We are proud to announce the first AoFE tourney on Voobly, right in time for AoFE's first Birthday!

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Starting date: Monday the 23rd of December 2013

The tournament is to launch the 23rd of December 2013 and last until March 3rd/10th, with one round lasting one week.
Sign ups open Friday 6th of December 12:00 GMT and last until Friday 20th of December - 23:59 GMT.

Click here to sign up!

There are 64 spots open for players to sign up. Any player of any level are free to participate.
(Depending on the number of sign-ups, an extension of the brackets to 128 may occur)

In addition to the 100$ starting prize, every single donation starting from $1 [You must login to view link] will be added to the tournament prize pool.


Format:

The tournament will follow a format of Single Elimination untill 16 players remain. The 16 players will then enter a Double Elimination stage, meaning there will be one Winner's Bracket and one Loser's Bracket. In the Grand Final, if the player coming from the Loser's Bracket wins the initial Best of 9, they will enter a new Best of 7 in order to determine the final winner.


Game Settings:

Game : Random Map
Map : See under
Size : 2 player map
Difficulty : Standard
Resources : Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Normal
Reveal Map : Normal
Starting Age : Standard
Victory Condition : Conquest (King of the Hill and Regicide games must be played Standard)

Team Together : [X] Yes
All techs : [ ] No
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Record Game : [X] Yes

The tournament will be played in the following Lounge Tournament Lobby

Round of 64 to Round of 16: Best of 3 Setup
Round of 16 to Finals: Best of 5 Setup
Finals: Best of 7 Setup
Grand Final: Best of 9 Setup

Single Elimination Stage
Round of 128
Game 1: Land of Lakes - Civilisations: Vikings
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick for the Loser of Game 1, random for the Winner of Game 1
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick

Round of 64
Game 1: Map: Hideout - Civilisations: Spanish
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick for the Loser of Game 1, random for the Winner of Game 1
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

Round of 32
Game 1: Arena - Civilisations: Slavs
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick for the Loser of Game 1, random for the Winner of Game 1
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

Double Elimination Stage
Round of 16
Game 1: Map: Acropolis...... Civ: Magyars
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ
Game 4: Map: Golden Pit - Civilisations: Mirror
Game 5: Map: Hideout - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

Quarter Finals WB, (Round 1 LB)
Game 1: Map: Valley - Civilisations: Mongols
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Arabia - Civilisations: Mirror
Game 5: Map: Steppe - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE Civ

Semi Finals WB, (Round 2 LB)
Game 1: Map: Cenotes - Civilisations: Incas
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Arena - Civilisations: Mirror
Game 5: Map: Budapest - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE Civ

(Round 3 LB)
Game 1: Map: Steppe - Civilisations: Italians
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Hideout - Civilisations:: Mirror
Game 5: Map: Ghostlake - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

(Round 4 LB)
Game 1: Map: Hillfort - Civilisations: Slavs
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Acropolis - Civilisations: Mirror
Game 5: Map: Golden Pit - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

(Round 5 LB)
Game 1: Map: Budapest - Civilisations: Franks
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Black Forest - Civilisations: Slavs
Game 5: Map: Arabia - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

Final WB, (Final LB)
Game 1: Map: Graveyards - Civilisations: Aztecs
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Islands - Civilisations: Italians
Game 5: Map: Plains - Civilisations: Magyar
Game 6: Map: Valley - Civilisations: Indians
Game 7: Map: Land Nomad - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

Grand Final 1
Game 1: Map: Acropolis - Civilisations: Goths
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Arabia - Civilisations: Huns - Extra Settings: No castle age, No stone walls
Game 5: Map: Border Dispute - Civilisations: Teutons
Game 6: Map: Land of Lakes - Civilisations: Indians
Game 7: Map: Cenotes - Civilisations: Mayans
Game 8: Map: Scandanavia - Civilisations: Vikings
Game 9: Map: Hillfort - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ - Extra Settings: King of the Hill

Grand Final 2
Game 1: Map: Arabia - Civilisations: Huns - Extra Settings: No castle age, No stone walls
Game 2: Home Map of the Loser of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free pick
Game 3: Home Map of the Winner of Game 1 - Civilisations: Free Pick
Game 4: Map: Border Dispute - Civilisations: Incas
Game 5: Map: Golden Pit - Civilisations: Indians
Game 6: Map: Valley - Civilisations: Mongols
Game 7: Map: Decided by viewers (must be from map pool) - Civilisations: Free Pick of AoFE civ

Home Maps:
Since this is a land oriented tournament the home maps consist of the following:
Map pool:
Acropolis
Arabia
Arena
Cenotes
Fortress (Regicide, in its BCC3 version , download Link: [You must login to view link])
Ghost lake
Golden pit
Green Arabia
Hideout
Steppe
Valley
Yucatan
Hill fort
Black Forest (explored)
Budapest
Oasis
Nomad
Land Nomad (TTW2012, download link: [You must login to view link])
Gold Rush
Border Dispute (you have to copy this from normal AoC and add to FE files)
Atacama


Scheduling:

Every round will last 1 week, meaning each player has 1 week to schedule and play the games before the deadline of the round which is Sunday 23:59 GMT. Your are encouraged to provide your best times and schedule as efficient as possible throughout the whole week in order to get the games played in time.
The staff will be very strict regarding scheduling, and difficulties might end up in Admin Times or Admin Wins.


Tournament Rules:

Signups:
To sign up you must agree to the rules and state your full user name for the tourney and link your voobly profile in this topic.
Example:


Signups will close Friday 20th of December, 23:59 GMT.

IF you desire to change your nickname during the tournament, your new nickname must replace the old one on your current account! This can only be done once for each player. This MUST be done via this topic.

Seeding:
The players will be seeded according to the Voobly AOC "RM - 1v1" and "AoFE RM - 1v1" ladders

Restarts:
Restarts must be called for in the first 4 minutes of the game. Each player has 1 restart per round. The replayed map must be the same with the same civilisations.

Map Bugs:
If a player starts with a trapped boar, sheep, deer or if any of their main gold/stone piles have less than 3 exposed sides then the map may be restarted without consuming a restart point. This must be done within the first 8 minutes! The replayed map must be the same with the same civilisations.

Dropping:
If the opponent drops, you MUST click "save and exit". All dropped games must be restored!

Those dropped games have to be restored within 10 minutes, else the player having a technical issue will be DQ'd.

A tutorial explaining how to restore games with Voobly is here

All aspects, plus others not listed, will be analyzed before making a decision by tournament runners and others as they see fit.

Third Party Tools:
The use of any third party tool is prohibited. Examples are, but not limited to: Modified game files, syncers, crashers, network throttling devices (purposely lagging programs), and other such tools. Violation of this rule will not only result in disqualification from tournament, but termination/punishment as the Voobly staff team seems fit.

Misc:
Any issues with the client that may arise will be dealt with by the VCOM tournament mods/admins as they are presented.

You may only play on your account, and may only enter the tournament with one account. This also includes playing for someone else if your account was eliminated. Failure to follow this rule will result in disqualification of all involved accounts.

Matches must be played in the Tournament Lobby, (This lobby) and must be rated using the VCOM Ladder! Example: http://www.voobly.com/match/view/9658362
Once you and your opponent confirmed a time to play in the Scheduling Forum, the maximum waiting time is 30 minutes. More than that, the player that came and is waiting must take a screenshot showing [You must login to view link] (so the current time is clearly visible) and VCOM Tournament Lobby Game Room , and post the screenshot in Admin Win Requests topic, with a link to the post in the Scheduling forums where the game time was arranged and confirmed.

Any rule can be added/modified at any time as seen fit by a Voobly tournament mod. This rule exists to stop and punish potential exploitation of loopholes in current rules.

All matches must be recorded and uploaded in this forum before advancing to the next round there will be NO exceptions. The games may be uploaded to

Brackets:
Single Elimination Stage: [You must login to view link]
Double Elimination Stage: [You must login to view link]

Prizes:

$100 prize pool, Voobly Premium Memberships & Donations by the Community

: 6 months gold membership + $50 + 50% of the donations
: 6 months silver membership + $35 + 35% of the donations
: 3 months silver membership + $15 + 15% of the donations

If the number of participant exceeds 64, the length of the premium prizes will be increased.

In addition shields will be put on your profile to show your achievement:



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There is a problem here, as in AOFE i was not able to use GreenArabia as a Home Map, it wont allow my to use custom maps...

AoC and AoFE have different source locations for savegame, random maps, scenarios, AIs etc., so you just have to put a copy of Green Arabia into your RM folder of AoFE.

Edit: Double elimination stage Game 2 --> Free Pick for both players!

[PoJ]_Escape http://www.voobly.com/profile/view/123180308 (16032795) + 6 month Gold
[Sen]Spring_ (Account for premium tbd) (16032796) + 6 month Silver
_Tulkas http://www.voobly.com/profile/view/123394463 (16032797) + 3 month Silver
4) Komtan

Good Job all!!