Lightning Goatblitz knockout tournament

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:21 pm

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!

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:24 pm

I'll have a go at it, I'm sure I'll be awful but it sounds fun.

Aaron Higgs · Post by **Aaron Higgs** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:30 pm

I'm in

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:34 pm

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:34 pm

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:50 pm

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:58 pm

OK THen

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:58 pm

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.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:07 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:

I lol'd for about 10 seconds.

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:16 pm

Yeah, why not. Count me in.

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:37 pm

Go on then.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:50 pm

Yip!

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:34 pm

These are some lightning fast responses, you guys will be the ones to beat!

6 places left.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:15 pm

I'm in please.

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:17 pm

Oh for fuck sake.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:43 pm

I'll give it a go.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:54 pm

Ooh, me too.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:27 pm

I love a tournament.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:38 pm

2 more places!

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:56 pm

Paul Howe wrote:Ooh, me too.

Oh for fuck sake.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:20 am

I'll play, and I'll throw some hastily-constructed inventory item at the winner too.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:31 am

Charlie Reams wrote:I'll play, and I'll throw some hastily-constructed inventory item at the winner too.

Brilliant.

Simon Myers · Post by **Simon Myers** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:40 am

I'll nab that last spot.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu May 07, 2009 3:49 am

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!

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:37 am

That seems like rather a lot of quarter-finals

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:58 am

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu May 07, 2009 8:37 am

Only seven matches? Lot of quarters, but not so many for a previous round?!

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:23 am

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?

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:35 am

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?

I'm assuming the other match is Charlie v Neil, but this has somehow been omitted.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Thu May 07, 2009 10:06 am

Would it not be better as goatblitz rather than standard? Solving the numbers in 5 seconds is going to be a pain.

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Thu May 07, 2009 10:42 am

Ian Volante wrote:
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?
I'm assuming the other match is Charlie v Neil, but this has somehow been omitted.

Yes you're right, that explains it.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:01 am

Darren Carter wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
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?
I'm assuming the other match is Charlie v Neil, but this has somehow been omitted.
Yes you're right, that explains it.

It still doesn't explain how there's 16 quarter-finalists....

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:03 am

Jon Corby wrote:It still doesn't explain how there's 16 quarter-finalists....

I can't see any 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.

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.

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.

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.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:44 am

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.

I'll add it to the list of presets.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:58 am

Charlie Reams wrote:
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.
I'll add it to the list of presets.

Nice one, cheers Charlie

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Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:01 pm

Don't forget you have reversed declarations in goatblitz.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu May 07, 2009 4:36 pm

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.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Thu May 07, 2009 4:42 pm

Charlie 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.

So does Neil
Ben Pugh in COMA play-in
James Hurrell in COMA plate
Now you

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:31 pm

Ian 53 - 87 Innis.

This was a close battle for a while...

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=56841

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:58 pm

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.

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Thu May 07, 2009 10:58 pm

Ben 76-40 Simon

Annoying first round and a tense, close game before I managed to pull away in the third half.

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:59 pm

Oliver Garner wrote:
Charlie 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.
So does Neil
Ben Pugh in COMA play-in
James Hurrell in COMA plate
Now you

Thanks Oli, I'm glad someone else has noticed the injustice of it all.

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.

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:05 pm

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

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:07 pm

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:

Me:91
Ben:51

yay, I am through

It's a bloody fix I tell ya.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:09 pm

Tuesday okay for you Oliver?

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat May 09, 2009 12:18 am

Charlie Reams wrote:
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.
I'll add it to the list of presets.

Done.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Sat May 09, 2009 8:15 am

Ian Dent wrote:Tuesday okay for you Oliver?

Around 7 would be good for me then.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:23 am

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.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:34 pm

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.

If you only hit two keys, there's every chance that in real time Jono buzzed before you.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:40 pm

Bit of a ropey performance, but I scraped through. Who picked what is back to front on the game browser.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:46 pm

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.

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.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:38 pm

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.

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:34 pm

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.

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.
Also, who picked what is back to front, but since it's been mentioned so many times before, I won't mention it.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:31 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=58268

Me vs Wallace.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:35 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=58268

Me vs Wallace.

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.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:26 am

I'm pleased to still be in the tournament at this stage.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:52 pm

My game against Ian
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=59233

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:51 pm

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 · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:45 pm

Ben 102-84 Jono

Cracking game, basically won on the conundrums.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:56 pm

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.