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I guess the idea was that during the round-robins one could change any player up to 10 trades whenever one wished.
But after that stricter rules would apply. So one wouldn't be wise in changing half of her/his squad after every game as s/he might then face a situation where the ten changes are used up and half of the teams one's players are collected from have dropped from the competition...
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To think it again... ten changes surely is a lot and would allow that kind of "un-sportsmanlike" behaviour.
Happily no one has gone in to that this far...
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At the knock-out phase there will be different rules.
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But this is important... Surely we shouldn't be required to make our final changes before the last matches of the round-robins! That would mean that with all the teams who have already played two matches the trading window would be closing in a day or two - and we wouldn't even know which as the fixtures have not be given to us in advance!
So changes (those that go within the ten for the Group-stage) must be allowed after the last result of the round-robins are played... At least they should be... ![]() Surely they should be made before the knock-out phase begins...
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A good question... and a reasonable answer.
But I would surely like to know the official answer before any of the teams plays their third match... ![]()
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There's been a bit of a misinterpration methinks. To clear everything up and answer all your questions:
1) You may trade whenever you wish to, however if your trade takes place while I am posting the match reports it will not be held valid and you will recieve points for the player you had prior. 2) Once the final matches are played you will not be allowed to make any more trades. For convenience sake all the matches of the final round will be listed at once. As per the actual World Cup the final matches for a group would be played together. 3) You're more than welcome to keep switching players but you'll be shocked to find how fast 10 trades wear out. The system is based of an actual World Cup fantasy game and uh... I thought I'd be able to switch players in and out at fancy but yeah, 10 trades wear out way too fast. 4) If there are any unused trades at the end of the group stages they do not carry over to the knock out stages. 5) Yes Nogrod, your assumption is correct. That is how the seedings for the knockout stages will be done. Good luck!
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After pfutzing around in the middle of the pack, I am looking to make several trades. I have not been following as closely as I ought, perhaps, but I wanted to be sure that making a set of trades now would not be out of order. Thanks!
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Okay, let's make sure I have this straight. We must set our eleven in stone before the first match of round 3, because all the matches will be at once (ie there can be no trading between games, thus no one can receive points from more than 11 players during the round).
And after round 3 is finished and the knock-out bracket is announced, we will be allowed two trades before the eight first round games.
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Well, I'm making a pretty much wholesale change of the midfielders and forwards. Though my team is still in the middle of the pack, I've been disappointed with the overall performance of everyone except the Watcher In The Water. So I'm making six changes, saving a few just in case someone really falls apart.
Players OUT MF--Gandalf (Lothlorien) MF--Sam (Shire) MF--Legolas (Mirkwood) MF--Quickbeam (Fangorn) FW--Frodo (Tol Eressea) FW--Tulkas (Valinor) Players IN MF--Maedhros (Tuna) MF--The Phantom (Barrow-Downs) MF--Dwalin (Misty Mountains) MF--Miller (Ham) FW--Mormegil (Nargothrond) FW--Saucepan Man (Barrow-Downs) Let me know ASAP if I've done something in violation of the rules.
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aw-RIGHT! Now, when do we get the next updated leader-board? we've not seen who's ahead since last Friday.
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So do we have a chance to use some of our initial ten changes during the last round of the first-round matches (not to score more points on any particular game but to be able to see which teams do well and which will be their opponents in the knock-out round) or even make changes on that allowance just before the knock-out stages begin? Or is it that no changes with a player in a team that has played it's third match are not allowed? That would be nice to know... Thinking of my team for the knock-out rounds depends heavily on the performance of the teams here (and who they will meet in the knock-outs) and I wouldn't want to use all my changes now if I'm allowed to change things after the round-robins are over...
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OK, it's time to axe the dead (Mirk)wood and bring in some fresh blood(letters).
Saucepan (Un)Athletic hereby submits a request to make the following trades: OUT DF - Manwe (Valinor) MF - Legolas (Mirkwood) FW - Pippin Took (The Shire) IN DF - Maglor (Tuna) MF - Thuringwethil (Angband) FW - Sauron (Mordor) Suddenly, Saucepan (Un)Athletic seems a darker team altogether ... Now watch Pippin score a hat trick in the Shire's final match of the round. ![]() I will edit my original team list earlier in this thread.
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The Tumunzahar board tries to keep up a sporting spirit and will decline any temptation to sign in Dwalin, Miller, Mormegil, Thuringwethel and others... It's hard but hopefully it pays back with at least the moral victory...
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I have also made my changes in my original team post, to make scorekeeping a bit easier.
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The latest standings would be nice as well...
I mean yes we can count them ourselves but it would be much easier if someone with the actual tables in his hands would do that and make it public. And anyhow we need an impartial (!) side to make the sum-ups... Not that we should change anything here... but just to get our arbitrators to perform their promised duties ![]() ![]()
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Saucepan (Un)Athletic hereby submits the following additional trade:
OUT Elros (Numenor) IN Chief Warg (Misty Mountains) I will update my original team list.
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Sorry, it has been a really busy week
here are the player points for the past round. Moria Durin's Bane—5 Oin —(-1) Ori —(-1) Nar —(-1) Celebrimbor —(-1) Watcher in the water—(-1) Angband Melkor—8 Thuringwethel—10 Tuna Finwe—4 Maedhros—10 Amrod—(-1) Shire Pippin—4 Lobelia Sackville-Baggins – (-1) The Old Took – (-1) Tom Cotton - (-1) Rosie Cotton – (-1) Ted Sandyman - (-1) Mordor Dark Lord–10 Witch-King –7 Shagrat—10 Shelob – 4 Mouth of Sauron –4 Ufthak – 4 Lagduf – 4 Gothmog – 7 Nazgul – 1 Snaga - 4 Gorbag - 1 Inklings Christopher Tolkien—5 JRR Tolkien—(-2) John Wain—(-2) Barrow-downs Sleepy Ranger—11 Saucepan Man—13 Phantom—8 Barrow-wight—5 Glirdan—3 Formendacil—(-1) Arcticstorm—2 Nargothrond Mormegil—8 Beor - 4 Gelmir - 4 Curufin – 4 Orodreth - 4 Celegorm - 4 Gundor - 4 Finduilas - 1 Arminas - 3 Mim – 4 Buckland Saradoc - (-1) Gormidoc Deepdelver – (-1) Hob Hayward - (-1) Fatty - (-1) Gorhendad Oldbuck – (-1) Misty Mountains Chief Warg - 4 Gollum - 4 Great Goblin - 4 Nori - 4 Dwalin—7 Bolg—10 Gondolin Turgon—4 Glorfindel—3 Ulmo —4 Idril —4 Voronwe —4 Maeglin —4 Aradhel—4 Huor – 1 Tuor - 1 Ecthelion - 1 Hurin—13 Mirkwood Legolas—(-1) Wine Steward - (-1) Guard - (-1) Thrain - (-1) Spider - (-1) Doriath Mablung –8 Dior—3 Elwe – (-1) Melien – (-1) Beren- 2 Luthien - (-1) Ham Farmer Giles—6 Tailbiter –7 Miller—2 Group A Erebor Bard –4 Dain – 4 Brand – 4 Gloin -4 Bombur —4 Roac – 1 Thorin – 1 Fili - 4 Kili—1 Smaug—4 Valinor Manwe—(-1) Aule—2 Lothlorien Gandalf—11 Amroth—4 Celeborn – 4 Nimrodel – 4 Rumil - 4 Orophin—4 Arwen – 1 Haldir—1 Galadriel—5 Gimli—4 Brethil Niniel – (-1) Haleth - (-1) Brandir - (-1) Dorlas - (-1) Hunthor - (-1) Dor-Lomin Turin—3 Morwen - 4 Nienor - 6 Hador - 4 Gundor—4 Brodda—4 Rian - 1 Aeron - 1 Sador—1 Arnor Aragorn—14 Arvelag – 4 Argeleb – 4 Halbarad - 4 Trotter—4 Isildur - 3 Earandur - 1 Arvedui - 4 Malvegil—1 Arathorn—3 Rivendell Bilbo—(-2) Elladan – (-1) Glorfindel – (-1) Erestor – (-1) Numenore Tar-Miriel –8 Elros - 4 Aldarion - 4 Erendis – 7 Tar-Minastir—4 Tar Palantir—4 Ar-Pharazon - 1 Tar-Miriel - 1 Tar-Atanamir the Great – 1 Amandil—1 Fangorn Wormtongue—4 Grishnakh—4 Fimbrethil—4 Lugdush—4 Beechbone—1 Quickbeam—1 Leaflock –1 Saruman—1 Ugluk—1 Treebeard—(-2) Tol In Gaurhoth Black Beorning—4 Cobbler—1 Cursed Villager—4 Ordinary Villager—11 Seer—1 Hunter—1 Mythomaniac—1 Werewolf—1 Bree Goldberry Badger—4 River Woman—4 Bill Ferney—4 Butterbur—1 Nob—3 Bob—1 Harry—1 Barrow-wight—1 Old man Willow—4 Wooten Major Nell—4 Harper—4 Art—4 Chief cook—4 Tim—1 Tom—1 Ned—1 Nan—1 Smith--6 Gondor Damrod – 4 Denethor – 4 Beregond –4 Imrahil—4 Forlong the Fat –1 Hirgon –1 Thengel—1 Ecthelion—4 Faramir—6 I will get the manager standings up soon. |
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Now that everything is officially switched over from dial up and the internet is not acting up for me here are the standings after round 2
The Grinding Ice DF--Chief Warg(MM)—4 MF--Arcticstorm(BD)—2 FW--Saucepan Man (BD)—13 Total:19 The fifth Wall DF - Oin (Moria)—(-1) DF - Gollum (Misty Mountains)—4 MF - Seer (Tol-In-Gaurhoth)—1 MF - Mîm (Nargothrond)—4 MF - Thuringwethil (Angband)—10 Total:18 Nogg’s Ball Smaug (Erebor)—4 Maeglin (Gondolin)—4 Manwë—(-1) Maedhros (Tuna)—10 Witch-King (Mordor)—7 Total:24 Saucepan unathletic Ulmo—4 Manwe—(-1) Goldberry –4 Maeglin—4 Elros—4 Legolas—(-1) the phantom –8 Mormegil –8 The Saucepan Man –13 Pippin Took—4 Total:47 Second best Ulmo—4 Glirdan –3 Aule—2 Celeborn—4 The Phantom –8 Durin's Bane –5 Sleepy Ranger—11 Sauron—10 Melkor—8 Total:55 Bayer Neverlusen Ulmo—4 Idril—4 Voronwe—4 Aule —2 Manwe –(-1) Thuringwethil –10 Sleepy Ranger (Barrowdowns)—11 Saucepan Man (Barrowdowns)—13 Total: 47 Thenamir untied Watcher in the Water—(-1) DF--Beren (Doriath)—2 DF--Glorfindel (Rivendell)—(-1) DF—Luthien—(-1) Maedhros –10 The Phantom –8 Dwalin –7 Miller—2 Mormegil—8 Saucepan Man –13 Total:47 Reds Glorfindel – (-1) Thingol – (-1) Tuor - 1 Gandalf - 11 Witch-King -7 Total:16 Glirdan GLIRDAN –3 GLORFINDEL –(-1) CELEBORN –4 TURGON—4 SLEEPY RANGER—11 THE SAUCEPAN-MAN—13 TREEBEARD—(-2) Tital:33 Phantasy THE SAUCEPAN MAN--13 MORMEGIL—8 MAEDHROS—10 HURIN –13 THE PHANTOM –8 THURINGWETHIL—10 CURUFIN –4 MAEGLIN—4 ULMO—4 Total:74 Ka Ulmo—4 Glorfindel –(-1) Fimbrethil—4 Hunter –1 Gandalf –11 Sleepy Ranger—11 Finwe –4 Melkor –8 Total:43 Phantasy:117 Second Best: 84 points Saucepan (Un)Athletic: 80 Points Thenamir Untied: 74 points Bayer Neverlusen: 69 points Ka’s Team: 57 points The Grinding Ice: 48 points Nogg's Ball: 47 points The Reds: 46 points Glirdan’s team: 45 points The Fifth wall: 33 points |
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Awesome. Thenamir Untied is moving up in the standings, but Phantasy will be a hard one to catch. Thanks for the update!
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I'm doing better then I expected and I forgot to trade.
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Nog's Ball directorate announcement
The board of the Nogg's Ball will retire to a summer holiday for about a week.
Therefore it will announce that Smaug from Erebor has had his chances to show his qualities - and has failed the trust the board has shown. So the following trade will be announced: Smaug (Erebor) will be replaced in Nog's Ball's goal by Beor from Nargothtrond. The board has no reason to make any other immediate changes and will go with the present squad for the week to come. PS. The change has been made in to the initial post of Nog's Ball's line up as well.
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<Thenamir peers into the dusty thread, wondering where the results went...>
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Progress is good enough. ![]() I don't know, maybe just more patience will yield some results. Maybe not. I'm curious too. ~ Patiently Ka
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Where are we in the tourney? Is group play over? Is the playoff bracket set?
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Breaking News! MEWC Players On Strike! League Officials Instigate Lockout!
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The cause was the discovery that Mordor's captain, Sauron, had attempted to sway the referees in his games by offering them rings. This resulted in chaos when the referee when to his next game as a wraith and proceeded to try and slay Frodo of the Shire.
Teams have since refused to play with wraith-referees.
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I have been away and therfore unable to follow this exiting turnament, but I got to know. . .who controlls Bayern Neverlusen?
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It's me..... and despite the name we're quite mediocre.
this tournament seems to be on quite a long hiatus. ![]()
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