OHS Season 26 - CONGRATS KEVINDOLA!

[dok]

Season 26: Multi-Format

WINNERS REPORT GAMES HERE

Spoiler Alert!

• For this event, each player will bring two 545-point armies. The two armies cannot share any figures. 16 figure limit. VC is allowed, no Marvel. The armies may not use any of the same figures. Standard 24-hex startzone restrictions apply.
• Army Selection (Rounds 1-3):
  • Before each game, there will be a dice-off, done by the tournament organizers. The winner of the dice-off chooses first army choice or second army choice.
  • Whoever has first army choice may choose any of the four armies (either of their two or either of their opponent's two). The other player may then choose from any of the other three armies.
  • The player who lost the dice-off then decides who places their (entire) army first.

Round 1

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1 is Claim the Treasures on Separation Anxiety.

The Chris Perkins v. Ixe pool of armies is:

* Cyprien Esenwein, Sonya Esenwein, Marcu Esenwein, Mezzodemon Warmongers x5
* Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [SotM], Kaemon Awa, Marro Stingers x5 (drop one)
* Templar Cavalry x3, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [SotM], Seleena, Kira Jax
* Wolves of Badru x4, Khosumet the Darklord, Isamu, Morgoloth

Ixe chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Chris Perkins chooses who places first.

The Dysole v. Sir Heroscape pool of armies is:

* Ashi-Dhulu, Laglor, Gorillitroopers x3
* Zettian Deathwings x3, Minions of Utgar x2, Torin, Drow Chainfighter x2
* 8th Infantry Pathfinder x8, Sgt. Drake Alexander [SotM], Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV]
* Sudema, Crypt Guardian x3, Drow Chainfighter x4, Warden 816, Kira Jax

Sir Heroscape chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Dysole chooses who places first.

The Dr.Goomonkey v. Simval pool of armies is:

* Command Courier x3, Warforged Soldiers x2, Major X17, Black Wyrmling x2, Siege
* Dumutef Guard, Frost Giant of Morh x2, Heirloom, Ogre Warhulk
* Tornak, Krug, Heavy Gruts x3, Ashi-Dhulu
* Nicholas Esenwein, Bloodburst Thrall x3, Preyblood Thrall x3, Deathstrike Thrall x2, Asterios, Sonya Esenwein

Dr.Goomonkey chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Simval chooses who places first.

The jcustar09 v. mtl1998 pool of armies is:

* Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Kurrok the Elementalist, Water Elemental x5, Fire Elemental x3, Air Elemental x3
* Axegrinders of Burning Forge x3, Mogrimm Forgehammer, Migol Ironwill, Ulfrid Hornwrangler
* B-11 Resistance Corps, Major Q10, Phantom Knights x4 (drop one)
* Azurite Warlord, Cyprien Esenwein, Marcus Decimus Gallus, Roman Legionnaires x3

mtl1998 chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, jcustar09 chooses who places first.

The n00b v. kevindola pool of armies is:

* Laglor, Krav Maga Agents, Major J15, Microcorp Agents x2, Isamu, Guilty McCreech
* Marro Hive, Marro Drones x4, Major Q10, Drow Chainfighter, Otonashi
* Werewolf Lord x2, Seleena, Phantom Knights x3, Marcu Esenwein
* Death Knights of Valkrill x4, Skull Demon x2, Air Elemental x3, Dumutef Guard x3, Otonashi (drop one)

kevindola chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, n00b chooses who places first.

The kinseth v. TheEpicAlpaca pool of armies is:

* Shieldsmiths of Granite Keep x2, Omnicron Repulsors x3, Akumaken, Augamo (drop 1)
* Tomb Skeletons x3, Skull Demon x2, Horned Skull Brutes x2, Racheim (drop 2)
* Atlaga the Kyrie Warrior, Minions of Utgar x2, Protectors of Ullar x2, Isamu
* Phantom Knights x4, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Nilfheim

TheEpicAlpaca chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, kinseth chooses who places first.

The vegies dad v. I.S.B.3 pool of armies is:

* Quahon, Fyorlag Spiders x3, Estivara, Nicholas Esenwein
* Nilfheim, Greenscale Warriors x3, Vulcanmech Incendiborgs
* Wolves of Badru x3, Morgoloth, Werewolf Lord, Marcu Esenwein
* Capuan Gladiators x3, Spartacus, Retiarius, Theracus

I.S.B.3 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 his dad

The dok v. vegietarian18 pool of armies is:

* M-43 Resistance Fighters x3, B-11 Resistance Corps, Jarek Guy, Kira Jax, Akumaken
* Izumi Samurai, Kozuke Samurai, Tagawa Samurai, Tomoe Gozen, Ebon Armor, Eldgrim the Viking Champion
* Red Ants of Aunstrom x2, Skeletons of Annellintia, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [SotM], Sgt. Drake Alexander [RotV], Tyrian the Kyrie Warrior
* Xualtica Fire Ants x2, Tomb Skeletons, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Sgt. Drake Alexander [SotM], Calibrax the Kyrie Warrior

dok chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, vegietarian18 chooses who places first.

Round 2

Spoiler Alert!

Round 2 is Chaos of Battle on Road Rage.

The I.S.B.3 (1-0) v. simval (1-0) pool of armies is:

* Wolves of Badru x3, Morgoloth, Werewolf Lord, Marcu Esenwein
* Capuan Gladiators x3, Spartacus, Retiarius, Theracus
* Tornak, Krug, Heavy Gruts x3, Ashi-Dhulu
* Nicholas Esenwein, Bloodburst Thrall x3, Preyblood Thrall x3, Deathstrike Thrall x2, Asterios, Sonya Esenwein

simval chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, I.S.B.3 chooses who places first.

The TheEpicAlpaca (1-0) v. n00b (0-1) pool of armies is:

* Atlaga the Kyrie Warrior, Minions of Utgar x2, Protectors of Ullar x2, Isamu
* Phantom Knights x4, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Nilfheim
* Laglor, Krav Maga Agents, Major J15, Microcorp Agents x2, Isamu, Guilty McCreech
* Marro Hive, Marro Drones x4, Major Q10, Drow Chainfighter, Otonashi

n00b chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, TheEpicAlpaca chooses who places first.

The mtl1998 (1-0) v. dok (1-0) pool of armies is:

* B-11 Resistance Corps, Major Q10, Phantom Knights x4 (drop one)
* Azurite Warlord, Cyprien Esenwein, Marcus Decimus Gallus, Roman Legionnaires x3
* M-43 Resistance Fighters x3, B-11 Resistance Corps, Jarek Guy, Kira Jax, Akumaken
* Izumi Samurai, Kozuke Samurai, Tagawa Samurai, Tomoe Gozen, Ebon Armor, Eldgrim the Viking Champion

dok chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, mtl1998 chooses who places first.

The Ixe (1-0) v. Dysole (1-0) pool of armies is:

* Templar Cavalry x3, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [SotM], Seleena, Kira Jax
* Wolves of Badru x4, Khosumet the Darklord, Isamu, Morgoloth
* Ashi-Dhulu, Laglor, Gorillitroopers x3
* Zettian Deathwings x3, Minions of Utgar x2, Torin, Drow Chainfighter x2

Dysole chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Ixe chooses who places first.

The kevindola (1-0) v. superfrog (1-0) pool of armies is:

* Werewolf Lord x2, Seleena, Phantom Knights x3, Marcu Esenwein
* Death Knights of Valkrill x4, Skull Demon x2, Air Elemental x3, Dumutef Guard x3, Otonashi (drop one)
* Urk, Horned Skull Brutes x4, Taelord the Kyrie Warrior
* Ashi-Dhulu, Minions of Utgar x3, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Marcu Esenwein

kevindola chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, superfrog chooses who places first.

The vegietarian18 (0-1) v. jcustar09 (0-1) pool of armies is:

* Red Ants of Aunstrom x2, Skeletons of Annellintia, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [SotM], Sgt. Drake Alexander [RotV], Tyrian the Kyrie Warrior
* Xualtica Fire Ants x2, Tomb Skeletons, Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Sgt. Drake Alexander [SotM], Calibrax the Kyrie Warrior
* Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV], Kurrok the Elementalist, Water Elemental x5, Fire Elemental x3, Air Elemental x3
* Axegrinders of Burning Forge x3, Mogrimm Forgehammer, Migol Ironwill, Ulfrid Hornwrangler

jcustar09 chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, vegietarian18 chooses who places first.

The Sir Heroscape (0-1) v. Kinseth (0-1) pool of armies is:

* 8th Infantry Pathfinder x8, Sgt. Drake Alexander [SotM], Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [RotV]
* Sudema, Crypt Guardian x3, Drow Chainfighter x4, Warden 816, Kira Jax
* Shieldsmiths of Granite Keep x2, Omnicron Repulsors x3, Akumaken, Augamo (drop 1)
* Tomb Skeletons x3, Skull Demon x2, Horned Skull Brutes x2, Racheim (drop 2)

Kinseth chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Sir Heroscape chooses who places first.

The vegies dad (0-1) v. Chris Perkins (0-1) pool of armies is:

* Quahon, Fyorlag Spiders x3, Estivara, Nicholas Esenwein
* Nilfheim, Greenscale Warriors x3, Vulcanmech Incendiborgs
* Cyprien Esenwein, Sonya Esenwein, Marcu Esenwein, Mezzodemon Warmongers x5
* Raelin the Kyrie Warrior [SotM], Kaemon Awa, Marro Stingers x5 (drop one)

vegies dad chooses to pick armies first or second. After armies are picked, Chris Perkins chooses who places first.
Send PMs to vegietarian18 to schedule games with his dad

Dr. Goomonkey has a bye.

Regular Season Rounds (in order)

1. Claim The Treasures
   • Each player begins the game with a treasure glyph of Brandar. When placing your army, you must place the treasure on the card of one of your unique heroes, or power-side-up on a space in your startzone.
   • A third glyph of Brandar will be placed in the center of the map.
   • If you end a turn with a figure on or holding all remaining glyphs of Brandar, you win the game.
   • If your glyph of Brandar is destroyed, you lose the game.
   Maps in use for this format:
   Spoiler Alert!

   Embattled Fen - Wannok
   
   
   Separation Anxiety - Valda + Ulaniva
   
   
   
   
   
2. Chaos of Battle
   • If you choose to play an army that has more than 16 figures, you decide which figures will not be placed when choosing that army.
   • After both armies are chosen, the players will take turns placing a card's worth of their opponent's figures on the map.
   • You may not place your opponent's figures on glyphs, adjacent to your own figures, or on molten lava.
   • When placing squads, each squad figure placed that turn must be within three clear sight spaces of all other squad figures placed that turn. (If common squad figures are left out of an army, full squads are placed until only a partial squad remains.)
   • Initiative is rolled as usual in the first round.
   Maps in use for this format:
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   Ember Canyon Road (Dagmar + Valda + Yngvild (Disengage))
   
   
   Road Rage - Ulanvia, Valda, Wannok, TG Pool x3
   
   
   
3. (Improved) Escape
   • For this scenario you cannot leave a figure from your army unplaced if it would fit in your startzone.
   • After revealing an order marker and before taking a turn, if you have a figure unengaged in your opponent's startzone, you may remove that figure from the game. That figure "escapes" the game.
   • You score points based on full card scoring of escaped heroes, and partial card scoring for escaped squads.
   • If a figure you control destroys another figure you control after targeting it for a normal or special attack or choosing it for a special power that inflicts wounds, the destroyed figure counts as an "escaped" figure for your opponent.
   • The game ends when one player has no figures left on the battlefield. The player with the most escaped points wins. If there is a tie for escaped points then the player who still has figures on the battlefield wins.
   Maps in use for this format:
   Spoiler Alert!

   Ruins of Pine Tree Marsh - Wannok + Dagmar
   
   
   Platypus - Dagmar + Yngvild (Disengage)
   
   
   
4. Pooled Draft
   • This round does not begin with an army draft. Instead, all four armies are combined into a single draft pool. If there are duplicate uniques, one copy of the unique card will be eliminated from the pool.
   • The winner of the dice-off chooses whether to pick and place first or second.
   • The person who picks first chooses one card's worth of figures and places it. Players then alternate picking and placing two cards per turn from the drafting pool.
   • For each pick, you choose a single card's worth of figures and place it in your startzone (unless you draft Airborne/Rechets).
   • Players continue drafting until they pass or until they have no options within the 545 point, 16 figure limits. Once a player passes or has no placeable options, their draft ends, and the other player may continue drafting until they have no options remaining.
   Maps in use for this format:
   Spoiler Alert!

   Zephyr - Wannok
   
   Remains of Clionesia - Ulaniva, Dagmar, TG x2

Each playoff round will use a randomly selected format, and will use the map for that format that was not used in the regular season.

TG Pool:

Spoiler Alert!

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:

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 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.

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.

Entrants

• Chris Perkins
• dok
• Dr.Goomonkey
• Dysole
• I.S.B.3
• Ixe
• jcustar09
• kevindola
• Kinseth
• mtl1998
• n00b
• simval
• Sir Heroscape
• superfrog
• TheEpicAlpaca
• vegies dad
• vegietarian18

[dok]

There may be C3V and/or SoV units getting released before the end of the year. Anything that's been released as of the day the event starts will be eligible to use in this event. If you submit and then want to change your army after the new units are released, you are free to re-submit your armies.

[mtl1998]

Excited for this!

[vegietarian18]

Back this season by popular demand, it's the much-beloved formats Escape and Chaos of the Battle! Best Christmas ever

[kevindola]

How are signups for this coming along? I plan on signing up, but if the start is going to be delayed I'll get my armies in next week

[dok]

Originally Posted by kevindola

How are signups for this coming along? I plan on signing up, but if the start is going to be delayed I'll get my armies in next week

It's likely we'll extend the sign-ups a bit; I was hoping to see at least a couple of the new VC units get released before we started.

[dok]

Originally Posted by dok

It's likely we'll extend the sign-ups a bit; I was hoping to see at least a couple of the new VC units get released before we started.

Just confirming this. We're extending sign-ups a week in the hope of getting some of the new VC units, and to allow all the people who have been out of town to get a chance to sign up.

[caps]

The event looks fun! I'd love to participate but I'm having enough trouble scheduling games for the playtesting event. Hopefully I'll have some time in my schedule for another season later this year.

Originally Posted by vegietarian18

Back this season by popular demand, it's the much-beloved formats Escape and Chaos of the Battle! Best Christmas ever

At this point I can never tell which of Vegie's posts about OHS are serious and which are trolling.

[superfrog]

The new SoV units aren't in the list. They're eligible, right?

[dok]

OK, extending one more week. SoV's new units (Ashi-Dhulu and Urk) are eligible and available in the sign up. C3V's new units should be available this Wednesday.

[dok]

All the new units have been released. Get those entries in folks!

[Simval]

I have no idea what is a good army for those formats, but playing lately gave me the urge to try a tournament again. Yolo, as they say.