Altador Cup XIII

[Daze]

Colosseum

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RULES

FAQs


GAMES BEGIN ON THE 4TH JUNE

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Yooyuball:
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MSN:
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Shootout Showdown:
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SS:
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I signed up with Roo Island again and received the signup prizes.
Altador Cup Through the Ages
Altador Cup Roo Island Frame

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[Pickles]

I also signed up as a Rooligan again. Gotta stick with them, even if I may or may not play much this year.

I received the frame, and an "Eventide Yooyu" which really looks like a plushie yooyu, but either way, it's cute.

[Blue]

I have been choosing whichever team on which "Squeaky" plays. He is the only Lupe on any team, and I have followed him since he was traded from Brightvale. This year, he is again playing for Roo. So, I too went with Roo. Woo-hoo.

[Daze]

Woohoo!! Go Roo Island.

Games begin on the 4th. Still no update on the rules.

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Game 1 is against Tyrannia.

[Siniri]

I decided to buck the trend and join Meridell this year. I was feeling kind of medieval. We're playing HW today, but I just got started, after being away from home for 17 hours today (including hiking 11.5 miles up and down 2 mountains). So tired... My goal is to at least max SOSD today, and play for NP in the other 3 games. We'll see...

[Daze]

New avatars are available this year. TNT have used the old chat icons.

Reach Rank 1 to get your team avatar.

Finished Day 1 at Rank 5.

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[Siniri]

I managed to hit rank 2 last night. Hoping to get a lot more done today since I have the day off from work.

[Blue]

New avatars are available this year. TNT have used the old chat icons.

Reach Rank 1 to get your team avatar.

Finished Day 1 at Rank 5.

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Dang. This means that I need to at least achieve Rank 1 this year.

[Siniri]

LOL, Blue! That's a high bar you've set for yourself. I bet you can do it by just playing the 4 games 3x/day for the NP. Or just play like 2 minutes of SOSD per day.

I'm only at rank 3. I need to step up my play if I want to reach AS by the end.

The top 9-10 teams all seem really close together this year. I had heard that the big ACG wasn't joining a team this year, after JS stymied them the last two years, and it certainly seems like that might be true after yesterday's scores. Every team is in with a shot - including MD and RI. This might be the most exciting AC in years.

Edit: And I just heard that the other ACG joined FL - and there are the suspicious scores, on day 2. *sigh* I feel bad for VP getting the L against them, but the new scoring system reduces the impact of losing to a single team, at least until the finals. Hopefully JS starts flagging the cheaters - and only the cheaters - today.

[Daze]

RI was cleaned swept by TM. Not a good start at all!

Trying for Rank 10 before tomorrow.

EDIT:

Rules/FAQs are now available.

http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/rules.phtml

http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/faq.phtml

Apparently the new team avatars are only available for the tournament.

[Blue]

I have been choosing whichever team on which "Squeaky" plays. He is the only Lupe on any team, and I have followed him since he was traded from Brightvale. This year, he is again playing for Roo. So, I too went with Roo. Woo-hoo.

As I am playing Shenkuu, I noticed what looks like a Lupe. Sure enough, Shenkuu has a Lupe: Timu.

How 'bout that?

[Pickles]

I thought you knew Shenkuu had a Lupe, too?

I've not done a single game yet. I haven't had the time, and the little bit of free time I have enjoyed, I've been working on something totally different. Maybe, I'll take some time today, if I finish all my cleaning and finish my other project.

ETA: I just played a game of Slushie Slinger, for a break in things. My *first* game of the year, mind you, and I got a 773. That's my best score since AC VI, when I got a 775 as my all-time high.

[Siniri]

Congrats, Pickles!

I just found out they lowered the requirements for All Star. You could theoretically make it in 45-50 minutes of play per day during the 23 days of the tournament. Not too shabby, but still a decent amount of effort required. I should be able to make it; I'm just on track for it. I've been playing a lot of SlSl, so it's taken me a lot more time than that, but I'm going to put more effort into the games that give more rank points per minute first, and SlSl after I've reached my goal for the day.

[Daze]

Staff tournament is available. There is an addition this year of choosing a star player.
A couple of new players this year. It is going to be a tough choice.

My picks this year for round 1 (but might change before the start):
Gingersnap
Senormalo
Kikocat
Max Mutant
Ehlo Froyo

*Star Player pick: Ehlo Froyo


Staff Tournament FAQ:
The criteria for this selection may vary each time - it could be the top scorer one round, attitude the next round and consistency the round after that.

Interesting!!

[Blue]

My current staff picks, heavily based on last year's success are:

SeniorMalo
Gingersnap (may swap for Ghost Pepper in next round)
Kikocat
Scrappy
Ehlo Froyo

Also went with Ehlo Froyo for star player.

Go Team!