6 - 4 = 2
Lignator 0 - 2 = -2
Apazlinemjo 6 - 2 = 4

Saba 12 - 6 = 6
MisterFred 12 - 6 = 6

Saka 1 - 5 = -4
Ghaust the Moor 1 - 4 = -3
Megas Ycarus 0 - 1 = -1

SPQR 5 - 1 = 4
Agrippa 4 - 1 = 3
Scipio Africanus 1 - 0 = 1

Sweboz 2 - 4 = -2
Kikaz 2 - 4 = -2

Results
Top 3 4 Players
MisterFred (Saba) - 1st (tied)
Antisocialmunky (Koinon Hellenon) - 1st (tied)
Apazlinemjo (Pontos) - 3rd (tied)
The Celtic Viking (Arverni) - 3rd (tied)

Top 3 Factions
Koinon Hellenon - 1st (tied)
Saba - 1st (tied)
SPQR - 3rd

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[mamik_yev_konak]

UPDATE #1: Rules had some problems. There are no more elite restrictions. Bring elites to the battle at your own financial detriment. Also, steppe armies can only field 4 phalanx units now. They also are required to bring a minimum of 4 infantry (new) and a maximum of 10 (as before). The steppe cavalry limit has now been increased from 10 to 12.

UPDATE #2: 8 elites max rule. Only applies to SPQR. See which units are elite by viewing the Factional Unit Lists on the EB Online site. 8 elites restriction includes cav and inf, but still is under the over-arching restriction umbrella (e.g. 5 cav max, etc.).

[mamik_yev_konak]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: EB Online Network #1 is for practice/non-tourney matches. EB Online Network #2 is for tournament-only matches. You can read the same statement now on the website under Instructions page.

[mamik_yev_konak]

We really need your help guys. Someone knowledgeable in the respective faction should reply with a list of the factional units for Pahlava and/or Sauromatae as per the EB website and place -H markers next to the cavalry units that should be considered heavy, whether for historical reasons or simply because they have heavy in their names. This would be much appreciated and is direly needed before the month starts. Note: Do not place -H beside those units that are specifically named "horse archer" because these are automatically considered medium cavalry (and consequently are excluded form the heavy cavalry limitation rule).

[mamik_yev_konak]

EB Online site now has Epeiros and Lusotannan factional unit lists, thanks to Apaz (Guildie).

[JackDionne]

I signed up on the Guild as Baktria. I then tried to log in to EB Online #1, says network does not exist, could you clarify network name.

[mamik_yev_konak]

I signed up on the Guild as Baktria. I then tried to log in to EB Online #1, says network does not exist, could you clarify network name.

Stick to one forum when replying to what is really the same thread. If you've read EB Online and this thread you'll realize that this is the first and last time these monthly threads will be posted on the TW Center forum. Also, you haven't visited the EB Online website have you? The networks are called EB Online #1 and #2, sure, but you don't enter in the network name 'EB Online #1'. These networks are remotely administered and as such use network ID's, which are strings of numbers and hyphens.

For your convenience, here's a screenshot of the site in case you don't want to go there (just a click away...).



EDIT: No factional unit lists are needed anymore, thanks to all. They are complete. Saba is missing intentionally because even if they have heavy cavalry it's irrelevant because of the mercy rule.

[mamik_yev_konak]

Tourney is ended and scores are updated on the original post of this thread.