In ZeroSpace Excluded Repeat Open Tournaments, you may not play the same combination of Faction + Merc in a game series.
ZeroSpace.gg and ArrivalOfTheBirds Presents:
ZeroSpace Excluded Repeat Open #2.
On the final day of the final Alpha period before Beta playtests start, we're repeating our successful ZERO tournament format from the Spring alpha!
Gameplay Rules:
All units and races are allowed by default. Play anything you want however:
BOTH PLAYERS GET 1 MERC FACTION VETO to block the other player from choosing that merc faction for the entire match. Do you hate Torq and Mondar? Block Valkaru. You think badgers OP? block marran Arandi flyers bug you too much? Block Arandi
"Excluded Repeat" faction + merc combinations in a single match.
Example invalid combination:
Game 1: Legion + Valkaru
Game 2: Legion + Marran
Game 3: Legion + Valkaru
Example valid combination:
Game 1: Legion + Valkaru
Game 2: Legion + Arandi
Game 3: Grell + Arandi
The first person to message their scheduled opponent before the match (after the previous match) is player 1 (either in the alpha-lfg channel, or via dm)
Player 1 picks their merc veto
Player 2 picks their merc veto
Player 1 hosts first game, Player 2 picks first map
Player 2 hosts second game, Player 1 picks second map
Player 1 hosts third game, Player 2 picks third map
etc
If you can't both settle on a faction + merc for a game (you both keep swapping to counter pick) then the host picks first and is locked in to that choice.
Best of 5 finals is the same rules with two extra games (if needed)
Tournament Bracket:
Tournament Results
Tournament Results
It was a heated series, but to everyone's surprise the winner (Claire) and runner-up (lazycat) BOTH started playing during this week's Alpha!
Congratulations to both of them! Really outstanding play through the whole tournament. :)
Full results @ https://challonge.com/ZERO2GG