Duration
The Season lasts 1 month and the champion will have a special tag on discord and A4G website.
Match ups
2 games are played and the maps used are:
1st game is the Home Map of the first player, 2nd game is the Home Map of second player. If there is a draw, the 3rd game will only be played if there is a draw at the end of the group stage and the 3rd game will played in a Blind Random map. Players can choose whichever map they want (provided they are on the DE maps list).
Choice of civilization
In each game, players must select a civilization that is not visible (hidden civs). Before selecting, each player can choose up to 3 civilizations that the opponent can’t use on each map.
Promotion & Relegation
The first and second of each group are promoted to the next group and the 2 bottom players are relegated to the group below.
If a player quits the League, then the last player who continues to play in the next season will relegate. His position is taken by the 2nd player in the previous group or by a new player. Priority is given to new players in order to have equal players in each category.
New players
They fall into the following categories:
1. The number of players in each category (one category cannot have 5 players and the other 2 players).
2. ELO
Points in Global Standings
Champion: 12 points
2nd of 1st Group : 10 points
3rd of 1st Group: 7 points
1st of 2nd Group: 5 points
2nd of 2nd Group: 4 points
3rd of 2nd Group: 3 points
1st of 3rd Group: 2 points
2nd of 3rd Group: 1 points
Special Rules
The games are played in Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition.
In the case of a bugged map, it can be repeated if requested within the first 3 minutes.
Pop: 200
Victory: Conquest
Speed: Normal
Map Size: Tiny
Difficulty: Standard
Inactivity
If a player disappears for more than a week, then he/she automatically loses all games with AW or someone else takes his place.
A prerequisite for joining the League is to have Discord installed on the computer or mobile so that players can arrange their games.