World Bowl LII (52) Signups - (CLOSED)

[Chromatika]

IronLegion

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

Who tf let us be #4?

Okay, in.

[Zumrudqislaq]

Can I be in?

[Drawkland]

Who tf let us be #4?

According to my last three playoff runs, apparently the answer is 'Drawkland'

[Jaoaa]

wrong sport but we gon ball regardless

(puppet of Natkr)

[Tomerion]

in

[World Bowl]

Signups have been updated, we're currently sitting at 29. Pretty good news! A few more signups and we'll be in a good spot to run the tournament. Now all we need is a host bid or two and we'll really be in business.

[Comrades United]

In

[Abanhfleft]

Armored Revolutionaries return.

[The Fanboyists]

Draakur in.

[Velstrania]

In.
Probably 2017 since I competed in this.

[Ko-oren]

Yes

[Cardenao]

Cardenao.

[Juvencus]

.sucnevuJ ni oanedraC etah lla eW

[Ranoria]

Apologies for the suspense

This one’s ours but there’s always next year guys!

[The Kytler Peninsulae]

Banija ft. Kytler Peninsulae World Bowl 52 Bid
This bid document was primarily written by Banija, with Kytler editing.
The logo is OOCly by Kytler (and ICly by Kytlerian design agency SharkeByte Design).

The Olympic Committee of Banija hereby launches a bid to host World Bowl 52. (OOCly, this will be co-hosted by Banija and KP, but ICly, it will primarily be hosted by Banija.)

Banijan National Information

The Kingdom of Banija is a country that classifies itself as a semi-constitutional monarchy. A nation that is proudly a member of Arrosia it is led by the Kabaka(which translates to King), and the current monarch is Kabaka Sekakama- although the Omukama(which translate to Regent), Immaculate, rules in his stead until he turns 18. The Kabaka, alongside with the Waziri(translates to Foreign Minister), whom he picks and dismisses solely at his pleasure, is the Head of State and responsible for the country's foreign affairs. Upon reaching age 25, the Isebantu(Crown Prince), becomes the Waziri by constitutional right. In a situation such as this one, where the Isebantu is not of age, the Waziri is simply another member of the royal family, as chosen by the head of state.

Banija’s head of state is currently a child- with Kabaka Sekakama ascending to the throne following the death of his great-grandfather, Kabaka Mwanga. His father and grandfather both passed tragically in a plane crash over the Blood Sea, which made him first in line in the first place. He is 8 years old, so it will be 10 years until he is able to actually exercise political power. Omukama Immaculate, of course, rules in his stead in the meantime. This is, of course, a government with an elected element. The elected unicameral legislature is the Lukiiko(Parliament), and the Lukiiko is responsible for governance of domestic affairs. The Katikkiro(Prime Minister) is elected by the Lukiiko. Currently, there is an elected right-wing coalition that holds a majority in the Lukiiko and rules the country. The current Katikkiro is Boaz Gor.

Due to the massive influence of Puritan Mormonism in this nation, they are relatively socially conservative. Abortion in this country is outlawed unless the mother's life is in danger, and polygamy for males is legal. The church's Universal Call to Motherhood, which teaches that the destiny of each and every woman is to give birth to children and raise faithful Puritan Mormons, has heavily shaped the nation's view on the role of women in society, forming the basis for Banija's prior sports gender segregation laws in the first place. Consumption of alcohol and the recreational use of marijuana in Banija is legal. Due to Mormon tradition, however, the purchase/sale of coffee products is illegal within Banija- however, the consumption is not. Fans and teams and delegations are allowed to bring in their own coffee products as long as they are declared at customs, where it is then taxed per pound. Any attempt or effort to sell the product, however, can and will result in arrest.

Most people in the country speak both Olusanke, the local dialect, and English. There is a smattering of Korean spoken within the country, thanks to Banija's Quebecois roots. Banija's currency is the shilling. The exchange rate to the NationStates Dollar is 200 shillings to 1 NSD. Conversion kiosks will be available at all hotels and at airports to exchange your money, as well as any banks. However, using the NSDs directly to purchase items is only guaranteed at stadiums and hotels- vendors outside of stadiums or hotels are not required to accept NationStates Dollars. Fans are also advised that street vendors will only take cash, according to Banijan law- as an issue of security to prevent credit card theft.

Of course, Banija is straight up a rich country now- thanks to the "Black Gold miracle". This is thanks to the discovery of large oil deposits in Hangaza, there is movement within the country on building better infrastructure. There has been heavy investment in Istria's public transportation system by the Regional Transit Corporation in the leadup to the games, with better roads and systems being built. One of Banija's unique public transit systems within cities is via the boda boda. The climate of Banija has a lot of natural rainforest and jungle, which means that there is no winter, only wet season and dry season. Temperatures generally range at their coldest around 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and at their hottest around 110 degrees Fahrenheit. For the duration of the Games, average high temperatures will range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

Banijans have a tendency of being relaxed about time. While, of course, things like flights and matches will run on time, this is something that is observed generally, especially at restaurants. It is considered standard to arrive about 15-20 minutes late for a restaurant reservation, which is something Banijan authorities would like to make note of for travelling fans and visitors to the country for this tournament. This is very true for hangouts with Banijans, dates, weddings, etc... within the country.

In terms of food, Banijans are very heavy meat eaters, and you'll find plenty of chicken, goat meat, beef, pork, and turkey options on your localized menus. In terms of non-meats, popular staple foods are jollof, matoke, Chapati, a rolex, and samosas. Strictly vegan restaurants within the country, outside of Istria and Busukuma, are almost non-existent, though of course you'll find non-meat options everywhere.

Format

For each format, group stages are played home & away, while the knockout stages are played in the host nation (or Rushmore).

As part of the GFLB’s ‘grow the game initiative’, the Olympic Committee of Banija, in addition to the GFLB, is sponsoring the ‘Pavolan Play-in’ Round. As part of all formats, while all matches from the Ro16 onwards will be in Banija, all necessary play-in rounds will be in the Pavolan subregion of Rushmore, including but not necessarily limited to The Kytler Peninsulae.

Potential formats, in rough preference order:
40 teams- Single round robin. 4 groups of 10. This gives a 5/4 or 4/5 home/road split; to achieve balance, teams will be drawn against a team from the same pot in a different group, who has their opposite 5/4 home split, for a 10th game. This game will count towards their own group standings. Top 3 in each group advance directly to the Round of 16, 4th and 5th place teams to the play-in.
42 teams- Double round robin. 6 groups of 7. Top 4 in each group advance to the knockout stages- group winners and top two runners-up directly to the Round of 16, all other top 4 teams to the play-in.
39 teams- Single round robin. 3 groups of 13. Top 4 in each group, plus two best 5th place teams, advance directly to the Round of 16. Worst 5th place team, plus all three 6th place teams, advance to play-in round.
36 teams- CL-style league phase with all teams in one table: 4 pots of 9 with each team playing 2 opponents per pot (1 home, 1 away). Top 12 teams advance directly to Round of 16, teams 13-20 to play-in.
45 teams- Single round robin. 5 groups of 9. Top 4 in each group advance to the knockout stages - top 2 in each group and top two 3rd-place teams directly to Round of 16, all other top 4 teams to the play-in.

Scorination & RP Bonus

Scorination will be done with the latest presently existing version of xkoranate. We will use the NSFS formula with xkoranate (additive) style modifiers. RP bonus shall be cumulative throughout the entirety of the tournament.

A roster shall be worth up to a full matchday's RP bonus. Full rank will be applied for the tournament.

Tiebreakers

For tiebreakers, we will use the following

1) H-2-H Wins
2) Overall Point Differential
3) IC coin toss (OOC RP bonus only scorination- take out rank, but include roster & RP bonus)

Host Scorination Information

#1 Host Bonus- each host will give ourselves one MD's worth of host bonus.

#2 Scorination- Neither of us will score the matches of ourselves or our own puppets. KP will scorinate the matches of Banija (and any potential puppets), while Banija will scorinate KP’s matches (and any potential puppets).

#3 Seeding- Banija will be in Pot 1 on merit as the #2 team in the current rankings. The Kytler Peninsulae will also be seeded on merit (but kept apart from Banija in the draw).

Other OOC Information

#1 Cutoffs will be between 4:30 and 7 PM EST/EDT (the time change will occur mid-tournament, so this window will move forward an hour for participants outside North America at this point).

#2 Both hosts will share the same cutoff window.

Banija Hosting Experience

World Bowl XXXIV
World Bowl XXXVII
World Bowl L(co-hosted with Ranoria)
25th International Basketball Championships(co-hosted w/ Filindostan)
28th World Lacrosse Championships
29th World Lacrosse Championships(co-hosted with Razenthuria)
40th World Lacrosse Championships
Conferences in multiple seasons of both the NSCAA and the NSCF
Multiple seasons of the IDLO
World Cup of Hockey 49
World Baseball Classic 53
AOCAF LVIII(co-hosted with Baker Park)
AOCAF LXII
67th Baptism of Fire(co-hosted w/ Qasden)
76th Cup of Harmony(co-hosted w/ Xanneria)
76th Baptism of Fire(co-hosted with Bollonich)
76th U21 World Cup/Di Bradini Cup 55
World Cup 83(co-hosted with Equestria)
World Cup 81(co-hosted w/ the Federation of Free Republics)
World Cup 99(co-hosted with S&T and SRS)
XIV Summer Olympiad(co-hosted with Liventia)
IBC 40
Cup of Harmony 89


Use of AI Policy

#1 AI Generated images- AI generated images are fine [i]as long as they are explicitly labeled as such.
#2 AI Generated text- AI generated text is explicitly prohibited, and any instance thereof allows the host to levy any punishment as I see fit, including but not limited to zeroing out both rank and any prior earned RP bonus.
#3 AI Translation- AI translation services into English are also fine. However, the original language text should be posted in a spoiler for transparency purposes. See a good sample RP from Huayramarca that is a perfect illustration of what I am talking about.

[Banija]

Confirming the above. Excited to (hopefully) bring the world bowl to Banija!!

[World Bowl]

Signups: 37
Bids: 1

Recognizing the above bid by Banija and Kytler Peninsulae, even though it was posted after the intended host bid deadline. Since it is after the deadline already, I'll allow 12 hours for anybody wishing to challenge this bid to post one of their own. After that we'll run the host vote, likely 48-72 hours depending on how I'm feeling.

Signups remain open! Though if we don't get any more and you need to cut off Ranoria to reach 36, that's fine by me

[Nortallius]

I'll join

[New Umoja]

I would like to play.

[World Bowl]

The above two signups confirmed, to bring us to 39. That's pretty good, especially considering the above bid takes 39, 40, or 42 entrants pretty cleanly.

Speaking of that bid, it's time to vote. All World Bowl Assembly members may submit votes to this nation (World Bowl) with your preferred choice. The options:

Banija and Kytler Peninsulae
Re-open Bidding

Please submit your votes by 2359 eastern time on Saturday, February 28. That's about 56 hours to put in your vote (and debate the merits of this bid, if anybody is inclined to do so).

[Equestrian States]

Sure, we're in.

[World Bowl]

^^ 40 signups.

Our voting results are in! From the three valid votes received:

ACCEPT the Banija/KP bid: 3
RE-OPEN bidding: 0

Banija and the Kytler Peninsulae are duly awarded hosting rights to World Bowl LII. All decisions regarding the tournament are now handed to them. I will preemptively close signups since we're already at a number identified in the bid, but the hosts can let me know if they want them re-opened.

[Miroslava]

I would like to play and host,although our infrastructure is lacking

[Banija]

Thank you all for your support for mine and KP's bid! We look forward to a tremendous World Bowl 52!

Miroslava, our apologies, but signups were closed before your signup, so we are sticking with the 40 we already have.

Look for the IC thread shortly!