Treeburst155

ciks, Regarding your overall placement. You may have placed third over both tourneys, but your competition may have been tougher. You played different people than they did. In any case, you're one of the Uber players and will be placed in a difficult section next time. As for the missing playoffs, what if we had an elimination playoff?! There are six of you, and three scenarios. The winners of the first scenario, along with the highest scoring loser move on to the second scenario. Now we're down to four players. These four then play the second scenario, giving us two remaining players who would do battle with the third scenario. Then we have a Champion!! This would not be a lot of work for me either. It would take some time because the scenarios would have to be played consecutively rather than simultaneously; but it just might be an idea, eh? Drawbacks: 1) time 2) not all finalists would get to play all the scenarios. Treeburst155 out.

Redwolf, You can calculate your distance from the median for each scenario (in CM points) and determine the average distance over all the scenarios. With this figure I can tell you fairly accurately where you would have placed, since somebody in the two tourneys would likely have a game result that is very near your average distance from the median. IOW, if an individual game result for a player amounts to 6 CM points over the median, and your average for the five games is also 6 points over the median the Nabla score is the same for both. Let me know your average distance from the median over all the scenarios, and I will hunt for that same number in the output file. This way we can determine your tourney score! Nabla, Very interesting about The Aftermath. Could this mean that the scenario has a large luck element to it? This would cause balance to shift quite a bit, eh? Treeburst155 out.

Ali, It will be very difficult to be the winner of the Uber section. I don't think J. Porta would want to play in that section. I see we have another strong player from the original WineCape tourney. Welcome Mike8g!! It's good to have you aboard. Mr Spkr, Take it easy on Mr. Dorosh. He MIGHT be able to get a draw ONCE if the scenario is imbalanced enough in his favor. Treeburst155 out.

Here's another individual scenario breakdown for you. # Enough_Is_Enough medians [ 60.5 39.5 ] vskalex 25 [ -20.1104 ] Juha_A 75 [ 13.8537 ] Heibis 42 [ -11.6104 ] Fate 58 [ 10.7624 ] Topi 29 [ -17.3604 ] Ari 68 [ 13.1958 ] Ugbash 58 [ -2.30744 ] Tuomas 42 [ 2.30744 ] DrAlimantado 70 [ 7.35314 ] Dragoon19 29 [ -7.35314 ] Sesam 60 [ -0.491962 ] Jarmo 40 [ 0.491962 ] Cogust 61 [ 0.491962 ] tero 39 -0.491962 ] S_Fredrikson 84 [ 12.045 ] Kingfish 16 [ -14.1104 ] Juha_K 65 [ 3.90161 ] Torbhen 35 [ -3.90161 ] Romeoman 52 [ -6.23815 ] PasiN 47 [ 6.23815 ] Mattias 85 [ 12.2551 ] J_Porta 15 [ -14.6104 ] Ali 61 [ 0.491962 ] Pixie 39 [ -0.491962 ] Treeburst155 out.

Juha, Ari has plenty of time to respond. No WineCape tourney vet will be left out. Ali, Are you sure you play bad enough to be in J. Porta's section? .....and the MIGHTY Cogust steps into the ring. I have a nice section of Uber players to put him in. Hehehe..... Treeburst155 out.

ciks, The Nordic Champ tourney was scored without including the results from this tourney in the calculation(they weren't ready yet). Here is the way it would have stacked up if both tourneys were run as one, not including the AARs: Ari 9.43 Cogust 8.00 -----------------------------ciks 7.40 Sesam 6.96 -----------------------Mr_johnson 6.62 Mattias 6.41 ----------------------------Wreck 5.92 DrAlimantado 4.35 -----------------------Cpl_Carrot 4.23 Ali 4.19 -------------------------Ricochet 4.10 Pixie 3.89 ---------------------------White4 3.35 --------------------------Thumpre 2.78 Topi 2.17 Fate 1.74 Jarmo 1.20 Juha_K 0.93 --------------------The_Commissar 0.38 Tuomas -0.04 Juha_A -0.39 -------------------------Strider -1.25 Torbhen -1.52 --------------Kanonier_Reichmann -1.61 Lopaka -1.86 -----------------------Jack_Trap -2.08 S_Fredrikson -2.14 tero -2.62 ------------------------Massattack -3.05 Heibis -3.07 -------------------------Sgt_Kelly -3.52 Kingfish -4.21 ----------------------Combined_Arms -4.25 Ugbash -4.29 J_Porta -4.68 Romeoman -4.98 -------------------------a1steaks -5.57 PasiN -6.77 ---------------------------Scheer -7.02 ------------------------Warhammer -8.04 Dragoon19 -9.61 vskalex -13.03 Treeburst155 out.

Uber General and All, I thought I made it clear (but I probably didn't) that due to MIAs there would be no way to score Section One, and there would be no playoffs because I need to have an even number of people for the Nabla playoff scoring/scheduling system to work. In order to have a playoff we would need to let Redwolf, Uber General, and Mare Ichthys from Section One have their own separate playoff first. This I decided against because I have no good scenarios AND it would be a lot of work I didn't plan on. What we could do is give the three section winners and the three orphaned Section One players access to the finals scenarios. I would even secure them for you guys. This way the six of you could play each other and at least enjoy the latest, never before seen, twisted work of Nabla at the same time as all the Nordic Champ finalists. You six would have to arrange your own games and there would be no final champion (unless you decided on one amongst yourselves); but at least you would get to play the scenarios you earned by winning your sections. How does that sound? I think that's a great way to reward the section winners and the Section One survivors. Treeburst155 out.

Very good, Nabla. I'm certain you're coming up with some clever stuff for our unsuspecting finalists. Don't rush your work. I'm sure they would rather wait awhile longer and get better scenarios. Scenario design is an art IMO. One cannot rush an artist. Treeburst155 out.

Excellent! There is disagreement on balance. That means it's not TOO uneven. Treeburst155 out.

We now have the following interested tourney vets: 1) Jarmo 2) The_Capt 3) Enoch 4) Kingfish 5) mPisi 6) JonS 7) redwolf 8) JeffWilders 9) Joseph Porta 10) John "Katyusha" Kettler 11) Thomas Norton 12) Cpl Carrot 13) Strider 14) Warhammer 15) THumpre 16) a1steaks 17) Wreck 18) redeker 19) Fate 20) StugIII 21) MrSpkr 22) CapitalistDogInChina 23) Holien 24) ciks 25) Ugbash 26) wadepm 27) Juha Ahoniemi 28) Fangorn 29) Scheer 30) Bimmer 31) Mattias 32) Jack Trap 33) Peter svensson 34) TexasToast 35) Michael Dorosh In addition we have two newbies who would like a slot: 1) easy-v (You need to email me so we can discuss it. I want to be sure you know what you are getting into. I also need a phone number.) 2) John Jelinek ( John has emailed me, providing both a home and work phone. I have replied to his mail, explaining the amount of time he would likely have to spend on the tourney. The ball is in his court again. John is an ASL enthusiast. ) Is that what you wanted to see, Grog Dorosh? Surely there is SOMEONE on this list you can at least get a draw with, eh?

Aaaah, I just noticed we have the WineCape II champion on our list. Welcome, Fangorn! Have I got some competition for YOU! Hehehe...... Treeburst155 out.

Texas Toast, The Invitational was excluded because it is a no- time-limit tourney, so the participants' ability to crank out five games in 90 days has not been demonstrated. Also, many of the Invitational guys have played in other tournaments too, and can get into this one by virtue of that fact. You and Jeff Shandorf are two who I know can get the games played who haven't participated in any tourney other than The Invitational. You are more than welcome, as is Jeff Shandorf. Welcome aboard!! Treeburst155 out.

Warhammer, You get guaranteed entry into the "easiest" section of my next tourney should you choose to participate. Somebody has to lose. Guys who do so gracefully, such as yourself, are a good example for the rest of us. You may have lost the tourney, but your attitude toward losing makes you a winner in my book. Having said that, you'll get no T-shirt for that disgraceful performance! It's not a bad idea though for future tourneys. I'll have to think about that. Treeburst155 out.

And here we have the final winners! The AARs paid off for White4, allowing him to ease ahead of Ricochet. Congratulations to the winners!! I will be posting tourney scores for individual scenarios as time permits over the next few days. This way you can see who did the best in a particular scenario. I'm also in the process of doing this for the Nordic Champ tourney so be patient. It takes a little time to put together. Section 2 White4.......... 4.830 Ricochet........... 4.100 Thumpre............ 2.780 Jack_Trap......... -0.896 Massattack........ -2.754 a1steaks.......... -5.570 Section 3 Wreck............. 7.400 Cpl_Carrot.......... 5.118 The_Commissar....... 0.380 Kanonier_Reichmann.. -1.018 Lopaka............. -1.268 Warhammer.......... -6.856 Section 4 ciks............. 8.880 Mr_johnson.......... 6.620 Strider............ -1.250 Sgt_Kelly........... -2.040 Combined_Arms....... -4.250 Scheer.............. -7.020 Treeburst155 out.

Here are the tourney scores BEFORE adding in the AAR bonuses. You'll notice that ciks had the highest score overall with 7.40 points. This means AARs will be worth 4% of this total, or .296 tourney points. Five AARs would add 5 x .296 or 1.48 points to your tourney score. I will now add in the AAR points and we will have the final winners for each section. This will be posted sometime in the next couple hours. At this point I feel the need to mention the three Section One players who were denied this last bit of fun due to the MIA problem in their section. Thank you Redwolf and Mare Ichthys for completing your games in a timely manner, and thank you, Uber General, for your all out efforts to do the same. Your names are in bold font because the section winners will also be in bold font in my next posting. You three deserve the same recognition. And now the scores BEFORE AARs are added in: Section 2 Ricochet........... 4.10 White4............. 3.35 Thumpre............ 2.78 Jack_Trap......... -2.08 Massattack........ -3.05 a1steaks.......... -5.57 Section 3 Wreck............... 5.92 Cpl_Carrot.......... 4.23 The_Commissar....... 0.38 Kanonier_Reichmann.. -1.61 Lopaka............. -1.86 Warhammer.......... -8.04 Section 4 ciks................ 7.40 Mr_johnson.......... 6.62 Strider............ -1.25 Sgt_Kelly........... -3.52 Combined_Arms....... -4.25 Scheer.............. -7.02 Treeburst155 out.

Uber General, AARs were not mandatory. I should have told you about them when I got you started in the tourney. Sorry about that. In any case, none of it matters for you guys in Section One. BTW, you are eligible for a slot in the upcoming CMBB tourney in case you didn't know. Treeburst155 out.

You're welcome, John. If you have a monitor in good working order you can build a surprisingly nice PC for under $1000 these days. Of course, if you aren't already the proud owner of a Windows operating system, you are forced to buy that too. Still, you could do well for less than $1,000 I think. Good Luck!! Treeburst155 out.

Yeah, "Flag Rush Hill" is more of a game like chess than a simulation of a realistic tactical situation. Thanks for the update, guys. Fight On! Treeburst155 out.

OK, since nobody seems to have found fault with the final scores, I will run them through the super-duper Nabla scoring program in a few hours. So, late this evening (GMT -6) you will see how you stacked up in your section, NOT INCLUDING the AAR bonuses. Below is a list of all the people who turned in AARs, along with the number of AARs they submitted. Please check this list to make sure I have you down for the correct number of AARs. If your name is not on the list I have no AARs on record for you. ciks-5 Cpl. Carrot-3 Wreck-5 Jack Trap-4 Kanonier Reichmann-2 Lopaka-2 Massattack-1 Sgt Kelly-5 Warhammer-4 White4-5 Treeburst155 out.

JK's Mac is broken. It has been for a couple weeks now. He's trying to get it fixed before CMBB comes out so he can launch massive, historically accurate Katyusha rocket barrages. So, how are we doing on these games? I believe Mr. Redeker is finished at this point. No hurry, just curious. Treeburst155 out.

Fate, You are already accepted due to your combat record. StuGIII and Mr Spkr, Great to hear from you! Welcome aboard. Redeker, You have plenty of time to decide. This is just a roll call of sorts to see who is interested so I can plan ahead. Some of these guys played in tourneys from almost a year ago IIRC. I need to know if they're still around and interested. Treeburst155 out.

Here are the tourney scores for, "The Aftermath". This time I copied and pasted to prevent typos. # The_Aftermath medians [ 41.25 58.75 ] Juha_A 54 [ 8.66777 ] Heibis 46 [ -8.73541 ] vskalex 20 [ -8.48541 ] Topi 62 [ 8.44589 ] Fate 38 [ -2.92967 ] Ari 62 [ 2.92967 ] Tuomas 59 [ 10.5315 ] DrAlimantado 41 [ -11.2354 ] Ugbash 35 [ -5.13625 ] Sesam 65 [ 5.13625 ] Dragoon19 25 [ -0.732012 ] Jarmo 44 [ 0.732012 ] tero 62 [ 11.3913 ] S_Fredrikson 38 [ -12.7354 ] Cogust 69 [ 13.4311 ] Juha_K 23 [ -18.2354 ] Kingfish 58 [ 11.3913 ] Torbhen 34 [ -12.7354 ] PasiN 39 [ -2.0932 ] Mattias 61 [ 2.0932 ] Romeoman 37 [ -3.71349 ] Ali 63 [ 3.71349 ] J_Porta 29 [ 0.732012 ] Pixie 45 [ -0.732012 ] More to come....

OK, guys, below is the exact input file that the scoring program will use. Check this over and let me know if there are any mistakes. I think it's good; but you never know. You will notice there are seven sections for each scenario. The last four are the Nordic Champ results. They are in there to give us a more accurate median score. We have them so we might as well use them. I wanted to include the two players from Section One who finished all their games, but the scoring program will not allow it because I don't have results for all of their opponents' games. So, you guys will have to judge your performance based on the median scores for the scenarios. I will post the actual tourney scores tomorrow once people have had a chance to look over the following input file: # Economy_OF_Force Thumpre 54 Ricochet 31 Massattack 85 Jack_Trap 15 White4 92 a1steaks 8 Cpl_Carrot 79 The_Commissar 21 Kanonier_Reichmann 45 Lopaka 32 Warhammer 51 Wreck 35 Mr_johnson 81 Combined_Arms 19 Scheer 75 Strider 25 Sgt_Kelly 46 ciks 54 ----------------------- Juha_A 70 Ari 30 Topi 81 Fate 19 Heibis 83 vskalex 17 Tuomas 74 Jarmo 26 Sesam 91 Dragoon19 9 DrAlimantado 83 Ugbash 17 tero 66 Torbhen 26 Juha_K 77 Kingfish 23 S_Fredrikson 47 Cogust 46 PasiN 53 Pixie 47 Ali 78 J_Porta 22 Mattias 92 Romeoman 8 # Gotta_Get_Up Massattack 27 Thumpre 73 Ricochet 47 White4 53 Jack_Trap 43 a1steaks 57 Kanonier_Reichmann 33 Cpl_Carrot 67 The_Commissar 42 Warhammer 58 Lopaka 22 Wreck 78 Scheer 18 Mr_johnson 82 Combined_Arms 23 Sgt_Kelly 77 Strider 15 ciks 85 --------------------------- Topi 37 Juha_A 63 Ari 46 Heibis 54 Fate 60 vskalex 40 Sesam 41 Tuomas 59 Jarmo 10 DrAlimantado 90 Dragoon19 24 Ugbash 76 Juha_K 36 tero 64 Torbhen 34 S_Fredrikson 66 Kingfish 15 Cogust 85 Ali 41 PasiN 59 Pixie 38 Mattias 62 J_Porta 35 Romeoman 65 # The_Aftermath Thumpre 64 White4 36 a1steaks 53 Massattack 39 Jack_Trap 61 Ricochet 39 Cpl_Carrot 70 Warhammer 30 Wreck 65 Kanonier_Reichmann 35 Lopaka 52 The_Commissar 41 Mr_johnson 76 Sgt_Kelly 24 ciks 57 Scheer 35 Strider 72 Combined_Arms 17 --------------------------------- Juha_A 54 Heibis 46 vskalex 20 Topi 62 Fate 38 Ari 62 Tuomas 59 DrAlimantado 41 Ugbash 35 Sesam 65 Dragoon19 25 Jarmo 44 tero 62 S_Fredrikson 38 Cogust 69 Juha_K 23 Kingfish 58 Torbhen 34 PasiN 39 Mattias 61 Romeoman 37 Ali 63 J_Porta 29 Pixie 45 # Enough_Is_Enough a1steaks 41 Thumpre 59 White4 68 Jack_Trap 32 Massattack 51 Ricochet 49 Wreck 55 Cpl_Carrot 45 Warhammer 55 Lopaka 43 Kanonier_Reichmann 55 The_Commissar 45 ciks 59 Mr_johnson 41 Sgt_Kelly 47 Strider 53 Scheer 38 Combined_Arms 59 --------------------------------- vskalex 25 Juha_A 75 Heibis 42 Fate 58 Topi 29 Ari 68 Ugbash 58 Tuomas 42 DrAlimantado 70 Dragoon19 29 Sesam 60 Jarmo 40 Cogust 61 tero 39 S_Fredrikson 84 Kingfish 16 Juha_K 65 Torbhen 35 Romeoman 52 PasiN 47 Mattias 85 J_Porta 15 Ali 61 Pixie 39 # Meeting_Of_Devils Thumpre 43 Jack_Trap 32 Ricochet 51 a1steaks 49 Massattack 30 White4 70 Cpl_Carrot 58 Lopaka 31 The_Commissar 38 Wreck 51 Kanonier_Reichmann 76 Warhammer 24 Mr_johnson 73 Strider 27 Combined_Arms 34 ciks 54 Scheer 30 Sgt_Kelly 58 --------------------------------- Juha_A 41 Fate 47 Ari 60 vskalex 27 Topi 55 Heibis 33 Tuomas 60 Dragoon19 29 Jarmo 70 Ugbash 30 Sesam 57 DrAlimantado 43 tero 39 Kingfish 49 Torbhen 37 Cogust 41 Juha_K 59 S_Fredrikson 41 PasiN 39 J_Porta 50 Pixie 37 Romeoman 38 Ali 50 Mattias 50 Treeburst155 out.

John Katyusha, Send me that crummy computer of yours so I can fix it for you. Better yet, let me build you a custom CMBB machine that will amaze you. I refuse to let your broken machine deprive me of your Katyasha barrages! Treeburst155 out.

Redwolf, Actually, the Wannabee problems only lowered my morale to, "alerted". That's what I get for not screening players. On the plus side, I have more proven reliables on my list because of the Wannabee tourney. I even got the CM scoring expert!! Tincan, It's good to know you're still out there. Welcome aboard! If you did poorly in your last tournament (I'll have to check), have no fear. I will put you with J. Porta and vskalex. They have a tendency to lose too. Treeburst155 out.