RCVIII - Mars Attacks ~ 4v4 ~ $2,100

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Post #8: Map Pool

Day 1: Sat, Feb 22, 2025 = 6 maps
Day 2: Sun, Feb 23, 2025 = 4 maps
Day 3: Sat, Mar 1, 2025 = 5 maps
Day 4: Sun Mar 2, 2025 = 1 surprise map.

How the map pool works is:
Look at the small grey number to the left of you current bracket placement on the Challonge website,
and then search for that "match number" in the Map Pool Spreadsheet below.

Official Game Maps:
Maps will get posted below, as they are selected.

There are 14 total matches in this tournament.

Example: If you are starting Day 2, in the Losers Round 2,
you will be in either match 9 or 10,
and will play a 1 game - Best of 1, on Map #7.

Game Maps:

Round 1
Matches 1-4 > Game 1
Map #1 = Adaptive Diversity

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Round 1
Matches 1-4 > Game 2
Map #2 = Adaptive Tabula Rasa

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Round 1
Matches 1-4 > Game 3
Map #3 = Adaptive Bosem Valley

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Round 2
Matches 7+8 > Game 1
Map #4 = Adaptive Flooded Tabula Rasa

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Round 2
Matches 7+8 > Game 2
Map #5 = adaptive aloren

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Round 2
Matches 7+8 > Game 3 +
Losers Round 1
Matches 5+6 > Game 1
Map #6 = Adaptive Folsom

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Losers Round 2
Matches 9+10 > Game 1
Map #7 = Lost Archipeligo

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Round 3 + Losers Round 3
Matches 11+12 > Game 1
Map #8 = Adaptive Kosoge

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Round 3 + Losers Round 3
Matches 11+12 > Game 2
Map #9 = Operation Red Sun Extended

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Round 3 + Losers Round 3
Matches 11+12 > Game 3
Map #10 = Adaptive Potem

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Semi Finals
Match 13 > Game 1
Map #11 = Swamp City Redux

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Semi Finals
Match 13 > Game 2
Map #12 = Adaptive Strongwyn

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Semi Finals
Match 13 > Game 3
Map #13 = WorldSet War Arena

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Semi Finals
Match 13 > Game 4
Map #14 = Adative Skadi

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Semi Finals
Match 13 > Game 5
Map #15 = Kolbut Crater

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Finals
Match 14> Game 1
Map #16 = Fortress Ascent II

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Post #9: Acknowledgements

Our Participating AI Mod developers:
Maudlin27------M27AI and M28AI
Relent0r--------RNGAI

Plus our other AI brains:
Jip, Sprouto, !Marlo, Azraellian Angel, Uveso, Balthazar, and
the rest of our AI devs.

Radde for his invaluable play testing of the AI's.

[Fearghal]

Post #10: Prize Pool Pay Outs and Sponsors.

Pay outs: Will be done thru Pay Pal.
Sponsor will cover the standard fee.

Any fee's above $10, will be subtracted from the pay out.

Players in countries with international Pay Pal restrictions,
can have prize monies sent to 2nd party friends or family,
or players can have funds held by RC sponsor indefinitely.
No expiration.

Sponsors:
Fearghal = $1,800
Kai Milchshake = $300
Total Prize Pool = $2,100

Anyone who wishes to contribute to the prize pool, can
contact me, and 100% will be added to players prize pool.

[Fearghal]

Post #11: Past Rainbow Cup Tournaments

RCI - 4v4 - $300
Held May 2018
1st place = $150 - Heaven, Exotic Retard, Jagged Appliance + Feather
2nd place = $100 - Inspektor_Goose, Blnchlk, Bravo + Wifi
3rd place = $50 - F-Odin, Blast_chilled, Dro + System Failure
Bonus game = $50 - AchievedJaguar8, Snowbound, Hushnoob + Obiwankenoobi
https://forums.faforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=16118

RCII - 4v4 - Alliances - $400
Held July 2018
1st Place = $220 - AchievedJaguar8, Picoo, Tagada + Blast Chilled
2nd Place = $120 - ZLO, BlinChiK, Bravo_ + Magnotok
3rd Place = $60 - blark, blurk, blyrk + blirk
https://forums.faforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=16177

RCIII - 3v3 - Civilians - $1,200
Held Feb 2021
1st Place = $660 - WoundedElkNoob, archsimkat + LimeZ3
2nd Place = $360 - Nexus, Bloodoath/Picoo + Protect
3rd Place = $180 - Blodir, KoisKix + Wesh
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/858/rainbow-cup-iii-3-v-3-1-2k

RCIV - 3v3 - SpaceNet - $1,200
Held Feb/Mar 2022
1st Place = $660 - Yudi, FtXCommando + Exselsior
2nd Place = $360 - YellowNoob, Grimplex + InspektorKot
3rd Place = $180 - Tagada, Hybrid + Ctrl-K
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/3016/rainbow-cup-iv-dates-set

RCV - 3v3 - AI Masters <1,800 - $1,200
Held Sept 24,25 +Oct 1, 2022
1st Place = $660 - Salnik, Nikerochek + Abandoned
2nd Place = $360 - Aranei, Crypteck + Upas
3rd Place = $180 - GingerBreadMan, Skrat + Hyp3r2001
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/4033/rainbow-cup-v-tournament

RCVI - 3v3 - Venus Rising - $1,500
Held Mar 11,12 +18, 2023
1st Place = $780 - TheWheelie, FtXCommando + Nuggets
2nd Place = $480 - WafflelzNoob, ZLO + Flowey
3rd Place = $240 - Tagada, NOC- + GingerbreadMan
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/5400/rainbow-cup-vi-3v3-1-500

RCVII - 4v4 - AI Allies - $2,000
Held Feb 24,25 + Mar 2,3 2024
1st Place = $1,200 - TheWheelie, FtXCommando, Archsimkat + InsidiousNoob
2nd Place = $550 - Tryth, TheWreck, ZLO + Unknow
3rd Place = $250 - WaffelzNoob, Paralon, BlinChik + cement.
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/6918/rcvii-ai-allies-4v4-2-000

RCVIII - 4v4 - Mars Attacks - $2,100
Held Feb 22,23 + Mar 1,2 2025
1st Place = $1,200 - TheWeakie, FtXCommando, Neytron + AgainPain
2nd Place = $600 - wifi_, Swatoslav, BlinChik + LimeZ3_
3rd Place = $300 - Blast_Chilled,Rhaelya,Unknow+AchievedJaguar8
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/8644/rcviii-mars-attacks-4v4-2-100

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Post #12: Rainbow Cup Series Tournaments

The Rainbow Cup series of tournaments -
do not necessarily endorse, represent, or have any
affiliations with any groups, outside FAF.

The Rainbow Cup Tournaments are -
fun, team color, games with AI's.

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