Tournament Page
Welcome to the GTO Tournament page where you can find out about game events. We have two kinds of tournaments, hosted Live Tournaments and Play-By-Email (PBE) Tournaments. If you would like to moderate a tournament, please click here to submit the details of your proposed tournament.
Live Tournaments
Live Tournaments work much like they do at game stores or US online poker sites: you gather with other players, the tournament leader assigns the tables, and records your score/results. Typically the Live Tournaments use Sit-n-Go tables for games so there is a small registration price (5/10/15/20 GTO Coins). The top Live Tournament finishers earn GTO Points in addition to the prizes for the individual SnG table wins.
Live Tournaments tend to run for 2 to 3 hours. To participate in a live tournaments you simply show up at the Tournament Lobby at the scheduled times listed below. (Eastern U.S. Standard Time, GMT-5)
February 2nd, 9pm EST Igel Argern
February 7th, 9pm EST Vote for a Tournament
February 16th, 9pm EST Ten Days in Africa
February 22nd, 9pm EST New England
February 29th, 9pm EST Backgammon & Bosworth
PBE Tournaments
PBE Tournaments take advantage of our PBE (asynchronous) games. Instead of all the tournament players meeting at the same time, you play when you and your opponents can. Below is a listing of the different tournaments that are available and the details about them. After the seats are all filled the tournament will begin. Individual games/matches will be added to the top of your Active PBE Games list. Make sure your profile is set to prompt you about your PBE games via email.
While you can play the tournament matches as a PBE game, you can arrange to meet your opponent to play these games in real time (if you are both logged into the game). This is recommended for fast paced games like Guillotine and Backgammon.
While GTO Administrators will see the winner of the matches, some tournaments will be based on other end-game scores so be sure to read the tournament details to find out if other details need to be reported.
Triple Crown Vegas Showdown
8 out of 32 players registeredRegistration for this tournament is closed at this time
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The 2012 New Year Vegas Showdown PBE Tournament is here!
The format is a hybrid single elimination event. While games can be played asynchronously, the intention is for players to find a common playing time within a week of the match-ups being announced.
The anticipated tournament launch date is February 1st, 2012 and a guaranteed minimum of 2 games for each player.
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2011 Battle Cry PBE Tournament
8 out of 16 players registeredRegistration for this tournament is closed at this time
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The premiere Battle Cry PBE Tournament is here!
The format is a match play double elimination event. While games can be played asynchronously, the intention is for players to find a common playing time within a week of the match-ups being announced.
The anticipated tournament launch date is November 28, 2011 and a guaranteed minimum of 4 games for each player.
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Winter 2011-2012 2v2 Revised Tournament
32 out of 32 players registeredRegistration for this tournament is closed at this time
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Tourney Moderator: aagamerkc_03 Teams: 16 2-player teams, singles may register and get a partner later but partnered players will get precedence. Tournament Format: Single elimination, each round will be a best out of 3 (1 game as Axis, 1 game as Allies, tie-breaker is random), seeding based on team mates combined experience points. Game Format: PBE Games, 9 Victory Cities, 8 Axis bid. Prizes: 800 GTO Points for the 1st place team (400 each), 500 for 2nd, and 300 for 3rd.
New England PBE Tournament
6 out of 16 players registeredRegistration for this tournament is closed at this time
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The premiere New England PBE Tournament is here! The top players of this underrated Eurogame will be gathering to determine the best player in the world!
The format is a gradual elimination format. While games can be played asynchronously, the intention is for players to find a common playing time within a week of the match-ups being announced.
The anticipated tournament launch date is September 22, 2011 and it is expected to have 3 to 4 rounds of play over 30 days.
Results: 1st - AFatcat, 2nd - Simpleman96, 3rd - JamesJett
Prizes: 1st place 90 GTO Points, 2nd 60 GTO Points, and 3rd 30 GTO Points.
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Summer 2011 PBEM 1v1 Revised Tourney
32 out of 32 players registeredRegistration for this tournament is closed at this time
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Tournament Host:aagamer_kc03
Tournament Structure: Single elimination tournament for initial rounds, semi-finals and finals will be best out of 3 matches, initial seeding will be based on experience points
Game Settings: PBE Games, 9 victory cities, 2 day timers, regular dice, no tech. Initial rounds will use a bid, semi's/final's where the bid will be 7 Germany. Click on the rules link below for details about bidding and timers.
Prizes: so far 320 GTO Points for 1st Place, 160 for 2nd, 96 for 3rd, and 64 for 4th
Deadline for registration is June 30th or until the 32 slots are filled
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Axis & Allies: 1942 Ladder League
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Game: 1 vs. 1 Axis & Allies: 1942
League Admin: dazaga7890
League Format: League play will begin April 1st with 5 person divisions; each month games will be tabulated and players will move up or down in division based on their scores. Those who register after the initial 32 players get placed in an entry division.
Play expectation: 4-6 games per month vs. division opponents, either live or PBE play
Scoring system: 2 points for wins and 1 for losses; within each division top finisher moves up 2 divisions, runner-up 1 division, 4th place drops 1 division, and last place drops 2 divisions
Registration Cap: none, players will be added in the next month to the entry division
Prizes: You receive 1 GTO Point for each month you lead a division (except the lowest division). The overall champion gets 5 GTO Points and the runner-up 3 GTO Points.
Full details can be seen on the Forum
The Axis & Allies Ladder League
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Game: 1 vs. 1 Axis & Allies: Revised
League Admin: David_Newell
League Format: most players will be seeded in 7 person divisions, every 2 months scores will be tabulated and players will move up or down in division based on their scores
Play expectation: 3-4 games per month vs. division opponents, either live or PBE play
Scoring system: 2 points for wins and 1 for losses; within each division top finisher moves up 3 divisions, runner-up 2 divisions, 3rd place moves up 1 division. 5th, 6th, 7th drops 1, 2, or 3 divisions respectively
Registration Cap: none, players will be added in the next month to the entry division
Prizes: You receive 3 GTO Point for each month you lead a division
Full details can be seen on the Forum