Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Sorry! LOL. Here it comes. I actually just played my first multiplayer game - - against some Poles on the East Asia map. Go figure.
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The Future Champs
Footballguy
Sure, you can join jojo and me on team B.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Why don't you start team D instead of sitting on team B with jojo?
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
yeah there is an option, when you choose to have teams it is a radio button right below it that appears
The Future Champs
Footballguy
Restart if you want to go random. If you want to assign teams, just list them out. I think that's a fair move too.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I don't see it when creating a tournament. There is:Invite mode: Allow players to invite friends.Team Size: 3Tournament Type: Round Robinand when you select Round Robin, it opens:# of games you can be in at once
The Future Champs
Footballguy
I moved to team C with Tick.
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
oops, dunno about tourney
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I suppose I could assign by ranking of the old tournament. Anyone who didn't play gets a 50/50 weighting.I still don't see the random option. I've seen it in individual team games, just can't find it in tournament setup. Since a bunch have already joined, I'll leave it the way it is.By the way, I was watching to see who would jump on BF's team first, and we have a winner.
Tecumseh
Footballguy
Since I beat him in the last tourney, I figured it would only be fair to allow him to glean some insight into my Sun-Tzu-esque strategery.I suppose I could assign by ranking of the old tournament. Anyone who didn't play gets a 50/50 weighting.I still don't see the random option. I've seen it in individual team games, just can't find it in tournament setup. Since a bunch have already joined, I'll leave it the way it is.By the way, I was watching to see who would jump on BF's team first, and we have a winner.
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Looking forward to getting schooled by you field marshals. I'm trying to rack up experience in the multiplayers against random Polish citizens before this starts.
Tick
Footballguy
Rumor has it that the Polish citizens are somewhat likely to cheat.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Here are the rankings from the old tourney (1 game still in progress):
BostonFred: 11-1
Gaspumper: 10-2
Humuna: 10-2
Jojo: 8-4
Enrico: 7-4 (1 game left)
Sidewinder: 7-4 (1 game left)
Guderian: 6-6
Tecumseh: 5-7
Dragons: 5-7
Scotty: 4-8
Overlord: 2-10
Tick: 2-10
Justin: 0-12
Teams would be:
A: Bostonfred, Justin
B: C: Gaspumper, Tick
C: Humuna, Overlord
D: B: Jojo, Scotty
E: Enrico, Tecumseh
F: Sidewinder, Dragons
Guderian and those who didn't play in the first tourney would be free agents.
ETA - way to go Gas on getting your team started off without instruction!
Let's let this tourney run the way it's setup, though. Full freedom to choose teams, even if that's to choose to base around the above list.
BostonFred: 11-1
Gaspumper: 10-2
Humuna: 10-2
Jojo: 8-4
Enrico: 7-4 (1 game left)
Sidewinder: 7-4 (1 game left)
Guderian: 6-6
Tecumseh: 5-7
Dragons: 5-7
Scotty: 4-8
Overlord: 2-10
Tick: 2-10
Justin: 0-12
Teams would be:
A: Bostonfred, Justin
B: C: Gaspumper, Tick
C: Humuna, Overlord
D: B: Jojo, Scotty
E: Enrico, Tecumseh
F: Sidewinder, Dragons
Guderian and those who didn't play in the first tourney would be free agents.
ETA - way to go Gas on getting your team started off without instruction!
Let's let this tourney run the way it's setup, though. Full freedom to choose teams, even if that's to choose to base around the above list.
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ScottyFargo
Footballguy
How do you switch teams?
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I think you can leave tournament and rejoin. Let me know if you need another invite after leaving.
ScottyFargo
Footballguy
That worked. I thought I had tried that in a previous tournament and required a new invite. Thanks.
The Future Champs
Footballguy
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
That definitely happened in my first game, which was on the East Asia map. Seem to have gotten a few groups of fair-minded Eastern Euros now, including a game I'm in the middle of on the Europe map. Do I get a special bonus if I hold their home country against them?
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I've seen Europe games where Poland received a greater bonus then usual. In that case, yes you do. ;pThat definitely happened in my first game, which was on the East Asia map. Seem to have gotten a few groups of fair-minded Eastern Euros now, including a game I'm in the middle of on the Europe map. Do I get a special bonus if I hold their home country against them?
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I invited you to a game which mirrors the settings from FBG Tourney 1.That definitely happened in my first game, which was on the East Asia map. Seem to have gotten a few groups of fair-minded Eastern Euros now, including a game I'm in the middle of on the Europe map. Do I get a special bonus if I hold their home country against them?
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
K, thx, will join when I can.I invited you to a game which mirrors the settings from FBG Tourney 1.That definitely happened in my first game, which was on the East Asia map. Seem to have gotten a few groups of fair-minded Eastern Euros now, including a game I'm in the middle of on the Europe map. Do I get a special bonus if I hold their home country against them?
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Am I causing problems already??
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I don't think you can add or delete players after it has started. Due to the rigid structure of most tournaments, it makes sense, but it'd be a nice feature for round robin tournaments.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Did this thing start yet? I'd play if people can handle some slow/non-existent play the next few days.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
No, we have 10 that have joined. 3 players who have been active the past few days that haven't responded. I'd like to get 3 teams of 5, so you and 1 more would be great. Boot times are set very long, but I don't expect any FBG's will use them, especially over the next couple days.Check chat in the tournament, for suggestions on which team to join.
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Pretty sure the settings are for 2 days max per turn. Which could just be a hedge, I guess.Edit: Dragons beat me to it. Let's get this thing started.
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TexanFan02
Footballguy
Wow, I thought 6-6 was terrible, but it wasn't that bad. I joined the team with Gaspumper and Tick. Gives us a high-middle-low player, should be fair.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Holy crap, I feel like I just beat bostonfred (not cause this guy was that good, as it turns out, but the arrogance).
http://www.warlight.net/App.aspx?GameID=1041168
Turn 18, he asked me if I was ready to surrender. A few more bad turns, and I would have considered it. But, I'm a spiteful ###.
ETA - I don't know if chat is available on histories, but it's worth reading.
http://www.warlight.net/App.aspx?GameID=1041168
Turn 18, he asked me if I was ready to surrender. A few more bad turns, and I would have considered it. But, I'm a spiteful ###.
ETA - I don't know if chat is available on histories, but it's worth reading.
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Tick
Footballguy
Your income was pretty much always even or better than his - the fact that you kept expanding into Turkey while he moved into your center was huge. If he had sent one big army through the Baltics to show up on your other side, I'm guessing you would have resigned.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Yeah, for some reason I thought he was earning 40+ when we met, but we were actually pretty even. I was stunned, because I thought I was behind and I had the perfect setup (had a little bit of bad luck taking some regions, but still pretty good overall). He just sent everything he had at me, didn't even bother to continue expanding. Had he been able to break one or two more regions, I would have resigned and I can't believe he backed off that rogue army inside my lines. Then when 'he' abandoned everything in the center, he had no chance.I didn't watch the history before posting the link, so I had thought he was stronger than me all along, until I raced up to Russia - then, when I kept not discovering him, I knew I had an edge - didn't realize how big it was until he immediately surrendered.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I suppose I should apologize to BF. He has skill to back up his arrogance shtick. This guy was average, at best.
The Future Champs
Footballguy
LOL I don't think you need to apologize. I'll bet bf read the post like this.
Tick
Footballguy
Send a PM to Dragons with your email address and I think he can get you into the team tournament he set up.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I really don't think it's arrogant for the best player on the board to announce to everyone that he thinks he's the best, then have a tournament to prove it, win the tournament, and beat both of the guys tied for second and third place while beating everyone else by at least three games. Note that I'm not necessarily talking about myself here - it could be anyone, really.
bostonfred
Footballguy
If anyone wants a quick heads up game tonight, Warlight school is open.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I'm pretty sure that's the epitome of arrogance.
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
as soon as you get the cards
TexanFan02
Footballguy
You should send them to Russia as soon as you get them. The AI is pretty predictable, you will run into a huge army in Southern France or Spain most games. Just concentrate your forces and hope he attacks you, meanwhile advance on other fronts and let the Soviets drain his forces.Also, in the beginning, consider sending one of your 50 army stacks or at least a couple of turns of reinforcements to the Soviets in Scandinavia, it will help them a lot.
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Tick
Footballguy
I've played the Europe scenario twice. The first time, I sent nothing to Russia, but did attack his Norway so I could head off the Germans in Scandinavia while I did the march from France to Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Balkans, Bulgaria, etc. That took 25 turns... Russia headed me off a few times near the end.
The second time, I did the same thing, but I sent the third set of reinforcements to the Baltic states area since he was about to collapse. I did the same march through the map, but sent fewer forces to Spain. That took 20 turns. To me, this seems like the easiest setup since the first mission... maybe it just matches my style or something.
The second time, I did the same thing, but I sent the third set of reinforcements to the Baltic states area since he was about to collapse. I did the same march through the map, but sent fewer forces to Spain. That took 20 turns. To me, this seems like the easiest setup since the first mission... maybe it just matches my style or something.
I've found a key to be to conservatively play cat and mouse with the enemy while holding on to Great Britain. Use the aircards wisely because depending on game flow, you might need to lift troops more than 3 times. Also, maintain a couple of very strong armies (e.g., 80+) so you can airlift your OWN troops from England (e.g.,) to your ally. This is the reason to be conservative early on, because you need to maintain strength to lend to your ally. If you too quickly engage the enemy fullscale then he'll pull out the stops and crush you.Finally, early on I sent many of my own troops (i.e.,the ones you get each turn) to the very top of Great Britain and then transfer them on the ground to my ally, and then he shifts them through his territories as he sees fit.Pretty easy once you have the strategy.The "crazy" challenge level, however, just seems goofy hard. I've come close to great power just once (out of probably 50 times). The problem is that that allies can donate troops against you, so you are at a HUGE disadvantage. And forget about it if early on one of the coalitions gets the strong upper hand on the other.On the upside, the "crazy" challenge typically crushes (me) so very quickly that I don't have a ton of time into each game before it is absolutely clear I have no prayer. It would be a lot more addictive if it allowed me to get much closer to attaining victory before dashing my hopes and dreams.
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The Future Champs
Footballguy
We can launch the tourney with 5 teams.
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
I got addicted to the crazy challenge and eventually managed to beat it twice. Lots of luck involved, to win you pretty much have to avoid the computer for 5-6 turns to build up your power. And you have to gamble that this is going to happen and keep expanding rapidly. Any sort of drawn-out border skirmish is going to end your chances.I'd be impressed if anyone could beat it more than 10% of the time.
TexanFan02
Footballguy
I tied the record on it (20 turns) and I don't think I could beat it more than 10% of the time. Good thing about it is, you can often just immediately restart. Your initial position isn't in Africa or Asia? Start over. Your initial position is next to two AIs? Start over. See 2 or more AIs on turn 2? Start over. Probably the heaviest luck element of all the challenges, including Challenge2/Insane.
