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Fearless Fred

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Prediction Game
« on: Thursday 28-Jun-2018, 17:42* »
Folks, are you all okay for me to set up a ComeAllWithin pool for the coming season on http://www.superbru.com as our Prediction League? I'm more than happy to do that if folks want me to. I'll have to wait 'til they publish the fixtures, as Superbru won't open up new pools until then. It will mean you need to register on that site too, but it's free, and you can play Prediction games for a number of different sports & leagues on there if you like.

In case you missed the explainer I posted on the old CAW, it differs slightly to the Prediction League that used to run on CAW. You predict the winner and Points Difference for every game in a round. If you want I can post the explanation here as well.

I can also set up CAW pools for the European competitions as well when they come online on Superbru.

Over to you!

BedfordshireBoy

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28-Jun-2018, 18:14* »
Personally I prefer the original set up but have no knowledge or skill set to set up something like it so unless somebody can help I guess we have to go for what is on offer.

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #2 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 05:30* »
I agree, something is better than nothing.

AdrianB

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #3 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 07:06* »
I would join the superbru pool.

RodneyRegis

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #4 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 09:38* »
Definitely. superbru is probably better as it doesn't have the weird scoring system where you can get double the points with the wrong outcome. Also I believe it gives reminders!  >:(

Chipstead Quin

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #5 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 09:55* »
Thanks to BB for organising the previous PL , but  the SuperBru sounds like a good option going forward .

Fearless Fred

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #6 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 10:41* »
Definitely. superbru is probably better as it doesn't have the weird scoring system where you can get double the points with the wrong outcome. Also I believe it gives reminders!  >:(
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This is copied from my previous explainer on the old message board. I've been playing it for years, so I can explain any concerns re the scoring system if you have any...

Here's the official How To Play from their site: Link

Okay, now for a micky mouse version! First, you need to create an ID on their site, so you can log on to play. I suggest using the same screen name as you use here. When I've set up the pool (once the Premiership new season is loaded onto their system), There'll be a link and a password t join the pool, which we can post here. What's good is that you're not limited to one pool. If there's others for the same competition that you'd like to join, you can join them as well (up to 10 per competition I believe). Ones I've joined include the one run by the guys behind The Rugby Blog, for example.

Once you've decided to join a competition, you'll get a reminder about 48h before the first game of that round that you need to make picks. You get a window like this:
 

Simply pick which team is going to win, and what the margin will be using the pulldown box. You can see their previous results below the teams, and if you click on, say, the red L below Samoa, it'll show you who beat them, by how much, and whether it was a home or away game. The history shows up to the last 8 games, typically. Make your picks for all the games in a round & the job's done! Don't worry about "locking" picks. All that does is allow you to see what everyone else in your pool has picked prior to the game itself.

After the games are done, you get awarded points. Pick the right team to win, and you get one Point for the Win. Predict the score margin to within 5 points, and you get an extra half point. You can even get a half point for the margin in a close game where you picked the wrong winner(say we beat Saints by 2 and you predict Saints by 2). Get all the winners in a single round & you get a Grand Slam point as well. Finally, within a pool if you make the most accurate pick for a game out of the pool players, you get a Bonus point. If two people have made the same most accurate pick, the bonus point is shared, half each, 3 players 1/3rd each, 4 or more players 0.25pts each. All the calculation is done by the site, no need for anyone to press any buttons on a calculator etc.

At any time you can look at the Leaderboard to see where everyone stands in a pool. Rankings are first by the points you've accumulated. If two players have the same total points score, then the site will rank you by TDM (Total Difference Margin) which is a total of how far away from the actual points difference your picks were across all the games you've picked. If you miss a pick, the system will allocate a "Default Pick for you (up to a limit of 5 Default Picks).


« Last Edit: Monday 02-Jul-2018, 11:15* by Fearless Fred »

BedfordshireBoy

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #7 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 12:31* »
I play Super Bru predictor anyway and will continue to do so. The only drawback in my view is that it is no longer a Quins competition and the leader board  table is based upon all Premiership matches each week. Having said that there does not appear to be any alternative so just go with the flow.

Banstead Quin

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #8 on: Friday 29-Jun-2018, 19:42* »
Yep, happy to try Superbru

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #9 on: Monday 02-Jul-2018, 10:18* »
I'll give it a try. Are there any extra points for being a poor Cornish fisherman living in a village full of second homes bought up by all you Quins fans....

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Re: Prediction Game
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 03-Jul-2018, 10:06* »
I should keep your Tin hat on with that sort of comment......

 

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