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Let's do this thing.
Since there is no contest on who wins what at the regionals this year (I forgot what it was called but it was fun) let's try something different.

Here's how it works...

3-team alliance of three random bots picked from the championship pool of teams.

Whatever points your team gets in a match is what you score. No matter who their partner is or if they are in the final tourney.
Score is determined first by W-L record then average point score (I’m not into that loser score average stuff). I’m talking horsepower here. If your robot is an offensive stud then you should be rewarded!
Winner gets braggin' rights. So who's in?

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im in!!!! are we going to do this right? "draft" teams no one can have the same person like a fantasy football after we get all the names? something like that would be cool

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I'm in.
How will we do the "draft" of championship teams? Like, who gets to pick first?
I vote, by reputation points. ;)

j/k,
JVN

We've been preparing for this for years...
My CheesyWildTechnoBeasts will prove triumphant over all. ;)

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hey count me in to

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wouldnt this go along with the whole Ventures thing last year?

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y didnt we do the ventures thing this year? and id se screwed if we went by rep points (5) lol i belive "random" rumber generator would be good for this.

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Can't do the draft til they finish making the list then I'm going to randomize a list of whomever is in and the get to draft first to last then last to first then first to last. If there are 300 teams then 100 people can play. So far with 281 teams 93 peopel can play.

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Randomized Alliances?
Less fun.

John

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HA! As if John!
No special privlidges for CD royalty!
You'll get randomized like the rest of us! :p

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KoKo Ed now it is truly official we have to much time on our hands!!! :cool:

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No. Your three teams are your teams. I meant randomized draft order. If you get the first pick then you will get the last pick in the second round but you will get the first pick of third round.

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Count me in.

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Sounds like fun, im in :cool:

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i'm in, sounds like fun.

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I'm interested. Let's do it.

<Edit>
Depending on how many people are doing this it may not be possible to have 3 unique picks per person. I could be wrong though since I'm still a bit fuzzy on how this will be run.
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I'll join in as well, should be interesting to see who can correctly speculate the high ranking seeds and the 2nd round picks.

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I'm in.

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im in on this... lets put something on the line though... :D

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Brandon could probably award a few rep points to the good pickers like they do with UFH nominations.

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how about winner gets a team shirt from every person who entered (which would mean you could live for months without ever having to wash your t-shirts)... this could work by making the "cost" to entering the game a team shirt? of course a team shirt isnt mandatory in entering the game... only suggested (for people who dont have shirts to give up)

what do yall think?

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13 people so far only 85 more to go and they are going quick!

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ill be in

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ya that sounds interesting

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Well, I'm not sure if I want to give away one of my X-Cat shirts (but maybe one from a couple of years ago).

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as team shirts would be cool, i just think it wouldnt be feasable. Rep points sound more doable though.

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how about just team "knickknacks" 1 of everything your team gave out this year as your registration cost what ever your team massproduced this year to give away we want it!!! buttons,shirts,stickers,beads etc. it is all good to us? how does this sound for those who have shirts put those in every one else put in what u can!!!

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So would a pen or a bendie do? :)

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count me in....sounds fun

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I'm in.

*Goes off to formulate picks without knowing whos in what division.*

-Aaron

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I thought somthing like this would happen soon, Count me in.

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this is good!! i'm in

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Formulate picks?
I've got my picks just from watching 5 weeks of regionals.

This will be fun!

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The list so far...

1. Jones571
2. JVN
3. Mike M.
4. sigmakid108
5. Will Hanashiro
6. computhief263
7. HHSJosh
8. Rob Colatutto
9. Matt D
10. dez250
11. Team311
12. "Big Mike"
13. voltage
14. Akuu
15. Aaron Lussier
16. Guyute

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truly excellent

count me in too

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you forgot your self there Ed.
18 of *98 slots taken *80 spots left

*= numbers might change if more teams sing up for nats

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I want to save enough spaces for everybody else first.

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Hey Ed

What about me!?!? I have been forgotten :(

j/k Count me in. I want to be part of the fun. :D

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alright, im in.

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and you always said that I had too much time on my hands

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This is much more productive! :D

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count me in :)

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jake this is important and well you have corupted me!

here we go 1st 22 :ahh: in only 15 minutes
let me knwo if you have been left out!
Name:
KoKo Ed
Jones571
JVN
Mike M.
Big Mike
Sigmakid108
Computheif263
HhsJosh
Jeremy Roberts
Rob Colatutto
Will Hanashiro
sarahB
Matt D
Dez250
Team311
Voltage
Aaron Lussier
Akuu
Guyute
Solace
Coreyjon
Tomman B182

22 of *98 leave only 76 wow all with in 15 minutes :ahh:

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This sounds cool, count me in :]

Hmm, /me thinks Scouters will have an advantage here :)

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21 so far...
1. Jones571
2. JVN
3. Mike M.
4. sigmakid108
5. Will Hanashiro
6. computhief263
7. HHSJosh
8. Rob Colatutto
9. Matt D
10. dez250
11. Team311
12. "Big Mike"
13. voltage
14. Akuu
15. Aaron Lussier
16. Guyute
17. Solace
18. SarahB
19. Jeremy Roberts
20. coreyjon
21. ToMMan b182
22. Ryan Dognaux

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Reserve a spot for Andy Grady.
That punk has been doin' nothing but trash talking me all season. ;)
I wanna make sure he's in on this little challenge.

John

Ohh yeah... and that Baker clown too. ;)

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I can do that.

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Wow, this is getting lots of populatiry. It'll be great! *Begins massive scouting*

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Sure. Sounds like fun.

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Ed, you'd better play! I wanna kick you around like I did during football season!
=-]
Count me in!
Since I'm going to championships with no team affiliation, I wonder if the teams I draft would like some extra strategy help... hehe

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Kick me around?
I was the champion!
Looks like I'm gonna have to crush you agian,loser! :p

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Im in. Knick-knacks to the winner eh? I just might have an extra "Dave says that's Pimp" pin to give to the winner...(yes, my team did make those, curtosy of Heidi(MissInformation), lil' Richie, and me).
Would it be possible to have a fantasy animation(the other awards are too hard to have contests for because you havnt heard all the chairmans or the innovations of the other teams) competition too?

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Oh I am so in (I got my eye on some dark horses)!!!!!!! When will the draft be like Thusday or Friday after the official FIRST list comes out?

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I'm in.
You can all start looking for your shirts and things now and packing them up. I'll give you instuctions on how to send them to me soon.

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Isn't that the Ventures comp? That might be a little too much for me to handle.

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Right after.

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This is so awesome...it's like sports fantasy games (which are stupid)...but a ton better.

I'm definetly in.

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I just love it when they're cocky (the taste of defeat is soooooo much more sweeter :D )!

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oh well, it was worth the try. I would have just tried to pick my team anyway(shameless self-promotion). Anyway, will the stats include the elimination rounds? Cus that could change who i, and probably most other people, pick.

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Oh yes.
If the robot you get goes all the way to the finals you get those points.

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I'm all over this. Count me in...

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Do you want to post some definite plans for this?

--starts massive scouting of everyone not at MW regional

when would this draft be...and how would we do it??

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Draft will be immediately after they post the divisions. The draft willbe held on Chiefdelphi in a new thread. You will be assigned a number for your draft position. You keep that number. For each round the number is reversed from front to back and back to front. When your turn comes up you will pick one team by posting your choice on the board. You will get thirty minutes on the clock, if I am online . I will have each person PM me a list of the top 25 teams they want per round in case they dissappear (I'm not online as much as I used to be). I may have an assistant or two to help out (Jones 571 is definatly one).

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I'm in

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I'll do it! Sounds like fun!

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Count me in as well

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Awesome! I'm in as well.

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I'm in if there is still room.

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Count me in.
It sounds cool.:cool:

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I'm going to bed but here is the list so far.
1 KoKo Ed
2 Jones571
3 JVN
4 Mike M.
5 Big Mike
6 Sigmakid108
7 Computheif263
8 HhsJosh
9 Jeremy Roberts
10 Rob Colatutto
11 Matt D
12 Dez250
13 Team311
14 Voltage
15 Aaron Lussier
16 Akuu
17 Guyute
18 Solace
19 Coreyjon
20 Tomman B182
21 Will Hanashiro
22 SarahB
23 Ryan Dognaux
24 *Andy Baker
25 *Andy Grady
26 OneAngryDaisy
27 George1083
28 Lil' Lavery
29 MisterX
30 Ogre
31 Karthik
32 Joe Ross
33 Pin Man
34 Alex Pelan
35 SwaDan
36 gsensel
37 Fireworks 234

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I am in.

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One way to make the draft run smoother is to let people pick early. By that, I mean if there are 3 people before you that haven't picked yet, give your top 4 picks, and you are guaranteed that one of them will be availible.

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hey koko ed, count me

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Sounds good...I'll try some picks.

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Add me to the list

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I will play and I am gonna win!!!!

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OK here is what up so far we have 44 of a possible 98 spots as of this morning. All the Rules, game example will be posted later today so keep an eye out ;)

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you can count me in, should be fun :)

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Count me in too.

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What a great idea, count me in to please

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Here is the list so far.
1 KoKo Ed
2 Jones571
3 JVN
4 Mike M.
5 Big Mike
6 Sigmakid108
7 Computheif263
8 HhsJosh
9 Jeremy Roberts
10 Rob Colatutto
11 Matt D
12 Dez250
13 Team311
14 Voltage
15 Aaron Lussier
16 Akuu
17 Guyute
18 Solace
19 Coreyjon
20 Tomman B182
21 Will Hanashiro
22 SarahB
23 Ryan Dognaux
24 *Andy Baker
25 *Andy Grady
26 OneAngryDaisy
27 George1083
28 Lil' Lavery
29 MisterX
30 Ogre
31 Karthik
32 Joe Ross
33 Pin Man
34 Alex Pelan
35 SwaDan
36 gsensel
37 Fireworks 234
38 Ricky Q.
39 Pit Bull 1126
40 ngreen
41 Eric Bareiss
42 BionicAlumni
43 BadKarma
44 Steve Horn
45 KingsvilleKukes

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count me in on this one....

CheesyFlyerTheory6'ers rule.

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I'll give it a shot

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I'm in.
Buy Low, sell high right.....?
No, j/k. HE HE
CAn't wait for those divisions.
Is it bonus points possibly if two chosen robots end up allied in the elim.'s or possibly all three choices of someoone end up as allies....?

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I made a sample of how the game is played. I'll put it up online soon.

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Count me in

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Two more people to save spots for, Jack and M. Krass, since they came in first and second in ventures last year.

I'll send them a PM.

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Being a fantasy sports nut, count me in on this one!

-Andy Grady

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Count me in.

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Ooops, i saw i was already added. Oh and John....if you think I talk alot of trash normally, I'm ten times worse in fantasy land! 10 years in FIRST = FANTASY FIRST CHAMPION!!! EAT MY DUST!!! ;)

-Andy Grady

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Can we make trades? If so, can they be uneven trades? (I'll trade my 67 for your 1126 and 1405)

What is the exact ranking criterion, most wins, least losses, Qualifying points, average qualifying points? What's the tiebreaker?

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hahaha.... that does sound like fun though

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I think a semi-randomized ordering processes with a "seed" of reputation points would be more interesting then just completely random.

I envision it like the order selection of the NBA draft. The team with the worst record doesn't automatically get the #1 draft position, rather they get the best chance of being the #1 draft position. You can see the odds for last year here: http://nbadraft.net/2003lottery.htm

What I would suggest is that you get 1 entry for each reputation dot that you have. Thus, Ed would get 6 entries, JVN would get 11, and Jones 571 would get 1. However, any one of them could still get the #1 draft position, just John would have the best chance, and Jones would have the worst chance.

Any thoughts?

Also, any possibilty of having points for other awards, specifically chairman's?

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we should do the draft order like they do on Yahoo fantasy baseball. people are chosen randomly for the spots so everyone has the same chance as everyone else at having the first pick.

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Obviously, people like me(with low rep points) are against that.
I say random.

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I seen to have been forgotten from the list. :rolleyes:

...it'd be nice if you'd add my name :)

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nope you are #32 dont worry we didnt forget you :D

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Hey, I'm in for this. Better than baseball.

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I'm in, sounds like wayyyyyyyyy too much fun to miss out on
Just let me know when the sample's up so i can fully understand :)

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You can make trades but not unbalanced ones. I want to fill this league to the limit and there may be no other robots to choose from. It's either straight up one for one, two for two or the whole alliance for another. All trades have to go through me for approval and no trading after April 14th (on account of I'm going to be on a plane for Atlanta the next day and I have to go straight from work to the airport to catch my flight)

Sample
 

Here is a sample of how the game would be played using data from the Buckeye Regional (yeah, I pick Rochester teams to use for the data, mostly. So shoot me. :p ). Any of you guys have any suggestion on how to improve the game feel free to give them.