WBC Online
Advanced Civilization Tournament
Latest
Update: February 24th, 2013
Welcome
to the home page of the WBC Online Advanced Civilization Tournament. The event
will be hosted at http://civ.rol-play.com.
This is a free site, however, registration is required.
This
is a direct link to the Advanced Civilization portion of the website. From this
page, you can see your games, sign up for new games, and become part of the
player queue.
Tournament
Structure
Each player will be assigned to two first round games that will run concurrently. These games will be assigned randomly. Every effort will be made to make sure that you play with different players in each of these two games. Given that the number of players for 2013 will exceed 32, there will be a total of ten games played in the first round, advancing eight to the final.
Time
Frame
Each
game takes approximately four months to complete if everybody works to keep the
games moving. Ideally, we will be finished prior to the end of 2013. The
reality is that we will probably complete the final in the spring of 2014.
Round
1: Game assignments will be done on March 1st 2013. This set of games should be
completed by October 1st. Games are subject to adjudication by the GM team at
any time after that date.
Final: This will begin approximately one week after the last first round game is completed.
Game
Options
The rol-play website allows multiple options for playing games.
The options in use for all games of this tournament are:
·
36 hour per player turn limit
·
Show number of cards in each deck will be enabled
·
Show position of non-tradable calamities will be disabled
·
Bottom-Three shuffling of non-tradable calamities will be
enabled (this is the same rule that we use at WBC)
Important
Notes
Please check the website daily. The computer system is
designed to email you whenever it is your turn, but it is imperative that you
log into the site to check game progress. If you are going to be away, there is
a ‘game pause’ feature that can be used. Please email your GM at
kevinyouells@gmail.com if you need to do this. Fair warning, however, if you do
not pause a game and miss a 36 hour deadline, the system will take your action
for you—or, depending on the phase, may do nothing. This is built into the
website and cannot be turned off, so please pay close attention to your
deadlines. Overall, if you check the site once per day, you should have no
problems with the deadlines.
Nothing is worse in a multi-player game than a dropout.
All players who sign up will be expected to play both first round games to
completion. In the unlikely event that you need to leave a game, please email
the GM as early as possible.
Trades
One
of the most common questions regarding online ACV is how trading works. There
is a ‘trade market’ where each player can list cards they have and what they
are looking for. Players will then negotiate by email. When they reach an
agreement, they go onto the site and move the cards into the drop-down trade
box. As soon as both players have put their cards into the trade box, the
system emails them to give the results of the trade. A separate mail is sent to
all other players stating that a trade was made, and what cards they say that
they traded.
Signups
To join this
tournament, you must currently be a member of the Board game Players
Association. More information can be obtained at http://www.boardgamers.org/
If you would like to join, please email your GM at
kevinyouells@gmail.com prior to February 26th, 2013. Be sure to include your
full name, as well as user name on the site.
News and
Notes for 2013
·
Deadlines for all games will
remain at 36 hours
·
Just to clarify the policy on
replacement players: Any replacements added prior to the end of round six will
be eligible for advancement to the final. While the help of replacement players
is greatly appreciated, once round seven begins, their scores will not count
towards advancement.
·
As long as there are eight games
or less total in the first round, it will be “win and you're in”. If there are
more than eight games in the first round, the winner's scores for both games
will be combined to determine advancement. This has not been an issue in prior
years, and we do not expect it to be in the future either.
·
Finalists will be seeded #1
through #8 based on the scores of both games combined,
these seedings will determine the order for nation
selection. This way there is a reward for doing well in multiple games.
·
Players who chronically miss turn
deadlines will be subject to replacement at the discretion of the GM team.
2013 Games
Set to Start
The players for the 2013 BPA
Games have been selected and the games will be starting in a few short weeks.
There are a few players however who must sign up for the 2013 WBC in order to
participate in these games. If you haven’t done so already, please go to: http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/MemberForm.shtml
and register for the 2013 WBC. We look forward to a great game!
2013 Games
Planning
We are now ready to begin
accepting signups for the 2013 tournament. All current members of the Board
Game Players Association are welcome to join.
2012 Games
Progress
And where we left off...
The preliminary games of the 2012
tournament have come to a close. We had
a player win both of his first round games this year, as Greg Kulp won with Babylon and Egypt. His double win allowed for the top runner-up
to advance to the final, which created space for Jon Anderson. Also advancing with wins was Shantanu Saha,
defending champion Mads Lunau,
James Gundy, Kevin Worth, Kevin Youells, and Romain
Jacques. Of note is that five of these
players were in the 2011 final as well.
You can see the individual game
results below. Egypt led the way with
three wins, while Illyria(!) and Babylon followed with
two wins each, and Africa won the remaining game.
|
BPA 2012-A: Black-and-white Plot GM: Kevin Ended: Round 18 - 11/08/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
cardboardwarrior [Egypt] 2.
MrsPanda [Africa] 3.
Duck
[Iberia] 4.
kevin [Babylon] 5.
gyric2
[Assyria] 6.
pachecoHQ [Thrace] 7.
Commander-G
[Crete] |
BPA 2012-B: Faded Operation GM: Kevin Ended:
Round 18 - 10/27/2012 Players (Final Rank)
|
BPA 2012-C: Afraid Lumber GM: Kevin Ended:
Round 17 - 07/16/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
Shantanu Saha [Babylon] 2.
NojNosredna [Assyria] 3.
Lunau [Illyria] 4.
Joe Lux [Iberia] 5.
Kevin Worth [Africa] 6.
kinginyellow [Thrace] 7.
Mark Sciera [Egypt] |
BPA 2012-D: Exciting Motion GM: kevin Ended:
Round 17 - 10/27/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
Locus99 [Egypt] 2.
Flashheart [Iberia] 3.
stevegamer [Crete] 4.
Nathan Barhorst [Assyria] 5.
Greg Stripes [Illyria] 6.
frank22031 [Africa] 7. justnord [Babylon] |
|
BPA 2012-E: Faint Turkey GM: cardboardwarrior Ended:
Round 17 - 10/11/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
kevin [Africa] 2.
pachecoHQ [Egypt] 3.
Locus99 [Assyria] 4.
Jamie [Thrace] 5.
Joe Lux [Illyria] 6.
justnord [Iberia] 7. Skaith [Babylon] |
BPA 2012-F: Awesome Fear GM: Kevin Ended:
Round 17 - 06/04/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
cardboardwarrior [Babylon] 2.
Nathan Barhorst [Crete] 3.
NojNosredna [Assyria] 4.
MrPanda [Africa] 5.
gregcrowe [Illyria] 6.
Flashheart [Egypt] 7.
kgutermuth [Iberia] |
BPA 2012-G: Ahead Roof GM: Kevin Ended:
Round 17 - 10/07/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
Kevin Worth [Illyria] 2.
Shantanu Saha [Babylon] 3.
Greg Stripes [Iberia] 4.
Commander-G [Egypt] 5.
RomainJacques [Africa] 6.
gyric2 [Thrace] 7.
Mark Sciera [Assyria] |
BPA 2012-H: Tranquil Volcano GM: Kevin Ended:
Round 17 - 10/23/2012 Players (Final Rank) 1.
Lunau [Egypt] 2.
haraldmjh [Assyria] 3.
Duck [Babylon] 4.
MrsPanda [Iberia] 5.
stevegamer [Africa] 6.
frank22031 [Thrace] 7. kinginyellow [Crete] |
The final itself is turning out
to be an interesting affair. Positions
were chosen in the overall order of finish in the first round. 100 points were
awarded for a win, and each person's scores were divided by the winner's score
to determine a percentage. Thus, we had
the following order for faction choice:
Greg Kulp (200) Babylon
Shantanu Saha (199.30) Assyria
Mads Lunau (193.54) Egypt
James Gundy (192.20) Africa
Kevin Worth (1990.62) Iberia
Kevin Youells (187.43) Thrace
Romain Jacques (184.92) Illyria
Jon Anderson (185.94) Asia
Needless to say, Jon's selection of Asia has
caused some issues in the east, and has rearranged the typical geographic
locations of some of the players. There was conflict on round one as Assyria
attacked the Asian presence in Cappadocia, resulting in the loss of one unit
each. They clashed again the following turn, with more unit losses while the
remainder of the board prospered. As it
stands at this moment (round 8), Illyria and Thrace have annexed Crete, while
Assyria has occupied Asia Minor, and Asia has found their way to the sea.
After round 12, Kevin Worth's Iberia has
reclaimed the top spot with Mads Lunau's
Egypt less than 100 points behind. Third
through sixth places are only separated by 77 points, so it is still anybody's
game. After a Civil War, Assyria has
relocated to Germany, wedged between Illyria and Iberia. Asia has claimed
supremacy of Asia Minor, with the Assyrians owning only two spots on the peninsula.
What will happen next? Watch this
space...
News for 2012
We have
learned quite a bit from our first year's event, and there will be some changes
made. Aside from these items, everything else will remain the same as 2011.
·
Deadlines
for all games will change from 48 hours to 36 hours
·
Just to
clarify the policy on replacement players: Any replacements added prior to the
end of round six will be eligible for advancement to the final. While the help
of replacement players is greatly appreciated, once round seven begins, their
scores will not count towards advancement.
·
The GAS
system above will be replaced. As long as there are eight games or less total in
the first round, it will be “win and you're in”. If there are more than eight
games in the first round, the winner's scores for both games will be subjected
to the GAS system and the top eight will advance.
·
Finalists
will be seeded #1 through #8 based on the scores of both games combined, these
seeding’s will determine the order for nation selection. This way there is a
reward for doing well in multiple games.
·
Players who
chronically miss turn deadlines will be subject to replacement at the
discretion of the GM team.
The GMs for
this year will be the same team that we are using at WBC.
GM - Kevin
Youells
Assistant GM - Gregory Kulp
Assistant GM - Jennifer Visocnik
Webmaster - Marc Visocnik
Useful Links
The home of
online Advanced Civilization http://civ.rol-play.com/
Boardgame Players Association http://www.boardgamers.org
Advanced Civ at the geek http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/177/advanced-civilization
Advanced
Civilization Rules http://civ.rol-play.com/index.php
2012 WBC
Preview Page http://boardgamers.org/yearbkex/acvpge.htm
2011 WBC
Results Page http://boardgamers.org/yearbook11/acvpge.htm
Special
Thanks
Many, many
thanks go to Nathan Barhorst, without whom this email tournament would not
exist. His countless hours of hard work have made this possible, and we all owe
him a debt of gratitude. Of course, in Advanced Civ,
it is most fun to repay debts with secondary effects of Famine, Epidemic, and
Piracy, so fire away :)