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100 players getting together and playing just for the fun of it, in teams, on Fortress-servers. How it all goes ahead is determined by players contributing ideas here, and there are different ways of arranged these thoughts; what follows is one way. Feel free to add to the list under any category and please remember that all editions are [[constructive]].

=preparations=
At this stage ([[tronic|TRONICv1.3]]), it is possible to begin to design how the event may be run. Due consideration to ensure solutions can be extendable to satisfy the ideal objectives for [[THE CUP]]. The TRONIC LADLE is played two months after [[THE SPOON]], and is a trial for what is to come in [[THE BOWL]], three months ahead. Preparation before this day is very much happening now, in this wiki, on the forums, and in chatrooms, as well as on the grid.

==team registration==
Players first have to organise themselves into teams. Perhaps players have the chance of playing on different teams... and as the day of the CUP draws near, they have to make decisions on which teams they play. This is the first real test for the registration of teams. When it comes down to it, the teams need to be registered so that on the day, team-pairing is easy and records of wins and losses are easily tabulated. Check out [[LADLE team-lists]].

==server allocation==
Stuff to do with PING so that players have reasonable, acceptable PING. If there are enough players and hence servers, players will tend to play others nearby so that PING is roughly equivalent. Towards the end of the competition, neutral, recommended servers, are used to home the finals. Check out [[LADLE fortress-servers]].

All servers must run standardised fortress settings, probably as they are on CVS Test Server. Although different servers and clients may translate them, this should as much as possible be standardised. Any variation between servers can be a matter of more popular, recommended servers. The most significant factor to determine is the win-zone, and there is plenty of discussion already about this topic in the forums. Check out [[fortress winzone discussion]].

==reaching upto 128 players==
Something like a marketing strategy. Is it through word of mouth... through advertising.. can players encourage others to join by posting invitations in other game forums. At the root of it all, however, is the game itself. It is essential that the first experience a player has of the game is a pleasurable one, and hence some thought must be paid to how new players are treated. If the growth is exponential (as things seem to be on the net), then at some stage it may be possible to have noob-only servers.

=the day=
100 players playing on up to 8 servers.

==feasible round-period timing==
How is each round run? Can we play 8 games simultaneously? Can we spend as long as 1/2hour to determine the result of two teams competing?
:[[basic 1/2hour rounds]]

==tracking team-pairings==
What is the system that keeps a tag of the teams and results? How do teams pair up in the first place? Is this all determined before the day? Or can this be determined on the day in a close-to-chaos self-organised way? Is there a strict order of play sequenced play as most tournaments are organised, or is the first-come first-serve matching of teams organised by themselves? This is the first real test of self-organised gaming.
:[[traditional knock-out]]
:[[self-organised pairings]]

=other ideas which don't fit the categories that well=
Feel free to create any new categories as well list ideas and mechanisms that don't fit the format above. Make use of the discussion options for each page, and use the forums to voice ideas to see if anyone else has been thinking the same things you have been...