AoD Ladder: Rules and Scoreboard

Catacol Highlander · June 9, 2014

Finally - I am thinking of ways to make this ladder more accessible. Luke had an idea to use Google Docs - and I have just come off a brief training meeting at work showing us the benefits and functionality of google docs. I think I agree with him that it would work well. Players could upload their own results, and we could have more commentary and chat and general fun. Independent challenges would also be much easier.

However to do it all players would have to have a google email address.

I would appreciate comments about this proposal. I had initially thought that I might wait until ladder 2 before making any changes like this, but actually we could migrate the whole ladder operation over to google fairly easily, even mid competition.

The biggest downside I can think of is that we might lose a bit of forum presence here on BF and I think we owe Hubert a bit of BF and Furysoftware loyalty. However.... SC3 is not going to be published through BF so maybe this is not so important?

Thoughts?????

Bill101 · June 9, 2014

If it does migrate, it would certainly be nice to hear some reports on the forum from time to time, as I do like to see how things are going.

Kimbalys · June 9, 2014

About that updated ladder grid. My game against Isnogud is not there. Isno is Axis and I am

Allied. We already started year 1942. I am just stupid enough not to surrender....

ouldy1 · June 9, 2014

I am happy to change the format, I have never used google docs, but Im sure it cant be that bad...

lhughes41 · June 10, 2014

I don't know that running a google doc precludes the forum. The key benefit is allowing us to do more of the work and updates and not putting it all on Alastair. But we could still post an image of the spreadsheet -- or some corresponding graphic like Alastair has been doing -- here

Put differently, Alastair has been running a spreadsheet privately and posting the results graphically here. I am only suggesting we maintain the spreadsheet collectively but still can post images from it here. Not sure offhand if as nice a graphic as Alastair is doing can be done in Google docs...

Catacol Highlander · June 10, 2014

About that updated ladder grid. My game against Isnogud is not there. Isno is Axis and I am
Allied. We already started year 1942. I am just stupid enough not to surrender....

I can see it on there ok - take a closer look! Actually for some reason that grid always looks a bit fuzzy: I'm not a great graphics man but it does confuse me as to how photoshop creates a fuzzy jpg at maximum quality of a pretty clear excel spreadsheet!

Catacol Highlander · June 10, 2014

Thanks for the feedback so far - agree that if the mechanics are placed on google we can still post on this forum... not least to advertise that a ladder is actually going on.

I'll send out a direct email about this in a few days to get a better feel for it all. Not sure whether a migration half way through is a good idea or not, but I agree that it would give players much more direct contact with what is going on, and that has to be a good thing.

Bill - if we do migrate I would like you and Hubert both to be part of it too - unless you dont want to be!

Bill101 · June 15, 2014

I'm certainly interested in seeing what's going on, just wish I had more time to play!

ouldy1 · July 7, 2014

Is there any development or feedback in relation to the Google docs, which I would hope may share the workload when implemented.

lofty12 · July 29, 2014

can someone remind me what rules are in place regarding loops. I have units on the usa east coast to Europe loops but at the end of the turn they didn't move.

I suspect they are turned off but its been that long since I set up the game I cant remember.

Catacol Highlander · August 9, 2014

Yep - loops are supposed to be turned off...

Catacol Highlander · August 9, 2014

OK - first scoreboard and ladder update in ages. I apologise about that. Anyway here goes:

Matches in play as of 9 August 2014

Amadeus (axis) vs gkizziah (allies)

PGTomli (axis) vs Catacol (allies)

Catacol (axis) vs Steel32 (allies)

Lofty12 (axis) vs Tmanusa (allies)

Fritz (axis) vs PGTomli (allies)

Dalibor (axis) vs 4th Bn 66th Reg (allies)

Baron (axis) vs Lofty12 (allies)

Mark (axis) vs Baron (allies)

Amadeus (axis) vs Pacestick (allies)

Amadeus (axis) vs Strategiclayabout (allies)

Ludi 1867 (axis) vs Dalibor (allies)

Clausewitz (axis) vs 4th Bn 66th Reg (allies)

Pacestick (axis) vs Catacol (allies)

Isnogud (axis) vs Kimbalys (allies)

Amona (axis) vs Ludi 1867 (allies)

Fritz (axis) vs gkizziah (allies)

gkizziah (axis) vs Isnogud (allies)

Clausewitz (axis) vs Fritz (allies)

Kimbalys (axis) vs Dalibor (allies)

Strategiclayabout (axis) vs Steel32 (allies)

Tmanusa (axis) vs Mark (allies)

Results

Strategiclayabout (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Amadeus (allies) in June 1941.

PGtomli (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Baron (axis) in December 1940.

Amona (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Lofty12 (allies) in June 1942.

Isnogud (axis) scored a 2 point victory over The Great Santini (allies) in August 1942.

Clausewitz (axis) scored a 1 point victory over Amona (allies) in May 1947.

PGtomli (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Strategiclayabout (allies) in August 1941.

Isnogud (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Ludi1867 (allies) in February 1943.

Clausewitz (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Ludi1867 (axis) in 1946.

Isnogud (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Lofty12 (axis) in February 1942.

Steel32 (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Lofty12 (allies) in March 1943.

Strategiclayabout (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Pacestick (axis) in July 1943.

Clausewitz (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Tmanusa (axis) in 1944.

Catacol (allies) scored a 1 point victory over Amona (axis) in July 1945.

Isnogud (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Strategiclayabout (axis) in June 1942

PGTomli (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Ludi1867 (axis) in August 1941.

Baron (allies) scored a 2 point victory over The Great Santini (axis)

Amadeus (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Amona (allies) in July 1943.

Fritz (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (allies) in February 1943.

Clausewitz (axis) scored a 2 point victory over The Great Santini (allies) in 1944.

Strategiclayabout (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Clausewitz (axis) in March 1942.

Amadeus (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (axis)

Dalibor (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Luke (axis) in January 1942.

Amadeus (axis) scored a 1 point victory over Clausewitz (allies)

Tmanusa (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (allies) in April 1943.

Strategiclayabout (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Luke (allies) in April 1942.

Ludi1867 (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Lofty12 (axis) in 1942

Amadeus (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Baron (axis)

Ludi1867 (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Baron (allies)

Isnogud (axis) scored a 2 point win over Strategiclayabout (allies) in November 1943

Fritz (axis) scored a 2 point win over Jollyguy (allies)

Pacestick (axis) scored a 2 point win over gkizziah (allies)

Dalibor (axis) scored a 2 point win over Luke (allies) in 1947

Clausewitz (axis) scored a 2 point win over Amadeus (allies)

gkizziah (axis) scored a 2 point win over Jollyguy (allies)

Amadeus (axis) scored a 2 point win over Ludi1867 (allies)

Catacol (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Clausewitz (axis) in July 1946

Luke (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (allies) in 1943

4th Bn 66th Reg (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (axis)

Isnogud (axis) scored a 2 point victory over 4th Bn 66th Reg (allies)

Ludi1867 (axis) scored a 1 point victory over Mark (allies) in 1947

Luke (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Amadeus (axis) in 1942

Pacestick (allies) scored a 1 point victory over Catacol (axis) in May 1947

Pacestick (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Catacol (allies) in Dec 1944

Steel32 (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Clausewitz (allies)

Kimbalys (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Mark (allies) in Aug 1943

Fritz (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Mark (axis) in 1943

Isnogud (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Catacol (axis) in 1944

gkizziah (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Clausewitz (allies) in 1944

Strategiclayabout (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Luke (axis) in Sept 1941

Strategiclayabout (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (allies) in June 1942

Isnogud (axis) scored a 2 point victory over Kimbalys (allies) in 1943

Isnogud (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Dalibor (axis) in 1943

Mark (allies) scored a 2 point victory over Calculon (axis)

Catacol Highlander · August 9, 2014

Scoreboard on 9th August reads:

Catacol Highlander · August 9, 2014

And gameplay grid as of 9th August:

Amona · August 11, 2014

A while ago, I reported my game against Ludi1867 as finished with a 1 point victory for me (axis).

Baron · October 1, 2014

Anyone still playing?

Catacol Highlander · November 6, 2014

Hi all

It is my intention to do the final ladder update before the close of year 1 in the very near future. I have about half a dozen results sitting in my inbox, and a load of games that are still being played as far as I am aware.

I am very sorry that updates have been so few since the summer - much going on, and in the last week a combination of government inspection and job interview has left me about as busy as I have ever been - but with 8 weeks to go an update WILL appear.

There will also be a ladder next year, but the format will be different, and the length will be shorter. More to follow on that!

Catacol Highlander · December 11, 2014

OK - 19 days to go in the ladder. I will be emailing players directly about the ladder situation, the scene going forward etc... but for now here is the current list of all matches. I am sure that somewhere along the line I have lost results for the handful of games still listed here as being ongoing - so if anyone can update me on these again then I'd be grateful and I can get the final scoreboard as accurate as possible.

So - current state of matches is:

Matches in play as of 11th December 2014