only if a player drops out from the tourney.

1) Dr. Recommended
2) RUFFHAUS 8
3) Eki83
4) The Desert Fox
5) CoXBoT
6) Utom
7) mouse
8) Mapu
9) bozo
10) Kaner
11) Leif
12) Amby
13)
14)
15)

*replacements:
marze1992

Ok, if happens let me know via pm

Are we almost ready to start the next game?

Players ready:
1) Dr. Recommended
2) RUFFHAUS 8
3) Eki83
4) The Desert Fox
5) CoXBoT
6) Utom
7) mouse
8) Mapu
9) bozo
10) Kaner
11) Leif
12) Amby
13)
14)
15)

Dare I try with that kind of competition?

Samj, I'll add you to the reserves list. The tournament is underway already, the list above is for the current 15 to determine when the next games begins.

Sounds good

Good to see SamJ showing interest if a vacancy opens up. Can we get game #3 started up?

I believe we are waiting on Argentinian, Hirnsaege, and mapleleaf.

We're getting close to being ready for 2 new games shortly.

Indeed. When I have time in the next day or so, I will just create the next two and people can join as they are ready. If the remaining three need to wait until current games are officially over, no pressure. I can keep extending the join phase indefinitely.

With more holidays approaching, please let me know in advance of any extend needs due to travel, etc. It is my hope that we can minimize disruption. Currently we have a request to pause December 13 to 20.

If we don't get this moving along, it's going to take 3 years to finish this thing. That's a long pause, but better that then losing a player. Although I do kinda wish players would explore the temporary sit in feature for these occurrences, particularly since we have interested players on the waiting list.

Sorry, didn't notice the thread - I'm here and ready to go ahead with the next games. No need for pause in holidays season for me

RUFFHAUS, I agree regarding use of sitters, particularly if extend requests are frequent. That being said, it hasn't been a problem yet and I expect such requests during the holiday season. I also expected 3 years once we limited it to 2 games at a time.

Thanks Hirnsaege, no worries.

I'm totally slammed right now and through tomorrow, so pardon the slight delay in creating the next games.

Players ready:
1) Dr. Recommended
2) RUFFHAUS 8
3) Eki83
4) The Desert Fox
5) CoXBoT
6) Utom
7) mouse
8) Mapu
9) bozo
10) Kaner
11) Leif
12) Amby
13) Hirnsaege
14)
15)

Links to next 2 games are posted in global chat of current 2 games. Please join as soon as you reasonably can.

I've just joined.

Players ready:
1) Dr. Recommended
2) RUFFHAUS 8
3) Eki83
4) The Desert Fox
5) CoXBoT
6) Utom
7) mouse
8) Mapu
9) bozo
10) Kaner
11) Leif
12) Amby
13) Hirnsaege
14) mapleleaf
15)

I'll join, but only if unrated.

Dogs, this is a closed tournament already underway. Your name is on the substitute list.

Apologies.

None needed :)

Game one is done, congrats to the winners. Now, who's up for calculating the scores?

Can I play, please?

Rough calcs for scores of survivors, Sum of Squares splitting 150 :
Hirnsage: 44^2 = 1936
Eki83: 35^2 = 1225
RUFFHAUS 8: 19^2 = 361
bozo: 10^2 = 100
mouse: 1^2 = 1
1936+1225+361+100+1 = 3623
150/3623 = 0.0414

giving:
Hirnsage: 1936*0.0414 = 80.15
Eki83: 1225*0.0414 = 50.72
RUFFHAUS 8: 361*0.0414 = 14.95
bozo: 100*0.0414 = 4.14
mouse: 1*0.0414 = 0.04

Which should probably become:
Hirnsage: 80
Eki83: 51
RUFFHAUS 8: 15
bozo: 4
mouse: 0
Unless we want to argue that surviving is worth a minimum of 1 point.

Apologies to Hirnsaege for the typo in name.

I strenuously argue that surviving with one S.C. in the middle of the map is worth 50 .

"surviving is worth a minimum of 1 point"

This sounds fair.

Yeah, I think there has to be something for a survival. I suppose that we could also consider recording the scoring to two decimal places.

Surviving in a draw, yes. But surviving in a solo, no.

or multiply all final outcomes by 100 to get rid of that decimal and give us whole numbers that are reflective of the real final score:

Hirnsage: 8015
Eki83: 5072
RUFFHAUS 8: 1495
bozo: 414
mouse: 4