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walk like an Egyptian ...
Days of Wonder's latest game, Cleopatra & the Society
of Architects will give you the chance to walk like an egyptian
and compete as one of the Queen's top architects. Will you wiggle
your way to untold riches, or end up at the bottom of the pool,
a tasty morsel for her sacred crocodile?
This event will include two qualifying heats, on Thursday
and Friday, and a teaching session earlier Thursday. The winners
of each qualifying game will automatically qualify for the semi-final.
The semi-final and final will be run back to back, following
the second qualifying heat.
MESE ADVANCEMENT TIE-BREAKERS: In Multiple Entry, Single Elimination
events for multi-player games, players possibly qualify for Single
Elimination play in the second round by winning any of up to
four preliminary Heats. Occasionally, players may advance wihout
winning a heat. Players can enter one or more Heats without limit.
All MESE events for multi-player games consist of three rounds;
an opening Round consisting of two to four Preliminary Heats,
a semifinal and a Final. The semifinal round will advance a predesignated
optimum number of players to fill the second round; i.e., 25
players for a five-player game, 16 players for a four-player
game, etc. but in all cases will advance no more than half of
all players which participated in the Preliminaries. If insufficient
players advance to warrant a semifinal round, the scheduled semifinal
will instead become the Final.
 NEW MESE TIE-BREAKERS: A Preliminary
Heat win will NOT in itself guarantee advancement. All MESE events
will advance the optimum number of players to the next round
based on the following tie-breakers without exception.
1. Win in first Heat entered
2. Most Wins
3.Win in second Heat entered
4.Win in third Heat entered
5.Win in fourth Heat entered
6. has brought a copy of the game if needed for next round; otherwise
GM may substitute game specific tie-breaker
7. average finish in all heats entered; e.g., a 2nd and two 3rds
= 2.67 and beats two 2nds and two 4ths (average: 3)
8.high dice roll
"Win and you're in" is no longer a given although
it is a strong possibility. This system of tie breakers encourages
repeat play in Heats without requiring it. A single win (especially
in the first Heat entered) will probably advance that winner
but is not guaranteed to do so. Conversely, players who continue
to play additional heats after winning a Preliminary game only
enhance their chances of advancement without damaging their prospects,
but a player who wins their only Preliminary game will probably
advance without investing further time in Preliminary play. Meanwhile,
non-winners who continue in Preliminary Heats will have additional
chances to qualify in search of that elusive first win since
in most events, a single win will still advance you to a semifinal
round.
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cleopatra & society of
architects
[Updated
April 2006]
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Eric Hautemont [1st Year]
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