http://weewar.com/forum/posts/list/4.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Here are your finalists:

1. [url=http://weewar.com/map/46540]WeeWar Times for Pete’s Sake by Vagus[/url]
[img]http://weewar.com/images/maps/boardThumb_46540_ir1.png[/img]

2. [url=http://weewar.com/map/46646]WeeWar Times Wetlands by Nature_God[/url]
[img]http://weewar.com/images/maps/boardThumb_46646_ir2.png[/img]

3. [url=http://weewar.com/map/46965]Weewar Times Square by Stirlingxa[/url]
[img]http://weewar.com/images/maps/boardThumb_46965_ir4.png[/img]

Your votes determine the winner of 1 year of Pro! Comments are welcome. Please keep in mind that we're looking for a good tournament map, and be sure to favorite all the maps you like even if you can only vote for 1!

Poll is open for 7 days]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19340.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19340.page GMT
And I'm not campaigning for one person, but one of these maps is seriously solid.]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19341.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19341.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19342.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19342.page GMT
<a href="http://weewar.com/map/46938" ><img src="http://weewar.com/images/maps/boardThumb_46938_ir1.png" /></a>

its so wicked it took stirling to convince vagus and me that it is indeed fair.]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19346.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19346.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19348.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19348.page GMT
<a href="http://weewar.com/map/46938" ><img src="http://weewar.com/images/maps/boardThumb_46938_ir1.png" /></a>

its so wicked it took stirling to convince vagus and me that it is indeed fair.[/quote]
i'm with rockydog here. i tested this map a lot with vagus and i loved the game play on it, which is quite different from most of the other maps out there. in my opinion this map deserves to be a finalist. having said that, the chosen maps do look intriguing as well ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19350.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19350.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19351.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19351.page GMT

How did you know my last name was Else? Hacker!]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19353.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19353.page GMT

How did you know my last name was Else? Hacker![/quote]

Don't worry, your email address and Paypal account details are perfectly safe with me!

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It's a contest not charity, vote for the best map.]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19357.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19357.page GMT - who ever picked it as one of the finalist, thank you very much


[i]I would just like to add that my map is not actually perfect in design. 8,2 should have a water hex instead of a plain hex so that it is the same as the opposite side. It does not make much difference at all, but just thought I would mention. - my excuse (which i just made up) is that I did not want the map to be prefect as the imperfection represents human nature and that we all make mistakes, specially when playing weewar [/i]]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19358.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19358.page GMT
You picked the map I never won on in testing. Red or Blue, it didn't matter. Everyone I played crushed me.

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that said, i look forward to testing these and voting; i admit my bias for real world and historical over geometric maps - which is also an admission that i am griping because i would have liked to have seen my entry selected, of course; this contest is a super-great idea and i think it's tygerdave who deserves a free year of pro

if only he'd play me in a rated game, i might gift it to him

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If i do this next year give me comments and feedback during the submission and judging like I asked! I'm easily influenced.

[i]McMonster - Stirling's Aruba Red or Blue - I'm just not getting enough sleep to focus on a much bigger map or one I'm not too familiar with.[/i]
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Certainly! From the contest post on The WeeWar Times (reprinted with permission):

[quote]The Prize? 1 year of WeeWar Pro to the account of your choice!

The Rules:

- 2 Player map

- Balanced

- Maps must be new creations for this contest

- No special rules (like turn off hovercraft)

- Able to be completed in a reasonable amount of time – 30 turns is a good number to think about

- Map must have WeeWar Times in the title: work it into the title, stick it off to the end after a dash, whatever just get it in there somehow

- Entries are to be posted as a comment on this post

- Finalists will be chosen by WeeWar Times writers and presented to the WeeWar Community for a vote to determine the winner via a poll on the forum, voting will be open for a week before the winner is announced

The purpose of this exercise (other than to promote the site a little) is to give us another 1 vs 1 tournament map. I lean towards a mix of air, land, and sea, but that’s not to say a creative map not having all those units couldn’t win.[/quote]]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19371.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19371.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19372.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19372.page GMT randomly chosen for each 3 rounds as needed.
]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19374.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19374.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19375.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19375.page GMT
You can all have my points, if you can get 'em*!

*[i]I'm pretty sure most of you can.[/i]]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19377.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19377.page GMT
small for the tournament is good with me. i like dog's idea of a round on each map. very challenging that.

no time pressure tyger - invite me to a bit bigger map, when you have more time

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Ok, so it's kind of implied

Finishing a 60 by 60 in 30 rounds might be pushing it a bit ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19379.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19379.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19380.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19380.page GMT http://weewar.com/map/46328

Nile-istic Rea Sea REVOLUTION! is not really decided on the sand, but rather, in the red sea - a air-naval battle will erupt within the first 10-15 turns that will likely determine the outcome of the game. the advantage of having most bases capped off the bat is that things move quickly compared to maps where they start un-capped.

i doubt that if you and CCC had played it out that it would have taken longer than any of the other maps entered in the contest (when played by two such skilled and evenly matched weewarriors). ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19381.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19381.page GMT
Don't worry about nit-picking, while I'm surprised with the amount that's been in this thread over all versus the feedback we got during submission and testing, I can't say that I'm disappointed to have feedback at any point. I'm even happier that people are still engaged with the game and the community! ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19382.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19382.page GMT i was just feeling the tide swing my way
]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19383.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19383.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19384.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19384.page GMT how about aiming for 64 players? i reckon that would be doable if everybody advertises the tourney in his/her games...]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19385.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19385.page GMT will the momentum last long enough to finish (i.e. last summers euro tournaments crash)
will the site keep 64 pro users around interested in playing?]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19386.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19386.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19389.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19389.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19390.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19390.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19391.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19391.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19393.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19393.page GMT
I like this map a lot and a fair few others. There were some great entries, and a big thank you to everyone who entered.

I guess I just wanted to say in response to this and similar sentiments, choices were difficult and there's no doubt we could have given more justice to all entries. Some maps continue to generate controversy for years, even after many, many games. Tyger and I like to think we can make a fairly informed judgment, but there may be better maps that don't win; we did our best. There was a great response and a lot of entries to look at. It's probably fair to say that the smaller maps had an advantage in this scenario. It's our first time too, and we'll be looking at what went well and what didn't for the next time (perhaps )

The important thing is some great maps have been created (not just the finalists), which everyone can enjoy as well. There's the upcoming tourney too. And the realisation, if needed, that [url=http://www.weewartimes.com/]WeeWar Times[/url] is the place for all your WeeWar news

There is a secret second prize based on the best map name. This is Thulsadoom's
[url=http://www.weewar.com/map/46982]Your Obituary In WeeWar Times[/url]. Give me the nod Thulsa and 3 months' sub is yours If not, I have a second nominee, and, to give you a clue, it has a pun in the title Mr Monster...
]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19410.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19410.page GMT [/quote]

He gets his own submarine? Does it come with a complementary gaggle of sweaty seamen?]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19411.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19411.page GMT
(Aqua...) Marina + pals dancing round his missile silo, but each to his own

You know you could have won that prize ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19412.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19412.page GMT It's a dream come true! I guess I never paid close enough attention.

I would have entered but I just hit a creative block. Or maybe just a Weewar block in general. I'm resigning myself to silent lurking with the occasional snide-remark-grenade tossed into the forums or community chat. But you know this, no Weewar Times scoop here Mr Kent.

Although...stand by for action, anything can happen in the next half hour! ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19413.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19413.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19414.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19414.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19415.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19415.page GMT
Hehe. He may have been DB.]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19416.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19416.page GMT

[quote=CaptainCupcake]Like every puppet-master, he wants to remain unnoticed yet known to be pulling the strings[/quote]

Better to be into string puppets Sir, than glove puppets. Don't shake hands with Captain! ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19417.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19417.page GMT
]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19432.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19432.page GMT [i]AND[/i],I will happily accept a free sub if it contains one Sean Connery...

TD OUT!]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19438.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19438.page GMT
Of the three maps being voted on, none are great. Mine is too slow because of the desert and mountains and forest. You basically have to wait until turn 20 or so until one player has enough of an navy to swing around counter clockwise and grab an outside base. If I re-made the map to put more plains in the center square, then it would play more quickly, be more exciting and could have a duration from about 20 turns to 40 depending on the players.

The wetlands map is too large for the income and when you get into that situation you end up with long games where nothing happens and people quit or decide to do something silly just so that something is happening.

The top map by vagus is a center race map. I beat vagus by capturing his center island base as soon as it cleared while having additional units in place to prevent him from countering. So vagus' map is like the wildly popular straits map. The games should be over before they begin. And all bases should never be captured before the game ends.

With that said, they are all about the same quality. They all need fixing or are deficient in one fashion or another. Sorry for being negative, but I don't have the time to go through all of the praises each map.]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19441.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19441.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19465.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19465.page GMT http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19469.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19469.page GMT [i]AND[/i],I will happily accept a free sub if it contains one Sean Connery...

TD OUT![/quote]

Done and done. Congratulations ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19470.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19470.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19504.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19504.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19506.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19506.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19517.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19517.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19906.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19906.page GMT ]]> http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19908.page http://weewar.com/forum/posts/preList/1198/19908.page GMT