5/11/97 -- POINT SYSTEM ADDITION -- In order to actually keep skill in the ladder ranking (the whole point), I am making an addition to the point system. When you challenge someone who is higher in rank and you win, in addition to the points scale below you also gain 25% of that player's current points.

5/8/97 -- I changed the point system at the bottom of the page.

5/4/97 -- ONLY PLAY ONE GAME AGAINST YOUR OPPONENT (unless you already started your match and want to finish the best 2 out of 3).

5/2/97 -- Tournament is closed to new entries since people started playing their matches.

1. All puds are accepted, but must be agreed upon by the two participants. If there are disputes, a built-in should be used. Players are encouraged to use built-ins or KPuds (Kali and Kahn standardized puds -- thoroughly playtested). You can find a link for the KPuds in the "Gaming Links" section of this web site.
2. All matches are decided by one game only.
3. For each game, the decision to pick the pud and the settings are split by default. If you pick the pud to play on, your opponent can pick the settings to use (not your race -- you still pick that *and* cheats are always disabled). Settings decided can be FOG on or off, resources to start with, number of units, and game speed (this should remain constant in the game unless both agree to temporarily increase for initial building -- ie. no changing speeds right before an attack!).
4. One player may decide to give over all decision making rights to their opponent in order to receive more points for a win (see point calculating chart below).
5. Matches may be played via modem, LAN, etc. unless one of the players has a problem with a particular method (ie. a competitive disadvantage from having a slow home computer).
6. Email me (Jay) with the results of the game -- I think others may be interested in either watching your matches or at least reading about them, so please announce your games ahead of time if you can and when reporting your loss (yes, loser reports) please provide some information about the game played (ie. which pud, settings, and how it went). I will post some of that information. Also, you may want to take a screen shot of the final "Victory/Loss" screen. If you are using a PC, just hit the "print screen" key and it will save to your war2 directory. I am not sure how the mac people do it, but I will find out.
7. OK, let the games begin -- please check back here often, as I may add some more rules or change some depending on the responses from other players.

* Win by forfeit -- no points awarded.

** Automatic win due to ladder structure -- no points awarded.