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League Rules for 2012PrinceOfCapeTown.LeagueRulesJun2012 HistoryHide minor edits - Show changes to output October 10, 2012, at 10:51 AM
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# A league games require at least 4 players. If, for whatever reason, we cannot reach the minimum number of players, all the players present will be credited with particpating in a game which resulted in a timeout. These games will be noted as "Non-Events" in the league standings table. August 23, 2012, at 03:33 PM
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## Note that 0.5 VPs from a timeout do not count towards rating points Changed lines 61-62 from:
## If two players tie for ranking place, the player with more games is ahead. to:
## If two players tie for ranking place, the player with more VPs is ahead. If VPs are equal, the player with more games is ahead. August 20, 2012, at 11:18 AM
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league running (see league standings page for details) - date still to be determined. Prizes will also be distributed to:
league running (see league standings page for details) August 20, 2012, at 11:16 AM
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June - date still to be determined. Prizes will also be distributed to:
January 12, 2012, at 11:35 AM
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# Generally, the first round of a social counts towards the league, but, if all players agree beforehand, the league game(s) can be one of the later rounds. Only 1 round of league games can be played at any given social. # The last league game will be is played during a social near the end of June - date still to be determined. Prizes will also be distributed then. # All participants, who want to play a league game, must decide what deck they want to use for the league match. to:
# Generally, the first round of a social counts towards the league, but, if all players agree beforehand, the league game(s) can be one of the later rounds. Only 1 round of league games can be played at any given social. # The last league game will be is played during a social near the end of June - date still to be determined. Prizes will also be distributed then. # All participants, who want to play a league game, must decide what deck they want to use for the league match. Changed lines 19-20 from:
##%alpha% The players which are on top of the current ranking play on the first table. This table should consists of five players when possible. to:
first table. This table should consists of five players when possible. Changed lines 22-34 from:
## If for some reason the current ranking is not clear, all players are assigned to table randomly. ## The table assignment during the first meeting of a year is always at random. ## The seating order on all tables is determined randomly, as well who is the starting player at any given table. # League games are conducted following the the official VEKN tournament rules, unless stated otherwise. ##%alpha% All rulebooks, rulings and card texts are in effect as soon as their published. ## New cards are allowed for play in the league games the day they are published. ## We reserve the possibility to use special rules/formats for league games when announced so before the regular VtES meetings. # The timelimit for the games are two hours. If the number of players attending the meeting 6, 7 or 11, then tables with 6 or 7 players are allowed, but with the following special rules: ##%alpha% For a 6 player table the time is extended to 2.5 hours. to:
## If for some reason the current ranking is not clear, all players are assigned to table randomly. ## The table assignment during the first meeting of a year is always at random. ## The seating order on all tables is determined randomly, as well who is the starting player at any given table. # League games are conducted following the the official VEKN tournament rules, unless stated otherwise. they are published. ## New cards are allowed for play in the league games the day they are published. ## We reserve the possibility to use special rules/formats for league games when announced so before the regular VtES meetings. # The timelimit for the games are two hours. If the number of players attending the meeting 6, 7 or 11, then tables with 6 or 7 players are allowed, but with the following special rules: Changed lines 45-47 from:
## If there are more than 5 players at a table, all cards that refer to the number of players at the table (e.g. Conservative Agitation, Parity Shift, Slave Auction) are regarded as if there are 5 players at the table. # The record for each of the players includes: number of games, number of game wins, number of victory points. to:
## If there are more than 5 players at a table, all cards that refer to the number of players at the table (e.g. Conservative Agitation, Parity Shift, Slave Auction) are regarded as if there are 5 players at the table. # The record for each of the players includes: number of games, number of game wins, number of victory points. Changed lines 54-66 from:
##%alpha% A Game Win (GW) is worth 8 Rating Points (RtP), and a Victory Point (VP) is worth 4 RtP) ## The ranking for each player is determined by the average number of RtP per game of the player's 6 best results (rounded to two significant digits). ## Players who haven't participated in the league have 0 Rtp/Game, and therefore are the end of the league's ranking. ## If two players tie for ranking place, the player with more games is ahead. If there's still a tie, the player with less Game Losses and (then Warnings) is ahead. If there's still a tie then, the leading player is determined randomly. ## If a player has accumulated three warnings for the same offense during the current year, he receives an immediate game loss for the current game. ## Results and the current ranking will be tracked on the "VTES in Cape Town" website [1]. ## Only players who participated in at least 6 league games enter the final ranking. # During the course of the league we'll collect a number of prizes for the league. At the end of the last league meeting the prizes are distributed in the following way: ##%alpha% All players present at this meeting, can choose one of the prizes in the order of the league's final ranking. ## If anybody misses this meeting, and they haven't specified a favourite prize, no prize is reserved for them, but they can reclaim a prize later that hasn't been chosen yet. to:
(VP) is worth 4 RtP) ## The ranking for each player is determined by the average number of RtP per game of the player's 6 best results (rounded to two significant digits). ## Players who haven't participated in the league have 0 Rtp/Game, and therefore are the end of the league's ranking. ## If two players tie for ranking place, the player with more games is ahead. If there's still a tie, the player with less Game Losses and (then Warnings) is ahead. If there's still a tie then, the leading player is determined randomly. ## If a player has accumulated three warnings for the same offense during the current year, he receives an immediate game loss for the current game. ## Results and the current ranking will be tracked on the [[LeagueStandingsJun2012|"VTES in Cape Town" website ## Only players who participated in at least 6 league games enter the final ranking. # During the course of the league we'll collect a number of prizes for the league. At the end of the last league meeting the prizes are distributed in the following way: ##%alpha% All players present at this meeting, can choose one of the prizes in the order of the league's final ranking. ## If anybody misses this meeting, and they haven't specified a favourite prize, no prize is reserved for them, but they can reclaim a prize later that hasn't been chosen yet. ## %alpha% All players present at this meeting, can choose one of the prizes in the order of the league's final ranking. ## If anybody misses this meeting, and they haven't specified a favourite prize, no prize is reserved for them, but they can reclaim a prize later that hasn't been chosen yet. January 12, 2012, at 11:28 AM
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(:title League Rules for 2012:) # League games take place during the regular VtES socials. # Generally, the first round of a social counts towards the league, but, if all players agree beforehand, the league game(s) can be one of the later rounds. Only 1 round of league games can be played at any given social. # The last league game will be is played during a social near the end of June - date still to be determined. Prizes will also be distributed then. # All participants, who want to play a league game, must decide what deck they want to use for the league match. # Then the table assignment of the players are determined: ##%alpha% The players which are on top of the current ranking play on the first table. This table should consists of five players when possible. ## For the rest of the players a random assignment to tables is done. ## If for some reason the current ranking is not clear, all players are assigned to table randomly. ## The table assignment during the first meeting of a year is always at random. ## The seating order on all tables is determined randomly, as well who is the starting player at any given table. # League games are conducted following the the official VEKN tournament rules, unless stated otherwise. ##%alpha% All rulebooks, rulings and card texts are in effect as soon as their published. ## New cards are allowed for play in the league games the day they are published. ## We reserve the possibility to use special rules/formats for league games when announced so before the regular VtES meetings. # The timelimit for the games are two hours. If the number of players attending the meeting 6, 7 or 11, then tables with 6 or 7 players are allowed, but with the following special rules: ##%alpha% For a 6 player table the time is extended to 2.5 hours. ## For a 7 player table the time is extended to 3 hours. ## If there are more than 5 players at a table, all cards that refer to the number of players at the table (e.g. Conservative Agitation, Parity Shift, Slave Auction) are regarded as if there are 5 players at the table. # The record for each of the players includes: number of games, number of game wins, number of victory points. # From these numbers the ranking is determined in the following way: ##%alpha% A Game Win (GW) is worth 8 Rating Points (RtP), and a Victory Point (VP) is worth 4 RtP) ## The ranking for each player is determined by the average number of RtP per game of the player's 6 best results (rounded to two significant digits). ## Players who haven't participated in the league have 0 Rtp/Game, and therefore are the end of the league's ranking. ## If two players tie for ranking place, the player with more games is ahead. If there's still a tie, the player with less Game Losses and (then Warnings) is ahead. If there's still a tie then, the leading player is determined randomly. ## If a player has accumulated three warnings for the same offense during the current year, he receives an immediate game loss for the current game. ## Results and the current ranking will be tracked on the "VTES in Cape Town" website [1]. ## Only players who participated in at least 6 league games enter the final ranking. # During the course of the league we'll collect a number of prizes for the league. At the end of the last league meeting the prizes are distributed in the following way: ##%alpha% All players present at this meeting, can choose one of the prizes in the order of the league's final ranking. ## If anybody misses this meeting, and they haven't specified a favourite prize, no prize is reserved for them, but they can reclaim a prize later that hasn't been chosen yet. |