GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!
TOURNEY GAMES WILL RECEIVE A +33% RAW BONUS IN THE NORMAL WEEKLY RANKINGS!
(All Biodeux and no tourneys makes you a dull Luxer.)
WINNER PICKS HAS RETURNED! How does it work? It's simple. The winner can pick the next map from the following list by using the #map command in game chat. Example: #map3 picks Arabia 1959; #map17 picks San Francisco; etc. DO NOT PUT A SPACE BETWEEN MAP AND THE NUMBER! The command only works during the auto-restart countdown between games, and the map choice is locked during the last five seconds. If the winner does not pick a map for next game, then one will be chosen at random. Also, unlike last year, you can play the same map back-to-back.
(Alphabetical order.)
1. 1200 Europe II / 5, 10, 15 / 20% / 30s / 45m
2. 3 Kingdoms China Sanguo / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 36s / 45m
3. Arabia 1959 / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 36s / 60m
4. Battle of the Baltics / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 36s / 60m
5. Central Europe / 3, 6, 9 / 20% / 24s / 30m
6. Classic Twitch / 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 / 10% / 15s / 30m
7. Classic Twitch Deux / 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 / 30% / 15s / 30m
8. Eastern Hemisphere / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 40s / 60m
9. Mayan Calender 2012 / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 30s / 45m
10. Middle East III - Iran / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 24s / 30m
11. Middle East Series I - Mediterranean / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 24s / 30m
12. Middle East Series II - Arabia / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 24s / 30m
13. Napa-Sonoma Valley / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 36s / 45m
14. North Brabant / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 36s / 60m
15. Reality TV / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 36s / 45m
16. San Diego / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 30s / 45m
17. San Francisco / 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 / 0% / 27s / 30m
18. The Civilizations / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 40s / 60m
19. The League against Lord Luthor / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 33s / 45m
20. War in Asia / 5, 10, 15 / 15% / 40s / 60m
21. War in the galaxy - rise of an empire / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 30s / 30m
22. Yugoslavia 1922 / 5, 10, 15 / 10% / 30s / 45m
Example:
✱ Player paranoiarodeo has been promoted to the top of the player list ✱
✱ Autoplay game will start in 30 seconds - 3/4 players ✱
✱ Autoplay game will start in 25 seconds - 3/4 players ✱
paranoiarodeo: #map9
∞ MAPMAKERS says: Mayan Calender 2012 ∞
✱ Autoplay game will start in 20 seconds - 3/4 players ✱
paranoiarodeo: #map14
∞ MAPMAKERS says: North Brabant ∞
✱ Autoplay game will start in 15 seconds - 3/4 players ✱
✱ Autoplay game will start in 10 seconds - 3/4 players ✱
paranoiarodeo: #map8
∞ MAPMAKERS says: Eastern Hemisphere ∞
✱ Autoplay game will start in 5 seconds - 3/4 players ✱
paranoiarodeo: #map2
✱ The map for the next game has been set to Eastern Hemisphere ✱
✱ The cards for the next game have been set to 51015 ✱
✱ The continent increase for the next game has been set to 15% ✱
✱ The turn time for the next game has been set to 40 seconds ✱
✱ The game-limit for the next game has been set to: 60 minutes ✱
✱ Loading the next game ✱
PLEASE MEMORIZE YOUR FAVORITE MAP NUMBERS BEFORE YOU WIN!
(Those thirty seconds will disappear quicker than you expect.)
Two final notes:
1. Huge maps have been omitted from this tournament. Personally, I don't think they're practical for online play with multiple humans. They would require hours and hours, and 99% of players simply don't have that much time for a single game. Furthermore, there would be no reasonable way to score them for tourney purposes. I do however suggest that you play them offline before sending dustin any votes for Best Map of 2012.
2. There will be a tournament RAW bonus for playing a variety of maps. I haven't decided how much yet, but I would estimate that you could earn up to 100 additional points by playing all 22 maps, or perhaps more. I will post a final number tomorrow, and add a column to the tournament leaderboard — link — so everyone can factor the bonus into their chase strategy.
∞ paranoiarodeo glas ∞
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