Intro
Greetings, members of the World Cup Committee! Thank you for taking the time to read this bid which is presented to you by the Cassadagan Association for Soccer Excellence (CASE) and the Chromatik Football Federation (CFF).
Who Are You?
Cassadaigua is a long-time resident of the region of Rushmore that has become known for its unique culture. Cassadaigua’s society is different from what is seen throughout most of the world. In our nation, the female is the dominant gender and is superior to the male (though there has been a lot of progress in recent years towards gender equality). There are some groups who feel that men are greatly oppressed in our nation, but that is not really the case. If you are a man, and you are visiting Cassadaigua, as long as you are aware of our somewhat different culture, you should not have a tough time fitting in. After all, Cassadagan men that play by the rules here and respect their role can be very successful themselves. As long as you respect our culture, you should be fine while you are here. If you act disrespectful, then don’t be surprised if you are soon put in your place. You are expected to follow all Cassadagan laws, even if it is not a law in your own country.
Cassadaigua is no more or no less safe than any other nation. Socially, Cassadaigua is open to members of all faiths, and we respect your right to worship your respective deity in the way you see fit; or to not worship one at all. Homosexuality is accepted in the country, though we can’t promise that some random drunk in the stands or on the streets won’t make offensive comments.
As far as drinking is concerned, the legal age is 18, though many get away with underage drinking as it is not as aggressively policed as it may be in other lands. However, do not drink and drive. If you are caught, you will have a greater jail sentence then you might be expecting, and if you kill anyone by drunk driving, you will receive the death penalty. Smoking anywhere in public is banned, but legal in your own home. This applies to both cigarettes and marijuana. All other recreational drugs are banned.
A group of islands located in the far northeast corner of Atlantian Oceania, Chromatika is a land finally getting back on its feet after overcoming an apartheid caste system and going through a messy first free election. Gone are the days of the Chromatik Party through the efforts of the Rainbow Revolution; the Rainbow Party, under the new leadership of Keri Wyse Aart, is making strides on correcting past wrongs and uniting the Chromatik populace to be one people working toward the same goal.
A very strict nation in terms of recreation, smoking of any drug is banned in Chromatika to Chromatiks; any visitors are to express their intent before entering the nation. Drinking is allowed but only in moderation at designated restaurants and bars; personal possession of alcohol in one’s residence is also prohibited.
Please fly to Atlantian Oceania, namely Ramusok (Cosumar), Quebec City (Quebec and Shinguryeo), Cathair (Audioslavia), Busukuma (Banija), or Jhanna (Starblaydia) before flying to Chromia.
Chromatik domestic football just completed its fifteenth season, the fifth under this current third iteration. First, it was the Chromatik League, and then the League Chromatiks; now is the era of the Rainbow League System, with six leagues of sixteen teams. These are supported by the Chromatik Collegiate Football Association, the U-18s league, and multiple high school leagues put on by the six districts.
The Chromatik national team has been the pride and joy of the country since its inception, having had multiple members on the starting lineup play instrumental roles in the Rainbow Revolution, including Franscesca Larriet-Cortes, the first manager of Chromatika who martyred herself during that revolution. The current Premier, Keri Wyse Aart, is the wife of the first Captain on the Chromatik squad, Luuk Aart.
How experienced are you?
Cassadagan Hosting History
Soccer/Football: World Cup 54, 67, & 84, BoF 47, Cup of Harmony 57, 73 & 79, and Copa Rushmori 30.
Also: World Baseball Classics 18, 26, 40, 43, 45 & 50; World Bowl 16; World Lacrosse Championships 7 & 30, and conferences within the NSCAA Basketball tournament. Smaller events, as well.
Chromatik Hosting History
WCC events: BoF 46 and BoF 73, CoH 52, CR 11 (as Falconfar), AOCAF 53, AOCAF 59 The
Also: 12th U-18 WC, WCoH 18 and WBC 36, WB 41, Playoffs of NSCF 22, NSCF 23, and NSCAA 12
Format
As of this moment, we are at 139 signups not counting the two of us. Ideally, the first number to look for would be 150 (15x10), with 160 (20x8) being the next. If the host vote ends before we reach 160, all signups past the 150th would be put onto a waitlist until there are 160. (The number after that would be 180.)
15 groups of 10 nations put through a double round-robin would result in 18 matchdays with the top two automatically qualifying to the World Cup. 20 groups of 8 nations put through a double round-robin would result in 14 matchdays with the top finisher automatically qualifying and the second placed finishers partaking in a home-and-away playoff series for the right to enter the World Cup Proper. Regardless of the format chosen, we will be looking to implement the double matchday scorination, with the exceptions of the first matchday and the last matchday.
Tiebreakers
During the group stage, tiebreakers will be as follows: Points, H2H Points, H2H GD, GD, "coin toss" (scorinated play in game). Any seeding for playoffs will be done as follows: Position, Goal Differential, RP Bonus.
If there is a tie between more than two nations, one of the teams “clears” the others in a tie, we continue going down the list of tiebreakers, and will not go back to the top of the list. (example A, B and C tied with 40 points; H2H points is 6 for each. A has +5 overall GD, B has +4, and C is +4. A wins the tiebreaker. However, to determine B and C, we go to the next criteria point, which is H2H GD, instead of going back to H2H points).
RP Bonus/Other
Both users agree that quality of writing is greater than quantity, meaning that we will be using a cumulative RP bonus that rewards quality posts bountifully.
Providing a roster is highly encouraged, as it enables those in your group more ways to RP, thusly a grand amount of bonus shall be awarded to those who provide such, scaling with the quality of the paperwork provided worth up to three days of RP bonus. If a roster is not posted by MD1, 5% of rank will be deducted. Every day after will deduct an additional 10% to a max of 35%. If a roster is not posted by the ⅓ mark, only 70% of roster bonus will be returned; if a roster is not posted by the ½ mark, only 50% of roster bonus will be returned.
We will be using xkoranate 0.3.3, with the NSFS formula, and additive modifiers, while a day of RP bonus will be carried from qualifiers to the World Cup Proper.
Do you have any questions?