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Post by jcsuperska on Jan 27, 2013 16:23:27 GMT -5
Every year, I have a group of six people who do a Royal Rumble pool while we hang out and watch the PPV. I thought I'd share in case anyone wants to steal/modify my idea and do one themselves.
We're all avid fantasy sports players, so rather than drawing numbers we wanted to do it in a way similar to a fantasy league. We do a draft of six wrestlers each, prior to the event. (This year, it'll be a big benefit to drawing #1 because Cena is a heavy favorite - but we still like doing it this way rather than drawing numbers.) Our scoring system attempts to reward having a well-balanced roster rather than just picking the winner.
We once tried to give points per elimination, but that was hard to track while watching the event live, so you get bonus points for how long your guys last. (By "last five spots," we mean that for example if you have a guy enter at #3 and he is still in the ring when #8's music hits, then you achieve that bonus.) A good long run can lead to up to 30 bonus points, so I may actually pick Ziggler over Cena if I draw #1.
Anyway, if you're still reading this and interested, here is our full scoring system. We have 6 players picking 6 guys each, so that's why there's a bonus if all your participants just make it in to the match (since guys like Undertaker, Brock, even Michael Cole will probably get picked).
• Entering the match = 1 • Final four = 10 • Win the rumble = 15
Cumulative survival points:
• Lasting 5 spots = 2 • Lasting 10 spots = 4 • Lasting 15 spots = 6 • Lasting 20 spots = 8 • Lasting 25 spots = 10
*Bonus if all six of your guys enter the rumble =15
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Post by bob on Jan 27, 2013 16:27:51 GMT -5
this sounds like fun - count me in
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Jan 27, 2013 16:56:57 GMT -5
I'll do this too.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jan 27, 2013 17:15:25 GMT -5
I'm in, do we just PM you the list of six?
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 17:19:56 GMT -5
I'll get in on this too.
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 27, 2013 17:22:53 GMT -5
I think the op was just putting out there what he does each year. But if anyone here is going to run an online version of this I'm in.
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Post by jcsuperska on Jan 27, 2013 17:55:54 GMT -5
I won't be on here to keep up with an online version, but you guys should do it; it's fun. If you get more than 7-8 people, you may want to do 5 wrestlers per person if you want to keep the bonus for getting all your guys in. You could probably do it with a draft or just with everybody making a list and some people having overlapping guys.
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 18:17:19 GMT -5
Anyone want to run this, then? If not, I could.
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Post by bob on Jan 27, 2013 18:33:26 GMT -5
Anyone want to run this, then? If not, I could. go for it ;D
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 18:39:31 GMT -5
Alright, with myself included we have 5. Let's see how many people we can get by say the top of the hour and then I'll randomize the draft order.
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 27, 2013 18:43:55 GMT -5
You should also get a bonus if you pick someone not officially confirmed. (maybe even more if the persons not oficially on the (regular not legends) roster)
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 18:54:03 GMT -5
You should also get a bonus if you pick someone not officially confirmed. (maybe even more if the persons not oficially on the (regular not legends) roster) Good point. We'll do it this way: *Extra 2 points for everyone not officially entered, and 2 more points if they're not on the active roster. Hoping we get another person or two in the next couple minutes. Then I'll post the draft order and we'll make our picks in the thread so nobody picks the same people.
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Post by bob on Jan 27, 2013 19:13:26 GMT -5
sounds good
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 19:13:53 GMT -5
I'll give it to 7:25 and then we'll start with whatever we have. If anyone wants to jump in before the first round of picks is over, they can just be added on to the end.
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 19:29:06 GMT -5
Okay, here's the order. As soon as the person above you makes a pick, reply with your own. Once we reach the end of the list, we start back up with the person who has #1. There will be six rounds total, so we all have six people. If anyone wants to join before the first round is over, they'll be added to the end.
1. Hawkamania is Runnin' Wild! 2. PTBartman 3. theotherkevin 4. Khali 5. bob
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Post by bob on Jan 27, 2013 19:36:14 GMT -5
I talked with hawkeye on AIM a few hours ago and he's at work right now
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 19:46:44 GMT -5
Hmm. How do we want to do this, then? There's still plenty of time before the Rumble match itself will start.
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 27, 2013 19:51:33 GMT -5
We can wait. Or we could just have evrybody pick 6 (duplicates allowed) and see who ends up with the highest total. Theres enough combinations possible where I doubt anybody would have the same 6.
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Post by bob on Jan 27, 2013 19:54:51 GMT -5
he said he'd be back for the main event
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Post by khali on Jan 27, 2013 19:56:58 GMT -5
Yeah, we can wait for now.
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