Spoilers 2010/2011- A New Tournament

[Rhys Benjamin]

This is a new tournament, to be played on Apterous, similar to Kai's Goatblitz. I must take 16.

This will be a group and knockout tournament.
The first 2 rounds shall be done between Dec 19 - Jan 1 and the remaining rounds will be done between Jan 23 - Feb 20

You get one week to play a game, like Goatblitz, but if you fail to play in the group stages, you get 20 points each and no win.

Variant: Spoilage
Rounds of 30 Seconds
Format: 9 Rounder.
Scoring: Flat

Find under Custom menu - Full Custom - Variant - Spoilage - Scoring - Flat - Format - Standard 9

Anything else you need to know?

Websites:

• http://wiki.apterous.org/Spoilers_2010
• https://sites.google.com/site/spoilers20102011

To sign up, please say yes, or put your in the list on the wiki.

[Eoin Monaghan]

I don't think you'll get 32 people who'll want to play Spoilage.

[Ian Volante]

I'd enter, but it's not that exciting trying to work out whether a set of letters gives floccinauchinihilipilification as an answer.

I do appreciate more tournaments though, might be worth having a rethink on format - weird ones just aren't as popular, so bear that in mind, as 32 is quite a crowd for any tourney.

[Rhys Benjamin]

I'm serious about this.

[Howard Somerset]

I'll have a go. Timing should work, provided I can get first round played before Christmas Eve.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Just to say I'll be a stand-by.

[Kirk Bevins]

I'll have a go but I'll be crap.

[JimBentley]

I'll have a go, but Rhys, no way will you get anything even approaching 32 players for this.

[Rhys Benjamin]

I'd enter, but it's not that exciting trying to work out whether a set of letters gives floccinauchinihilipilification as an answer.

I do appreciate more tournaments though, might be worth having a rethink on format - weird ones just aren't as popular, so bear that in mind, as 32 is quite a crowd for any tourney.

so is that a yes or no?

[Eoin Monaghan]

I'm gonna give this a miss sorry, can't commit to anything around Christmas.

[Ian Volante]

I'd enter, but it's not that exciting trying to work out whether a set of letters gives floccinauchinihilipilification as an answer.

I do appreciate more tournaments though, might be worth having a rethink on format - weird ones just aren't as popular, so bear that in mind, as 32 is quite a crowd for any tourney.

so is that a yes or no?

Best not given that I've no idea where I'll be between those dates - web access will be intermittent. Probably.

[Rhys Benjamin]

I've decided to use Spoilage ratings, then (since most people are on 1533, 1433 or 1333, then I'll have a look at their spoilage games (how do I do that?)

[Ryan Taylor]

How many people have you got to take part in this so far?

[Rhys Benjamin]

4, excluding myself.

[Ryan Taylor]

4, excluding myself.

I don't want to discourage you from running this but just a few of my views for you.

- Feisty's Winter Closed is happening around this time so having 2 tournaments running in the winter month(s) is a bit unnecessary, it's like having the FIFA World Cup and European Championships overlapping.
- Kai just ran a Goatblitz tournament with half as many entrants and found it difficult to keep things flowing (nothing on him, just the people who were in it).
- The Spoilage game itself is pretty quirky so maybe change of variant, still to one that's not been done before but something a little easier and widely played.
- Considering you have just 4 people at the moment would suggest that it's not in huge demand so maybe reduce the numbers because (as others have said) it will be hard to get 32 people to do it.

So, maybe choose a different date or time of year because apterous events become less significant the more of them there are and if they are close together (like if all Co-events were bunched together). Could do a 8 man league table of it as there are about 8 people who are decent enough at it.

Don't wanna shoot you down or owt but yeah.

[Rhys Benjamin]

- Feisty's Winter Closed is happening around this time

Deliberately avoided.

- Kai just ran a Goatblitz tournament with half as many entrants and found it difficult to keep things flowing (nothing on him, just the people who were in it).

Oh.

- The Spoilage game itself is pretty quirky so maybe change of variant, still to one that's not been done before but something a little easier and widely played.

Well, if you see my settings....

- Considering you have just 4 people at the moment would suggest that it's not in huge demand so maybe reduce the numbers

Well, it's only been up for less than a week, and there's still a month to go.

[Rhys Benjamin]

- Feisty's Winter Closed is happening around this time

Deliberately avoided.

- Kai just ran a Goatblitz tournament with half as many entrants and found it difficult to keep things flowing (nothing on him, just the people who were in it).

Oh.

- The Spoilage game itself is pretty quirky so maybe change of variant, still to one that's not been done before but something a little easier and widely played.

Well, if you see my settings....

- Considering you have just 4 people at the moment would suggest that it's not in huge demand so maybe reduce the numbers

Well, it's only been up for less than a week, and there's still a month to go.

[Rhys Benjamin]

- Feisty's Winter Closed is happening around this time

Deliberately avoided.

- Kai just ran a Goatblitz tournament with half as many entrants and found it difficult to keep things flowing (nothing on him, just the people who were in it).

Oh.

- The Spoilage game itself is pretty quirky so maybe change of variant, still to one that's not been done before but something a little easier and widely played.

Well, if you see my settings....

- Considering you have just 4 people at the moment would suggest that it's not in huge demand so maybe reduce the numbers

Well, it's only been up for less than a week, and there's still a month to go.

[Ryan Taylor]

Fair point well made Jimbo. x3

[Rhys Benjamin]

Fair point well made Jimbo. x3

In simpleton words?

[Matt Morrison]

Fair point well made Jimbo. x3

In simpleton words?

Yes, all three times.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Remember this?

[JimBentley]

no way will you get anything even approaching 32 players for this.

[Rhys Benjamin]

If I'm stuck, I'll try using the bots, except Rex of course.

They won't be competing for the prizes - so when you play them, play flat scoring.

[Gavin Chipper]

If I'm stuck, I'll try using the bots, except Rex of course.

They won't be competing for the prizes - so when you play them, play flat scoring.

Pay people to enter. £100 should do it. I hear you have backing.

[Rhys Benjamin]

I don't do dosh.

New site up. See first post.

Now I have a nice neat system to include excess support:

Prune
Waldorf
Nude
Ceaser
Plum
Sponge
Velvet

(have I missed one out?)

I'll put them in if I'm REALLY stuck.

[Rhys Benjamin]

ITS OFFICIAL

BOTS ARE IN

[Eoin Monaghan]

BOTS ARE IN

Baritones.

[Rhys Benjamin]

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Eoin Monaghan
Kiloposter
Posts: 1000

[Eoin Monaghan]

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Eoin Monaghan
Kiloposter
Posts: 1000

Dammit, never noticed this, two years worth of posting and that's what my landmark post is.

[Michael Wallace]

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Eoin Monaghan
Kiloposter
Posts: 1000

Dammit, never noticed this, two years worth of posting and that's what my landmark post is.

If it's any consolation, I lolled.

[Adam Gillard]

Oddly enough I just noticed that Spoilage is called "Octorock" in the help section ("Coming soon..."). Maybe a previous incarnation?

[Rhys Benjamin]

http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5635

[Rhys Benjamin]

There's only 1 more day to go for signing up and I can bend the format a little to take 16, but even then I need 2 more. Anyone up for it? Plus the bots are playing!













Editors note: I'll sort out bots vs bots.
edited due to spelling mistake

[Rhys Benjamin]

I can now say we have 16 people. If you REALLY want a place, I could expense you at me, or one of the bots.