Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 03, 2015 - 18:41 |
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All,
This thread is for searching for a team for the WCWU Team Challenge! If you're on your own or just need one more, post below and we'll match you up. Captains should then confirm their teams in this thread.
Good luck, and don't be shy!
From the rulespack:
The NAF World Cup is contested by teams of 6 coaches. So that we fully capture the flavour and teamwork of the event, the WCWU will also feature a Team Challenge! The Team Challenge will be contested by recording the overall performance of a group of 4-6 coaches in the WCWU. What better way to get early World Cup bragging rights than by winning the WCWU Team Challenge?!
• The WCWU team Challenge will be contested by teams of 4-6 coaches
• Each coach on the team must use a different race
• The team must nominate a captain willing to record team performance as described in this thread
• At the end of the Swiss tournament, the points of the highest scoring four coaches on each team will be totalled, and the highest overall scoring 4 teams will advance to the Team Challenge Playoff
o Captains must play in the Team Challenge Playoff and this fixture will settle ties. All other fixtures will be randomly generated
o Fixtures will depend on the number of coaches per qualifying team, e.g. if a 4 coach team qualifies, the playoff will consist of 4 games
o Ties in the WCWU Team Challenge will be broken in the same way as the WCWU
• There are no official NAF World Cup prizes available for the Team Challenge, but Purplegoo will be awarding a prize of a plastic Blood Bowl team to the performance in the Playoff final that impresses him the most!
• Looking for a team to play with? Use this matchmaking thread! |
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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Aug 03, 2015 - 22:20 |
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A few questions:
1) Will members of the same team end up playing each other as normal? That is, will there be any change in the way pairings or groups within timezones are determined based on the various teams?
2) Are the regular tiebreakers used in addition to the captain tiebreaker in the playoff round? And where does the captain tiebreaker fit into that if so?
3) Other than posting your team in this thread, is there anything else the captain needs to do to make the team official before kickoff?
Thanks! Looks like a blast. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 03, 2015 - 22:32 |
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Great questions, happy! I'm sure you're asking what others are thinking.
1. The team event is an extra, meta event. i.e. the main tournament will run as normal, so you might well end up playing each other. We won't be making any special effort to separate team members across the groups. We hope the Team Challenge rules will go some way to compensate for unfortunate teams that play internally a couple of times (top 4 scores counting, playoffs), and we'll get some good rivalries / good natured banter going.
2. Each fixture in the playoff round will have OT, so no more tiebreakers are needed. In the event of an overall tie, the captain's fixture wins the day. Tiebreakers will help get your team to the playoffs in the event of equal total scores.
3. Captains need to post their team in the scoring thread before kickoff and maintain the post with the team score after each round. That's it! Not too intensive. |
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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Aug 03, 2015 - 22:52 |
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Got it, makes sense. Thanks! |
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Xeterog
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Aug 04, 2015 - 04:43 |
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Can teams span Timezones or does each team of a group have to be in the same 'bracket' so to speak? |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 04, 2015 - 08:32 |
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Spanning timezones is fine! |
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JimmyFantastic
Joined: Feb 06, 2007
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Aug 04, 2015 - 09:13 |
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Team Fantastic recruiting, PM me or post here if u think you are pro as heck! |
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Verminardo
Joined: Sep 27, 2006
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Aug 04, 2015 - 09:18 |
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Trying to round up my WC mates of team Total Reroll! Three already signed up!
The team challenge is just great. Thanks for all the good work, Goo! |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 04, 2015 - 09:23 |
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That's great, Verminardo. See it as brilliant practice.
Team Fantastic?! All mens killers? |
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Rabe
Joined: Jun 06, 2009
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Aug 04, 2015 - 15:30 |
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Could be tough, since the usual "killer teams" don't work with so few skills. Will be interesting to see what Team Fantastic comes up with.
Would be great to form a fun team with some crazy motto... but I really don't want a commitment like that right now (although the physical pizes are tempting me, too). Maybe next year. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 04, 2015 - 15:53 |
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There is no World Cup next year! I presume you're worried about playing 6 games, forming a team shouldn't take too long? Go on, join us...
In all seriousness, let's see how the team thing works out. I'm very excited about it, so if everyone else is too and it goes well, we might see it again. |
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jamesfarrell129
Joined: Dec 23, 2009
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Aug 04, 2015 - 16:00 |
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I'd be interested in joining a team, if anyone needs a 4th person. I have no friends of my own
Warning: I may enter with something silly, so don't enter if you want to get actual points... |
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Kam
Joined: Nov 06, 2012
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Aug 04, 2015 - 16:21 |
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I wasn't going to participate, but forming a team called "the Titchy and Stunty Show" is tempting...
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 04, 2015 - 16:55 |
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I approve! Go on, make this happen. That logo demands it! |
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Rabe
Joined: Jun 06, 2009
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Aug 04, 2015 - 17:02 |
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Goblins, Halflings, Snotlings and Skinks? |
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