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Poll: Will you take part in the 5th Anniversary Exploder Tournament?

Of course! 17% (3)
Maybe 41% (7)
Probably not 41% (7)

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Exploder may be due an update earlier than I thought. I'm working on the Elo ratings now, and don't really perceive many problems (although I have to reread it to understand why certain figures are used! Otherwise I might make a mistake).

If you look at the hub:

http://www.byond.com/games/Acebloke/Exploder

You'll see in standings I have also setup 2 other fields, games (which should be pretty obvious: the # of games you have played) and Nationality. In many games across the world, a persons nationality is stated, so I've copied this with a rather large list of nationalities. It also includes various non-recognised nations and Islands that are traditionally tied to other countries but are actually their own political bodies. United Kingdom is listed, but so is English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland as is traditional; reflecting the nature of the UK.

I never really understood, other than for juicy statistics why a players nationality is that important. Most high level players are pretty a-political and have little care for their country in terms of winning games. It is not, such as the Olympics a "team" event usually, and is based entirely on individual success. On top of this, the nationality of the current leaders hardly lead it to prestige. Does anyone care that the current world chess #1 is a Bulgarian? Despite this, I am including it because I do feel it is interesting. The current rankings for Exploder, the result of one tournament and a couple of individual games will go across, purely to fill up the table a bit although I hope it'll convince people to try it out.

It also turns out that last month was Exploder's 5 year anniversary, so I will be keen to setup a tournament to celebrate it before the end of the year. Please vote if you wish to take part so I can get an idea of numbers (posting a comment with intention will also help).

I have yet to change that ugly HUD yet, sorry.
Yes Sir
Come on! Update!!! xD
Sounds fun, maybe I should learn the game before this happens.