The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[The Jeckish Union]

Old face? Me? What? I haven't been around for any more than one cycle in any sport!

You'd almost think it was a joke...

[San Llera]

A qeustion: should players age 4 years between World Cups, 1 year, or some other amount of time?

[Eastfield Lodge]

A qeustion: should players age 4 years between World Cups, 1 year, or some other amount of time?

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

[Madesu]

Just because I didn't make a melodramatic tear-jerking goodbye speech on this thread doesn't mean I didn't leave

I was just searching the forum's archives and found this post. Must have been back in at least May 2015. So long ago! Is The Jeckish Union is still active? It'd be cool to see what he's up to after all these years.

Anyway, I'm back everyone. Did you miss me? I haven't been active since World Cup 71 but I'm still up for RPing!

Nice to see a few old faces like Kaboomlandia and Madesu are still around.

See you soon!

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[San Jose Guayabal]

Welcome back guys! Nice to see you again

[Saintland]

A qeustion: should players age 4 years between World Cups, 1 year, or some other amount of time?

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

[Farfadillis]

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

I call the first one Tor Tong Lee time.

[Southern Democratic States]

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Personally I preffer the Republican time. My players from all my nations ages 1 year every world cup cycle. I think it's simple like that. But it's up to anyone, there's no correct answer for that.

[The Archregimancy]

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Or Holy Empire time, where time is essentially meaningless because the Empire exists outside of time and space.

Or Archregimancy time, which follows the RL calendar for purposes of deciding the liturgical cycle, but where otherwise Holy Empire time is the general rule.

So yes, it's up to the individual.

[Eastfield Lodge]

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Does that mean that, technically, Sanctii players could play for 30 straight World Cups on a purely age basis? 30 WCs is only around 8-10 years, so...

[Gregoryisgodistan]

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Does that mean that, technically, Sanctii players could play for 30 straight World Cups on a purely age basis? 30 WCs is only around 8-10 years, so...

Gregoryisgodistan's players could too, but given the nature of our country, they'd probably get killed off before then, or arrested, or in the case of several of our Enemy Crushers, both.

[Bears Armed]

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Does that mean that, technically, Sanctii players could play for 30 straight World Cups on a purely age basis? 30 WCs is only around 8-10 years, so...

That was the basis on which Sarzonia operated...

[Audioslavia]

I should bring up Audioslavian/Starblaydi Role Play Time, while we're here. Star and I use the same system, having come up with it independently of each other and promptly gone 'wait, its the same year for you guys too?!'

Four years per World Cup, Two years per UICA cycle (meaning one fairly long domestic season held over twenty months). The first World Cup was held in 1918, meaning World Cup 71 was held in 2198.

Next up on the calendar: AOCAF Cup / Campeonato Esportiva / Copa Rushmori (June 2200), Baptism of Fire 59 (July 2200), World Cup 72 Qualifying (September 2200 - November 2201), Cup of Harmony (May - June 2202), World Cup 72 Finals (June - July 2202).

Despite all that, not even all COCANEFA nations use the same system. Legalese and Osarius use two years-per-WC-cycle, meaning a league season for Hastmead Diamante goes twice as quickly as does a league season for 1830 Cathair. Fluid-time is fine.

[Lymantatia]

Completely up to you; it's a concept called fluid time. The two main 'ageing rates' are 4 years per WC and 2 years per WC (which more or less works out at 1 years per UICA cycle), but there have been others. One nation, Candelaria and Marquez IIRC, had their politicians (or was it players?) age in real time, but everybody else aged at 4 per WC.

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Well, I always use Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time, or should I say, Laurentian time, for my nations and et cetera.

Also, when will the signups open?

[Apox]

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Well, I always use Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time, or should I say, Laurentian time, for my nations and et cetera.

Also, when will the signups open?

When there is a bid for the World Cup.

[Ceni]

I'm hoping that World Cup won't be from June 21 to July 11...

(because I won't have internet access then!)

[Madesu]

There's also Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time (1 day in RL = 1 day in NS) and Republican time (1 year = 1 WCC cycle).

Well, I always use Sanctii-Gregoryisgodistan time, or should I say, Laurentian time, for my nations and et cetera.

Also, when will the signups open?

There's a bid for the next BoF so it's near.

[Eastfield Lodge]

I'm hoping that World Cup won't be from June 21 to July 11...

(because I won't have internet access then!)

I'd say at least half of the qualifying matches will fall in that period...

[Ceni]

Maybe my time will be when I don't even know about it!

(Considering my luck, nope.)

EDIT: Hopefully this will be scheduled like World Cup 69 was. In that case, I'll be crossing my fingers for a bid not to come until the first week of June!

[Bears Armed]

As a more peaceful alternative, this nation will be hosting an International Scouting Jamboree during the first half of qualifiers and any nations with suitable organisations are invited to send small groups along to this event.
They don't necessarily have to be actual 'Scouts' as such, just youth movements that include suitable 'outdoors' activities in their programmes, that aren't tied to a specific church (although individual groups within the movement can have religious affiliations) or a specific political party, and that aren't used as reserves or a cadet-training system for their nation's armed forces...
The Babbage Islands has already expressed interest in participating, and hopefully will be willing & able to scorinate a few sporting contests between attending groups -- as they did last time around (during WC 56, or thereabouts) -- too.

A reminder to you that this is open.
TBI has confirmed that they are willing to scorinate a few contests during this festival -- probably the same three as last time, which were Orienteering, Tug-of-War, and Croquet -- although if we get alot of sign-ups then the number of places available may have to be rationed.
So far, apart from nations belonging to either myself or TBI, we have one other country sending participants.

[The Archregimancy]

As a more peaceful alternative, this nation will be hosting an International Scouting Jamboree during the first half of qualifiers and any nations with suitable organisations are invited to send small groups along to this event.
They don't necessarily have to be actual 'Scouts' as such, just youth movements that include suitable 'outdoors' activities in their programmes, that aren't tied to a specific church (although individual groups within the movement can have religious affiliations) or a specific political party, and that aren't used as reserves or a cadet-training system for their nation's armed forces...
The Babbage Islands has already expressed interest in participating, and hopefully will be willing & able to scorinate a few sporting contests between attending groups -- as they did last time around (during WC 56, or thereabouts) -- too.

A reminder to you that this is open.
TBI has confirmed that they are willing to scorinate a few contests during this festival -- probably the same three as last time, which were Orienteering, Tug-of-War, and Croquet -- although if we get alot of sign-ups then the number of places available may have to be rationed.
So far, apart from nations belonging to either myself or TBI, we have one other country sending participants.

Linky?

[Venta de la Mesilla]

As a more peaceful alternative, this nation will be hosting an International Scouting Jamboree during the first half of qualifiers and any nations with suitable organisations are invited to send small groups along to this event.
They don't necessarily have to be actual 'Scouts' as such, just youth movements that include suitable 'outdoors' activities in their programmes, that aren't tied to a specific church (although individual groups within the movement can have religious affiliations) or a specific political party, and that aren't used as reserves or a cadet-training system for their nation's armed forces...
The Babbage Islands has already expressed interest in participating, and hopefully will be willing & able to scorinate a few sporting contests between attending groups -- as they did last time around (during WC 56, or thereabouts) -- too.

A reminder to you that this is open.
TBI has confirmed that they are willing to scorinate a few contests during this festival -- probably the same three as last time, which were Orienteering, Tug-of-War, and Croquet -- although if we get alot of sign-ups then the number of places available may have to be rationed.
So far, apart from nations belonging to either myself or TBI, we have one other country sending participants.

Strange Scouts will send a couple.

[Bears Armed]

A reminder to you that this is open.
TBI has confirmed that they are willing to scorinate a few contests during this festival -- probably the same three as last time, which were Orienteering, Tug-of-War, and Croquet -- although if we get alot of sign-ups then the number of places available may have to be rationed.
So far, apart from nations belonging to either myself or TBI, we have one other country sending participants.

Linky?

Sorry, no 'linky' yet, because I was waiting until TBI confirmed the 'sporting events' aspect before I finished putting the details together... but, now, soon.

Strange Scouts will send a couple.

Noted.

[Flardania]

I Like to use the Pan Ostia/Flardania time (NSSport: 1Yr=1WCC, International Incident: Man of Steel Non Linear time, Everything else Republican time)

[Krytenia]

Somebody seriously needs to bid for WCLXXII. I've only been back a week, and I'm already getting withdrawal symptoms.