1st Annual Cellar Gaming TripleA Octathalon – Sign-Up Thread

[pug6000]

@DizzKneeLand33:

Most of the games are decided by the small battles.

That may apply to the smaller boards, but not to the big maps. On maps like NWO the income and the possibilities are too big for those small battles to have a big impact.

Best regards
Pug

[DizzKneeLand33]

How about this.  If there is enough interest in this tournament, we will have this one annually starting in December.  I will also start a Low Luck tournament with a similar format in May (opposite sides of the year) and have that one annually as well.

So, then we can compare how each game plays from both a dice and a low luck perspective.  But you have to play in both to get the true comparison.

Deal?  :wink: :mrgreen:

[dawgoneit]

I will play. not sure how to play them all yet but I will try them all

[dawgoneit]

I do not like low luck sam I am.
but I will give it a go

[Narushima]

Hi. Thanks for organising this tournament.

I’ll sign up for these:
New World Order
Red Sun Over China
Great War
Napoleonic Empires

[Balladeer]

I’m intrigued but unsure, I’d be new to all of the games, would the brackets all be started at the same time (so I’d get 8 new games with 8 sets of rules I have to learn)?

[DizzKneeLand33]

@Balladeer:

I’m intrigued but unsure, I’d be new to all of the games, would the brackets all be started at the same time (so I’d get 8 new games with 8 sets of rules I have to learn)?

Hi Balladeer!  In essence, the plan is to start the brackets one per day starting on December 15.  However, play during the first round will be slower for two reasons.  One, a lot of us are in the same boat as you regarding new maps.  :-D  Another is the fact that it’s the holidays, so turns will be moving slowly during that time of a “learning curve.”

In addition, the slots are drawn at random.  So, unless there is an exact factor of 2 that enter each tournament (8, 16, 32, 64), there will be first round byes, and you won’t have games in all 8 brackets ever going at the same time (well, unless you keep winning, but then that’s your own fault.  :-P  And even then you will have down time waiting for other games to finish, etc.)

An example of this is if there were 24 players in a certain bracket.  In that case there would be 8 first round matches and 8 byes, so that 1/3 of the players would get a first round bye in that bracket.

Also, I am currently in the process of finding as much detail as I can (via the TripleA sites and other places) on each game, and I will be posting my findings on the Cellar Gaming message boards as I find them, so hopefully that will help with understanding the initial strategy and so forth.  The general page is at this link:  http://cellargaming.com/phpbb/index.php  You only have to join the board if you want to add your own posts (and feel free!), otherwise you can stalk at will.  :)

Does that fully answer your question?  Sorry, shockingly I got to rambling a bit….

[DizzKneeLand33]

And always remember that you don’t have to enter all of the brackets – you can enter as many as you like.  Of course, the more you enter the more chances you have to win points towards the Octathalon standings.

[Balladeer]

Allright, count me in, I’ll let you know which brackets.

Who wants to try World at War with me?

[captainwalker]

If you’re new to the game and would like to learn about it, I’ll play a game with you.

[Bacala]

Hi DizzKneeLand33,

Sign me up for all the games. Looking forward to play the maps with dice  :-D.

Bacala

[DizzKneeLand33]

For those newer to these games that do not have the maps downloaded to TripleA, I have included a picture of the map [a glorified screenshot – of course having the game downloaded shows it better] along with the game description for each:

World At War
New World Order
The Rising Sun
Great War
270BC
Total Ancient War
Red Sun Over China
Napoleonic Empires

I’ll be posting more tip and strategies on those links as well (as I find them – if you know of any feel free to let me know!).

[Whackamatt]

Heck, add me in for the Great War and Total Ancient War

[Whackamatt]

Actually, remove Total ancient war.  Gonna have to test that out a bit more first before signing on.

[Whackamatt]

Okay, I checked it out.  Totally awesome.  I’m in for 270 BC and Total Ancient War!  :mrgreen:

[dawgoneit]

Red Sun Over China
I’m not sure if I understand the concept of this game.
as china do I try to hold off japan for so many turns?
and as japan do I have so many turns to take china over?
I played both on hard and not sure of the win concept?

[DizzKneeLand33]

@dawgoneit:

Red Sun Over China
I’m not sure if I understand the concept of this game.
as china do I try to hold off japan for so many turns?
and as japan do I have so many turns to take china over?
I played both on hard and not sure of the win concept?

I think the game is played until domination occurs or someone cries Uncle, similar to how we play WaW.  :)

From what I have seen, the game can either end quickly if a front breaks down, or it can last for many turns and become a production war.  The game options we will be playing will have 3 boxes checked:

National Objectives
Always on AA
Battleships repair at beginning of round (NOT at end)

dawg, you want to play one with me for practice?  I could use it too, since I’ve only played the computer so far.  :wink:

[dawgoneit]

I would love to play.

[DizzKneeLand33]

Sounds cool.  So, we’ll roll for sides just like the tourney.  :)

Even, Dizz is Allies, odd Axis:

Rolling 1d20:
(4)

[DizzKneeLand33]

Since Allies start, I will get a turn out to you this afternoon – sounds fun!