Iba Great, that you reported it to CGE. I would do the same, let's wait until they will respond.

      7 days later

      pajada Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place but I thought to ask here.
      I'm playing in Wood 18 and one of us got timed out in Turn 17, his turn then played by the AI.
      At round 18 I declare a War Over Culture, I'm the 1st player (76 military) the AI player goes 3rd (19 military)
      at the start of the AI turn they did resigned, the War Over Culture got out of the game and I scored 7 culture.
      Is this the way it should be?
      If there is some info that I have missed I will understand, it will be my mistake,
      is only that if I knew (or if the AI player was out of the choices when I declared the war)
      I would have taken my war somewhere else... (frustrated face 😅 )

          Any player (human or AI) can resign as their political action. They can't do it if Age IV already started. Everyone who declared War against that player will receive 7 culture (even for War over Territory or Technology), all pacts with this player are cancelled, future civil decks are adjusted and card row starts moving faster.
          This is all part of the rules exactly how Vlaada designed it.

          pajada Right, indeed the rulebook is clear about it.
          The think that got me confused is that the player got timed out,
          AI played round 17 and it got Resigned at Round 18.
          I got the impression that the AI will continue the game.
          Anyway is not a serious turn off the game is still close,
          I'll try my best! Thanks for your answer!

            4 days later

            Thanks for organizing this tournament! I'm having a great time in it. These games are very exciting.

              AkisProg It does continue, but when AI player thinks, it is too far behind (regardless if it is first of tenth round after human time out), it will just resign

                6 days later

                Kejml Yeah, but the timing of resignation sometimes seems a bit random. In the previous tournament, I have had a similar situation. One player timed out, got replaced by a bot. Bot plays weakly, especially weak in military. Another player plays a war against him, putting the bot in a sure last place, winning 40 culture points. I played a war against the bot as well, and it resigned.

                I have had several games with bots replacing timed-out players in the mean time. From my experience, at the moment a bot enters the game, the game dynamics really change. The game evolves more about who is the best in exploiting the stupidness of the bots. Feels a bit silly sometimes.

                  weisswurst I’ve also seen the bot offer unnecessary pacts to the leading player that improved that player’s position to the disadvantage of both the bot and the other trailing players. Quite annoying.

                    Maybe it would be more fair if a timed-out player would just resign automatically, at least in tournament games. Would that be possible? @pajada

                    weisswurst That's my wish too, but currently it is not possible. CGE is not planning to develop it I asked them.

                      how will be the promotion working from wood division with 33 groups?

                        Tuty 1st places and 2nd places will be promoted to Bronze (because some players timed out too many times and will be banned from next season, top two places in each Wood league will get promoted).

                          18 days later

                          Hi,
                          I was the 1st place in Silver 4 last season, but this season I happened to click on the "leave the tournament" button by mistake. Will I still be promoted to Gold anyway?

                            Hi, I finished in first place in my group last season, in the wood division . If I am not playing in season 3, will I be relegated back to the wood division when I play again in season 4?

                              Lemmingsplayer no, if there will be place I will put you to Bronze division. But only if you skip only one season.

                                  Hi pajada, could you please indicate when the next season of the tournament will start? I just noticed the invitation and after I clicked "Accept", it says I am waiting for a slot. Does that mean I have already missed the registration deadline? (I have participated in the previous 2 seasons.)
                                  Thank you!

                                    sqwndw it is written in the description:
                                    Important Dates
                                    November 29 - round 1 & round 2 (games 1, 2, 8, 9 will be started)
                                    December 6 - round 3 (games 3, 10 will be started)
                                    December 13 - round 4 (games 4, 11 will be started)
                                    December 20 - round 5 (games 5, 12 will be started)
                                    December 27 - round 6 & 7 (games 6, 7, 13, 14 will be started)
                                    January 24 - expected end of tournament

                                    Registration is still open.
                                    Waiting for a slot only means that current total count of players is not divisible by league size (7) and you are one of the up to 6 last registered players.

                                        6 days later

                                        @pajada the first round starts on Nov 29, but I couldn't find the exact deadline time for joining. Could you add that to the description?

                                          Goldan Added:
                                          November 27 - registration is closed at 11:00 AM UTC

                                              8 days later

                                              phew! got in just in time