NationStates Jolt Archive

This is [hopefully] going to be the signup thread for the fifteenth edition of the NationStates World Cup. Please, as always, post as puppets, and as always, no reserving of spaces is allowed. Number of participants will be up to the hosts.

LINKS
WC Reference Book (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140812)

Hosts
Eauz + The Eagles Nest

Signed up
1 Liverpool England
2 Oddslavo
3 Iansisle
4 Larkinia
5 Rejistania
6 Nikea
7 Krytenia
8 Tadjikistan
9 The Lowland Clans
10 Jeruselem
11 Melmond
12 Dennisov
13 The Evil Umpire
14 Creedence Clearwater
15 Brazillico
16 Vilita
17 Foggymushmush
18 Lovisa
19 Coruna
20 The Weegies
21 Audioslavia
22 Lovebug
23 Crabec
24 Kaufmanstad
25 Magnus Valerius
26 NASTIC 2
27 NEWI Cefn Druids
28 Snub Nose 38
29 Sprotbot [Puppet of TBF]
30 Crystilakere
31 The Belmore Family
32 Halfassedstates
33 Oceaice
34 Resistencia
35 Kaze Progressa
36 Bedistan
37 Europa Brittania
38 Wella
39 Eauz
40 Kingsford
41 The Gulf States
Ex-nation
43 Squornshelous
44 Aquilla
45 Ineptia
46 The Eagles Nest
47 Lykaia
48 Dance 2 Revolution
49 Everybody Dies [Puppet of Dance2Revolution]
50 Balti Pie
51 Progressive Beans [puppet of NEWI Cefn Druids]
52 Raptor Claw
53 Grand master Mark
54 Turori [puppet of Vilita]
55 Giant Zucchini
56 Lemmitania
57 Tanah Burung
58 Grays Harbor
59 Mattigool
60 Stalag 5 [puppet of Mattigool]
61 Cockbill Street
62 Rukbat al Rami
-Note: Praying2God withdrew.
64 Commerce Heights
65 EL CID THE HERO
66 The Republican Army
67 Slaikau
68 Intelligent Madness [to-be-confirmed puppet]
69 Spaam
70 Boscioto
71 The Home Islands
72 Sportonia
73 One Red Dot
74 Avenging Altos
75 TripB
76 Oglethorpia
77 Shang-ti
78 Turnia
79 East Spaam [Puppet of Spaam]
80 Haperd
81 Lallania
82 The Redavic Union
83 Artoonia
84 Oaker
85 Daekerius
86 Kodia
87 Jaodom
88 Rot-Gelb-Grun
89 Tingitana [Puppet of Bedistan]
90 KT MPLG
91 The East Asian Empire
92 Eaglet [Puppet of Aquilla]
93 Gesamtkuntswerk
94 Kipto-Mare
95 HypercapitaliZm [Puppet of CH]
96 Qia
97 Starblaydia
98 Baureus
99 Ascensia
100 Tasty Toast
101 Tim jenkins Europro
102 Morriganavia
103 Ktony
104 Isles of Wohlstand
105 Calientia
106 Rampagonia
107 Bakinhale

Puppets
2 Oddslavo [puppet of Liverpool England]
29 Sprotbot [puppet of TBF]
49 Everybody Dies [Puppet of Dance2Revolution]
51 Progressive Beans [Puppet of NEWI]
54 Turori [Puppet of Vilita]
60 Stalag 5 [Puppet of Mattigool]
79 East Spaam [Puppet of Spaam]
89 Tingitana [Puppet of Bedistan]
*93 Eaglet [Puppet of Aquilla]
*96 HypercapitaliZm [Puppet of CH]

*Eaglet and HyperCapitaliZm have been excluded from the tournament.

Newbies to the cup may want to know how the cup is run. Until recently, we used spreadsheets or dice to generate scores, but occasionally, as seen in WC13, hosts might use a different scorination method, like Java. Hosts will factor in rank and a certain amount of RP bonus, and discussions are underway on what kind of bonuses, including home-team bonuses, should be used. A host's main priority is to generate the scores, read the RPs so that the bonus can be factored in, and last but not least, RP. Puppets are also under discussion, there is a proposal that puppets be replaced by nations on the waiting line until there are either a) no more nations on the waiting line, or b) no more puppets to be replaced. Also, please declare puppets. First-timers to the cup can NOT enter puppets, although that may be overruled by the hosts. Please also note that there is a proposal that ALL WCC-sanctioned tournaments must have two hosts, so please find a co-host before putting a bid forward. Also note that new-timers putting in hosting bids will be ignored, as in a few previous cups.

Any more questions, please feel free to ask.

Oddslavo, puppet of Le, signs up

(Don't waste any time, do ya? [/signup]

Count me in for another one, I guess ;)

xen'namin! Junis-Omeh'ny'ki'milhan xamjona'het'ra tekne.

(we sign up)

After missing WC14 (due to the NFA wanting at least one player on the senior squad to be over the age of 27 while playing in the World Cup), the Pandas will make their triumphant (anti-climatic more likely) return.

Krytenia signs up for participation in the 15th World Cup.

Krytenian national team manager Ed Bye is quoted as saying: "We're looking to the future on this one - but if we win a game, we'll be partying for weeks!"

Tadjikistan would like to sign up for WC15

The Lowland Clans Stars wishes to sign up for this incarnation of the World Cup.

We're in! Just in case we don't qualify for WC XIV like XIII.

Well since we are so bidding to host...we are like so in.

Show me the line! show me the line! Where do I sign?

*signs on an invisible yet dotted line*

WE WILL DESTROY YOU ALL FOR THE SECOND TIME!!!

were in...

Sincerely,
8-Bit, Ruler of All

Creedence Clearwater would also like to participate.

Since I can't think of anything remotely witty to say, just sign us up.

What would the world cup be without the Jungle Cats!

Alright... So it would probably be exactly the same... But sign us up anyway!!!!

Although a "newbie". The nation of foggymushmush would like to participate in the world cup.
When does it begin ??

WC14 signups aren't over yet.

WC14 signups aren't over yet.

me me too.
Lovisa sigh up

The nation of Coruna would like to participate in WCXV. This is the first time we do this. Is there anything I should know?

Is there anything I should know?

OOC: Be afraid. Be very afraid. :wink:

Yes, we wants in the World Cup. We wants it very much. Tis our preciousss, so it isss. Rejissstaniansss, they takess it from usss and we wants it.

tsh, this is what happens when we dont have a set person who's job it is to make the sign up thread: we get the wannabe creating it two weeks early :/

'signs up anyway'

Cant we just get a bye straight through to the second round? I'm bored of going through three years of qualifiers just to see the 'slaves get beat in the last 16 :(

meh :)

EARLY!? When WC14's RP thread is up!?

yeah - you can count Lovebug in again - although i'll probably be back on a dial up computer by then so I might be a wee bit slow to rp sometimes

Queen ShyButterfly

i am a newbie but the colony of crabec would like to join up for the world cup when does it start

The Republic of Kaufmanstad would like to send its atheletes to the World Cup!

President Thomas Boudinot

EARLY!? When WC14's RP thread is up!?

Actually if you pay attention you will see the WC14 RP thread isn't up yet. The Pre-WC14 RP thread is up.

Sign me up for WC 15. The Valerian Boyars will not miss any WC... I hope.

Nastic will return for the 6th time.

18 The Belmore Family


You got my posts wrong. I have not signed up.

There now follows a short statement from Druid Minister for Sport, Leisure, Art and Dossing About, Trevor Brookley, to the WCC regarding entry for World Cup 15.


"We'd like in please."

The Minister of Athletics, Olympics, and Alcoholic Beverages for the Frost-Free Borderlands of Snub Nose 38 announces that the Snub Nose 38 National Side, the Hooligans, will participate in World Cup XV. Provided we can round up a squad. What with the Phantom Hooligans fading out on us, and the previous side having absolutely no talent for the game...but whatever we wind up with for a squad, we'll be there.

The Minister also wishes to provide this handy link for those who may want to brush up on the rules and whatnot.

World Cup Reference Book (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140812&highlight=)

NOW HEAR THIS!

(color=navy..."now hear this"...anybody...??)

Dictum:

In an effort to make things run more smoothly in the future, henceforth (which is a cool word) the Facilitation Committee will start and maintain the sign-up thread for each World Cup. It will begin when the then current WC finishes, and not before.

...um...dictum ends here?

Show me the line! show me the line! Where do I sign?

*signs on an invisible yet dotted line**sincerly enjoys the concept of an invisible dotted line. sends dennisov a small but tasteful floral arrangement with a little card that says, "we sincerly enjoy the concept of an invisible dotted line."* :wink:

Somewhere in Sprotbot, a man sits next to his eightball.

Eightball, should we sign up for World Cup 15?
My Sources say no.

Eightball, do you think we should sign up for World Cup 15?
I'll leave that up to you.

Eightball would there be success in the world cup for sprotbot?
No.

Eightball, are you still upset about that kiss and tell incident with LEBot?
Maybe

Eightball, are you in anyway connected to The Belmore Family?
Who knows?

Eightball,Will will either TBF or us win World Cup 15?
My Crystal Ball is fogging up.

Eightball,Are you deliberatly trying to avoid my questions?
My sourses say no.

Eightball,Are your sources also drunk?
yes.

OOC: Sprotbot, puppet of TBF, signs up for World Cup 15. I'm still deciding whether I want TBF in or not.

can we play too :roll: :oops:

OK, we're in.

WTF ? who won WC13 then :?
Suppose it saves me olge and ten a job!

Anyhow - sign-up the hurricanes again


yep, its the link page link again (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3085653)

WTF ? who won WC13 then :?

I'll tell you monday.

WTF ? who won WC13 then :?

I'll tell you monday.

*jumps up and down stamping feet, crying and yelling "BUT I WANNA KNOW NOW!!!!!"*

:wink:

Puppet of Crystilakere!

Resistencia would like to enter World Cup XV.

The Progressans are back for their ninth straight Cup of Failure.

WTF ? who won WC13 then :?

I'll tell you monday.

*jumps up and down stamping feet, crying and yelling "BUT I WANNA KNOW NOW!!!!!"*

:wink:

Frankly, my money's on Eauz. ;)

And come on, do you really think the Lions wouldn't sign up for WC15 after signing up for the previous ten Cups? :P

Europa Brittania, though shocked it even has to bother SIGNING UP, hereby does just that, for the fifteenth straight cup in a row.

Respect.

Wella sign up

Sign meh up

Kingsford signs up

Football Eauz

Eauz looking for bid with Eagles

Football Eauz would like to announce that The Eagle's Nest and Eauz will put in a bid to host the 15th World Cup.


More information to come...

The Gulf States will join.

We are in!

E re n!

I'm in.

I will join

The Grand Duchy of Ineptia would like to join other previously successful Heartlanders in taking part in WCXV.

sign me up.

how does this work? I am interested but have just begun

Dance 2 Revolution are looking to fail in qualifying on the last Match Day...Again...so we sign up

The first post goes some way to explain it, but here it is again:

Results are generated randomly, generally by spreadsheets (although dice were used in the early days, and a Java program was used in the last Cup). The qualifying stage will involve a number of equal sized groups, in which all teams play each other twice. There will probably be ten (in which case the top three qualify), twelve (in which case the top two qualify and the third-placed teams enter a playoff round) or fifteen (in which case the top two qualify) of these groups. The size of these will vary depending upon how many sign up and above all the host.

There will then be thirty teams who join the two co-hosts in the finals, which work just as the real World Cup finals do (eight groups of four playing each other once, top two qualify to the knockout stages).

Everybody Dies [Puppet of Dannce2Revolution] is looking to make a killing of the qualifiers

(we also would like to kill another nation of qualifying for D2R)

Yep we'd like in ta

...never mind...this post really is not here...just move along...

Progressive Beans would... *phrrrt* ...sorry about that, erm... *phrrrrt* ...excuse me, um, as I was saying... *phrrrrt* ...Progressive Beans would like to... *phrrrt* ...sorry, would like to enter World Cup XV as a puppet of... *phrrrrrrrt* ...I apologise, er, as a puppet of NEWI Cefn Dru... *phrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt* ...ids.

count us in :)

I would like to enter

I am a puppet of "Vilita"

Giant Zucchini signs up, and, as usual, tries to reserve a place for ORD.

Lemmitania will participate in World Cup 15.

signs


up.

The Grays Harbor National Team will sign up for WC IX

The Gools will be there again.

Stalag 5 will participate again.

The Cockbill Streeters are back for more football.

(OOC: Wow...near-miss again ;))

Mawsim, the Rukbati national side and victors of the Heartland Cup SW Division, shall represent the Emirate in World Cup XV.

Yikes! I'd better get signed up for my 5th WC.

**signs up**

/me signs up

(Since I'm not actually going to be going on the vacation that prevented me from bidding for WC14 anymore, I may put in a hosting bid.)

cid is back and will triumph











or lose pitifully

Sign me up

Is there room for us?

The United States of Intelligent would like to participate in its third world cup. Please sign up our great nation.

Nice to see the Heartland nations joining up ;)

Sign me up. East Spaam will sign up in the next day or so.

Someone clarify whose puppet is IM, if it is a puppet?

Anyhow - sign-up the hurricanes again


Ummm - can we get added to the list please!


Thanks!

OOC: TG Brazillico :P

The Kingdom of Boscioto signs up.

We would like to join.

As would Sportonia

One Red Dot will join as per usual. (11th WC) And we will get pass to the 2nd round.

















Eventually.

The Altos are back!

The TripB national soccer team, by the name of TriporBtripped, would like to participate in this world cup. (ooc:just put me down as TripB).

Oglethorpia, as always, is in.

Albeit quite late.

Oglethorpia, as always, is in.

Albeit quite late.

OOC: Posting twice will not mean you've got two chances of winning... :twisted:

Well WC14 started, so it's time to start the signups...or you can start them six years earlier...

*post*

The D.R. of Shang-Ti would like to participate in WC XV.

Hosting Bids
Liverpool England + Melmond [Will be using a signup cap of 152]


Is this by any chance Subliminal Propaganda?

Turnia would again be honored to participate.

Sign up East Spaam

Sounds like fun...

We're preparing for the worst in WC14, but maybe WCXV will be a better run. Please enter Lallania in the World Cup #15

Il have a 3rd appearnce in thw World Cup. Sign me up!

The Eagles Nest/Eauz Bid Thread (information to be added soon)

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3121288#3121288

The Eagles Nest/Eauz Bid Thread (information to be added soon)

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3121288#3121288

The Eagles Nest/Eauz Bid Thread (information to be added soon)

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3121288#3121288

Artoonia wants in

What do I have to do?

You did just enough...Oaker is in!

The United Republic of Daekerius would like to enter this tournament ^_^

Sign The Empire of Kodia up.

May our wee country sign up for your WC?

To: the World Cup XV co-hosts

I greatly regret having to inform you that due to situations at home, we have to withdraw from WC XV.

Rot-Gelb-Grun states its intention to join the World Cup.

i dont really know what to do but please i would like to sign up.
The Empire of Crabec

U21 World Cup/Bump (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143887)

Our team is doing way too well this time around to even think about missing out on WC15. We'll be there.

Kodé Tarago
Guy in Overall Charge
The Anarchic Lands of Tingitana

(Still a puppet of Bedistan, of course.)

U21 World Cup/Bump (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143887)

The Storm would like to enter. We've no illusions of winning the whole thing, but after the Daimon scandal, our nation needs something to get behind.

The East Asian Empire wants in :!:

Launches into tiny irritating eaglet voice "Me me me me me me me me!"

Gesamtkuntswerk, as always, is in.

I am proud to announce, that Brazillico and I will be bidding to host the 15th NationStates World Cup! BS for WCXV!

Spaam. Are you sure about that?

hello we would like to try and get the world cup

Spaam. Are you sure about that?

Very sure, TBF.

Waiting for GZ to confirm: LE+GZ hosting bid due to D2R being 5 days inactive.

Waiting for GZ to confirm: LE+GZ hosting bid due to D2R being 5 days inactive.

Thats pretty slack.... so he's away for 5 days, thats no reason to dump him!

Waiting for GZ to confirm: LE+GZ hosting bid due to D2R being 5 days inactive.

Thats pretty slack.... so he's away for 5 days, thats no reason to dump him!

Not exactly. D2R and I had an agreement that should a former WCC host, or a WC vet, approach me, I could go.

The Belmore Family and Commerce Heights will be biddijg to host WC15.

*Waits for CH to confirm*

TEN and Eauz is bidding for WCXV.

Our Bid thread:

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3121288

The Belmore Family and Commerce Heights will be biddijg to host WC15.

*Waits for CH to confirm*
The current president of the Commerce Heights Footballing Federation officially announces that he will not be as subject to not-so-temporary losses of sanity as previous CHFF presidents during the TBF-CH hosting bid for WC15.

(OOC: hosting bid confirmed ;) )

HypercapitaliZm will win the WC!!!!!!!1111122oneone

:P

(puppet of CH)

Link to the LEGZ bid: http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3181884#3181884

Bump.

is there room left?

There still is.

Starblaydia wishes to debut a team in World Cup XV, to match our U21 team in their championship drive

TBF-CH bid thread:
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3196147#3196147
[TBF - don't post your stadia there, send the info to me so I can edit it all into the first post]

this seems to be the best place to ask:

Are there COH sign ups around here anywhere?

Spazillico for WC15

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146888&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

I REGISTER!!!!
But do i need ACTUAL players? :?

I'd like to sign Ascensia up for the WC... yay!

Yea! World Cup, Can I play?

Note to all - WCC members may now vote. Two spots remaining.

Please enter The Free Land Of Tim Jenkins Europro into the world cup.
Thanks
Prime Minister
Tim Jenkins

Note to all - WCC members may now vote. Two spots remaining.
Umm...last time I checked, the number of participants for WC15 isn't fixed... http://www.simcitycentral.net/forums/images/smiles/icon_googly.gif

No, it hasnt been. However, I know that the other three bids [Ten Commies, LEGZ and Spazillico] all want to use 102, and no offence intended, I'd think you guys are the underdogs, so I'll stick to 102 first until we get an official announcement.

DP

TP

No, it hasnt been. However, I know that the other three bids [Ten Commies, LEGZ and Spazillico] all want to use 102, and no offence intended, I'd think you guys are the underdogs, so I'll stick to 102 first until we get an official announcement.
I really don't think it's whatever committee is in charge of the signup thread's job to be biased ;)

Even if you do start the 'puppet waiting list' with the 103rd participant, it'd be nice for you to at least acknowledge that a 107-team Cup is possible :)

[in addition, since the WCC does have this slani policy of knocking puppets out, isn't the '1 spot left' a bit misleading? :? ]

WC XV will consist of 102 sides (100 + 2 co-hosts)

OR

If CH+TBF are selected by the WCC to host, then 107 (105 + 2 co-hosts)

The Kingdom of Morriganavia would like to participate!

The Freeland of Ktony would like to participate
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

The Freeland of Ktony would like to participate
<smiley spam removed>

If you don't use smileys excessively...

I'd think you guys are the underdogs, so I'll stick to 102 first until we get an official announcement.

i'd have said LEGZ was the underdogs, what with half of the bid being LE and everything :p (although granted, half of TBF's bid contains TBF)

edit: tbf isnt bidding? wtf?

AS, TBF bids with CH.

Do you participate for the first time in the World cup this time and want to gain some experience? Are you afraid that you'll get trashed by the regulars time after time? There is the right tournament for you: The Baptism of Fire tournament. A competition between the new-entries of the current cup. Sign up and RP there :)
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=147410

Isles of Wohlstand would wish to sign up.

I could just be mean and ignore Ktony's signup for the smiley spam [Lanky Dude, *shudder*] but I won't. Taken, 102 or 107.

Calientia would like participate.

Rampagonia would like to sign up!

Rampagonia would like to sign up!

Bakinhale here, i would like to sign up for the World Cup

TnUI should be 77th on that list.

So important I said it twice.

TnUI did sign up - in a kind of odd way, but it's there. Since P2G withdrew, I say just put TnUI there.

Just did a quick run-through searching for ex-nations...

42 Arzullo
is an ex-nation.

80 Harperd
is an ex-nation.

89 Crabec
is listed twice.

That should free up about three slots...

Just did a quick run-through searching for ex-nations...

42 Arzullo
is an ex-nation. Noted.

80 Harperd
is an ex-nation. Noted.

89 Crabec
is listed twice. Where?

It's not that Harperd is an ex-nation, the nation's actual name is Haperd. ;)

89 Crabec
is listed twice. Where?

23 Crabec
89 Crabec

It's not that Harperd is an ex-nation, the nation's actual name is Haperd. ;)

Well, either LE or I copied it down wrong, then. :P Me apparently, since it's spelled right in LE's list. :oops:

The Workers Party of Eauz Declared that Today would be the end of Sign ups for the World Cup. Below is a list of the teams who are signed up for the cup (100 + 2 hosts):

Hosts
Eauz + The Eagles Nest

Signed up
Liverpool England
Oddslavo
Iansisle
Larkinia
Rejistania
Nikea
Krytenia
Tadjikistan
The Lowland Clans
Jeruselem
Melmond
Dennisov
The Evil Umpire
Creedence Clearwater
Brazillico
Vilita
Foggymushmush
Lovisa
Coruna
The Weegies
Audioslavia
Lovebug
Crabec
Kaufmanstad
Magnus Valerius
NASTIC 2
NEWI Cefn Druids
Snub Nose 38
Sprotbot [Puppet of TBF]
Crystilakere
The Belmore Family
Halfassedstates
Oceaice
Resistencia
Kaze Progressa
Bedistan
Europa Brittania
Wella
Kingsford
The Gulf States
Squornshelous
Aquilla
Ineptia
Lykaia
Dance 2 Revolution
Balti Pie
Raptor Claw
Grand master Mark
Giant Zucchini
Lemmitania
Tanah Burung
Grays Harbor
Mattigool
Cockbill Street
Rukbat al Rami
Commerce Heights
EL CID THE HERO
The Republican Army
Slaikau
Intelligent Madness
Spaam
Boscioto
The Home Islands
Sportonia
One Red Dot
Avenging Altos
TripB
Oglethorpia
Shang-ti
Turnia
Haperd
Lallania
The Redavic Union
Artoonia
Oaker
Daekerius
Kodia
Jaodom
Rot-Gelb-Grun
KT MPLG
The East Asian Empire
Gesamtkuntswerk
Kipto-Mare
Qia
Starblaydia
Baureus
Ascensia
Tasty Toast
Tim jenkins Europro
Morriganavia
Ktony
Isles of Wohlstand
Calientia
Rampagonia
Bakinhale
Total_n_Utter_Insanity
Everybody Dies [Puppet of Dance2Revolution]
Progressive Beans [Puppet of NEWI]
Turori [Puppet of Vilita]
Stalag 5 [Puppet of Mattigool]

I am dissapointed to see I have not been signed up for this event! How do I get in?!?

I am dissapointed to see I have not been signed up for this event! How do I get in?!?

Unfortunately, you can't - the signups are closed. You may however register for WC16: http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3252114

It's not that Harperd is an ex-nation, the nation's actual name is Haperd. ;)

What is it with this nation?!? I went through the whole BoF tourney calling them "Halperd".

Kaufmanstad is dropping out of World Cup XV

Sign me up.

The Workers Party of Eauz Declared that Today would be the end of Sign ups for the World Cup. Below is a list of the teams who are signed up for the cup (100 + 2 hosts):

<snip>

Sorry, but World Cup XV signups have ended. You can, however, sign up for World Cup XVI (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=150075&highlight=).