ADMW Open 2 - An Open Online Mage Wars Tournament

[Coshade]

ADMW Open 2

Standards

• The tournament will be played in two stages. The first stage will be a round robin. There will be 20 (changed from 16) total players separated into 4 groups. The top two players in each group will advance to the second stage. Each week you will be assigned a new matchup in your bracket. You will have two weeks to complete each matchup. Extensions will only be granted on a case by case basis. The tournament will begin April 15th, 2018. Once all games have been played we will advance to the next stage.
• A tie break looks at the match record between tied participants. For example, if Katherine and Dave are tied based on statistics but Katherine won when they played during the tournament, Katherine wins the tie break. When more than 2 participants are tied, they're ranked by the number of wins each one had against the others.
  The second stage will be a double elimination tournament. The date to begin will be determined after the first stage is completed.
• Winners bracket finalist has to be defeated twice by the losers bracket finaliast in the Grand Finals.
  All cards from Academy Forcemaster and Warlord and all sets prior are legal to use. All promotional cards available on OCTGN are also legal.
• Players will build a spellbook with the standard amount of spellbook points and restrictions.
  Any promotional cards that have been officially released in a set will be considered to read as the official released in a set version

Restrictions And/Or Clarifications

• Disciple of Radiance Text Change
  Once per round, whenever your Mage casts or reveals a healing spell, Disciple of Radiance may deal 1 direct light damage to a target creature in her zone
• Casting a Spell - Change to the end of the Pay Costs Step
  Previous wording - If you cannot pay all of the costs, the spell is cancelled and discarded, and you have lost the action.
  New wording -If you cannot pay all of the costs, the spell is cancelled and obliterated, and you have lost the action.
  Everything else remains unchanged about the step
• Steep Hill
  Steep hill will block Line of Sight if you cast a spell and it goes through two diagonal sections of the zone.
• Force Pull
  Once per round, the Forcemaster may cast this quick Force spell. Target creature is Pushed 1 zone towards the source of this spell. Will not Push a creature through a wall with the Passage Attacks trait.
• Trample
  - If a Flying creature attacks a non-Flying object, it loses Flying until the end of the attack.
  - Elusive Creatures can ignore guards when making a Trample Attack
  - Defenses that do not work against Melee attacks cannot be used during the Avoid Attack step, however all other types may be (choosing one during the step following normal rules).

Rules
If a player gets disconnected and dropped during a tournament match it will be considered a loss for that player

A judge makes the final call on a rule. Any argumentative discussion that takes an excessive amount of time will receive a warning then if it continues that player will be disqualified.

The Upkeep and Planning phases will be timed. You are allowed 5 minutes (300 seconds) at the start of the planning phase using the in game timer. Judges will regulate the timer - If there is no judge you can agree to not time the match

During both the first and last quick cast and the main action phase - Players will be limited to 1 minute to decide each action. Executing an action will not be timed. Judges will regulate the timer - If there is no judge you can agree to not time the match.

Only games from the second stage are required for judges. You and your opponent may both agree to play a game without a judge. If one player wishes to have a judge then the game must be put on hold until a time can be arranged for all parties involved. After the game both players must submit the results.

If you receive a Bye it will be considered a win. In that case you must choose a mage to be marked as a played mage.

Become a Participant

To enter this tournament please email your user name to Arcaneduels@gmail.com

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   Things to Include in the Application Email
The name you want to go by for the entire tournament
Your contact information (please read below)
If you have a challonge account, your challonge name
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You must be submit contact information to participate. This will most likely be your Arcane Wonders forum name. This will be public so if you do not want an email out there, please do not submit it!

I highly recommend getting a Challonge account. It will make it easier to update your standings, but also keep your record throughout other OCTGN tournaments. Link to Challonge → http://challonge.com/

There are only 16 slots available so sign up today! Any player can sign up for the tournament after the slots are full and be on a standby list.

There will be no spellbook submissions. You can choose to use one mage twice, and all other mages once. You do not have to make mage choices known before the match. For example if you played the Druid twice, then the Wizard round 3 - you will not be allowed to play the Wizard or Druid for the rest of the tournament.

Competitors will be randomized at the beginning of the tournament to determine which group they are in. You will not know who your opponent will be until the tournament officially begins!


Other info

If you wish to be a caster please contact me at Arcaneduels@gmail.com. Even if you cannot stream you could always join me or anyone else casting the game. Players are allowed to cast for games that they are not competing in.

Judge positions will be less easy to apply for. If you wish to be a judge then you will not be allowed to participate as a contestant in the tournament.

Matches must allow official commentators and judges in as spectators. Non-Official Tournament spectators are not allowed to spectate a game unless both players agree to it. Some games will be streamed live, and may be posted on youtube for all Mage Wars fans to view.

List of Judges

Coshade - Arcaneduels@gmail.com
Puddnhead - PM on AW Forums -> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6421 or Arcaneduels@gmail.com

Previous ADMW Champions
ADMW Open - Mystery
ADMW Winter Special - Jacksmack
Good luck to everyone in the tournament.

[Coshade]

Link to Challonge Tournament ---> http://challonge.com/ADMWOpen2

Here is a reference for all of the upcoming matches. Please feel free to contact these members on Discord, Email, or through the AW message board. If you have problems contacting your opponent feel free to PM me! Remember we are trying to have at least 1 game every week with a 2 week grace period at the beginning. If you wish to challenge other opponents in your group to settle the game earlier, you can by having both players email me to confirm the match.

Contact Information
Please use this information to contact your opponents and organize play time. If you have any issue always feel free to contact me at Arcaneduels@gmail.com

Group A
SirJasonCrage --->http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7938
Arxiducs --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6462
Keejchen ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6968
Farkas1 ---> farkas.justin@gmail.com
Romeoxero --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7085 Or Email -> romeoxero@yahoo.com

Group B
Grimmbart ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7635
Drefan --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6275
Jeffman ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7880
Reddicediaries --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7481
Jbuzzsaw79 ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7828

Group C
Pole287 --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4444 / Discord - Branden on the MW channel
Sharkbait --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4889
Werekingdom --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7267 - Email - Johnatjohnchief@Gmail.com
Enti --->  http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5943
DevilsVendetta --> bvanalstyne@gmail.com

Group D
Juli ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5244 and on Discord
VictorE ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7832
Silverclawgrizzly ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4915
Sailor Vulcan --> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=4247
MasterSlothBear ---> http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7691

Reference for mages used sorted by each player

SirJasonCrage - Johktari Beastmaster, Paladin, Druid, Straywood Beastmaster
Arxiducs - Araxian Crown Warlock, Anvil Throne Warlord, Priest
Keejchen - Adramelech Warlock, Wizard, Priestess, Druid
Farkas1 - Straywood Beastmaster, Wizard, Druid, Siren, Johktari Beastmster, Necromancer
Romeoxero Druid (X2), Araxian Crown Warlock, Priest, Straywood Beastmaster

LuckiestLuke - Siren, Bloodwave Warlord, Necromancer, Adramelech Warlock
Drefan - Siren, Priest, Bloodwave Warlord, Adramelech Warlock, Necromancer
Jeffman - Wizard, Anvil Throne Warlord, Druid, Necromancer
Reddicediaries - Priest, Priestess, Straywood Beastmaster, Johktari Beastmaster, Wizard
Jbuzzsaw79 - Straywood Beastmaster (X2), Priestess, Druid

Pole287 - Anvil Throne Warlord X2, Johktari Beastmaster
Sharkbait - Siren, Wizard, Necromancer, Johktari Beastmaster
Werekingdom - Adramelech Warlock, Straywood Beastmaster, Druid(X2)
Enti - Straywood Beastmaster, Bloodwave Warlord, Adramelech Warlock, Siren, Necromancer
Devilsvendetta - Priestess, Priest, Siren, Forcemaster

Juli - Johktari Beastmaster, Paladin, Priestess
VictorE - Wizard, Priestess, Necromancer
Silverclawgrizzly - Priestess, Anvil Throne Warlord, Siren, Necromancer, Straywood Beastmaster, Araxian Crown Warlock
Sailor Vulcan - Araxian Crown Warlock, Siren, Forcemaster
MasterSlothBear - Siren, Adramelech Warlock, Forcemaster

[Coshade]

Videos from ADMW 2 Games


Pre-Tournament Hype Stream - Bracket Predictions  --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peooP1a8650

First Stage


Keejchen (Adramelech Warlock) VS Farkas1 (Straywood Beastmaster) ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCOUpODYTN4

Drefan (Siren) VS Jbuzzsaw (Straywood Beastmaster) ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBlH0nGCIoE

VictorE (Wizard) VS MasterSlothBear (Siren) ---> https://youtu.be/gouvsMqTI3I

Jeffman (Wizard) VS Reddicediaries (Priest) ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqGCIHzMSxc

Sharkbait (Wizard) VS DevilsVendetta (Priest) ---> https://youtu.be/wOIK1vnAbPQ

Werekingdom (Adramelech Warlock) VS Enti (Straywood Beastmaster) --> https://youtu.be/ZInYY3k3xAA

Keejchen (Priestess) VS Romeoxero (Druid) ---> https://youtu.be/p_LA83hP0YI

Jbuzzsaw (Priestess VS Jeffman (Necromancer ) ---> https://youtu.be/uIGor-ltwFE

SilverclawGrizzly (Siren) VS MasterSlothBear (Adramelech Warlock) ---> https://youtu.be/d7kqpftN9AU

Romeoxero (Arxian Crown Warlock) VS Arxiducs (Priest) *Incomplete game* ---> https://youtu.be/xEIDApRpoxg

Sharkbait (Necromancer) VS Werekingdom (Druid) ---> https://youtu.be/uP4cFJf5cQs

Current Scheduled Matches

Jbuzzsaw79 VS LuckiestLuke - Monday 5/28 2PM CDT

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[Sailor Vulcan]

Why do we have to make our email addresses public to participate? It wasn't like that before.

[Reddicediaries]

Why do we have to make our email addresses public to participate? It wasn't like that before.

Pretty sure you don't need to, it's just you can.

[DaveW]

Why do we have to make our email addresses public to participate? It wasn't like that before.

Only if you choose to provide your email address as your contact information when signing up, will it become public. You probably would use your forum name instead.

[jacksmack]

Too bad the start date is so far out in the future.
I plan to be far away from computers in April and until July.

[Reddicediaries]

Too bad the start date is so far out in the future.
I plan to be far away from computers in April and until July.

So far the previous champion of each ADMW has not returned to claim the title once again. A shame really as Mystery and Jack are two of the best Mage Wars players in the world.

[Coshade]

Jacksmack that saddens me you cannot make it! You will always be on the champions list and hopefully you can become a two time champ next ADMW 

Anyone contemplating joining, this is a good chance to seize the title!

[DaveW]

No thanks... I never use promos. I haven't ever played online anyway.

[Jbuzzsaw79]

No thanks... I never use promos. I haven't ever played online anyway.

Am really bad at computers man and let me tell you its not too bad, and u dont have to use promos, I dont either, only use cards that I have in real life to build with because I play everything in RL that I do on OCTGN.
Its real easy to use man, promise!

[Sailor Vulcan]

Btw, final exam week doesn't end until the end of April. So there will be a couple of weeks in the beginning of the tourney in which I might or might not have time to compete. Is that okay?

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[Sailor Vulcan]

@Coshade I emailed  you my application for tourney. Did you get it?

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[Coshade]

@Coshade I emailed  you my application for tourney. Did you get it?

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You are all set. 

[Coshade]

Just wanted to say that Force Pull wording has been updated.