2015 League General Discussion Thread

[666]

@Gamerman01:

I am not posting it here to open every word to debate

Good luck w/that! This made me smile.  :-D

[bmnielsen]

I’m liberal with edits so I don’t mind if something comes in after I’ve started looking at the map, but I can certainly understand if others are bothered by it. As a-d mentioned, in general people are good at giving warning and checking if edits are ok if they come a bit late, so I haven’t really had any issues with it.

I definitely don’t think we should cover all kinds of edge cases in the rules, no reason to have paragraphs covering something that is a nice-to-have.

Here’s my attempt at formulating it concisely:

By default, edits affecting the non-combat movement phase are allowed until the other player starts making their next move. All other edits are subject to the approval of the opponent, though it is considered good sportsmanship to allow reasonable edits.

[666]

4b.2 - isn’t this rule universally ignored w/the NGU inf bid placement?

[lexgreat]

The only thing I want to suggest is a bonus point system, ie if you beat someone 2+ tiers above you, so say a tier 3 a tier 1 or higher, a tier 1 a master etc, give an additional point. Like in Tennis in the 80s. System could be made more complex with even more bonus points the bigger the tier difference etc, but would complicate things.

[axis-dominion]

We need a 2016 general discussion topic for this, but meantime I will post my predictions here.

Round 1:

bmn vs gamer - there’ll be a high allied bid, but still, whoever gets axis here will win

Adam vs jdow - Adam gets axis, easy win. Adam gets allies, will be tight but I think Adam will pull a win here too. He’s really good with allies

Zhuk vs ghost - zhuk will get axis and win

Me1845 vs Juan - me gets a very high allied bid and wins easily (as long as he’s careful about pacific VC)

Round 2

Adam vs (whoever was axis) - if Adam is axis, easy win; if Adam is allies, will be very tough but I think he will win it

Me vs Zhuk - will be high bid for allies, but I think zhuk will win regardless, but not necessarily easily, unless me blunders big like he did against ghost

Final Round

Adam vs Zhuk - whoever gets axis will win this

[bmnielsen]

Who gets first bid in the playoff games? Higher seed?

[gamerman01]

@bmnielsen:

Who gets first bid in the playoff games? Higher seed?

Yes

[gamerman01]

@JWW:

4b.2 - isn’t this rule universally ignored w/the NGU inf bid placement?

It changed between 2014 and 2015 and probably a lot of people didn’t even know it changed.

If you try a bid placement in New Guinea and your opponent doesn’t say hey, that’s against the league rules, then you’re golden

[gamerman01]

Fun analysis, axis
Takes guts to predict something that is so hard to predict.  This is going to be a whale of a playoff, that much is certain

[Soulblighter]

I am actually inclined to agree with Axis-Dominion. My first thoughts were along the same lines. I predict Adam winning this playoff.

[gamerman01]

Crud, I’m out of time, I gotta go

The 2nd bracket is complete, I did it in a hurry but I think it’s accurate.  You guys might want to double check.
Higher seed gets to bid first
Any questions, I’ll be back later today

3rd bracket will have 2 play-in games for the 7th and 8th seeds.  I’ll set the bracket for you in a few hours when I’m back from going to church

[DizzKneeLand33]

@Gamerman01:

I’ll set the bracket for you in a few hours when I’m back from going to church

Happy All Saints’ Day, Gamer!

[gamerman01]

All brackets are done - play may commence.

Unfortunately Giallo (1 seed) and Oysteilo (2 seed) will have to wait for their first round opponent.
You have my permission to stand behind them and repeatedly tell them to hurry up  :wink:

Seriously, it would be appreciated if the four participants in the 2 play-in games would keep up a good pace in consideration of the other 6 guys in your bracket.

Everyone but Giallo and Oysteilo may begin bidding and playing.  All games do count in the 2016 league, win or lose.  Go!

[gamerman01]

Slate is clean - 2016 rankings are up and ready for results
It’s a 14 month year - this year only
Temporary tiers are only for ONE game now instead of three.  Each new player (less than 4 games completed in 2015) will be assigned to tier 3 for their first game result.  After that, it will be by their PPG
Each player who completed 4+ games in 2015 will remain with their 2015 tier for purposes of calculating their OPPONENT’S points, for 1 game only.  After 2 games, they will be on their actual tier as dictated by PPG, and their first opponent’s score will be adjusted accordingly.

If you have any questions about the 2016 league rules, I encourage you to send me a private message, or discuss it on the forum here so others who have the same question may benefit - whichever you think is appropriate

[Adam514]

How many games does a player have to abandon (leaves the site) so that his past opponents are protected from PPG drops?

[gamerman01]

Just one.  If he leaves the site, doesn’t post anywhere on the site, and drops a tier or tiers as a result of abandonment, previous opponents will be protected

[gamerman01]

@Gamerman01:

Temporary tiers are only for ONE game now instead of three.

I like it better already…
I think this will slightly improve the accuracy of the rankings further…

[axis-dominion]

2016 Axis and Allies Global 1940, Second Edition League Rules

1 - Anyone can join at any time.  No sign up is necessary just play a game in the league forum with the proper game naming convention (15L G40 Player1(side) v Player2(side))

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3a - Each player will belong to 1 of 4 tiers based on their 2016 league year game results, after completing 2 games.  Cutoffs for tiers will be at 5.50 PPG for tier M (Master); 4.50 for tier E (Elite); 3.50 for tier 1; 2.50 for tier 2; and 1.50 for tier 3.

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Points awarded are changed when a past opponent rises or falls a tier � that is, every player�s current point total reflects the current standing of their past opponents, with one exception.

The Pherman Rule

If a player leaves the site and abandons all 20 games at once, and this causes that player to drop tier(s), their past opponents will be protected from this drop (points lost due to tier drop will be added back).  However, the players reporting wins due to forfeiture will still earn points based on the abandoning player�s new lower (if applicable) tier.

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he’s back btw  :lol:

[gamerman01]

Yeah, it’s a rule because of your incredible, incessant whining
Congratulations

[axis-dominion]

@Gamerman01:

Yeah, it’s a rule because of your incredible, incessant whining
Congratulations

the community spoke out against the flaw in your system, and actually it was alex’s great idea to freeze the tier.

but ok, i’ll take the credit if you really want me to  :-D