2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by Trotsky
2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: Trotsky (---.washdc.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 13, 2019 02:31PM
So, recent contests have been kinda boring so I'm thinking of making the following changes.
For each of the remaining 7 weekends, you will make your choices at any time prior to when the first weekend game begins.
For each game you will pick (1) who (if anyone) wins and (2) whether the game goes to ot.
Points as follows:
If you guess an RS winner: 1 if correct (either in ot or regulation), 0 if incorrect (either a tie or loss)
If you guess an OT tie: 2 if correct, 1 if ot but not tie, 0 if not ot
If you guess an OT winner: 3 if all correct, 1 if correct winner but not ot, 0 if incorrect winner in ot, -1 if incorrect winner and not ot
Before instituting the new rules I would like feedback. If the group has improvements I am all ears. The aims are:
1. Spread the possible outcomes to make it more interesting.
2. Give a player who falls behind a chance to get back into it albeit with long odds guesses.
3. Eliminating gamesmanship using expected value strategies having nothing to do with hockey (the RichH Memorial Rule).
For each of the remaining 7 weekends, you will make your choices at any time prior to when the first weekend game begins.
For each game you will pick (1) who (if anyone) wins and (2) whether the game goes to ot.
Points as follows:
If you guess an RS winner: 1 if correct (either in ot or regulation), 0 if incorrect (either a tie or loss)
If you guess an OT tie: 2 if correct, 1 if ot but not tie, 0 if not ot
If you guess an OT winner: 3 if all correct, 1 if correct winner but not ot, 0 if incorrect winner in ot, -1 if incorrect winner and not ot
Before instituting the new rules I would like feedback. If the group has improvements I am all ears. The aims are:
1. Spread the possible outcomes to make it more interesting.
2. Give a player who falls behind a chance to get back into it albeit with long odds guesses.
3. Eliminating gamesmanship using expected value strategies having nothing to do with hockey (the RichH Memorial Rule).
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2019 02:32PM by Trotsky.
Re: 2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: RichH (159.192.221.---)
Date: January 14, 2019 01:07PM
Trotsky
(the RichH Memorial Rule).
I hate hearing about my demise on this, of all places.
Re: 2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: Trotsky (---.dc.dc.cox.net)
Date: January 14, 2019 02:27PM
RichH
Trotsky
(the RichH Memorial Rule).
I hate hearing about my demise on this, of all places.
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen / And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Re: 2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: ugarte (---.177.169.163.ipyx-102276-zyo.zip.zayo.com)
Date: January 14, 2019 04:57PM
3 and 2 seem incompatible. 2 is literally "consider gamesmanship if you crap the bed early."
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Re: 2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: Trotsky (---.washdc.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 14, 2019 06:28PM
I don't agree, because you still need to identify close games and the closeness refers back to the hockey. For example, do you consider pulling your goalie "gamesmanship"?ugarte
3 and 2 seem incompatible. 2 is literally "consider gamesmanship if you crap the bed early."
Re: 2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: Trotsky (---.washdc.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 16, 2019 10:23PM
There seems to be zero interest so I'll be passing on the homestretch this year.
Re: 2019 Home Stretch Contest
Posted by: Dafatone (---.sub-174-219-143.myvzw.com)
Date: January 16, 2019 10:27PM
I'd be in. If I remember to post.
I kinda think the OT winner should be 2 points if you get it, not 3, but I'm not really basing that off anything.
I kinda think the OT winner should be 2 points if you get it, not 3, but I'm not really basing that off anything.
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