Hey guys! Just thought I'd make a post to announce that over on reddit, we're starting a Cockatrice league. You don't need a reddit account to sign up, but making one is quick and easy, and will let you participate in group discussions more. Here are the rules:
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* Games will be organized twice a week, with the intention of having one organized mainly for the American players and one organized mainly for the Eurasian players - on Mondays around 8:30 PM EST, and one on Wednesday around 20:00 Greenwich Time. Players are free to participate in both games, but points will only be rewarded on one performance (whichever gives you more points).
* Players will be awarded one point per game they play, and two additional points for each game they win. Players will be awarded an additional point for sharing the winning decklist, provided they have not already won with that commander in that season. So, if I play Jarad and lose (1), play Jarad and win (3), share the list I won with (1), and play Jarad again and win (3), I'll have a total of eight points. If instead I play my last game with Sidisi and win, then I can share that list too and get an additional bonus point. The reason for this rule is twofold - to increase meta diversity by incentivizing not playing with the same deck all the time, and to increase internal growth by incentivizing sharing innovations and ideas with your league-mates.
* Games will be played in pods of 3 or 4, depending on the amount of players. To determine the number of pods, calculate the maximum number of four-player games that can be played, then take your remainder and turn each of those four-player games into a three-player game and assign the extra player to the remainder until it becomes a three-player game. For example, if 14 people show up, the maximum number of four-player games is three, with two remaining. So, one of those four-player games will have to turn into a three-player game, and the remaining three players will also play a three-player game. In the event that exactly five people show up, you will play a five-player game.
* Currently there are two season structures being debated. Structure One: Each season will last 8 weeks, meaning 8 games in each timezone. Players will receive points for what they play in those two months, and at the end of each season there will be a winner declared. Structure Two: Each season will last 4 weeks, but they will cascade into each other. In other words, at the end of February your point total will count the games you played in both February and January, in March your point total will count the games you played in February and March, et cetera. At the end of the season, there winner will be the player with the most points for the previous two months, and there will be an "honorable mention" for whoever got the most points within that one month. In case of a points-tie, the player with a higher win-percentage will be the winner.
* Games will be played via Cockatrice and organized via Discord. There is a link to our discord server in the sidebar [of the subreddit this was originally posted on] - the blue button that says "Text & Voice Chat."
So can I just play a deck while just changing the commander to get free points over players who sit with the same deck throughout?
What are your anti-collusion measures?
How are pods determined? I'm not familiar with Discord is it involved in this?
With this update, switching decks is no longer incentivized.
Collusion is only a problem at high-level play with prizes on the line. When the goal is to have fun and become a better player, it's not a problem. Collusion wasn't a problem during my recent tournament nor is it a problem in our regular Monday night Cockatrice games.
So can I just play a deck while just changing the commander to get free points over players who sit with the same deck throughout?
What are your anti-collusion measures?
How are pods determined? I'm not familiar with Discord is it involved in this?
With this update, switching decks is no longer incentivized.
Collusion is only a problem at high-level play with prizes on the line. When the goal is to have fun and become a better player, it's not a problem. Collusion wasn't a problem during my recent tournament nor is it a problem in our regular Monday night Cockatrice games.
I want to participate, but I'm unclear how to do so through Discord text chat. I have the app, I've been text chatting with folks, but I don't know what to do to sign up.
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So can I just play a deck while just changing the commander to get free points over players who sit with the same deck throughout?
What are your anti-collusion measures?
How are pods determined? I'm not familiar with Discord is it involved in this?
With this update, switching decks is no longer incentivized.
Collusion is only a problem at high-level play with prizes on the line. When the goal is to have fun and become a better player, it's not a problem. Collusion wasn't a problem during my recent tournament nor is it a problem in our regular Monday night Cockatrice games.
I want to participate, but I'm unclear how to do so through Discord text chat. I have the app, I've been text chatting with folks, but I don't know what to do to sign up.
Join the server. At 9:00 EST, we will begin playing games, and we'll go to #edh-discussion to do that. Once game rooms are assigned, we'll go into #game-room-1 through however many pods we have, then coordinate with your opponents.
For a full discussion, check out this reddit thread.
Jarad Graveyard Combo[Primer]!
Sidisi ANT!
Playing Commander to Win - A guide on Competitive, 4-player EDH
LandDestruction.com - An EDH blog
What are your anti-collusion measures?
How are pods determined? I'm not familiar with Discord is it involved in this?
With this update, switching decks is no longer incentivized.
Collusion is only a problem at high-level play with prizes on the line. When the goal is to have fun and become a better player, it's not a problem. Collusion wasn't a problem during my recent tournament nor is it a problem in our regular Monday night Cockatrice games.
Pods will be determined using RNG. Discord is a text-based chat server that you can use online or by program. Here's an invitation to join our server.
First game up today!
Jarad Graveyard Combo[Primer]!
Sidisi ANT!
Playing Commander to Win - A guide on Competitive, 4-player EDH
LandDestruction.com - An EDH blog
Join the server. At 9:00 EST, we will begin playing games, and we'll go to #edh-discussion to do that. Once game rooms are assigned, we'll go into #game-room-1 through however many pods we have, then coordinate with your opponents.
Jarad Graveyard Combo[Primer]!
Sidisi ANT!
Playing Commander to Win - A guide on Competitive, 4-player EDH
LandDestruction.com - An EDH blog