Boards.ie Codenames World Cup Feb 2018

Baggly

I was throwing an idea around about having some additional games with set teams, within a tournament structure, here on boards, in addition to the current games we have.

It would be standard double elimination tournament structure (so each team would get at least 2 shots to progress), based on 8 teams (we can increase or decrease this as needed), based on 2 people per team (1 cap, 1 guesser).

The 2 players in each team can take turns to captain and guess, or not - its up to each team who captains each of their games.

The structure and an idea of how it would work is below.



There is no need to hold the games in each phase one after the other. Like in the above chart, games 1 to 4 can be played in any order and any (reasonable) speed, and this can be sorted between the players in each game.

Its only after a team moves forward to the next round that we would need to set 'play your game by X date' dates.

The 4 players in each match can arrange when to play their games, to suit all 4 players.

Sign up form here: https://goo.gl/forms/UKNhs0S9wSj2qRNj1

If you sign up and indicate your preference for being a captain or not, i will assign you to a team.

Ill announce the teams and first round of games once we have enough players. 8 is the minimum. 16 would be preferred. We can roll with anything in between however.

Baggly

For anyone new who happens across this thread, please feel free to sign up!

Some info on the game can be found in the below thread.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057841052

Baggly

We have 8 players signed up. Ill leave it until tomorrow and we can do 4 teams for the first tournament if we dont get more sign ups by then.

More are very much welcome however!

Baggly

Bump last chance to enter

Sign up form here: https://goo.gl/forms/UKNhs0S9wSj2qRNj1

Kolido

If it's knock out format, will there be premils if there are 5,6,7..ect. teams, I'm guessing a round robin format would take too long?

Baggly

Its double elimination, so even if a team is beaten in the first game, they get another chance to progress in another branch of the tournament.

Not so much prelims, but yeah same principle of keeping people playing beyond their first game.

Baggly

FYI, looking like it will be wc 5th march that we pick the teams and do the draw.

kitten_k

Count me in

Banjo

I've only played the once and it got assassin-ed pretty quick, so I don't really have much of a handle on how to play, but if you need a name to pad out the list for the first round, feel free to stick me in there to make up the numbers. And apologies to whichever poor sap pulls me on their team

Baggly

Banjo wrote: »

I've only played the once and it got assassin-ed pretty quick, so I don't really have much of a handle on how to play, but if you need a name to pad out the list for the first round, feel free to stick me in there to make up the numbers. And apologies to whichever poor sap pulls me on their team

You are very welcome B. Throw up your details into this form;


https://goo.gl/forms/UKNhs0S9wSj2qRNj1

Mollyb60

Pete you are the master of organisation. Kudos for taking this on. Really looking forward to it.

Baggly

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Pete you are the master of organisation. Kudos for taking this on. Really looking forward to it.

Oh no. Expectations.

Banjo

Shouldn't that be " expectations, unlimited"?


(Am I getting the hang of this yet?)

Baggly

We are up to 12 players, so 6 teams!

Guffy

When do we start?

Baggly

Guffy wrote: »

When do we start?

After the WW game ends.

Baggly

Ok ill do the world cup draw later today. We can schedule the first round of games for this week. The players in each game can arrange them for any time and date that suits them. So we could be up and running in the morning.

Mollyb60

Sweet. So poor me and Conor have to play against the mighty team of Sully and QB. ****.

Necro

Wait... what? I don't see the teams

I thought that was an example?

Edit: Not that I mind playing with Kolido of course!!!! :pac:

Kolido

Necrominus wrote: »

Wait... what? I don't see the teams

I thought that was an example?

Edit: Not that I mind playing with Kolido of course!!!! :pac:

I like you Necro, but not in that way

Baggly

Whoops extra player on board.

BRB!

Necro

Pter wrote: »

Whoops extra player on board.

BRB!

I confused.

Baggly

I had it set up for 6 teams, but more players signed up while i was writing the post. Seems a shame to exclude them. Bear with me 1 minute and ill post everything!

Baggly

Ladies & Gents, welcome to the first boards.ie Codenames World Cup Tournament.

Your teams are:

Team Hell No
Beaker
Necro

Team Test
SK
Duffman

Team Brain
Kitten K
Conor222

Team Kosh
Kolido
Osh

Team Young
Digital Solitude
Molly

Team Free
Banjo
Guffy

Team Cage
Pter
PJ

If you want to change the teamnames, you have until 5pm this evening, after which ill be busy and will thereafter lose the ability to edit this post.

The tournament structure will be as below.



But to break it down so its a little easier to follow, here are the games

Game| Team 1| v| Team 2|
Round 1
1| Team Kosh| v| Team Young|
2| Team Test| v| Team Cage|
3| Team Brain| v| Team Free|
4| Loser Game 2| v| Loser Game 3|
Round 2| | | |
5| Team Hell No| v| Winner Game 1|
6| Winner Game 2| v| Winner Game 3|
Round 3| | | |
7| Loser Game 6| v|Loser Game 1|
8| Loser Game 5| v| Winner Game 4|
Round 4| | | |
9| Winner Game 7| v |Winner Game 8|
10| Winner Game 5| v| Winner Game 6|
Round 5| | | |
11| Loser Game 10| v| Winner Game 9|
FINALS | | | |
Third Place Playoff| Loser Game 11| v |Loser Game 10|
GRAND FINAL| Winner Game 10| v| Winner Game 11|

The members of Teams Cook and Young, for example, are free to arrange their match for any time this week.

Please title the matches as below

'Codenames World Cup GAME X - Team Cook v Team Young' where x is the game number in the above table.

PLEASE NOTE i want to complete all games in each round, before we move onto the next round.

If you are unsure of whether you should setup a thread or not, ask me here or via PM.

If there are any disputes, i am happy to act as arbiter, but as per our usual games, teams can sort out rule interpretations between themselves.

Any questions?

Necro

Pter wrote: »

Team Wheat
Beaker
Necro

Oh sh1te - can Henry and Derry put differences aside for a crack at the championship?

This is like a storyline in WWE.

osh

Good stuff Pter

So presumably we do the usual - choose a captain for the game, one of the captains sets up the game and then offers the opposing team which colour they want?

Baggly

osh wrote: »

Good stuff Pter

So presumably we do the usual - choose a captain for the game, one of the captains sets up the game and then offers the opposing team which colour they want?

Correct. Dont think any of the usual rules need change. Only thing that changes is we have a game schedule.

So please everyone fire away organising games.

Baggly

PJ, SK, Duffman, you guys available today for our game?

Banjo

@Guffy
I barely know how to play, I definitely don't know how to captain. Do you?
Also, happy with the team name?

@Team Brain
We will crush you! Team Awesome Deluxe are gonna wordalize your craniums till you got nothin' in your heads but a greyish pink pot noodle! Grrraaaaaarrr! Bring it, you nerd bitches!

Baggly

Teams were picked to make sure there was at least 1 person on each team willing to captain.

Baggly

Game 2 is setup, if anyone wants to check out suggested format.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057848059

Kolido

Team cook would like to be known as Team Kosh please Pter.

Baggly

Kolido wrote: »

Team cook would like to be known as Team Kosh please Pter.

No problem - ive updated it in the team list and table, but im not gonna be changing the names in the tournament image. Soz.

Kolido

PM sent to team young as to when we can start, @ digi, your inbox is full.

osh

May as well set up the game anyway and we can play when ready

kitten_k

Banjo wrote: »

@Guffy
I barely know how to play, I definitely don't know how to captain. Do you?
Also, happy with the team name?

@Team Brain
We will crush you! Team Awesome Deluxe are gonna wordalize your craniums till you got nothin' in your heads but a greyish pink pot noodle! Grrraaaaaarrr! Bring it, you nerd bitches!

beakerjoe

Necrominus wrote: »

Oh sh1te - can Henry and Derry put differences aside for a crack at the championship?

This is like a storyline in WWE.

Necro mailed me and informed me about the draw, i suggested team hell no for a team name.

I pop in here and see this.

Meant to be

Kolido

Game 1 is setup.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106347214#post106347214

Baggly

beakerjoe wrote: »

Necro mailed me and informed me about the draw, i suggested team hell no for a team name.

I pop in here and see this.

Meant to be

Done.

beakerjoe

Pter wrote: »

Done.

YES YES YES

conor222

Banjo
Guffy
Kitten K,

Are we about today to play or no?

Necro

beakerjoe wrote: »

YES YES YES

It's starting already.

kitten_k

conor222 wrote: »

Banjo
Guffy
Kitten K,

Are we about today to play or no?

Yea I am here

conor222

kitten_k wrote: »

Yea I am here

Do you want to captain or will I?

kitten_k

Do you mind, never played before.

Mollyb60

Kolido wrote: »

PM sent to team young as to when we can start, @ digi, your inbox is full.

Dunno where you sent it to but I've not got a PM in my inbox.

I can start this evening. Say 7.30 or 8?

conor222

kitten_k wrote: »

Do you mind, never played before.

Not a bother

Just waiting on Banjo & Guffy and we can set it up

Digital Solitude

Alright Mols let's break some old knees

Will delete some PMs Kol

Mollyb60

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Alright Mols let's break some old knees

Will delete some PMs Kol

Alright if you captain this one? Just to get me back in the swing of it.

Kolido

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Dunno where you sent it to but I've not got a PM in my inbox.

I can start this evening. Say 7.30 or 8?

Ah sorry, don't know where it went, remember writing it anyway, well its the thought that counts.

It's a bit late for me, could probably start it anyway.

osh

Game is set up so probably best to just play as and when we can, don't need to finish it in one sitting.