There's 3 main parts of the game in my opinion. The 1st is picks, the 2nd is early play, the 3rd is long term play and reading into where the opponent is and what they will do(what I call pure gameplay).

"Best teammate: http://warlight.net/Profile?p=655279903
Don't believe me, ask the Norwegian team in the first nation cup (or all the teams they defeated)." {Pg.1 MathWolf}

Most of the Norwaigens team sucsess comes from this player. A clear favorite to win a Slammy- at least in my eyes.

Edited 9/15/2014 23:41:00

After the nominations will there be a vote?

turtle- we have a crack team of judges who will be selecting the winners.

Keep those nominations coming! We need more diversity!

Best Overall Player:
In terms of skill at common templates: Sze
In terms of how good they are at adapting to new templates: MoD

Best Strategic 1v1 Player:
fatality/zibik21

Best 2v2 Team:
Heyheuhei and dunga • apex

Best EU player:
myhandisonfire

Best Teammate:
[insert_adjective_here]Psy

Best Clan:
Lynx

Most Impressive Strategic 1v1 Game Win:
-

Most Thrown-Away Win:
-

Most Self-Confident Player:
Qi

Best Forum Poster:
Fizzer - when it comes down to it, he's really the only one with really important things to say

Best Individual Forum Post:
"Your signature pls!"
http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread?ThreadID=55673

Most Entertaining Alt Account:
Namib

Best Troll:
MMB

Edited 9/16/2014 05:59:42

MISTAH SLAMMI , WHEN WiLL THA JuGES COME?

Best Overall Player:
Best Strategic 1v1 Player: dead piggy
Best 2v2 Team: gnuffone/gnuffone, they have an almost psychic connection as teammates
Best EU player:
Best Teammate:
Best Clan: [20] post-gui tantrum
Most Impressive Strategic 1v1 Game Win: LOLOWUT VERSUS TRAINTOWN
Most Thrown-Away Win:
Most Self-Confident Player: gnuffone
Best Forum Poster: mystery man
Best Individual Forum Post: I don't think it was an individual post but when vostro destroyed the forum with html and turned every thread pink and put gay porn up on there. we sought refuge in the irc chat and we called it Pink Day. I think it happened in april 2012.
Most Entertaining Alt Account: the righ knight alt who spammed the forum with disgusting gifs
Best Troll: aranka

Edited 9/16/2014 11:12:59

edit: answering seriously now..

Best Overall Player: Beel/sze/timi/gnu depending on templates

Best Strategic 1v1 Player: Dead piggy

Best 2v2 Team: Fridge and Gangnam Style

Best EU player: Myhand

Best Teammate: Gangnam Style

Best Clan: [20]

Most Impressive Strategic 1v1 Game Win: no such thing

Most Thrown-Away Win: the guy who surrenderred a ladder game after getting a humiliating advantage over sze.. don't remember his name though :/

Most Self-Confident yet "unlucky" Player: Boston

Most Self-Confident Player: Gui

Best Forum Poster: x

Best Individual Forum Post: http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread?ThreadID=4771

Most Entertaining Alt Account: Lion http://warlight.net/Profile?p=2114445090
(i don't care it's been a while - nobody beat that ever since)

Best Troll: lion

Edited 9/16/2014 21:13:45

there's something wrong with you if you think there's a better troll than aranka. come on now.

Ok, I'm gonna bite since it's the first thread of this sort that feels good-natured. Not gonna include myself though.

Best Overall Player:
Hard to say it's not Gnuffone. There are a couple of guys that should be better since his playstyle has inherent general flaws in it, but he was far more dedicated to the game than for example myhand or Timinator and makes far less easy mistakes. On the other end of the spectrum would be zibik, who could greatly benefit from being slightly more agressive.

Best Strategic 1v1 Player:
I really do not think there is a qualitative difference between most top players on that template. If you're going by overall long-term performance it likely has to be piggy.

Best 2v2 Team:
No idea.

Best EU player:
myhand

Best Teammate:
MC or Taeja :)

Best Clan:
Former 20

Most Impressive Strategic 1v1 Game Win:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=2097492 Sometimes when I see my old games I see far too many mistakes for comfort, however they tended to be more enjoyable :)

Most Thrown-Away Win:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=3569999 At the very least that was what I thought back then.

Most Self-Confident Player:
Ok, I'll include myself here.

Best Forum Poster:
I'm gonna go with Mathwof and RvW. There are many that are far funnier, but logic and coherence is so rare on warlight forum they have to be mentioned.

Best Individual Forum Post:
Yet to come.

Most Entertaining Alt Account:
Lion by far.

Best Troll:
----||----

I nominate myself for all awards because reasons.

Best Strategic ME 1v1 Player: Dead Piggy

Best Player Overall: Rubik87 (takes alot of skill to win the seasonal twice)

Best Teammate: Frankdeslimeste

Best Forum Poster: Fizzer

Best Map/Template Maker: Qi/Gui

Best Troll: Pulsey

Best Poll maker: Pulsey

Best Clan: Former 20, currently I would say Apex.

Most "Thrown-Away" Strategic 1v1 Game: http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=6645220

Most Confident Player: Boston (though he isn't that great and acts like a douche)

Best EU Team: Psy, Myhand, Sze.

Edited 9/16/2014 16:36:56

Best Overall Player: It's a hard one, but I have to say Timinator takes this one.

Best Strategic 1v1 Player: dead piggy, but I would like to nominate Widzisz who is very underrated.

Best 2v2 Team: It's very difficult to put a team here because while there have been many successful ladder 2v2 teams, they're not exactly optimal. I would say if Timinator and Zibik ever did a ladder run that would be one of the best if not the best ladder 2v2 team ever. But that's never happened. There's Timinator and ultimaratio, and Zibik and HHH. Then there's 2v2 teams that never played the 2v2 ladder, but play a lot of tournaments, and 2v2 teams that have played the ladder, but are better at other templates. I'm referring to Fridge and Gangnam Style for the 2v2 team that has never played the 2v2 ladder and yet is one of the best teams ever. Gnuffone and Szeweningen I do not think are suited for the 2v2 ladder template, and yet that's where most of their games as 2v2 partners are. Then there's old 2v2 teams that may or may not be that great today like Ruthless Bastard and Grinche, as well as Frankdeslimste and Luxis. So basically my nominations are as follows:

Timinator and ultimaratio
zibik and HHH
Fridge and Gangnam Style
Gnuffone and Szeweningen
Ruthless Bastard and Grinche
Frankdeslimste and Luxis

Best EU player: Psy

Best Teammate: Frankdeslimste (yeah I'm biased)

Best Clan: Apex (still biased)

Most Impressive Strategic 1v1 Game Win: I would post links but cba, I'll just vote from what everyone else has posted.

Most Thrown-Away Win: see above.

Most Self-Confident Player: Gui

Best Forum Poster: MathWolf

Best Individual Forum Post: Probably an x post.

Most Entertaining Alt Account: I second Lion, that was funny as hell.

Best Troll: Gui.

@Slammy
Who is this panel of judges? Many of the names I am thinking of that could be judges are people that are nominated. I dont think someone who is nominated should be a judge.

The judges can't vote for themselves.

As slammy bothered me to dig out some showcase-games:


Most Thrown-Away Win: http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=3315303



(May edit more later)

Edited 9/16/2014 22:53:40

I wouldn't call that game "Thrown away"

Can we have awards for Worst as well? :)

Lol that's definitely a thrown away game. Timinator had an FTB and put brisk down to 2 picks. he also has 15 income to brisk's 13 income with a pretty even army advantage (Yeah it's 5-1 and 7-5 in brisk's favor on the turn he appears on Timi's borders, but Timi has 4 leftovers on the SA front with +2 income. It's even.)

Where's the famous game that coined the term pulling a Fridge?

Edited 9/16/2014 23:31:56

Here's the nominations I can think of right now that haven't been done yet (as far as I can tell):

Best Strategic 1v1 Player: Belzebù http://warlight.net/LadderTeam?LadderTeamID=1234 with a ludicrously high top rating.
Most Impressive Strategic 1v1 Game Win: http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=5126806
Most Thrown-Away Win: http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=6201585
Best Forum Poster: Slammy