WORLD BOWL 49
Presented by DrawkStar Studios
in association with DISC and the GLD
Signup Thread / Host Bid
Ranks / Discussion Thread / World Bowl 48
Welcome to World Bowl XLIX (49)! This is the everything thread, where all rosters, RPs, and scores should be posted. Any questions or discussion should be routed to the Discussion Thread (linked above).
The Drawkian International Sporting Council (DISC) is proud to bring the World Bowl back to Drawkland's shores for the first time since World Bowl XXIX (29), and the first time wholly hosted by our great nation. This tournament has been made possible through cooperation with the Gridiron League of Drawkland (GLD) and collaboration with DrawkStar Studios, developers of the multiverse-famous video game Jack Hoy's Football World! Drawkland welcomes every nation, team, and fan to our shores for what's sure to be another excellent gridiron football tournament.
FORMAT
We've gathered 30 signups for this edition of the World Bowl. The tournament will be hosted in 3 groups of 10 with a single round-robin format. The top 5 teams from each group (plus the best 6th-place team overall) will qualify for the Round of 16. The playoffs will be single elimination, with a third place game included. It may be difficult with the 3-group format, but an attempt will be made to avoid group stage rematches in the first round only.
The tiebreakers for the group stage will be as follows: Wins, Head-to-Head Result, Point Differential, "Coin Flip" (single game scorinated with only RP bonus). Seeding for the playoffs will also include group placement as the primary factor before applying the other tiebreakers as normal. There will be no reseeding between playoff rounds. Once the bracket is set in the Round of 16, it will remain in that structure through to the final.
Most importantly, the entire tournament will be hosted in Drawkland! No need to provide a home stadium in your rosters or anything. Each team will be provided a stadium in Drawkland which will serve as their "home" for the group stage and first few rounds of the playoffs. The list of venues is on the second post of this thread, which you can peruse at your leisure. Stadium assignments were finalized alongside the group draw. See the post below for more information!
PARTICIPANTS
The group draw has been conducted! The group order was randomized to ensure adequate fixture generation. Next to each nation's name is the Drawkian stadium which will host their home games for the group stage and the first few rounds of playoffs (the exact round cutoff for home fields in the playoffs will be determined later). Read down to the hosting information post below this one for more details about each venue.
To make things easier for fans and teams travel-wise, each group were given venues in the same general region of Drawkland. We are a big nation, but having the hosting cities for each group will make things cheaper and easier to understand. Plus, having a relatively similar environment for each group will bring a more cohesive feel for the extent of the group stage. It's a lot like divisions in a domestic football league for a large nation, really.
NORTH DIVISION
Drawkland (1) - Metro Arena (150,000) Metropolon
Delaclava (19) - Coravkey Bank Stadium (117,575) Akkor Beach
Natkr (UR) - Torral Field (100,686) Bellator
Valanora (13) - Corps Central Stadium (177,000) Drawk City
Chromatika (5) - Lookout Stadium (170,000) Drawk City
Crpostran (25) - Maldhar Bay Stadium (126,400) Hessport
Langenia (UR) - Hellenmack Stadium (82,000) Hellenmack
Nova Calania (17) - Spartan Veteran Stadium (107,500) Sadeg
New Rotterdam City (UR) - King's Iron (97,450) Krakon
Quebec and Shingoryeo (8) - Roy Memorial Stadium (148,777) Cavsar
EAST DIVISION
Terefuxe (16) - Bellows Field (104,624) Delmore
South Newlandia (18) - Plexen Stadium (76,500) Pittsennat
Cardenao (11) - Oreme Field (115,000) Kilnelm
Katzeburg (UR) - Treasure Trove Stadium (106,150) Shire-Port
Aurevbush (UR) - Ducentu Municipal Stadium (81,000) Ducentu
Sarzonia (3) - Founders Field (89,000) Quinnaber
HUElavia (14) - Bethelm Arena (102,100) Bethelm
Ranoria (26) - North Frost Stadium (70,500) Cove Port
Kinqueven (UR) - 3C1S Bank Field (83,850) North Point
Ko-oren (3) - The KayoDome (130,500) Kayo
SOUTH DIVISION
The Kytler Peninsulae (9) - Cyclestream Stadium (122,250) Esmereldane
Juvencus (23) - Callcom Stadium (93,237) Masteser
Kamijiro (UR) - Salt-Dust Stadium (98,750) Cemmendy
Vaishnavaria (UR) - The AnvoDome (69,100) Yokare
South Americanastan (15) - Rodgers Stadium (103,750) Brammel
Banija (6) - Waxton City Dome (110,355) Waxton
Lisander (24) - Archifel Capital Stadium (61,200) Panua Caru
New Umoja (UR) - Ferris-Deltore Stadium (59,350) Waylook
TJUN-ia (2) - Stad-Stallion (131,000) Raikennax
Abanhfleft (12) - Sector 6 Stadium (119,009) Corinth City
SCHEDULE
Tournament Cutoff Schedule
Cutoff Time: 10pm Eastern
Group Draw: Thu September 19
MD1: Mon September 23
MD2: Wed September 25
MD3: Fri September 27
MD4: Sun September 29
MD5: Tue October 1
MD6: Thu October 3
MD7: Sat October 5
MD8: Mon October 7
MD9: Wed October 9
Round of 16: Fri October 11
Quarterfinal: Sun October 13
Semifinal: Tue October 15
Championship: Thu October 17
Changes to this schedule, if needed, will be reported on the World Bowl Discussion Thread (linked above). Cutoff may occur slightly later than 10pm, but never earlier. However, do not count on extra time. Try to complete your RPs by 10pm just to be safe.
FIRST STEPS
Participants in World Bowl XLIX are encouraged to post their rosters and RPs in this thread! All parts of this tournament including scores will be wholly hosted on this thread. If you've been here, you know the drill, drop your posts in the thread and good luck! If this is your first time participating in the World Bowl or NS Sports tournament in general, first of all, welcome! Second of all, you should absolutely check out the Guide to Sports Roleplaying thread, as it contains a lot of helpful information about what we're all about.
As far as the World Bowl is concerned, your first goal should be to construct a roster and post it here. If you need a little more information about the sport, try the Wikipedia articles on American Football as well as its positions. At the bare minimum, you should have 11 players for offense, 11 players for defense, and a kicker/punter for special teams. If you want to get a little more fancy, you can add players for the bench, and include tactical information about your team.
Here's some examples of good rosters from last edition, World Bowl 48. This is a good basic roster with names, positions, backups, and a little extra information. For a solid roster you can add quick details about each player. Of course, you can also put in the whole kitchen sink with lots of detail and descriptions for each player and position group. It's important to note that all you really need are names and positions, but the more detail you include, the higher bonus your roster will earn.
Also, be sure to include an RP permissions box in your roster. This allows your opponents to know what they are and aren't allowed to do with your players and team when they RP about a match. The Style Mod is an optional item that explains your team's tactical philosophy. Are you a real low-scoring squad content to chew clock and let your defense work? Your team should have a negative style. Are you more of a high-flying offense that scores a lot but allows a lot defensively? Your team should have a positive style. Somewhere in the middle? Go with 0 or a smaller negative/positive number. Note that this does not affect the win/loss outcome or margin of victory in games, but it can have an affect on the total number of points that are scored by both teams.
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Yes/No
Choose Scoring Events: Yes/No
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes/No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes/No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Yes/No
Godmod Other Events: Yes/No
Style Modifier: (can range from -5 to +5)
Once you've posted your roster, you're free to write roleplays (RPs) for the tournament! You can write about anything, but the best place to start is talking about your team and their performance/expectations for this tournament. Who are your star players? What do your fans expect in this tournament? Once the results start getting posted, you can write a match report describing the events of the game (provided your opponent hasn't already done so). Again, you can do anything, long-form stories, results from your own domestic leagues, or whatever else. This is just a good place to start.
Special for this edition, the entire tournament is being hosted in Drawkland. Not only that, but each nation will be given a specific Drawkian stadium where their "home" games will be played. Read the post below for more information about each stadium!