Champions of Cardhuntria: Discussion/FAQ/Grouping

I have to say it is pretty amazing to have a coop tournament. Planing a party together with ours and playing togethers is very fun and I learned a lot from that. On the flip side it is not easy to organize, to find time with everybody and to make sure you have really three people when the game is starting. But in my opinion it is worth the effort.

 

If I do another co-op tournament, it'll probably end up being more like a standard league scoring system in format.
Organizing precise matches with preconstructed decks and static co-op teams is apparently a bit too demanding a setup to try and keep promoting.

I actually have an interesting idea for a subsequent tournament, but it'll take some time to arrange.

 

@timeracers, @CT5 , @Bioautomaton , @WhiteSorcerer

@orian34 , you just can't get luck with groups, can you.

If @Brishna's team does not reply by reset on the 19th and confirm the matches for this Monday and Tuesday, or cannot make those matches, they will (sigh) be removed from the tournament.

In that case, with only 5 teams remaining, the pods will be merged into a single pod. The top three teams will then face each other again once in a 3-way final. Tiebreak will include previous match scores.

Potential Match-ups A (No pod merge/ no Pownys withdraw)
Pownys v Timebeaner, Monday 21s, 7:00 UTC
Pownys v Raging Strike, Tuesday 22nd, 17:30 UTC

Potential Match-ups B (Pod merge)
99 Shouts of wow v Raging Strike ???
99 Shouts of wow v Timebeaner ???
Karen/Amy Controversy v Raging Strike Tuesday 22nd, 17:30 UTC
Karen/Amy Controversy v Timebeaner Thursday or Friday 24th or 25th, 7:00 UTC
Hamster among us! v Raging Strike ???
Hamster among us! v Timebeaner ???


Team Availability Chart

Spoiler

Raging Strike
T,W,F,S 1 to 6 UTC

Timebeaner
M,W,R,F 3 to 7 UTC

99 Shouts
Any 19-22 UTC

Hamster Among Us!
Monday to Friday : 17.30 UTC to 23.00 UTC
Saturday : 14.00 UTC to 23.00 UTC
Sunday : 13.00 UTC to 23.00 UTC

Karen/Amy: (schedule is unconfirmed)
Tue 7:00 - 24:00
Wed 22:00 - 24:00
Thu 7:00 - 13:00 & 22:00 - 24:00
Fri 7:00 - 13:00 & 20:00 - 24:00

Side-note: Unfortunately, even if I wanted to switch to a standardized league win/loss ranking system, we don't have enough teams available for that now.
So hopefully we can work out the remaining schedules and get this tournament wrapped up soon
I think I've figured out how to do the next co-op tournament now, and it ought prove a lot easier to participate in.
Stay strong, brave and noble would-be champions of cardhuntria! Your trials are almost over!

Spoiler

(Pours a glass of scotch..)

 

Since it currently looks like we'll be switching to the second set of match-ups, I'd appreciate if 99 Shouts and Hamster's party leaders/ Raging and Timebeaner's party leaders would start coordinating to find workable match times.
The Team Availability times are listed in the previous post.

 

We are switching to the second match-up schedule.
Please try and coordinate matches as soon as possible.

I'll update the Challonge page within the next day or two to the new format.

 

@timeracers @CT5 No chance your teams can play at our window of time? I've just messaged my mates to see if we can broaden it.

 

@WhiteSorcerer - asking teammates! It's a bit harder for them cause they might get work at that time on short notice. We'll see. It would be great if you guys could increase your availability.

 

"week end are free for me too so anytime is good" Ewemax

"If it is just weekends I can also nearly at every time." Obernoob

So, do you guys are avaliable at weekends? CT5 @timeracers

 

I think weekends can work, probably in the 17 - 19 UTC range. @Inkfingers @Duke Tresnor? That'd be 10 am - 12 pm for us.

 

Ya 10am - 12pm works for me most weekends

 

I... can probably do that. Give me heads up on the day, though.

 

Saturday or Sunday preferential?
We can set it up for next weekend

For hard-to-pair teams, I think it'll be easier to do two matches at once, if both teams are well ranked in the tournament at the time.
You'll still get a gold participation chest for the second match (regardless of if you hit finals or not), and it'll act as your Finals match if you do hit finals.

It may not be the most 'yay, anticipation' approach, but it'll be the least stressful option for the teams involved, I imagine.

So here could be a potential match-up schedule:
Saturday 10:15 (UTC?) First match
(time to finish first match, swap loadouts if desired, have me review fresh loadouts)
Saturday 11:15 (UTC?) Second match

Would something like that be desirable/is that timeframe suitable?

 

First match at 17:15 UTC then a second match at 18:15 UTC on Saturday work for me. (Saturdays are better for me.)

 

Oh, they said 'PM'. Sorry, 12-hour formats confuse me :X

Okay, I'll schedule that in.
Meanwhile, I think @DupleX may have had an issue with Tuesday, but he'll need to comment to that effect here by reset Sunday or I'll consider that match locked.

 

That time on Tuesday won't work for me. We are currently trying to get into contact with @Bioautomaton to see what times work with them so we can get a new availability up.

 

An issue with teams? No, i don't think so, everything went fine!..... Almost

 

Match-ups

99 Shouts of wow v Raging Strike Saturday 26th, 17:15 & 18:15 UTC
99 Shouts of wow v Timebeaner ???
Karen/Amy Controversy v Raging Strike Tuesday 22nd, 17:30 UTC
Karen/Amy Controversy v Timebeaner Thursday 24th, 7:00 UTC (unconfirmed)
Hamster among us! v Raging Strike ???
Hamster among us! v Timebeaner ???


Team Availability Chart

Spoiler

Raging Strike
T,W,F,S 1 to 6 UTC

Timebeaner
M,W,R,F 3 to 7 UTC

99 Shouts
Any 19-22 UTC

Hamster Among Us!
Monday to Friday : 17.30 UTC to 23.00 UTC
Saturday : 14.00 UTC to 23.00 UTC
Sunday : 13.00 UTC to 23.00 UTC

Karen/Amy: (schedule is unconfirmed)
Tue 7:00 - 24:00
Wed 22:00 - 24:00
Thu 7:00 - 13:00 & 22:00 - 24:00
Fri 7:00 - 13:00 & 20:00 - 24:00

Karen/Amy is trying to get a hold of their third member, and/or arrange a substitution (@orian34 , up for round 3?)
Timebeaner and Hamster, please try and provide some feedback on your schedule soon

No teams will be withdrawn for failure to show, but if you can't do your matches by weekend after next (ie, by the 5th), you'll accept resignations for any remaining matches. [So as to not have this tournament endlessly linger on.]


Edit: I've updated the challonge page, it is now showing the new format.
If any of the withdrawn teams I removed actually completed any matches, and I forgot, please remind me so I can make sure they get their gold chest participation rewards at the end of the event.

 

im from hamsters among us and im availaible whenever my team needs me

 

Ok I have talked to my team.
We can do a 2 matches tomorrow at 21 and 23 UTC.
Also the match with Karen/Amy we want to do at 0 UTC thursday.

 

That's a bit short notice, but if any other team says they can make it either slot..

As far as Karen/Amy, did you mean 7:00 UTC Thursday?