Author Topic: Chinese Whispers 3/ Not Quite Replica Wars (NQRW WINS VOTE) (Read 3345 times)

Squirrel_Monkey · « **on:** April 11, 2011, 04:33:31 AM »

OK, I have 2 ideas now. I need to decide which is best.

No. 1: Chinese Whispers 3: Lightweights
The same as CW1 and 2 but using smaller teams of 3 people and moving into the lightweight class.
I'm not sure if I could do this as it would need 24 entrants for 8 bots (my supposed limit is 16).
Yeah, so this would use an innovative bracket system that creates a 1-8 finishing list (although may not 100% reflect the exact order of bot quality). Basically the winners bracket goes ahead but after each round the losers go into their own losers bracket, the losers bracket also has its own losers brackets!

So for example, round 1: A beats B, C beats D, E beats F and G beats H
round 2: A beats C, E beats G B beats D, F beats H
Round 3: A beats E C beats G B beats F D beats H

Final result: Winner: A E C G B F D H :Last

OK, I made a diagram...:

No.2: Not Quite Replica Wars
DSL MW
Replica Wars arena skinned (If Badnik gives permission)
16 bots
Single elimination, alternative choice brackets (I'll explain later)
Entrants choose and reserve a DSL replica of a real life bot and then make a replica using ONLY the parts found in that replica and only up to 3 times the amount of them. e.g. use of BOB only allows 3 flamethrowers. Multi extenders (only as base extenders) and ant batteries may also be used. Reservations only last 24 hours from posting your reservation (so only choose just before you build).
Standard 1 on 1 best of 3 matches.

Alternative choice brackets: Each entrant ranks the other competitors in order of how much they would like to face them. I use this information to rank the bots. The lowest ranked bot gets its first choice of opponent, the next lowest gets its first possible choice in its list. etc. etc.... This gives more evenly matched battles.

So, which should I do? What changes should I make? And, any questions?

Conraaa · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2011, 04:54:14 AM »

I reserve The Judge

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2011, 05:10:29 AM »

You'd only have 24 hours to build and remember, you could only use Judge parts! Assuming this one goes ahead.

G.K. · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:03:05 AM »

I'll enter either but would prefer NQRW.

Thyrus · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:38:49 AM »

Quote from: Conraaa on April 11, 2011, 04:54:14 AM

I reserve The Judge

then I`ll take MOE

Naryar · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:47:51 AM »

CW3 of course.

So far Chinese Whispers has proven to be far more entertaining, ironic and anticlimatic than any replica tourney.

Plus I win them easily muhahahahahahah

Scorpion · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2011, 03:20:46 PM »

I'd only enter CW3 TBH, but that's just me maybe.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:06:35 PM »

I voted, NQRW, just because it seems more entertaining.

Yeah, you can use the RW3 arena. I don't care who uses it really.

Hard Bot · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2011, 09:58:16 PM »

Reserving Ronin.

G.K. · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2011, 03:34:38 AM »

You can't yet.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2011, 03:37:18 AM »

Well, he can but his reservation expires after 24 hours, before signups will ever open...

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2011, 04:25:46 AM »

Screw Reserves. If anyone accidentally makes the same bot as somebody else... you should have them fight it out in a vs wildcard to determine the better bot. (before the main bracket that is)

That way people will be more mindful of trying to build a bot that nobody else might select. :D

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2011, 04:54:46 AM »

I was just going to have it as a first to enter gets the bot system but I didn't want people building their robots and submitting it just after someone else and then having to start again. Wildcards would give too many battles I think.

GarvinTheGreat · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2011, 03:14:55 PM »

When will sign ups open

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2011, 03:21:39 PM »

When I get voted in.

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 14, 2011, 02:48:00 AM »

Actually, it depends. If you've hosted 3 tournaments, it doesn't need the poll IIRC...

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #16 on:** April 14, 2011, 02:54:01 AM »

I've only hosted 2....

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:38:51 AM »

DP/Bump: NQRW wins with 15 of the 28 votes (v.close).
Green Tick time!

freeziez · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2011, 08:26:41 AM »

That was close. I was debating over which I should pick and I changed my vote to NQRW at the last second.

Naryar · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2011, 09:36:52 AM »

I guess people are too afraid of NNQEC winning again

Poll

Which is better?

Author Topic: Chinese Whispers 3/ Not Quite Replica Wars (NQRW WINS VOTE) (Read 3345 times)