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October 2017 - Oktoberfest

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October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:25 am

Official Monthly Challenge for October 2017
Brought to you by takman2k and the Community Team.

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CLICK HERE TO JOIN WAITING GAMES - GOLD
CLICK HERE TO JOIN WAITING GAMES - SILVER
CLICK HERE TO JOIN WAITING GAMES - BRONZE

HISTORY wrote:Bavarian Crown Prince Louis, later King Louis I of Bavaria, marries Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The Bavarian royalty invited the citizens of Munich to attend the festivities, held on the fields in front of the city gates. These famous public fields were named Theresienwiese—”Therese’s fields”—in honor of the crown princess; although locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the “Wies’n.” Horse races in the presence of the royal family concluded the popular event, celebrated in varying forms all across Bavaria.

The decision to repeat the festivities and the horse races in the subsequent year gave rise to the tradition of the annual Oktoberfest, which now begins in late September and lasts until the first Sunday in October. Alcohol consumption is an important part of the modern festival, and more than 1 million gallons of beer are consumed annually at Oktoberfest.

Source: HISTORY

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SETTINGS
Maps: Germany, USA Great Lakes, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Three Kingdoms of China
Players per game: 2, 4, 6
Game Type: Standard and Doubles
Initial Troops: ANY
Play Order: ANY
Spoils: FLAT RATE OR NO SPOILS
Reinforcements: ANY
FOG: ANY
TRENCH: NO
Round Limit: 20 or 30
Round Length: Casual [24 Hour]
Joinablility: Public Only

MEDAL CRITERIA
Tokens are for WINS only.
20 points are required for a medal and at least ONE of each token type.

Each GOLD Token is worth 7 points - 6 Player
Each SILVER Token is worth 3 points - 4 Player
Each BRONZE Token is worth 1 point - 2 Player

PRIZES AND FAQs

OCTOBER SCOREBOARD

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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby t4mcr53s2 on Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:09 am

usually there is a link to this page in the banner and scoreeboard; It';s absenc did not though me for long but might slow those who dont check announcements ; is goal is to get people to read announcements, how about a comment in scoreboard to say "check announcements for info on challenge.
I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when....

If 2 player fog game,please allow 12 hour snap courtesy, or post what I could have seen.... Thank you
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby Dukasaur on Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:26 am

t4mcr53s2 wrote:usually there is a link to this page in the banner and scoreeboard; It';s absenc did not though me for long but might slow those who dont check announcements ; is goal is to get people to read announcements, how about a comment in scoreboard to say "check announcements for info on challenge.


Patience, grasshopper! The link will follow.

The posts are made by CatchersMitt14; the banners are put up by bigWham. They work on different schedules so the two are rarely synchronized. The links cannot be added in advance -- you can't link to something that doesn't exist -- so each must wait until the other does their thing before adding in a link. The links are usually added within 12 hours or so. Once in a while it takes longer, especially on a weekend.

I should add that I add the headlines in the left-nav column, so that also is rarely synchronized with the other two. My personal prejudice is that if you see something new in the left-nav column, I would think you would check it out immediately, but that's just me.

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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby josko.ri on Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:09 pm

links for joining games dont work
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby cjbnorg on Sun Oct 01, 2017 2:31 pm

Where can I find info about what monthly challenges are, how they work, requirements, etc.? Have just been a casual player on here but might be interested if I knew a bit more about them.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:34 pm

josko.ri wrote:links for joining games dont work

I'm aware. Game Finder wasn't working when I went to post last night and decided to go ahead without them.

cjbnorg wrote:Where can I find info about what monthly challenges are, how they work, requirements, etc.? Have just been a casual player on here but might be interested if I knew a bit more about them.

Oops, thanks, I forgot to post the prizes amidst everything else happening last night.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:37 pm

FAQs:

Who can play a Challenge?
Challenges are open to everyone!

How do I join?
No signups required. Join and/or create games that meet the given parameters for this month as found in the OP. Only public games count towards the challenge unless otherwise explicitly stated in the challenge OP. There is also a "join games" link in the OP to provide an easy list of qualifying games.

What are the prizes?
All players who meet or exceed the minimum number of required points for the month will earn a Challenge Achievement Medal. The point requirements change every month as we aim to provide a vast assortment of challenges which includes a varying level of difficulty.
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In addition to the CA medal, the first place finisher receives: 1 Green Conquer Star
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And the 2nd-5th place finishers receive: 1 Blue Conquer Star
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When do I get my prize?
My goal is always to award prizes during the week following the completion of the event.

How do we deal with deadbeating?
Please report deadbeats in your games by sending me a PM. I will periodically do a random check however I cannot monitor every game. We will evaluate the distribution of prizes to a violating player on a case by case basis.

Tiebreakers?
Ties are awarded to the player who reached the point threshold first.

A player has me foed and it is preventing me from joining a lot of challenge games. What can I do?
PM the player in question. Be courteous and non-accusatory, ask why you are foed. Do your best to resolve any issues with the other user in this manner. However, if they decided not to remove you from their foe list then you will need to join games without that player or start your own.

What if I want to run a parallel tournament to the challenge?
Okay, awesome! Individual tournaments can be added to the challenges so that those games drop tokens. Send me a PM and we will get it added for the month.

Rulings:
1. Deadbeats will have entry points stripped.
2. Wins by round limit will drop tokens.
3. Inventory relating to the challenge will vanish at the end of the year.
4. Bot games do not drop tokens.
5. Any unforeseen abuse is still abuse. Don't take advantage of the system.

If you have any further questions or issues not covered here please either post in the active challenge thread or PM CatchersMitt14.

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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby lokisgal on Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:11 pm

game links still arent hot. Did the Big Wham forget that September only has 30 days?! :lol: :shock:
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby ConfederateSS on Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:23 am

lokisgal wrote:game links still arent hot. Did the Big Wham forget that September only has 30 days?! :lol: :shock:

----Stop being lazy people...DO IT OLD SCHOOL...go to start games/join games and get'em going... :D :D :D :D :lol: :D ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)... :D
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby serram on Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:35 pm

As a historian myself, I enjoy much these historical challenges. But I´m curious about the criteria for the selection of the maps on this one. Germany is obvious, USA Great Lakes because of Budweiser, but why Australia? Mexico? Japan?
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby josko.ri on Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:40 pm

Link for joining games still isnt working, I always prefer joining through that one to avoid making some wrong settings such as round limits or so.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby takman2k on Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:54 pm

Colorful maps. I wanted to find maps that looked like fall colors.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby rmjw10 on Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:33 pm

link to games needs to work
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:43 pm

links added to op.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby Dukasaur on Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:50 pm

CatchersMitt14 wrote:links added to op.


Gee, and on the second day! :o

Wonder how crazy things would have gotten if you had to work overtime today and didn't get around to it until <wait for it......> THE THIRD DAY!
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby Happy Osprey on Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:15 pm

I have won several more games that meet the settings requirements for the October Monthly Challenge, but am no longer getting credit for the wins. Advice?
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:41 pm

Happy Osprey wrote:I have won several more games that meet the settings requirements for the October Monthly Challenge, but am no longer getting credit for the wins. Advice?

Game numbers please.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby Happy Osprey on Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:57 pm

Doh! My bad! I set up the games with the wrong map. I'm sorry to have taken your time.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby ConfederateSS on Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:13 pm

serram wrote:As a historian myself, I enjoy much these historical challenges. But I´m curious about the criteria for the selection of the maps on this one. Germany is obvious, USA Great Lakes because of Budweiser, but why Australia? Mexico? Japan?
...You forgot to say EGYPT...WHERE BEER WAS INVENTED 1,000's of years ago... =D> =D> =D> :D ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)... :D
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby t4mcr53s2 on Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:41 pm

serram wrote:As a historian myself, I enjoy much these historical challenges. But I´m curious about the criteria for the selection of the maps on this one. Germany is obvious, USA Great Lakes because of Budweiser, but why Australia? Mexico? Japan?


i didnt set this up, but in USA the most common foreign beers are european, canadian, dos XX from mexigo , Kiran and Sapporo from Japan and Fosters from Australia .. after that, matbe Red stripe ( Jamaica) and Tsingtao... at least where I hang out
I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when....

If 2 player fog game,please allow 12 hour snap courtesy, or post what I could have seen.... Thank you
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby t4mcr53s2 on Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:42 pm

and thanks Duk for the explannation
I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when....

If 2 player fog game,please allow 12 hour snap courtesy, or post what I could have seen.... Thank you
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby rmjw10 on Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:41 am

i hqve won three games on th australia map with 2 people playing. I only have one point. The games showed up under the tournament format so I assume they were proper games

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Just won a fourth game and i got a point
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:58 am

rmjw10 wrote:i hqve won three games on th australia map with 2 people playing. I only have one point. The games showed up under the tournament format so I assume they were proper games

rmjw10

Just won a fourth game and i got a point

please provide game numbers for those games you believe should have dropped tokens but did not.
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby CatchersMitt14 on Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:20 pm

Fixed the error in the links. To clarify, it is USA Great Lakes.

...must've been in a rush or something...
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Re: October 2017 - Oktoberfest

Postby rmjw10 on Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:33 pm

I looked back thru thehistory of completed games and found these that I won. There are nine of them and i have 5 ppoints.

17749213 australia
17747987 great lakes
17748731 australia
17749209 australia
17748733 australia
17749218 australia
17747996 great lakes
17748724 australia
17748726 australia

I cannot tell which gave me a ponin and those that did not

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