The Round Table Championship (season 1)

[Kalah]

We're starting up the old tradition again; if you remember the previous tournaments (here's season 2), they were not very well organised and featured only sporadic reports buried in spam - and the first year the matches were decided simply by virtue of a coin toss. This year it's time for something completely different. This seperate thread will be used (and possibly cleaned if it becomes too untidy), though this should not discourage the participants to discuss, brag, complain etc. about their teams' performance. Also (like last season), a set of dice will be used to give an exact score for each match. Calculated into the final score will be the bonuses from the position the captains play.

Rules:

- 16 teams participate.
- 4 groups will be drawn, each consisting of 4 teams.
- The 2 best teams from each group will advance to the next round, after which regular knock-out competition will commence.
- The score is decided by use of dice.
- A set of bonuses created by the positions of the opposing captains will be applied to the score.

Position bonuses:

Goalkeeper: (last line of defense)
+50% on extra time and penalty shootouts.
+20% (-20% to opposition's score) when facing a team with a Defender as captain.
-20% (+20% to opposition's score) when facing a team with a Forward as captain.
-10% (+10% to opposition's score) when facing a team with a Midfielder as captain.

Defender: (drilled at taking offensive players out of the game)
+30% (-30% to opposition's score) when facing a team with a Forward as captain.
-20% (+20% to opposition's score) when facing a team with a Midfielder as captain.
-20% (-20% to your score) when facing a team with a Goalkeeper as captain.
-10% on penalty shootouts.

Midfielder: (works very hard to destabilize both offensive and defensive opponents)
+20% (-20% to opposition's score) when facing a team with a Forward as captain.
+20% (+20% to your score) when facing a team with a Defender as captain.
+10% (+10% to your score) when facing a team with a Goalkeeper as captain.
-50% on extra time and penalty shootouts.

Forward: (experts on finishing moves)
+20% (+20% to your score) when facing a team with a Goalkeeper as captain.
+20% (+20% to your score) in penalty shootouts (or opponent's GK bonus reduced to +30%).
-20% (-20% to your score) when facing a team with a Midfielder as captain.
-30% (-30% to your score) when facing a team with a Defender as captain.

These bonuses will be taken into consideration when the dice is rolled and can be a deciding factor. For instance, if the dice is rolled and the score shows 3-3, but with a +20% bonus the 3 becomes 3.6, which is then rounded up to 4, and you win the match. Whereas if you happen to lose 1-6, it won't have much effect.
NB! Bonuses are not cumulative (i.e. if a defender meets a midfielder, the penalty is -30%, not 2*(-30%).

The Draw:

The four groups will be drawn on August 7th.

[Kalah]

RTC Draw:

Group A:
EenKredible Allstahs (Eekstah)
Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes (Gravyluvr)
Humongous Melonheads (Kristo)
Unbridled Unicorns (HodgePodge)

Group B:
Fungicides (Corribus)
Laughing Leprechauns (TheLuckyDragon)
Loud Roaring Elder Gods (ThunderTitan)
Skulls (Ethric)

Group C:
Blueskinned Hotties (Pitsu)
Great Summoners (Kalah)
Hell Chargers (DaemianLucifer)
Tough Tackling Troglodytes (Thelonious)

Group D:
Assassins (A55a55in)
Bumbling Bunnies (Stefan.Urlus)
Greenshirts (Angelspit)
Nukular Turbo Toasters (Vlad976)

[asandir]

looks like i got into the group of death

[DaemianLucifer]

Nope,Im in the group of death,because somehow I think that Great Summoners have the god of dice rolls on their side

[Kalah]

Matchday 1

EenKredible Allstahs - Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes 2-4
Humongous Melonheads - Unbridled Unicorns 4-3
Fungicides - Loud Roaring Elder Gods 5-1 (dice show 6-1)
Skulls - Laughing Leprechauns 2-1
Blueskinned Hotties - Tough Tackling Troglodytes 3-2 (dice show 4-2)
Hell Chargers - Great Summoners 3-6
Nukular Turbo Toasters - Assassins 1-6
Greenshirts - Bumbling Bunnies 5-5

[DaemianLucifer]

Suprise suprise

Hell Chargers - Great Summoners 3-6

Also,I know your saving comentaries just for the second round,but maybe you could write a few words here as well.Also,a running score sheet would be nice as well.

Taking all bets!Who will pass the knock out round?Wholl make it to the finale?Exact score?Come on,come on!!Give me your money and win me...err,I mean you a brand new car!!

And,as a final note: Go Unbridled Unicorns!Loosing one match is nothing!You can still win the war! for Blueskinned Hotties !

[[T]osHiro]

Nukular Turbo Toasters - Assassins 1-6

Wow..

I thought there was suppose to be a little commentary from our experts. Where is he?

[Kalah]

There are too many matches. Therefore expert comments will start in the playoffs. Until then it's just a BBC-like summary.

[gravyluvr]

Matchday 1

EenKredible Allstahs - Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes 2-4

Seeing as Kalah has too many matches to provide gameplay highlights, the Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes have potato farmed out the work to a couple "common taters!"

Greetings sports fans... I'm Spud Starchsky!

And I'm Chip Dipper.

Spud: And we're here to tell you about the Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes!

Chip: That's right Spud! Most GravyDigger fan club members already know this but since some fans of the Twice Baked fan club have been known to be slow on the intake, we thought we'd reintroduce the team to you.

Spud: Returning as captain and striker of the Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes is none other than Gravyluvr. It is truly a veteran frontline with the return of the Burnanam twins, Uraram and Tururam, as the other forwards.

Chip: They're twins y'know!

Spud: That's right Spud!

Chip: Pol returns as the Right Winger, but with Schmerdro leaving via free agency and the loss of Blackie Dragontooth to a bizarre gardening accident, the GCP have brought up added some bright young talent to the roster. Sir William S. Titan (Rookie) takes over the Center Midfielder position and Fyl holds down the Left Midfielder spot.

Spud: Caradoc and Echo_ return as the Stopper and Sweeper, respectively, but with both Kristo and Pitsu leaving to organize their own squads, the GCP have had to go find some quality fullbacks to add to the line up. stefan.urlus (Rookie) will hold down Left Fullback. Orfinn, who has always been brilliant wherever he plays on the field was originally slated to take over as keeper but then the call came... Orfinn offered to play at Right Fullback so the GCP could pull of the ultimate coop!

Chip: That's right! The great wimfrits of the Norwegian Blues (who's team apparantly was too busy on holiday) has signed on to play for the GCP for this year's Round Table Championships.

Spud: That's so coop... it's coop coop!

Chip: That's not even funny! Just show the lineup!

Here are your CheesPotatoes!

___________Gravy___________
Uraram______________Tururam
_________SWS Titan__________
Fyl_______________________Pol
_________Caradoc____________
stefan.urlus_____________Orfinn
___________Echo_____________
__________wimfrits___________
___________[___]____________

[DaemianLucifer]

Gravy to the rescue!

Btw,why did you bring the old sig back?The anagram one was much more cooler

[Kalah]

Matchday 2

Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes - Humongous Melonheads 1-6
Unbridled Unicorns - EenKredible Allstahs 4-6 (dice show 3-6)

Laughing Leprechauns - Loud Roaring Elder Gods 1-4
Fungicides - Skulls 5-4 (dice show 5-5)

Great Summoners - Blueskinned Hotties 4-5 (dice show 4-4)
Tough Tackling Troglodytes - Hell Chargers 4-5 (dice show 5-5)

Bumbling Bunnies - Nukular Turbo Toasters 5-6
Assassins - Greenshirts 3-1

[theLuckyDragon]

Laughing Leprechauns - Loud Roaring Elder Gods 1-4
Fungicides - Skulls 5-4 (dice show 5-5)

He'll be happy to hear when he returns. But at least my Leprechauns are having fun

[Pitsu]

stefan.urlus_____________Orfinn
___________Echo_____________

Good man, fights in many teams.

Group D:
....
Bumbling Bunnies (Stefan.Urlus)

Great Summoners - Blueskinned Hotties 4-5 (dice show 4-4)

Wow, that last minute goa against (former) championsl was sweet! Since we now have 6 points and will surely make to the next round, have to think whether to go to next match in full team, or let the youngsters get experience. Will let you know after some analysis...

[wimfrits]

Gravyluvn CheesePotatoes - Humongous Melonheads 1-6

Sorry 'bout that...
Someone kept throwing biscuits near the left pole, leaving the right half wide open

[Pitsu]

What is the penalty to score when coach leaves some key players out? Will there be a bonus to next match (as the men are less tired)? What are the pairings in playoffs?

A1B2----\
..............--------\
C1D2 ---/............\
............................Final
B1A2------\.........../
...............-------/
D1C2------/

?

[gravyluvr]

stefan.urlus_____________Orfinn
___________Echo_____________

Good man, fights in many teams.

Group D:
....
Bumbling Bunnies (Stefan.Urlus)

No wonder we got scored on right and right.

Now playing Fullback for the CheesePotatoes is that feisty firecracker Milla!



Some of you know her Slayer. Opposing forwards have been known to run directly into the goalpost from wandering eyes. She always does very well with both the "wink" and "puppy dog eyes" defenses. If that doesn't work a good knee to the groin usually stops them. And she can talk a referee out of a red card faster than a cop out of a speeding ticket![/img]

[DaemianLucifer]

Wow, that last minute goa against (former) championsl was sweet! Since we now have 6 points and will surely make to the next round, have to think whether to go to next match in full team, or let the youngsters get experience. Will let you know after some analysis...

Actually,if you loose the next match and Great Summoners win,you wont proceed

[Pitsu]

Actually,if you loose the next match and Great Summoners win,you wont proceed

Right, i did some strange miscalculations and must take the last round with full seriousity,...

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

I seem to have been dragged head first into something I'm not really familiar with here. Anyone care to explain?
I know the greatest trick when distracting opponent players in such games I might join

[Angelspit]

The gravyguy deserves a red card!