PD Versailles Tournament Has Started! Game Information

[sinnybee]

Our first game has started!
It is the only Game B starting before the Game A games.
As with all Phase 1 games, "This is an ANONYMOUS PLAYERS game. Players MUST NOT REVEAL THEIR PARTICIPATION in the game."
A big thank you to super_dipsy for a solution in managing Anonymous Players games.

Game links are below the code.

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                  Game                              Game created          Date/Phase on 3 May   Deadlines
78740. PD Versailles Tournament Game B1     . 17 March 2014             .   Fall 1936 Orders  . 2/2/2
79221. PD Versailles Tournament Game A1     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) . Spring 1937 Orders  . 2/1/1
79222. PD Versailles Tournament Game A2     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) . *Finished 1or2 May* . 2/1/1
79223. PD Versailles Tournament Game A3     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) . Spring 1937 Retreat . 2/1/1
79224. PD Versailles Tournament Game A4     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) .   Fall 1936 Retreat . 2/1/1
79225. PD Versailles Tournament Game A5     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) . *Finished 27 April* . 2/1/1
79226. PD Versailles Tournament Game A6     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) .   Fall 1936 Build   . 2/1/1
79227. PD Versailles Tournament Game A7     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) . Spring 1937 Orders  . 2/1/1
79228. PD Versailles Tournament Game A8     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) .   Fall 1936 Build   . 2/1/1
79229. PD Versailles Tournament Game A9     . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) . Spring 1937 Orders  . 2/1/1
79230. PD Versailles Tournament Game A10    . 24 Mar (25 Mar in GMT +1) .   Fall 1937 Orders  . 2/1/1


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                  Game                              Game created          Date/Phase on 3 May   Deadlines
79638. PD Versailles Tournament Game A11    . 31 March 2014             .   Fall 1935 Build   . 2/1/1
79706. PD Versailles Tournament Game B2     .  1 Apr ( 2 Apr in GMT +1) . Spring 1935 Orders  . 2/1/1
79707. PD Versailles Tournament Game B3     .  1 Apr ( 2 Apr in GMT +1) .   Fall 1934 Build   . 2/1/1
79708. PD Versailles Tournament Game B4     .  1 Apr ( 2 Apr in GMT +1) .   Fall 1935 Orders  . 2/1/1
79709. PD Versailles Tournament Game B5     .  1 Apr ( 2 Apr in GMT +1) .   Fall 1934 Orders  . 2/1/1
79710. PD Versailles Tournament Game B6     .  1 Apr ( 2 Apr in GMT +1) . Spring 1935 Retreat . 2/1/1
80701. PD Versailles Tournament Game B7     . 20 Apr (21 Apr in GMT +1) .   Fall 1932 Build   . 1/1/1
80703. PD Versailles Tournament Game B8     . 20 Apr (21 Apr in GMT +1) .   Fall 1934 Orders  . 1/1/1
80664. PD Versailles Tournament Game B9     . 20 April                  .   Fall 1932 Build   . 1/1/1
80665. PD Versailles Tournament Game B10    . 20 April                  .   Fall 1934 Orders  . 1/1/1
80666. PD Versailles Tournament Game B11    . 20 April                  .   Fall 1933 Build   . 1/1/1


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                  Game                              Game created          Date/Phase on 3 May   Deadlines
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game C1     .   ~first week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game C2     .   ~first week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game C3     .   ~first week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game C4     .   ~first week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game D1     .  ~second week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game D2     .  ~second week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game D3     .  ~second week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Game D4     .  ~second week of June     .  not yet
  ?  . PD Versailles Tournament Final Board .   August 2014             .  not yet


Link to AARs, each of which includes a link to the corresponding finished tournament game.
If you care about the final map and nothing else:
78740. PD Versailles Tournament Game B1
79221. PD Versailles Tournament Game A1
79222. PD Versailles Tournament Game A2
79223. PD Versailles Tournament Game A3
79224. PD Versailles Tournament Game A4
79225. PD Versailles Tournament Game A5
79227. PD Versailles Tournament Game A7
79228. PD Versailles Tournament Game A8
79229. PD Versailles Tournament Game A9
79230. PD Versailles Tournament Game A10
79638. PD Versailles Tournament Game A11
79706. PD Versailles Tournament Game B2
79707. PD Versailles Tournament Game B3
79708. PD Versailles Tournament Game B4
79709. PD Versailles Tournament Game B5
79710. PD Versailles Tournament Game B6
80701. PD Versailles Tournament Game B7
80703. PD Versailles Tournament Game B8
80665. PD Versailles Tournament Game B10
80666. PD Versailles Tournament Game B11

Links to active tournament games:
79226. PD Versailles Tournament Game A6
80664. PD Versailles Tournament Game B9
These links will work once these tournament games start:
This post was last edited on 31 May.

[sinnybee]

Tournament scoring
(an alteration of the Mille System, supplemented by end-game supply center count)
Solo = 110 points
2-way draw = (100 pts); 50 pts each
3-way draw = (90 pts); 30 pts each
4-way draw = (80 pts); 20 pts each
5-way draw = (70 pts); 14 pts each
6-way draw = (60 pts); 10 pts each
7-way draw = (49 pts); 7 pts each
+
End-game supply center count = 43 pts; 1 pt each

This small print not updated since 15 May, but you get the idea.
Thumpington, charliepayne007, White_Wolf, Thorntonian Empire, ColesD, Major B, and Pb10gon are guaranteed to make it into Phase 2/Semifinals; congratulations to them!
Ecallaw, clindseysmith, pelagius, FDRjr, GhostEcho, Ricgraz, and rshivy are out, and unless almost all of the remaining games end in a solo by players already in the top 17, Wagner, Maucat, and BruceSurfcoast will also not make it into Phase 2/Semifinals (finishing both games without a solo or draw in both games likely means a score below the top 28); thank you so much for playing in the tournament!

This post was last edited on 29 May.

20 of 22 Phase 1 games have been completed and scored:
(CR stands for current rank)

[sinnybee]

Continuation of PDVT Scores as of 29 May.

[socratease]

As with all Phase 1 games, "This is an ANONYMOUS PLAYERS game. Players MUST NOT REVEAL THEIR PARTICIPATION in the game."
A big thank you to super_dipsy for a solution in managing Anonymous Players games.

I read the updated rules when first posted, and no Anonymous anything was then noticed. With the overlay of Anonymous variation onto the Versailles variant, I withdraw from the tournament.

[sinnybee]

As with all Phase 1 games, "This is an ANONYMOUS PLAYERS game. Players MUST NOT REVEAL THEIR PARTICIPATION in the game."
A big thank you to super_dipsy for a solution in managing Anonymous Players games.

I read the updated rules when first posted, and no Anonymous anything was then noticed. With the overlay of Anonymous variation onto the Versailles variant, I withdraw from the tournament.

We had 9 votes for Normal Phase 1 games, 11 votes for Anonymous Countries Phase 1 games, and 19 votes for Anonymous Players Phase 1 games. Even though I'd rather go with one of the first two options, to allow me an easier time keeping an eye on what's going on, and to allow spectators the same, the vote will be honored, with all Phase 1 games being Anonymous Players.
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(This post was last edited on 15 March, other than updating a vote from "18" to "19" on 19 March.)

Okay, I'll take you off the list.
Too bad... I was bending over backwards for you in trying to do almost everything you asked for.
For example, I was about to plan the best way for getting a good space between Game A and Game B for players like you who wanted such, though the median vote was on the low side of 5 days.
Oh well.

[socratease]

Okay, I'll take you off the list.
Too bad... I was bending over backwards for you in trying to do almost everything you asked for.
For example, I was about to plan the best way for getting a good space between Game A and Game B for players like you who wanted such, though the median vote was on the low side of 5 days.
Oh well.

Thank you for your efforts, and I hope you will succeed in giving all players sufficient time to handle their simultaneous negotiation periods. As with my other "requests," the goal was not what *I* wanted, but what, in my humble opinion, gave the best structure for the best play for all.

As I mentioned in answer to your 'survey' PM, wherein the proposed use of Anonymous play in the Final was mentioned (tbd by yourself, btw, not as one of the 5 options for which we might vote), that variation was never mentioned in the OP as a possibility, and I would not have signed up if it or any other variation on normal play was to be used. Indeed, the OP stated that no variations on the Versailles variant would be used. I never received any subsequent PM or saw any Forum post, discussion or poll asking about introducing it in Phase 1 or elsewhere.

Good luck to all.

[sinnybee]

Thank you for your efforts, and I hope you will succeed in giving all players sufficient time to handle their simultaneous negotiation periods. As with my other "requests," the goal was not what *I* wanted, but what, in my humble opinion, gave the best structure for the best play for all.

As I mentioned in answer to your 'survey' PM, wherein the proposed use of Anonymous play in the Final was mentioned (tbd by yourself, btw, not as one of the 5 options for which we might vote), that variation was never mentioned in the OP as a possibility, and I would not have signed up if it or any other variation on normal play was to be used. Indeed, the OP stated that no variations on the Versailles variant would be used. I never received any subsequent PM or saw any Forum post, discussion or poll asking about introducing it in Phase 1 or elsewhere.

Good luck to all.

In short, my OP always said that all tournament games would be PureDip. I allowed all official sign-ups to vote on various setting options. A strong percentage of the vote was for Anonymous Players Phase 1 games, a setting that is allowed under PureDip games.
You did already say "I withdraw from tournament if Anonymous Countries or Anonymous Players is used at any stage" back on 7 March along with your PMed votes, but with all the players involved, I forgot to let you know that unfortunately the vote didn't meet your requirement of having all Regular (not anonymous) games for the tournament.

Indeed, the OP stated that no variations on the Versailles variant would be used.

No, it never did. I have saved everything that I have ever removed from my OP, including:

I might be able to be persuaded differently, but for the sake of simplicity, keeping all the tournament games PureDip would save time, as I spent a good amount of time sending out and processing surveys that asked players about a dozen questions about the specifics that they wanted for The Ancient Mediterranean Tournament.

Oh... I guess you're talking about something that's still there (at the top):

•The Versailles Tournament will consist of only PureDip games, since in my opinion, the awesome major/minor powers concept of Versailles is already unique enough without adding other variants to the game.

Sorry if that's confusing.

Again, anonymous games are allowed under PureDip.
Sorry that complete game specifics weren't able to be provided until I looked through the votes (graciously recorded for the most part by mr bump).

[Uffington Horse]

Sinny you can't please all the people all the time

I'm interested to know what the objection Socratease has to anonymous games

[socratease]

Sinny you can't please all the people all the time

I'm interested to know what the objection Socratease has to anonymous games

Hi xavier,

I've nothing per se against any of the map or game play variants, nor variations of variants. The game was designed for play against known / knowable opponents, but Anonymous play is a fine / fun game play variant for whoever wants it. Gunboat and PP only as well. These each fundamentally change the nature of negotiations and therefore how the game is played, but again that's fine for whoever likes it.

For the 1st ever tournament for the Versailles map variant, however, I wanted to compete for "best in Versailles" not "best in an Anonymous variant of Versailles." I'd have withdrawn if any of the tournament was gunboat, build anywhere, whatever.

As an aside, I'm not the first to be surprised that "PureDip" is defined to include not only variant maps but variations on some game negotiation fundamentals but not others, yet not include games with full negotiations against knowable opponents in build-anywhere or Age of Empire mechanics variations. *shrug* probably won't be the last, either.

Good luck to you in the tournament.

[valent]

And the game is off and running. I presume. I can't see the action as the first season hasn't adjudicated yet. I suspect there have been a flurry of messages and bluffs and threats and postures and intrigue and gaffs and so on.