Еще нашел черновик правил турнира (на английском). При прочтении просьба учитывать, что дело было в августе 2004-го (шахматного лимита еще не было, а количество карт было значительно меньшим).
MAN World Team Championship
Rules:
1. All teams are nationally based, but players who can’t find enough players from their country could create mixed team.
2. Each team should have six players.
3. If there are more players from one country, players could crate another teams, but each player could take part only in one team.
4. Tournament could be run for 12 weeks – starting September, 8 (Wednesday).
5. The Tournament will be carried out in 2-3 stages. Format of tournament will be posted after end of subscription (it could be changed because of we don’t know how many teams will be ready to take part).
6. List of legal tournament’s maps:
Antarcticus
Anubis
Bizarria
Brimstone
Crateus
Emerald
New Paradise
Noble Rust
Twin Islands
Wasserland
New map (надо вставить название)
7. Each team should select the Captain:
7.1. Captains declare lineups and name of team
7.2. Captains choose maps:
a. Captain select two maps on which they do not wish to play.
b. If the first choice of the two captains is different then the other 9 maps are used.
c. If the first choices are the same then one of the two 2nd choices is used (random selection).
7.3 Team's match consists of 18 games (9 maps as F.N.U. and Phantom League). 3 battles for each player.
7.4. Captains assign players to maps
7.5. Captains check time limit of players in their teams and should write message to moderators and Captains of opponents if any of their player has problem with game and can't send turn before end of time limit.
8. Scoring system:
8.1. Won game at any stage brings 3 points. Lost game brings 0 points.
8.2. Each stage has a 3-week time limit (after the stage is officially announced). If a game is not finished within this time limit, it is counted as a draw and both players get 1 point.
8.3. All battles have 3 days turn limit. Exceptions will be granted if requested in advance by sending e-mail to
tiger@massiveassault.com and Captains of opponent's team. If player didn't send any message and didn't send any bound in the battle during 3 days, he looses this battle. His opponent scores 3 points.
8.4. Won team's match at any stage brings 3 team's points.
8.5. Lost team's match brings 0 team's points.
8.6. Draw team's match brings 1 team's points.
8.7. If a battle is not finished during 3 weeks, but one player has obvious advantage, he should send the game's replay to Moderator for the decision.
9. If a participant wants to drop off the tournament, he should email to Captain and Moderator. Replacements of players are possible only before start of game.
10. Prizes: The team-winner of the tournament will get 3 months free play for each player. The second place winner will get 2 months free, and the third place winner will get a month free.
9.1. If two teams got the same amount of team's points, the winner is determined by the following factors (listed in order of decreasing importance):
11.1. The score of personal encounters (i.e. points collected in the games between these two teams).
11.2. The total score of team's players (i.e. points collected in the all players in the tournament's games this stage).
If you have any questions please direct them to
tiger@massiveassault.com