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Kursk: August 1943. The men were poised at the edge of the street, ready to make the assault. The Russian Lieutenant stood and made the signal to advance. As the squads ran across the street, German machine guns and rifles opened fire, mowing the men down. The Russians died in the streets, the last hope of taking the village gone with their dying breath. What end of the barrel will you be on this year?
This is Squad Leader, a game of WWII tactical combat in Europe. Now you make the instant decisions resulting in life or death for your men, victory or defeat for your army, for you are the Squad Leader. You direct the fire of your squad, select your plan of attack, or set your defenses against massed Russian human wave or armor assaults. Will that hedgerow provide adequate cover for your flanking efforts, or will your men be cut down by the American machine gun position in the woods? The decision is irrevocable and yours alone. You must live or die by the results.
This tournament provides you with two goals. One is to defeat your enemy in each battle and to be crowned champion. The second goal is to raise the rank of your Personal Leader Counter (PLC) to the highest possible standing. Each act of daring or cowardice by your PLC will not go unnoticed on this battlefield. Who will have the highest ranked PLC at the end? Will he get there through acts of bravado or by steadily pushing his men to greatness? You will decide.
This event covers the four modules of the Squad Leader Series (SQL, COI, COD, & GIA); it does NOT include Advanced Squad Leader in any form. Players only play at the level of their choice and below; play at any level above SQL is not required. Scenario selection will be suggested for all preliminary play and predetermined for the four the Semifinalist. Determination of the top four advancing to Semifinal will be per the Grognard Free Form format. The top tier players and past champions are well represented in the player pool; bring your best strategies and/or rely on hot dice. All games will be AREA rated.
1. FREE FORM FORMAT:
The four players with the best performances during the Swiss Rounds will advance to the Semifinal. Best performances will be determined as described below in the Player Performance Section
2. SCHEDULE:
- SWISS. The Swiss Segment consists of daily Swiss Rounds which will advance the 4 players with the best performances during the Swiss Rounds to the Single Elimination Semifinal and Final.
- Single Elimination Semifinal and Final. All games played during the Swiss Rounds will be used to determine the four best players. The two-round Single Elimination round will begin on Friday.
3. SCENARIOS:
These scenarios are selected for either their brevity in turns, small opposing forces or their play balance. Each round will have one scenario from the two levels of play in the Squad Leader system (i.e., SL/COI or COD/GI). To determine which level of play, both players will agree upon the level for each round. If the level of play cannot be agreed, then the Squad Leader scenario for that round will be played. Once the level of play is determined, one die will be rolled to determine who plays what side. Example: a roll of 1-3 Player A is the Germans, 4-6 Player B is the Germans.
Copies of the Selected Scenarios will be available at the tournament. Due to the nature of some of these scenarios, certain adjustments or rules clarifications have been added. A number of selections will be defined for SQL and COI for the Swiss round to accommodate both slow/rusty players and faster/veteran players. A number of selections for the Swiss round for COD and GIA pairings will also be defined.
Matched players in this Squad Leader Series event play at the lowest agreed rules level (SQL/COI or COD/GIA) from selected scenarios for that round with players bidding for sides. Best Personal Leader competition runs in parallel. SQLA rule conventions and compiled Q&A are in force to supplement the last published rulebooks: SQL (4th); COI (4th); COD (1st); and GIA (2nd). SQLA tournament edition rulebooks if completed will be made available to all participants.
4 PLAYER PERFORMANCE RATINGS:
- All game results and player ratings will be posted and updated as results are reported.
- Performance ratings will be based upon the best three games played by a participant.
- Games in excess of three will not add, nor detract from your performance rating.
- A player must win at least three games to advance to the Single Elimination phase.
- Performance ratings for a player will be obtained as follows:
- A player receives 10 points for each victory.
- A player receives 1 point for each loss.
- A player receives 2 points for each victory tallied by an opponent that he defeats. All of the defeated opponent's games will qualify for the scoring of these points, but only the first game against a particular opponent will qualify for these bonus points.
- Bonus Point Examples: If player A defeats player B, then player A receives 2 points for all games won by Player B during the Swiss Rounds; however, if Player A and B play each other a second time, no bonus points will be awarded regardless of who wins.
5. PERFORMANCE RATING TIEBREAKERS:
- Head to head play is the 1st tiebreaker.
- Points scored versus mutual opponents is the 2nd tiebreaker.
- Points scored by mutual opponents is the 3rd tiebreaker.
- Points scored by all defeated opponents is the 4th tiebreaker.
- Points scored by all opponents is the 5th tiebreaker.
6. SCHEDULE: Entrants may play every day during the Swiss Rounds, including multiple games per day if so desired.
7. OPPONENTS: The GM will determine match pairings for each round. Present yourself at the kiosk during any Round you wish to join. If you wish to play more than one game in a day, the GM will attempt to arrange two games for players who want them, subject to availability of opponents.
8. ADMIN: Each player will be given a Match Sheet, which will list game, opponent and start time. When opponents are assigned, they must inform the GM when they will start their game and when they expect to finish. If the players cannot agree on a reasonable start time, they will be required to begin the game within one hour.
9. TRUANTS: If an assigned opponent does not appear for a mutually agreed upon start time, the GM will forfeit the game to a player who is waiting. The player who is waiting must alert the GM that a forfeit is imminent within 15-minutes of the start time listed on the Match Card. If the tardy opponent fails to appear, the game will be forfeited to the player who is waiting at 20-minutes past the start time on the Match Card. There is no deviation from this procedure; therefore, if a waiting player alerts the GM beyond the specified 15-minute alerting period - there will be no forfeit - instead, the game will be cancelled.
10. RESULTS: The results of completed games should be reported to the GM as soon as possible using the Match Card. If game results are not reported to the GM by the end of a Swiss round (2300 hours), both players will be credited with a loss. EXCEPTION: The GM will permit players to continue past 2300 hours, but they must inform the GM beforehand that they expect to finish after the 2300 deadline.
11. ADJUDACATION: The GM (or assistant GM if the game involves the GM) MAY adjudicate any game at the end of the time limit for the round. If one player is moving at a significantly slower pace than the other, this will be considered.
12. WBC rules require submission of a Winner's Claim with the top six players listed in order (although there may be no prizes for some of these finishes for this event). At the end of the Swiss, players will be ranked in order from 1 to 6. The final 5th & 6th places will be determined from these standings.
13. The GM will submit the results for inclusion into AREA.
14. The four players with the best performance during the Swiss will advance to the Semifinal. The 1st place finisher will play the 4th place finisher, and the 2nd place finisher will play the 3rd place finisher. The GM will post the match assignments for the Semifinal. Players may begin a Semifinal before the scheduled time if both players agree.
15. If players qualifying for the Semifinal do not intend to participate, they should alert the GM, so that lower ranked finishers may be moved up to play in the Semifinal
16. If any of the four players qualifying for the Semifinal fail to appear at the Kiosk at the scheduled time for the Semifinal, they will be dropped from further participation. Players who finished lower than 4th in the Swiss Rounds may move into the Semifinal if they are present at the Kiosk at the time of the Semifinal, when higher rated no-shows are dropped.
17. The two winners of the Semifinal may mutually arrange to play their final game at a convenient time after the Semifinal, subject to approval by the GM. The final championship game must be completed by midnight, Saturday, at which time the results must be reported to the GM.
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