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It is time again, the Harmonies Winter League is coming! It includes 4 tournaments of Harmonies - no spirits, 2p. In the end, all results are aggregated and we crown the Harmonies Winter League Champion. Only Good+ players can join.

tl;dr: What changes compared to the Summer League?
- Pulse expansion included!
- We have 2 "classic" tournaments with 9 groups of 10 players in each of them.
- We have 2 Swiss tournaments (4 rounds + KO stage) only open for Strong+ players running at the same time in January. They ensure more games between similarly skilled players.
- There are extra points for finalists and tournament winners, I want to reward these achievements more in the ranking.

(I thought that "high-class" gameday-separated tournaments could be a nice addition and possibly create an exciting season finale. This is a trial, I might go back to a simpler structure in future seasons.)

Tournament Links:
Winter League Cup A (A Side, 1st Dec) - https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=625759
Winter League Cup B (B Side, 28th Dec) - https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=625762
Winter League Swiss A (A Side, 4th Jan) - https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=625765
Winter League Swiss B (B Side, 4th Jan) - https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=625768
You can join any number of them.

Tournament Rules:
The classic tournaments consist of 9 round-robin groups with up to 10 players.
1st to 2nd places: Go directly to KO round 2.
3rd to 5th places: Start in KO round 1.
(*except: the 3rd place with best Elo also starts in KO round 2).

The Swiss tournaments have 2 Swiss groups with 24 players. We play 4 rounds and after that, either 7 or 8 players in each group have 3+ wins. The top 8 in each group advance to the KO stage.

Your Winter League Score:
- All final group stage scores (2 x wins + ties) are added up.
- Every win or bye in a KO round up to quarter finals scores 1 point.
- Every win in a semi final or final scores 2 points!
The maximum overall score is 80 = 2x(18+8) + 2x(8+6).

Tiebreakers
(1) Overall number of KO wins + byes
(2) Cumulated game score differences in classic tournament group stages

Organization
The overall ranking is created and updated by me - I will create a Google sheet and share it. Have fun and good luck!

Round Robin Rumble: https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=625824
- The top 2 in each group of the Winter League Cups and the players who make it to the KO stages in the Swiss tounrnaments are invited.
- To fill up open spots, I possibly later invite the highest ranked players in the Winter League among those without invite.

Rules:
- There are two large round-robin groups of up to 15 players, all games start at the same time with a time limit of 10 days.
- The group winners play a final match in a "best-of-three" setup, the one who wins 2 games in the finals will be the champion.

The Winter Round Robin Rumble is planned for 27th January. Enjoy the new challenges ahead!