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Gilligan wrote:isn't it mathematically impossible for Team Gorehound to lose, if max points for the bracket is 21?

Mad777 wrote:

Gilligan wrote:isn't it mathematically impossible for Team Gorehound to lose, if max points for the bracket is 21?

At this point "amount of points" doesn't count anymore...its a regular 1/4 Final barcket.

Points were given in the bracket rounds only to made the overall ranking having the eights best team to be qualify.

Hope this answer helps...

When all six brackets are completed, Team points are added from each bracket, the overall Top 4 Teams will play a Semi Final using their overall ranking as follow:
--> #1 ranked will play #4 ranked & #2 ranked will play #3 ranked.
--> Winner of each Semi Final will roll to the Big Final

*** PER VOTE RESULTS, BELOW (RED SECTION ONLY) IS THE NEW FORMAT WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER ALL 6 BRACKETS ARE COMPLETED ***

When all six brackets are completed, Team points are added from each bracket, the overall Top 8 Teams will be place in bracket starting with Quarter Final using their overall ranking as follow:
--> #1 ranked will play #8 ranked & #2 ranked will play #7 ranked, and so on.
--> Winner of each round will advance to the next bracket stage until 2 teams are left to play the Big Final.

gorehound wrote:That would be a much fairer indication of the quality of whatever team won, Gilligan, indeed. It is to be regretted that the populist change of rules was undertaken after the tournie had commenced. Although leading throughout the tournament and winning three of the five brackets, the team of gorehound/lokisgal/Redfelt is now out after getting a dice hammering where we couldn't even make odds of 5 to 1 work in our favour, so consistently bad were our dice. Three turns we couldn't even take a territ, and 10v3 would end 3v2, etc etc

I think the organizer of the tournament should decide in advance which is more important to him in deciding a winner for these games, to see consistent play, or throw it all up in a lottery at the end. I am very disappointed by the action of throwing it open to a vote (which, of course, was always going to be carried as the lesser teams saw it as a chance to qualify even without being consistently good at play) AFTER play had begun. That is not the time to do it. If that is what you want, do it before the tournie kicks off, when it is in the rules.

gorehound

happyfeet wrote:

gorehound wrote:That would be a much fairer indication of the quality of whatever team won, Gilligan, indeed. It is to be regretted that the populist change of rules was undertaken after the tournie had commenced. Although leading throughout the tournament and winning three of the five brackets, the team of gorehound/lokisgal/Redfelt is now out after getting a dice hammering where we couldn't even make odds of 5 to 1 work in our favour, so consistently bad were our dice. Three turns we couldn't even take a territ, and 10v3 would end 3v2, etc etc

I think the organizer of the tournament should decide in advance which is more important to him in deciding a winner for these games, to see consistent play, or throw it all up in a lottery at the end. I am very disappointed by the action of throwing it open to a vote (which, of course, was always going to be carried as the lesser teams saw it as a chance to qualify even without being consistently good at play) AFTER play had begun. That is not the time to do it. If that is what you want, do it before the tournie kicks off, when it is in the rules.

gorehound

you signed up for a tournament in which at the time it stated that the top 4 teams make it to a final playoff. i dont feel that you have anything to complain about. yes, your team played very well throughout the tournament ending with the most points. however, when it comes down to crunch time you loss and thats when you want to complain. last years superbowl was won by the New York Gaints who made the playoffs by a wild card (worst record). It just shows thats the teams with the best records lost and whoever does the best during crunch time deserves to win.

Mad i feel that you have done a great job running this tournament. you allowed everyone to vote for the change and the majority were in favor of expanding to 8 teams. i feel like whoever didnt want to expand it had a problem with the new change could of asked to be replaced. again win or loss i appropriate the work you have put into this tournament. keep up the great work.

Mad777 wrote:last game is about to be over having the winner known for sure.

1/2 Final games are out, Good Luck!

happyfeet wrote:

Mad777 wrote:last game is about to be over having the winner known for sure.

1/2 Final games are out, Good Luck!

what kind of bracket are we using? in a standrad bracket where 1 plays 8 and 2 plays 7 and so on. in the second round how does 8 & 7 play each other and 3 & 4 play each other? shouldnt it be 3 plays 7 and 4 plays 8? if its random then the first round should be random and all games shouldnt count. i am just asking before i accept a game that wont count.