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Platypus
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« on: June 14, 2010, 10:50:43 PM »
« edited: June 21, 2010, 11:26:34 PM by Parlez-vous Platypus? »

Tip scoring:
Tip win correct 5 points.
Tip win, match drawn 2 points.
Tip win, opponents win 0 points.
Tip draw correctly 6 points.
Tip draw incorrectly and the winning margin is 1 goal, 1 point.
Tip draw with a bigger winning margin -1 point.

Scores scoring:
Margin correct 2 points.
Goals correct team 1, team 2, 1 point each.
Both correct bonus 1 point.
Both incorrect -1 point.

All games in a day correct 5 bonus points.
All games in a group correct 10 bonus points.
Tip Cup winner correct 1 point per day before the match you make your prediction.
Cost to change cup winner prediction -2 points.

Does this sound like fun? Any suggestions re:scores or categories?


LEADER BOARD
1. Edu, 82 points
2. Lewis, 74 points
3. Franzl, 68 points
4. Jas, 67 points
5. Lief, 63 points
6. Hugh, 60 points
7. Bacon King, 46 points
8. Akno, 45 points
9. Tender Branson, 26 points
10. Earth, 11 points
11. Gustaf, 4 points.
 
WORLD CUP WINNERS PREDICTION
15 June: Akno, Brazil
16 June: Hughento, Spain
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Platypus
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2010, 04:39:41 AM »
« Edited: June 15, 2010, 06:36:54 AM by Parlez-vous Platypus? »

New Zealand 1 vs. 1 Slovakia

Cote d'Ivoire 0 vs. 1 Portugal

Brazil 5 vs. 0 North Korea
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2010, 05:21:34 AM »

Just scores, please. After all we've pretty much been doing those already.
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2010, 05:29:16 AM »

Just scores, please. After all we've pretty much been doing those already.


So no first goal? Fair enough.

I think tipping makes games like NZL v Slovenia interesting, especially if you've tipped a draw and NZ is up by one or whatever.
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2010, 06:13:43 AM »

Slovakia vs New Zealand 2-0
Cote d'Ivoire vs Portugal 1-1.
Brazil vs North Korea 3-0.
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2010, 06:23:42 AM »

Slovakia-New Zealand: 3-0
Cote d'Ivoire-Portugal: 1-3
Brazil-North Korea: 5-0
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2010, 07:30:15 AM »

Slovakia 2-1 New Zealand
Cote d'Ivoire 1-2 Portugal
Brazil 4-0 Dear Leader's XI
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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2010, 08:26:58 AM »

Well, i'm late for the first match Tongue

Portgual - Ivory Coast 3-1

Brazil - North Korea 4-0
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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2010, 08:31:31 AM »

11 points, awesome. Jas gets 3 and 2 for the others.
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« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2010, 08:37:27 AM »

I predicted Slovakia 2-1 in the other thread, can't i get a few points? Tongue Grin
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« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2010, 08:40:57 AM »

hmph, sure, seems fair to me. Any objections to giving Edu 3 points?
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« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2010, 08:42:04 AM »

Portugal - Ivory Coast: 2-0
Brazil - North Korea: 4-0
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« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2010, 09:00:24 AM »

hmph, sure, seems fair to me. Any objections to giving Edu 3 points?

In my defense, this thread was made at 1:00 AM, after i went to sleep Tongue
I woke up during the night but missed this thread.
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« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2010, 11:17:56 AM »

I should stop predicting big wins Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2010, 11:42:47 AM »

Brazil 4, North Korea 0.
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« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2010, 01:23:20 PM »

Brazil v North Korea 3-0, in before it starts!
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« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2010, 04:05:49 PM »

Honduras      0-2   Chile      
Spain            2-0   Switzerland   
South Africa  1-1   Uruguay
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« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2010, 04:11:59 PM »

I did horrible today Grin

Chile - Honduras 2-0

Spain - Switzerland 2-1

Uruguay - South Africa 1-0
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« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2010, 07:36:20 PM »

Scores updated. Lewis and I are out in front, but one good tip could put anyone up the top. My tips are Spain 2 v 0 Switzerland, Honduras 0 v 2 Chile, Uruguay 0 v 0 South Africa.
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« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2010, 07:39:46 PM »

Chile - Honduras: 3-0

Spain - Switzerland: 2-0

Uruguay - South Africa: 2-1
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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2010, 08:18:53 PM »

Chile-Honduras: 2-0

Spain-Switzerland: 3-0

Uruguay-South Africa: 0-1
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« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2010, 10:16:14 PM »

Chile 2, Honduras 1
Spain 2, Switzerland 0
Uruguay 1, South Africa 0

Also, can I put Brazil in as my champion now?
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« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2010, 10:28:11 PM »

Honduras  0   -  2  Chile

Spain  3  -   1  Switzerland

South Africa  1   -   2  Uruguay
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« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2010, 11:15:13 PM »

A lot of Chile wins 2-0 picks Grin
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« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2010, 12:28:51 AM »

Indeed. Almost worth tipping a Honduras win for the points gain you'd get.
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