Starts Sun 12^th July 2020 for 4 weeks with 1 Round per week.

• Each Round begins on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday night (allowing players to arrange games midweek for the coming weekend before the next Round begins).

Round 1               Sun 12^th (running until Sat 18^th July)

Round 2               Sun 19^th July

Round 3               Sun 26^th July

Round 4               ***UPDATED*** Mon 3^rd August

Ends on                ***UPDATED*** Sun 9^th August 18:00 GMT+1

The tournament is run using a SWISS schedule, so the next Rounds fixtures are not known until all results from the previous Round are submitted.

Fixtures for each Round will be announced on the DreadBall Fanatics facebook group.

The Fixtures and Standings table will be handled using Google Sheets with public viewing access provided at the end of Round 1.

### DROPOUTS ###

If a Coach fails to attend, quits or concedes an ongoing match early the T.O may deem them to have forfeit the game. In this situation a Win is recorded for the attending/remaining Coach as follows:

TPs = 3

Score = Avg from the Winning Scores for the Round (rnd up) ***This had previously been set to be recorded as a 7-0 landslide but has been brought inline with other averages being applied to keep performance within a Round consistent***

Fan Checks, Serious Injuries Caused and Strikes Scored = Avg from all games for the Round (rnd up)

• Please report any such occurrences to the T.O via the DreadBall Fanatics group to allow mediation and resolution prior to a forfeit being declared.

If a Coach drops out of the event and they have fixtures remaining to be played, the T.O will endeavour to fulfil the remaining fixtures using a Coach on the Reserves List.

• If no Reserve Coach can be provided, the T.O will make a determination for any previous and future results and their effect on the Standings.

Results for each fixture of the tournament should be submitted by ONE of the participating Coaches per fixture (to be agreed between the Coaches themselves).

Results must be submitted by 23:59 GMT+1 the day prior to the next Round commencing. ***UPDATE – Round 4 results must be submitted by 18:00 GMT+1 on Sunday 9th August***

Results must be submitted using the form provided on this website – link: https://foxrisedesign.com/dreadball/results-form/

### ESSENTIAL RESULTS DATA ###

• Final Score
• Strikes Scored **(defined as the number of times a Strike is scored, regardless of it’s points value)**
• Fan Checks Made **(defined as each individual Fan Check where you take a card, NOT the total number of Cheers displayed on that card/on all your cards)**
• Serious Injuries Caused **(defined as causing an opposing player to be removed from the game permanently due to 4+ damage remaining)**

NOTE: Whilst being run over an extended period, the Summer Series is not considered a league and so players do not accrue any experience or advancements per games played.

Scoring of the event standings will be calculated using the following Tournament Points (TPs) system:

RESULT:

• Win = 3 TPs
• Draw = 1 TP
• Loss = 0 TP

STANDINGS PLACEMENT

The overall winner of the tournament is determined based on their final standings placement in relation to the highest number of TPs won/earned.

In the event of a tie between two Coaches on the same number of TPs for the purposes determining an award winner, the tie-breaker criteria is as follows favouring the highest value in this order of preference:

• Cumulative Score
• Cumulative Fan Checks Made
• Cumulative Serious Injuries Caused
• Cumulative Strikes Scored 

1. A PC or laptop (Windows, Mac or Linux) that can install and run Vassal (a lightweight java based application)
2. Installation of the latest approved DreadBall 2nd Edition module (version 1.6)
3. A stable internet connection
4. Ability to communicate / speak over Discord (or other coach-agreeable voice apps)
5. A passion for DreadBall and a willingness to join the DB community online to play & compete in the Galaxy’s Greatest Sport!

As a global competition, the overall winner of the event will be crowned the DreadBall “Summer Series World Champion” and awarded:

• Official Mantic Games “Core Worlds Cup” resin trophy
• Mantic Games Web Voucher of value £25

In addition to the overall winner, secondary level prize support will be awarded for the following achievements:

• Summer Series Strike Streak – £10 Mantic Games Web Voucher
  • Awarded to the Coach with the highest overall tally of individual Strikes scored in the tournament.
• Summer Series Fan Approved – £10 Mantic Games Web Voucher
  • Awarded to the Coach with the highest overall tally of Fan Checks made in the tournament.
• Summer Series Most Brutal – £10 Mantic Games Web Voucher
  • Awarded to the Coach with the highest overall tally of Serious Injuries Caused in the tournament.

The tournament will be played using the following event rules and restrictions:

• Recommended DreadBall teams configurations to be used by Coaches in all games
• Player resurrection/team reset occurs after each game

### TEAM RESTRICTIONS ###