Season 25 - CONGRATULATIONS THESPARKLEINYOURWATER!
Season 25: Bring 2, Poison Playoffs
WINNERS REPORT GAMES HERE:
Spoiler Alert!
For this event, each player will bring two 485-point armies. The two armies cannot share any figures. (C3V/SoV eligible, no Marvel. Submitted armies must contain at least 420 points, and cannot have more than 16 figures at the start of the game*.)
Regular Season Rounds – Army Draft
Before each game, there will be a dice-off, done by the tournament organizers. The winner of the dice-off decides whether to choose their army first or second from the 4 armies in play.
The loser of the diceoff will then choose whether to place his army first or second.
Playoff Rounds - Pick Your Poison
Before each game, there will be a dice-off, done by the tournament organizers. The winner of the dice-off decides whether to choose their opponent's army first or second from the 4 armies in play.
The loser of the diceoff will then choose whether to place his army first or second.
* Airborne Elite and Rechets of Bogdan count toward these limits.
* Knights of Weston x2, Finn the Viking Champion, Iskra Esenwein, Rechets of Bogdan, James Murphy, Myrddin
* Marro Drudge x3, Tul-Bak-Ra, Arktos, Varkaanan Greyspears
* Anubian Wolves x5, Khosumet the Darklord
* Migol Ironwill, Axegrinders of Burning Forge x3, Ulfrid Hornwrangler, Darrak Ambershard
vegies dad chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Taeblewalker chooses who places first. send PMs to vegietarian18 to schedule games with vegies dad
* M-43 Resistance Fighters x4, Cyprien Esenwein, Sonya Esenwein, Kira Jax
* Wolves of Badru x2, Morgoloth, Marcu Esenwein, Nhah Scirh Cultists x2
* Knights of Weston x2, Finn the Viking Champion, Iskra Esenwein, Rechets of Bogdan, James Murphy, Myrddin
* Marro Drudge x3, Tul-Bak-Ra, Arktos, Varkaanan Greyspears
vegies dad chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Kinseth chooses who places first. send PMs to vegietarian18 to schedule games with vegies dad
* Knights of Weston x2, Finn the Viking Champion, Iskra Esenwein, Rechets of Bogdan, James Murphy, Myrddin
* Marro Drudge x3, Tul-Bak-Ra, Arktos, Varkaanan Greyspears
* Drow Chainfighter x2, Hoplitron x3, Arkmer, Deathwalker 7000, Elaria the Pale, Nakita Agents
* Cathar Spearmen x2, Warforged Soldiers x2, Marcus Decimus Gallus, Kursus
vegietarian18 chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, vegies dad chooses who places first. send PMs to vegietarian18 to schedule games with vegies dad
* Knights of Weston x2, Finn the Viking Champion, Iskra Esenwein, Rechets of Bogdan, James Murphy, Myrddin
* Marro Drudge x3, Tul-Bak-Ra, Arktos, Varkaanan Greyspears
* Marrden Nagrubs x3, Otonashi, Shiori, Tor-Kul-Na, Krav Maga Agents
* Warforged Soldiers x3, Heirloom, Isamu, Othkurik The Black Dragon
Kajoq chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, vegies dad chooses who places first. send PMs to vegietarian18 to schedule games with vegies dad
Heroic Rune (Attack +1)
Brooch of Shielding (Disengage)
Giant Hunter Stone (+1 Attack/Defense against Large/Huge)
Ring of Protection (+3 defense, temporary)
Belt of Giant Strength (+2 melee attack, temporary)
Cloak of Invisibility (No Hit Zones, temporary)
Trap: Roll one unblockable attack die against every figure standing on or carrying a glyph.
Event Rules:
Spoiler Alert!
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:
There is no attack or attacking power* used against an opponent, and
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 the last game of a given round of the bracket is announced, players in that round have one week to complete their game. Please attempt to schedule a time to play your game with your opponent. If the game is not completed, a forfeit or double forfeit may be handed out.
Due to Thanksgiving weekend, two weeks will be given for the first round before forfeits are enforced. We will also give 10 days for rounds that would include December 25th or January 1st if extended that long, and 14 days for a round that would include both if extended that long.
If you cannot come to an agreement with your opponent on a time to schedule the game during that week, or if you cannot reach your opponent after three days, then please post in the tournament thread so that the organizers are aware of the issue.
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 (awesomeunleashed, Bengi, dok, Dysole, Filthy, kevindola, Kinseth, Typhon, Xorlof) 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 awesomeunleashed, Bengi, dok, Dysole, Filthy the Clown, kevindola, Kinseth, Typhon2222, and Xorlof. 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.
Re: Season 25 - Sign Ups Until Aug 22nd 11:59 Eastern
ooo...Alright...this outta be interesting. I'm in! Though I'll take a few more days before I submit my armies...I'll have to think about this for a bit.
Quick clarification: can you choose to play just your armies, or could you select one of the opponents'?
I bring Army 1 & Army 2. You bring Army 3 & 4. First person gets choice of any of the four armies or deferring that decision to the other player. Once an army has been chosen, the other person gets to choose from among the remaining 3. It works exactly the same with Pick Your Poison except you're choosing your opponent's army.
Quick clarification: can you choose to play just your armies, or could you select one of the opponents'?
I bring Army 1 & Army 2. You bring Army 3 & 4. First person gets choice of any of the four armies or deferring that decision to the other player. Once an army has been chosen, the other person gets to choose from among the remaining 3. It works exactly the same with Pick Your Poison except you're choosing your opponent's army.