ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 24, 2013 11:10am
Anyone Interested in playing in a sheep league?
What is the Sheep game?It's pretty simple and will only take 3-10 minutes of your time every week. Every week I'll post questions, and all you have to do is PM me the answers within a few days. However, the catch is that there aren't necessarily any right or wrong answers, the idea is to try to guess what the most popular answer would be. For example, if the question is "best city in Ohio?" you might be tempted to answer Dayton or Sandusky or wherever you live, but you'll get more points if you say Columbus, because that's what most people will probably answer. Thus, it's called the Sheep Game. You'll score points based on the number of people who answer the same as you do.
Scoring: The weekly winner will get the same number of points as the number of players each week. For example, if 15 people play in one week, the winner would get 15 points, second place would get 14 points, and last place would get 1 point. But if more people join in the next week and 20 people play, then the winner for the second week would get 20 points. The winner each week will also get 5 bonus points.
Playing: In general, I'll try to post the questions on Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday each week, and then give everyone about 48 hours to get their answers in. Don't post your answers in this thread (or any other thread on the board)! PM them to me instead.
Anyone interested? If I get 10 we can start.
What is the Sheep game?It's pretty simple and will only take 3-10 minutes of your time every week. Every week I'll post questions, and all you have to do is PM me the answers within a few days. However, the catch is that there aren't necessarily any right or wrong answers, the idea is to try to guess what the most popular answer would be. For example, if the question is "best city in Ohio?" you might be tempted to answer Dayton or Sandusky or wherever you live, but you'll get more points if you say Columbus, because that's what most people will probably answer. Thus, it's called the Sheep Game. You'll score points based on the number of people who answer the same as you do.
Scoring: The weekly winner will get the same number of points as the number of players each week. For example, if 15 people play in one week, the winner would get 15 points, second place would get 14 points, and last place would get 1 point. But if more people join in the next week and 20 people play, then the winner for the second week would get 20 points. The winner each week will also get 5 bonus points.
Playing: In general, I'll try to post the questions on Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday each week, and then give everyone about 48 hours to get their answers in. Don't post your answers in this thread (or any other thread on the board)! PM them to me instead.
Anyone interested? If I get 10 we can start.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
May 24, 2013 11:12am
Sure, I'll give it a shot.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:15am
Columbus, OH
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:15am
I'll play
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 24, 2013 11:16am
Need atleast 9 more to start. The game works way better with many more people.
Typical Weekly questions could look like this:
1. Indians or Reds
2. Who wins in a fight: Sleeper or CCrunner
3. Best Mascot in the Big 10
etc etc
So if for #3 there is only 10 people playing then you might get 10 people all with 1 score. Whereas if there are 50 people playing you are likely to get 30 saying Brutus, 10 saying the NW guy, etc.
Makes for better standings.
We will still try with 10 though. It will start monday/tuesday
Typical Weekly questions could look like this:
1. Indians or Reds
2. Who wins in a fight: Sleeper or CCrunner
3. Best Mascot in the Big 10
etc etc
So if for #3 there is only 10 people playing then you might get 10 people all with 1 score. Whereas if there are 50 people playing you are likely to get 30 saying Brutus, 10 saying the NW guy, etc.
Makes for better standings.
We will still try with 10 though. It will start monday/tuesday
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
May 24, 2013 11:17am
I'll do it.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:18am
Reds
Sleeper
Buckeye
Sleeper
Buckeye
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 24, 2013 11:20am
By the way. If we get enough people there will be divisions and promotion relegation as well as an "Open Cup" tourny during the season
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 24, 2013 11:20am
Please dont do that. It was just an example and people are disqualified for posting answers in the thread. PMs onlyernest_t_bass;1447751 wrote:Reds
Sleeper
Buckeye
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:21am
No shitohiobucks1;1447755 wrote:Please dont do that. It was just an example and people are disqualified for posting answers in the thread. PMs only
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 24, 2013 11:22am
I'll play, sounds fun.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
May 24, 2013 11:23am
I'm in just to show up ETB and Hasbeen each week.
mcburg93
Posts: 3,167
May 24, 2013 11:27am
im in
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:31am
Don't count Tiernan's votes unless he's sober.Tiernan;1447759 wrote:I'm in just to show up ETB and Hasbeen each week.
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Sonofanump
May 24, 2013 11:32am
I'm in. Bellfountine.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
May 24, 2013 11:33am
Then definitely don't count 'em today!ernest_t_bass;1447767 wrote:Don't count Tiernan's votes unless he's sober.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
May 24, 2013 11:33am
Im down
redstreak one
Posts: 1,152
May 24, 2013 11:33am
I'm in, nothing to do in the summer anyway! lol
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:34am
Don't do that. It's an example. And it's Bellefontaine.Sonofanump;1447768 wrote:I'm in. Bellfountine.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
May 24, 2013 11:39am
I'll play.
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 24, 2013 11:41am
Looks like were going to have enough to play!
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
May 24, 2013 11:41am
I'm in!
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 24, 2013 11:42am
Snot may think this is a sheep-fucking league.
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
May 24, 2013 11:54am
ernest_t_bass;1447785 wrote:Snot may think this is a sheep-fucking league.
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NilesPacMan
Posts: 452
May 24, 2013 11:57am
I'll play.