I'm not sure how to go about it, but I've decided that if I ever do any series of "funky" tournaments, I'll start off with the POTM -OM -SH. 4v4 seems ideal. I've been talking to people regarding any possible logistical complications or other difficult parts about running an online tournament and, well, since it seems like I'm probably motivated enough, there should be SOMETHING coming up along these lines.

Of course, with community support it could turn into something bigger. Here's the general set of rules that I've drafted out, for any feedback. Justifications are included.


Pre-game: Before the game starts, both teams should agree on a host and which side they want. If they can't agree on which team takes which side, they will roll for it. Hosting problems are their own problems.

Game mode: Blue is to type '-omsh' at the start of the game and select the PRIESTESS OF THE MOON.

Restrictions: No hacking. That's about it. Anyone caught hacking will be banned, spammed, and be visited in his house to talk with his parents etc. You can backdoor, you can pool, you can grab runes. Of course, any complains of any other untolerable behaviour will be looked into (so please don't go cursing your opponent's next 12 generations just because the rules say nothing about it). Anything said in team chat will not be cared about by the admins, but who knows what your opponents might think ^^.

Victory conditions: 6 kills or one tower. Any volunteers for testing this with me? I'm aiming for a game length of 20 minutes or less.

Structure: I'm thinking of double elimination, and everything to happen on one night. That keeps things manageable, and provides extra incentive to try to keep the games short.

Others: Needless to say, each player is only allowed to play for one team, or he will be shot and verbally abused. I was actually thinking of a system where you could steal any player you wanted from a team you defeated (with his consent) but it's a little too complicated to keep track of that.

Future proposals: I'm planning something along more -om stuff, but with drafting involved. Definitely some form of opponents picking at least some of your heroes. Most of the series will probably be -om. There will however, be NO PUDGE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE ENOUGH PUDGE WARS ALREADY.

I was thinking of doing something with -wtf but that would really require too much thinking and restrictions to make fair.

I'm thinking of starting small, something like $10 and 16 teams at most (if I get 16 I'll be rather happy). If it ever reaches the point where there's actually a LAN competition, that'll be something to celebrate about.