FFA

What the FFA is
The Fortress-for-All tournament is a Fortress competition inspired by the Fortress Brawl, Ladle, Spoon, and "pickup" games. The idea is to get players who don't always have the opportunity or the will to play in the Ladle to experience the intensity and excitement that comes along with it. Frequently, in the Ladle, a team will sign up with well over 6 players (the minimum required to have a team) and only 6-7 of those players actually get to play. The others are forced to spectate with stars in their eyes wondering when they'll be able to play on the big stage. Well, that's what the point of this tournament is. Anyone, whether you have a clan/Ladle team or not, is encouraged to participate in this tournament. There are *NO* previous requirements to sign up.

How it works - Signups
Anyone who wants to play is more than welcome to sign up. There are going to be 48 initial spots to sign up. This will equate to 8 teams of 6 players each. Once the allotted 48 spots are filled up, there will be no more spaces. In addition to signing up as a Player, 8 people need to sign up as a Captain. Anyone who wishes to be a captain may nominate themselves, but please - be very knowledgeable about fort and willing to put in the effort of organizing your team to its highest capabilities.

Regarding Substitutions
Some players will inevitably show up on the day of the tournament with the desire to play. Teams will be drafted from the initial 48 players who signed up. When the beginning of the tournament nears, Captains are responsible for replacing any players who have not shown up before their first match is scheduled. If a missing player shows up prior to the end of the first series of matches, that player must be given their spot back on the team. If a substitute is needed, it is a requirement that the substitute be signed in to their own Global ID. Op-ing players who substitute is forbidden and will result in the disqualification of any matches that player participated in. The practice of "firing" a team member and artificially substituting them is strictly forbidden, and the consequences will be forfeiture, regardless of progress.

How it works - Teams
Captains will self-volunteer during the last six days prior to the tournament (Sunday through Saturday). These captains will be required to have an IRC client for the choosing of teams. The channel that will be used is #armagetron.tourneys. If a captain does not have an IRC client downloaded, the online client HERE is to be used. A time will be decided to amongst the captains to draft their teams either on the Saturday before the tournament or the Sunday morning before the tournament. The teams will then be posted to the wiki and players will be encouraged to begin strategizing with their teammates. All assignments are final and swaps amongst teams are strictly prohibited.

Something else on your mind that isn't quite clear? Did I forget to mention something that you're curious about?

Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions

Fortress-For-All Forum Discussion

Signing Up
Please post your Armagetron name below. If you're confused on how to do so, look at the example below. If you would like to nominate yourself as a captain, you may sign up in the designated area below regular signups during the allotted time period. ''*Note: You must sign up in BOTH "Players" and "Captains" section if you wish to be a Captain. You cannot be a Captain if you aren't one of the first 48 players to sign up.''

Players -

Captains -

Substitutes -

Players
(48 Players) INCLUDING the 8 Captains

Captains
(8 Captains) '''SIGN UPS PRESENTLY CLOSED. CAPTAIN SIGNUPS WILL BE OPEN THE 27TH-30TH'''

Admins
(You may not add yourself - PM delinquent on Arma forums)

Brackets

 * All games are best of 3 matches (the first team to win 2 matches advances to the next round).
 * All finals are played in the server listed in bold. Teams may agree to move to the backup server if there is a regional preference or problem with the primary server.

To change brackets, edit Template:FFA3Bracket

Server Configuration
RINCLUDE ladle/ladle84.cfg(http://crazy-tronners.com/resource/ladle/ladle84.cfg) RINCLUDE ffa02_auth.cfg(http://ladle.fr3.phx.be/ffa02_auth.cfg) SERVER_NAME 0x7fff7fFortress-For-All 2 0xff7f7f(0x7f7fffPlayer 1's Server0xff7f7f)
 * Please review the changes here.