If doesn't exist objections, I'm going to change something the original format of the Contest.
First, would like to include max of possible AI without became crazy running the games! Then, will be happy to extend the 16 AIs limit to 24.
Second, was thinking that with the originally proposed fixture, maybe the best 2 AIs could have the bad luck to have a meet in the first round, and then, we will lose one of them so early... then, was thinking to use a more fair but long system to run the contest.
- 6 Groups with 4 races.
- All the races of ech group will play between them, in the 1 vs 1 basis. It mean, 6 games per Group.
- The 2 first races of each group, will go to the next round.
- If does exist a draw for the 1st or second place, I'll run extra games.
- The second round will be done with 3 Groups of 4 AIs. The 2 first of each group will go to the third round.
- The Third Round will be done with 2 Groups of 3 AIs each one. The 2 first of each group, will go the the fourth round.
- The Fourth round will be done with 2 Groups of 2 AIs each one. The winner of each group, will fight the final.
Here is a link with the projected fixture.
Fixture.zip
With this format, the tournament will take more time to run, but think we will get more accurated results.
Objections?????????
Hey, does exist a voluntary that would like to run a website for the Tournament? Would be cool, because we could post there all the AI files used, the Map, zip files with the savegames, the results, etc, etc