CONQUEROR’S CUP VIII - 2018 Brought to you by the Clan Department SIGN UP'S OPEN UNTIL 29TH DECEMBER 23:59 CCT Tournament Organizer: Keefie The most prestigious clan event of the year! Quick Links: |>
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BRACKET ----
Round 1 start: January 1, 2018 - 6 Week Deadline: February 12, 2018. ----
New for CC8: Round 1 will return to a best of 41 format. added clarity to the medal qualification requirements. ----
CC8 Format show: cc8 format
This is a clan war tournament with a single elimination bracket. In a continued effort to keep the duration of the tournament to 1 year there are a few changes for this edition, see "New for CC8" above. There is a limit of 32 clans participating and 8 clans will be seeded. The finalists of CC7 will be the first 2 seeds, the other 6 will be based on the December F400 Clan Ranking. In case of byes, the higher seeds will get those. The rest of the bracket will be filled randomly. Please read the details below carefully!
Signing Up show: signing up
To be eligible for entering CC8, a clan must:Be a member of the CD & Friends Forum. Have successfully completed at least 1 full clan war. Clan Name and Abbreviation First Contact Second Contact Confirmation that he/she has read this post completely and understands everything
Scheduling show: CC8 estimated schedule by round
Start round 1: January 2017 Start round 2: February 2018 (February 12 for clans who already know who they play in round 2) Start round 3: May 2018 Start semi-final: July 2018 Start final: October 2018 Start CC9: January 2018 Winner CC7 decided: January 2018
show: scheduling clan wars
From the start of any round clans have 6 weeks to have all games started.NEW : Round 2 starts February 19, 2018, for those clans that already know who they are playing in round 2. Clans are free to start earlier, as long as they let me know. To be fair to the other clans, the 6 Week Deadline will still be in effect if they do indeed start earlier.1 Week for negotiating and posting the war thread 2 Weeks for planning and exchanging the first set of games 2 Weeks for filling the first set of games and exchanging the second set of games 1 Week to fill all games
Clan Wars show: games
Amount of games per round:Round 1 : 41 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game6 Doubles 7 Triples 7 Quads Round 2 : 43 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game7 Doubles 7 Triples 7 Quads Round 3 : 49 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game8 Doubles 8 Triples 8 Quads Round 4 : 55 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game9 Doubles 9 Triples 9 Quads Round 5 : 61 Games, including 1 Tie-Breaker Game10 Doubles 10 Triples 10 Quads
show: default rules and settings
Default Rules & Settings:Only game types allowed are "Teams" (Polymorphic is not considered a team game) All games must have automatic initial troop deploy (no manual) All games must be sequential (no freestyle) All games must have 24 hour round length (no speed) All spoils are allowed except zombie spoils (negotiable) All forts are allowed except "no forts" (negotiable) There will be no round limits except for “no forts” and Trench games (For those games a round limit is negotiable) Trench is permitted in a maximum of 50% of home games (negotiable) Each map can only be used twice per clan per clan war but can only be used once per game type (dubs/trips/quads) Beta maps are not allowed Each clan will pick the map and settings for exactly half of the games Games will be exchanged in 2 sets At least half of the quads games will be exchanged in the first set 12 Hour Fog Rule will not be in effect (negotiable, TO will not enforce any penalties for violations) New settings that are implemented after the start of the Cup will be excluded from wars (negotiable with specific approval of TO)
show: player eligibility and game count
We will be playing with an amended "cup tied" rule:If a player plays for a clan in a given round, they are cup-tied for that round and cannot play for another clan in that round If the old clan of a player loses the round in which the player has played, that player is considered "eliminated" with their old clan and cannot play for another clan for the rest of the tournament If the old clan of a player wins the last round in which the player has played with them, then they are not considered cup-tied at the conclusion of that war and are free to play with any other clan at the beginning of the next round of the tournament Round 1: 15 Games Round 2: 16 Games Round 3: 18 Games Round 4: 20 Games Round 5: 22 Games
show: clan war threads
At the start of every round, by default the higher ranked clan will set up the clan war thread. As long as both clans agree they can choose to have the other clan do it.Post any negotiated and agreed upon changes to the default rules/settings, marked in red Post any negotiated and agreed upon deviations from the default schedule, marked in blue Send a PM to the TO, or another CD not involved in the clan war, when the above has been posted Post all the games in the OP of the clan war thread (Not applicable right now, because of 6 month trial) Post a link to the Clan Tab War Page (See point above) Post all the games in "Active War Game Lists" thread for standard clan wars Request privileges for both clans by posting in the "Clan Gaming Privileges Request" thread Send a PM to the TO that the request for privileges has been posted Update the OP of the clan war thread at least once a week (results, canceled or remade games, etc.) Update the title of the thread with the score and when the clan war is finished (mark title with "FINAL") Send a PM to the TO when the clan war is decided
Medals & MVP show: requirements
To be eligible for a Clan Achievement Medal for winning a clan war (every round is a clan war), a player must:Play a minimum of 3 games Must play 15 games for those playing 5 rounds and 12 games for those playing 4 rounds Participate in a minimum of 2 rounds or clan wars, for the same clan Have played for the same clan during the entire tournament Play a minimum of 40 games (or 32 games in case of a 1st round bye) Play in all 5 rounds of the tournament (or 4 rounds in case of a 1st round bye) Have a clean record with regards to game abuse
General Rules & Comments show: general rules and comments
General Rules:
CC8 Prediction Challenge [spoiler=CC8 prediction challenge]
CC8 Prediction Challenge! For those who want to get your entries in early to enter the latest Prediction Challenge at the link above!
Prizes and further details will be included in the upcoming Platoon Report.
