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boblee's Pick 'em Rules Question

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:03 pm
by EREmpireStrikesBack
Didn't want to clutter up your thread, so I started this instead.

What happens if there is a tie?

:idea:

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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:12 pm
by boblee
Good question.

A tie= 1/2 point
A win= 1 point
A loss= 0 points

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:33 pm
by big_thurst
Why wouldn't a tie just be a 0? There is no difference if we are scored 0 or .5 considering we're picking a team from that game. So whats the difference if we all gain .5 a point or 0 points. Just think it would make it easier for ya.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:21 am
by EREmpireStrikesBack
Are tie predictions allowed? Or do we need to choose a winner?

:idea:

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:17 am
by TTpuckster
Who cares.

It's not like this is for the stanley cup or something.

Boblee set up the game.

He will do all the work.

Let em make the rules.

Just have fun competing!!!!!!

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:21 am
by Can't Never Tried
Just my opinion here, but I think if you pick a tie and it hits, you get the same points as if you called the winner.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:40 am
by Neutron 14
Can't Never Tried wrote:Just my opinion here, but I think if you pick a tie and it hits, you get the same points as if you called the winner.
You could pick all ties and get 5 points. Strategy would come into play at the end of the season. I'm going to agree with big_thurst and ties = 0 points. Being wrong = 0 points, picking a tie or picking a winner.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:11 am
by east hockey
Neutron 14 wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote:Just my opinion here, but I think if you pick a tie and it hits, you get the same points as if you called the winner.
You could pick all ties and get 5 points. Strategy would come into play at the end of the season. I'm going to agree with big_thurst and ties = 0 points. Being wrong = 0 points, picking a tie or picking a winner.
If you pick a tie, the teams would have to tie in order for you to get the point. If either team wins, you'd get no points for it, which is why it's probably not too good an idea to pick a tie (obviously). Unless, of course, Bob's rules are different from how I'd interpret it. It's his contest, so how I see it is just, well, how I see it :)

Lee

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:17 am
by Can't Never Tried
east hockey wrote:
Neutron 14 wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote:Just my opinion here, but I think if you pick a tie and it hits, you get the same points as if you called the winner.
You could pick all ties and get 5 points. Strategy would come into play at the end of the season. I'm going to agree with big_thurst and ties = 0 points. Being wrong = 0 points, picking a tie or picking a winner.
If you pick a tie, the teams would have to tie in order for you to get the point. If either team wins, you'd get no points for it, which is why it's probably not too good an idea to pick a tie (obviously). Unless, of course, Bob's rules are different from how I'd interpret it. It's his contest, so how I see it is just, well, how I see it :)

Lee
That's what I meant but I probably didn't explain it to well.

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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:01 am
by boblee
Of course if you pick a tie you don't get any points if either team wins, so I guess it should be the same if you pick a winner and they tie. So, one point for a correct guess, zero points for anything else.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:20 am
by Can't Never Tried
I should have thought of that :idea:

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:48 pm
by eastsidehockey
Is this just for boys or did you start something for girls boblee? Just wondering as I "catching up" on what is going on :D

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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:51 pm
by boblee
eastsidehockey wrote:Is this just for boys or did you start something for girls boblee? Just wondering as I "catching up" on what is going on :D
For now, just the boys. The girls board is still probably a year out.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:29 pm
by EREmpireStrikesBack
Thanks for the clarification bobber.

:idea:

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:28 pm
by Stealth
Hey boblee, sorry I was just having fun with the TIE I picked.
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Even funnier if it produces?
I don’t care if you give more or less.


Thank you for stepping up and putting in the time!

Stealth

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:46 pm
by Can't Never Tried
OK is there going to be a HS pick em standings thread?

And...... should we have another thread for the fun stuff? that we are not putting in the picks and scores threads?? Just an idea. :idea:

I mean this things gonna go a couple months! and it might be nice to have a common place to talk about the wins , losses, upsets. etc. and of course a little banter on others picks. :wink:

what a ya think?

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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:48 pm
by boblee
Can't Never Tried wrote:OK is there going to be a HS pick em standings thread?

And...... should we have another thread for the fun stuff? that we are not putting in the picks and scores threads?? Just an idea. :idea:

I mean this things gonna go a couple months! and it might be nice to have a common place to talk about the wins , losses, upsets. etc. and of course a little banter on others picks. :wink:

what a ya think?
I do plan on posting a weekly standings, right before week 3, then continuing through the season. For people reading this, if you don't post your scores, I don't count them. I can enter them in my file easily, but I don't have time to look through 100 picks per week. CNT, feel free to start that other thread. I think that is a great idea.