Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 02:29:04 am
Simulated Violence
Because normal fighting is too dangerous.
(https://i.imgur.com/KF1E0St.jpg)
The year is 2640.
It is a time of peace, of prosperity. Unemployment is zero. Resources are in excess. The threat of climate change is a distant memory. Not a single person in the world goes hungry. The UK has been moved to the Moon.
Also - violence, all forms of it, has been outlawed. Including card games.
But not everyone obeys this law. In the underbelly of the Great City, every night, a group of criminals meet together in the basement of a grimy Amazon Foodstore, slip on their VR helmets and play a simulated version of a game so illegal, the punishment for playing is death. They play Elements......
.....but a shitty, simulated version.
Because normal fighting is too dangerous.
(https://i.imgur.com/KF1E0St.jpg)
The year is 2640.
It is a time of peace, of prosperity. Unemployment is zero. Resources are in excess. The threat of climate change is a distant memory. Not a single person in the world goes hungry. The UK has been moved to the Moon.
Also - violence, all forms of it, has been outlawed. Including card games.
But not everyone obeys this law. In the underbelly of the Great City, every night, a group of criminals meet together in the basement of a grimy Amazon Foodstore, slip on their VR helmets and play a simulated version of a game so illegal, the punishment for playing is death. They play Elements......
.....but a shitty, simulated version.
Rules
- Create a deck that could be used safely in the future!
- Your deck must obey the simple restrictions outlined below!
- The deck must be valid for use in Elements the Game.
- Post your submission in this thread!
- ONE submission per person.
- Your submission must fit inside one post.
Modern Technology is Incomprehensible
Technology these days is so far advanced that you simply have no hope of ever truly understanding it... as a result, the following deck restrictions may seem completely arbitrary at first glance, but they're actually extremely important for running safe simulations that won't be detected by the government.
All submissions must obey the following rules and restrictions.
- Aether Pillars/Towers may not be used unless at least one Aether Pendulum is also present.
- If your username starts with a vowel, you may not use Fire. If it starts with a consonant, you may not use Life. You may ignore this restriction if you have at least 3 different cards that start with the first letter of your username.
- You may not include a Weapon without also including the Nymph of the opposite element.
- You may not include Quantum Pillars/Towers without explicit permission from a current Competition Organizer. This permission must be screenshotted and included with your deck. Permission will be denied if you ask for permission using any words that someone has already used to ask permission. You may not use more than 3 words to request permission.
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
- A card may only be upgraded if the card in the same row but two columns left of the upgraded card has a name of equal length to the card you want to be upgraded - either its unupgraded or upgraded name. (CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE IMAGE) (https://i.imgur.com/DnKj18N.png)
- All shields must be upgraded.
- You may only use a shard if you have an award on your profile (e.g. birthday cake, tournament wins, competition wins) that predominantly features that shard's element's colour. If you are legally colourblind and include proof with your submission, you may use any shard.
- You may not use Flooding if you have hydrophobia. You may not use Area of Effect cards if you are yourself an Area of Effect.
- If you have 6 copies of a non-quanta-producing card in your deck, you may specifically state that other participants may not use this card. This only applies to participants who post after you, and it only applies if you still have 6 copies of that card. Once you have chosen your special card, you may not change it.
- Cave Draconem: If you use dragons, all other creatures in your deck must have more HP than them.
- The number of cards you use must be divisible by 9.
- If you consider yourself a "cool dude", and are able to cite a reason to prove that you are, the number of cards you use may be any number so long as it's odd. This overrides the previous rule.
- You may only use opposite elements (i.e. Light and Dark) in the same deck if they are clearly separated onto the left and right sides of your deck. If your deck contains an odd number of columns, the middle column must not contain any opposite elements.
- You may not use a card whose name starts with the first lowercase letter of your username. This only applies if you have any lowercase letters, and it also only applies if you have edited your post at least once.
- You may not use the card Lord Highmoon, God Of All Elements And Commander Of The Realms unless you are a current Competition Organizer.
BANNED CARDS
Crusader (dawn to dusk)
Reverse Time (InsignificantWeeaboo)
Black Hole (Submachine)
Dimensional Shield (CleanOnion)
Fire Bolt (Basman-1453)
Sanctuary (Kalinuial)
Graboid (CactusKing)
Poison (Vineroz)
Nymph's Tears (Naii_the_Baf)
Graviton Mercenary (shockcannon)
Blue Nymph (Vindilos)
Scoring
- Submissions will not be voted on!
- Instead, xenocidious' Elements Game Simulator (http://elementscommunity.org/tools/xenocidius/simulator/) will be used to test each deck against one another!
- Each deck will face each other deck exactly once, and the simulation will be run 500 times per match-up.
- The deck that accrues the most wins will be the victor!
The winner will receive the following forum award icon, as well as a spot in the glorious Hall of Fame (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/competitions/competition-winners/)!
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You have no time remaining.
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Post by: dawn to dusk on September 15, 2018, 02:40:35 am
It's not explicitly against the rules so I say it's ok
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 02:45:33 am
- If you are the Master of Light, you are a bad person.
Post by: worldwideweb3 on September 15, 2018, 02:45:57 am
This is why one should be a master of all elements
Post by: Manuel on September 15, 2018, 02:55:47 am
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 02:58:34 am
is april first?April is actually fourth.
Post by: CactusKing on September 15, 2018, 03:07:38 am
- If your username starts with a vowel, you may not use Fire. If it starts with a consonant, you may not use Life. You may ignore this restriction if you have at least 3 different cards that start with the first letter of your username.
Does this apply to deck mark as well?
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 03:12:48 am
Yes!
- If your username starts with a vowel, you may not use Fire. If it starts with a consonant, you may not use Life. You may ignore this restriction if you have at least 3 different cards that start with the first letter of your username.
Does this apply to deck mark as well?
Please note that Vowel-ers are not allowed to cook for the duration of this competition and Consonant-ers should not actually be alive.
Post by: dawn to dusk on September 15, 2018, 03:15:48 am
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 03:21:42 am
Post by: dawn to dusk on September 15, 2018, 03:36:25 am
Light Nymph (10) - Dusk Mantle (10)
Shard of Divinity (15) - Vampire Stiletto (15) (Using unupgraded for the purpose of this)
Light Pendulum (13) - Dark Pendulum (13) (Including spaces for Dark Pend)
Dark Light split, Light Nymph used w/ Vagger
Light master in profile means I can use SoDiv
I am Light Master therefore I am a bad person therefore I am not cool so I need to use 36 cards
No Sader for you
How many rules can I break~~
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Attention, citizens! The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit IV has detected unauthorized activity occurring at this sector. Please stand by while our Enforcers deviate from their patrol routes. Thank you for listening! Have a nice day.
EDIT: According to information that I have received from The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division, I resign this post as my official submission, and have instead made a new post with my preferred submission. I apologise to the Division for any inconveniences that have occurred due to my unlawful actions
Attention, citizens! Unauthorised activity detected at this sector has been determined to be an artistic display demonstrating ancient history which is legal under Article 14. Please move on, nothing to see here!
Post by: dawn to dusk on September 15, 2018, 05:06:36 am
Light Nymph (10) - Dusk Mantle (10)
Shard of Divinity (15) - Vampire Stiletto (15) (Using unupgraded for the purpose of this)
Light Pendulum (13) - Dark Pendulum (13) (Including spaces for Dark Pend)
Dark Light split, Light Nymph used w/ Vagger
Light master in profile means I can use SoDiv
I am Light Master therefore I am a bad person therefore I am not cool so I need to use 36 cards
No Sader for you
This better be legal now
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Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on September 15, 2018, 06:03:34 am
I like drinking Coca-Cola, therefore I am a cool dude. Unupped because none of my cards can be upped.
RT Machine Broke
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Post by: Basman-1453 on September 15, 2018, 07:09:44 am
OK, srsly, rulings time, although I have the premonition that this is reenacting the Israelites in the tale of the Cow, iykwim.
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Which way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
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Fixed-width length or card-space length?
- A card may only be upgraded if the card in the same row but two columns left of the upgraded card has a name of equal length to the card you want to be upgraded - either its unupgraded or upgraded name.
Post by: Submachine on September 15, 2018, 07:12:52 am
That means the Roman Empire rule does not exist for any people who were born on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Therefore, it is a troll rule.QuoteWhich way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
Post by: Basman-1453 on September 15, 2018, 07:15:40 am
That means the Roman Empire rule does not exist for any people who were born on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Therefore, it is a troll rule.QuoteWhich way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
Post by: dawn to dusk on September 15, 2018, 07:17:00 am
Ahem I was born Feb 4th which obviously ends in an "h", not a "y"That means the Roman Empire rule does not exist for any people who were born on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Therefore, it is a troll rule.QuoteWhich way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
Post by: CactusKing on September 15, 2018, 07:24:28 am
Jokes on you I was never born.That means the Roman Empire rule does not exist for any people who were born on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Therefore, it is a troll rule.QuoteWhich way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
Post by: Submachine on September 15, 2018, 07:28:23 am
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You may not include Quantum Pillars/Towers without explicit permission from a current Competition Organizer. This permission must be screenshotted and included with your deck. Permission will be denied if you ask for permission using any words that someone has already used to ask permission. You may not use more than 3 words to request permission.
Quantum Pillars, please!
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on September 15, 2018, 07:29:27 am
Jokes on you I was never born.That means the Roman Empire rule does not exist for any people who were born on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Therefore, it is a troll rule.QuoteWhich way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
but hatched from an egg instead.
Post by: Basman-1453 on September 15, 2018, 07:33:05 am
Jokes on you I was never born.
but hatched from an egg instead.
Joke's on you, cactus was the result of a binary fission :sillyspin:
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 09:10:14 am
Disregard means "ignore". If you're born on a day ending with Y, pretend the above rule doesn't exist. Therefore, there is no rule that specifically affects Grav Mercs.QuoteWhich way it's to be disregarded? (That is, if you're born in a day ending ing 'y', which is it: you're not allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're born in the former ERE or you're allowed to use Grav Mercs even if you're not born in the former ERE?)
- If you were born in the former Eastern Roman Empire, you may use graviton mercenaries without regard to any other rules.
- The above rule is to be disregarded if you were born on a day ending in "y".
The intent was fixed-width length, but we may accept card-space length if the accompanying proof is provided. And that's assuming that I'm interpreting this right.QuoteFixed-width length or card-space length?
- A card may only be upgraded if the card in the same row but two columns left of the upgraded card has a name of equal length to the card you want to be upgraded - either its unupgraded or upgraded name.
The Budget and Grants Approval Committee of the Great City has approved your grant request!QuoteYou may not include Quantum Pillars/Towers without explicit permission from a current Competition Organizer. This permission must be screenshotted and included with your deck. Permission will be denied if you ask for permission using any words that someone has already used to ask permission. You may not use more than 3 words to request permission.
Quantum Pillars, please!
Post by: Wyand on September 15, 2018, 11:02:48 am
“You may only use a shard if you have an award on your profile (e.g. birthday cake, tournament wins, competition wins) that predominantly features that shard's element's colour. If you are legally colourblind and include proof with your submission, you may use any shard.”
This is why one should be a master of all elements
Or colourblind.
(Don't want to be rough with colourblind ppl, but this post just begged for this answer. :) )
Post by: CactusKing on September 15, 2018, 11:41:34 am
Post by: Vindilos on September 15, 2018, 11:48:01 am
COs can also copy and remove decks they have seen.
Post by: Linkcat on September 15, 2018, 11:58:52 am
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 12:08:12 pm
Which nymph should we include to pair with a neutral weapon?
Post by: Submachine on September 15, 2018, 04:46:31 pm
Sapphire Charger (8+7=15) = Entropy Pendulum (7+8=15)
Entropy-Gravity split, Amber Nymph used w/ Discord
I am part of the [REDACTED], so that makes me cool.
This locks down Black Hole for other players.
In the end, I found a better deck than the rainbow I was about to build, so I can undo my Quantum Pillar request if necessary (unless my submission is illegal). (Though there are at least 3 more ways to ask for permission with different words, so it would be funny to see the limited versions.)
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Post by: Aves on September 15, 2018, 04:54:31 pm
Would it not be more fair if we submit privately to COs so we can't be counterbuild? Would be pretty easy to do.
COs can also copy and remove decks they have seen.
Next! Please submit your identification to the servitor at desk 124.
Processing...
Validated! No anomalies detected.
We believe that the current ruleset does enough in countering the strategy of counterdecking, as the viability of counters decreases as more and more cards are removed from successive simulators' options. After all, somebody might submit your counter before you can.
Post by: CleanOnion on September 15, 2018, 05:41:10 pm
Strategy: Don't play anything and then the opponents gets bored and leaves
this strategy makes me a cool dude
EDIT: also I'm banning dimshield
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Post by: Vindilos on September 16, 2018, 03:13:06 am
(https://i.imgur.com/Vu0LH6O.png)
if not:
Can I have
?
Post by: Aves on September 16, 2018, 03:42:59 am
Would this be legal?That particular simulation would quickly catch the attention of the authorities, with a deck size not divisible by 9.
(https://i.imgur.com/Vu0LH6O.png)
It is not a valid deck (yes, that's a rule).
if not:
Can I have
?
*zzcttzz* Welcome to The Official Budget and Grants Approval Committee Support System! If you have legal qu-- *zzcttzz* Okay! If you believe *zzctzz* Somebody has misplaced your grant request! Please stay on the line and hold. Your current queue position: #1! Everybody's always #1 in our glorious call center! DO NOT LEAVE THE QUEUE, CITIZEN. Thank you for cooperating! *Some music starts playing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TmoYBcLul8)*
We'll get back to you on that.
After a thorough review process, your request has been granted!
Post by: shockcannon on September 16, 2018, 06:18:36 am
Light Pendulum (13) - Dark Pendulum (13) (Including spaces for Dark Pend)
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How is this legal? Light Pendulum also has a space.
Post by: CactusKing on September 16, 2018, 06:24:50 am
Light Pendulum (13) - Dark Pendulum (13) (Including spaces for Dark Pend)
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How is this legal? Light Pendulum also has a space.
It's a very flexible rule, you can choose to use the upped/unupped name, and also whether to count the spaces on each one separately.
Post by: shockcannon on September 16, 2018, 06:33:32 am
Post by: Submachine on September 16, 2018, 07:17:19 am
Post by: dawn to dusk on September 16, 2018, 07:19:12 am
Maybe the space difference was just not noticed. That seems like a thing that shouldn’t be allowed.I specifically asked Onion in chat and he said it was fine
EDIT: The discussion was regarding my use of unupped Vampire Stilleto, and I asked if it was fine to use Light Pend w/ Dark Pend
Post by: CactusKing on September 16, 2018, 07:57:34 am
With that knowledge I'm going to delete my submission post and resubmit a new deck if that's okay. I don't think many people have seen my submission yet, and the card I banned hasn't been added to the ban list on the main post yet.
A bit late now, but the rules do say you can't change the banned card once you post it.
Post by: Basman-1453 on September 16, 2018, 02:39:02 pm
Water aficionado, thus cool dude. So cool, in fact, that further Fire Bolts are verboten.
Username doesn't start with a vowel, thus I'm free to flame stuff.
Code: [Select]
Explosion
Fire Bolt
Crimson Dragon
Burning Pillar
(Minor (?) edit to the submission, might require checking.) ✔
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All sensors clear.
Post by: Submachine on September 16, 2018, 03:09:15 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/AdDW5wO.png)
Looks like we have the first matchup that will be decided by cointoss.
Post by: Kalinuial on September 16, 2018, 08:32:04 pm
Sanctuary is banned for future entries.
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Post by: Naii_the_Baf on September 17, 2018, 12:00:19 am
Post by: Aves on September 17, 2018, 12:43:44 am
Requesting "Other" Towers.
The Official Budget and Grants Approval Committee has decided to grant your request. Congratulations!
Post by: Submachine on September 17, 2018, 05:52:32 am
Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit Transmission LogsExplanation: Mirror Shield (6+6) = Granite Skin (7+4+space).Invalid Upgrades - Mirror Shield's length does not match Stone Skin.Attention, citizens! The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit III has detected unauthorized activity occurring at this sector. Please stand by while our Enforcers deviate from their patrol routes. Thank you for listening! Have a nice day.
Attention, citizens! Unauthorised activity detected has been determined to be a sensor blip from faulty equipment. There is no present danger. You may go about your business.
Post by: CactusKing on September 17, 2018, 06:44:09 am
I am succulent, cool enough to survive in the desert. That makes me a cool dude, so I use 31 cards.
Code: [Select]
MarkofEarth
Stone Tower
Stone Pillar
EliteGraboid
Shrieker
Shrieker
And now none of you can use graboid, gg rainbow nerds.
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Post by: Aves on September 18, 2018, 08:38:39 pm
With that knowledge I'm going to delete my submission post and resubmit a new deck if that's okay. I don't think many people have seen my submission yet, and the card I banned hasn't been added to the ban list on the main post yet.
Sorry for the late response!
We have no way of enforcing the ban change rule since we haven't seen it, so this will be allowed. With that said, we encourage people not to rely on this precedent, and ban choices will be locked in if we see them.
Post by: Vineroz on September 19, 2018, 04:11:42 am
...so illegal, the punishment for playing is death.
Challenge accepted
I am so cool I quoted Onion's post
get that poison lock for me yo
Code: [Select]
Mark of Death
Flesh Recluse
Bone Pillar
FleshSpider
Bone Pillar
Elite Mummy
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Post by: Submachine on September 19, 2018, 05:53:39 am
We have no way of enforcing the ban change rule since we haven't seen it, so this will be allowed. With that said, we encourage people not to rely on this precedent, and ban choices will be locked in if we see them.Actually, admins have access to all deleted posts.~ It is an information that can be recovered.
Post by: Naii_the_Baf on September 19, 2018, 05:58:33 pm
Ban that Nymph's Tears for me.
I use Nymphs therefore I am cool so I use 31 cards
I edited so I cannot use cards that start with "A"
Code: [Select]
DeathPendulum
WaterPendulum
Skull BucklerSubmission was edited, may require re-check. ✔
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This sector remains free of illegal activity.
Post by: CleanOnion on September 20, 2018, 01:23:48 pm
*"Like" means "at least a week longer than this"
Post by: Submachine on September 20, 2018, 02:10:52 pm
Had a firestall built and while I was tweaking it people banned both fire bolts and sancs :( so here, have some meta trash that just wins.Had a similar idea before, but I ditched it because it didn't beat Crusaggers.
I am succulent, cool enough to survive in the desert. That makes me a cool dude, so I use 31 cards.Code: [Select]MarkofEarth
Stone Tower
Stone Pillar
EliteGraboid
Shrieker
Shrieker
And now none of you can use graboid, gg rainbow nerds.
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Post by: Aves on September 25, 2018, 12:02:55 am
By decree of Lord Highmoon, God Of All Elements And Commander Of The Realms, all simulations must comply with the Laws of our Great City. Failure to do so IS UNACCEPTABLE and SHAMEFUL. We have discovered an incident of this TERRIBLE BEHAVIOR. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of our brave law enforcement division, the criminals were caught in the act and executed. Glory to the Great City. Glory to Lord Highmoon!
(https://i.imgur.com/YhLLhxQ.png)
You don't want your simulation to look like that. You'd better wrap things up...
You have no time remaining.
Post by: Submachine on September 27, 2018, 06:00:44 pm
Post by: Aves on September 27, 2018, 11:15:49 pm
May I request the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit, that after an extra week of extension (and no submissions during that), no more extensions are given?
There was no extension, and there are no planned extensions.
The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit emphatically denies any occurrence of errors in scheduling/timing posts by an officer whose name rhymes with "Mean Pun Tin."
Post by: mathman101 on September 28, 2018, 01:44:17 am
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If your username starts with a vowel, you may not use Fire. If it starts with a consonant, you may not use Life. You may ignore this restriction if you have at least 3 different cards that start with the first letter of your username.Mitosis, Maxwell's Demon, Mark of Life.....tough luck Comp Organizers but I'm using life :P
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A card may only be upgraded if the card in the same row but two columns left of the upgraded card has a name of equal length to the card you want to be upgraded - either its unupgraded or upgraded name. (CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE IMAGE)Spine Carapace = 13 letters
All shields must be upgraded.
Maxwell's Demon = 13 letters
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The number of cards you use must be divisible by 9.I have been hired by council for WM, TrO, TO, and NLW, they only did this because I am a "cool dude" and has nothing to do with my maturity and staffing abilities.
If you consider yourself a "cool dude", and are able to cite a reason to prove that you are, the number of cards you use may be any number so long as it's odd. This overrides the previous rule.
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You may not use a card whose name starts with the first lowercase letter of your username. This only applies if you have any lowercase letters, and it also only applies if you have edited your post at least once.I will be unable to edit this post before deadline due to not having laptop access, so regardless of being illegal or not this will not be edited. (really hoping it is legal though)
I really only did this so I could make a life deck in spite of the second rule disallowing it. ;D
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Patrol 101, this is Commanding Console Tower B37. Anything to report? Lord Highmoon, Praise the Exalted One lest we stray from the Righteous Glory of the Great City, has been eager to begin the next round of purges.
Just a bunch of frogs. Weird looking little buggers. I think I saw a pink one.
No illegal activity has been detected in this sector.
Post by: shockcannon on September 28, 2018, 03:39:32 am
I ban graviton mercenary because that's all I can ban.
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Post by: Vindilos on September 28, 2018, 11:46:02 pm
Both of my decks were illegal, so rushing this.
Deck:
Today I took a shower in liquid nitogren, thus I am a cool dude.
Banning Air nymph so close to the deadline, you never know.
I'm betting on Vineroz winning this.
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Post by: Aves on September 29, 2018, 12:52:45 am
Simulation Results
Soon™
Post by: Submachine on October 12, 2018, 02:00:26 pm
| Competitors | Vs 1 | Vs 2 | Vs 3 | Vs 4 | Vs 5 | Vs 6 | Vs 7 | Vs 8 | Vs 9 | Vs 10 | Vs 11 | Vs 12 | Total | |
| 1 dawn to dusk | --X-- | 486 | 91 | 124 | 268 | 34 | 151 | 127 | 440 | 441 | 484 | 151 | 5 wins | |
| 2 InsignificantWeaboo | 14 | --X-- | 118 | 131 | 73 | 170 | 40 | 2 | 65 | 98 | 265 | 16 | 1 win | |
| 3 Submachine | 409 | 382 | --X-- | 445 | 299 | 16 | 125 | 101 | 302 | 330 | 300 | 94 | 7 wins | |
| 4 CleanOnion | 376 | 369 | 55 | --X-- | 159 | 4 | 380 | 253 | 447 | 465 | 404 | 66 | 7 wins | |
| 5 Basman | 232 | 427 | 201 | 341 | --X-- | 284 | 109 | 29 | 129 | 138 | 394 | 41 | 4 wins | |
| 6 Kalinual | 466 | 330 | 484 | 496 | 216 | --X-- | 2 | 2 | 185 | 329 | 498 | 489 | 7 wins | |
| 7 CactusKing | 349 | 460 | 375 | 120 | 391 | 498 | --X-- | 397 | 449 | 429 | 430 | 122 | 9 wins | |
| 8 Vineroz | 373 | 498 | 399 | 247 | 471 | 498 | 103 | --X-- | 447 | 443 | 485 | 140 | 8 wins | |
| 9 Naii_the_Baf | 60 | 435 | 198 | 53 | 371 | 315 | 51 | 53 | --X-- | 230 | 435 | 21 | 4 wins | |
| 10 mathman101 | 59 | 402 | 170 | 35 | 362 | 171 | 71 | 57 | 270 | --X-- | 176 | 39 | 3 wins | |
| 11 shockcannon | 16 | 235 | 200 | 96 | 106 | 2 | 70 | 15 | 65 | 324 | --X-- | 216 | 1 win | |
| 12 Vindilos | 349 | 484 | 406 | 434 | 459 | 11 | 378 | 360 | 479 | 461 | 284 | --X-- | 10 wins |
- Vindilos and his Blue Nymph domin with 10 victories
- CactusKing and his Quaking Graboids with 9 victories
- Vineroz and his Death with 8 victories
It was a fun competition. Had some genuine laughs on the concept, and after a bit of skimming, the rules were easy to understand. (I removed rules that didn't apply to me. I translated cards with specified letters to a list of cards. etc.) The comments of the Division Unit were creative at first, then they got creative again towards the end.
It was not perfect though. The two big flaws of the competition are both related to lenient restrictions. Allowing to mess with spaces in card names was unnecessary and lame. Not messing with what counts as being cool was also lame. Some of the reasons were lazy, so they should have been rejected the coolness. How am I supposed to believe that it is "extremely important" to follow the restrictions to not "be detected by the government", if the Division Unit is not doing proper enforcement? :P
So there, my constructive criticism.
Post by: Aves on October 12, 2018, 10:39:14 pm
The criteria for victory we were planning on using was the number of games won, not the number of matches won. We can see how the wording might have been a bit ambiguous there. By our planned metric, vindi still comes out on top, but only by 1 point (4105 against Vineroz's 4104). We'll have to see how it works out in the end though, that's a very slim margin! ;)
The Great City has elected Submachine as the citizen most fit for the job of the Glorious Undersecretary of Urban Planning and Development. We look forward to seeing what great feats he accomplishes, after the mandatory fourteen month corruption probe spent under house arrest. The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit offers a sincere assurance and solemn promise that we have no intent to appropriate his no doubt humble worldly possessions, not excluding common household objects like tables.
Post by: Vindilos on October 13, 2018, 12:32:40 am
Thanks sub! CO and I have both been very busy. We still plan to do our own run of the simulations for the official victory... Soon™!
The criteria for victory we were planning on using was the number of games won, not the number of matches won. We can see how the wording might have been a bit ambiguous there. By our planned metric, vindi still comes out on top, but only by 1 point (4105 against Vineroz's 4104). We'll have to see how it works out in the end though, that's a very slim margin! ;)
The Great City has elected Submachine as the citizen most fit for the job of the Glorious Undersecretary of Urban Planning and Development. We look forward to seeing what great feats he accomplishes, after the mandatory fourteen month corruption probe spent under house arrest. The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit offers a sincere assurance and solemn promise that we have no intent to appropriate his no doubt humble worldly possessions, not excluding common household objects like tables.
Or you could just call the win right there.
We have been waiting for so long, its good to end the tournament.
Post by: ARTHANASIOS on October 13, 2018, 08:15:02 am
Or you could just call the win right there.
We have been waiting for so long, its good to end the tournament.
I don't think waiting a little longer will hurt any of you. COs are busy, let them take their time. The newer competitions run smoothly so, since this do not delay any competition events, let us not rush anything imho. Yes, this comes from someone who didn't participate in this competition but still shares his opinion. :P
Post by: Submachine on October 13, 2018, 10:13:59 am
The Great City has elected Submachine as the citizen most fit for the job of the Glorious Undersecretary of Urban Planning and Development. We look forward to seeing what great feats he accomplishes, after the mandatory fourteen month corruption probe spent under house arrest. The Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit offers a sincere assurance and solemn promise that we have no intent to appropriate his no doubt humble worldly possessions, not excluding common household objects like tables.I have no idea what's happening, but this part made my morning start with laughter. ^^ Thanks for that.
Post by: Vineroz on October 15, 2018, 01:57:38 am
vindi still comes out on top, but only by 1 point (4105 against Vineroz's 4104)
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Post by: CleanOnion on October 19, 2018, 08:57:57 pm
Simulation Results
Attention, citizens of the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City!
Earlier this week the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit did not discover a terrorist cell simulating dangerous, highly-violent card games in defiance of Article 14. Any reports you may or may not have heard asserting this to be true are false, and may be disregarded! Please pass on the sources of this information to the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Law Enforcement Division Unit such that they may be dealt with!
In an unrelated event, the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City has recruited several volunteers to visit the Moon! These volunteers are:
dawn to dusk
InsignificantWeeaboo
Submachine (who has been removed from house arrest for this purpose)
CleanOnion
Basman-1453
Kalinuial
CactusKing
Naii_the_Baf
shockcannon
Vindilos
mathman101
These volunteers will be paid for their time and services, but sadly will not be given the chance to say goodbye to their families as their shuttle is leaving very soon. Those that return, if any, may or may not have any memory of visiting the Moon. Those that exhibit any other memories, especially those that disparage the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City or its interrogation techniques, are to be discredited and ostracised!
The following contains very technical information regarding payment of these volunteers and may be ignored:
(https://i.imgur.com/2IllFH1.png)
We would like to give special thanks to Vineroz for putting these volunteers in contact with the Most Glorious And Resplendent Great City Optional Recruitment Drive! He has been rewarded with a variety of worldly possessions such as tables.
Post by: Vindilos on October 19, 2018, 09:41:37 pm
Post by: CleanOnion on October 20, 2018, 03:33:33 am
Are you sure you put my code in correctly? Because I had very favorable results against most of the field when I did simulations myself (as shown by Submachine).
100% certain - I just checked your original deck code against the one in my spreadsheet and they're identical. I also simulated it against several of the other decks and got similar results. If you could show us what results you're getting, I'd be interested to see.
Post by: ARTHANASIOS on October 20, 2018, 05:42:21 pm
Are you sure you put my code in correctly? Because I had very favorable results against most of the field when I did simulations myself (as shown by Submachine).
I think the browser you use has a big impact in the results of the simulation...
Post by: JonathanCrazyJ on October 22, 2018, 04:04:50 pm
Note to Vindi, this sucks for you, but be mad with Sub not the COs.
Post by: Wyand on October 22, 2018, 04:50:25 pm
Note to sub, this is why even when they are being slow, never interfere with judging when it is someone else's job. Of course they couldn't use your unofficial results, but just by posting them you cause drama if the official results are slightly different.
Note to Vindi, this sucks for you, but be mad with Sub not the COs.
Yes, we can safely say that CO-work is CO-work - at the same time I'd like to add a few important thoughts.
- I feel that the win conditions weren't 100% clear. Matches? Games? In most cases matches matter - that wasn't stated here.
- Because of Sub's test we know that different browsers may yield different results. I'm pretty sure the COs weren't aware of
that - guess they would have mentioned it in the initial post.
I think the only thing we can bring up against Sub is that he didn't mention that his calculations are not official.
But he also didn't know about the script vs. browser issue.