OHS 46:Multi-Format Delta: congrats superfrog!

[Dysole]

Online Heroscape Season 46:
Multi-Format Delta

REPORT RESULTS HERE

Games are played using the online Heroscape interface. Check the spoiler for a how-to-play video.

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YouTube

Using an online voice chat utility, such as Discord or Google Hangouts, improves the playing experience considerably.

DELTA ARMY BUILDER SPREADSHEET (make a copy for your own use - also note we are using the Delta VC tabs, not the Delta Classic tabs)



DELTA MULTI-FORMAT:

• Each player submits one army of up to 575 points, with a maximum of 19 figures. Armies must contain a minimum of three unique or uncommon heroes. VC Allowed, no Marvel. An army may occupy any number of spaces as long as it meets the figure limit.
  
  An army can contain more than 19 figures, but only 19 figures may be placed on the battlefield each game. Airborne Elite, Rechets of Bogdan, and Bound Heroes of the Acolytes of Vorganund count toward these limits.
  
  If the placed figures in the army require more than 24 start zone spaces (in a round other than Heat of Battle), place the minimum number of additional start zone tiles needed adjacent to the back of the start zone. All additional start zone tiles placed must be adjacent to standard start zone spaces, must be the same level as an adjacent standard start zone space (use grass or ice), and cannot be placed adjacent to a space that is not in the start zone. If there is a dispute in adding tiles, contact an organizer.
  
  
• Instead of the normal prices for cards, use the prices from this updated Delta price spreadsheet, listed above. Note that because VC is allowed in this event, we are using the Delta VC tabs, not the Delta Classic tabs. You can copy the ARMY BUILDER SPREADSHEET to construct your own armies.

The regular season will last four weeks, with one game each week. After the regular season ends there will be a single elimination bracket for the top finishers. Each round will be one of the following four formats, in a random the following order:

Heat of Battle:

• Players will take turns placing a card's worth of their figures on any empty space on the battlefield (Airborne/Rechets/Bound Heroes are still not placed, as usual.)
• Figures may not be placed on glyphs or adjacent to opponent's figures.
• When placing squads, each squad figure placed that turn must be within three clear sight spaces of all other squad figures placed that turn.
• The player who places second automatically wins opening initiative.

Maps for this format:

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Raknar's Rift by Rÿchean (Yngvild and Ulaniva)
Barrentop by Gamebear (Wannok and Zawit)

Control Zones:

• 3 spaces on the board will be designated as Control Spaces.
• At the end of each round, you get one Victory Point (VP) for each unengaged figure you have on a Control Space. You can only gain one victory point each round from figures that come from the same (named) common card.
• The first player to have 5 VPs (and more VPs than their opponent) wins. Alternately, you can win by destroying all of your opponent's figures.

Maps for this format:

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Dance of the Dryads by Typhon2222
By a Thread by superfrog

Assassin's Creed:

• Players must include at least three unique/uncommon heroes in their army.
  If you include Bound Heroes in your army, you must still place at least one unique/uncommon hero in your start zone.
• At the beginning of the game, after figures are placed, each player simultaneously chooses one of their opponent's unique or uncommon heroes to target.
• At the end of any turn or round, if the hero you targeted is destroyed, or if you have permanent control of the the targeted hero, you win the game.

Maps for this format:

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Platypus by Robber (Valda and Lodin)
Highways or the High Way, JE by 1Mmirg (Dagmar and Lorja Ivor)

Treasure Quest:

• There will be five Treasure Glyphs on the map. The game ends at the end of the turn when the last glyph is revealed.
• Whoever is in possession of the most glyphs at that point wins. If it is tied, the game ends as soon as the tie is broken.
• You may still win by destroying all of your opponent's figures.

Maps for this format:

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Royal Gardens by Flash_19
Trepidation by Dignan

TG Pool:

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• Heroic Rune (Attack +1)
• Ring of Protection (+3 defense, temporary)
• Brooch of Shielding (Disengage)
• Belt of Giant Strength (+2 melee attack, temporary)
• Glyph of Searing Amulet (unblockable wounds against adjacent)

Event Details and Rules:

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Dice-off Equalizer - A check before each game to see the dice off win % for the tournament for each player will be made. If a player has a lower Dice off win % than his opponent, he will automatically win the dice off. Should the win % be tied, a dice off will be performed.

Time Controls

If, at the end of any turn, both of the following conditions are met:

• One player has taken 20 minutes less game time than their opponent according to the app AND
• At least 60 minutes of gameplay time has passed since the timestamp of the first set OMs,

Then the player who has taken less time than their opponent may note the current time gap in the chat window and warn their opponent that they are approaching the timed game finish. After that point, if the time gap between the two players increases by another 10 minutes beyond the noted gap, then the player who has taken less time than their opponent may end the game on time. The game will then go to partial card scoring.

Additionally, if one player has taken 40 minutes less game time than their opponent, the player who has taken less time than their opponent may note the current time gap in the chat window and warn their opponent that they are approaching the slow play forfeit. After that point, if the time gap between the two players increases by another 20 minutes beyond the noted gap, then the player who has taken less time than their opponent may claim a win on time, irrespective of the game situation.
The organizers reserve the right to nullify either of the time controls rules if we find that it is being abused or if we believe the time recorded on the app is incorrect.

Because of the time control rules, it is important to use the app's clocking features correctly.

• Always press the "done" button when your turn is complete.
• If you decide to move to a position where your opponent has the option of a leaving engagement attack or engagement strike, use the appropriate quick message button to tell them to make that roll.
• If you have any out-of-turn movement (scatter, scurry, etc), press "done" when you are done with that movement.
• If you decline an out-of-turn action (e.g. you don't want to attempt a leaving engagement attack on Krug, or you don't want to scatter), press "done" to decline the action.

Stalemate Rule

At the end of any round after the fourth round of the game, a player may activate the stalemate countdown by informing their opponent in the chat window. After that call, if three or more consecutive rounds pass where:

1. There is no attack or attacking power* used against an opponent, and
2. Each player wins initiative at least once,

Then the game is over and the winner is determined by partial card scoring.

Note: If a wound is healed (and/or a destroyed figure is returned to the battlefield) then the attack or power that inflicted the wound (and/or destroyed the figure) does not count for the purposes of avoiding a stalemate.

* "attacking powers" are defined as any special power on an army card or glyph that inflicts wounds, destroys figures, or takes permanent control of figures.

Scheduling

Once a round is announced, you will have one week to complete your game. Please attempt to schedule a time to play your game with your opponent.

If after 72 hours (3 days) you have not been able to reach your opponent via PM, please notify the organizers of the situation. Also notify the organizers if you cannot come to an agreement with your opponent on a time to schedule the game during that week.

If a game is not completed on time and the tournament organizers are not notified of an issue, both players may be given a loss.

The tournament organizers reserve the right to manually set the pairings involving players with a history of either failing to schedule their games, or not showing up for scheduled game times. Such players will also not be given the benefit of the doubt should scheduling conflicts arise.

Reporting Game Results (and dropping out)

The winner of the game must use the game result form to report results. (This will be linked once the tournament begins.)

If you do not want to continue in the tournament into the next round, please PM an organizer to let them know.

Etiquette for watching games

• Only the tournament referees (Dysole, kevindola, dok, vegietarian18, and superfrog) are authorized to make binding rulings. If no referee is present in a game, ask before offering your opinion.
• Refer to this thread for the etiquette rules of the Online Heroscape tournaments.

Disputes

The tournament referees are Dysole, kevindola, dok, vegietarian18, and superfrog. These players may make rulings on in-game disputes (line of sight, figures fitting on a space, dice rolled too soon/too late, etc) in games where they are not playing. If there is a dispute and one of these players is online, they may issue an on-the-spot ruling. If you have a dispute you cannot resolve, and none of the referees are present, you may stop the game and PM the tournament referees for a ruling.

NOTE: if a ruling is made late in the week and there is not enough time to schedule completion of the game, the tournament referees may issue a forfeit loss to the player who was ruled against.

~Dysole, dropping this into y'all's lap

[quozl]

Interesting!

[Muskie]

How will the playoffs work? repeating random from the list of 4? different formats?

[Dysole]

Originally Posted by Muskie

How will the playoffs work? repeating random from the list of 4? different formats?

Correct. The map not used for the first round of it will be used during the playoffs.

~Dysole, informationally

[Vydar_XLIII]

I'm in for this one. Please excuse me while I tie my brain in a knot figuring this army out.

[Vydar_XLIII]

Normal trap on Treasure Glyphs?

And Glyph locations and center spaces are the Control Points?

[Sir Heroscape]

oh my...too many variables for the brain...this is gunna be friggin' nuts

[Sir Heroscape]

I don't see the new released set on here? Koggo, Cage, Axentia etc..though I imagine their price is just going to stay the same?

[Dysole]

It hasn't been added to the Delta spreadsheet but all releases since the last Delta season are in the signup form at their listed prices.

~Dysole, informationally

[Muskie]

Are the two of the three "zones" on By a Thread and Dance of the Dryads the locations of the glyphs? Where would the third place be? I have never tried this format and want to get a feel for it?

[vegietarian18]

You are correct on the first two zone locations. The third zone will be the very center space of the board.

[Muskie]

Originally Posted by vegietarian18

You are correct on the first two zone locations. The third zone will be the very center space of the board.

Thanks!!!