Grid #2 - Round 2

[Gyrodiot]

Grid - Round 2

Period 2 : time's up !
Period 3 : time's up !

You should receive in the next hours a PM with very useful info (your Relics, your bans, the bans of your opponent, cookies not included)

Useful notes

Important : don't post your Round 2 results until Period 3 (because of possible copying and of course because of the Round Event)Don't forget to include your 2 Targets and Relics spent in your picks.If you're lost with the periods, visit the Schedule Overview (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,36397.0.html)Standings will be available as soon as possible, if you're reading this, I'm working on it at this very moment.Same goes for Floating Matches, I'm working on it.I won't answer to PMs unless you sent wrong picks, or if you've got a question. If you sent valid picks, I'll put your name in bold in the matchups (not immediately as I'm not always online)For your own comfort, complete your duels as soon as possible ^^ You'll have more time to prepare and schedule the next one.[/list]
Round event : Show you're different !

Different ? Are you kidding me ? It's the same Grid as the previous round !Yes, it is. Same cards, same places, everything.... and everyone will choose the same thing.I wouldn't be so sure about that.Why ?See these turrets around you ? Learning algorithms. Ready to take you down if you repeat a known move.Since when do they have turrets ?[/list]
Special Rules : All players gain 2 Relics immediately. Gain 1 (or 3) extra Relics if one (or both) of your Targets is (are) unique. Winners gain 10 minus M extra Relics, where M is the maximum matches between your picks and Round 1 picks.

If you're wondering what is going on, don't worry, here's a clear explanation. First part : all players receive 2 Relics. Like the three you received at the beginning of Round 1, you can spend them this round. Remember that the Relics you gain with Round 1 matches won't be given to you before Round 3.

Second part : Whether you win or not, if you Target a slot and are the only one to target it, you gain 1 Relic. If both of your Targets fits this condition, that's 3 Relics for you.

Third part : For example, the picks "A1 B2 C3 D4" and "A1 B2 C4 D3" have 2 matching picks (A1 and B2). What I'll do is :

Calculate the number of matches between your picks and each one from Round 1 (all are gathered in the anonymous table below)Gather the numbers, take the maximum M10 minus M is the number of Relics you'll gain if you win. If it is negative, you gain no Relics.

TL;DR version : do something radically different from everyone in last round and you'll get plenty of Relics.

A11 B8 C5 D4 E10 F9 G3 H12 I1 J6 K7 L2A1 B12 C2 D7 E4 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K6 L3A11 B5 C7 D4 E1 F9 G2 H3 I12 J6 K10 L8A1 B5 C6 D3 E7 F11 G2 H8 I12 J4 K10 L9A6 B8 C12 D9 E3 F5 G2 H11 I7 J1 K4 L10A6 B4 C2 D7 E3 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K12 L1A12 B9 C11 D3 E1 F5 G8 H10 I7 J2 K4 L6A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F2 G1 H7 I4 J9 K5 L8A2 B3 C10 D5 E1 F11 G9 H8 I12 J6 K7 L4A12 B8 C2 D7 E6 F1 G9 H4 I3 J11 K5 L10A1 B9 C2 D6 E4 F7 G8 H3 I12 J11 K5 L10A2 B5 C10 D6 E7 F11 G3 H8 I12 J4 K1 L9A7 B12 C1 D6 E9 F5 G11 H10 I8 J2 K4 L3A6 B12 C3 D9 E8 F5 G11 H10 I7 J1 K4 L2A12 B8 C6 D9 E1 F5 G7 H11 I3 J2 K4 L10A1 B5 C9 D3 E8 F7 G2 H10 I12 J11 K6 L4A12 B5 C9 D3 E6 F11 G7 H8 I2 J4 K1 L10A11 B9 C2 D7 E10 F5 G3 H12 I1 J6 K4 L8A1 B12 C5 D6 E4 F7 G11 H10 I8 J2 K9 L3A12 B8 C7 D11 E6 F5 G3 H10 I9 J1 K4 L2A11 B8 C7 D5 E10 F9 G2 H1 I3 J6 K4 L12A12 B6 C2 D5 E8 F9 G4 H10 I11 J1 K7 L3A11 B8 C6 D4 E10 F9 G1 H12 I2 J3 K7 L5A12 B8 C3 D6 E7 F5 G9 H11 I10 J1 K4 L2A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F7 G9 H8 I2 J1 K5 L4A12 B9 C11 D6 E8 F5 G2 H7 I3 J1 K4 L10

Your picks : A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J10 K11 L12

A11 B8 C5

D4 E10 F9 G3 H12 I1 J6 K7 L2A1 B12 C2 D7 E4 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K6 L3A11 B5 C7 D4 E1 F9 G2 H3 I12 J6 K10 L8A1 B5 C6 D3 E7 F11 G2 H8 I12 J4 K10 L9A6 B8 C12 D9 E3 F5 G2 H11 I7 J1 K4 L10A6 B4 C2 D7 E3 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K12 L1A12 B9 C11 D3 E1 F5 G8 H10 I7 J2 K4 L6A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F2 G1 H7 I4 J9 K5 L8A2 B3 C10 D5 E1 F11 G9 H8 I12 J6 K7 L4A12 B8 C2 D7 E6 F1 G9 H4 I3 J11 K5 L10A1 B9 C2 D6 E4 F7 G8 H3 I12 J11 K5 L10A2 B5 C10 D6 E7 F11 G3 H8 I12 J4 K1 L9A7 B12 C1 D6 E9 F5 G11 H10 I8 J2 K4 L3A6 B12 C3 D9 E8 F5 G11 H10 I7 J1 K4 L2A12 B8 C6 D9 E1 F5 G7 H11 I3 J2 K4 L10A1 B5 C9 D3 E8 F7 G2 H10 I12 J11 K6 L4A12 B5 C9 D3 E6 F11 G7 H8 I2 J4 K1 L10A11 B9 C2 D7 E10 F5 G3 H12 I1 J6 K4 L8A1 B12 C5 D6 E4 F7 G11 H10 I8 J2 K9 L3A12 B8 C7 D11 E6 F5 G3 H10 I9 J1 K4 L2A11 B8 C7 D5 E10 F9 G2 H1 I3 J6 K4 L12A12 B6 C2 D5 E8 F9 G4 H10 I11 J1 K7 L3A11 B8 C6 D4 E10 F9 G1 H12 I2 J3 K7 L5A12 B8 C3 D6 E7 F5 G9 H11 I10 J1 K4 L2A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F7 G9 H8 I2 J1 K5 L4A12 B9 C11 D6 E8 F5 G2 H7 I3 J1 K4 L10[/list]
I bolded when the slots match.
Maximum matches : 2
Relics gained upon win : 10 - 2 = 8

Here's a reminder of the slot picking and deckbuilding rules :

No 2 picks in the same row or column

You can't pick slots you picked last roundYou can use 3 upped cards in all your decks for each Relic you spend (remember, you have 3 of them from the start)Any size, any mark, any Pillars and PendulumsCards from the slots you have chosen (not necessarily all), any number of copies of themDouble-check your picks : once you sent me valid ones, you can't change them.[/list]
Matchups

1chase1997	vs.	Terroking
FuryGhost	vs.	ddevans96
Badok	vs.	Kakerlake
kevkev60614	vs.	ralouf1
mrpaper	vs.	agentflare
Jocko	vs.	Cheesy111
Vineroz	vs.	Odii Odsen
Absol	vs.	Onizuka
Helston	vs.	blackknight280
Little Lord	vs.	bogtro
Bonestorm	vs.	annamall
Valyok26	vs.	xdude
ji412jo	vs.	drolly
calindu221	vs.	majofa
The Mormegil	vs.	UTAlan
RootRanger	vs.	NikaZaslavsky

Grid

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Text-only Grid

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

1

Bone Dragon

Parasite

Procrastination

Gravity Pull

Parallel Universe

Miracle

Dragonfly

Thunderstorm

Gravity Shield

Deflagration

Pegasus

Plague

2

Azure Dragon

Antlion

Rage Potion

Pulverizer

Silence

Maxwell's Demon

Horned Frog

Lobotomizer

Hope

Momentum

Chimera

Shockwave

3

Antimatter

Titanium Shield

Graviton Mercenary

Firefly Queen

Dagger

Freeze

Acceleration

Pandemonium

Catapult

Ash Eater

Fire Spirit

Devonian Dragon

4

Abomination

Precognition

Rustler

Drain Life

Mummy

Sky Blitz

Immolation

Blue Crawler

Liquid Shadow

Druidic Staff

Nova

Wings

5

Otyugh

Adrenaline

Voodoo Doll

Phoenix

Earthquake

Graboid

Hammer

Empathic Bond

Forest Scorpion

Flooding

Arctic Squid

Photon

6

Chaos Seed

Spark

Unstable Gas

Skull Shield

Ice Bolt

Titan

Fallen Elf

Armagio

Mindgate

Fractal

Flesh Spider

Ice Shield

7

Soul Catcher

Colossal Dragon

Quintessence

Fire Shield

Emerald Dragon

Poison

Cockatrice

Rain of Fire

Sundial

Stone Skin

Cloak

Firefly

8

Reflective Shield

Vampire Stiletto

Basilisk's Blood

Sapphire Charger

Fog Shield

Aflatoxin

Mitosis

Owl's Eye

Ghost of the Past

Dusk Mantle

Holy Light

Black Dragon

9

Anubis

Steal

Luciferine

Shrieker

Vulture

Minor Vampire

Fire Bolt

Phase Dragon

Deja Vu

Nymph's Tears

Solar Shield

Deathstalker

10

Emerald Shield

Schrodinger's Cat

Mind Flayer

Purple Dragon

Nightfall

Short Bow

Ice Dragon

Reverse Time

Immortal

Toadfish

Heal

Chrysaora

11

Devourer

Steam Machine

Lava Golem

Shield

Bone Wall

Flying Weapon

Dune Scorpion

Lightning

Gargoyle

Sanctuary

Golden Dragon

Gnome Rider

12

Forest Spirit

Eternity

Trident

Graviton Fire Eater

Skeleton

Mutation

Fate Egg

Crusader

Carapace Shield

Boneyard

Plate Armor

Enchant Artifact

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

1

Bone Dragon

Parasite

Procrastination

Gravity Pull

Parallel Universe

Miracle

Dragonfly

Thunderstorm

Gravity Shield

Deflagration

Pegasus

Plague

2

Azure Dragon

Antlion

Rage Potion

Pulverizer

Silence

Maxwell's Demon

Horned Frog

Lobotomizer

Hope

Momentum

Chimera

Shockwave

3

Antimatter

Titanium Shield

Graviton Mercenary

Firefly Queen

Dagger

Freeze

Acceleration

Pandemonium

Catapult

Ash Eater

Fire Spirit

Devonian Dragon

4

Abomination

Precognition

Rustler

Drain Life

Mummy

Sky Blitz

Immolation

Blue Crawler

Liquid Shadow

Druidic Staff

Nova

Wings

5

Otyugh

Adrenaline

Voodoo Doll

Phoenix

Earthquake

Graboid

Hammer

Empathic Bond

Forest Scorpion

Flooding

Arctic Squid

Photon

6

Chaos Seed

Spark

Unstable Gas

Skull Shield

Ice Bolt

Titan

Fallen Elf

Armagio

Mindgate

Fractal

Flesh Spider

Ice Shield

7

Soul Catcher

Colossal Dragon

Quintessence

Fire Shield

Emerald Dragon

Poison

Cockatrice

Rain of Fire

Sundial

Stone Skin

Cloak

Firefly

8

Reflective Shield

Vampire Stiletto

Basilisk's Blood

Sapphire Charger

Fog Shield

Aflatoxin

Mitosis

Owl's Eye

Ghost of the Past

Dusk Mantle

Holy Light

Black Dragon

9

Anubis

Steal

Luciferine

Shrieker

Vulture

Minor Vampire

Fire Bolt

Phase Dragon

Deja Vu

Nymph's Tears

Solar Shield

Deathstalker

10

Emerald Shield

Schrodinger's Cat

Mind Flayer

Purple Dragon

Nightfall

Short Bow

Ice Dragon

Reverse Time

Immortal

Toadfish

Heal

Chrysaora

11

Devourer

Steam Machine

Lava Golem

Shield

Bone Wall

Flying Weapon

Dune Scorpion

Lightning

Gargoyle

Sanctuary

Golden Dragon

Gnome Rider

12

Forest Spirit

Eternity

Trident

Graviton Fire Eater

Skeleton

Mutation

Fate Egg

Crusader

Carapace Shield

Boneyard

Plate Armor

Enchant Artifact

[/list]

[majofa]

So this 'distance' isn't actually a distance at all? It's really just how many different picks you select this round compared to last round?

[UTAlan]

So this 'distance' isn't actually a distance at all? It's really just how many different picks you select this round compared to last round?

Ack. I guess you are right.

[Gyrodiot]

So this 'distance' isn't actually a distance at all? It's really just how many different picks you select this round compared to last round?

Exactly, it's not a "graphical" distance. I'll put one or two examples to illustrate the process.

[majofa]

So this 'distance' isn't actually a distance at all? It's really just how many different picks you select this round compared to last round?

Exactly, it's not a "graphical" distance. I'll put one or two examples to illustrate the process.

Honestly, I'd just completely get rid of the word 'distance'. It's very confusing, as it makes people start counting the spaces between their picks.

[Gyrodiot]

Indeed... I figured out that the "matches" definition is better. I'll reformulate that in the next minutes.

I made this round event waaaay too obscure :/
Reformulate, reformulate.

[Gyrodiot]

I reformulated. No more distance, just matches. I added an example, theorically it's way clearer now

[majofa]

ooooooohhhh... it's everyone's picks. No longer confused.

[AnnaMall]

Calculate the number of matches between your picks and each one from Round 1 (all are gathered in the anonymous table below)
Gather the numbers, take the maximum M
10 minus M is the number of Relics you'll gain if you win. If it is negative, you gain no Relics.

TL;DR version : do something radically different from everyone in last round and you'll get plenty of Relics.

Spoiler for List of last round picks:
A11 B8 C5 D4 E10 F9 G3 H12 I1 J6 K7 L2
A1 B12 C2 D7 E4 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K6 L3
A11 B5 C7 D4 E1 F9 G2 H3 I12 J6 K10 L8
A1 B5 C6 D3 E7 F11 G2 H8 I12 J4 K10 L9
A6 B8 C12 D9 E3 F5 G2 H11 I7 J1 K4 L10
A6 B4 C2 D7 E3 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K12 L1
A12 B9 C11 D3 E1 F5 G8 H10 I7 J2 K4 L6
A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F2 G1 H7 I4 J9 K5 L8
A2 B3 C10 D5 E1 F11 G9 H8 I12 J6 K7 L4
A12 B8 C2 D7 E6 F1 G9 H4 I3 J11 K5 L10
A1 B9 C2 D6 E4 F7 G8 H3 I12 J11 K5 L10
A2 B5 C10 D6 E7 F11 G3 H8 I12 J4 K1 L9
A7 B12 C1 D6 E9 F5 G11 H10 I8 J2 K4 L3
A6 B12 C3 D9 E8 F5 G11 H10 I7 J1 K4 L2
A12 B8 C6 D9 E1 F5 G7 H11 I3 J2 K4 L10
A1 B5 C9 D3 E8 F7 G2 H10 I12 J11 K6 L4
A12 B5 C9 D3 E6 F11 G7 H8 I2 J4 K1 L10
A11 B9 C2 D7 E10 F5 G3 H12 I1 J6 K4 L8
A1 B12 C5 D6 E4 F7 G11 H10 I8 J2 K9 L3
A12 B8 C7 D11 E6 F5 G3 H10 I9 J1 K4 L2
A11 B8 C7 D5 E10 F9 G2 H1 I3 J6 K4 L12
A12 B6 C2 D5 E8 F9 G4 H10 I11 J1 K7 L3
A11 B8 C6 D4 E10 F9 G1 H12 I2 J3 K7 L5
A12 B8 C3 D6 E7 F5 G9 H11 I10 J1 K4 L2
A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F7 G9 H8 I2 J1 K5 L4
A12 B9 C11 D6 E8 F5 G2 H7 I3 J1 K4 L10


Spoiler for Example 1:
Your picks : A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J10 K11 L12

A11 B8 C5 D4 E10 F9 G3 H12 I1 J6 K7 L2
A1 B12 C2 D7 E4 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K6 L3
A11 B5 C7 D4 E1 F9 G2 H3 I12 J6 K10 L8
A1 B5 C6 D3 E7 F11 G2 H8 I12 J4 K10 L9
A6 B8 C12 D9 E3 F5 G2 H11 I7 J1 K4 L10
A6 B4 C2 D7 E3 F5 G9 H10 I8 J11 K12 L1
A12 B9 C11 D3 E1 F5 G8 H10 I7 J2 K4 L6
A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F2 G1 H7 I4 J9 K5 L8
A2 B3 C10 D5 E1 F11 G9 H8 I12 J6 K7 L4
A12 B8 C2 D7 E6 F1 G9 H4 I3 J11 K5 L10
A1 B9 C2 D6 E4 F7 G8 H3 I12 J11 K5 L10
A2 B5 C10 D6 E7 F11 G3 H8 I12 J4 K1 L9
A7 B12 C1 D6 E9 F5 G11 H10 I8 J2 K4 L3
A6 B12 C3 D9 E8 F5 G11 H10 I7 J1 K4 L2
A12 B8 C6 D9 E1 F5 G7 H11 I3 J2 K4 L10
A1 B5 C9 D3 E8 F7 G2 H10 I12 J11 K6 L4
A12 B5 C9 D3 E6 F11 G7 H8 I2 J4 K1 L10
A11 B9 C2 D7 E10 F5 G3 H12 I1 J6 K4 L8
A1 B12 C5 D6 E4 F7 G11 H10 I8 J2 K9 L3
A12 B8 C7 D11 E6 F5 G3 H10 I9 J1 K4 L2
A11 B8 C7 D5 E10 F9 G2 H1 I3 J6 K4 L12
A12 B6 C2 D5 E8 F9 G4 H10 I11 J1 K7 L3
A11 B8 C6 D4 E10 F9 G1 H12 I2 J3 K7 L5
A12 B8 C3 D6 E7 F5 G9 H11 I10 J1 K4 L2
A3 B11 C6 D10 E12 F7 G9 H8 I2 J1 K5 L4
A12 B9 C11 D6 E8 F5 G2 H7 I3 J1 K4 L10

I bolded when the slots match.
Maximum matches : 2
Relics gained upon win : 10 - 2 = 8

from what i understand in this example max matches are h8 (5 matches) from last round. where is my misunderstanding?

[majofa]

Think horizontally. It's each players' picks, not a specific slot.

The 4th row has 2 matching picks.

[Gyrodiot]

Due to the Forums failing this morning, I didn't have time to process picks when I wanted.

Round 3 won't start before tomorrow, so you have extra time to send your Pikcs and complete your matches.

Very sorry for the delay

[Gyrodiot]

Round 3 Grid has been generated. 36 Relics will pop up in the Grid !

Round 3 thread will be posted when the matchups are generated, tomorrow morning.
I'll shift Periods 3 & 4 consequently.

Next round event will deal with deck size... and be simple.
Thanks to everyone for your patience