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A Swiss system? (Come on, Casari, you missed your cue! :p)

Hey! I liked the Swiss CoH!





Of course, that's pretty much been the only tournament where I've done remotely well so far to, so...;)

Not in São Paulo... here we welcome the arrival of Autumn.

Yeah.. But we don't care about the Southern Hemisphere...:D:D

Fine: Happy Autumnal Equinox (albeit a day late) to the Underbelly of the world.

I like bye dates...
gives me more time to work on homework :)

I like bye dates...
gives me more time to work on homework :)
Who does homework...

being my senior year i have no choice. I am a slave to "the man".

being my senior year i have no choice. I am a slave to "the man".
College or HS? If it's HS, then I really am wondering why...

For those of you who haven't been around before WC 36, a bit of clarification about my last post on the Pre WCXL thread http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13546961&postcount=18

I'm re-opening a story thread from not only World Cup 35, and the 24th Cup of Harmony, but also my Baptism of Fire[Pre-Wc27]... either I ran out of ideas, or this was my grand plan all along, and I was stringing it out. You decide. :D

College or HS? If it's HS, then I really am wondering why...

University of North Texas (http://www.unt.edu/) in Denton, Texas

No way man; HS was a breeze. College though is a different story... and spring break is over on Sunday. Gotta get to work again.

Could someone please provide me with, or tell me where to find, a quick list of the current top 15 teams or current top 11 active teams [ie, not including Ariddia or any other squads not signed up for WC40]

This is to help Holy Empire (rather than Archregimancy) RP for WC40.

As part of a broader RP theme, it's my plan to have the Empire field a team of dream simulacra featuring a player from each of the active top 11-15 (precise number depending on subs).

In addition to being a suitably celebratory team to commemorate WC40, this should also provide obvious RP opportunities for appropriately-ranked opponents when they find themselves facing off against am identical copy of one of their star players.

Thanks in advance.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13493995&postcount=3167

Enjoy, cool idea.

Man, Az-cz got stung by their WC39 flop.

Let's hope I can become a regular WC qualifier, 30th doesn't fill me with security...

Happyness is a weird thing

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FYI, I'm leaving the Head Coach position open for one more day. Otherwise, I'm filling it with ethnic Han.

Yay for puppets! (I told I could make 6 more players :D)

Anyway, Prazkoy is a completely independent state, one with which I hope to experiment with a language that I've recently created. For this reason, some of the words and text I will be using will bbe confusing to some people. If you need a translation, please let me know (although the most important stuff should be translatable...).

Man, Az-cz got stung by their WC39 flop.

Let's hope I can become a regular WC qualifier, 30th doesn't fill me with security...

But we don't want too much security... I know I've noted this before, but I'm the proof that you can go from top 10 to consecutive non-qualifications and a rank in the low to mid thirties very quickly. And as much as that might have frustrated me as an individual when it happened, I recognise that it's better for the broader WC community - especially lower-ranked teams - to have examples to prove that downward mobility, and therefore upward mobility, does actually happen.

Though we seem to have stabilised again. There was a period in the low thirties where a combination of established teams dropping out (temporarily or permanently) and some unusually random scorination shuffled the pack a bit. Which was all to the good at the time (though some of the scorination results gave many of us heart palpitations). The late thirties seem to have brought us more stability again; except for the Archregimancy's rapid post-WC35 decline, I don't think there's been too much shuffling of the top 10 recently.

But feel free to prove me wrong. I haven't bothered to check the rankings history, so I might well be mistaken.

11 hours ago: The Grand Commonwealth of Valanora ceased to exist.

So... As Valanora is actually ESF in disguise, they get caned the 80 point penalty for ceasing, or because Valanora is some strange international non-entity, ESF can get away with it?

Hay Dae my former u21 taeshan teams Rio De neveda is being replaced by the kosovoe u21 manager as hes being replaced and he can coach for the han.

So... As Valanora is actually ESF in disguise, they get caned the 80 point penalty for ceasing, or because Valanora is some strange international non-entity, ESF can get away with it?

Now that's quite strange, as I logged into the nation the day before NS had its upgrades. Anyways, it's restored now.

Has anyone tried out that new RSS feed thing?

Has anyone tried out that new RSS feed thing?

what

Has anyone tried out that new RSS feed thing?

Yeah I have. You can put it on a wap-enabled phone if you like, though I haven't, I'm not that obsessed.

In unrelated news, I have something else to read on the bog at work :p

FYI, I'm leaving the Head Coach position open for one more day. Otherwise, I'm filling it with ethnic Han.

If you're looking for anyone, not just of Han decent, then Dwier Titenburg is up for it.

If you're looking for anyone, not just of Han decent, then Dwier Titenburg is up for it.

I'm sorry, but Cafundeu offered me an offer that I couldn't refuse...

I will give ten thousand points to the first person who is able to determine what the following statement reads (clues are left in Prazkoy's statements in the Pre-Cup RP Thread and potentially other threads):

Sta’ťma oř’du yača’wit’ňe?

I will give ten thousand points to the first person who is able to determine what the following statement reads (clues are left in Prazkoy's statements in the Pre-Cup RP Thread and potentially other threads):

Sta’ťma oř’du yača’wit’ňe?

What is the meaning of life??

Though we seem to have stabilised again. There was a period in the low thirties where a combination of established teams dropping out (temporarily or permanently) and some unusually random scorination shuffled the pack a bit. Which was all to the good at the time (though some of the scorination results gave many of us heart palpitations). The late thirties seem to have brought us more stability again; except for the Archregimancy's rapid post-WC35 decline, I don't think there's been too much shuffling of the top 10 recently.

But feel free to prove me wrong. I haven't bothered to check the rankings history, so I might well be mistaken.

well i'm in the top 10 now. :cool:
/tease Qazox

Sooooooo... when do we start requesting WC40 friendlies? :-D Casari and I have a cake pan to fight over.

well i'm in the top 10 now. :cool:
/tease Qazox

But you were in the top 10 before WC39... you were 7th. This means that you lost some positions instead of winning.

If someone wants friendlies, Cafundéu, Terreiro de Ogum and the Cafundelense League Best XI are open for friendlies.

*complains about roster thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=552313) not being posted here*

I only found it because II didn't have the precup subscribed so I had to rook for it.

Noticed that I still have to finish the Terreiro de Ogum roster... and also I need to make the preview of the next season of my domestic league...

...will start tomorrow, today I'm too tired.

A little note on WC40 scheduling.

I do believe we're currently waiting for one more sign-up to make a round 92 (90+hosts) for fifteen groups of six. Top Team to automatically go through, places 2 + 3 going into the melting pot of play-offs. For this, the schedule is tentatively as follows:

The Draw should take place on Thursday 27th - I'll hold it on IRC, of course, so get your IRC schedules set for the evening of GMT for that one.

Pre-Qualifying Friendlies On Saturday 29th - get your TGs in to Krytenia for this one. There will also be mid- and post-qualifying friendlies, the latter of which will take place during the play-offs.

Matchday One on Monday 31st - this is fairly simple.


So, basically, we need one more sign-up!

If someone wants friendlies, Cafundéu, Terreiro de Ogum and the Cafundelense League Best XI are open for friendlies.

I'm interested in the last (the league best eleven), actually.

The Princesses are up for friendlies!

Announcing (once again) a new version of NSFS (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/nsfootysim.html)!

v2.0.5 (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/nsfs/nsfs205.zip) (2008-03-24)
Fixed a bug present since v2.0.1 that caused the program to hang and prevented resume files from being generated when using divisions with an odd number of teams (thanks Baz).
ATTENTION! This will be the final release of the NSFS 2 family. From here onward, all development is being shifted to NSFS 3. As NSFS 3 is likely to be an almost complete rewrite of the program, it may take several months to complete.

The Princesses are up for friendlies!

I'm down with a friendly. for the second year in a row.

The Vephraller Foutbiller Restritris sends out an official friendly invitation to the following teams:

Pre-qualifying:
Dancougar (v Vephrall U21s - the best of our colleges against the best of yours!) (in Vephrall)
Kura-Pelland (home-and-home series, unless drawn into same qualifying group)
Mid-qualifying:
Cafundéu (in Vephrall)
Candelaria And Marquez (in C&M)
Post-qualifying:
Valanora (in Valanora)
Starblaydia (in Vephrall)

vs. Bostopia
That is, at home. Whenever you want to fit us in.

The Valanora Football Association accept the Vephrall friendly provided they are not in the same qualifiying group.

The VFA also wishes to issue these potential friendlies, all of which will be cancelled should the teams be drawn together.

Pre-qualifying: @ The Han
or
@ Cafundeu
Mid-qualifying: vs Ad'ihan
or
vs The Holy Empire

We had agreed to a friendly with the Fujisawan Territories following the Di Bradini Cup. We'll travel.

We realize this is probably a longshot, but we would like to invite the Starblaydi national team to Newmanistan for a pre-qualifying friendly as a thank you for their hospitality in the Di Bradini Cup and Baptism of Fire.

What is the meaning of life??

42

DUH!

I'm down with a friendly. for the second year in a row.

* Bats eyelids *
* Confirmed *

We'll make it an away game for us.

The Valanora Football Association accept the Vephrall friendly provided they are not in the same qualifiying group.

The VFA also wishes to issue these potential friendlies, all of which will be cancelled should the teams be drawn together.

Pre-qualifying: @ The Han
or
@ Cafundeu
Mid-qualifying: vs Ad'ihan
or
vs The Holy Empire

We confirm this.

Sta’ťma oř’du yača’wit’ňe?

I'll help you decode the language on behalf of my "other" counterpart.

Sta’ťma = "what", accusative

oř’du = "you", genitive

yača = "name", nominative

wit’ňe = "to be", with interrogative modifier.

In all: "What is your name?"



Clues that could have helped you -
World Cup Pre-Cup RP Thread: Post #27
Prazkoy siggy

The only word that was not obvious was 'yača' but if you looked closely, you could find clues to help support everything else. But 10 points to Sel Appa for trying. And FYI, the answer to the question is not 42. But then again, that depends on which question you are answering; perhaps better said, which answer you are questioning.

(In Soviet Russia, you no answer question; question answers you!)

And FYI, the answer to the question is not 42.

Yes it is, the answer to life the universe and everything is 42. But what is the question?

Yes it is, the answer to life the universe and everything is 42. But what is the question?

Ah. Presuming the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42, one must know what the question for this. If one does not have a question, how does one ascertain which response is proper? Otherwise, would not any other answer suffice for an inquiry that has no question? Fundamentally, the question determines the answer; the answer itself does not determine the question.

On that note, a question that has multiple answers has not been thoroughly excised of extracutaneous material and is in most general cases worthless (so shove that up your teacher's a$$ the next time he/she tried to shove a "critical thinking" question up yours - high school only of course, since college thrives on the extracutaneous matter for excessive grants, scholarships, and money).

Besides that, if I wrote the laws of the universe, I wouldn't write an answer that was unscrupulously unlucky.

42 = 40 + 2 = 6 * 7 = 50 - 8

6(13) * 9(13) = 42(13)

42(4) + 42(6) = 44(10)

When I see this number, I see the devil's hand in it.

We realize this is probably a longshot, but we would like to invite the Starblaydi national team to Newmanistan for a pre-qualifying friendly as a thank you for their hospitality in the Di Bradini Cup and Baptism of Fire.

We'd be delighted to accept.

As a token of gratitude (not to mention all the intriguing RP angles), Hopeless SC is willing to travel for a pre-qualifying friendly in Candelaria and Marquez. The match would be the debut of C&M's own Trevor Organ as the Wanderers' Head Coach.

Is anyone up for a friendly against the national team of KaMaRi (which also doubles as associate team of the Asene tani linux rejistaniha)?

The Holy Empire of Rennidan would be up for a kickabout with any other nation before the qualifying starts. Home or away, we're ready to play.

And, on behalf of my bad luck, I can't make the IRC draw on Thursday. Yay for work.

A little note on WC40 scheduling.

The Draw should take place on Thursday 27th - I'll hold it on IRC, of course, so get your IRC schedules set for the evening of GMT for that one.

What time exactly?

What time exactly?

I'm aiming for 9pm - I never get to pay full attention to Ashes to Ashes anyway, so it's no real loss for me to hold it then.

The SNFA is proud to announce the first ever Drunkards Trophy (name pending) between Sorthern Northland and Sesquipedalianist to take place before World Cup qualifying. The winners will receive a ship load of beer from Sorthern Northland's top brewery.

* Dancougar confirms a friendly with Vephrall. We'll sit our pros during that match.

* We invite Casari to the National Stadium for the first of hopefully many legs in the Golden Cake Pan challenge. The trophy is ready and awaiting its first winner.

* We also request a match with Southern Northland, the lost Turtle Cup game.

Confirming potential friendly with Valanora.

Candelariasians don't, on the whole, have a great sense of etiquette, but inviting yourself round to someone else's home is really rather considered not the done thing. Unless you're on of those creepy, gregarious Latinos, anyway.

That said, we'll forgive our poor, backward Vephrese friends and confirm a mid-season friendly to be played anyplace in the Candelarias where we can find something that could be possibly described as a “Vephrese Community”. I hear there's a couple of itinerant basket weavers in Clotaire, or summat.

Ah. Presuming the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42, one must know what the question for this. If one does not have a question, how does one ascertain which response is proper? Otherwise, would not any other answer suffice for an inquiry that has no question? Fundamentally, the question determines the answer; the answer itself does not determine the question.

On that note, a question that has multiple answers has not been thoroughly excised of extracutaneous material and is in most general cases worthless (so shove that up your teacher's a$$ the next time he/she tried to shove a "critical thinking" question up yours - high school only of course, since college thrives on the extracutaneous matter for excessive grants, scholarships, and money).

Besides that, if I wrote the laws of the universe, I wouldn't write an answer that was unscrupulously unlucky.

42 = 40 + 2 = 6 * 7 = 50 - 8

6(13) * 9(13) = 42(13)

42(4) + 42(6) = 44(10)

When I see this number, I see the devil's hand in it.

What is this metaphysical nonsense?

Everyone knows that the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is, "What do you get when you multiply six by nine."

Everyone knows that the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is, "What do you get when you multiply six by nine."

And, with the answer being 42, Douglas Adams once had to say that he may have been a geek, but he didn't write jokes in Base 13.

Because, as Han pointed out, 6(13) * 9(13) = 42(13).

Forty-two is simply the most-amusing two-digit number in the world.

vs. Bostopia
That is, at home. Whenever you want to fit us in.

Confirm!

That said, we'll forgive our poor, backward Vephrese friends

Well, that's certainly not the first time we've been called that. :p

And I blame the native Vephra speakers at the VFR who can't quite seem to grasp the difference between the English words "invitation" and "request". ;)

Whoo, we'll confirm that as the debut of our tasty new Tartan Tiger kits.

The Valanora Football Association accept the Vephrall friendly provided they are not in the same qualifiying group.

The VFA also wishes to issue these potential friendlies, all of which will be cancelled should the teams be drawn together.

Pre-qualifying: @ The Han
or
@ Cafundeu
Mid-qualifying: vs Ad'ihan
or
vs The Holy Empire

The Holy Empire Football Association accepts the invitation, pending the announcement of the draw.

While precise details of the Holy Empire WC 40 'dream team' of dream simulacra are still to be announced (if some of the top 12 don't hurry up with rosters, I'll have to use WC39 squads), the above mid-season friendly would find Valanora's Laborious Hawk facing the Empire's Laborious Hawk, so it should be an entertaining match.

Friendly match, pre-qualifing: Nethertopia vs Kose and The Turkomans.

Friendly match, pre-qualifing: Nethertopia vs Kose and The Turkomans.

Confirmed

So, about the friendlies:

Cafundéu accepts the invitations of Valanora and Vephrall for friendlies (Valanora is Pre-Cup and Vephrall is a mid-qualifying one). I'd like a confirmation from Valanora, as Daehanjeiguk accepted the pre-cup invitation of them too.

The Cafundelense League Best XI will play against Yafor 2 in a Pre-Cup friendly. Will release list of players in a pre-cup RP. The KPB points of the league could be the same of Cafundéu.

(to Holy Empire: Flecha is the best player of Cafundéu. If there's no more place for attackers, you can use the midfielder Marcelinho in your team of dream simulacra)

Terreiro de Ogum also would like to play a friendly against The Archregimancy or Jeru FC (or both in different dates).

Whoo, we'll confirm that as the debut of our tasty new Tartan Tiger kits.

<inside-joke tone="flat">
Let's.
Go.
Tartans.
Gooooooooooo Tartans.
</inside-joke>

(to Holy Empire: Flecha is the best player of Cafundéu. If there's no more place for attackers, you can use the midfielder Marcelinho in your team of dream simulacra)


Obrigado, Caf, but you're assuming that HEFA are automatically going to pick each team's best players.... HEFA have a proven record of sometimes not quite understanding what's going on in Ordinary Reality. That Laborious Hawk is Valanora's best player is mere coincidence.

There will be a couple of roster surpises.

It also makes it easier for me to RP an explanation of why such a star-studded team can't walk away with the whole damned thing if there are a couple of, well, slightly more eccentric choices.

Soon, all will be revealed; probably by Basil and Theo making a comeback announcement after a couple of more low-profile tournaments.

* We also request a match with Southern Northland, the lost Turtle Cup game.

Accepted.

Whoo, we'll confirm that as the debut of our tasty new Tartan Tiger kits.

Oh, that's what they are?

And there was me thinking your were chaving your team out in Burberry. :p

Well, with the BoF done, I think it's time for some new rankings.

Official WC40 Rankings (ods (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/Official WC40 Rankings.ods) | xls (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/Official WC40 Rankings.xls) | pdf (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/ns/Official WC40 Rankings.pdf))

And a straight text dump, which I'm too busy to prettify right now.
Rank Team Points
1 Capitalizt SLANI 51.64
2 Milchama 50.93
3 Valanora 50.86
4 Ariddia 45.71
5 Squornshelous 44.36
6 Az-cz 43.86
7 Bettia 37.93
8 Cafundéu 35.93
9 Tynelia 35.29
10 Demot 34.36
11 Zwangzug 34.36
12 Sel Appa 33.44
13 Jeruselem 32.57
14 Ad’ihan 31.43
15 Northern Bettia 31.00
16 Casari 30.36
17 Quakmybush 28.57
18 The Holy Empire 27.71
19 Wentland 27.64
20 Yafor 2 27.18
21 Bazalonia 26.93
22 Candelaria And Marquez 26.52
23 Oliverry 26.29
24 Bostopia 25.21
25 Vephrall 23.68
26 Daehanjeiguk 22.81
27 Sorthern Northland 21.86
28 Novapsolu 21.86
29 Kura-Pelland 21.54
30 Starblaydia 21.18
31 Qazox 20.79
32 The Archregimancy 20.20
33 Jasīʼyūn 19.80
34 Dance 2 Revolution 16.38
35 Estresse Intenso 15.51
36 Errinundera 15.36
37 Ulzaxid 15.11
38 Lovisa 14.77
39 Jeru FC 13.89
40 Endmile 12.04
41 Scotchpinestan 10.87
42 Prux 10.82
43 Taeshan 10.44
44 The Islands of Qutar 9.54
45 Krytenia 9.43
46 Turori 9.29
47 St Samuel 9.09
48 Kelssek 9.07
49 The Pazhujeb Islands 8.58
50 Yafalonia and Bazor 2 8.31
51 Geisenfried 8.21
52 Dancougar 8.09
53 Rejistania 7.43
54 Vilita 7.36
55 Hopeless SC 6.97
56 Minilla Island 6.89
57 Nire and Nire 6.66
58 Solenial 6.52
59 Jariss 6.36
60 Green wombat 6.27
61 Magnus Valerius 6.26
62 Beer Served Here 6.25
63 Kiryu-shi 5.86
64 Blouman Empire 5.74
65 Samcoa 5.64
66 Kansiov 5.18
67 Bonto 5.07
68 Acapais 5.04
69 Schiavonia 4.79
70 Cookesland 4.40
71 Rugiero 4.36
72 Fujisawan Territories 4.20
73 Gweridijongya 4.07
74 The Lowland Clans 3.79
75 Naboombu Umbongo 3.57
76 Uiri 3.54
77 Ashlaea 3.43
78 Bull_horns_rule 3.29
79 Abu Omar 3.00
79 Wing Wang Woo 3.00
81 Aurendia 2.86
81 Newmanistan 2.86
81 Vikingholm 2.86
84 Dinos Pizza 2.79
85 Koze and the Turkomans 2.64
85 Oickoidia 2.64
87 Limbrogidlia 2.43
88 East Antairees 2.36
89 McPsychoville 2.29
89 Vanek Drury Brieres 2.29
91 Terreiro de Ogum 2.21
92 The Supermarket 2.19
93 Miceland 2.01
94 Cadarnia 2.00
94 Kalmykstan 2.00
96 San Adriano 1.95
97 95X 1.86
97 Nethertopia 1.86
99 Alversia 1.71
99 Sativaville 1.71
99 Vuam and Isma 1.71
102 Sesquipedalianist 1.64
103 Assegai Developments 1.57
103 Onimar 1.57
103 Wijaska Island 1.57
106 British Londinium 1.43
106 Septentrionia 1.43
106 The HURD 1.43
109 New Brittonia 1.36
109 Pantocratoria 1.36
111 Eighthgraderistan 1.29
111 The Non-RPing N00b 1.29
111 Turruth Gordur 1.29
114 Komekong 1.29
115 Grotewohl 1.21
115 Ruskastan 1.21
115 Swilatia 1.21
118 Bushes Been Quaked 1.14
118 Delesa 1.14
118 Merovis 1.14
118 New Morrisia 1.14
118 Recluse Island 1.14
118 Tuaim 1.14
124 Kosovoe 1.07
124 Kristovenia 1.07
124 Loutra oreas Elenis 1.07
124 Miamoria 1.07
128 East Lithuania 1.00
128 Konora 1.00
128 Miroxia 1.00
128 Spaam 1.00
128 Tremarendakia 1.00
133 Audioslavia 0.98
134 Billopesha 0.93
135 Barbeques 0.86
135 Bumiroar 0.86
135 Mallatarsland 0.86
135 Minilla Island West 0.86
135 Patusan 0.86
135 Rastafariburg 0.86
135 The Crescent Republic 0.86
142 Aqua Teen Hungerland 0.79
142 Boyancy 0.79
142 Integrite 0.79
142 The Indonesian States 0.79
146 Violitism 0.76
147 Lake Arrowhead 0.71
147 Thundercliffe 0.71
147 Zyla 0.71
150 Naleloospalakintula 0.64
151 Aleos 0.57
151 The Coshairs 0.57
151 Wavispa 0.57
154 Kirrin Island 0.50
154 New Cimeran 0.50
154 Sarejavo 0.50
157 Agroprom 0.43
157 Bergelland 0.43
157 Nebuleux 0.43
160 Central Prestonia 0.36
160 Krasslor 0.36
162 Diojiu 0.29
162 Evil Polish Donors 0.29
162 Pinguinum 0.29
162 The Daleks 2 0.29
162 Wehrmacher 0.29
167 Engbec 0.21
167 The Turkic Shahdom 0.21
169 Abaio 0.14
169 Ambrose-Douglas 0.14
169 Randovium 0.14
169 Rangpur 0.14
173 Algal states 0.00
173 Carcim 0.00
173 Ikoville 0.00
173 Jey 0.00

The Holy Empire of Rennidan would be up for a kickabout with any other nation before the qualifying starts. Home or away, we're ready to play.

And, on behalf of my bad luck, I can't make the IRC draw on Thursday. Yay for work.
Capitalizt SLANI invites Rennidan to a friendly at Aeropag Olympic Stadium in the Unified Capitalizt States.

After a TG with C&M, Hopeless SC confirms a pre-qualifying home friendly with Candelaria and Marquez.

Could some please post a link to a Takil Quip Champion Cup related document/forum. Thanks.

Oh, Jeru FC are up for friendlies as well.

Could some please post a link to a Takil Quip Champion Cup related document/forum. Thanks.

nm. thanks CH

Taeshan confirms Daehanjeiguk friendly (mid i think) and kosovoe confirms a Prazkoy Friendly(mid)

Also the taeshani soccer assosciation would like friendlies with Star, The holy Empire, Qazox, and i would like to call out ESF for a friendly

I decline.

Accepted.

Your place or mine?

Taeshan confirms Daehanjeiguk friendly (mid i think) and kosovoe confirms a Prazkoy Friendly(mid)

Despite the absence of any punctuation marks (aside from parentheses), the IFA of Daehanjeiguk confirms this mid-qualifier friendly.

And for some odd reason, we have this note from some PKF demanding that we also broadcast their intention to play against Kosovoe. Man, we must be drinking some heavy stuff to be imaging this $hit.

(PKF = Prazkoy Football Assocation)

What is this metaphysical nonsense?

Everyone knows that the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is, "What do you get when you multiply six by nine."

You win an all-expenses paid trip to the Total Perspective Vortex!

You win an all-expenses paid trip to the Total Perspective Vortex!

Now wouldn't you be freaked out if that happened to be 42 characters?

On that note, I have a very bad feeling about World Cup 42...

awww.. thats bad, ill pray for the souls of those, whatever... :D

Good luck, there would be more posts coming anyway:)

Confirmed interest in two-legged friendly series with Vephrall, and also a mutually agreed friendly has been confirmed with Zwangzug at Shanvley Stadium, a hangover from the WC39 RP theme challenge.

Also the taeshani soccer assosciation would like friendlies with Star...

Come and visit us, or we can come to you - either I don't mind. Just TG Krytenia to get it on the list.

That goes for everybody wanting friendlies, too, make sure you TG the appropriate host, which for Pre-Qualifying friendlies is Kry.

But you were in the top 10 before WC39... you were 7th. This means that you lost some positions instead of winning.

yeah i was 7th leading up to WC39, but was only 18th in WC38 which had been my highest ranking until then. so i still claim my newness to the top 10 in the timeframe Arch mentioned even with a bit of a slip last time.

Your place or mine?

We fancy a trip to Dancougar.

Okay, so here's what I've got for friendlies. I'm so on top of this that I still don't know what I'm doing! :-D

* Vephrall: Prequalifying in Vephrall
* Casari: Unknown in Dancougar
* Southern Northland: Unknown in Dancougar

After qualifier friendly: Nethertopia vs Candelaria And Marquez.

A Tri-series of Friendlies

Pre: Yafalonia and Bazor 2 vs. Bazalonia
Mid: Yafor 2 vs. Yafalonia and Bazor 2
Post: Bazalonia vs. Yafor 2

OFFICIAL CONFUSED HOST ANNOUNCEMENT

If you have a Pre-Qualifying request,

Please, for the love of Margaret, TG me.

Thank you please.

For the sake of one and all, I've stuck up some WC40 information on a substitute wiki - Bluwiki:

http://bluwiki.com/go/World_Cup_40.

All sorts of information, particularly regarding the Finals, will go up on there as time goes by.

A Tri-series of Friendlies

Pre: Yafalonia and Bazor 2 vs. Bazalonia
Mid: Yafor 2 vs. Yafalonia and Bazor 2
Post: Bazalonia vs. Yafor 2

Confirmed.

That means, to clarify, I'm playing the Cafundelese Top XI before the cup starts, Yafalonia and Bazor 2 in the middle of the cup, and Bazalonia after qualifying.

I'm up for a friendly (home or away) if anyone would like to oblige.

OFFICIAL CONFUSED HOST ANNOUNCEMENT

If you have a Pre-Qualifying request,

Please, for the love of Margaret, TG me.

Thank you please.

It'd be nice if you'd have posted a list of the one's that you have so far, so we'd know who needs to TG you.

It'd be nice if you'd have posted a list of the one's that you have so far, so we'd know who needs to TG you.

As of around seven hours ago, this is what we have set up for Pre-Qualifying Friendlies:

QAZ v STB
ACA v JER
SNO v SSQ
VPH U21 v DAN
VPH v KPL
DAE/CAF v VAL
FUJ v NEW
NEW v STB
CAM v HSC
DAN v CAS
NTH v KOS
CAF XI v YAF
KPL v ZWA
TAE v STB
COM v KRY

Ad'ihan would like a pre-qualifying friendly against Bostopia in Bostopia. Bos, if you confirm it, just TG Kry straight.

And there was me thinking your were chaving your team out in Burberry. :p

Pyjamas, definitely pyjamas.

Capitalizt SLANI invites Rennidan to a friendly at Aeropag Olympic Stadium in the Unified Capitalizt States.

Brilliant. Time to warm up the team jet then.

who do we tg for mid qualifying

who do we tg for mid qualifying

The person we tell you when we decide who is scorinating them, based on my and Kry's schedules when we get to mid-point in qualifying.

Aren't the groups drawn today? Hmmm... At what time will that happen?

LIVE!

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm1/Starblayde/WC40/XL.jpg

THE QUALIFYING DRAW FOR THE 40TH WORLD CUP

In one hour and 40 minutes, only on #nssport.

irc://irc.esper.net/#nssport

I guess that answers my question... Too bad i have to log off before the draw...

I guess that answers my question... Too bad i have to log off before the draw...

Just for anyone who's thinking of joining in, the draw itself will be done In Character as much as is possible, as has become tradition.

As I have mentioned countless times before...

IRC and I 不一样.

But I'll be content to see the post which should be coming up pretty soon, unless by the grace of some giant space platypus I'm actually an hour and 40 minutes too early.

SCORES THREAD (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=552798)

RP THREAD (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=552797)

That should keep Sel happy :D

not big enough and not white

Anyway, I was wondering how long it would be until each team has its own roster attached to their name in the RP thread (or somewhere at least...); not to be anal, but just to make it perky I guess.

Any bets that I lose to Star in the friendly? the odds are 1:7 that Star wins, 10:1 that Qazox wins and 5:4 that its a draw. Any takers??? lol ;)

ICly of course, not RL.

Any bets that I lose to Star in the friendly? the odds are 1:7 that Star wins, 10:1 that Qazox wins and 5:4 that its a draw. Any takers??? lol ;)

ICly of course, not RL.

I'll put one of these on you winning!
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6338/dazzashekelmr1.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dazzashekelmr1.jpg)

The World Cup will never be the same when I'm through with it :D

I'll put one of these on you winning!
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6338/dazzashekelmr1.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dazzashekelmr1.jpg)

Jeru, I hope you don't mind me pointing out some slightly incorrect Latin on your currency.

The proper Latin form for 'Henry' is 'Henricus', not 'Henrius'.

And you use a disputed varient of 'Jerusalem'. The official title of the Crusader 'Kingdom of the Jerusalem', for example (and I wrote the entry on 'The Crusades' in the 'Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology' [he writes, perhaps a little too egotistically]) was: "Regnum Hierosolimitanum"

Hope that helps!

Edit: but I love the touch of writing 'specimen' on an IC currency sample

Anyway, I was wondering how long it would be until each team has its own roster attached to their name in the RP thread (or somewhere at least...); not to be anal, but just to make it perky I guess.

Official Host Note:
The rosters will be linked before the first set of friendlies, then will be updated before Matchday One, and then throughout the tournament when they appear.

Given the unusual level of interest in the identity of the players to be named to the Holy Empire's squad of Dream Simulacra (rarely have I received so many TGs in such a short space of time on a single topic), here it is (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13561889&postcount=47).

A full RP 'officially' announcing the squad will be posted later today.

Given the unusual level of interest in identity of the players to be named to the Holy Empire's squad of Dream Simulacra (rarely have I received so many TGs in such a short space of time on a single topic), here it is (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13561889&postcount=47).

A full RP 'officially' announcing the squad will be posted later today.
But…but how could a “bench of legends” possibly exclude Jenji Y (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/jenji_y.html)? :p

But…but how could a “bench of legends” possibly exclude Jenji Y (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/jenji_y.html)? :p


Or Jeremy Jaffacake, or Simeone Di Bradini, or Sasijilvenku "Sasi" Dikelesinivetisaru (the only player placed in the hall of fame by two nations), or Zack de la Rocha, or Tanner Nerni, or even - God help us all - even Dazza Dallas?

Because there's only five spots on the bench, silly (there's also an IC reason for Di Bradini's omission - it was deemed inappropriate to feature a player from either co-host).

If you're feeling disgruntled over the legends selection, feel free to express yourself in the RP thread accordingly. The whole point of this Holy Empire squad is that it's highly interactive in terms of other nations' potential reactions.

Thinking back, the only legendary thing about Casari might be the horrendously bad kits.

Sasijilvenku "Sasi" Dikelesinivetisaru (the only player placed in the hall of fame by two nations)

Well... I think you'll find that Syku Lyku was the first player to have been placed in the hall of fame by two nations. ;)

Well... I think you'll find that Syku Lyku was the first player to have been placed in the hall of fame by two nations. ;)


Whoops! You're quite right, of course, being one of the nations in question.

Rejistanians.... they all sound alike.

In fact, I'm a bit insulted that such a legendary team look so good. I have spare designs even I rejected...

As of around seven hours ago, this is what we have set up for Pre-Qualifying Friendlies:

snip
SAP v BOS
Unless that's planned for later...

SCORES THREAD (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=552798)

RP THREAD (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=552797)

That should keep Sel happy :D
Thank you, my good sir.

I'll put one of these on you winning!
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6338/dazzashekelmr1.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dazzashekelmr1.jpg)
Curse you and your currency-making skills...What'd you use for it?

SAP v BOS
Unless that's planned for later...

It's scheduled in the scores thread, for crying out loud. We provided you with the links, you could at least click on them. :p

Our country is officially screwed with the draw. But there's no real weak or strong pool, so we'd be screwed anyway. <_<

Then make totally awesome RPs. Make those high ranked teams earn their points, dammit! No need to worry. Based on how the ranks are computed, it takes teams a few iterations to get enough points to be threatening, but there's just enough randomness to make it interesting ^_^

Well, i've checked some stats and if i keep on rp-ing the way i do now i might pose a serious thread at WC47. Half of my current squad will be managing teams if that's the truth ;)

Official Host Note:
The rosters will be linked before the first set of friendlies, then will be updated before Matchday One, and then throughout the tournament when they appear.

The list of groups in the RP thread OP has been updated with roster links all the way down to Fujisawan Territories. Kry just needs to quote, copy and paste that into the Scores thread OP.

Well done, too, to Group 15 for being the first group to post a roster for every team in the Group.

Then make totally awesome RPs. Make those high ranked teams earn their points, dammit! No need to worry. Based on how the ranks are computed, it takes teams a few iterations to get enough points to be threatening, but there's just enough randomness to make it interesting ^_^

And i'm looking forward to collect some points in the Cup of Harmony, too.

Our country is officially screwed with the draw. But there's no real weak or strong pool, so we'd be screwed anyway. <_<

Your nowhere near as screwed as you think just do what I'll do; RP to the max

Let's kick some balls!

heh that will come with time first there's our friendly

Let's kick some balls!

What goes around will come around. When we climb the rankings, these will be the people who will be dropping in rankings. Let them have their fun now. And in 10 Cups, we'll remember those 7-1 scorelines against us! ;)

It's scheduled in the scores thread, for crying out loud. We provided you with the links, you could at least click on them. :p
I was going by the list you posted.

What goes around will come around. When we climb the rankings, these will be the people who will be dropping in rankings. Let them have their fun now. And in 10 Cups, we'll remember those 7-1 scorelines against us! ;)


I'll see you in the finals in 10 cups then, Newmanistan. ;D

Oh, my...it's the return of Alan Belmore...



Yes, I'm old enough to remember him playing for The Belmore Family.

Well, this one-quali-system thing has me done for if RP bonus is anything to go by. In Las Vegas from the 5th to the 13th of April, so doubt any RPing will be done. Sigh. If anyone wants to drop by and say hello, TG me :p I'll need something to do other than watch the holy of holies, Monastry 24/7 from the Archregimancy... wait, I mean watch American TV. God bless it. Bill O'Reilly at a sensible hour :p

There's always the strip clubs. If you've prepared for them.

Given the unusual level of interest in the identity of the players to be named to the Holy Empire's squad of Dream Simulacra (rarely have I received so many TGs in such a short space of time on a single topic), here it is (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13561889&postcount=47).

A full RP 'officially' announcing the squad will be posted later today.

No Qazox players made the list? Guess we're not orthodox enough for ya...lol

If a Qazox player would have earned a spot on that list it would have to be: Reggie "The Rock" Hassok (GK WC 29-30, HC WC31-32)

Just wondering, since either A: it was answered and I didn't see it; B: it was in the bid thread and I didn't see it; or C: it hasn't been answered yet--- Just what is the format of the playoffs? single game, home and home or groups?

What goes around will come around. When we climb the rankings, these will be the people who will be dropping in rankings. Let them have their fun now. And in 10 Cups, we'll remember those 7-1 scorelines against us! ;)

Oh yeah, baby! But let's climb some rankings first, i say, fellow Baptisians!

No Qazox players made the list? Guess we're not orthodox enough for ya...lol

If a Qazox player would have earned a spot on that list it would have to be: Reggie "The Rock" Hassok (GK WC 29-30, HC WC31-32)

It looks like you're not genuinely offended, but just for the benefit of anyone who's wondering what my criteria were...

I assure you that Orthodoxy had nothing to do with it (Maximov and Fr. Justinian being the exceptions). The 'bench of legends' are, Fr. Justinian apart, genuine legends reaching back through the distant past of the Cup. I don't think any of the true legends played past WC25 (and even 25 was a rather odd appearance by Urk). As noted, this meant that some other famous players had to miss out.

As to the starters, I needed 11 players, only one team in the top ranks - Ariddia - is inactive this tournament, so I simply went down as far as Sel Appa. Qazox weren't ranked highly enough. While the Empire's squad inevitably has an all-star feel, I tried to make my choices slightly quirky in places because I need an IC reason to explain away why such a high-powered team won't (in all probability) get much past the second round.

Sorthern Northland, you got an army team I see! :p

Sorthern Northland, you got an army team I see! :p

He stole my damn kit! My WC38 finals 3rd kit was just plain (woodland) camouflage pattern :-\ I should sue!

He stole my damn kit! My WC38 finals 3rd kit was just plain (woodland) camouflage pattern :-\ I should sue!

Thank God the Jeru FC kit is different :D
No one is going to steal the Jeruselem kit, or maybe not ...

Sorthern Northland, you got an army team I see! :p
More of an army unit than an army football team. :p

He stole my damn kit! My WC38 finals 3rd kit was just plain (woodland) camouflage pattern :-\ I should sue!

*Blocks the uber-secret-top-secret-super-secret-tunnel from Beningrad to Fort Boston and legs it with Bostopia's nukes in hand*

More of an army unit than an army football team. :p



*Blocks the uber-secret-top-secret-super-secret-tunnel from Beningrad to Fort Boston and legs it with Bostopia's nukes in hand*

So uber-secret-top-secret that we have a regiment of tanks down there? :p

Ah balls, we forgot your intelligence services are far greater than ours. :(

*Hands the nukes back.*

More of an army unit than an army football team. :p

Oh boy, so the Jeru FC vs Sorthern Northland game is going be two sides firing footballs from cannons at each other?

The Holy Empire's goalkeeper hereby officially challenges Sel Appa's goalkeeper to a traditional Mongolian wrestling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_wrestling)match (Outer Mongolian rules) at halftime in both our qualification games.

Best of three wins.

A volunteer to scorinate is hereby solicited.

Oh, my...it's the return of Alan Belmore...



Yes, I'm old enough to remember him playing for The Belmore Family.

Random thought: If people didn't realize it, Avi Belmowitz is the Jewish version of Alan Belmore. So that means ummm... AIF has two godmods. God help us all.

The Holy Empire's goalkeeper hereby officially challenges Sel Appa's goalkeeper to a traditional Mongolian wrestling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_wrestling)match (Outer Mongolian rules) at halftime in both our qualification games.

Best of three wins.

A volunteer to scorinate is hereby solicited.
As a two-time Bronze Medalist in the Sel Appa Wrestling Exhibition, Mongke Bokegalbaatar gladly accepts the challenges. Reserve goalkeeper, Anastasia Vadov, is being prepped in the event of injury or incident and may even be put as a starter for those two matches so Bokegalbaatar may train more.

Sel Appan Wrestling is virtually identical to Mongolian (which is the most awesome kind IMO).

...If people didn't realize it, Avi Belmowitz is the Jewish version of Alan Belmore...

NEVER!

[/sarcasm]

Along with Jean-Allan Bellemort (how ironic that Oliverry's most famous player is a clone of a Belmoron), Alberto Belmozzi and countless others.

FYI - what is to be told in the subsequent weeks in my various RPs involving the Han are to be taken lightly and as gossip. Any attempt to assume that I am attempting to malign anyone or anything is a abhorrent fallacy (which often might be just as apt a description for my gossip columns as well).

Oh boy, so the Jeru FC vs Sorthern Northland game is going be two sides firing footballs from cannons at each other?

No, the SN team will be using up to date modern weapons. :P

It looks like you're not genuinely offended...

No I was not offended at all Arch. Just curious as to how you made your decision.

And I was right about the Friendly (Lost 1-2). So Jeru were's my Dazza Shekel?? lol

And for anyone who may be tracking it, I'm now 1-6 against WC hosts in friendlies.

Talk about prophetic ... I posted an RP about the death of Natasha Dallas, the matriarch of Dallas family not less than a week ago. Today my grandmother died in her sleep.

:confused:

Talk about prophetic ... I posted an RP about the death of Natasha Dallas, the matriarch of Dallas family not less than a week ago. Today my grandmother died in her sleep.

:confused:

My condolences to you, then. My Grandma died a couple of Christmases ago.

My condolences to you, then. My Grandma died a couple of Christmases ago.

Thanks, she was getting worse and worse so it was only a matter of time. Most of my grandparents now are in their twilight years or gone.

In an unrelated problem NSFS seems to not like me, not allowing me to produce resume files so I can continue the AOCAF.

However, I am now looking for leagion... Does anyone have it?

In an unrelated problem NSFS seems to not like me, not allowing me to produce resume files so I can continue the AOCAF.

However, I am now looking for leagion... Does anyone have it?

Pacitalia 4-0 Starblaydia

You must be using Leagion, that bloody program hates me.

*kisses chance of sixth AOCAF title goodbye for another Cup*

Well, we've got a nice idea about how Engbec is going to play their game tomorrow :D

In an unrelated problem NSFS seems to not like me, not allowing me to produce resume files so I can continue the AOCAF.

In a related solution, NSFS 2.0.6 (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/nsfs/nsfs206.zip) is now available. The problem is now really fixed, and this time I've done the testing to prove it. :p

(This is a necessary update for anyone running a competition that involves one or more groups with an odd number of teams, fixing a bug that has been present since at least 2.0.1.)

Well, we've got a nice idea about how Engbec is going to play their game tomorrow :D

I need to talk to my colleague and see how we will. Apologies for lack of roster etc :(

I need to talk to my colleague and see how we will. Apologies for lack of roster etc :(

I make the mention more so because I posted gossip about Engbec being a country of militant homosexuals, and no one has tried to refute my claims.

Get ready for the grand protestant revitalization :D

Get ready for the grand protestant revitalization :D

Nah, the Orthodox and Catholics here will stop that ...

Just for a clarification on the opinions of the events in World Cup 39 in the Han Empire.


(1) - The Imperial Government officially denies any military conflict against Bostopia, Sorthern Northland, and any other state; they also deny any invasion of Haenam Island, stating that a massive storm devastated the area, washing up a bunch of military hardware upon the island;

(2) - The people aren't aware that any war ever happened, except that there are a lot of weird tanks sitting upon Haenam;

(3) - Folks abroad think that Bostopia is dead because the Han nuked them. N00k=uber pwnzors, therefore no more Bostopia. And no ethnic Han lives in Bostopia (except maybe Turkish spies...), so there's no proof that Bostopia exists anyway;

(4) - The media is fully aware of the "truth" and will continue to use it to their advantage. Just so you're aware, all broadcasts here are brought to you by MBC International, a branch of MBC that broadcasts internationally only (no one domestically broadcasts MBC International). And the media, now aware that they have the power, are going to try to use it to "change the world".

Nah, the Orthodox and Catholics here will stop that ...

What Orthodox/Catholics?

What Orthodox/Catholics?

I'm aware of some Catholicism around the NSWC, but I too am at a loss to think of even ONE Orthodox team around these parts... :D

(1) - The Imperial Government officially denies any military conflict against Bostopia, Sorthern Northland, and any other state; they also deny any invasion of Haenam Island, stating that a massive storm devastated the area, washing up a bunch of military hardware upon the island;

(2) - The people aren't aware that any war ever happened, except that there are a lot of weird tanks sitting upon Haenam;


Ah yes I've been meaning to ask.

Any chance the Sorthern Northland Armed Forces could have their military hardware back? Also if any Sorthern armed personnel were killed in the fighting er I mean by the storm could they're bodies be sent back please?

Thank you!

Ah yes I've been meaning to ask.

Any chance the Sorthern Northland Armed Forces could have their military hardware back? Also if any Sorthern armed personnel were killed in the fighting er I mean by the storm could they're bodies be sent back please?

Thank you!

The hardware has been completely confiscated - any damaged equipment has been destroyed, extant equipment put through extensive testing and then destroyed. So sorry.

Any dead personnel were burned, their ashes cast to sea, reflecting their loss at sea to the storm. Any living personnel have been sent to an undisclosed location where their identity is still being worked out (maybe?). In any case they're not going home because either they'll be assimilated to the Han culture or they'll die trying. Also, thank you for clarifying that Sorthern Northland was in the seas nearby, because according to even secret military opinions, Sorthern Northland lacked any capacity to invade the Han Empire (even though the intelligence suggested otherwise - 1,000,000 points and a hyper-cool picture of two dogs to the first person can guess correctly what historical corollary this is based on - Korean/Chinese/Japanese examples only).

And yes, Prazkoy is the new Han.

Hmm well the Sorthern Armed Forces are not too happy at this, but due to losing the majority of their hardware and a number of personnel in operations in the vicinity of Haenam Island so there's not really much they can do.

Good day to you kind Sirs.

In a related solution, NSFS 2.0.6 (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth681k/nsfs/nsfs206.zip) is now available. The problem is now really fixed, and this time I've done the testing to prove it. :p

(This is a necessary update for anyone running a competition that involves one or more groups with an odd number of teams, fixing a bug that has been present since at least 2.0.1.)
Oy...I need to figure that out...

NOTE TO HOSTS: It's "Illegal Immigrants" No NS. I just put NS so it would be usable.

I meant to release this earlier, but forgot. For the Turtle Cup, I made my own RP Bonus Calculator since I was unable to get Baz's to work. The calculator used the standard five-level RP Bonus. Each value was added to the rank that existed (12 for Sel Appa).

1 for Roster
1 for Excellent RP
0.5 for Great RP
0.25 for Good RP
0.125 for Weak RP
0.0625 for Slani RP

I have a weird obsession with powers of two... Also, I did give myself the roster bonus (since it was objective--Yes/No), but not for any RP. Comments/complaints on this method are welcome.

And now, a message from FFSA President Sharon Eiboln:
"It is my regret to announce that Sel Appa and Zanziik will be withdrawing their bid for the 32nd Cup of Harmony. Both of our nations and football associations are no longer able to commit to the tournament. Our bid would detract from superior bids, as well as, potentially split the vote further in a formerly five-way contest. We hereby endorse the AA (Ad'ihan-Acapais) bid for the 32nd Cup of Harmony."

Current List of CoH Bids (Just to remind everyone)

AA - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=551359 (Ad'ihan and Acapais)
Dephrall - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=551271 (Demot and Vephrall)
StarKry - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=549052 (Starblaydia and Krytenia)
FAIL - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13519815#post13519815 (Bazalonia and Yafor 2 under the guise of Y&B2)

Current List of CoH Bids (Just to remind everyone)

AA - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=551359 (Ad'ihan and Acapais)
Dephrall - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=551271 (Demot and Vephrall)
StarKry - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=549052 (Starblaydia and Krytenia)
FAIL - http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13519815#post13519815 (Bazalonia and Yafor 2 under the guise of Y&B2)

You owe me $1.00 for using StarKry.. ;)

I have a weird obsession with powers of two... Also, I did give myself the roster bonus (since it was objective--Yes/No), but not for any RP. Comments/complaints on this method are welcome.

Is "I didn't progress out of the group" a welcome complaint? ;) :p

Seriously though, I think the tournament was run well and on the whole the teams that went through, in my opinion fully deserved to.

Anyone know when NSWIKI stops being read-only?

Anyone know when NSWIKI stops being read-only?

Ask Goobergunch, it's still his baby.

(My early bet: the day before the Cubs win a world series.. jk goober.)

Even Nostradamus can't look that far ahead.

Even Nostradamus can't look that far ahead.

2015: just like Back to the Future II predicted... ;)

Ask Goobergunch, it's still his baby.

(My early bet: the day before the Cubs win a world series.. jk goober.)

That will be a while, we'll be on Mars before then!

QAZOX will offically retire after World Cup 40.


APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!

I was waiting for one of those ... :p

I was waiting for one of those ... :p

Your Welcome :D:D;)

Your Welcome :D:D;)

I'm hoping today's WC40 results are also an April Fool's too :p

I'm hoping today's WC40 results are also an April Fool's too :p

Same here, but i don't think they are, except those 9-1 and 11-1 games, they mught be jokes.. (so the losers hope).

I'm torn on if I want them to be a joke or not. My main nation does, but my puppet is thrilled with their result (both draws, for the record...or those too lazy to go look them up).

I've got an even better April Fool's Joke :D in the works

On another note, I think I'll be paying bets based on Kura Pelland's numbers. He was unnervingly accurate for WC39 predictions (at least, for not knowing the future).

Anyone failing to heed this warning will be punished with their entire RP Bonus reset to zero

I've got an even better April Fool's Joke :D in the works

Sorry, Han, but thanks to this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13573192&postcount=5) you now have an RP bonus of zero again, and start from scratch for MD2. The 'no posting in the Scores Thread' rule, and subsequent punishments, has developed as a way of stopping people putting Tags, Comments and even amusing counter-scores in the scores thread and cluttering it up; it's a thread where people just want to receive their scores.

'Whining' ICly (referencing RP) we don't mind, in fact we encourage it as it all adds to the flavour of the Cup. Posting your comedy April Fools Day scorelines in the thread which has big instructions not to post, however, we do mind.

Anyone know when NSWIKI stops being read-only?

Goobergunch has to put it on a server that can handle a 3GB database - of which there aren't many free ones around. Apparently he has something in the pipeline, but we'll see.

In the meantime, why not use something like Bluwiki as a stand-in wiki. The formatting is the same, and it's there for the WORLD CUP 40 Wiki Page! (http://bluwiki.com/go/World_Cup_40)

Goobergunch has to put it on a server that can handle a 3GB database - of which there aren't many free ones around. Apparently he has something in the pipeline, but we'll see.

In the meantime, why not use something like Bluwiki as a stand-in wiki. The formatting is the same, and it's there for the WORLD CUP 40 Wiki Page! (http://bluwiki.com/go/World_Cup_40)


Thanks, copy and paste time ... then fix links.

I was thinking about RP'ing this morning about Bostopia "Seeing the light" and "Embracing Marx and Ariddia in Communistic glory" after "Realising how wrong we were", but it'd be the most obvious April Fools joke ever :p

Ah, SN, we never finished hammering out friendly details. If you're still interested, post-qualifying, doesn't matter where?

Ah, SN, we never finished hammering out friendly details. If you're still interested, post-qualifying, doesn't matter where?

You got any spaces available for a mid-qualifying one? But if you prefer after then we're happy to oblige, and again we'd like to play away if your happy to let a crazy military nutter into your nation.

I'm aware of some Catholicism around the NSWC, but I too am at a loss to think of even ONE Orthodox team around these parts... :D

Well there certainly ain't no winning Orthodox teams.

Kolanderaz 2-1 The Archregimancy.

Sometimes - just sometimes - I wonder why I even try.

Edit: There is a winning Orthodox team. Glory be to God for the splendid victory by our Orthodox brothers in Casari!

Yeah, I prefer the late one, but we will certainly leave the harbor open for your team's beach landing ^_^

Hmm so you've come across the plans for the beach landing? I must tell the Major General to stop leaving sensitive documents laying around the place.

Oh well time to train the team as paratroopers.


So after qualifying in Dancougar?

Edit: There is a winning Orthodox team. Glory be to God for the splendid victory by our Orthodox brothers in Casari!

The Good Lord has seen to show us his true favor this day!

I stated in my post that I was willing to receive such punishments (albeit in white so unless you cared to read it, you'd probably never have known... oh well). While it is only two days, having sobered up, it doesn't seem so fantastic a prank as I did promise to remove the "scores" after the day was done, and I guess it isn't such a great thing for your players to score 1100 goals in one match, because then they're too tired to score any more in future matches (theoretically that is...)

Anyway the day is done.

Ask Goobergunch, it's still his baby.
Here's a rarity: I always though Goober was female...

Same here, but i don't think they are, except those 9-1 and 11-1 games, they mught be jokes.. (so the losers hope).
I like wide scorelines every now and then.

Hmm so you've come across the plans for the beach landing? I must tell the Major General to stop leaving sensitive documents laying around the place.

Oh well time to train the team as paratroopers.


So after qualifying in Dancougar?

Yup. I'll let Kry know.

"Balls!" Hill yelled, kicking at the grass and watching it lift slightly. "This bastard pitch is coming up again."

"Again? Why are we so chronically unable to keep grass in this place?" Lornair said, looking out of the tunnel. "It's not too wet to hold." There were a few odd drops, the very tail end of the shower which had moved through a few hours before the match.

"The field won't drain, it's never drained." Mark Antari said, rubbing his right eye and looking like he made it out of bed twelve to fourteen minutes before arriving at the field.

"Well, why not, that's the question."

"Built the stadium on a graveyard?"

"No-"

"Gypsy curse?"

"No, there's not-"

"Gophers?"

"How the hell could there be-"

"Some kind of wild dog that pees on the field and kills the grass?"

Hill and Lornair gave Antari a stare and sighed. "We're not looking for dogs living in the stadium. That's a stupid idea and you're stupid."

"But you don't know that they're not."

"There's no dead spots, dog pee would cause dead spots."

Hill rolled her eyes. "It sucks because there's no contractor in this town that'll do a decent damn job of it."

"That and the dogs."

"Antari, I'm going to set you on fire." Lornair yelled, prompting a comical chase down the tunnel and around the corner towards the locker room. Hill stayed behind for a minute, another brief shower starting to water the field again.

"Rain's not helping either."

MWAHAHAHAHA!!! It's my secret burrowing anti-sticking-dirt crickets! Wherever they go, they unstuck your turf, making its a ruinous hellhole for football players (either that, or every time someone takes a shot, the goalkeeper gets a wad of turf in his/her face). MWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Actually, I was thinking we needed grass more suitable to a colder climate.

If you need contractors to redo your stadiums' turf, I can send some of my guys - although I'm not sure how that will work with those damned anarchist-communist terrorists still at large... hmmm an idea just popped into my head...

Here's a rarity: I always though Goober was female...


I like wide scorelines every now and then.

we to be honest, i dont know for sure if goober is M/F.. but went w/ the gut.

The lowest ranked team in my group is doing well with two wins ...

Guess who sold intellectual property to this North Carolina sportscaster for $890 million... Although he did away with the roach part; apparently that just doesn't sit well on the 6 o'clock news.

http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/sports.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-03-27-0026.html

(You have to click on the tab marked 'video' to see it, I guess)

The lowest ranked team in my group is doing well with two wins ...

Yes, over Kalmykstan and Novapsolu. The first is easily understandable, the second is indeed an upset.

I was thinking... Woudn't it be an idea to set up a wc for women?

I was thinking... Woudn't it be an idea to set up a wc for women?

Oooo... hehe

We've been down this road before... Basically the argument is summed up in the following phrase.

"Women can and do play in the current World Cup so there is no need, and if someone does run a Women's World Cup it won't have any linkage to the "World Cup" and expect attendence to be down. Way down."

OK. I wasn't in for checking nearly 250 pages about that idea.

I was thinking... Woudn't it be an idea to set up a wc for women?

"Women can and do play in the current World Cup so there is no need, and if someone does run a Women's World Cup it won't have any linkage to the "World Cup" and expect attendence to be down. Way down."

OK. I wasn't in for checking nearly 250 pages about that idea.

Baz has pretty much said it all, really. The Women's World Cup suffered from the fact that the World Cup itself is multi-gender if the nations who play it want it to be. Some have all-female teams, some have fairly equal male-female representation, and some assume that, as in RL, women are not as 'good' (I use that word with the following enormous disclaimer: For 'good' read: strong, quick, tall, heavy, etc - I'm not getting in trouble for that!) as men. With low participation (and starting tournaments too soon after the previous one), the WWC sort of faded away.

For me, the WWC did bring a multi-gender Starblaydi side about, as I created a female side, and the stars of that ended up playing in the full WC side. Now the mix is about 75%-25% men-women in the Starblaydi side, and long may it remain.

And I don't think there's a single mention of the WWC in this thread, before now. There was plenty about it in the old WC Discussion Thread, which has been lost to us when Jolt couldn't handle the 11,142 posts we'd ended up putting into it - quite a few more than 250 pages worth.

To nations in my group (Qazox in particular):

The nations that Az-cz home games are held at are the same as those used in WC33. The main ones are Slimes Stadium, Knights Coliseum, Burlock Castle, and Shangri-La, but feel free to use any want.

This is in the title of #nssport, but for those who would like to know:

ALL MID-QUALIFYING FRIENDLIES WILL BE SCORINATED BY STARBLAYDIA

TG your friendly requests to STARBLAYDIA, for games to be played over the weekend of 5th/6th April.

Our nation hasn't gotten one yet, anyone in for a friendly?

Our nation hasn't gotten one yet, anyone in for a friendly?

Sure we are down... we will travel for this one.

Anyone up for a mid qual friendly

Anyone up for a mid qual friendly

Indeed.

Sure we are down... we will travel for this one.

Accepted. I'll send a pm.

Accepted. I'll send a pm.

Whoops, that was with another country of me...

Bettia, Squorn,

Friendlies?

Anyone up for a friendly, home or away? ...anyone?

yo i reannounce the mid qualifying friendlies of Taeshanvs Daehanjeiguk and Kosovoevs Prazkoy at hopefully nuetral places maybe Dancougar, also dancougar want a friendly at the end of quals

Anyone up for a friendly, home or away? ...anyone?

Aye, Rennidan challenges Kereca to a match at the new Eorga Choondra Stadium.

Aye, Rennidan challenges Kereca to a match at the new Eorga Choondra Stadium.

Accepted.

yo i reannounce the mid qualifying friendlies of Taeshanvs Daehanjeiguk and Kosovoevs Prazkoy at hopefully nuetral places maybe Dancougar, also dancougar want a friendly at the end of quals

Sure, that would be fine. Home, away, or neutral for that game?

If Dancougar were to serve as a neutral side for those mid-qual games, they would be played, as all others are, in the National Stadium in Yuki City.

Wouldn't it have been a greater April Fool's prank if I admitted that I was really Taeshan?

Anyway, it seems that Sorthern Northland can't avoid wanting to get itself into war...

Anyway, it seems that Sorthern Northland can't avoid wanting to get itself into war...

:D

Well if are opponents are that way inclined...

How big of a factor is home field advantage in this scorinating? I'd like to know, because I would like to vouch that it should be VERY significant for a nation in my situation, FIRST EVER at home.

We should have been maxed out here, I'm sorry.... first game in the nation ever, against an opponent who hasn't done a thing in the World Cup, and I've been 2 RP's a day since the start of it. If there was one game on my schedule of 10 that should have been a nobrainer 3 points, this was it. Maybe my RPing is pointless. Expect nothing more from me tonight or tomorrow. I have better use of my time.

How big of a factor is home field advantage in this scorinating? I'd like to know, because I would like to vouch that it should be VERY significant for a nation in my situation, FIRST EVER at home.

We should have been maxed out here, I'm sorry.... first game in the nation ever, against an opponent who hasn't done a thing in the World Cup, and I've been 2 RP's a day since the start of it. If there was one game on my schedule of 10 that should have been a nobrainer 3 points, this was it. Maybe my RPing is pointless. Expect nothing more from me tonight or tomorrow. I have better use of my time.
Congrats. You have discovered the World Cup's propensity for "sheer bad luck". RP does not guarantee wins (not by a long chalk), home factor is a mild advantage, and in the grand scheme of things, your draw with Lithima is far less surprising than, say, Vephrall's complete lack of points.

Suck it in, keep going, and don't be surprised if you end up with a shock victory further down the line.

OK, rant over.

Congrats. You have discovered the World Cup's propensity for "sheer bad luck". RP does not guarantee wins (not by a long chalk), home factor is a mild advantage, and in the grand scheme of things, your draw with Lithima is far less surprising than, say, Vephrall's complete lack of points.

Suck it in, keep going, and don't be surprised if you end up with a shock victory further down the line.

OK, rant over.

The vent can be sucked up. Others vent here, this is my turn. I'm not throwing in the towel. But I do feel that home field advantage should be taken in a different light when it's the first ever in a nation, and be more then "mild". That's part of my point.

Ya know, also a factor here, and I apologize if so, is because I get people wanting "perfection" in an American Football scorinator I'm trying to work up but yet something that might cuase this kind of "bad luck" there wouldn't be accepted there, when it is here. I think that may have been a factor and I apologize for combining the two things.

How big of a factor is home field advantage in this scorinating? I'd like to know, because I would like to vouch that it should be VERY significant for a nation in my situation, FIRST EVER at home.

We should have been maxed out here, I'm sorry.... first game in the nation ever, against an opponent who hasn't done a thing in the World Cup, and I've been 2 RP's a day since the start of it. If there was one game on my schedule of 10 that should have been a nobrainer 3 points, this was it. Maybe my RPing is pointless. Expect nothing more from me tonight or tomorrow. I have better use of my time.

Duplicating what Kry has already said slightly, as I preview my post: You've been lucky that the first two tournaments you entered (for everyone else, the Di Bradini Cup and Baptism of Fire) were scored with my 'RP = teh win' scorinator. The World Cup is far, far more random, and produces all sorts of results, some you will like, and some you most definitely will not. Home field gives you a slight bonus, a very slight one. We don't add extra bonuses for the first, tenth or hundredth match, birthday or whatever in the scorinator.

I couldn't even begin to count the number of times I've read "I RP loads and they're a non-RPing n00b, and I still lose" in WCDT posts. In the WC we have Rank and Randomness, and 'no-brainer' matches don't come along very often, if at all. Yes, via Rank and RP you had a good chance of defeating Lithima, but Randomness snuck in and got them a draw. Don't ruin a great start to a Sports RPing career, please, and I really mean this, by throwing your toys out of the pram as the first reaction to not getting the results you think you deserve in your first qualifying campaign. Four matches in to my first campaign, and I had a solitary point. Just one, with fourteen further matches to go.

As an RPing Baptism of Fire Runner-Up in WC38 I lost nine out of fourteen matches, against all sorts of teams, both useless and useful. As the best team in the world I lost to a much lower Qazox twice in one qualifying session in WC31.

Duplicating what Kry has already said slightly, as I preview my post: You've been lucky that the first two tournaments you entered

That I know, I have told myself over and over not to get a big head because of that! ;) I never said I was giving up, just going to take my foot off the gas a bit here.

Again, I think its more of my response to the "I wont play (American football) unless the scorinator is perfect" of a couple people (I know most are trying to help, but a couple others gave me that impression), which is kind of like saying I won't accept this kind of bad luck in a start up competition, when I'm busting my ass trying to work out a good formula.... spent hours on that last night.

Also people should be aware, I'm a night shift person in the US... I'm just waking up to this without my coffee yet.

What is it with me and 1-1 scores? :p

I'm starting to really wonder what the odds are on Ad'ihan and Vephrall both being screwed over so badly. Especially with this kind of unorthodox qualifying format. I'm thinking there's a tad too much randomness in it.

Probably should have voted against it then. :p

That I know, I have told myself over and over not to get a big head because of that! ;) I never said I was giving up, just going to take my foot off the gas a bit here.

Again, I think its more of my response to the "I wont play (American football) unless the scorinator is perfect" of a couple people (I know most are trying to help, but a couple others gave me that impression), which is kind of like saying I won't accept this kind of bad luck in a start up competition, when I'm busting my ass trying to work out a good formula.... spent hours on that last night.

Also people should be aware, I'm a night shift person in the US... I'm just waking up to this without my coffee yet.

Your idea is good; alas, it'd be very difficult to implement in a scorinator. Feel free to TG Vephrall if you have any ideas though; his NSFS scorinator is the Microsoft Windows of the NSWC (only without the yucky MICROSOFT WILL EAT YOUR BABIES mentality).

It's irritating, but at the same time a bit amusing that my unranked puppet has a road win before my main nation has a win.

I was thinking... Woudn't it be an idea to set up a wc for women?

Trust me... DO NOT GO THERE.

How big of a factor is home field advantage in this scorinating?

Judging from my experience so far, I believe the correct answer is "negative".

... As the best team in the world I lost to a much lower Qazox twice in one qualifying session in WC31.

Still the #1 moment in Qazox footballing history..so far... Yes its been a looong time since then.

Speaking of how much advantage playing at home actually gives you I'm pretty sure I saw a report or study or something recently which seemed to suggest teams actually did better away than at home (or at least not as well as would be expected) due to pressure and expectation at home. Can't remember which sport or league it was though so I can't actually say anything else about

Although I suppose that the first home game ever would be an advantage due to atmosphere, excitement etc, certainly a real life example would be Reading's first game in the Premiership last season, two nil down and suddenly the crowd woke up and we went on to win three two. But there is a flipside to that, at home the fans and even players will be more expectant, (especially for a team whose won two of it first tournaments) and therefore the pressure on the players would be higher than at an away game and therefore more likely for them to underperform.

Too much randomness? I've scored five goals in four games in a row, I'd say it's all a bit all the same for me at the minute. Mind you if the other team only scores a maximum of four goals a game I won't complain. :p

The Monks and Qazox making the semis in the same cup. With all of Az-cz's favorite teams flaming out. Something weird was going on and Huz-Ig was going to get to the bottom of it.

I think Huz-Ig was watching coverage of World Cup 50....

Maybe home field advantage is an illusion...

That I know, I have told myself over and over not to get a big head because of that! ;) I never said I was giving up, just going to take my foot off the gas a bit here.

Again, I think its more of my response to the "I wont play (American football) unless the scorinator is perfect" of a couple people (I know most are trying to help, but a couple others gave me that impression), which is kind of like saying I won't accept this kind of bad luck in a start up competition, when I'm busting my ass trying to work out a good formula.... spent hours on that last night.

Also people should be aware, I'm a night shift person in the US... I'm just waking up to this without my coffee yet.

Erm.. I'll spoil a surprise for you. You aren't qualify this time around (unless you happen to be Oickoidia in disguise). But to stop RPing because it doesn't work is like stopping bailing water out of a leaking boat - sure, you won't stop the leak, but if you stop bailing, you'll sink faster. Of course, that depends on whether you care to sink faster or not...

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Depending on the amount of utensils, their placement varies. Cups and glasses are almost always on the left side. If there is only a fork and knife, fork, knife, and spoon, or the utensils are rolled up, they will be on the left. If there are more than one of any utensil, forks are on the left, while knives and spoons are on the left.

Following these guidelines will ensure you have a pleasant time eating and dining in Sel Appa and with Sel Appans. Sel Appans appreciate it when foreigners try to adopt local customs.

Wow.

I guess in Sel Appa, people eat with two left hands.

The Isangrad Times
Valerian Emperor Denounces Daehanjeiguk's Claim of Valerian Overemphasis on Religion as False

In response to Han Zemloy's statement on Valerians and their supposed obsession with religion...

(OOC: Of course, what Ivan V does not mention is that the Valerian Orthodox Church had killed his father, Emperor Alexander III, in a conspiracy to have him succeed as emperor. :D)

erm... I repeat - journalists are entitled to their opinions. Unless it says "Imperial Edict" or something along those lines, it's best to assume that it isn't official Imperial opinion.

Before the "this cup's scorinator is F-ed up" debate breaks out once again, as a whimpering little hippie voice of moderation I will timidly set forward that we are only on the third matchday of the qualifying phase. Vephrall could still run the table for all we know. That's why it's fun, we don't know. Smiles?

Maybe home field advantage is an illusion...

Actually it is!!!

You see, you're statistically more likely to win a home match compared to winning an away match. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're more likely likely to win at home than you are to draw/lose the same match.

Before the "this cup's scorinator is F-ed up" debate breaks out once again, as a whimpering little hippie voice of moderation I will timidly set forward that we are only on the third matchday of the qualifying phase. Vephrall could still run the table for all we know. That's why it's fun, we don't know. Smiles?

It always happens... so what? Maybe this time I'll join in the fun :D (oh wait, I already did... see Article 1)

Actually this is all giving me a RP theme, which I often have difficulty coming up with. Now the problem is actually finding the time to do it...

Actually this is all giving me a RP theme, which I often have difficulty coming up with. Now the problem is actually finding the time to do it...

join the club...