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Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Just starting.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Rules

You may play any Day/Group you wish, and as many Days/Groups as you wish. A score and rank will be given for each Day/Group you play.

For each Day/Group you play, you must play a minimum of 2 events, and a maximum of 5 events; at your discretion.

For the most part, the events are grouped pertaining to the final day of competition for each event. The exception to this are the events that have a large span of time from the day the preliminary competitions start to the final day. Those events have been sectioned off into 5 groups (Groups A through Group E). There are 15 more Daily days of play (the final two days were combined since there were only two events in the final day of competition), making a total of 20 Groups/Days to play.

Please pay special attention to the deadlines given for each Day/Group to make your picks. The deadlines are set by when the earliest preliminary competition starts within that Day/Group, so they will vary. Due to the time difference from here to Beijing, the deadline will be 2 days before the preliminary competitions start for each Day/Groups. Deadline will be Midnight, TVCH Time (Pacific Time) in each case.

You are also eligible to play for an All Around Ranking, depending on how many Days/Groups you play. There are three possible Divisions to play in for an All Around Ranking. These Divisions are:

Casual Division: You must play a minimum of 5 Days/Groups
Intermediate Division: You must play a minimum of 10 Days/Groups
Elite Division: You must play a minimum of 15 Days/Groups

The score for your All Around Ranking will be an average score of all Groups/Days you played.

If less than 3 people end up in one division, I will probably dissolve that division and move the players into the next lowest. It is not necessary to declare the Division you want to play in advance. That will be determined on how many Days/Groups you end up playing at the conclusion of the Games.

How To Place Your Picks

For each event you play, please use the following format:

Sport/Event: list the sport and event you are playing
Gold: list who you think will win the Gold Medal
Silver: list who you think will win the Silver Medal
Bronze: list who you think will win the Bronze Medal
Favorite Athlete/Team: Depending on if it’s an individual or team event, pick your favorite athlete/team in the event, but it must be someone different than who you picked for a Gold/Silver/Bronze medal.



Scoring

Each event you play has a possible total of 50 points to earn.. If you played 2 events, your total possible points for the day is 100. If you play 3 events your total possible points is 150, and so on. Your score for the day will be the total points you earned as a percentage of the total possible points available to you for that day.

For each event you play, you have a chance for the following points:

10 points for correctly picking the Gold Medal Winner
8 points for correctly picking the Silver Medal Winner
6 points for correctly picking the Bronze Medal Winner
10 points for correctly picking the podium in the exact order
6 points for correctly picking the podium in any order
10 possible points for your favorite athlete/team’s final placement. Your favorite athlete/team must place in the top 20 for you to receive any points for their results. You will score the following points based on your favorite athlete/team’s placement:

Favorite Athlete Points
PlacementPoints
1st10.0
2nd9.5
3rd9.0
4th8.5
5th8.0
6th7.5
7th7.0
8th6.5
9th6.0
10th5.5
11th5.0
12th4.5
13th4.0
14th3.5
15th3.0
16th2.5
17th2.0
18th1.5
19th1.0
20th0.5


Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Please don't hesitate to ask questions as they arise!

Bluejaxrock
Member

04-23-2004

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
Ready to start my picks for Group A, but can't find out who's playing when. I've looked around the web, but evidently not at the right place.
Help?

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I've tried to find an all-encompassing site to see what athletes/teams are actually participating. But have not been successful.

You may end up just having to Google the sport you are interested in and go from there. I've Googled "Olympics Preview" and other variations of that search pattern, and gotten very little. So you may have to do it by sport.

Other than that, I assume you know of the Olympics official web site: Official Beijing Olympics Site

And, the NBC site: NBC Olympics

I looked up athletes by sport on the "official" site, and they listed alternates (I noticed cause Alexi Artemov was listed as an athlete, but he is actually an alternate).

So, I too am trying to figure out where to find a current list of competitors

As for the "when." HERE's the schedule. If you click on the sport at the left, it will give you a breakdown of the events, preliminary rounds and such. Not sure how much you need that, since I put a start date and finals date in the "picks" charts. And the deadline is 2 days before the earliest preliminary round in the Group/Day to pick from.

Bluejaxrock
Member

04-23-2004

Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
Good idea about looking up each sport/competitor. Like you, I was looking for comprehensive list of competitors and came up blank. I've even tried other sports messageboards - nada. Thought I was just too dense to find it. Glad to find out that's not the case.
The "when" I knew, but my post does read funny now that I look at it again. I meant, if the USA men's hockey team is playing on what date, type thing. Trust me, I've got my calendar set for the days certain Group picks are due...lol You've obviously done a lot of work putting this together, and I will not disrepect that effort by entering picks late. (insert butt-kissing smilie)

Mameblanche
Member

08-24-2002

Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 7:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hi Who, thanks for the invite to play... IF I can figure out how to play, sure, I'll be happy to join up. :-) IS this a team game or do we play individually? I suppose I should read this thread before I ask any more questions, eh? LOL.

Mameblanche
Member

08-24-2002

Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Okay. Just read this thread. It's an individual game, not a team game. Okay. :-) I may observe for a bit and then jump in, if I play at all... I'll see how it goes. I don't watch the Olympics religiously, just the odd event that catches my interest. By then it would be too late to post my pick anyways, right? Like I said, I'll probably observe this game for a bit and then jump in at some point. Have fun everyone! And Who, as always, you are AMAZING in your ability to create and execute all the terrific games here, like this and the football ones, etc.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Monday, August 04, 2008 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
CLARIFICATION


Please remember to pick individual athletes for the events that are individual events.

Lancecrossfire
Animoderator

07-13-2000

Monday, August 04, 2008 - 9:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
who--I can't find listings of individuals. does anyone know where that is?