Hi Everyone,
I'm sending you a message to let you know the Welcome Tournament has started!
If you've not done so already, I would recommend you adjust your settings so you receive emails for all responses on the forum thread:
Details here:
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=2737.msg40451#msg40451Organizing a GameAs I already mentioned, each player must play every other player in their group. Please PM someone in the group to organize a game. Be mindful of constraints on time-zones etc - I'm sure everyone can be accommodating.
Please let us know here if you have problems scheduling a game with any player. It would be helpful if you could share the time of your games here as well, so we can see who has been proactive etc.
If for whatever reason, you cannot attend the game please let us and your partner know As Soon As Possible. It does not mean you will have to forfeit your game, possibly you can arrange for a more suitable time.
Carcassonne MediumI don't strictly impose a Carcassonne medium that must be played. In this round, only the BASIC set is required. Generally, given the distances between players we recommend JCloisterZone 3.4.2 (see below). If you wish to meet in person to play you're welcome to do so. If you wish to arrange an iPhone/Android game, you're also welcome to do so. If you wish to play by email/forum...which is very slow...you're welcome to do so. In our experience, JCloisterZone is the most widely supported medium.
If you are not familiar with JCZ - You can download it here:
http://jcloisterzone.com/en/This is currently the recommended version which runs on Java which will run on Windows/Mac/Linux.
Remember to extract the zip before executing the Runtime.If you have any problems please contact us in the Chatroom (see below), we can help.
Before your Game - Meet in the chatroomIt's generally a good idea to try and meet in the CarcassonneCentral Chatroom before your game is meant to begin:
http://sydby.com/carcassonne/irc/index.htmlWhen your partner arrives, one of you will have to HOST the game. Hosting the game means your machine running JCZ will manage the game and the other player must connect to your machine from their location. This usually means they have to traverse the firewall on your home's router. If this is all sounding alien to you, don't be scared, visit us in the chatroom, we can try and help you.
If neither party can host a game - I or Danisthirty (plus others) will happily host your game. Which means both players will connect to another person's machine to play their game.
If your player does not turn up, please give them a few minutes grace. If they have not arrived 15-minutes after your start time, please comment here and we'll try to work out what happened. It does not mean you will automatically win the game. There are many reasonable circumstances, why you may miss your game and we'll need to assess.
Setting Up the GameOnce you've connected to the game, the following Settings must be applied to JCZ. No Expansions, Randomize Seating Order[ x ]
Now onto the Tournament:Given there are 9 players this time, the first round will consist of 3 groups of 3 players.
Each player must play every other player in a head to head: 1v1 game.
The First Round will be Base Game Only, (so no expansions).
So when it is time to play: make sure only the basegame is selected - make sure the player order is Random.
The groups will be:
GroupAJoeSesquipedalian
SettlersOfMon
Skane
< Space Available>
GroupBAdrornalin
daromar
What If?
StartPlayer
GroupCdaliles
Olya
Clownfeet
< Space Available>
As I said before: The key to scheduling games is communication. No one will organize your games for you - that's your job - but be mindful people are in different timezones and have different life priorities. Hopefully you can work together. I would ask that you include me in any communications, so it's clear if a player is not responding. I would also appreciate it if you could let us know if you're on holiday, so everyone knows. There's no immediate rush to play games; but communication is important.
After Your GameYou must record the results. The best way to do this is, take a screenshot/printscreen and attach the picture to a reply on this forum thread.
This lets me check the scores and shows everyone else your game.
Once your score has been recorded, I will be able to update the Results Sheet.
Anything else?I've probably forgotten something.