Tournament House is the leading online ladder for Close Combat. To date over 75,000
games have been played on TH since its inception in 1999. Players are ranked according
to their skill, not by the leapfrog system used by other ladders which is what
makes TH the popular choice. A player's skill is raised or lowered according to
the skill of their opponents. For each game a player plays, the skill of the gamers
are compared. If your skill is much higher than your opponent, your opponent is
theoretically not as good a player as you are and therefore should be easy to
beat. You will not increase your skill rating much for beating "easy" players,
however, you will lose a great deal if you lose.
General (1500+)
Colonel (1400-1499)
LtCol (1300-1399)
Major (1200-1299)
Captain (1100-1199)
1st Lt. (1000-1099)
2nd Lt. (999 or less)
100 games played
250 games played
500 games played
1000 games played
Tourney Win
5+ WinStreak
"T" Member
There are a number of ways to play and setup a game. In this article we will cover
the Close Combat 5 ladder. There are a few core rules that each player must follow.
- Username on GameSpy/Power Lobbies must match your TH username,
- The host player shall give the joiner the opportunity to view both sides and
have his pick at which side to play,
- The loser of the match reports the loss,
- The point system is 3pts for large VLs, 2 for medium and 1 for small, and
- Players must be good sports!
Here is the full
list of the CC5 Ladder rules and regulations. The two most popular ways to
play are Vice Versa and Single Match styles.
Vice Versa
These games are setup so each player plays each side once. After both battles
are completed, the grand total of all victory locations are added up, the player
with the highest score is the winner. Generally these type of battles do not have
to be made even. One side can heavily outgun the other. Since your opponent plays
both sides that evens out the game. Settings for the battles are usually 15 to
20 minutes with morale and initiative off.
Single Match
A single match game is simply one game, highest score wins. These battles do have
to be setup evenly. If the host creates an unbalanced match, the opponent will
naturally pick the easy side and easily clean up during battle. Generally single
match games are 30minutes, morale and initiative are off.
Basically, all the two players must agree on are game settings and victory conditions
to enter a ladder game. However, game disputes on TH will only be handled for
the games styles listed above. If you want to sign up for the CC5 Ladder follow
this
link to the signup page. Read the instructions carefully, you will be emailed
your registration with a hyperlink you are required to click to activate your
account. Please check your junk/spam box incase its routed there.
Tournament House is unique for a few reasons. The administrators play on the ladder,
ensure a level playing field and ensure that no cheating is going on. Members
from the community volunteer to take care of game disputes, create the ladder
icons and run the tournaments. Players can submit a battle to posted for download,
and create news to be displayed on the ladder. Essentially, TH is run by the community.
Download 15 custom made ladder battles for CC5. You will need the mods GJS, Stalingrad and Utah to play them. Unzip them into your C:/Program Files/SSI/Invasion Normandy/Save folder or your equivelent.
Here is a GJS 4.4 Ladder Scenario pack. Currently there are 7 scenarios in it but it will grow over time. If you have any scenarios of your own you'd like added email us or post in the forums.
Enjoy
Note: Click "read more" for scenario details and download pack.
In August of 2004, Zappi, Homba, Bambam887, RedScorpion and MOOXE all pitched
in to create this Close Combat site. I would to thank all the people who have visited
and found this site to thier liking. I hope you had time to check out some
of the great Close Combat mods and our forums. I'd also like to thank
all the members of our volunteer staff that have helped over
the years, and all our users that contributed to this site!
