Tobruk 41 Tournament: Important Update

[Hellen_slith]

Sweet! Sandy and I just started our game I hope that at least one more joins ... cachou is waiting for his pairing. I know that there must be someone out there who will join. Mr. Cross is invited ... but he has to play blindfolded. [edit: moved current update to last post]

[rhinobones]

ORIGINAL: Hellen_slith

revised scoring system:

1/8 point for overwhelming loss
1/4 for significant loss
1/2 for marginal loss
3/4 for a draw
1 point for a marginal victory
1 and 1/2 points for a significant victory
2 points for an overwhelming victory

Was looking at your scoring system and think that using fractions may lead to problems and confusion. Instead, suggest you use something simpler that TOAW already calculates. Use each player’s Net Victory Point Award per game and sum them up for a total tournament score.

Also, be prepared with a tie breaker and a standard award value should a player’s opponent resign from the tournament.

Best of luck and good hunting with your games, RhinoBones

[Hellen_slith]

ORIGINAL: rhinobones

ORIGINAL: Hellen_slith

revised scoring system:

1/8 point for overwhelming loss
1/4 for significant loss
1/2 for marginal loss
3/4 for a draw
1 point for a marginal victory
1 and 1/4 points for a significant victory
1 and 1/2 points for an overwhelming victory

Was looking at your scoring system and think that using fractions may lead to problems and confusion. Instead, suggest you use something simpler that TOAW already calculates. Use each player’s Net Victory Point Award per game and sum them up for a total tournament score.

Also, be prepared with a tie breaker and a standard award value should a player’s opponent resign from the tournament.

Best of luck and good hunting with your games, RhinoBones

Thanks for the suggestion! Yes, at first I wanted to do it that way. In my pairing tests, it was just too much of a chore pairing rounds 2 / 3 / 4 using that system. I will be using a "Dutch" pairing system. The tournament is Swiss; the pairing system is Dutch.

Using simplified positive values for both wins and losses ensures that everyone will score points above zero and will make pairing easier for me in the subsequent rounds.

The Victory Points / Net Victory Award Points that are assigned by the game may be used as a tie breaker if the Dutch system doesn't apply.

I hope that's okay with all you players!

[Hellen_slith]

CURRENT PAIRINGS

mdanz (commonwealth) v. comte (germans)------------>in progress
tyronec (commonwealth) v. larryfulkerson (germans)-->in progress
zovs (commonwealth) v. cpt flam (germans)---------->in progress
sandy (commonwealth) v. hellen (germans)----------->in progress
cachou (commonwealth) v. cheltham (germans)-------->in progress

Jack00 has entered the tournament; pairing TBA
bkilpat01 has entered the tournament; pairing TBA

Enter by Sept. 30 to play in Round 1.

It looks like we might be able to start Round 2 as early as November 30th at the current pace.

Good luck to all, and may the best Grognard win!!

Notes

re: Axis player's turn #25, the last move of the game: Axis player must make a combat attack move with a ground unit before ending his turn #25 or the scenario may not end.

Added map of scenario to AAR section

Link to Round 1 news letter is shown below. It is a two page pdf file that will open in a new window. Contains tournament grid and finalized scoring system

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jJfv9C ... sp=sharing

Link to the game's ver. 4 scenario briefing can be viewed via the following link (it will open in new window. It is the 10 page pdf briefing from the game. Note esp. that victory points can be awarded for "capturing" commanders)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VyLTwP ... sp=sharing

Special shouts of thanks to Mr. McBride, without whom this tournament would not have been possible.