Pursuit of Glory—the Middle East – 2020

[RedDevil]

Thanks guys, take a breather, and John, let me show you how to handle Randy. Just need to find those earplugs...they were here a minute ago...


Updated bracket:

 El Davido, One should never throw eggs at the Rooster!  
The silence is deafening.. Put in your heady plugs, you won't miss a thing!

 Dev

[Scud]

Damn Scud! Worked in a steel mill for 37 years. Know all about earplugs, have a few sets around here.

Thanks for the tip and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!!

Thanks Big John and right backatcha...and to all, Happy Thanksgiving,

Dave

[5 Leichte Div]

Hello - Lads !

Note to the Tourney Admin :

5 Leichte Div ( me )  vs. Ashcloud are now cruising thru our
turn # 8 - of 15.
Scenario : Motoring to Karam.

Thx ;

Tom S.     

[5 Leichte Div]

Gents - and Tourney Admin :

The contest in the Lower Bracket - Ashcloud vs. 5 Leichte Div
Scn : " Set A04 - Motoring to Karam " is at the last turn segments ,
B14 , A15 , B15, A15 ( B side ).

It is neck and neck now - they're at the 8th Pole , 5 Leichte Div - closing fast on the outside,
 - they're coming to the wire ... and ... ! ?

We'll see - Standby !

Be Well - All 

TOM S.  
5 Leichte Div     

[5 Leichte Div]

Got a Final - Motoring to Karam
Ashcloud  vs.  5 Leichte Div

Ashcloud  wins the match - on points.
45 lesser loss pts. ( -235  vs. -280  for the Side A results. )
Both of our Side A Israelis suffered  Maj. Defeats
Victory was decided on the very last player side B.

So - Mr. Ashcloud moves on -
5 Leichte Div is eliminated.

Best of Luck to Ashcloud.
Go git 'em . dude !

Be Well All
TS  - a "5th"    

[Scud]

As always, condolences to the defeated, congrats to the winners.

Pursuit of Glory—the Middle East – 2020 Tournament

Fifth round scenario is Jason Petho's "For the Bull" (0-0-0). All optional rules on including fog-of-war and Extreme Assault (EA), except  NO Variable Visibility (VV), per designer's briefing.

This is a mirrored tournament, you will play two games at once, one as side A, one as side B. Tally your points in case of a draw, the higher score will be the winner.

Players should expect to finish by January 14, 2021, based on ~3 turns a week. Please do your best so we can keep the tournament moving forward.

First round bracket is as follows. Please establish email contact with your opponent. Players in green get a bye this round.

The Rules

(These rules are tentative and subject to change, pending participant input)

NOTE: All participants must be on the latest release of CSME (v2.01) available at Matrixgames.com. If you own it, updates are available under "my subscriptions" on your page.

Tournament will start on or about August 15, 2020. We will be simultaneously playing mirrored games, so you will play two games at once (a match), one as the Side A player and one as the Side B player. If both players receive the same victory levels, then the one with the higher points will be declared the winner of the two-game match.

This will be a double-elimination tournament. Two two-game matches, resulting in two match losses will mean you're out.

We will be playing unplayed scenarios. So we're beta testing. Expect some pretty bad ones. :-) I urge players to fill out reports on what they thought about each scenario when reporting their game results.

All rules will follow the designers briefing recommendations. If no briefing or recommendations, then all optional rules on, except Extreme Assault (EA) and Variable Visibility (VV).

Non-Combatants:

1. Any non-combatant may be removed from the map. Non-combat units are any units that cannot fire and/or assault., i.e. unarmed trucks, wagons, horses. The idea here is less fodder to worry about = potentially faster turn rate = faster tournament.
   
2. Non-combat transport units cannot be used to surround, block movement, block line of sight, draw opportunity fire, or perform "recon" duties.
   

Please Remember and Play the Blitz's Eric Bonner Rule:
Play the way the late Eric Bonner would play. He never used "gamey" tactics. He always played fair. He always enjoyed the experience and the camaraderie he felt towards his opponent, more than a win. To Eric, a ladder stat was just not that important. Have fun.

All players, please make note. This is a tournament and it will be greatly appreciated by all players involved to keep moving it forward. Your turn rate is of the upmost importance. We all realize that Real Life (RL) takes precedence over any gaming. However, a lot of you have background games going on at the time of this tournament behind the scenes and we all understand and appreciate that. When this tournament starts we ask that any game turn received back from an opponent within this tournament take precedence over the other games you are playing. In other words, tournament game turns should be played first in order to keep this tourney going. We make this suggestion in order to keep this tournament moving forward and fun for all. Good luck to all!

Regards,
Scud (Dave Bracken) 

[Outlaw Josey Wales]

As always, condolences to the defeated, congrats to the winners.

Pursuit of Glory—the Middle East – 2020 Tournament

Fifth round scenario is Jason Petho's "For the Bull" (0-0-0). All optional rules on including fog-of-war and Extreme Assault (EA), except  NO Variable Visibility (VV), per designer's briefing.

NOTE: This was an old Divided Ground scenario and as such should be played with extreme assault off.

EA on or off?

[Scud]

As always, condolences to the defeated, congrats to the winners.

Pursuit of Glory—the Middle East – 2020 Tournament

Fifth round scenario is Jason Petho's "For the Bull" (0-0-0). All optional rules on including fog-of-war and Extreme Assault (EA), except  NO Variable Visibility (VV), per designer's briefing.

NOTE: This was an old Divided Ground scenario and as such should be played with extreme assault off.

EA on or off?

Sorry, I changed my mind on which scenario to use and forgot to remove that sentence. Ugh. EA should be on.

Dave

[5 Leichte Div]

Gentlemen - and others :

No tears here.
I lost - but I had a blast vs. Ashcloud.
And the 1st foe - Warhorse.
One heck of a scenario the way things developed vs. Ash.
Surprise , surprise - nearly so at the end.

Ash was a fine foe and a fine fellow to boot.
( Warhorse , too ! )

I'm ready for the next ME tourney.
My wounds are licked and healing.

Good Luck to the remaining dudes.
Rock On , babies !

Tom S.
5 Leichte Div

[RedDevil]

Gentlemen - and others :

No tears here.
I lost - but I had a blast vs. Ashcloud.
And the 1st foe - Warhorse.
One heck of a scenario the way things developed vs. Ash.
Surprise , surprise - nearly so at the end.

Ash was a fine foe and a fine fellow to boot.
( Warhorse , too ! )

I'm ready for the next ME tourney.
My wounds are licked and healing.

Good Luck to the remaining dudes.
Rock On , babies !

Tom S.
5 Leichte Div

Well done mate!, good for you, to not let a little battle get you down..  Resupply, and send them out again!

  

Dev