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Super League 2024 Rules, FAQ, & Season Schedule
![]() This thread will tell you everything you need to know about the Super League. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quickstart Guide ![]() What is it? We are an Amiga games league that is run by volunteers on the Lemon Amiga and EAB forums. We play a different Amiga game roughly every three weeks, against each other, and whoever wants to join in. How do I play? You can use either a real Amiga or an emulator. Just play the game from start to finish, noting any special scoring rules in the thread, and post a screenshot of your score. Your name will then be placed on the score board. A good introduction to Amiga emulation can be found [ Show youtube player ]. If you need help getting setup, ask in the game thread and someone will answer your question. All the important rules are at the start of each thread and it's very easy to get involved. What Can We Play? Games are generally played for high scores. We make every effort to include as many games as possible. Sometimes by creating new scoring methods for games without a traditional high score. Feel free to suggest games that may not have been considered before. Do I have to play every game? You can play as many or as few games as you like. A large part of what makes the Super League fun is chatting about the games and having new experiences together. The championship points just add some spice. ![]() The Super League consists of 14 rounds. Starting on the second Sunday of January and ending at the start of December. You can see the current schedule further down this thread. ![]() Rounds begin on Sundays at the start of the day (UK Timezone), although the thread will normally be posted at the earliest convenience during the day. Most rounds are 3 weeks long. Except for two double rounds, which are 4 weeks long. One game is played from the voting thread. In a double round, two games are played. Any game specific rules will be in the first post of each round. To submit a score, post a screenshot or snapshot image of it, and write the score nearby. Please use a full screenshot. All scores submitted must have been played/achieved during that round. (All scores should ideally be posted as 'Score:' followed by the numbers, e.g. Score: 10,456) - TBC ![]() The league uses a Super 7 scoring system. 1st = 20 pts 2nd = 17 pts 3rd = 15 pts 4th = 13 pts 5th = 12 pts 6th = 11 pts 7th = 10 pts Points for lower positions are determined by the players score compared to the 7th place score. 90% or better = 10 pts 80% or better = 9 pts 70% or better = 8 pts 60% or better = 7 pts 50% or better = 6 pts 40% or better = 5 pts 30% or better = 4 pts 20% or better = 3 pts 10% or better = 2 pts less than 10% = 1 pts The scores are calculated and stored in an online database created and maintained by Mihcael. Players that finish the game and post a screenshot as proof will receive a completion star. ![]() If you cheat you will get banned. And people won't like you. The Super League largely runs on trust and there is no reason to cheat. Remember, it's just for fun. Posted scores must have been played during the round with no use of trainers, save-states, passwords or cheats. Using a refresh rate of at least 50Hz (default). No continues unless a game specific exemption is made. No infinite score leeching. Players can practice however they like. Auto fire is allowed, unless an agreed exception is made for specific games. Modern controllers and remapping keys is allowed. Stay hydrated. Toilet breaks, and breaks in general are encouraged. Most games come with a pause key, use it! If you suspect someone of cheating please report it to the Super League moderator - lifeschool. Do not make accusations in the game thread. ![]() ![]() Voting for the next game(s) lasts 2 weeks and ends 1 week before the next round starts. This allows time to decide any game specific rules that may be needed. The only exception to this is round 1 voting takes place directly before the season starts. - Voting is open until 23:59 (UK Timezone) on the last day. Please be aware of international time differences. - The previous 44 games played cannot be voted for. A list will be provided. - Edited votes will not be counted. Only change your vote if a moderator asks you to. - Vote for up to 5 games and rank them 1 to 5. Try to choose games that are suitable for competition play. If you want to play a game which has an unfair scoring system due to random elements or re-spawning enemies, ask about it in the voting thread. Everyone can discuss ideas to make a fair way to play it competitively. If a game comes in ECS and AGA versions, please state your preference in your vote. In the event the versions differ gameplay-wise, the version with most votes will be played. ECS is the default if you don't specify. Each vote for a game gives it 10 points. The game(s) with the most points will be played. In the event of a tie, the game with the most 1st place votes will be played. If it is still a tie then the most 2nd place votes will win, and so on. If there is a complete tie there will be a vote off between the tied games. For very long or multi event games we might decide to only play part of the game. Everyone is welcome to voice an opinion on this in the voting threads so a consensus can be reached before the round starts. There are numerous themed rounds throughout the season that narrow the choice of games for voting. Some previous themed rounds are Alphabet, Back Catalogue, Coin Op Conversions, Film Licenses, Franchise, Genre, Magazine, Mystery, Never Played, Non Human Mammal Protagonists, Public Domain Games, Sequels and Year. ![]() Normal Rounds ![]() Double Rounds ![]() Special Rounds ![]() Themed Rounds ![]() Mystery Rounds ![]() ![]() No problem. The next post has a more detailed description of the rules. Keep reading. ![]() ---- The Season Schedule ![]() Rounds start Sundays at 0:01 UK time, and finish Saturdays at 23:59 UK time, on the relevant dates. Make sure you use that 2 minute break wisely. Leg 1 [Rounds 1-7] Dec 24 - Jan 06: Voting for Round 1 Jan 07 - Jan 27: Round 1 Genre: Brain - Puzzle (List) Jan 07 - Jan 20: Voting for Round 2 Jan 28 - Feb 17: Round 2 Jan 28 - Feb 10: Voting for Round 3 Feb 18 - Mar 09: Round 3: Alphabet Feb 18 - Mar 2: Voting for Round 4 Mar 10 - Mar 30: Round 4 Mar 10 - Mar 23: Voting for Round 5 Mar 31 - Apr 27: Round 5: Magazine (double) Apr 07 - Apr 20: Voting for Round 6 Apr 28 - May 18: Round 6 Apr 28 - May 11: Voting for Round 7 May 19 - Jun 8: Round 7: Never Been Played Jun 9 - Summer Break / Bonus Round Leg 2 [Rounds 8-14] Jun 09 - Jun 22: Voting Round 8 Jun 30 - Jul 20: Round 8 Jun 30 - Jul 13: Voting for Round 9 Jul 21 - Aug 10: Round 9: PD Games (double) Jul 21 - Aug 03: Voting for Round 10 Aug 11 - Aug 31: Round 10 Aug 11 - Aug 24: Voting for Round 11 Sep 01 - Sep 21: Round 11: Year Sep 01 - Sep 231: Mystery Round Nominations Sep 01 - Sep 14: Voting for Round 12 Sep 22 - Oct 12: Round 12 Sept 22 - Oct 05: Voting for Round 13 Oct 13 - Nov 09: Round 13: Mystery (double) Oct 20 - Nov 02: Voting for Round 14 Nov 10 - Nov 31: Round 14 Knockout (5 weeks) Dec 01 - Dec 16: Knockout Qualifying Round Dec 15 - Dec 23: Quarter Finals Dec 22 - Dec 30: Semi-Finals Dec 29 - Jan 06: Grand Finale Dec 15 - Winter Bonus Round |
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The Rules
This is a longer, more detailed description of the rules for anyone that wants a more precise answer to how things work. It's a lot simpler than it looks. ![]() The Super League consists of fourteen rounds, played across the year, over two separate legs. 22 weeks - Rounds 1-7 3 weeks - Summer Break 22 weeks - Rounds 8-14 5 weeks - The Knockout Competition ======== 52 Weeks ======== ![]() - Voting for the game we will play in Round 1 will begin 2 weeks before this date. Voting will then occur 3 weeks before each new round is due to start; two weeks for voting, and another week to sort out the rules before the round starts. - Each round normally lasts for 3 weeks, and runs from Sunday to Saturday midnight. Double rounds last 4 weeks. - Each round officially starts at 00:01am GMT (Midnight), and ends at 11:59pm GMT three weeks later. The moderators may start the round later than planned, at some point during the first day of the new round. Only scores made and submitted during this time frame will count, so please make sure you are aware of any time differences in your country. - One game will be played in each round, except for the three double rounds over the course of the year, in which two games are played instead of one. (See the Double Rounds section a bit later on). - Rounds are played back to back, with voting taking place alongside in a separate thread (see the Voting section). - The Summer Break will be three weeks in total: one week with no League games and two weeks to run the next voting. Some people may host bonus rounds during this time, which are not part of the official League Season structure, and players don't get League points for playing in those threads. - At the end of the League year, which usually ends on the last Sunday of November, the player with the most points accumulated overall during the whole season will be named Champion. - The gap between League seasons will be five weeks over the December and New Year period, during which we hold the Knockout competition. Voting for Round 1 then starts shortly after that, sometimes in the last week of December. ![]() Each new Leg will begin with a voting thread for the next round. After this, the voting threads for the next round will be started on the same day as the current round starts, so voting and the rounds run simultaneously. Voting lasts for two weeks. ![]() - Each voting thread will officially start at 12:01 GMT (midnight) on the Sunday, and ends at 11:59 GMT on the Saturday two weeks later. Only votes submitted during this time frame will count, so please make sure you are aware of any time differences in your country. - Players should submit their votes to only one website (Lemon or EAB). - To vote, you can choose any five different games you would like to play, and list them in order of preference, with your first choice being at the top (1), descending to your last choice at the bottom (5). If you can't think of five games, then any number will do. Please remember to try and choose games that will be suitable for competition play (see below). After the voting closes, the votes are then totalled up, and the results are announced. Example: 1. Slam Tilt ------------------- 1111334 2. Worms Director's Cut ------ 11123 3. Sensible World of Soccer -- 1235 4. Wonderboy in Monsterland - 125 5. Midnight Resistance --------- 233 6. Gem'X ------------------------- 244 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Data Disks Data Disks can be voted for, which are separate from an original release. Normally if a game has data disks, they will be disregarded, but if you vote for the data disk specifically, it will be treated as it's own game. Data Disks must win a vote in order to play them. (Examples, Test Drive 2 course disks, golf course disks) OCS/ECS and AGA Games If a game comes in both OCS/ECS and AGA, or has special editions, players must make it clear which version they want to play when voting. If nothing is stated we will always revert to the A500/original versions; as this is most the accessible configuration on real hardware, on both AGA and Non AGA machines. Bugged/Ineligible Games: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There will be several themed and special rounds played over the course of the year, and this section will give an indication of what they are. In a special round, there is a new set of rules to follow when voting. There is also a Mystery Round, details below: ![]() In a normal round, you can vote for any Amiga game as long as it has not been played previously in the past 44 rounds, and is suitable for competition play. A list of all the games which have been played already is available on the voting thread for those rounds. You cannot vote for these. Apart from that, a normal round is simply where you can vote and play any game, without special voting rules. ![]() A Double Round structure can be added to any other round, e.g. double normal rounds, double themed rounds, double mystery etc. During the voting, the top two games will be played. In double rounds, there are two sets of championship points available; one for each game. Double rounds last for 4 weeks instead of just 3. ![]() When voting, you can only choose games that are listed as either Public Domain, Freeware, Shareware, Licenceware, Coverdisk full games, Promotional, or even hidden games. Basically anything considered non-commercial. The P.D round is always a double, so the two games with the most votes will be played. ![]() The winner of the previous round will get to choose a letter for this round. Only games beginning with that letter can then be voted for. Games beginning with 'The' will not be listed under 'T' (eg The Great Giana Sisters is considered beginning with 'G'). Once a letter is used it can't be chosen again until all letters are used, or the alphabet is rolled over. A moderator will contact you if you win the previous round, with a list of possible letters to choose from. ![]() A pool of games will be provided provided by the moderator(s). This list is based on suitable games which we never played in the competition before. Only games from that pool can be voted for. ![]() During the voting for this round, players can only vote for games listed in the magazines chosen for the round by the moderators. A list of all suitable games listed in three consecutive issues of a popular Amiga magazine will be included at the top of the voting page. You can only vote for these games. Previews and demos are ignored, as well as re-releases and budget re-releases of commercial titles. Only games officially released that year, and in those pages, count. ![]() The winner of the previous round will get to choose a year between 1987 and 1995. A list of years which have been chosen already are kept by the moderators, and a list of vailable years will be provided to the winner. Only games originally released in the chosen year can be voted for. Once a year is chosen it can't be used again until the whole list is refreshed every 7 years, whereby all the years will be available again. ![]() Each year we change the format of one of the themed rounds. Past themes/genres have included: Beat 'Em Ups, Arcade Conversions, Non-Human Protagonists, Golf and Tennis Games, and Film Licences. The theme is chosen by the moderator(s) before the season begins. ![]() The idea behind the mystery rounds is to vote for games for a mystery pool. Choose up to 3 games you are not very familiar with or have never played and are not well known games. Mystery Round games should ideally have fewer than 75 votes on the Lemon Amiga database, or it may be deemed too well known. Voting for the mystery round pool will begin at least two weeks before the normal vote for that round. Only players who have entered that seasons league will be eligible to vote. The mystery votes must be PMd to one of the moderators during the time frame the vote is open. At the end of two weeks, the list of secret votes PMd to the mods will be revealed, and these are the only games which can be voted for when the normal voting begins for the mystery round. The winning game(s - if it's a double) will then be played in the round. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The championship points allocation are as follows: 1st = 20 pts 2nd = 17 pts 3rd = 15 pts 4th = 13 pts 5th = 12 pts 6th = 11 pts 7th = 10 pts For everyone else, if their score is 90% of the 7th place's score or better they get the full 10 points, just like 7th place itself. Or they will get a proportion of points based on how close the score was to 7th. If their score is less than 10% of the 7th place's score, they still get 1 point. 90% or better = 10 pts 80% or better = 9 pts 70% or better = 8 pts 60% or better = 7 pts 50% or better = 6 pts 40% or better = 5 pts 30% or better = 4 pts 20% or better = 3 pts 10% or better = 2 pts less than 10% = 1 pts Points will be rounded to the nearest whole number. ![]() ![]() |
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![]() The Knockout takes place after the Super League season has ended. It consists of 4 rounds over a total of 5 weeks. Players who enter should be prepared to play in every round, in case they are able to reach the final. Voting lasts 2 weeks and ends 1 week before the beginning of the tournament. You vote as normal from the games that were played in the preceding Super League season. The top 4 games are played. The game with the most votes is played in the first round, the second most popular in round 2, and so on. Due to the shorter length of the rounds, sometimes the way a game is played is altered to be quicker. The rounds are as follows: ![]() Open to anyone that would like to take part. A fixed number of players advance from the qualifying round based on how many players took part. 10+ players enter = 9 players qualify for round 1, split into three groups of three 14+ players enter = 12 players qualify for round 1, split into three groups of four 17+ players enter = 15 players qualify for round 1, split into three groups of five If you dont reach the top 9, 12 or 15 players, you will be put in a drop zone. All players in the drop zone will be eliminated from the Knockout once the round is over. ![]() The top players from Qualifying are seeded into three evenly sized groups. The seeding method can be fixed or random and is at the moderators discretion. The top two players in each group will advance to Round 2. The lowest scoring players in each group will be eliminated. ![]() The top six players from round 1 are seeded and randomly paired off into three head-to-head, player-vs-player matches. Group winners of round 1 must face a runner up from a different group in round 2. The three winners of each pairing will enter the final. The losers will be eliminated. ![]() This is a triple match, where all three players compete for the final podium positions. The winner will take the Knockout win, second will take silver, third will take bronze. ....................................................................................................... ![]() |
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![]() ![]() After the success of the games competition on the Lemon64 forum in 2003, the same idea came to Lemon Amiga. Beginning in March 2005, organised by The Dark Prince, games were played roughly once a month with no specific schedule. You can check out the original 2005 rules thread here, and you might notice the rules havent changed much in the intervening years, only the scoring system has been updated. This Lemon Amiga Compo continued for three years, later run by mihcael from September 2006, and then Biscuit from July 2007. In May 2007, Graham Humphrey started the EAB Games League on the English Amiga Board. It ran a new game every three weeks, playing a total of 10 that year. While there were two competitions happening at the same time numerous players took part in both. Particularly when the two forums coincidentally played Project-X at the same time. Spurred on by the cross over of the competitions, a discussion about joining them together began in August 2007 and soon after was agreed by the players. It was a player, VermillioN (later known as ED-209), who first uttered the name Super League. VermilloN posted this message. From here the Super League was born. The moderators Biscuit, Graham Humphrey, and mihcael designed the first season. The Super League began in January 2008 with a line up of 15 games over three legs. The original format introduced three special rounds where two games were played and the voting narrowed by categories such as public domain games, year, and alphabet. In August 2013 Biscuit stepped down from moderating on Lemon Amiga, leaving mihcael and Graham Humphrey to take over duties until March 2014, when lifeschool became the latest addition to the mod team. Over time a lot of small changes were made. The number of legs was reduced to two. An online scoring application was made by mihcael for the 2014 season. The championship points system changed in 2014 and again in 2018. Originally the top 12 players scored linear points, with the winner receiving 15 towards their championship. We currently use a Super 7 system (see Rules Thread below), where all players get points, and the winner is rewarded with 20. Open rounds were introduced but later discontinued. From 2016 lifeschool created a variety of additional themed rounds including magazine, mystery and genre. Graham Humphrey stepped down at the end of the 2017 season. Lifeschool then became the lead mod, with john4p moderating EAB from 2018-2019. The Lemon Vs EAB team battle ended after the 2020 season, and now we all play as one league. After running the Super League with assistance from john4p in 2020, lifeschool announced he was handing over to Biscuit again for the 2021-2022 seasons. Biscuit attracted a lot more players, and thinned down the rules considerably. Biscuit stepped down at the end of 2022, and lifeschool and john4p resumed as main moderators. ![]() How do you choose the games? ![]() How do I take part? ![]() Where do I post my screenshot, Lemon or EAB? ![]() Can I post videos instead of screenshots? ![]() Where can I get ROMs for this competition? ![]() Do I have to use the game disk images linked in the round threads? ![]() Can I use Original Game Disks / IPFs? ![]() Why Should I play? ![]() When or how often should I post a score? ![]() I missed a few rounds, should I bother joining in? ![]() I finished last and only scored 1 point. Should I quit? ![]() ....................................................................................................... ![]() |
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