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Post by THEO SHERR on Nov 1, 2007 14:29:33 GMT -5
While I did take into account the request for rule changes this year I implemented some and not others for various reason. 1)Only the top 14 horses in any race will be used to calculate scores to prevent an advantage to a player by having a runner in a 20 horse field. 2)The points scored will be the first tie breaker over the +/- mark therbye eliminating the advantage if one division has a large number of players quit during the season. 3)I have decided against making some average score or other idea if an opponent does not enter in a given week as it makes it to much more difficult to score. I will leave it as a zero if a team does not enter and i have increased the weekly prize to 250 credits so hopefully that will convince some to keep playing for the weekly prize if they are eliminated from the playoffs. 4)There were suggestions about having inter division play in the playoffs but i am of the North American school and will keep the format the same at my discretion. The players will be scrambled according to their rankings for the quarter finals like is being done in this years contest. Thanks Theo
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Post by THEO SHERR on Nov 7, 2007 9:46:14 GMT -5
ok I am making one further rule change with regards to players who do not send in entries for a week. Entries will close at 11am gametime on saturday's after which time all players who did not submit entries will have automatic entries from their stables based on the following criterai---the 3 horses with the lowest odds will be entered, if more than 1 horse has the same odds then the horse whose field has the largest amount of entries in it will be entered. If a player does not enter horses in the contest and has no horses running from their contest stables then they will be given a zero and the game will be a forfeit. I do not like the idea of having to beat an average score to get a win as usually it is the weaker players who are out of the competition that stop playing and it is not fair that while some teams only had to beat their entries to get a win other opponents who now face them would have to face a higher score against to try and get a win. I know there are plus and minuses both ways but i think this is the best solution and will play it this way. If it does not work we can alway's change it for the simcup09 contest. Theo
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