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Board: ARCHIVE - SpC2k5 to SC2k6
Topic: SC2k7 Oracle Challenge - Pre-contest / Team Signup Topic
From: cyko Posted: 8/14/2007 6:56:06 PM
A fairly simplistic option for a scoring system: Oracles make a prediction for all four characters involved in each match, with each of the four predictions worth up to 12.50 points (12.50 x 4 = traditional max score of 50 points per match).

i also like this idea. however, i propose that there should be a small penalty for getting the winners of the match wrong. how about a 2.5 point penalty for each character placed in the wrong spot, giving you a maximum of 12.5 points for each character guessed in the right spot, but 10 points for each character in the wrong spot?

example -

i guess:

A with 35%
B with 30%
C with 25%
D with 10%

Kaxon guesses:

B with 35%
C with 25%
A with 22%
D with 18%

Morgoth guesses:

A with 40%
C with 30%
B with 25%
D with 5%

the match actually finishes with:

A with 40%
B with 35%
C with 25%
D with 10%

in this case, once the points are figured out (out of a possible 50 points), Kaxon would be penalized 7.5 points for getting three of the characters in the wrong spots. Morgoth would be penalized 5 points for having two characters in the wrong spot. i would not be penalized for having all four characters in the right spots. if someone got all four characters in the wrong spots, then they would be penalized 10 points.

the benefit of this added penalty is that there is an extra reward for picking the winners in order. as you can see in the above example, Kaxon and i made the same prediction for character C. however, i had him placed in the right spot, while Kaxon had him in the wrong spot. even though we both got the percentage right, there should be more points awarded for getting the spot and the percentage right, than just the percentage.

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