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No need for a new signup if you advanced from a previous round. :)

Signups for round 2 are now closed, will be posting matchups shortly.

(356) cruiskeen d. (296) gregors67 by forfeit.

We have two matches in progress, and one match undecided due to the late reminder.

(223) santamonica811 (josh bornstein) should not have been in round 1; typo in my spreadsheet. I've given Wavyhill as bye as a result.

Because of my slowness in sending notifications, I will extend the round a little longer for anyone who has contacted me that they are actively trying to schedule/complete their match.

I've given a 24h deadline for round 1, so matchups should be posted tomorrow sometime for round 2.

(288) wildaboutmn d. (374) kscrapqueen by forfeit.

Sending out reminders to anyone who hasn't posted results or sent me a message, I'll say we'll close this round 24 hours from this post to avoid dragging out the bracket indefinitely.

Invite has been sent, so signups will close in 72 hours.

(Thanks Stef for setting us up with a subforum!)

Signups may be slightly extended for this round, just because I haven't found time to get invites out yet. Shouldn't be a long delay though.

... where can I sign up for round 3?  8)

Up now: http://forum.shuffleit.nl/index.php?topic=2359.0

[This thread is for anyone who lost their Round 3 match in the main tournament. There will be separate signups for each round.]

This thread is for anyone who lost their Round 3 match in the main tournament. There will be separate signups for each round.

General Rules:
1. Match rules are identical to the main tournament except where noted here. (This includes subscription eligibility.)
2. Signups will occur on a per-round basis. If you lost in Round 1 of the main tournament, you will join in Round 1 of Losers'. If you lose in Round 4 of the main tournament, you will not join until Round 4 of Losers'.
3. If you have already entered Losers', you do not need to signup again to continue participation - you will advance to the next round by winning your match.
4. I will aim to send out a reminder for signups and matchups; however, it is your responsibility to sign up at the appropriate time and to schedule your match.

Scheduling:
1. The Losers' Bracket will lag approximately 96-120 hours behind the end of the corresponding main tournament round.
2. You should complete your match within a week of the match-ups being posted. If your opponent has not responded within 48 hours of match-up posting, please notify me.
3. If your opponent does not show up for a scheduled match (within 15 minutes grace period), please notify me as well.

Bracket Structure:
1. Each round, the top half of entries (by seed in main tournament) will be paired randomly with the bottom half. If there are an odd number of entries, the best seed remaining who has not already received a bye will advance automatically to the next round.
2. The winners in the Losers' Bracket will advance to the next round, and be joined by new signups (who were knocked out of the main tournament).

Prizes:
1. Pending approval by the organizers of the main tournament, I will offer a 3 month Gold subscription as a prize for the winner of the Losers' Bracket.
2. I will also offer a 3 month Gold subscription for the biggest non-forfeit upset, as determined by X Win% at the time of the match (to be split in the case of ties).

Eligibility:
1. In order to participate, you must have participated in the main tournament, and must not have forfeited your match due to lack of participation/communication (resigning single games is fine).
2. Please only sign up if you can commit to playing your matches until you are eliminated again.
3. Those eliminated in the quarterfinals of the main tournament or later are not eligible for the Losers' Bracket prize, since they will already be receiving a prize for their placement in the main tournament. However, they are welcome to participate, and if one of them wins the prize will go to the highest finisher(s).

Signups for this round will close 1 week from this post. I will send out reminders/invites once round 2 of the main tournament is finished.

[Match]

Round 1 Signups - Closed
Round 2 Signups

Welcome to round 1 of the Losers' Bracket! Below are the matchups for this round - scottshauf has received a BYE and will automatically advance to round 2. Forum name is given in parentheses if different from Dominion Online username.

Match	Player 1	Player 2
L1	(176) scottshauf	BYE
L2	(198) yahas	(363) beolight
L3	BYE	(326) Wavyhill
L4	(241) jakey	(373) Meadowstress777 (Meadowstress)
L5	(251) SamanthaCarter	(323) fainting_goats
L6	(274) Der Quasi	(358) aaronargo
L7	(279) Tabou	(309) DieFault
L8	(281) whitedovenz	(316) blamelewis
L9	(283) Aquariangirl-2- (jennifer0204)	(360) elliottjf
L10	(286) Damiracle	(362) Vali1987
L11	(288) wildaboutmn	(374) kscrapqueen
L12	(293) choloepus	(368) Gandalf86
L13	(295) Oyvind	(380) G.L. Morrison (Morrison)
L14	(296) gregors67	(356) cruiskeen
L15	(299) Nefarious6th	(325) nexxus
L16	(304) paulrudz	(322) nhpsmith

If there are problems in your match or your opponent is unresponsive while scheduling, please contact me! All matches should be completed within one week of this post.

Signups are now closed. Matchups to be posted shortly!

List updated. Signups close tomorrow.

At the moment, we have 31 - scottshauf would receive a bye to round 2 if this were the final list. Not a bad turnout I think, especially considering how late this came together.

As expected, I can join now. :)

Round 2: hakase 3.5-0.5 mith

Another year, another loss to a top 10 seed! At least I got a half point this year. I think I played pretty well in the first two games despite my long hiatus, but the lack of familiarity with Empires definitely doomed me in the last games.

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Raze, Hermit, Smugglers, Warehouse, Horse Traders, Mining Village, Golem, Vault, Venture, Peddler, Ritual, Wall
mith 45-45 (25-25) hakase

I opened Horse Traders/Warehouse vs. Horse Traders/Hermit, and won the Peddler split as a result. hakase used Raze and Hermit well to keep around 15 cards for Wall; meanwhile, I aimed to get a lead on Provinces and Ritual some Peddlers. I feel like I missed a good chance to win here, probably trashing Peddlers too early. We did some endgame dancing with Duchies and Ritual, and on my final turn I got stuck on $3, ahead 45-44 with 1 Curse left for a three-pile. I had a Curse in hand to trash with Ritual, but $1 short, so I passed and fortunately he was only able to tie.

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Coin of the Realm, Hamlet, Pawn, Doctor, Urchin, Bureaucrat, Island, Messenger, Distant Lands, Sentry, Seaway, Battlefield
hakase 65-64 mith

Another very tense endgame. I opened Urchin/Urchin going hard for Mercenary, while hakase got a 5/2 for Sentry/CotR. Eventually, our decks weren't too different. I won the Distant Lands split 5/3 for a small lead, but by the time I ran out of Mercenary fuel our decks were basically the same (four treasures) except I had the Mercenary to threaten something drastic and he had the Sentry (maybe 2?). He used Seaway on Urchin, I used it on Island (primarily to keep pace in gaining Islands), and then we danced on all the victory piles. Eventually the Islands were gone and we were down to 2 each of Province, Duchy, and Estate - with $5, I had to buy a Duchy and hope he only hit $5 (I had 2 Gold in hand if he missed), but his Sentries got him to $7 for the win.

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Engineer, Overlord, Masterpiece, Miser, Ghost Ship, Governor, Graverobber, Lost City, Mint, Relic, Training, Bandit Fort
mith 4-34 hakase

I lost this on the opening; I hovered over Overlord for a long time but finally opened Silver/Silver and picked it up next turn. He opened Silver/Overlord, and was able to immediately start hitting with Ghost Ship for an easy win of the Governor split and also fairly early buy of Mint.

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City Quarter, Page, Stonemason, Warehouse, Wishing Well, Plaza, Worker's Village, Distant Lands, Library, Altar, Basilica, Tomb
hakase 42-30 mith

After buying Overlord too late, I think I bought City Quarter a bit too early and was never able to trigger it... which discouraged me from buying more. He waited a little longer but then bought 3, and was able to draw his deck several times and eventually pile out with Stonemason gaining more Stonemason etc. This was pretty close otherwise - we hit each step of the Traveler line on the same turns - but hitting the City Quarters consistently meant this was never in doubt.