Alright! Welcome NAV! We're ready, so I'll be starting this up while you post your team
How to play:
Each game event is separated in matches. A match is a series of 3 games against the same player. For each Game, you'll have to choose a pitcher from your team (which will bat last), and the order in where your other players will bat. For this you can take a look at all of your opponent's cards and pick accordingly. Players that send a predictable order are expected to perform badly. Also, send a secret number from 1-9 for seeding, this number will be summed to all the other player's secret numbers, and used to auto-pick pitcher and batters for a player that failed to do so before deadline.
For the next games, these restrictions will apply:
1- A pitcher player will not be able to pitch on the next 4 games. So you'll have to keep 5 active pitchers at a minimum.
2- Players that didn't get to bat or pitch on your last game have to be on the first 6 batters or as your pitcher on the next game. So you'll have to use your full team eventually.
(you will be told about those restrictions before each game, so you don't have to keep track of who did what.)
To select your pitcher and batter order, just post a spoiler in the thread with it, like this:
[first batter name]
[second batter name]
[third batter name]
[fourth batter name]
[fifth batter name]
[sixth batter name]
[seventh batter name]
[eighth batter name]
Pitcher: [pitcher's name, would bath 9th]
Secret number: [number from 1-9]
(brackets not necessary)
It's against the rules to open the spoiler posted by your opponent before selecting your order.
Scoring: You will earn 2 points if you beat your opponent two times in a row on your first two games. You will earn 1 point if you win 2 out of the 3 games. You will lose 1 point if you lose the match.
At the end of the Regular Season, the 4 players with the most points will advance to semi-finals. The other 4 will be eliminated. Direct result will be used for tie-breaking. If ties remain, Sonneborn-Berger tie-breaking will be used.
Gambling: There's also an optional Gambling element in place, where any of the players and spectators visiting this thread can make bets trying to predict who will win. You start with $1000, and can at every game, ask for a loan of up to $1000 to the mafia for your bets.
Winning odds for gambling will appear at the side of the game, a 1:1 means you get what you bet back, plus what you bet of profits. A 1:2 means you get back what you bet and half your bet if you bet for the favorite and it won, and you get your money back and twice what you bet if you bet against the favorite and it loses.
More details on gambling (it's fine to open this spoiler)
Examples:
Team A Vs Team B --- 1:1
Player C:
$100 Team A
Possible results:
Team A wins: Player C wins $100 (ends with $1100)
Team B wins: Player C loses $100 (ends with $900)
Favorite listed first:
Team C Vs Team D --- 1:3
Player A Bets:
$200 Team C
Player D Bets:
$50 Team D
Possible results:
Team C Wins: Player A wins $66.66 ($1066.66), Player C loses 50 ($950)
Team D Wins: Player A loses $200 ($800), Player C wins $150 ($1150)
Finally, you can combine predicted winners into the same bet for big profits:
Team E Vs Team F --- 1:1
Team G Vs Team H --- 1:1
Team I Vs Team J --- 1:1
Team K Vs Team L --- 1:1
Player M bets:
$100 Team E x Team H x Team I x Team L
Combined odds: 15:1. If all those teams win Player M wins $1500.
If you have a team and you bet for it and it wins you'll win twice its odds. You can choose to post your bets in spoilers, it'll be against the rules for other bettors to look at your spoilers before betting.
The player with the most money at the end of the Championship will win the Gambling Competition.
And now, the pairings:
Match 1
Schedule and odds:
The Makuta (darkpaladin109) Vs. The A.N.Y.C.F.W.A.L.S. (kj1225) --- 1:1
The Hags (My Name is Immaterial) Vs. The Shape Shifters (xelada) --- 1:1
The Elementals (scapheap) Vs. Badass Girls (Vytron) --- 1:1
Pending Match: NAV (yet to form a team) Vs. Dragons (Fortis) --- 1:1Game 1 Team Details (you can check the opponent's cards before deciding on your pitcher and batter order)
The Makuta (managed by darkpaladin109)
Vs.
The A.N.Y.C.F.W.A.L.S. (All names you can find with a little searching - managed by kj1225)
The Hags (managed by My Name is Immaterial)
(Numbers on the cards can be changed)
Vs.
The Shape Shifters (managed by xelada)
(If My Name is Immaterial or NAV want to use custom numbers on their cards, they'll have to pick them before opening this spoiler)
The Elementals (managed by scapheap)
Vs.
Badass Girls (managed by Vytron)
Pending game:
NAV (yet to form a team) Vs. Dragons (Fortis)My batter order (scapheap can't open this spoiler before choosing his batter order):
Marisol
Amy
Kaede
18
Amber
Ayla
Blue Mary
Rin
Pitcher: Horo
My bets:
$100 - Vytron (2:1)
Good luck everyone! Also, I'm sending reminder PMs in case players forgot about this game
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