Interested in a speed tournament? Come give it a go!

[Geoffrey]

I won't record anything just yet and I noticed in Eric and Ndrms game they are aware that there are 2 games in round 2, just making sure all you submitters are aware, it was in the message that I sent you in capitals!

And so far I've tried to rush it so there's 1 game a week, but this round all games sent in up December 31st NZ is allowed - this is Christmas and you might be busy, so leniency is required ;p Round 3 will be starting on the first friday NZST of 2016!

 

[edsdad]

Edsad beat Riskyone.

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/291330/

 

[SeekTheTruth]

SeekTheTruth beat JohnBoyd twice.

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/291307/

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/291248/

 

[ndrm31]

ndtm31 defeated for 2nd time ericjkline

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/291477/

2/23/15 03:07:16 ndrm31 Player Icon ndrm31 ndrm31 is victorious! Awarded 32 points.

 

[jasmine1978]

round 2.0 - jasmine1978 won again vs BudH finished 23/12/15 at 22:29 british time

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/291802/

 

[riskyone]

Riskyone just beat edsdad. So we each won one game.

 

[Geoffrey]

24 hours added to those who lost both of their games.

2. Jasmine1978 v BudH
12/20/15 18:23:05 Jasmine1978 beat BudH
12/23/15 16:30:08 Jasmine1978 beat BudH
Jasmines final standing: 12/23/15 16:30:08
Budhs final standing: 12/24/15 16:30:08
3. JohnBoyd v Seekthetruth
12/22/15 16:03:19 Seekthetruth beat JohnBoyd
12/22/15 13:54:16 Seekthetruth beat JohnBoyd
Seekthetruths final standing: 12/22/15 16:03:19
JohnBoyds final standing: 12/23/15 16:03:19
4. Ndrm31 v Ericjkline
12/19/15 14:43:22 Ndrm31 beat Ericjkline
12/23/15 03:07:16 Ndrm31 beat Ericjkline
Ndrm31s final standing: 12/23/15 03:07:16
Ericjklines final standing: 12/24/15 03:07:16
5. Riskyone v Edsdad
12/22/15 13:45:47 Edsdad beat Riskyone

Current standings:
1. Geoffrey, Immunity/round off
2. Seekthetruth 12/22/15 16:03:19 - (Immunity or round off for round 3)
3. Ndrm31 12/23/15 03:07:16
4. JohnBoyd 12/23/15 16:03:19
5. Jasmine1978 12/23/15 16:30:08
6. Ericjkline 12/24/15 03:07:16
7. BudH: 12/24/15 16:30:08
8. Riskyone: 12/24/15 22:34:07
9. Edsdad: 12/24/15 22:34:07 - Eliminated through rock paper scissors.

I will now be inboxing you all about round 3, prepare your inboxes!

 

[Geoffrey]

Round 3:

This game can be started whenever all players are ready. So far this tournament has been a series of 1v1s, but now that we have an even 8 players I thought two 4 player games would be appropriate! While you will still be relying on other players, this time individual times matter far more than the combined times. Each turn, the time from when everyone was waiting for you to when you end your turn will be calculated and added to the games message board, and the slowest two people from either game will be eliminated!

Opponents:
Game 1: Geoffrey, Riskyone, Ndrm31 and Ericjkline
Game 2: Seekthetruth, JohnBoyd, Jasmine1978, BudH

I will send the invites out for game 1, someone will have to send the invites out for Game 2.

I do have a formula for who gets chosen for what games, but this is all behind the scenes - any questions feel free to ask me

Allowed settings:
Duck and Cover
Players 4
Objective: Standard
Teams: Singles
Turn Order: Sequential
Reserves: Escalate
Reinforcement Allowance: None, One, Three or Unlimited
Reinforcement: Anywhere, Path or Border
Force: Chance
Turn Length 24 hr (casual)

You are allowed to start your game whenever you want.

How to calculate how long a turn went on for:
Go to the record tab after a turn, and all the timestamps should be there.
http://i.imgur.com/qEpCffW.png
At 12/30/15 09:45:45 everyone started waiting for Geoffrey.
At 12/30/15 16:41:34 Geoffrey ended his turn
Remember to keep an eye on the date as well.
Then in the game chat, the user would self-post their time (to hopefully be checked by their opponents for accuracy). For that turn, for example, I would post:
Geoffreys turn: 09-45-45 to 16-41-34, 6 hours 55 Minutes 49 seconds

I spent less than 2 minutes on the math, it's simple enough, but if you don't have the time to work it out or you can' work it outt, you may want to ask your opponents for help because I did struggle for a bit trying to figure out the best way to do it.
For this, I got a bit of paper and put the numbers like this:

16/41/34 (the ending time)
-----------------------------
09/45/45 (the starting time)

The number below the line will be subtracted by the number above the line.

34 - 45 = -11 seconds
41 - 45 = -4 minutes
16 - 09 = 7 hours

7 hours - 4 minutes = 6 Hours and 56 minutes - 11 seconds = 6 hours 55 minutes and 49 seconds

This may sound complicated, but after a round or two it should be simple enough

Note: Winning a game in the first 20 turns will take 1 hour off your overall time (to be worked out by me).
All games will be timed up until round 21, where you will be allowed to finish the game but the game and times will no longer count toward the speed tournament (as in only the first 20 rounds should be calculated for the speed tournament)

Good luck!

 

[JohnBoyd]

Roger!

 

[ericjkline]

Just saw message on Game 3.

 

[Geoffrey]

I think I'll try keep track of it during the games while I have time. I'm reconsidering counting the very first round because that gives the last person to join a 25% chance of an advantage which seems a bit unfair for everyone else! I'll count them for now though

I've tried my best with math, any math checking would be great. A lot of these times I have not double checked, but I will at the end of the tourney. I'm just making sure times are recorded right now.

Game 1:

Geoffrey
12/30/15 22:51:44 - 12/30/15 23:07:19 - 0 hours 15 minutes and 35 seconds
12/31/15 10:39:23 - 12/31/15 16:55:19 - 6 hours 15 minutes and 56 seconds
01/01/16 09;14:28 - 01/01/16 14:01:34 , 4 hours 47 minutes 6 seconds.
01/02/16 10:13:52 - 01/02/16 18:50:34 = 8 hours 36 minutes 42 seconds
01/03/16 09:09:09 - 01/03/16 09:31:32 = 0 hours 22 minutes 23 seconds
01/03/16 13:56:01 - 01/03/16 19:22:22 = 5 hours 26 minutes 21 seconds
Riskyone
12/30/15 23:07:19 - 12/31/15 10:13:02 , 11 hours 6 minutes 43 seconds.
12/31/15 16:55:19 - 12/31/15 21:09:20 , 4 hours 14 minutes 1 sec
01/01/16 14:01:34 - 01/01/16 20:46:20 , 6 hrs 44 minutes 46 seconds
01/02/16 18:50:34 - 01/02/16 20:59:20 ,
01/03/16 09:31:32 - 01/03/16 11:01:13 ,
01/03/16 19:22:22 -
ndrm31
12/31/15 10:13:02 - 12/31/15 10:37:37 , 0 hours 24 minutes 35 seconds
12/31/15 21:09:20 - 01/01/16 06:05:36 , 9 hours 57 minutes 16 seconds
01/01/16 20:46:20 - 01/02/16 06:40:19 ,
01/02/16 20:59:20 - 01/03/16 05:13:35 ,
01/03/16 11:01:13 - 01/03/16 11:07:07 ,

ericjkline
12/31/15 10:37:37 - 12/31/15 10:39:23 = 0 hours, 1 minutes, 46 seconds
01/01/16 06:05:36 - 01/01/16 09:14:28 = 3 hours, 8 minutes, 52 seconds
01/02/16 06:40:19 - 01/02/16 10:13:52 =
01/03/16 05:13:35 - 01/03/16 09:09:09 =
01/03/16 11:07:08 - 01/03/16 13:56:01 =

Game 2:

Seekthetruth
12/31/15 08:31:16 - 12/31/15 08:35:05 = 0 hours 3 minutes 49 seconds
*This turn may be redacted for fairness, under super serious investigation.
01/01/16 17:13:40 - 01/01/16 18:54:26 = 1 hour 40 minutes 46 seconds

JohnBoyd
12/31/15 08:35:05 - 12/31/15 09:23:09 = 0 hours 48 minutes 4 seconds
01/01/16 18:54:26 - 01/02/16 18:55:02 = 24 hours (skipped turn)

BudH
12/31/15 09:23:09 - 01/01/16 05:28:36 = 8h 5min 27 sec
01/02/16 18:55:02 - 01/03/16 13:20:37 = 17h 25min 35sec

Jasmine1978
01/01/16 05:28:36 - 01/01/16 17:13:40 = 11h 15min 4sec
01/03/16 13:20:37 - 01/03/16 17:20:36 = 3h 59min 59sec

 

[Geoffrey]

Official times:
Rawish:
Geoffrey Average Time: 2.73 Hours, 29.73 Minutes, 26.36 Seconds -1 HOUR FOR WINNING GAME = 1.73 Hours, 29.73 Minutes, 26.36 Seconds
Riskyone Average Time: 3.9 Hours, 14.9 Minutes, 35.3 Seconds
Ndrm31 Average Time: 5.5 Hours, 24.2 Minutes, 23.1 Seconds
Ericjkline Average Time: 2.5 Hours, 28.3 Minutes, 36.5 Seconds
!
Seekthetruth: 3.44 Hours, 25.89 Minutes, 27.22 Seconds
JohnBoyd: 21.6H 4.8M 0.4 Seconds
BudH: 6 hours 22.5 Minutes 15.85 seconds - 1 hour
Jasmine: 3.75 Hours, 22.5 Minutes, 30.5 Seconds




1. Geoffrey ~~~~~1.73 hours, 29.73 Minutes, 26.36 Seconds
2. Ericjkline ~~~~~2.5 Hours, ~28.3 Minutes, ~36.5 Seconds
3. Seekthetruth ~~~3.44 Hours, 25.89 Minutes, 27.22 Seconds
4. Jasmine1978 ~~~3.75 Hours, 22.5 Minutes, ~30.5 Seconds
5. Riskyone ~~~~~3.9 Hours, ~14.9 Minutes, ~35.3 Seconds
6. BudH ~~~~~~~ 5 hours ~~22.5 Minutes ~~15.85 seconds
7. Ndrm31 ~~~~~~6.11 Hours, 26.89 Minutes, 25.67 Seconds
8. JohnBoyd ~~~~~21.6 Hours, 4.8 Minutes ~~0.4 Seconds

 

[jasmine1978]

SPEED GAME - JAPAN

SEEKTHETRUTH v JASMINE1978 (2nd)

 

[ericjkline]

Sea of Japan, Game 1: 01/24/16 10:10:54 BudH Eliminated by ericjkline

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/299408/

 

[SeekTheTruth]

SPEED GAME - JAPAN

JASMINE1978 v SEEKTHETRUTH (2nd)

 

[ericjkline]

2nd game (BudH 1st turn): 01/24/16 14:57:39 BudH Player Icon BudH Eliminated by ericjkline

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/299535/

 

[Geoffrey]

Round 4:

Ndrm31 vs Geoffrey (Immunity)
Incomplete, not started. Geoffrey HAS sent the invites.

jasmine1978 vs Seekthetruth

1. https://www.majorcommand.com/games/299116/ Jasmine beat Seek
01/24/16 03:48:16

2. https://www.majorcommand.com/games/299232/ Seek beat Jasmine
01/24/16 11:08:52

~~~~~~

ericjkline vs BudH

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/299408/ Eric Beat BudH
01/24/16 10:10:54

https://www.majorcommand.com/games/299535/ Eric Beat BudH
01/24/16 14:57:39

1a. Seek ~~~01/24/16 11:08:52
1b. Jasmine ~01/24/16 11:08:52
2a. Ericjkline~01/24/16 14:57:39 - Round Off for round 5
2b. BudH~~~01/24/16 14:57:39
3a. Geoffrey - Games not started or Completed
3b. Ndrm31 - Games not started or Completed

I will message out all notifications for Round 5 now. Unfortunately, Ndrm must be eliminated due to not being able to make his games. Because neither of the fastest players won both their games, neither will get a guaranteed position in the final round.

 

[Geoffrey]

Round 5

Round 5 games will be allowed to start on 5:00 PM Saturday, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is 6AM Sunday NZST. If you need any help converting this to your time zone, don't be afraid to message. I will also try and message you when it is starting, but I will likely be asleep or be getting ready for work, so no guarantees.

Allowed settings:
Cold War Europe
Players 2
Objective: Standard
Teams: Singles
Turn Order: Sequential
Reserves: Flatrate, Escalite or Escalate
Reinforcement Allowance: None, One, Three or Unlimited
Reinforcement: Anywhere, Path or Border
Force: Chance
Turn Length 24 hr (casual) (or real time, if you're feeling adventurous!)

You will play 2 games, the 2nd game will have the person who went first in your 1st game going second in your 2nd game.

Opponents:
Geoffrey Vs Seekthetruth
Jasmine1978 Vs BudH
Ericjkline: Round Off

I highly recommend you message your opponent, trying to find the best time to both meet online to play your game live.

Anyone who beats their opponent twice will get immunity in round 5.
The loser in the slowest game/s is at risk of elimination, but they may appeal if they think there is some unfairness in them being eliminated.

I think that goes over everything, good luck!

 

[Geoffrey]

Geoffrey Vs Seekthetruth:

Game 1
https://www.majorcommand.com/games/302787/
Seekthetruth Beat Geoffrey
02/06/16 10:57:10 - 02/06/16 12:53:50
*Game Started 2 Minutes and 50 early, penalty to be assigned if necessary or wanted by any parties. Most likely penalty: Double the time (light penalty since it was such a little amount of time and the game didn't take off instantly)

Game 2
https://www.majorcommand.com/games/302768/
Geoffrey Beat Seekthetruth
02/06/16 11:46:56 - 02/06/16 13:04:53

Estimated: About 2 hours for each game from 11:00 - finish

 

[BudH]

SPEED GAME:

Jasmine1978 Vs BudH