Delegate Delirium
Sponsored by The North Pacific Ministry of Culture
Sponsored by The North Pacific Ministry of Culture
What is Delegate Delirium all about?
Delegate Delirium is the event that marks Delegates' Day, which occurs on September 9th every year. Delegates' Day seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of all of TNP's delegates, and recognize their immense contributions to our region.
Delirium is an exciting event, a la March Madness, that pits former TNP delegates against one another to determine who was the very best! Traditionally, winners are decided via in-game polls, which are open to all nations in the region. However, we're doing things a little differently this year, taking into account feedback from the last version of the event and in the hopes of modernizing things a bit.
This year, there will be a 32-slot tournament bracket pitting the best of the best among TNP delegates, drawn up by the Delegate Delirium Selection Committee. In order to determine who will be placed in that bracket, we will run 8 qualifying rounds (elimination fights). Traditionally the top two in each poll would advance to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals which would all be one-on-one, winner-take-all matches to the death. This year, the performance of the delegates in these polls will determine whether they make it into the Round of 32, and what seed they will be assigned when placed on the bracket. Once we have a full bracket, we will be utilizing a new off-site voting method to vote for the victors of the 24 one-on-one matches in the Round of 32 and the Round of 16 (to save a whole lot of time), and when that's done, it's back to the in-game polls for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals.
The ultimate victor will receive a shiny medal, and be declared (honorary) King of TNP! The event was intended to recur every year for Delegates' Day, but obviously we have some gaps. That being said, we'll hopefully be doing this regularly moving forward, so if your preferred delegate doesn't win this year, they can try their luck again next time.
Who is eligible to compete?
Excellent question! All individuals who have held the delegacy in TNP are permitted to enter, with three exceptions. First, anyone who has held the delegacy with more than one nation is only allowed one entry. Second, the sitting delegate at the time the competition is held is disqualified, due to their incumbency advantage. Finally, we have made a significant change with this year's event: we will not automatically exclude former winners from the competition, but the selection committee will also not automatically include all former delegates. To be clear, all other former delegates are eligible - even ones who took the delegacy due to a coup! But as the selection committee is deciding which delegates to put into the Round of 32, it is also deciding which delegates make the cut for the qualifying rounds. The determination for who is included in the qualifying event largely depends on prior event performances, with significant penalties for receiving minimal or no votes in previous iterations of the competition.
The selection committee has automatically advanced 8 delegates into the Round of 32, which were the highest vote getters in the previous events, including those who won the event. These individuals are McMasterdonia, SillyString, Pallaith, Siwale, HMS Unicorn (r3naissancer), Zemnaya Svoboda (Eluvatar), Great Bights Mum, and MadJack. Their seeds have not yet been determined and will be decided when the rest of the bracket is formalized.
The selection committee has opted not to include 20 delegates in the qualifying rounds. These individuals are Mikestonia, Cote de Tombolo, Nastic, ZeroPositive, Uugyana, United individuals, Treenudity, UPS Rail (Sir Paul), Better Times (Ballotonia/Free4All), Sydia, Lungwallabad, Hepzibah ii (Honeysheep), Unterwasserseestaat, New Kervoskia, Shoeless Joe, Ermarian, Groovistan, Pasargad, Novare Res (Romanoffia), and Lord Ravenclaw.
Who won in previous years?
Below is the list of past winners:
- 2017: Lord Ravenclaw and McMasterdonia
- 2018: SillyString
- 2019: Pallaith
- 2023: Siwale
There sure is! Check out this handy dandy dispatch for a complete list, including dates and national flags!
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=335191
The Ministry of Culture is also hoping to publish an updated master list in time for Delegates' Day this year, which will be announced then.
I really want to vote for my favorite delegate. How do I know when they'll be playing?
Fear not! We have a schedule all drawn up, so you'll know just when to lodge your votes! "TBA" entries will be filled in as soon as we know the winners from previous rounds.
Elimination Fights Phase 1
August 25 | August 27 | August 29 | August 31 |
Stars of Sky (Pope Hope) | Magicality | The Twoslit Experiment | Wilkshire |
Flemingovia | Chodean Kal (Dalimbar) | Pixiedance (Cathyy/Ivan Moldavi/Insane Power) | Great Bight (Mammothistan) |
Emperor Matthuis | The Tresville Element (Tresville) | Former English Colony (Erastide) | Thel D’Ran |
Durkadurkiranistan (JAL) | Grosseschnauzer | Blue Wolf II (Evil Wolf) | Lewis and Clark (Westwind) |
Blackshear | The Democratic Republic of Tomb | Jamie Anumia (Chimes/Cove) | Plembobria |
Prydania | Kranostav (Tlomz) | Hulldom | Gladio II |
Kaschovia | Francois Isidore (Robespierre) | Simone Republic | El Fiji Grande |
Picairn | Gorundu | Chipoli | Sundred (Artemis/Oracle) |
Elimination Fights Phase 2
September 2 | September 4 | September 6 | September 8 |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Round of 32
September 10
TBA
Round of 16
September 13
TBD
Quater-Finals
September 16
TBD
Semi-Finals
September 24
TBD
Finals
September 28
TBD
September 10
TBA
Round of 16
September 13
TBD
Quater-Finals
September 16
TBD
Semi-Finals
September 24
TBD
Finals
September 28
TBD
The first poll is open, so get out the vote! Spread the word! And above all... have fun!
And don't forget to upvote the dispatch!
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