Q4 Qualifier Time! Return of Blackjack Qualifiers! (Finished)

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

Interested in the Vassal World Cup, the tournament that somehow became the most important tournament of 2020, when it comes back around in January 2021?  Well, it's time for QUALIFIERS!  That's right, if you couldn't win a tournament yet this year, but you still think you have what it takes, you too can compete on Armada's biggest (online) stage!

The qualifier rules are simple, score 21 tournament points in online games between now and the end of November.  That's three 7's, or two 10's and a 1 point loss!  Easy enough.  On the off-chance it takes you 5 games to get to 21, you'll automatically qualify after Game 5.  So two ways to qualify!

Worried all the spots will fill up?  Work to qualify anyway, and you can find yourself on the Standby list, of folks that get in to the tournament when folks that did qualify can't play in it.

There may also be secret BOUNTIES that pay additional tournament points, or automatic entries, for those brave enough to claim them.

... well, go on.  Get playing!

 

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by BiggsIRL

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

 

Bounty #1:  Worth 10 Tournament Points - Defeat @rasproteus with less than 30 points of squadrons in your list.  Claimed by @Truthiness

Bounty #2:  5 Tournament Points 3 Tournament Points - Defeat @GiledPallaeon with less than 67 points of squadrons. - Claimed @Irishmadcat (multiple claims possible at reduced point values), @Roquax, @geek19

Bounty #3:  5 Tournament Points - Destroy one of @GiledPallaeon's flagships, the  Incomparable, or Intransigent. ( @geek19)

Bounty #4:  5 Tournament Points - @Irishmadcat - Medium ships are fun.  Beat the fastest draw in Ireland while only using Medium ships. - Claimed by @Kaiser1977

Bounty #5:  8 Tournament Points 4 Tournament Points - Severus_Snape's Escape from Jakku! - Claimed @BigPoppaPalpatine (multiple at reduced points)

Bounty #6:  3 Tournament Points - EXPERIENCE @BiggsIRL and The (Negative) Play EXPERIENCE... or help someone else EXPERIENCE it yourself! - @Bertie Wooster

Bounty #7:  1 Tournament Point - Show Armada some love!  Use FFG's Hashtag in a tweet about Armada (and tag @biggsirl) for a point!  Anything Armada related will do! Multiple Claims allowed. #FFGPlayAndShare @Nerf_Herder2187

Bounty #8:  10 Tournament Points - Be better than @geek19 at Leia.

SECRET BOUNTY:  2 Tournament Points - Teach someone new how to play the game!  (Repeatable)

Edited November 11, 2020 by BiggsIRL

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

The following players have been given automatic entry into the 2020 Star Wars Armada Vassal World Cup, the 6th annual most prestigious Vassal Tournament!

2016 World Cup Champion - Clontroper5 (1)
2017 World Cup Champion - JJs Juggernaut (2)
2018 World Cup Champion - JJs Juggernaut (duplicate)
2019 World Cup Champion - NebulonB (3)
2020 World Cup Champion - Aresius (4)

2020 World Cup Runner Up - MandalorianMoose (5)
2020 World Cup Top 4 - Brobafett (6)
2020 World Cup Top 4 - jp82729 (7)

2020 Left Out - deDios (8)
2020 Left Out - PartyPotato (9)

 

2020 Worlds Champion:  COVID-19 (Banned)

Cap'n Brunson's Oops All Traveled Cancelled Top 4:  Sam/MandoMoose (duplicate)
Cap'n Brunson's Oops All Traveled Cancelled Top 4:  Aresius (duplicate)
Cap'n Brunson's Oops All Traveled Cancelled Top 4:  Duke Vimes (10)
Cap'n Brunson's Oops All Traveled Cancelled Top 4:  Rasproteus (11)

24 Hour Vassal Top 4:  Louis-Andre (12)
24 Hour Vassal Top 4:  LTD (13)
24 Hour Vassal Top 4: Rasproteus (duplicate)
24 Hour Vassal Top 4: Cameron (14)

24 Hour Vassal "I Can Go The Distance: Slane (15)

 

24 Hourer Vassal Top 4: Rasproteus (duplicate)

24 Hourer Vassal Top 4: Biggs (lol, nope)
24 Hourer Vassal Top 4: Arcwelder (16)
24 Hourer Vassal Top 4: Ginkapo (17)

 

24 Hourer TTS Top 4:  nobby_le_noob (18)

24 Hourer TTS Top 4:  Doctah (19)

24 Hourer TTS Top 4:  Jaypalmany (20)

24 Hourer TTS Top 4:  icedbeaker2007 (relinquished for TTS Invitational Prize Support)

 

Demolition Tournament Winner: Outbound Flight (21)

 

Summer Task Force Tournament Winner: Demi_good (22)

 

TTS New / Returning Players Tournament:  Gilarius (23)

 

Morelo Open: Goerrit (24)

 

Australian Open:  LTD (repeat)

 

TTS Invitational:  1 Slot Donated by icedbeaker2007 - Roquax (25)

Qualifiers (7 slots)

1: Irishmadcat

2: Truthiness

3: Lem213

4: CahoonM

5: PoldiColonia

6: Explosive Tooka

7: 187-Leon

 

Standby Slots:

1: Geek19

2: JamesMorgan

3: Blackwolf

4: CaribbeanNinja

5: Angry Ewok

6: Kaiser1977

7: Comatose

8: The Red Scourge

9: New Gandhi

10: Nerfherder2187

11: Giled Pallaeon

12: Keskai

13: Bertie Wooster

14: Cael

15: GreenKnight

16: Beginner2Winner

17: Beanicus

Edited December 11, 2020 by BiggsIRL

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

As always, the World Cup and World Cup Qualifiers is brought to you by Steel Strategy.  Steel Strategy, we're podcasts (sometimes) and blogs (well we used to be) and streaming (when we're not too busy), and an active discord community (with stupid gimmicks).  Hop into our discord server to find a place to find qualifier opponents.

 

Qualification Standings:

@Irishmadcat - 8 + 5(bounty) + 4 +6 = 23 Qualified!

@Roquax - 10 + 10 + 7 + 3 (bounty) = 30!  OVERKILL!

@ExplosiveTooka - 1 + 5 + 2  + 4 + 9 = 21 Qualified!  /  5 Games Qualified!

@Truthiness - 7 + 10 (bounty) + 8 = 23 Qualified!

@Lem213 - 1 +1 + 10 + 1 +9  = 22 Qualified / 5 Games Qualified!

@Kaiser1977 - 5 + 4 + 10 + 7 + 5 = 31 Standby Overachiever

@comatose - 3 + 5 + 8 + 7 = 23 Standby!

@Alzer - 8 + 4 = 12

@Bertie Wooster - 7 + 4 + 3 (Bounty)+ 9  = 23 Standby!

@CahoonM - 7 + 4 + 10 = 21 Qualified!

@itzSteve - 10 = 10

@Jamesmorgan - 9 + 5 +10 = 24 SECRET QUALFIED!

@CaribbeanNinja - 2 + 2 + 8 + 4 + 6 = 22 Standby / 5 Games Standby!

Baehound (?) - 4 = 4

@Nerf_Herder2187 - 1 + 1 + 1(bounty) + 6 + 2 (bounty) + 6 = 17 - 5 Game Standby!

Sipon81(?) - 7 = 7

@TheRedScourge - 1 + 2 + 6 + 4  + 7 = 20 - 5 Game Standby!

@187-Leon - 6 + 4 + 9 + 7 = 26 Qualified!

@Poldicolonia - 7 + 10 + 10 = 27 Qualified!

@NewGandhi - 6 + 8 + 7 = 21 Standby!

Spike(?) - 5 = 5

@Angry Ewok - 5 + 7 + 10  = 22 Standby!

@Beanicus / @Beanicus13 - 9 + 1 + 1 + 5 + ? I forgot, anyway... =  5 games played!

@Cael - 2 + 9 + 2  + 2  + 3 = 18 - 5 Game Standby!

Sven (?) - 6 + 2 = 8

Freizeitrooper - 3 + 4 = 7

@BlackWolf - 9 + 9 + 3 = 21 RED 1, STANDING BY!

@drumtier - 2 = 2

@geek19 - 8 + 3 (bounty) + 5 (bounty) + 7 = 23 Qualified!

Malagant(?) - 2 = 2

@Mrks. - 1 + 9 = 10

@BigPoppaPalpatine - 7 + 8 (bounty) = 15 

@Jammers - 10 + 9 = 19

@Keskai - 6 + 8 + 8 = 22 - Standby!

@Rikash - 9 = 9

Giraffasaur(?) - 2 = 2

@Green Knight - 8 + 8 + 9 = 25 Standby! 

@Beginner2Winner - 3 + 2 + 7 + 5 + 8 = 25 Standby!

@RealVeers - 8 = 8

MajorKaiko - 3 = 3

Sasska - 2 = 2

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by BiggsIRL

[Zamalekite 387]

2 hours ago, BiggsIRL said:

2020 Worlds Champion:  COVID-19 (Banned)

😂

[Ginkapo 9,381]

Boom. Qualified

[Gilarius 1,909]

48 minutes ago, Ginkapo said:

Boom. Qualified

Astonishingly, so have I!!!!

Can I play in the Vassal World Cup on TTS though? (Only just got the hang of TTS, 'nother system makes my brain hurt...)

Edited October 7, 2020 by Gilarius
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[Formynder4 811]

Sweet. 21 games and I'm guaranteed entry! 

[Goerrit 16]

We just finished a bigger vassal tournament in Germany, the Moralo Open (16 Players, 5 Games + Top4 CUT) and are playing a vassal league at the moment (also 16 players). Do thay count as well?

https://www.moseisleyraumhafen.com/t19759p100-armada-moralo-open-1-deutsches-vassal-turnier#317172

https://www.moseisleyraumhafen.com/t19867-armada-deutsche-vassal-liga-orga#317670

[Bertie Wooster 1,897]

1 hour ago, Formynder4 said:

Sweet. 21 games and I'm guaranteed entry! 

Or 5.

[GiledPallaeon 2,873]

FLASH FLASH FLASH

ATTN ALL COMMANDS

Stand by for priority mission brief to follow with Intel update on this channel.

All battleship commanders advised to begin crew recall procedures for emergency jump.

Authorization Golf Papa

Encryption Key 48.167 16.200

END END END

(New bounty to come up tomorrow, can you find the Easter egg?)

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

7 hours ago, Goerrit said:

We just finished a bigger vassal tournament in Germany, the Moralo Open (16 Players, 5 Games + Top4 CUT) and are playing a vassal league at the moment (also 16 players). Do thay count as well?

https://www.moseisleyraumhafen.com/t19759p100-armada-moralo-open-1-deutsches-vassal-turnier#317172

https://www.moseisleyraumhafen.com/t19867-armada-deutsche-vassal-liga-orga#317670

I'd be happy to add the winner of the Moralo open as an entry.  Just let me know who they are.

The Vassal League can count their league games as qualifiers.  In fact, any game counts.

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

7 hours ago, Gilarius said:

Astonishingly, so have I!!!!

Can I play in the Vassal World Cup on TTS though? (Only just got the hang of TTS, 'nother system makes my brain hurt...)

The Vassal World Cup requires Vassal to play, as it is the common system that everyone should have to be able to play one another.  If you and your opponent agree to play Armada in any other way (TTS, in person) then that works.  But if you don't both agree to it, it's Vassal as the default, and it'll let you know the specific version of Armada in Vassal to use once the tournament gets going.

[GiledPallaeon 2,873]

FLASH FLASH FLASH

ATTN: ALL COMMANDS, OPAREA KUAT, ERIADU SECTORS

Star Destroyers INTRANSIGENT, INCOMPARABLE have staged breakout of Kuat and Eriadu respectively, escorts in force. ONI Cell SWORDFISH has confirmed command presence of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Moff Tarkin.

All available forces are ordered to stand by for transmissions of target locations, brevity codes NORFOLK, SUFFOLK. Both ships are to be considered highly dangerous. FLEETFORCOM does NOT, repeat NOT authorize engagement without battleship assets.

Reliance on starfighter coverage not recommended. INTRANSIGENT, INCOMPARABLE have demonstrated unusual speed, fighter-reconnaissance squadron CATALINA reported trouble maintaining track during contact.

All commands authorized weapons free upon confirmation of electronic signature, repeat weapons free. Targets may be engaged without warning. Be advised, both Star Destroyers once forced to battle are likely to attack with equal ferocity.

See Appendix for detailed tactical readouts.

Upon engagement, all ships squawk codes 51, 53. Emergency rendezvous point ARK ROYAL, squawk codes 29, 41.

Good luck, and may the force be with you.

Encryption Key: 48.167 16.200

Authorization Golf Papa, verification 63.333 31.833

END END END





In English, I am now available as a bounty. I will try to post when i am online for games, you can also PM me to set up a game. You will choose between one of two lists for me. Your list must include at least one Large base ship (I'll also accept Huges). Both of my lists contain an Imperial class Star Destroyer equipped with every title other than Avenger.

If you destroy my ISD, win or lose, your score for qualification gets +5. If you win and do that, with less than 67 points of squadrons, you get another +5.

Good luck, commanders, and may the Force be with you.

My lists: Incomparable, and Intransigent

Edited October 8, 2020 by GiledPallaeon
Added lists

[geek19 6,588]

2 hours ago, GiledPallaeon said:

Incomparable

Governor Tarkin? I should have recognized your foul stench when I was brought onboard. 

[Poldicolonia 0]

6 hours ago, BiggsIRL said:

I'd be happy to add the winner of the Moralo open as an entry.  Just let me know who they are.

The Vassal League can count their league games as qualifiers.  In fact, any game counts.

Goerrit won the tournament, first place.

 

 

Edited October 8, 2020 by Poldicolonia

[RealVeers 210]

7 hours ago, BiggsIRL said:

I'd be happy to add the winner of the Moralo open as an entry.  Just let me know who they are.

The Vassal League can count their league games as qualifiers.  In fact, any game counts.

Then @Goerrit is in @BiggsIRL. I was TO of the Moralo Open. 

[Irishmadcat 294]

@Veleno111 this is the thread

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

On 10/7/2020 at 10:10 AM, BiggsIRL said:

Qualification Standings:

@Irishmadcat - 8+5+4 = 17

@Roquax - 10 = 10

@ExplosiveTooka - 1 = 1

@Truthiness - 7 = 7

 

On 10/7/2020 at 10:10 AM, BiggsIRL said:

Bounty #1:  Worth 10 Tournament Points - Defeat @rasproteus with less than 30 points of squadrons in your list.

Bounty #2:  5 Tournament Points - Defeat @GiledPallaeon with less than 67 points of squadrons. - Claimed @Irishmadcat

Bounty #3:  5 Tournament Points - Destroy one of @GiledPallaeon's flagships, the  Incomparable, or Intransigent.

 

[Truthiness 5,705]

I claim the bounty on @rasproteus 149-0. I believe that means I'm qualified after just two games 😃

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

@Irishmadcat claims spot #1!

@Truthiness claims the second slot!  Plenty more to go, but they're going fast!  Glad we have such interest!

I know we have a few first time forum-goers that are waiting for their post to be approved so that they can get credit!

Edited October 11, 2020 by BiggsIRL

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

BOUNTY #4:  @Irishmadcat - Medium ships are fun.  Beat the fastest draw in Ireland while only using Medium ships for an extra 5 tournament points!

[Irishmadcat 294]

Attention 7th fleet resupply convoy under admiral Motti has been spotted in the Krall Nebula. This nebula is too volatile for smaller ships but larger ships will be too slow to reach the convoy in time. Operation potatoe must proceed.

[BiggsIRL 6,748]

Bounty #5:  Severus_Snape on Discord presents the following challenge to loyal Imperials retreating from Jakku.

"Escape from Jakku your orders are to evade and escape the New Republic's last Starhawk and reach the unknown regions to join the First Order."

Objective: Blockade Run Rumor has it that this Starhawk has an enhanced magnite tractor beam allowing it to move obstacles like the vile jedi Ezra or slow ships like a standard Magnite Crystal Tractor Beam

Special building rules: No SSD's

Special Objective: Score Victory Points with ships containing more than 1/2 your total fleet points worth of ships in the oppoents deployment zone or table your opponent with them scoring less than 200 points. - 8 Tournament Point Bounty

[Indecisive Mogwai 27]

On 10/8/2020 at 5:01 AM, GiledPallaeon said:

Encryption Key: 48.167 16.200

Authorization Golf Papa, verification 63.333 31.833

 

I totally had to google this to be sure, but I think it might be the coordinates of the sinking of Bismarck and Hood.