So, it seems like we have 11 players.
I suggest we use the following rules:
There will be two rounds. First a qualification round to get the number of players to something more suitable for a KO system, then KO finals.
Since we are relatively few players, we can go for a single qualification group with all of us in there. Every player will have to play against every other player.
To keep it simple and to account for people potentially dropping out or not being able to play (we found out that great distances between players will not work great with the game’s implementation because of lag making it basically unplayable), we will go for a simple win-to-loss-ratio to pick the best 8 players to join the KO round.
The rules for each match are:
1. Use default rule settings unless both players agree to change them.
This way there won’t be any diputes about rules but if both players want something changed, who are we to prohibit that!
2. Play a best out of three match (i.e., you need to win two rounds to win the match).
For the finals we might go for best out of five, but keep in mind that you’ll have to play 10 games in the qualification. Let’s keep it manageable!
3. Arrange for the match with your opponent on your own.
We can’t possible know who will have time when. Please get in contact with your opponent here on the forum or on our IRC channel (it’s free and no registration is needed). If neither of you have a public IPv4 address (which is needed for DOSBox’ IPX tunnelling), we can help you with that and provide a standalone tunnelling server. In that case, please contact me (rnlf) directly, preferrably on IRC).
4. Post the result of your match in a thread on the qualification round sub-forum.
Just name the thread [player 1 name] vs. [player 2 name] so I can easily find the results. You can also use these threads to prepare the match.
5. Post all your results until Sunday, January 26.
This should give us enough time to do the finals, even if it means we have to take a few days out of February.
6. If you haven’t gotten into contact with any of your opponents until Thursday, contact me (rnlf).
I’ll see what to do. If the other player doesn’t respond to any other players, we’ll have to take them out of the tournament. If it seems like they’re just trying to avoid a strong opponent, we’ll count it as a defeat for them.
7. Have fun!
This is purely for fun, I don’t think anyone will feel the need to cheat or show any other signs of toxic behaviour, but people who do will be banned.
It would be pretty cool if one of you could record the match for others to enjoy, but this is voluntary.
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