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Tournaments
Tournament description
On LittleGolem are played tournaments for every game:
- Championship
- Mini Cup
- Ladder
- User tournaments
There exists Waitting Room and is possible to invite to play some player.
Time control is used in all tournaments.
Championship
The championship is the main type of tournament on LG.
Players are divided into groups in each league.
There is only one group in the first league.
In the second league there are two groups.
In the third league four groups, etc.
The championship is played as a double round robin.
The winner in the first league is the champion.
The top two players in each group advance to the next higher league.
Players up to fifth stay playing in their league.
A new championship starts for each variant twice a year. Calendar.
There is a start date for each variant.
Mini Cup
The Basic Round tournament starts immediately when three players are entered.
The group tournament is played as a double round robin.
Players scoring more than 50% of the possible points will advance to the next level.
This is how it continues.
A player can play any number of tournaments.
If a player advances to a level where they have already secured promotion, they will only play in one tournament at that level.
However, if a tournament has already started at that level, the player has earned the additional right to play at that level.
Ladder
For each game there is a running tournament.
The players are lined up in a list.
Players challenge the player in the higher position, up to CEIL (SQRT (position)).
Example:
| Position |
CEIL(SQRT(position)) |
Can challenge |
| 1 |
- |
- |
| 2 |
2 |
1 |
| 3 |
2 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
2 |
2-3 |
| 5 |
3 |
2-4 |
| 6 |
3 |
3-5 |
| 7 |
3 |
4-6 |
| 8 |
3 |
5-7 |
| 9 |
3 |
6-8 |
| 10 |
4 |
6-9 |
If the challenger wins the game, he overtakes his opponent.
Players challenge a maximum of 1 player and defend against 2 players.
A new game with the same opponent is possible only after 14 days after the common game.
The game starts immediately when the player registers for the tournament.
The games are started automatically.
Players always challenge the player in the highest available position.
Waiting Room
Simple waiting room for playing rated games.
User tournaments
Players can create their own round robin tournaments.
Invite players
The player can invite another player to a game.
1 - Calendar of championships
Calendar of championships
Year-round championship calendar for all variants.
Each year the championships starts on this date.
However, the previous championship must be completed.
January and July 1st
Draughts - Dameo
Go - Size 37x37, Size 13x13
WYPS - Italian 14, Japanese 8, Dutch 8
Hex - Size 19
Reversi - Size 6x6
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 3-points match, Backwards capture
Morelli - Size 9
ConHex - ConHex
Polyomino - penta
Twixt PP - Size 30
Breakthrough - Size 8
Havannah - Size 6
February and August 1st
Chess - Chess, Crazyhouse
Go - Hahn Pointing System
QYPS - Size 5
Twixt PP - Size 24
Four in a row - Size 6x7
Four in a row - Size 10x10
Lines of Action - Scramble, Quick, Black Hole
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 1-point game
Havannah - Size 10
Tumbleweed - Size 8
Draughts - International Draughts
WYPS - German 8, French 14, Spanish 14, Russian 11, WYPS - Slovak 5, Slovak 14, Russian 8
Polyomino - small
OSKI - Italian
Reversi - Size 10x10
Amazons - Size 10
Dots and Boxes - Size 6x6
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 7-points match
Havannah - Size 7
Slither - Size 9
Catchup - Random
Morelli - Size 13, Size 31
Tumbleweed - Size 11
March and September 1st
Go - Random100
WYPS - English 14, English 5, Polish 8
OSKI - French, Spanish, Slovak
Hex - Size 13
Golem Word Game - 100 letters
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 11-points match
Slither - Size 13
WYPS - Greek 14
Polyomino - hexa
Hex - Size 15
Four in a row - Size 8x8
Gomoku - Gomoku Pro
Gomoku - Gomoku
Dots and Boxes - Size 7x7
EinStein würfelt nicht! - Black hole
Havannah - Size 8
April and October 1st
Go - Size 19x19
Shogi - Shogi 5x6, Shogi 5x6 PLUS
WYPS - Italian 8, Dutch 14, Czech 8, Japanese 14
Polyomino - mini
OSKI - Greek, English
Twixt PP - Size 48
Reversi - Size 12x12
Connect6 - Connect6
Havannah - Size 9
Tumbleweed - Size 4
Fendo - Size 7
May and November 1st
Draughts - English Draughts/Checkers
Shogi - Shogi
WYPS - Slovak 8
QYPS - Size 8
OSKI - Dutch
Hex - Size 11
Amazons - Cross
StreetSoccer - Street Soccer
Havannah - Size 4
XiangQi - XiangQi
Chess - Grand Chess
Shogi - Tori Shogi
WYPS - French 8, Spanish 8, Slovak 11, Russian 5, Russian 14, Numeric small, German 14
Reversi - Size 8x8
DVONN - DVONN
Four in a row - Size 9x9
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 19-points match
Catchup - Size 7
June and December 1st
Go - Size 9x9, Size 27x27, Toroidal Go
Chess - Chess960
Shogi - Mini Shogi, Shogi 3x4
LYNGK - Stack6
Gomoku - Gomoku Pro 9x9
Dots and Boxes - Size 4x4
Lines of Action - Size 8x8
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 5-points match, 50-points match
Havannah - Size 5
Morelli - Size 11
WYPS - English 11, Polish 14, Greek 8, Numeric, English 8
OSKI - German
TZAAR - Random
Dots and Boxes - Size 5x5
Catchup - Size 5
Tumbleweed - Size 6
Oceans 11 - Deck 54