BoF 89 Host Bid - Southern Anaia (MIR & ALR ft. KIM & STR)
Aleirave is a small island and Special Administrative Unit of Eshialand, led by Governor Yekaterina Olayeva and the Island Council, and home to around 60,000 people, most of whom live in the capital Lahaira. Historically, this population has been split between the majority indigenous Aleiravan population and the minority Klysevians, who ruled the island with an iron fist for many centuries. In the Eshian era, however, the boundaries between the two have fallen and society is peaceful again. The island is a tropical paradise, where temperatures almost never drop below 20° Celsius, although tourism isn't as much of the economy as you'd expect given historically poor infrastructure. The island doesn't have an official airport, so travel to and from Aleirave is mostly handled by ferries (to and from most Anaian destinations, as well as the Eshian mainland) or by chartering small planes which can land on a grassy strip in the northwest.
Kimi-Suomi is an Arctic kingdom based in Anaia, ruled by our Keisari Kimi-Matias Räikkönen with an even hand and through a parliament and free elections. Great friends of the nation of JYK-inen (TJUN-ia) from Esportiva, many of our rights and freedoms are based on their constitution - except for the free alcohol, of course (our major industry). This land is filled with fir trees and a whole lot of snow, so make sure you bring your huivit ja hanskat to our land when you come - even in summer, it never usually goes above 16 degrees Celsius! The majority of people here are Suomalaisia (Finns), but we do have a distinct minority of Ruotsalaiset (Swedes) that are certainly present - they even have their own island and mainland community that mostly speaks Swedish, not Finnish. Other groups are present, such as Norjalaiset (Norwegians), Karjalaiset (Karelians), Venäläiset (Russians), Virolaiset (Estonians), and most certainly Saamelaiset (Sámi) - we even have a few from TJUN-ia who have decided to make this place their home. But no matter what creed they follow, we all welcome our new ystävät with open arms.
The Martian Independent Republic is a republic on Mars made up of fifteen settlements called “bases”, with a total population of about 800,000, that have been made Earthlike as much as possible - despite that, there are still some quirks. It would not call itself socialist but is in fact very socialist - it’s also quite focused on surviving rather than thriving, which means that many luxury goods are either very expensive or simply unable to be purchased. The MIR is connected to Anaia through a portal in the southwest of the nation, and it holds some territory there as well, though that territory is mostly uninhabited.
StrayaRoos is a nation of about 43 million residents known for many things, whether that be its near religious-following of sporting codes, its high level of political engagement among the general public, or the particularly aggressive wildlife. The country has four states and one territory each with their own unique perspectives (read: why they’re the most important state/territory), and has many different destinations, ranging from the near-tropical climates of Coal Coast & Tzapa on the nation’s east coast, to the mountainous areas near Richmond & Menai in the nation’s south. There’s also the nation’s political & cultural centre of Pale, for those of you less inclined for outdoor activities.
Format
The BoF is meant to be the introduction to football on NSS, so we plan to go with a simple format - N groups of four, where the top two teams advance as well as a minimal amount of third-place finishers to make either a power of two (like 16) or three times a power of two (like 12), with the former being preferred. As such, here are some of the formats:
12 teams: 3 groups of 4, top two teams advance to the Round of 6.
16 teams: 4 groups of 4, top two teams advance to the quarterfinals.
20 teams: 5 groups of 4, top two and two best third-place teams advance to the Round of 12.
24 teams: 6 groups of 4, top two teams advance to the Round of 12.
28 teams: 7 groups of 4, top two and two best third-place teams advance to the Round of 16.
32 teams: 8 groups of 4, top two teams advance to the Round of 16.
36 teams: 9 groups of 4, top two and six best third-place finishers advance to the Round of 24.
We would prefer to add numbers puppets rather than cut teams to achieve this goal, but as both OOC bidding partners have already entered two nations, we recognize cutting nations may be unavoidable. In the case we do need to cut nations, we will first cut puppets.
Cutoff would likely be 8-10 PM EST, with one cutoff window for both hosts.
Tiebreaks will be as follows: Group Placement, Points, H2H, GD, IC coinflip (OOC scorinated game with draws off). For more than 2 tied teams, should a tiebreak separate some, but not all, teams, the remaining teams will start again from the first tiebreaker.
Scorination & RP Bonus
RPs would be graded on a scale of 0 to 1, with RP bonus being cumulative. Some of our formats have byes - in those cases, the users with the byes would receive at a minimum bonus equal to their average grade so far, and if they choose to RP their bonus for that RP cannot go below that average.
LISA v1.093 would be used, with 1.984 power scalar, reference rank 2, REAR 300, and margin divisor 750. The only thing here that is different from normal settings is the reference rank - with it set at 2 and given our maxrank, here are some win probabilities:
Maxrank vs zero (pre-MD1) - 72.8% xW (62.9% win probability)
Maxrank vs zero (pre-MD2) - 84.9% xW (78.5% win probability)
Maxrank vs zero (pre-MD3) - 90.8% xW (86.6% win probability)
Maxrank vs 80% maxrank (pre-MD3) - 57.9% xW (45.7% win probability)
Maxrank vs 80% maxrank (pre-final, in a tournament with 7 cutoffs) - 60.5% xW (48.6% win probability in 90 minutes)
We’re open to tweaking these values if there’s strong feedback in terms of higher or lower, though a lot of this is just taste. We’re also open to shifting the reference rank over the course of the tournament.
AI Policy
AI-generated text is prohibited, and will have your rank reset to zero. If this is repeated, we reserve the right to declare games a 3-0 forfeit. AI-generated images must be declared - and no, just leaving the little Gemini icon in the corner doesn’t count as a declaration - and they will not contribute to RP bonus. AI translation is okay if and only if the original text is also part of the post.
Experience
This would be Aleirave’s first tournament hosted, but the user behind the nation has hosted Cup of Harmony 93 and Elephant Chess Cup X as Eshialand.
The MIR has hosted CAFA 14 and Elephant Chess Cup XIII.
Q&A
Why four nations?
The MIR and Aleirave, the OOCly bidding nations, are not ICly capable of hosting such a large event, so we asked some of our fellow southern Anaians to help out.
What role will StrayaRoos and Kimi-Suomi play?
Roughly the same as Qusmo did in WC100 - some host info, but that’s about it.
Why is there a fox in the logo?
Because Anaia!
Why LISA?
Because it has done well in the World Cups in which it was used, and it’s very transparent and customizable.
How are you qualified to host a WCC event?
Eshia literally hosted one last cycle.
