Vectrex Tournament: Vector War XII (29th Oct - 5th Nov 2022)
Sept 25, 2022 3:36:47 GMT -5
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Post by hcmffm on Sept 25, 2022 3:36:47 GMT -5
Latest info:
Status:
Vector War XII is over.
Score code:
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Highscores (click once or twice to enlarge a bit):
Points Table:
Welcome to Vector War XII!
Twelve years ago, Rob Maerz, well known in the Retro scene, initiated the Vector War. The Vector War is a yearly Vectrex game tournament; Vectrex players all over the world participate. This year's Vector War XII (VW12) lasts one week and will take place from Sat 29th October till Sat 5th November 2022. Please note that the Vector War is for both beginner and expert players. In the Vector War you can compete with other players. It's also a good opportunity to play the Vectrex games more extensively and get to know new games. BTW, 1st November is the Play Your Vectrex Day (PYVD) so on that day you've got even two good reasons to play your Vectrex. 
Below, please find all details about the Vector War XII. If something shouldn't be clear, do not hesitate to ask in topic "Preprations & Discussion" or send me a PM.
Games list:
Please note that for qualifying only 6 out of 12 games need to be played. In round braces you'll find the threshold score (=minimum score that you have to achieve). For some games level and/or a maximum are specified.
GCE/MB originals
1. Armor Attack, Malban edition (7.500)
2. Heads up Soccer (game 2 AND game 3, win or draw, goal difference)
3. Hyperchase (250s)
4. Solar Quest (20.000)
5. Spike (5000)
6. Star Hawk (15.000, max. 250.000)
Homebrews:
1. Vyrzon: Asteroid Belt by Steve aka minsoft (800)
2. Gyrostronomy and Gyrostrology by Peer Johannsen (3 %)
3. Hex by Chris Malcom (Binary Star Software) (250)
4. Rocks 'n' Saucers by Thomas Sontowski (1000)
5. Save the planet by Raphael Aberle (RubberDuck) (5 enemies)
6. Spike Gets Squished by Brett Walach (www.PlayVectrex.com) (5000)
7. VeCaves by Mark De Smet (Standard/Normal mode, 350)
Note: Section "Availability of Games" below might also be of interest.
Info and Rules:
Begin of Contest: Saturday, 29th October 2022
End of Contest: Saturday, 5th November 2022
Qualification and Participation:
To qualify for the contest you must play and submit scores of 6 games of the above game list.
To submit a score:
- Check here what the current score code is.
- Play a game and try to achieve a score which is higher than the threshold score of the appropriate game. The threshold score of a game is the number in round braces in the above game list.
- Take a picture of your score including the current score code and the name of the game on-screen (if possible) and post it here:
a.) Upload your picture to a free file hoster, see topic Free file hosting.
b.) Click on the "Reply" button and place the link provided by the free file hoster. Please use the "Preview" and check your posting and the correct display of your highscore image. If everything is fine you click on "Create Post" button.
Notes:
- You can submit an arbitrary number of scores per day.
- If a game can be marathoned (i.e. played for more than one hour), players are asked to report this. Then, a maximum score will be set by the organizer to avoid endless playing.
- Once you are qualified, your overall rank will be calculated and kept up-to-date.
Score code:
Whenever you take a photoproof of your highscore, make sure you include a small paper with the current score code in the photo. Only photoproofs with visible and correct score code will be valid. Score codes change during the tournament, so make sure that you first lookup the current score code before playing and taking a photo.
Gaming Rules:
- Games must be played on an original Vectrex console. You may use a maximum of three different controllers:
1 original Vectrex controller plus 1 type of alternate analog controller plus 1 type of alternate digital controller. Not allowed are spinner controllers, paddles or sensitivity-adjustable controllers, autofire dongles, or autofire joysticks. - To make things simple, photoproofs are sufficient to submit a score. Players are trusted to play fair and without cheating (no autofire dongles, game cheats, manipulating source codes or screenshots, and so on).
- You get points for your rank per game. The better your rank in a game the more points you'll get. 1st rank is always 100 points, points of all other ranks are lower and depend on the number of qualified players, see points table above for details. Only the highest points from six games you have played will be considered. This means that the maximum number of points a player can score is 600.
- Default precision of scores is 1 point. If there should be a draw between two players with a price winning rank, the precision of scores will be increased to two decimal places to resolve the draw.
- Vector War is a tournament that lasts for one week. For this reason, on the last day of the Vector War no new players may participate.
Prizes:
1st to 3rd Winner: 1 prize A, B, C, or D + Vector War T-Shirt
Prize A - aluminum "Spike gets Squished" cartridge. Aluminum shell crafted and donated by Tony (fruktodlaren ) and PCB donated by Brett (playvectrex ).
Prize B - A coupon for two Vectrex games (max. $100) offered by Packrat Video Games
Prize C - A coupon for one Vectrex game (max. $50) offered by Packrat Video Games
Prize D - Mini playable Vectrex donated by Brett (playvectrex ).
Prize R1: A coupon for two Vectrex games (max. $100) offered by Packrat Video Games
Prize R2: A coupon for one Vectrex game (max. $50) offered by Packrat Video Games
Prize R3 / R4 / R5: A Vecto pin or a Vectrex controller spring donated by Timo (toppsikrett)
Prize Z - Vector War XII wooden spoon donated by Tony (fruktodlaren ) awarded to the player who ranks second last.
Note: Costs for international shipping of prizes are also covered.
Availability of Games:
For qualifying in Vector War XII you have to play 6 games listed in the game list above. It can be a bit of an advantage if you have more than 6 or even all 11 games at hand.
A ZIP archive with all binaries available freely is available. Please make sure to read the "Readme" file included carefully. You will need a flashable cartridge like VecMulti or VecFever.
- All original GCE/MB titles can be found on various multicartridges (e.g. Sean Kelly 60-in-1, AC 72-in-1, Madtronix Multicartridge 72-in-1 Classic (M1) , ...). Also, all GCE ROMs will be included in the above ZIP archive.
- VeCaves by Mark de Smet can be purchased at Packrat Videogames.
Game manuals
For some games it's good to have a manual at hand to understand game play and/or scoring.
- Vectrex Game manuals@Digitpress
- Vectrex manual²s
Previous Vector Wars
VectorX has kindly gathered a lot of interesting information about the past Vector Wars in the Vectrex Wiki.
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(time to play again... much harder!! Lost the first game)
