Hihihi, yes, really! Really, really, really! Extra congrats for all that suprise and a happy cheers (with tea, of course!)
Could anyone explain me why do I have 0 for men in GPF?
It might not decide anything anymore, but kind of pity to see
It's because the rules of the game were changed for the GP Final.
For the other Grands Prix, the rules were:
15 points for guessing right;
10 points for 1 place out;
5 points for 2 places out.
But, since there were only 6 skaters in each category for the GP Final, it was changed to:
30 points for guessing correctly;
0 points for guessing incorrectly.
Personally, I didn't like the "all-or-nothing" format used in the GP Final. Yes, it made the game more exciting. However, if just one skater did better than you expected then you lose a lot of points not just on that one skater, but on the skaters they jumped past.
It was for this reason that a lot of people scored no points in some categories, most notably the Men. So, you're not by any means the only one with a zero score, HR4!
But, the important thing is that everybody playing the game is in the same boat. So, although some players gained from the change in rules, while others lost out, it is still fair.
The organisers and scorers of the GP Game have done a great job, and deserve a gold medal themselves. But, in the absence of one of those, we should give them a lot of thanks and pats on the back instead.
I'm already looking forward to playing again next year.
CaroLiza_fan
Okay, it's been a long Grand Prix series...especially if you were trying to predict the men! But alas, the judging is done and all the scores are in!
The Grand Prix final proved to be a game changer in the men. The winner, as noted earlier, is Becki, who correctly predicted four out of five placements. Several others got 90 including waxel, tulosai, candy clouds , colleen o'neil and sky_fly20.
The mean score was 53.4.
And now here are our men's division top scorers. Congrats! arty:
GOLD: waxel, 360 points
SILVER: Becki, 340 points (She came from behind like her favorite skater (Yuzuru) and got on the medal stand with a whopping 22-placement jump!)
BRONZE: tulosai, 335 points (Another come from behind, 10 spots!)
----
4th: Blades of Passion, 325
5th: colleen o'neil, 320
6th: koatcue, 305
7th: sequinsgalore, 300
8th: rosacotton, 295
9th: Wilhelmina, 290
10th (tie!): Candy clouds, Macassar88 and Mrs. P (that's me!) 285
It's been fun, everyone!
BTW, it looks like Candy Clouds won the GPF predictions.
I think next year we should give each event its own thread for the predictions game! Would be much easier to read through and announce the top placers of each event.
Maybe we can get a Subforum for the game next year. Moderators is that possible?
BTW, it looks like Candy Clouds won the GPF predictions.
I think next year we should give each event its own thread for the predictions game! Would be much easier to read through and announce the top placers of each event.
Wait. Did I really?
Edit: YEAHH!!
Maybe we can get a Subforum for the game next year. Moderators is that possible?
Well we definitely don't need a subforum, IMO. Just do each thread separately here in the "Grand Prix general discussion" section. There were only 5 threads even created in this entire section for the grand prix series this year...