Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
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Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
The apterous Goatdown goat lives life in the fast lane and she's challenging you to keep up with her. The format of this tournament is 5 seconds goatblitz. Once the matches are announced, competitors can take each other on in their own time.
Format: Goatdown » Lightning Goatblitz
Competitors: Innis Carson, Aaron Higgs, Kai Laddiman, Jon O'Neill, Michael Wallace, Oliver Garner, Ben Wilson, Neil Zussman, Eoin Monaghan, Ian Volante, Kirk Bevins, Ben Hunter, Paul Howe, Ian Dent, Charlie Reams, Simon Myers
First round draw:
Ian Volante vs Innis Carson
Ben Hunter vs Eoin Monaghan (+ conundrum)
Ben Wilson vs Simon Myers
Kai Laddiman vs Jon O'Neill
Michael Wallace vs Kirk Bevins
Ian Dent vs Oliver Garner
Aaron Higgs vs Paul Howe
Charlie Reams vs Neil Zussman
Quarter-finals draw:
Ben Wilson vs Jon O'Neill
Kirk Bevins vs Charlie Reams
Innis Carson vs Eoin Monaghan
Paul Howe vs Oliver Garner
Semi-finals draw:
Charlie Reams vs Innis Carson
Paul Howe vs Ben Wilson
Grand final:
Paul Howe vs Innis Carson
Good luck!
Format: Goatdown » Lightning Goatblitz
Competitors: Innis Carson, Aaron Higgs, Kai Laddiman, Jon O'Neill, Michael Wallace, Oliver Garner, Ben Wilson, Neil Zussman, Eoin Monaghan, Ian Volante, Kirk Bevins, Ben Hunter, Paul Howe, Ian Dent, Charlie Reams, Simon Myers
First round draw:
Ian Volante vs Innis Carson
Ben Hunter vs Eoin Monaghan (+ conundrum)
Ben Wilson vs Simon Myers
Kai Laddiman vs Jon O'Neill
Michael Wallace vs Kirk Bevins
Ian Dent vs Oliver Garner
Aaron Higgs vs Paul Howe
Charlie Reams vs Neil Zussman
Quarter-finals draw:
Ben Wilson vs Jon O'Neill
Kirk Bevins vs Charlie Reams
Innis Carson vs Eoin Monaghan
Paul Howe vs Oliver Garner
Semi-finals draw:
Charlie Reams vs Innis Carson
Paul Howe vs Ben Wilson
Grand final:
Paul Howe vs Innis Carson
Good luck!
Last edited by Ben Hunter on Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:02 am, edited 34 times in total.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
I'll have a go at it, I'm sure I'll be awful but it sounds fun.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Yup.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Count me in, I spent ages trying to get a record score at that a while back so I hope I'd be of some use at it.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
I lol'd for about 10 seconds.Michael Wallace wrote:
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Yeah, why not. Count me in.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Go on then.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Yip!
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These are some lightning fast responses, you guys will be the ones to beat!
6 places left.
6 places left.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
I'm in please.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Oh for fuck sake.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
I'll give it a go.
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Ooh, me too.
Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
I love a tournament.
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2 more places!
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Oh for fuck sake.Paul Howe wrote:Ooh, me too.
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I'll play, and I'll throw some hastily-constructed inventory item at the winner too.
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Brilliant.Charlie Reams wrote:I'll play, and I'll throw some hastily-constructed inventory item at the winner too.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
I'll nab that last spot.
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Here's the draw for the first round then. Each competitor was assigned a random number, which my assistant for these quarter-finals, Henry Meier, then selected. The first round have been pitted against each other as so:
Ian Volante vs Innis Carson
Ben Hunter vs Eoin Monaghan
Ben Wilson vs Simon Myers
Kai Laddiman vs Jon O'Neill
Michael Wallace vs Kirk Bevins
Ian Dent vs Oliver Garner
Aaron Higgs vs Paul Howe
Charlie Reams vs Neil Zussman
Game on!
Ian Volante vs Innis Carson
Ben Hunter vs Eoin Monaghan
Ben Wilson vs Simon Myers
Kai Laddiman vs Jon O'Neill
Michael Wallace vs Kirk Bevins
Ian Dent vs Oliver Garner
Aaron Higgs vs Paul Howe
Charlie Reams vs Neil Zussman
Game on!
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
That seems like rather a lot of quarter-finals
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Only seven matches? Lot of quarters, but not so many for a previous round?!
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You do realise there will be 7 winners, so one will have to receive a bye in the next round? Finding two more competitors would surely make it easier?
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I'm assuming the other match is Charlie v Neil, but this has somehow been omitted.Darren Carter wrote:You do realise there will be 7 winners, so one will have to receive a bye in the next round? Finding two more competitors would surely make it easier?
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Re: Lightning Goat knockout tournament
Would it not be better as goatblitz rather than standard? Solving the numbers in 5 seconds is going to be a pain.
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Yes you're right, that explains it.Ian Volante wrote:I'm assuming the other match is Charlie v Neil, but this has somehow been omitted.Darren Carter wrote:You do realise there will be 7 winners, so one will have to receive a bye in the next round? Finding two more competitors would surely make it easier?
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It still doesn't explain how there's 16 quarter-finalists....Darren Carter wrote:Yes you're right, that explains it.Ian Volante wrote:I'm assuming the other match is Charlie v Neil, but this has somehow been omitted.Darren Carter wrote:You do realise there will be 7 winners, so one will have to receive a bye in the next round? Finding two more competitors would surely make it easier?
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I can't see any quarter-finalists...Jon Corby wrote:It still doesn't explain how there's 16 quarter-finalists....
Sorry about the cock ups there, everything's sorted now. I'd blame it on the fact it was 5 in the morning, but I felt wide awake at the time so I have no excuse.
It would be better and I was thinking about doing it goatblitz instead, but it means setting up custom rounds. If no one objects though I'll change it to goatblitz.Paul Howe wrote:Would it not be better as goatblitz rather than standard? Solving the numbers in 5 seconds is going to be a pain.
edit: I've gone ahead and changed it to goatblitz. I'm sure it won't be too much hassle to set up custom rounds.
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I'll add it to the list of presets.Ben Hunter wrote: edit: I've gone ahead and changed it to goatblitz. I'm sure it won't be too much hassle to set up custom rounds.
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Nice one, cheers Charlie .Charlie Reams wrote:I'll add it to the list of presets.Ben Hunter wrote: edit: I've gone ahead and changed it to goatblitz. I'm sure it won't be too much hassle to set up custom rounds.
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Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
Don't forget you have reversed declarations in goatblitz.
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Man, another tough draw in the first round. I'm online most of the time in the evenings, Neil, so challenge me whenever so I can meet my fate.
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Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
So does NeilCharlie Reams wrote:Man, another tough draw in the first round. I'm online most of the time in the evenings, Neil, so challenge me whenever so I can meet my fate.
Ben Pugh in COMA play-in
James Hurrell in COMA plate
Now you
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Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
Ian 53 - 87 Innis.
This was a close battle for a while...
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=56841
This was a close battle for a while...
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=56841
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FFS, why did you change it from goatdown to goatblitz? Now Paul is gonna walk it. At least with the numbers fudging the rest of us had a smidgeon of a shout.
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Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
Ben 76-40 Simon
Annoying first round and a tense, close game before I managed to pull away in the third half.
Annoying first round and a tense, close game before I managed to pull away in the third half.
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Thanks Oli, I'm glad someone else has noticed the injustice of it all.Oliver Garner wrote:So does NeilCharlie Reams wrote:Man, another tough draw in the first round. I'm online most of the time in the evenings, Neil, so challenge me whenever so I can meet my fate.
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Now you
Goatblitz has no numbers, right? So it doesn't matter if I don't practice beforehand with the new interface. That's good. In that case Charlie, if you see me online feel free to challenge, and I shall do likewise.
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Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
Ben and I:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=57387
And the forgotten conundrum:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=57389
Final scores:
Me:91
Ben:51
yay, I am through
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=57387
And the forgotten conundrum:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=57389
Final scores:
Me:91
Ben:51
yay, I am through
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It's a bloody fix I tell ya.Eoin Monaghan wrote:Ben and I:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=57387
And the forgotten conundrum:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=57389
Final scores:
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Ben:51
yay, I am through
Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
Tuesday okay for you Oliver?
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Done.Charlie Reams wrote:I'll add it to the list of presets.Ben Hunter wrote: edit: I've gone ahead and changed it to goatblitz. I'm sure it won't be too much hassle to set up custom rounds.
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Around 7 would be good for me then.Ian Dent wrote:Tuesday okay for you Oliver?
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Rot.
Yet another competition exit due to lag; I had typed in RE for the last conundrum, then it went to Jono. I demand a refund / rematch / bye.
Yet another competition exit due to lag; I had typed in RE for the last conundrum, then it went to Jono. I demand a refund / rematch / bye.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
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Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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If you only hit two keys, there's every chance that in real time Jono buzzed before you.Kai Laddiman wrote:Rot.
Yet another competition exit due to lag; I had typed in RE for the last conundrum, then it went to Jono. I demand a refund / rematch / bye.
Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
Bit of a ropey performance, but I scraped through. Who picked what is back to front on the game browser.
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I think it's more fun without numbers. I think the 5 second limit gives any pretty good player a decent shout at this tournament, as Paul and Aaron's game shows.Kirk Bevins wrote:FFS, why did you change it from goatdown to goatblitz? Now Paul is gonna walk it. At least with the numbers fudging the rest of us had a smidgeon of a shout.
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To my considerable surprise, I avoided another first-round exit. Neil seemed to be hitting his stride towards the end but luckily the game ended before I could take any more damage.
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My lack of practise recently caught up with me in a big way. Pleased with round 14 though, but a bit surprised you missed it. Not to take anything away from you though, 11 maxes would've beaten me on a good day, so well done. And the last conundrum was a great spot too.Charlie Reams wrote:To my considerable surprise, I avoided another first-round exit. Neil seemed to be hitting his stride towards the end but luckily the game ended before I could take any more damage.
Also, who picked what is back to front, but since it's been mentioned so many times before, I won't mention it.
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Yeah, fair play to Bevins - I had only woken up at 4 for our 3pm game, so kudos to him for not being too annoyed.
Re: Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament
I'm pleased to still be in the tournament at this stage.
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Well played everybody, we've already seen some pretty good games. The strongest link in round 1, with 113 points, was Charlie Reams. The best performing loser, with 90 points, was Kai Laddiman. As the losers pick themselves up from defeat, the winners progress onto the quarter-finals, and they were drawn randomly (with the help of Kevin Manthorpe) as follows:
Ben Wilson vs Jon O'Neill
Kirk Bevins vs Charlie Reams
Innis Carson vs Eoin Monaghan
Paul Howe vs Oliver Garner
So let's get it on!
Ben Wilson vs Jon O'Neill
Kirk Bevins vs Charlie Reams
Innis Carson vs Eoin Monaghan
Paul Howe vs Oliver Garner
So let's get it on!
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Innis 74-56 Eoin
Another good game, if it wasn't for Eoin's slight blank after the second conundrum things could have been very different.
Another good game, if it wasn't for Eoin's slight blank after the second conundrum things could have been very different.