WORLD CYBER GAMES 2008 NIGERIA OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT GAME
WARCRAFT
Warcraft 3 expansion pack, detailing more of the story as new factions arise, and old heroes are transformed.
Players return to war-ravaged Azeroth months after the defeat of the Burning Legion, to face a threat. Each race features an added hero with new abilities and spells. New shops, which the player can build for specific races, keep units supplied with items. Multiplayer modes have been extended to include new clan and tournament support, among other games.
Neutral Heroes can be persuaded to join in the fight and add new abilities and major spells to the players arsenal.
GAME RULES AT THE QUALIFICATION STAGE
. Game Version: WarCraft® III: Frozen Throne™ v1.22.0.6328
. USK (German software rating): Age 12+
. Anyone born after Nov.6th, 1996 will not be allowed entry to the GF
. Due to strict gaming laws in Germany, participants who do not meet the USK age
restrictions will not be allowed entry to the Grand Final under any circumstances.
However,SP may allow Underage players to compete in the National Championships at
their discretion.
Championships at their discretion
. General
. Competition Method: 1 vs. 1
. Match Length: Until the winner is determined
. If there is no battle for a certain amount of time during the match and the winner
cannot be decided clearly, the match is restarted at the sole discretion of the referee.
. Match Winner: The player who completely destroys the opponent or if the opponent surrenders
. WCG may install third party program and/or join as an observer for tournament
operations purposes,such as verifying match results or gathering match data.
Game Settings
. Race Selection
- Free Choice
- Random is allowed. (Players must notify their race selection to the referee before the start
of the match.
If a player changes the race without referee’s permission, the player may be given a warning
or lose by default at the referee’s sole discretion.)
Game Speed
. Fastest
Maps
- Echo Isle
- Gnoll Wood
- Secret Valley
- Terenas Stand
- Turtle Rock
- Twisted
- Meadow
(* Each map may be modified by the WCG committee. Players will be informed
before the tournament of any such modifications)
. After the match is over, the players must allow the referee to check the match results and save
the replay file. If the replay file is not saved, the player may be given a warning or lose by
default at the referee’s sole discretion.
Tournament Server Settings
. Lock Teams: Yes
. Teams Together: No
. Full shared unit control: No
. Random races: No
. Random hero: No
. Observers: Full Observers
. Visibility: Default
Disconnections
Any disconnection of the connection between match players due to System, Network, PC, and/or Power problems/issues
. Intentional Disconnection: Upon judgment by the referee, any offending player will be
charged with a loss by forfeit.
. When any disconnection occurs:
1. If disconnection occurs within 3 minutes of start of match: match restart
2. If disconnection occurs after 3 minutes of start of match:
- If both players agree to a match restart, the match will be restarted.
- If the players cannot reach an agreement, the winner will be determined by a referee after the
analysis of the match replay file.
- If the winner can not be decided by analyzing the match replay file, the players must agree to
a match restart or forfeit the match.
. Intentional Use of Game/Program Bugs: A warning at the minimum or loss by default
. Intentional use of any program bugs will result in a warning at the minimum or loss by default
for the offending player.
Penalty for Unfair Play
Unfair Play
1. Use of any map hack program
2. Intentional disconnection
3. Use of any settings exceeding standard and permitted settings
4. Any unnecessary chatting during the match.
5. If referee decides that external conditions (Press, Team Leader, Player, Spectator, etc) give
unfair advantage to a player, the player may be given a warning or lose by default at
the referee’s sole discretion.
. Upon discovery of any player committing any violations regarded as unfair play, that player
will be disqualified from the tournament.
. During the course of any match, the operations staff and/or referee may determine other actions
to be unfair play at any time.
. These rules are for the WCG 2008 National Championship and are subject to modification
in the following aspects.
. Use of most recent patch/version release of each official game within WCG committee’s
own discretion.
. Changes to in-game settings and options necessitated by the use of most recent
patch version/release.
. Cheat Protection Program release and/or cheat protection functions.
. Game settings and/or operations guidelines dictated by differences between online and
LAN Tournaments.
