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The 4th Annual Lux Castle Tournament

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:59 pm
by SnyperEye
Welcome to the 4th Annual Lux Castle Tournament!
Presented by Snype Entertainment Inc.

(A wholly owned subsiduary of the Anti-Holy Church Of Lux)

Welcome back castle tournament members and a greeting to all possible newcomers. This is our 4th year running this spectacular event and I personally look foward to running it once again. The tournament has a few minor changes for the 2010 year as you will read below. Please familarize yourself with the rules...


TEAMS:

The tournament will consist of 6 teams of 6 people and 1 A.I. so spaces for entries are limited! One member from each kingdom will compete against members from all others in total domination on all castle maps. AI selections will be at random on the hard AI level.
THE KINGDOMS:

KINGDOM EARTH
KINGDOM AIR
KINGDOM FIRE
KINGDOM WATER
KINGDOM VIRTUE
KINGDOM BANE


TIMES:

The tournament will run all through out January. The tournament days will be every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday!

WED: *9:00am (AEST); 10:00pm (GMT); 5:00pm (EST); 2:00pm (PST)
SAT: *7:00am (AEST); 8:00pm (GMT); 3:00pm (EST); 12:00pm (PST)
SUN: *11:00am (AEST);*12:00am (GMT); 7:00pm (EST); 4:00pm (PST)
*Represents following day

AT LEAST 1 MEMBER FROM EACH TEAM WILL NEED TO BE PRESENT TO REPRESENT YOUR TEAM!
Having at least 1 player on opposite hemispheres is always helpful to starting times.

SCORING:

Points will be based similar to Luxtober scoring. Each team will recieve points based on what position they finish in the game.

1st 8pts
2nd 6pts
3rd 4pts
4th 3pts
5th 2pts
6th 1pt

Each indviduals and team totals score will be their gaming AVERAGE.
Scoring equations are as followed for year 2010
Individual Equation (Points/Games)
Team Equation (Sum of teams Points/# of Games)
*Teams configurations can vary based on AI participation.

GAMEPLAY:

*Prior to entering the game everyone is expected to be on Guest Only and remain as Guest Only until given instructions to unguest by the tournament director.

*The playing order for each game will be the determined by the finishing order of each previous game. The first game order will be the order of the final placing of last years tournament to start off this year.

*The settings for each game will be determined at the start of each tournament day and will change for each day of the tournament. (This includes card values, turn time, continent increases.

*All teams should have at least 1 person from their team present to start the tournament. The first 3 games are mandatory! a 5min grace period will be given to the occasional running late players for the 1st game only. After the first 3 games, games can and will only continue as long as 5 out of 6 teams are present where as the non present teams will be forced to use their AI.

*For any reason if a players needs to leave early another member may take the place of that player. If no member is present to take over then you must complete the game! Any player that losses control or leaves a game the choosen default bot will take over control "Defender Bot"

*The 1hour time limit has been replaced with a progressive attack rule. Instead of AI finishing these games. Any players still in the game after 1 hour will be forced to start attacking as the tournament director will start lowering the number of troops you are allowed to have at the end of your turn. This will continue lowering every 5 rounds until someone eventually wins. The Max troop numbers will vary based on the current games.

*All Players will be expected to follow all rules and the COC during tournament times. Failure to abide by these rules can result in penalties and/or ejection from the tournament.

REQUIREMENTS:

Each player must successfully complete a minimum 5 GAMES total from any of the Castle Lux series...

Jan 2nd - Lux Si
Jan 3rd - Lux Merhcants
Jan 6th - Kingdom of Ayrlawn (newly added 2010)
Jan 9th - Battle of bamburgh
Jan 10th - Castles Scotland
Jan 13th - Lux IP (newly added 2010)
Jan 16th - Siege of Tyre (newly added 2010)
Jan 17th - Castle Lux ER (newly added 2010)
Jan 20th - Castle Lux Melting Pot
Jan 23rd - The Last King
Jan 24th - Siege Lux
Jan 27th - Castle Infinity medium
Jan 30th - SEMI-FINALS - Castle Rivers
Jan 31st - FINALS - Hunters Keep

Nuclear Vox-Zenith City has been removed (2010)
Castle Infinity Large has been removed (2010)
Castle Infinity Small has been removed (2010)


Failure to complete this requirement by the end of the tournament will result in Disqualification for the player and a penalty on the teams final total. Choosing your teammates based on dedication would be key. (EXCEPT AI)

Each team is also required to play a minimum of 3 games for each of the tournament dates. If a team member is a no show in a 15 min grace period after game time an already designated AI will play in place of your team.


THE PRIZE GIVEAWAYS:

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Each member of the winning team will be recognized by Lux with a castle tournament medal on their rankings page and recieve a Nintendo DS compliments of Snype Entertainment Inc. The Grand Prize has been revamped to benefit the saying "play as a team, win as a team" with that said No Grand Prize will be rewared to a MVP but the whole team instead. Winning team members must successfully completed all tournament Requirements to claim rewards.

REGISTRATION:

Because of limited spaces available the castle tournament will grandfather all previous tournament members. A list of existing castle tournament members will be posted. These players have first choice on open seats this year. Pre-Enrollment for returning players will take place now until Dec. 12 followed by Open Enrollment which will be announced.

Questions or comments are welcome.


SnyperEye
Tournament Director

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:00 am
by SnyperEye
PRE-ENROLLMENT!

The Castle Tourney is an exclusive tournament and a pre-enrollment time bracket has been placed for existing members of the tourney to have right of way to claim a seat in this years tourney. Please note that not all members of the previous year will be allowed to pre-enroll in this years tourney. Listed below will be all eligible members for pre-enrollment. If you were a member in last years tourney and you are not listed this is due to a failed requirement of 5 games from the previous year and pre-enrollment is prohibited but you may sign-up again during open enrollment.

SnyperEye (Confirmed)
*Manimal (Confirmed)
-NN-Grim (Confirmed)
PJB172
The J-dude
TazzyGirl
Dangerous Beans (Confirmed)
TCraig
Beetroot
Ratmouse
Enzo1997!
Milltycoon

ShockandAwe (Confirmed)
Enokrad (Confirmed)
HeartsCoffee
Tstering
Morts
Guillerme

Packman (Confirmed)
Drifter (Confirmed)
Hoodie (Confirmed)
Mentor09
Moiz
Gilligan

Precious (Confirmed)
Soundboy (Confirmed)
Lantern (Confirmed)
Cynd3r (Confirmed)
N00less Clubie
Gfips (Confirmed)

Mazza (Confirmed)
Deez Nuts (Confirmed)
Owned
Naraku
Dr. Snuggles
Micella



IF YOU ARE NOT AN EXISTING MEMBER ON THIS LIST DO NOT ENROLL UNTIL OPEN ENROLLMENT. ALL SIGN-UPS WILL BE DELETED FOR NEW COMERS UNTIL THEN.

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:26 am
by Enokrad
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All Your Castles Are Belong To Us

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:09 am
by mazza
Mazza confirms himself as the heart of the BANE crew.....as well as the PRESIDENT of "BANE brother's incorporated" I wonder why the "soul" of BANE, Deez Nuts, in not on your list snype......i can only hope that it was a oversight on your behalf? JAL isn't there either, but i accept that as he has not played a game since last yrs Castle tourney, and he wasnt really there for it anyway.


Another question if i may... Out of the "newbie" castle players who nominate for the spare positions in this one, are we allowed to choose which ones we want on our team, or is it a case of "first come first serve"?


I can see prolly 3-4 of the Bane crew will not return, and only hope that I and odelay can find some real crazy arse's to join us at Bane HQ

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:11 am
by SnyperEye
mazza wrote:Mazza confirms himself as the heart of the BANE crew.....as well as the PRESIDENT of "BANE brother's incorporated"


You may be the President...I'm the CEO and Creator!

mazza wrote:I wonder why the "soul" of BANE, Deez Nuts, in not on your list snype......i can only hope that it was a oversight on your behalf?


See Pre-enrollment post...


mazza wrote:Another question if i may... Out of the "newbie" castle players who nominate for the spare positions in this one, are we allowed to choose which ones we want on our team, or is it a case of "first come first serve"?



All this will be revealed during open enrollment. 3 requirements will be expected from new candidates for tournament membership. Signing up which is time sensitive. Submitting the tournament COC waiver (code of conduct) and taking a placement survey.

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:12 am
by SnyperEye
Enokrad wrote:Image
All Your Castles Are Belong To Us
You think this will be the year of fire eh?

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:21 pm
by Odelay
B A N E

Count me in Fearless Leader!

You are right brother Mazza, we are going to need some crazy mofo's to pull this off. We have over a month to do some scouting.

:twisted:

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:33 pm
by Lantern
Silly Silly Bane!!

We are here to repeat!


Lantern is confirming enrollment.

Go Virtue!

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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:51 pm
by soundboy
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I feel like we're missing a certain Raw Dogger on Snype's roster...


:smt020

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:19 pm
by *Manimal
<- in for Earth, as always!

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:07 pm
by n00less cluebie
In like Flynn

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:18 pm
by mazza
[quote="soundboy"]æ

I feel like we're missing a certain Raw Dogger on Snype's roster...


:smt020[/quote



coz her didnt play the minimum 5 games last yr, in the same way that Deez and JAL are not listed for Bane

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:06 pm
by Shockandawe
Lets go boys.

Light em up
Light em up

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:40 pm
by The Wontrob
In.

Will the teams be the same as last year? Can we switch as we see fit? Do newcomers get randomly placed or adopted?


The Wontrob really needs to start playing again...

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:11 pm
by SnyperEye
You may switch teams as you see fit if you do not wish to fight for your original kingdom

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:56 pm
by SnyperEye
MEMO:

All current Castle Tournament Members must check in by Saturday December 12th to reserve your seat.

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:38 pm
by SnyperEye
Open Enrollment:


Welcome Newcomers!

I am now starting Open Enrollment for anyone who wishes to become a potential member of the Castle Tourney. Enrollments will be taken as a first come, first serve basis as long as you meet and submit all requirements for this Open Enrollment period. Please follow these steps to make sure you complete everything for this process.

1. Complete the COC (Code of Conduct)
2. Complete the Placement Questionaire
3. Wait for my reply!

The COC and Placement Questionaire will follow shortly...

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:42 pm
by SnyperEye
CASTLE TOURNAMENT CODE OF CONDUCT

The Castle Tournament is a well mannered and respectful enviroment for our members. Professionalism at its best. The games are quite diffrent from those you play regularly to which I will strive to make sure the following standards are met by all our members.

1. All instructions given by the tournament director are to be followed to allow quick and easy transitions between games.

2. The tournament does not allow for any forms of discrimination.

3. The tournament does not allow the use of ANY profanity.

4. The tournament does not allow verbal personal attacks

5. The conduct to which everyone should be showing is RESPECT no matter the outcome.

6. The tournament director has final ruling over any matter.

ANY COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN A 1 POINT PENALTY

Once you have read the Code of Conduct you must send a PM to the tournament director. Your PM must include the following...

I ___________ , HAVE READ AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE COC!
If your open enrollment does not include this line it will be denied.

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:43 pm
by SnyperEye
Placement Questionaire...

WHAT 10 WORDS APPEAL TO YOU?

ARDOR
PASSION
VIGOR
TALENT
BELIEF
HATRED
HOPE
GREED
ORDER
SILENCE
ANARCHY
CONTROL
TRIUMPH
PURITY
MIGHT
VALOR
TRIUMPH
SACRAFICE
FREEDOM
GLORY
LOVE
EMBRACE
TRUTH
LUST
WEALTH
SERENITY
FERTILITY
STRIFE
PEACE
REFORM
CHANGES
HONOR
RULE
IDEAL
LAW
CHAOS

The Questionaire will determine your alignment on what possible teams you can be recruited by. The results given back to you will be a number.

86-100 EXTREMELY LAWFUL
71-85 LAWFUL
56-70 NEUTRAL TOWARD LAWFUL
45-55 NEUTRAL
30-44 NEUTRAL TOWARD CHAOTIC
15-29 CHAOTIC
00-14 EXTREMELY CHAOTIC

The kingdoms alignments are arranged as so...

LAWFUL--------------NEUTRAL-------------CHAOTIC
VIRTUE...WATER...AIR...EARTH...FIRE...BANE

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:52 pm
by Enzo1997
Where is the 3rd

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:13 pm
by SnyperEye
There's one in every crowd...

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:35 pm
by Enzo1997
Give me the third

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:48 pm
by Enokrad
throw the turtle in the water where he belongs.

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:49 pm
by Shockandawe
I think we'd rather not have the turtle.

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:49 am
by SnyperEye
If existing members are wishing to mutiny and switch kingdoms please submit the placement questionaire to me via PM

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:55 am
by Tcraig
I would like to give the tourny a shot! I should have some time this year :)!

If anyone has an opening and would like to pick up a newbie let me kno... ;)

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:13 am
by SnyperEye
Tcraig wrote:I would like to give the tourny a shot! I should have some time this year :)!

If anyone has an opening and would like to pick up a newbie let me kno... ;)
Please read my post through out this forum to see how

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:43 am
by n00less cluebie
How'd I do?

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:09 pm
by supergood
Thank you for the invite...but I must decline :(. 2 girls playing school basketball = 4 games a week. 2 kids playing city basketball=another 2 games a week.

<---Super Busy Crazy SuperGood

p.s. Virtue still drools!

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:33 pm
by Enzo1997
Moved...