It's a Knockout! 2017/18: Game Vote

Graham Humphrey · 05 November 2017, 11:21

It's a Knockout! 2017/18: Game Vote
Starts: 00:01 November 5 Finishes: 23:59 November 18

As the curtain comes down on the tenth Super League season, a washed-up celebrity cuts the ribbon marking the opening of this year's Knockout competition to mild applause.

Rules

Knockout rules are here. Please read this if you're not familiar as it's a bit different to the normal League and it contains schedule information in the post above it.

Your first choice gets 5 points, second 4 pts, third 3 pts, fourth 2 pts, fifth 1 pt. Edited votes will be discounted. There is no double voting power for this competition.

Please only vote on one board - either EAB or Lemon. You can only vote once, and also it could cause confusion if you post your vote on both boards - it's easy for it to be counted twice by accident.

You can only vote for the 18 games played in the 2017 Super League:

R01: Rick Dangerous II
R02: Apidya
R03: The Adventures Of Quik & Silva
R03: Blocky Skies
R04: Mega Typhoon
R05: Pac-Mania
R06: Lionheart
R06: Tetris Pro
R07: Benefactor
R08: Turrican II
R09: Alien Breed Special Edition 92
R09: Arabian Nights
R10: Super Cars
R11: Golden Axe
R12: Formula One Grand Prix
R12: Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
R13: Amegas
R14: Monster Business

Extras

- Lemon thread

If you vote for Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge, you can optionally state up to two difficulty levels you'd like to play. We will play up to two of the most popular choices, depending on what round it gets played in.

The game with the most points from the voting will be played in the qualifying round from November 26 for two weeks. The second-placed game will be played in the first round proper, and so on.

Anyone is welcome to vote, play and chat at any time. May voting commence...

Graham Humphrey · 05 November 2017, 11:25

I don't think it's too controversial to suggest this isn't a vintage year as far as the crop of games for the Knockout tournament is concerned. There's a real mix of games that are far too long, to easy to be tied and too full of score-exploiting holes. However, I will do my best to pick five that will hopefully bring some degree of merriment to proceedings.

1. Apidya
2. Super Cars
3. Monster Business
4. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Medium/Hard)
5. Blocky Skies (we'd use number of lives remaining as a tie-breaker)

el_pasi · 08 November 2017, 15:25

1. Formula One Grand Prix
2. Pac-Mania
3. Mega Typhoon
4. Monster Business
5. Apidya

vagrant · 08 November 2017, 16:09

1. F1GP (prefer timed laps)
2. Pac-Mania
3. Mega Typhoon
4. Lotus 1
5. Blocky Skies

john4p · 09 November 2017, 13:08

1. Formula One Grand Prix
2. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
3. Super Cars
4. Pac-Mania
5. Apidya

Graham Humphrey · 16 November 2017, 08:36

There's now three days left to get your votes in. Remember we play four or five games in the competition so every vote counts. We haven't had an EAB vote for a while now...

LongLifeA1200 · 16 November 2017, 16:23

I know I shouldn't, but this could be interesting.

1. Lionheart
2. Rick Dangerous II
3. Pac-Mania
4. Formula One Grand Prix
5. Amegas

Looks like Formula 1 has a good chance of becoming the first qualifying game. I'm no good on the modern F1 games, even with a steering wheel.

Graham Humphrey · 17 November 2017, 00:52

Welcome aboard!

Hopefully you'll get the opportunity to participate in the competition - the Knockout tournament can be great fun and unpredictable. The order of the games is always liable to change even if there's always one or two 'safe' picks in there - that can have a big bearing also.

Hopefully you'll enjoy it enough to check out the main Super League competition too

mihcael · 17 November 2017, 08:55

1. Apidya
2. Mega Typhoon
3. Super Cars
4. Monster Business
5. Blocky Skies

Graham Humphrey · 18 November 2017, 10:55

Final day to get those votes in...

Harry · 18 November 2017, 19:17

1. Lotus 1
2. Lionheart
3. Turrican 2
4. Benefactor
5. Arabian Nights

capehorn · 18 November 2017, 23:23

1. Apidya
2. Amegas
3. Lotus (Medium/Hard)
4. Pac-Mania
5. Supercars

Graham Humphrey · 19 November 2017, 11:41

The voting is now over. 16 votes were submitted in total, and this one ended up being reasonably clear-cut, with only the order of the top five shuffling about towards the end. So here's the results, and how it translates into the schedule...

1. Formula One Grand Prix - 36 (Qualifying Round, Nov 26-Dec 9)
2. Super Cars - 30 (Round 1, Dec 10-Dec 23)
3. Apidya - 28 (Quarter-Finals, Dec 24-Dec 30)
4. Pac-Mania - 27 (Semi-Finals, Dec 31-Jan 6)
5. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge - 26 (Final/3rd Place Playoff, Jan 7-Jan 13)

(F1GP will likely consist of timed laps across two tracks, and Lotus will have Hard more played)

As usual, this comes with the caveat that we need at least twelve players to form a group stage after the qualifying round to ensure all five games are played. If only eight players qualify, then Lotus drops out of the schedule and tournament will end a week earlier.

Finally, here's how the other games fared:

6. Arabian Nights - 13
7. Rick Dangerous 2 - 13
8. Monster Business - 13
9. Mega Typhoon - 11
10. Lionheart - 9
11. Tetris Pro - 8
12. Amegas - 7
13. Turrican 2 - 7
14. Benefactor - 6
15. Golden Axe - 3
16. Blocky Skies - 3
17= The Adventures Of Quik & Silva - 0
17= Alien Breed Special Edition 92 - 0

05 November 2017, 11:21	#1
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	It's a Knockout! 2017/18: Game Vote It's a Knockout! 2017/18: Game Vote Starts: 00:01 November 5 Finishes: 23:59 November 18 As the curtain comes down on the tenth Super League season, a washed-up celebrity cuts the ribbon marking the opening of this year's Knockout competition to mild applause. Rules Knockout rules are here. Please read this if you're not familiar as it's a bit different to the normal League and it contains schedule information in the post above it. Your first choice gets 5 points, second 4 pts, third 3 pts, fourth 2 pts, fifth 1 pt. Edited votes will be discounted. There is no double voting power for this competition. Please only vote on one board - either EAB or Lemon. You can only vote once, and also it could cause confusion if you post your vote on both boards - it's easy for it to be counted twice by accident. You can only vote for the 18 games played in the 2017 Super League: R01: Rick Dangerous II R02: Apidya R03: The Adventures Of Quik & Silva R03: Blocky Skies R04: Mega Typhoon R05: Pac-Mania R06: Lionheart R06: Tetris Pro R07: Benefactor R08: Turrican II R09: Alien Breed Special Edition 92 R09: Arabian Nights R10: Super Cars R11: Golden Axe R12: Formula One Grand Prix R12: Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge R13: Amegas R14: Monster Business Extras - Lemon thread If you vote for Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge, you can optionally state up to two difficulty levels you'd like to play. We will play up to two of the most popular choices, depending on what round it gets played in. The game with the most points from the voting will be played in the qualifying round from November 26 for two weeks. The second-placed game will be played in the first round proper, and so on. Anyone is welcome to vote, play and chat at any time. May voting commence... Last edited by Graham Humphrey; 05 November 2017 at 16:38.

08 November 2017, 16:09	#4
vagrant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Age: 44 Posts: 1,126	1. F1GP (prefer timed laps) 2. Pac-Mania 3. Mega Typhoon 4. Lotus 1 5. Blocky Skies Last edited by vagrant; 10 November 2017 at 02:39.

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05 November 2017, 11:25	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I don't think it's too controversial to suggest this isn't a vintage year as far as the crop of games for the Knockout tournament is concerned. There's a real mix of games that are far too long, to easy to be tied and too full of score-exploiting holes. However, I will do my best to pick five that will hopefully bring some degree of merriment to proceedings. 1. Apidya 2. Super Cars 3. Monster Business 4. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Medium/Hard) 5. Blocky Skies (we'd use number of lives remaining as a tie-breaker)

08 November 2017, 15:25	#3
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	1. Formula One Grand Prix 2. Pac-Mania 3. Mega Typhoon 4. Monster Business 5. Apidya

09 November 2017, 13:08	#5
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	1. Formula One Grand Prix 2. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 3. Super Cars 4. Pac-Mania 5. Apidya

16 November 2017, 08:36	#6
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	There's now three days left to get your votes in. Remember we play four or five games in the competition so every vote counts. We haven't had an EAB vote for a while now...

16 November 2017, 16:23	#7
LongLifeA1200 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Amiga Kingdom Posts: 366	I know I shouldn't, but this could be interesting. 1. Lionheart 2. Rick Dangerous II 3. Pac-Mania 4. Formula One Grand Prix 5. Amegas Looks like Formula 1 has a good chance of becoming the first qualifying game. I'm no good on the modern F1 games, even with a steering wheel.

17 November 2017, 00:52	#8
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Welcome aboard! Hopefully you'll get the opportunity to participate in the competition - the Knockout tournament can be great fun and unpredictable. The order of the games is always liable to change even if there's always one or two 'safe' picks in there - that can have a big bearing also. Hopefully you'll enjoy it enough to check out the main Super League competition too

17 November 2017, 08:55	#9
mihcael Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aussie Posts: 1,144	1. Apidya 2. Mega Typhoon 3. Super Cars 4. Monster Business 5. Blocky Skies

18 November 2017, 10:55	#10
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Final day to get those votes in...

18 November 2017, 19:17	#11
Harry HD Installer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 1,068	1. Lotus 1 2. Lionheart 3. Turrican 2 4. Benefactor 5. Arabian Nights

18 November 2017, 23:23	#12
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	1. Apidya 2. Amegas 3. Lotus (Medium/Hard) 4. Pac-Mania 5. Supercars

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19 November 2017, 11:41	#13
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	The voting is now over. 16 votes were submitted in total, and this one ended up being reasonably clear-cut, with only the order of the top five shuffling about towards the end. So here's the results, and how it translates into the schedule... 1. Formula One Grand Prix - 36 (Qualifying Round, Nov 26-Dec 9) 2. Super Cars - 30 (Round 1, Dec 10-Dec 23) 3. Apidya - 28 (Quarter-Finals, Dec 24-Dec 30) 4. Pac-Mania - 27 (Semi-Finals, Dec 31-Jan 6) 5. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge - 26 (Final/3rd Place Playoff, Jan 7-Jan 13) (F1GP will likely consist of timed laps across two tracks, and Lotus will have Hard more played) As usual, this comes with the caveat that we need at least twelve players to form a group stage after the qualifying round to ensure all five games are played. If only eight players qualify, then Lotus drops out of the schedule and tournament will end a week earlier. Finally, here's how the other games fared: 6. Arabian Nights - 13 7. Rick Dangerous 2 - 13 8. Monster Business - 13 9. Mega Typhoon - 11 10. Lionheart - 9 11. Tetris Pro - 8 12. Amegas - 7 13. Turrican 2 - 7 14. Benefactor - 6 15. Golden Axe - 3 16. Blocky Skies - 3 17= The Adventures Of Quik & Silva - 0 17= Alien Breed Special Edition 92 - 0