Quarter to Three is hosting a Twilight Struggle tournament with actual prizes donated by publisher GMT Games. As far as I’m concerned, that makes it the Official Unofficial World Championship. You might want to consider getting a sponsorship or two if you enter. Maybe Raytheon. The Project for a New American Century think tank. The Casper Weinberger Foundation. Get a T-shirt made with the various corporate logos for your sponsors, or maybe just a big picture of William Kristol on the front. There’s no reason Twilight Struggle can’t be like NASCAR.
We’re only 2 away from having 16 players and thus the ability to have a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. We’re just like the World Cup!
If we get a less handy number, can I suggest we give @Mark_L and @Greatatlantic byes in the first round?
How good do you have to be? Well, if you can figure out how to play the AI, you are half way there. Notice, I did not say you have to BEAT the AI. Just play it. The second half is to play online. Once you figure out that the game timer is per player, you are set!
If I need to say it again, I’m in.
Look, don’t worry about winning Twilight Struggle Tournament, worry about learning Twilight Struggle through Tournament.
Also, does anyone know if Twilight Struggle games are record-able? Somekind of program that I could watch them later?
Read through the intro, the guide to initial setup, and keep it as a handy reference during the game. Look up your cards in in the card list, understand when to play for influence (almost always) and when to play as an event.