OHS S56: Double Strike Pod Draft - CONGRATS CHRIS PERKINS

[Dysole]

Online Heroscape Season 56:
Double Strike Pod Draft

WINNERS REPORT GAME HERE

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

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

For this event, each player will bring three army pods, each with a maximum of 275 points and 12 figures*. (C3V/SoV eligible, no Marvel.) Use Standard Points. You may not repeat figures in more than one pod.

*Airborne Elite, Rechets of Bogdan, and Bound Heroes count towards the figure limit.

If the placed figures in the army require more than 24 start zone spaces, 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.

The format is Double Strike Pod Draft.
Before each game, there will be a dice-off, done by the tournament organizers. The winner of the dice-off decides whether to be "Player A" or "Player B" in the draft.

The progression of the draft is as follows:

1. Player B has the option of striking one of the six pods (a pod that is struck cannot be chosen by either player).
2. Player A chooses one of the remaining (5 or 6) pods to play.
3. Player B chooses one of the remaining (4 or 5) pods to play.
4. Player A has the option of striking one of the remaining pods.
5. Player B chooses one of the remaining pods to play.
6. Player A chooses one of the remaining pods to play.

Maps:

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Alien Underbrush (OEAO) - Lorja Ivor, Valda
Bad Moon Rising - Dagmar, Ulaniva
Black Ice (Vydar_XLIII) - Wannok, Valda
Compact - Yngvild, Ulaniva
Dance of the Dryads - Yngvild, Lodin
Honor - Holdir, Wannok
Olympus - Lorja Ivor (low), Holdir (high)
Water Treatment Facility - Zawit, Dagmar (both on level 2)

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.

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, kicking us off

[Chris Perkins]

Pretty sure there's something wrong with the draft progression order in the OP - either 5 or 6 should be Player A chooses one of the remaining pods to play (probably 6?). Fyi

But as-written Player B gets 3 pods to Player A's 1.

[Dysole]

Originally Posted by Chris Perkins

Pretty sure there's something wrong with the draft progression order in the OP - either 5 or 6 should be Player A chooses one of the remaining pods to play (probably 6?). Fyi

But as-written Player B gets 3 pods to Player A's 1.

This has been corrected.

~Dysole, informationally

[ryguy266]

Can pods share figures? I think every other pod draft event I’ve played in hasn’t allowed that, but I don’t see it here.

[Dysole]

Originally Posted by ryguy266

Can pods share figures? I think every other pod draft event I’ve played in hasn’t allowed that, but I don’t see it here.

That's still the case. Added to the OP.

~Dysole, informationally

[Chris Perkins]

Signed up.

Really like my pods for this one (they will shock no one); we'll see how it goes.

[Xiegfried]

Signed up and excited to try out pod draft for the first time! I had a lot of fun putting pods together for this, so I'm looking forward to playing what I came up with.

[Foudzing]

Signed up, same as Chris I'll play my usual stuff hehehe.

[quozl]

I made 3 unusual pods.

[Shiftrex]

Can we get hyperlinks on the maps? I always struggle trying to find them in the folders.

[Kinseth]

This sounds like a fun event, think I will dust off my digital order markers and dice and lace up the boots for this one.

[Swarm]

Signed up!