Field of Glory II News

Hey, gaming enthusiasts!

Get ready to cheer because the World Team Championship is rocking its way into the semi-finals, and the excitement is off the charts!

Starting with a whopping 20 teams entered, four groups of five teams for a total of 80 players, this epic showdown has whittled down to the fantastic four – representing none other than China, the USA, France, and the UK!

Let's meet our semi-finalist rockstars:



Tang (China): These champs danced their way past Starfleet (Europe) in the Quarter-Final after acing Group A!
Armchair Heroes (UK): Talk about a royal win! These legends nailed it against Cry Havoc (UK) after a nail-biting victory in Group D!
Pershing's Pikes (USA): USA in the house! They clinched a sweet win over Fraternitas Hospitaliaris (Europe) after rocking Group A with 1240 points – just 4 shy of Tang's 1244!
Furor Gallico (France): Ooh la la! They brought the house down with a resounding win over Poisonous Myrmidons (Rest of the World) and owned Group B!

Now, get ready for the showdowns! Pershing's Pikes take on Armchair Heroes, and Tang faces off against Furor Gallico.

At this early stage, Armchair Heroes and Pershing's Pikes each have a win under their belts, and the other tie is still up in the air. The suspense is killing us, right?

Stay in the loop and ride the gaming wave by visiting the World Team Championship page on Slitherine's Forum. For even more gaming goodness, check out the Fields of Glory II Tournaments in Leagues sub-forum, where you'll find a treasure trove of user-created tournaments for Fields of Glory II and Fields of Glory II Medieval!

Let the games continue, and may the best team claim the gaming glory!

We are pleased to announce another Field of Glory 2 public tournament, featuring the various crises afflicting the Roman Empire in the 3rd Century AD. This will be played using the normal Field of Glory 2 Multiplayer system and our automated tournament system.

Anyone who has Field of Glory II can enter. You do not need to own any DLCs to enter.

To enter, go to the tournament page here.

The general tournament rules can be found here.

The first round will commence on Tuesday 17th October 2023 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. Moesia 250 AD: Roman 197-284 vs Sarmatian 25-375 with Germanic Foot Tribes 105-259 allies. North European Hilly.
   
2. Mesopotamia 260 AD: Roman 197-284 vs Sassanid Persian 224-346. Middle-Eastern Agricultural.
   
3. Italy 271 AD: Roman 197-284 vs Germanic Foot Tribes 105-259. Mediterranean Agricultural.
   
4. Syria 272 AD: Roman 197-284 vs Palmyran 272-273. Middle-Eastern Agricultural.
   
5. Gaul 274 AD: Roman 197-284 vs Roman 197-284. North European Agricultural.
   

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 36 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 (100 - the timed out player's adjusted score) if this value exceeds his current score. (This means he will get the full BYE score unless the timed out player's adjusted score is more than 25).

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.

Hello Field of Glory II players,

In this Tea Time event, we were thrilled to announce the draw for the Field of Glory II World Team Championship.

See here the group matchups:



A total of 20 international teams, divided into four distinct groups, will converge on the battlefield from Sunday, September 10th. The top two teams from each group will earn their place in the knockout stage, featuring Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and ultimately, the Grand Final.


The prizes for each team member/player will be:

1st Place: $30 Gift Card*, 2nd Place: $25 Gift Card*, 3rd Place: $20 Gift Card*

We will keep you updated on the tournament's progress and how the matches will be conducted.


Best of luck!




*The Gift Cards can only be used to purchase games on Slitherine/Matrix Stores and are valid for 1 year.

Hello, Field of Glory players!

The World Team Championship tournament, sponsored by Slitherine, is set to commence on September 9th.


Twenty teams from around the world, consisting of 100 players from various countries, are prepared to compete in this epic world championship.

We will host a special live event during "Tea Time with Marco" on our Twitch channel on Thursday, September 7th, at 16:00 UK time. This event is dedicated to the official draw for the group stage and the match schedule.

If you'd like to learn more about the team compositions and tournament rules, please visit our official forum.

Will you be anywhere around London between September 14th to 16th? Then you might want to mark this on your calendar.

Slitherine is coming to WASD, bringing two of its most anticipated real-time strategy games: Broken Arrow and Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance. You will have the chance to experience the games first hand, meet our staff and offer your valuable feedback.

Broken Arrow is the highly anticipated real-time strategy game pinning the United States against Russia in a fictional conflict set in the contemporary era.

At WASD you will get the chance to play the latest version of the game in an exciting single player mission.



Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a gritty RTS that puts you in the middle of the Future Wars between humanity and Legion's synthetic intelligent machine network.

You'll have the chance to play through a few missions from the early stages of the single-player campaign at WASD.



📅 WASD X IGN 2023

Date: 14th - 16th September 2023
Location: Truman Brewery London
More information on the games:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604270/Broken_Arrow/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839950/Terminator_Dark_Fate__Defiance/