Elements Mastermind - by Submachine

[Submachine]

Round 1 is over!

Round 1 Results:
1.) ARTHANASIOS - 4 attempts - WIN
2.) qwerter - 6 attempts - WIN
3.) rob77dp - 6 attempts - TIE
3.) RootRanger - 6 attempts - TIE
5.) theelkspeaks - 7 attempts - TIE
5.) eaglgenes101 - 7 attempts - TIE
7.) dawn to dusk - 7 attempts - LOSS (extra life used)
8.) Kuroaitou - 6 attempts - LOSS

Round 2 rules will be up tomorrow!

[Submachine]

ROUND 2 Rules:

Round 2 rules will follow Round 1 rules:

Participants are matched up with each other randomly and they will play a Mastermind Head-to-Head game. First, all players create a secret code and send it to me in a PM (even if they sent one in before Round 0), then they try to figure out each other's codes. The codes are now on HARD difficulty, so any 4-digit code can be used.

Mastermind Head-to-Head rules are just guidelines. If both you and your opponent accept on a rule change, you can play with those new rules. Note that the game has to be equally challenging to both players.

General Rules: players have unlimited attempts to solve the opponent's code. However, to avoid the luck-factor a bit, participants should make a Zero-Attempt. This means that each player posts a half of a code to then put them together and create the Zero-Attempt code, which will show up on both players' boards. The half-codes should be posted in the respective game match thread.

Brackets: since there is an odd number of players, one player will get a bye. To don't leave him out of the fun, he is given the opportunity to play againt either the organizer or any other player he names in Sandbox meanwhile. He can also decide to just skip Round 1.

The winner of a normal match (not including the BYE-game) is the person who solved the code in less turns. The winner moves on to the next round, the loser, however, is eliminated from the tournament (but he can keep playing in Sandbox). If 2 players solve the code in equal attempts, none of them gets eliminated.

BRACKETS:

A) ARTHANASIOS VS theelkspeaks
B) qwerter VS eaglgenes101
C) rob77dp VS dawn to dusk
D) RootRanger gets a bye


*edit1: Added links to matches

[rob77dp]

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I do not see matchup topics for us here .  I suppose I'll send in my half of the zero-attempt code and wait for a "Round 2 - rob77dp vs dawn to dusk" Forum Games - Matches topic to begin actual match stuff.



--Rob

[Submachine]

I do not see matchup topics for us here .  I suppose I'll send in my half of the zero-attempt code and wait for a "Round 2 - rob77dp vs dawn to dusk" Forum Games - Matches topic to begin actual match stuff.

You see it right rob, but I already created all the matchup topics and posted in the Transfer thread. Now it's only up to Kuro when will they be actually divided into separate topics in the Forum Game Matches thread.

However, you speed up progress if you send in your HARD codes and your Zero attempts, so I'll thank you if you do that.

[Submachine]

Round 2 is over!

Round 2 Results:
1.) rob77dp - 5 attempts - WIN
2.) qwerter - 7 attempts - WIN
3.) ARTHANASIOS - 6 attempts - TIE
3.) theelkspeaks - 6 attempts - TIE
5.) RootRanger - 0 attempts - BYE
6.) dawn to dusk - 6 attempts - LOSS
7.) eaglgenes101 - 8 attempts - LOSS

Round 3 rules will be up soon!

[Submachine]

ROUND 3 Rules:

The games in Round 3 are played in Mastermind Vanilla (like in Round 0). All players will get a HARD difficulty code (randomly generated by the organizer), which will then need to be solved. Only one player will be eliminated from the round, based on the following weighing:

• was unable to solve the code,
• the most attempts were needed,
• the average of his "result icons" ( and ) was the lowest,
• had the least amount of icons.

There is no need to send in any codes. The games can be started instantly as soon as the corresponding boards appear in the Forum Games - Matches section.

[Submachine]

Round 3 is over!

Round 3 Results:
1.) rob77dp - 5 attempts
2.) RootRanger - 7 attempts
2.) ARTHANASIOS - 7 attempts
4.) theelkspeaks - 8 attempts
5.) qwerter - 8 attempts - LOSS

About Round 4 rules, the participants can vote how they want to continue:

• One final showdown in Mastermind United
• Continue with 2-2 players facing each other in Mastermind Head-to-Head
• Let the players solve individual codes, just like in Round 3
• Other suggestion. Please specify...

[theelkspeaks]

Whew! sorry qwert

[DoubleCapitals]

Haha, no worries! Good luck next round!

[RootRanger]

Personally I have a slight preference to 2 rounds of 1v1 Head-to-Head.

[rob77dp]

Personally I have a slight preference to 2 rounds of 1v1 Head-to-Head.

I'm on board with Root's idea here, if Root confirms the intent is a single-elimination four-player bracket (i.e. - we're starting at the semifinals stage of a single-elimination tourney style).

[RootRanger]

Yes, of course.