Tasmania, AustraliaSome very rapid progress, well done! Have you played a lot before?
Hello, I would like to apologise on behalf of the moderation & verification team. Run verification should become semi-regular once more
Well done on the run! In future it would be best to record the game sounds, if possible, as they make verification easier and more solid. Thanks!
With the final event of March Madness finishing earlier today, and the previous events winner unannounced, we have a little bit to go through!
First, congratulations to Zeekeenee for being the only runner to complete a run on 4 suits in time! That earns you another 3 points! Second, well done to everybody else who attempted it, particularly RecPro, who continually got very unlucky. Fingers crossed things go better next time!
With that, the running totals are:
1st - Zeekeenee with 11 pts 2nd - RecPro with 7 pts 3rd - Maltaraan with 3 pts
And following that up, here are the results of the final event!
1st - RecPro with 1211 2nd - Zeekeenee with 1195 3rd - vxid with 1191
I would like to say well done to all of you - to Recpro for that insane score, and to Zeekeenee and vxid for those absurdly fast times All of that leaves us with the final scores for March Madness 2023!
In 1st place, with 13 points, we have Zeekeenee! In 2nd place, with 10 points, we have RecPro! In 3rd place, with 3 points, we have Maltaraan! And in 4th place, with 1 point, we have vxid!
I promised Prizes to the top 3 runners, and I will be direct messaging the winners to organise this! Thank you and congratulations to everybody who participated, you all did a fantastic job this month!
Hello! The announcement for March madness will be delayed as circumstances are preventing RecPro from submitting a run for a short while!
In the meantime, it is time to begin the bonus round! The challenge is this - Beat Easy with the highest score you can, but before you make any moves on the tableau you must draw all cards from the pile!
Three weeks down! The time for 2 suit Runs and submissions is over, and these are the results: 1st - Zeekeenee with 1199 2nd - Recpro with 1197 3rd - Maltaran with 1182
Well done all of you, these are all exceptional scores! - 2 suits is quite difficult to get near 1200 on!
The running scores are as follows: 1st - Zeekeenee with 8pts 2nd - RecPro with 7pts 3rd - Maltaran with 3pts
As things come close to the end, it is time to move on to four suits (random)! Double the suits, double the pressure! I look forward to seeing your scores...
Two weeks in! The time for Expert Runs and submissions is over, and these are the results: 1st - RecPro with 1210 2nd - Zeekeenee with 1209 3rd - Maltaran with 1202
Well done all of you, these are all exceptional scores!
The running scores are as follows: 1st - RecPro with 5pts 1st - Zeekeenee with 5pts 3rd - Maltaran with 2pts
And with that, it is time to move on to two suits (random)! Good luck!
Okay! One week in, and the time for Easy Runs and submissions is over, and these are the results: 1st - Zeekeenee with 1214 2nd - Recpro with 1213 3rd - Maltaran with 1211
Congrats to everyone who participated on easy! Now let the Expert runs begin!
Competition This year's March Madness is not just about playing fast, but about playing well! Every 7 days will be a different category, and your job is to play the highest score you can, then to submit the video using the instructions below! There will be prizes for the top 3 spots, so competition could get fierce! Even if you don't think you can get top 3, what's to lose? Give it a shot and you might just land a top spot!
Schedule All dates are for UTC and within the month of March Easy | 1st - 7th Expert | 8th - 14th 2 Suit (Random) | 15th - 21st 4 Suit (Random) | 22nd - 28th Bonus Category | 29th - 30th Awards | 31st
Points Competitors will be ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. for each category based on score. 1st will get 5 points, 2nd will get 4, 3rd will get 3, 4th will get 2, and all others will get 1 point. Once all runs from a given 7 day period have been verified and listed, points will be calculated and leaderboards updated.
Rules
- Run must be played and submitted within the 7 day time frame for the relevant category
- Run must be done on original Windows Spider Solitaire or Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
- In Solitaire collection, time is based on in-game timer.
- Otherwise, time is based on real time from the moment of clicking first card to end screen.
- Option "one click to move" must not be enabled.
- Hints are forbidden.
- Pausing is forbidden.
- Video proof of the run is required.
- ASTRAIOS Cannot participate
Submissions 1). Upload recorded run to a video/file sharing site such as YouTube or Google Drive. Make sure that it is either unlisted or public. 2). Submit the run using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/YmDFu5wMgKPrSrWK7. 3). The Run will be verified and time will be recorded. Please try not to submit too many runs in each 7 day period, as I am working on a limited time frame to get this done! Even so, I'd rather get too many than too few!
With that all being said, good luck, and godspeed!
I still can't believe you pulled this off, Let alone that you've tied it. You are incredible man
March Madness is now over
The final event of March Madness is now over! Our top 3 players all submitted runs and did extremely well at an unexpected challenge! The stakes were high, particularly between Zeekeenee and vxid, who were tied for 1st place with an insane 28 points!
1st - Zeekeenee with 1209 . (5 pts) 1st - boru with 1209 . . . . . . .(5 pts) 3rd - vxid with 1200 . . . . . . . (3 pts)
With this, Zeekeenee has claimed his place at the top of the podium for March Madness with a score of 31 points! Congratulations! That being said, vxid and boru both made top 3 placements, scoring incredibly highly in each event, and deserve congratulations as well!
You may remember that in the original outline I said that the top 3 players would be getting prizes. To those of you who won, please get in touch and we'll talk about how we can best do that!
1st - Zeekeenee with 33 pts 2nd - vxid with 31 pts 3rd - boru with 26 pts 4th - RecPro with 16 pts 5th - Robyn13572 with 4 pts 5th - Maltaran with 4 pts 7th - Lucy with 1 pt
I would also like to congratulate all other participants for your scores during this competition - You've all done so well! I would like to give a special mention to RecPro, who has been playing competitively despite significant issues with their mouse. If it weren't for that they may have managed to make top 3
Thank you to everyone who participated in March Madness, it's been an absolute blast to run this competition and that would not be possible without you. I hope that you have all gained the same enjoyment out of it than I have. Given the positive response I may host more competitions in future, so keep an eye out for those!
The time for 4 Suits is now over! Well done to all of those who participated, with extra credit going to anyone who managed to beat a game! As I'm sure you now know, 4 Suits is incredibly difficult and beating it is an achievement!
1st - Zeekeenee with 9:51 . . (5 pts) 2nd - Maltaran with 10:28 . . (4 pts) 3rd - boru with 11:11 . . . . . . (3 pts) 4th - vxid with 13:57 . . . . . . . (2 pts)
Totals for each Runner: 1st - vxid with 28 pts 1st - Zeekeenee with 28 pts 3rd - boru with 21 pts 4th - RecPro with 16 pts 5th - Robyn13572 with 4 pts 5th - Maltaran with 4 pts 7th - Lucy with 1 pt
There are still 3 days left in the month, and that leaves room for a bonus category! We will be playing 1 Suit Random once again, but this time playing for score, not time! Submit your runs as before, putting your score in the box we've been using for time!
This is the last chance to score, so make sure to use it! Good luck, everyone!
The time for 2 Suits (Random) is now coming to a close! Well done to everyone who attempted runs, even if you were not successful! Special mentions this time are Robyn13572 who beat their PB by 2m but forgot to record and RecPro for putting out a good time despite worsening mouse issues! Moving onto the scores:
1st - vxid with 2:34 . . . . . . . . (5 pts) 2nd - Zeekeenee with 2:45 . .(4 pts) 2nd - boru with 2:45 . . . . . . . (4 pts) 4th - RecPro with 4:15 . . . . . .(2 pts)
Totals for each Runner: 1st - vxid with 26 pts 2nd - Zeekeenee with 23 pts 3rd - boru with 18 pts 4th - RecPro with 16 pts 5th - Robyn13572 with 4 pts 6th - Lucy with 1 pt
The second to last category, 4 Suits (random) is now upon us! Good luck, you're going to need it!
Oh my goodness it thought the fullstop was part of the link!
