Field of Glory II: Medieval News

The last round of the WTC group stage had some interesting results and we'll be covering them in this final recap before the KO stage begins:



Group A
The UK team “Armchair Heroes” won against the French team “Furia Francese”, 12 to 4. This means “Furia Francese” has lost their qualification to the KO phase by just 1 point! That’s incredible. A brilliant victory by the American team “Hell on the wheels” vs “Agema Australis” secured them the second place spot.

"The Armchair Heroes” and “Hell on the wheels” qualified.

Group B
The Russian team and “Inglorious Brits” were already qualified, so their match only determined who would be first in the group. That spot was taken by the Russian team after a series of close games. Teams Europe 1 and Italy 2 drew in the end as, although the Italians got their first victory, 2 games didn’t finish in time and no points were been assigned to both teams.

Russia Team and “Inglorious Brits” qualified.

Group C
Teams “Terror Australis” and “No Nonsense Norse” qualified after a perfect draw result, 8 to 8. This put them at 22 points each going into the KO phase. Team Italy 1 did its best against the Polish teams, but they needed a solid victory to qualify. A final score of 7 to 5, sadly, was not enough.

Polish Companions, “Terror Australis” and “No Nonsense Norse” qualified.

Group D
The leadership of the American team “Pershing Pikes” was confirmed when they won 8 to 4 in the last challenge against team Serbia. The same result occurred for team Europe 2 vs team Rest of the World, with team Europe 2 taking second place, a really unexpected result. In the ranks of Europe 2 there are 2 Spanish guys, an Italian and “Blagrot” who is British. They now have new supporters as they carry the hopes of the now eliminated Italian teams, Forza Europa!

“Pershing Pikes”, team Europe 2 and team Serbia qualified.

Group E
In this group, team “Furor Gallico” had another great victory against the Canadian's “Hammers of the North”! The match between the British team “Cry Havoc” and the Chinese team “Qin” was dramatic. For the British was necessary to obtain a decisive victory to get qualified. Tyronec and Triarii secured it for the British and KO phase became a reality.

“Furor Gallico”, “Qin” and “Cry Havoc” qualified.

Group F
Team “Continental Legion” won the challenge vs team “World’s Condottieri” and maintained first position, with team New Zealand doing the same vs the Han Chinese team. The Americans and the Kiwis finished the group stage very close to each other, with just 1 point of difference.

“Continental Legion”, Team New Zealand and “World’s Condottieri” qualified.



In the first phase of the KO phase, we will have some very interesting challenges. In particular the “Civil War” between the American teams “Hell on the Wheels” and “Pershing Pikes”. 3 Americans teams and 2 British teams are in the right-hand side of the KO table with Serbian, French and Aussie teams completing the line-up.

In the left-hand side of the table, we find more of a variety of teams: Norse, Chinese Qin, New Zealand, “Furor Gallico”, Russia, Poland, “Armchair Heroes”, Europe 2 and “World’s Condottieri”. In this bracket, one of the best challenges is between “Polish Companions” and “Qin”, with the winner being impossible to predict.

Slitherine is taking part in the Steam Digital Tabletop Sale 2021.

A number of Slitherine games are now on sale, until October 25. if you are looking for digital tabletop and boardgames, look no further!

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear - 75% off
Conflict of Heroes: Storm of Steel - 67% off
Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions - 67% off
Drive on Moscow - 51% off
Heroes of Normandie - 75% off
FIeld of Glory II - 75% off
Field of Glory II: Medieval - 30% off
Last Days of Old Earth - 75% off
Magnifico - 90% off
Valor & Victory - 15% off
Victory & Glory Napoleon - 75% off

If you'd like to take advantage of an additional discount, check these two bundles out:

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You can find the whole catalogue on sale here.

The offer is valid until October 25 10 am PST.

Swords and Scimitars, the second DLC for Field of Glory II: Medieval has just been released and for the occasion, we are pleased to announce a new public tournament:

The Crusades Tournament

This will be played using the normal Field of Glory 2 Medieval Multiplayer system and our automated tournament system. 

[h3]Anyone who has Field of Glory II: Medieval can enter, you do not need to own any DLCs to enter.[/h3]

To enter, go to the tournament page: Here

The general tournament rules can be found: Here

The first round will commence on Wednesday 13th October 2021 at 10.00 am GMT. No further entries can be accepted after the tournament has begun.


Specific tournament rules: 

This tournament will involve five rounds. Each round will last 14 days. The battles will be Medium-sized custom battles:  

1. Nikaia, Western Anatolia 1097 AD. First Crusade. Crusader 1096-1099 vs Seljuq Turkish (West) 1037-1154 AD. Mediterranean Agricultural. Enemy Relieve Besieged Fortress.
   
   
2. Ascalon, Palestine 1099 AD. First Crusade. Crusader 1096-1099 vs Fatimid Egyptian 1074-1171. Middle-Eastern Agricultural. Open Battle.
   
   
3. Syria 1108 AD: Crusader 1100-1117 (Antioch) with Syrian States 1090-1286 allies (Damascus) vs Syrian States 1090-1286 (Jazireh) with Crusader 1100-1117 allies (Edessa). Middle-Eastern Agricultural. Open Battle.
   
   
4. Palestine 1191 AD. Third Crusade. Crusader 1155-1291 vs Ayyubid Egyptian 1172-1250. Middle-Eastern Agricultural. Open Battle.
   
   
5. La Forbie, Palestine 1244 AD. Crusader 1155-1291 with Syrian States 1090-1286 allies vs Ayyubid Egyptian 1172-1250 with Khwarazmian 1232-1246 allies. Middle-Eastern Agricultural. Open Battle.
   

Games are paired, so each matchup will be played both ways. Each player will be able to choose his forces using the normal force selection system. In each round, all players will be playing on the same randomly generated map for both games. 

First round pairings will be selected randomly, subsequent rounds using the Swiss Chess system. Nobody will play the same opponent in more than one round. 


The scoring system is as follows: 

- If a game runs to the turn limit, each side scores points equal to the enemy % routed at the turn limit. If the game times out, adjustments may be made, depending on how far the game has progressed and who took longer over their turns – see below. 

- If one army breaks, the victorious player scores 60 points plus the difference between the enemy % routed and his own % routed. The loser scores points equal to the winner's % routed. 


Examples: 

1) If Ben defeats Tamas's army, and has inflicted 45% routed on Tamas, and Tamas has inflicted 15% on Ben, Ben will score 60 + (45 – 15) = 90, Tamas will score 15.  

2) However, if Ben defeated Tamas’s army by inflicting 62% routed on Tamas, and Tamas had inflicted 56% routed on Ben, Ben would get 60 + (62 – 56) = 66 points, and Tamas would get 56.  

3) If the game is unfinished (or it reached the turn limit) with Ben inflicting 20% routed on Tamas, and Tamas inflicting 10% routed on Ben, Ben would score 20, and Tamas would score 10. (Provided that between them they have played at least 24 turns in all – see below). 

Note that this system rewards aggressive play over desultory skirmishing. If you rout an enemy unit then hide for the rest of the game, both players will get extremely low scores - lower than if they played hard and lost. 


Byes:  

If an odd number of players sign up for the tournament, one player will get a bye in each round. In the first round this is random. In subsequent rounds it will be the player with the lowest score. The score for a BYE is 75 points for each game.


Round times and timing out: 

Each round will last 14 days. Any battles that are not completed by the end of the round will be timed out. The player who has had the game in his “My Turns” box the longest overall will be the one who is deemed to be timed out. This will not normally incur any penalties, unless insufficient turns have been played: If the timed-out player has played less than 18 turns, his score will be reduced proportionately, and his opponent will be granted the BYE score if it exceeds his current score. If the timed-out player has played less than 6 turns, he will not be included in the draw for the next round. This is to prevent someone else’s enjoyment being spoiled by being drawn against someone who has apparently dropped out of the tournament. 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651570/Field_of_Glory_II_Medieval__Swords_and_Scimitars/

Swords and Scimitars is out now.

The second DLC for Field of Glory II: Medieval takes you into conflicts that have inflamed South-Eastern Europe and the Middle East from 1040 AD to 1270 AD.

Play some of the bloodiest battles of the Crusades. Relive the final flowering and the decline of the Byzantine empire as well as the Mongol invasion of the middle east, which was only halted by the Mamluk Egyptians.

Swords and Scimitars comes with 20 more nations and factions and 35 more units.

Brand new units include: early and later Templar and Hospitaller knights, Turcopoles, Turcoman cavalry, Indian horse archers, Axe-armed Varangian guards, and more.

Relive 8 more historical scenarios covering key engagements of the period as well as 4 more historically-based campaigns covering major leaders and conflicts of the era: Alexios Komnenos, The First Crusade, Manuel Komnenos, Saladin.

Moreover, the DLC will be added to the Field of Glory II: Medieval - Complete Bundle, already containing Field of Glory II: Medieval and Reconquista with an additional 20% discount for a week.

Answer the call to arms, the battle never stops in Field of Glory II: Medieval - Swords and Scimitars.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651570/Field_of_Glory_II_Medieval__Swords_and_Scimitars/