Gentlemen,
I nearly have all of the holes filled and will put out a revised
bracket this week. In the mean time, let me tell you my thoughts
on how to run the second round. Experience with this tournament has
shown me that it is imposssible to get all participants to all play
the same scenario for a number of reasons, including the fact that
not every player owns all of the games! Therefore, I am leaning
towards allowing each pair of combatants to decide amongst themselves
which battle they will use to conduct their quarter-final match. I
will only implement the following restrictions on their choice: that
both combatants must be in agreement, that the battle is no longer
than a particular number of turns (TBD), they fight the battle as a
mirror match with only the "First Side" counting as their score (as
was done in Round One) - point totals will decide if both players
achieve the same victory category, and that all players adhere to a
very strict time schedule (which I should have implemented in Round
One). I welcome your thoughts now, and will put it to everyone for a
vote once I have all of the players lined up later this week. If a
majority disagree, I will attempt to come up with a single scenario
for all of us to play. Remember that the team competition ends after
round two. Each of these quaterfinal matches counts for one team
point so there are eight points up for grabs (with the AOJ leading
3-2). The semifinal and final matches will crown the tournament
champion but will not count towards the team competition. Again, I
apologize to all of you for letting this tournament wallow in
obscurity while the stragglers finished their battles and I want all
of you to know that I am commmitted and fully intend to see this
tournament through to its conclusion.
Very Respectfully,
Col Eagle
1/1/XXIV/AOJ
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