Food Chain Magnate, Horseless Carriage, Bus, The Great Zimbabwe, Cannes, Antiquity, and Indonesia are board games by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga, published by Splotter Spellen. Permission Provided.
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Tournaments
When are the tournaments?
Food Chain Magnate: Tournaments are run at regular intervals
The Great Zimbabwe: Tournaments are run externally - For more information see the dedicated TGZ Tournaments Page
Indonesia, Horseless Carriage, Antiquity, and Bus: Tournaments are run at regular intervals
They open on 1st of the month, and start on 7th, or later if more people are needed.
The format is randomly chosen from Rounds, Two Lives, and Points.
What are the formats?
Rounds consists of (currently) 4 rounds, where all players are included in the games, after which there is a short knockout of all players on top points to determine the overall winner.
Two Lives is like double elimination; once you've lose twice then you're out of the tournament.
Points functions the same as Rounds, except that instead of “winner takes all”, points awards points per position - unlike the other formats which are winner takes all. 5 player games award 16 / 8 / 4 / 2 / 1 points, 4 player games award 8 / 4 / 2 / 1 points, and 3 player games award 4 / 2 / 1 points per position (note that in a single tournaments all games will have the same number of players).
Knockout is simply the winner moves to the next round. This format will not be used in the regular schedule above, in order to get all players more games.
How are game players decided?
Initially game players are drawn randomly. After this, players are ranked by number of wins / (or points in a points. tournament). In 2p, players will play the closest people to them that thay haven't already played. For 3p+ the system will try to group people who haven’t played together, but there’s a higher chance you might end up seeing the same person more than once.
If there are any players left over, they receive a "Bye", which counts as an automatic win (or half max points in a points tournament), and progress to the next round. "Byes" will generally be given to the lowest ranked players, and are limited to one per tournament. Essentially "Byes" are given randomly to the lowest ranked player who hasn't yet had a "Bye".
How do kickouts work?
If someone is kicked out then they are ejected from the tournament. They will lose both lives in Two Lives, and be removed from a Rounds/Points tournament.
What else should I know?
Players will not play the same person again until there's no other option (currently applies to 2p games, and the first 2 players in larger playercounts).
Players will not receive two "byes" until there's no other option.
Kickout timer will be 1 day, with the exception of the first move which will be 3 days, in case players don't realise a game has started.
Notifications are sent out at the start of every new tournament game. If you finish quickly there could be several days until your next game starts, so it is strongly recommended to have at least one form of notification enabled in your profile.
Food Chain Magnate: Tournaments are run at regular intervals
The Great Zimbabwe: Tournaments are run externally - For more information see the dedicated TGZ Tournaments Page
Indonesia, Horseless Carriage, Antiquity, and Bus: Tournaments are run at regular intervals
They open on 1st of the month, and start on 7th, or later if more people are needed.
The format is randomly chosen from Rounds, Two Lives, and Points.
| Game | Month |
|---|---|
| Antiquity | February, August |
| Indonesia | March, September |
| Horseless Carriage | April, October |
| Bus | May, November |
What are the formats?
Rounds consists of (currently) 4 rounds, where all players are included in the games, after which there is a short knockout of all players on top points to determine the overall winner.
Two Lives is like double elimination; once you've lose twice then you're out of the tournament.
Points functions the same as Rounds, except that instead of “winner takes all”, points awards points per position - unlike the other formats which are winner takes all. 5 player games award 16 / 8 / 4 / 2 / 1 points, 4 player games award 8 / 4 / 2 / 1 points, and 3 player games award 4 / 2 / 1 points per position (note that in a single tournaments all games will have the same number of players).
Knockout is simply the winner moves to the next round. This format will not be used in the regular schedule above, in order to get all players more games.
How are game players decided?
Initially game players are drawn randomly. After this, players are ranked by number of wins / (or points in a points. tournament). In 2p, players will play the closest people to them that thay haven't already played. For 3p+ the system will try to group people who haven’t played together, but there’s a higher chance you might end up seeing the same person more than once.
If there are any players left over, they receive a "Bye", which counts as an automatic win (or half max points in a points tournament), and progress to the next round. "Byes" will generally be given to the lowest ranked players, and are limited to one per tournament. Essentially "Byes" are given randomly to the lowest ranked player who hasn't yet had a "Bye".
How do kickouts work?
If someone is kicked out then they are ejected from the tournament. They will lose both lives in Two Lives, and be removed from a Rounds/Points tournament.
What else should I know?
Players will not play the same person again until there's no other option (currently applies to 2p games, and the first 2 players in larger playercounts).
Players will not receive two "byes" until there's no other option.
Kickout timer will be 1 day, with the exception of the first move which will be 3 days, in case players don't realise a game has started.
Notifications are sent out at the start of every new tournament game. If you finish quickly there could be several days until your next game starts, so it is strongly recommended to have at least one form of notification enabled in your profile.
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