FORMAT:
All games will be anonymous PPSC with random country selection, two-day phases, 101
entry.
For the first try I'd hope to get 14 people, each playing in 4 games (meaning 2 or 3 encounters with everyone else) - for a total of 8 boards (14x4/7). If there are more interested the number can be bigger of course, but it will be organized in a similar manner.
I am hoping that the smaller amount of total games would make it possible to get the whole thing done in two rounds of 4 games each (2 per person) - so hopefully two months in total.
PARTICIPATION:
The following acceptance criteria have to be met by all participants:
1. At least 20 finished games
2. At least 404
available
3. At least 10% win ratio
4. At least 30% win+draw ratio
5. No more than 2% resigned games (1 game max for every 50 games started)
6. No multi/meta suspicions (this will be totally subjective - regardless of whether there's enough evidence by Mod standards)
7. There can be wild-card participation - again, totally subjective :)
SCORING:
1. There is no difference between draw and survival. Making it till the end gives you a bonus of 5
+ the number of centers held (e.g. surviving with one center gives you 6
total, surviving with 16 centers gives you 21
, a two way draw gives you 22
).
2. Winning gives you a total of 33
(18 centers + 15 bonus for the solo win)
3. For each player only the top three results will be counted (e.g. the poorest game will be disregarded).
The objective of this scoring system is to reward one's own achievement and selfish play, and to not reward any negative action and team-play. More specifically, I am hoping that this will:
1. Reduce the incentive for people to start playing for a draw too early
2. Reduce the incentive for people to eliminate other players just so that there're less draw participants
3. Make supporting the leader for a solo a valid option - hence eliminating the predictability in smaller nations play
4. Give everyone in a game something to play for, at all times, regardless of how shitty their position may be.
Any feedback and ideas are welcome. If someone thinks this sounds ok and would like to be included, please, list your name below.
The Bulgarian Open
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