RM/DM Medley

Starting date: Monday the 14th of January

The tournament is to launch the 14th of January 2015 and last until March 1st , with rounds lasting as follows:
Round 1: 14th -> 25th
Round 2: 26th -> 1st February
Round 3: 2nd -> 8th
Quarter-Finals: 9th -> 15th
Semi-Finals: 16th -> 22nd
Final and Bronze Match: 22nd -> 8th March

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Sign ups open and last until Friday 16th or until full of January - 23:59 GMT.
Sign ups closed!

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There are 64 spots open for players to sign up. No players OVER 2k in RM/DM may sign up!

Format:

Game Settings:

Game : Random Map
RM:
Map Type: Depends on Round/Game
Map: Depends on Round/Game
Size: Tiny (2 player)
Difficulty: Hard
Game Speed: Normal
Resources: Standard
Population: 200
Reveal Map: Normal (unless Black Forest or Michi is picked)
Starting Age: Standard
Victory: Conquest

DM:
Map Type: Custom
Map: Depends on Round/Game
Size: Tiny (2 player)
Difficulty: Hard
Game Speed: Fast
Population: 200
Reveal Map: Explored
Starting Age: Post-Imperial Age
Victory: Conquest

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 1 - 64 Players (If applicable)
Round 2 - 32 Players
Round 3 - 16 Players
Quarter-Finals: 8 Players
Semi-Finals: 4 Players
Final/Bronze Match: 4 Players

Settings:
Round 1 (if applicable) - BO3:
Game 1: RM - Arabia, Hun War
Game 2: DM - JDGrossrox DM, Team Random
Game 3: RM - Random Land Map, Team Random Civs

Round 2 - BO3:
Game 1: DM - El Dorado DM, Team Random
Game 2: RM - Loser of Game 1’s home map, Hidden Pick Civs (No Huns)
Game 3: RM - Winner of Game 1’s home map, Hidden Pick Civs (No Huns)

Round of 16 - BO5:
Game 1: RM - Dry Arabia, Team Random Civs
Game 2: DM - Arena DM, Pick Aztecs or Mayans
Game 3: RM - Yucatan, Hidden Pick Civs
Game 4: RM - Current Lowest Scorer’s home map, Hidden Pick Civs
Game 5: DM - Land Nomad DM, Chinese War

Quarter-Finals - BO5:
Game 1: DM - El Dorado DM, Hun War
Game 2: RM - Baltic, Team Random Civs
Game 3: RM - Bedouins, Hidden Pick Civs (no Chinese/Mayans)
Game 4: DM - Golden Hill DM, Hidden Pick Civs
Game 5: RM - Death Valley, Pick from Britons, Spanish or Saracens

Semi-Finals - BO5:
Game 1: DM - Star Forest DM, Pick from Franks, Teutons or Persians
Game 2: RM - Rooster (LR), Hidden Pick Civs (no Vikings/Huns)
Game 3: DM - Chaos Pit DM, Byzantine War
Game 4: RM - Land Nomad, Mayan War
Game 5: DM - Arena DM, Team Random

Final & 3rd Place Match - BO7:
Game 1: RM - WiC_Map_Pack_v4, Team Random Civs
Game 2: Loser of Game 1 picks from either:
DM - JDGrossrox DM, Pick from Teutons, Saracens or Goths
RM - Golden Hill, Picks one Civ which both players will use
Game 3: DM - El Dorado DM, Hun War
Game 4: RM - Nomad, Persians War
Game 5: DM - Land Nomad DM, Mayan War
Game 6: DM - GA DM, Koreans War
Game 7: RM - AoCZone Poll between El Dorado, Bedouins, Chaos Pit or Atacama


Home Maps:
Above maps to be downloaded [You must login to view link]
Map Pool:
Arabia
Arena
Archipelago
Baltic
Black Forest
Coastal
Continental
Regicide Fortress
Ghost Lake
Gold Rush
Highland
Islands
Mediterranean
Mongolia
Nomad
Oasis
Rivers
Scandinavia
Team Islands
Yucatan
Golden Hill
Homeland
Dry Arabia
Green Arabia
Hills
Chaos Pit
Atacama
Bedouins
Land Nomad
Violent Oasis
Icy Forest
Focal Point
Death Valley
MegaRandom (WCL 7)
Random Land Map
Blind Random
Full Random
Double Arabia
Caribbean
Migration
Acropolis

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:
Respect:
Any Flaming will result in a disqualification unless their opponent confirms it was not meant in an offensive way, just a joke. In this case, a warning will be issued. A second time will result in instant disqualification.

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.

Each round players have 1 restart in a BO3
2 in a Bo5
3 in a BO7
which must be called in the first 4 minutes

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.


Signups:
To sign up you must provide the following
Example:
Voobly Nick: [NaBs]_Feanor_
Link to Voobly Profile : http://www.voobly.com/profile/view/123357741
Voobly RM 1v1 Rating : 1800
Voobly DM 1v1 Rating : 1802

YOU CAN NOT ENTER IF:
You are over 2k rated in RM 1v1
You are over 2k rated in DM 1v1
You have an aka rate of over 2k in either RM 1v1 or DM 1v1
You have a recent history of flaming on AoCZone or other online sites

Signups will close Friday 9th of January, 23:59 GMT.

Why should you sign up?
"You should sign up for this tournament because it will be good fun and a good way to introduce yourself to Death Match (if you haven’t really played it before). What’s more, you could win a hour or two of training from a 2k+ player, which, if you’re 1600-1800, could be very beneficial to your gameplay. It might also give you a chance to play some different maps, particularly the Random Map turned Death Match maps that will be used. It’s not an excessive amount of games, and I’ve tried not to make it too repetitive. In my opinion, it’ll be a really fun, interesting tournament." - [SpitFire]Blotch

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


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


Prizes:
2 Hours of training with (australia) BsK_PRieST
2 Hours of training from (usa) L_Clan_True
90 Minutes of training with (usa) Whack
2 Hours of training from (usa) Spring_
2 Hours of training from (spain) TaToH
2 Hours of training with (canada) _Ra_

Allocated by:
First choice of the above
Second choice of the above
Third choice of the above
Best Recorded Game of the Tournament
Winner of the Game - Fourth choice of the above
Loser of the Game - Fifth choice of the above


Run by [SpitFire]Blotch inspired by a shared love of this game!

NOTE
Any rule can be updated/changed at any time. However, changed rules will be in red!
Further changes will be highlighted in blue!

..this tournament is for 18x-19x players...they will win, no chance for 16 or 15x

You could just do it for a bit of fun and a chance to introduce yourself to Death Match! And besides, you might win some thing for being involved in the best recorded game of the tournament!

hmm...that gives me some interest

If you're going to sign up, you'd better do it quickly! 4 slots left!

How many restart have we? I find it about bugged map, but not normal restart.

Good question, there is 1 restart!

Ok
Feanor, pls add 1 restart for BO3, 1 restart for BO5 and 2 restarts for BO7

Also, please add that players can choose whether or not they want to allow spectators