AoE3: DE Group to Glory Tournament Rules

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​📜  Overview​​​

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• Multifaceted single elimination team tournament 

• 8 teams; 5 players each

• Each team will be assigned a player-captain, who will be responsible for organizing the team and their weekly lineup

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📋  Drafting and Captain Rules 

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• Captains will be determined from the list of players based on Elo and expected performance 

• Then, captains will fill out their team by drafting players from the remaining pool of participants 

• Picking order starts from the lowest rated captain to the highest, and then reverses back and forth in each round until all slots are filled

• Captains will then arrange the weekly lineup of the 5 players and relay their decision to an admin 

⚔️  Match, Set, and Round Rules 

Match Rules:

• Each match will be a BO3

• Map pools are predetermined and are listed further below 

 

Set Rules:

• A set between two teams is composed of 2 x 3v3 matches and 2 x 2v2 matches (4 total matches)

• Each week, a 2v2 and 3v3 match will be played, with all 5 team members participating in either the 2v2 or 3v3 match

• After the 4 matches are played over the 2 week period, the team who won more games overall in the set will advance

• If both teams are tied, the team whose lowest drafted player won the most games advances. In the case of a further tie, the next to lowest players are compared, and so on

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Round Rules:

• The team that wins a set will move on to the next round, while the losing team will be eliminated

• There are a total of 3 rounds, including the finals, all of which will be played out over a 5-week period 

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Grand Finale:

• During the finals, a single 2v2 and 3v3 match will be played

• Each match will be a BO5; elsewise, the rules remain the same

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🌍  Civilization and Map Rules 

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Civilization Rules:​

• Before a match is played, each team will choose 2 civilizations as their safe picks 

• Afterwards, each team will ban 2 civilizations from the opponent’s remaining civilization pool 

• This process is repeated before the start of every subsequent bo3 series.

• Game 1 will be blind civilization picks; afterwards, the winners of the previous game will pick first

• Duplicate civilizations during a game is NOT allowed

• Once a player has used a civilization in a game, they cannot use it again in that match, though teammates may still use it once

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Banned Cards/Techs:

FRENCH:

• Edict of Nantes (Age2 card)

MEXICO:​​​​

• Baja California (Age2 revolution)

• Charreada (Age4 card)​

OTTOMANS:​

• Mosque Construction (Age3 card)

PORTUGUESE:

• Grapeshot (Age4 card)​​​

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Map Sets:

Round 1:

First week of matches:​

• ​Fertile Crescent, Dnieper Basin, Manchuria (2v2)

• Dakota, Arabia, Florida (3v3)​​​

Second week of matches:

• ​Hungarian Plains, Vistula Basin, Baja California (2v2)

• Great Plains, Mongolia, Pomerania (3v3)

Round 2:

First week of matches:

• ​Texas, Darfur, Pampas Sierras (2v2)

• Mexico, Saguenay, Wallachia (3v3)

Second week of matches:

• ​Guianas, Bohemia, Malaysia (2v2)

• Central Plains, Himalayas, New England (3v3)

Round 3 (Finals):

• Hungarian Plains, Manchuria, Darfur, Dnieper Basin, Texas (2v2)

• Great Plains, Florida, Arabia, Pomerania, Florida (3v3) ​

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📅  Scheduling and Results 

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• Teams have a week to set their lineup and then play their 2v2 and 3v3 match

• Players who fail to communicate with their team or are unavailable during the agreed match time may face disqualification

• Under certain circumstances, teams may be allowed to play their set over a longer or shorter time duration 

• Scheduling, match scores, and game recordings are to be posted in the appropriate Discord channels

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⚙️  Miscellaneous and Conduct Rules

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• All games will be played using the Supremacy gamemode with standard settings

• Disconnects before 2 minutes will result in a restart; disconnects after 2 minutes will be resolved by a restore, and if this fails to work, an admin will judge whether the game should be replayed or assigned as a win based on in-game context

• Cheating, bug abuse, and exploits are grounds for disqualification

• Should a player drop or be disqualified from the tournament, the admins will try to find a suitable replacement from those who signed up

• Good sportsmanship is expected throughout the event