[READ ME] How to organize a Tournament
PostPosted: 30 Dec 2013, 14:41
Several ones who've been paying attention to the Tournament section on this forum may have noticed that it's no longer possible to create a new topic. There have been organized several tournaments since the 'birth' of this section. Only a few of them were successful. Most of them just died somewhere in the middle of the tournament. To prevent this from happening in the future, we came up with a way we think will help to organize a better tournament.
Normal users no longer have permissions to create a new topic here. Instead, members willing to organize a tournament should present their plans to the KnightsandMerchants crew. You can do this by sending any of us a PM with the plans and they will be discussed behind the scenes. We will make some remarks and after the final proposal we will make a decision whether we think the tournament can be successful or not. This means that tournament organizers will have to put some effort into their plans. Stuff like '60pt, 2vs2' isn't a plan. We hope this will increase the level of the organized tournaments.
Some things we think should definitely be considered:
If your plan is approved, you will be granted the permissions to create your Tournament topic. Other members are able to post in your topic, so you don't have to worry about that.
In short: please present your plans to the KnightsandMerchants.net crew so they can be discussed. Once approved, you can organize your tournament.
Normal users no longer have permissions to create a new topic here. Instead, members willing to organize a tournament should present their plans to the KnightsandMerchants crew. You can do this by sending any of us a PM with the plans and they will be discussed behind the scenes. We will make some remarks and after the final proposal we will make a decision whether we think the tournament can be successful or not. This means that tournament organizers will have to put some effort into their plans. Stuff like '60pt, 2vs2' isn't a plan. We hope this will increase the level of the organized tournaments.
Some things we think should definitely be considered:
- What kind of tournament (Building/Fighting)?
- Teams or FFA (2vs2, 1vs1, etc.)?
- Peacetime (0,60, etc.)?
- Game speed (x1, x2, etc.)?
- How will map/location be chosen?
- Maps
- Rules
- Drawing method
- Tournament overview
- Deadlines for rounds
- OPTIONAL: prize?
If your plan is approved, you will be granted the permissions to create your Tournament topic. Other members are able to post in your topic, so you don't have to worry about that.
In short: please present your plans to the KnightsandMerchants.net crew so they can be discussed. Once approved, you can organize your tournament.