Golden Sheep Cup
The Golden Sheep Cup is a long-running tournament hosted by Guo Jinyang. It is held every April and October and lasts for 6 days.
Scoring Rules
The Golden Sheep Cup counts replays uploaded during the tournament.
The following replays are used:
- Beginner: the best 20 games, requiring
3BV >= 10 - Intermediate: the best 12 games, requiring
3BV >= 30 - Expert: the best 5 games, requiring
3BV >= 100
If a player does not have enough games, default times are used to fill the missing slots:
| Level | Default time |
|---|---|
| Beginner | 10 seconds |
| Intermediate | 60 seconds |
| Expert | 240 seconds |
Final rankings are based on the total time of these replays. Lower total time ranks higher.
Participation
During the tournament, click "Register" on the tournament detail page. After registration, the page shows the tournament identifier for that edition.
Accepted Software
MetaSweeper
After registration, use MetaSweeper's tournament identifier feature with the identifier shown on the page. MetaSweeper replays uploaded during the tournament with that identifier will be recognized as tournament replays.
Minesweeper Arbiter
After registration, you can additionally register an Arbiter tournament identifier on the tournament detail page.
The identifier must end with the tournament identifier shown on the tournament page. For example, if the page gives G12345, then your Arbiter identifier must contain that ending.
After registration succeeds, replays uploaded with that Arbiter identifier will be recognized as tournament replays.