OOC thread
Welcome to the Slembanan Invitational Cup, held in the north-western Esportivan nation of Slembana. Going into its first edition, the champion could be you!
Format
There will be four groups of three. After two matches, the top two teams advance through to the quarter-finals. After that, it will be a normal, strict knockout stage.
Scorination will be done on Xkoranate, and no Rankings will be used. RP Cutoffs will be at 17:00 BST [16:00 UTC, 12:00 EST, 09:00 PST, 18:00 CEST - you get the point]. It will not be exactly right, and if it isn't, I will tell you. All style modifiers from -5 to +5 will be accepted. Wins will count as three points and draws one point. Tiebreakers will be:
*Points
*Goal Difference
*Goals For
*Play-off match (if required).
I will start scorination on either today (Monday, 8 October 2012) or tomorrow (Tuesday, 9 October 2012). This is because I need my dad's computer back to scorinate, and my dad said it would be fixed by Tuesday at the latest on Sunday. If it takes longer, I apologize. There's nothing I can do
RP bonus will be included in this tournament. It will be 15%, in the absolute formula. Quality > Quantity. Factors to take into account: creativity, grammar and spelling and respect for the other teams' RP permissions. All RPs will be ranked and given a score.
A 50% deduction of RP Bonus will occur before the knockout stage begins.
Schedule (if computer gets back successfully on Tuesday)
Today - Thread opens
9 October - Thread will be edited, and a list of the groups will be shown (split over 2 days). Matchday 1
10 October - Matchday 2
11 October - Matchday 3
12 October - Play-off day (if required). If not, quarter-finals.
13 October - Semi-finals
14 October - Third place match/final
No guarantees will be made about days, but you needn't worry.
Groups:
Group A:
Slembana
Soviet Canuckistan
Riyahda
Group B:
Hojuki
Free Swiss States
United South Dominion
Group C:
Anollasia
Kingdom of Phoenixia
Swyftherth
Group D:
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Lunar Republic Islands
Boring Paradise
Schedule:
Group stage:
MD1 - 1 vs. 2
MD2 - 1 vs. 3
MD3 - 2 vs. 3
For example, on matchday 1, Slembana play Soviet Canuckistan, Hojuki play Free Swiss States, Anollasia play Kingdom of Phoenixia, and The Royal Kingdom of Quebec play Lunar Republic Islands.
Knockout stage:
Quarter-finals:
QF1 - Winner of Group A vs. Runner-up of Group B
QF2 - Winner of Group C vs. Runner-up of Group D
QF3 - Winner of Group B vs. Runner-up of Group A
QF4 - Winner of Group D vs. Runner-up of Group C
Semi-finals:
SF1 - Winner of QF1 vs. Winner of QF2
SF2 - Winner of QF3 vs. Winner of QF4
Third place play-off:
Loser of SF1 vs. Loser of SF2
Final:
Winner of SF1 vs. Winner of SF2
Rosters/Squads:
Will be still counted as RPs, but will be awarded double the amount of a normal RP. This is to encourage everyone to post a roster.
The RP Permissions box:
If my opponents RP first, they can:
Choose my goal scorers:
Godmod scoring events:
Injure my players:
Godmod injuries:
Hand out yellow/red cards to my players:
Godmod other events:
Also, state your style modifier, or I will treat it as 0.
Happy RP'ing!
(OOC: You cannot post yet, as I haven't posted all the IC information yet.)