[Excalibur] Ideas for the Next Year!

Tue Jul 14 16:09:21 EDT 2009

Here is the website for the League: http://www.cstarleague.org/

And here is the email they sent out a few days ago about the Fall 2009
Season. As soon as school starts up again, I'll be working on setting a
Hampshire team up.

*REGISTRATION*

*Process*

Official registration for CSL Fall 2009 will begin in September.
Registration will be handled through the CSL website, as well as
roster/lineup/match results submission.  Those interested (like you guys!)
will be allowed to sign up as coordinators from the period between September
1st to 12th.  We'll open things up for player signups after that point from
the 12th to the 25th.

We would like to institute a small registration fee (exact amount currently
undecided) for players/teams, which will be used to cover things like server
costs, corporate fees - and potentially prizes.  We would especially like
your feedback regarding this issue, so if you have any comments or concerns,
please let us know - we'd be glad to hear from you.

*CSL Hype Video*

One more thing that doesn't really fit anywhere above is that we're looking
to make a short hype video for this season's CSL.  We really need your help
on this one, so if you've got the time and a video camera it'd be great if
you guys could send in some short video clips and/or pictures featuring your
team.

*TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS*

*Overview*

CSL Fall 2009 will follow a similar format to last season.  Swiss Rounds
will begin on October 5th and go until November 16th, for six rounds.  There
will be two breaks during the weeks of Halloween and Thanksgiving.  After
Thanksgiving we'll cut to the top 8 schools for the Finals.  Scheduling for
the Top 8 will be much more flexible, as we understand that many people will
have exams during December/January.

During the Top 8 Finals and the intermittent period between Fall and Spring
Semester we are planning on holding a series of mini-tournaments for fun,
like the Losers' League last semester.

*Process*

For those of you that are new, here's a brief summary of the process during
Swiss rounds.

   - New Round begins on Monday
   - Matches will be posted Monday 11:59PM
   - Coordinators submit Player Lineups via website by Tuesday 11:59PM
   - *NEW STEP: Coordinators will also select a match time - more on this
   below*
   - Coordinators will also post a stream URL for commentating/shoutcasting
   (if applicable)
    - Lineups released on Wednesday
   - Matches played over the weekend
   - Coordinators submit Match Reports via Website by Sunday 11:59PM
   - New Round begins on Monday

Weekly map pools will be posted at the beginning of the semester for all six
rounds of Swiss, so you can get your practice in ahead of time and actually
plan out a strategy with your team.

Something we plan on is having teams pick two out of the three available
times to play.  We're hoping that this will alleviate some of the logistical
problems that could arise from having teams individually contact one another
to arrange for match times so players can plan their schedules in advance.

*SPRING SEMESTER**

*It's a secret to everybody.*
*

*
TL;DR - THE LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES:*
09/01 - 09/12 Website opens for coordinator registration
09/12 - 09/25 Player Registration
10/02 - Registration fees and enrollment certificates due
10/05 - 10/11 Round 1
10/12 - 10/18 Round 2
10/19 - 10/25 Round 3
10/26 - 11/01 HALLOWEEN BREAK
11/02 - 11/08 Round 4
11/09 - 11/15 Round 5
11/16 - 11/22 Round 6
11/23 - 11/30 THANKSGIVING BREAK
12/04 - CSL Finals Ro8 begin

Please note that while this schedule is likely to be very accurate, it's
still very much *tentative*.  We won't try to change things if we can help
it.

Hopefully you've gotten an idea of what to plan for in the Fall as far as
CSL goes.  If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please don't
hesitate to reply!  We'll be continuing to bombard you with email updates as
time goes.

Thanks,

Peter Zhang
CSL Volunteer/Monkey

-Kristian

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Raphael Michael Serota <rms07 at hampshire.edu
> wrote:

> whats this about a starcraft league?  can i get details on this?
>
> Quoting Kristian Brevik <goat.brevik at gmail.com>:
>
> > Hey! Listen!
> >
> > - SCA! http://www.bergental.org/Activities/Calendar.html
> >
> > Also The Hampshire College Space Program has signed us (Hampshire) up for
> > the Collegiate Starcraft League. So if Excalibur folks want to join the
> epic
> > battle of Zerg vs. Harvard, let me know.
> >
> > -kbrevs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Zachary <zbc08 at hampshire.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Hey there geeks and nerds and the alike of Hampshire College and those
> > > random alumni who don't know how to take yourselves off of mailing
> lists!
> > >
> > > This is your continuing Excalibur signer Zach signing on with requests!
> > >
> > > Excalibur is looking forward to a more organized semester than last,
> > > actually utilizing our estranged facebook group and no longer
> consciously
> > > scorning our Hampedia page and knowing what we're going to screen, oh,
> more
> > > than a week in advance.
> > >
> > > I would also like to welcome Excalibur's two new signers, both highly
> > > experienced in all things Excalibur and Hampshire as a whole, 4th years
> > > (soon to be Div III's) Dillon Compton and Lindsay Barbieri!
> > >
> > > So we need your help!  Have ideas for movies that you want us to show,
> > > email me!  Have ideas for series you want us to show, let me know!  If
> you
> > > know of a great Con that's not Arisia or NY Comic-Con (might happen)
> and
> > you
> > > want Hampshire to pay for it, let us know!  We're down for all sorts of
> > > things, so be our guests.
> > >
> > > Also, I know that there were some suggestions about Deathfest last
> > > semester, some pertaining to this strange beverage called "juice?," if
> you
> > > have anymore, EMAIL ME!
> > >
> > > Suggestions!
> > >
> > > Comments!
> > >
> > > Questions
> > >
> > > Facts!
> > >
> > > DIV III Ideas!
> > >
> > > Your phone number if you're single!
> > >
> > > SEND THEM TO ME!
> > >
> > > Be Seeing You,
> > >
> > > Zachary "going to san diego comic-con and you're not" Clemente
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > excalibur at lists.hampshire.edu
> > > http://lists.hampshire.edu/mailman/listinfo/excalibur
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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