M_D's Video Game Tournament: A Thief's End

[tree_]

This is happening after pop punk tourney. Get your comments and concerns in.

[mf]

I'm concerned that i won't have time to play all the games before the tournament starts so i can vote fairly.

[tree_]

I'm concerned that i won't have time to play all the games before the tournament starts so i can vote fairly.

This tournament will consist of matchups between franchises. You will be able to watch videos on YouTubes of the franchises games to decide if you haven't played them. Have a good day.

[LoathedVermin72]

Terrible idea considering how widely quality often varies among franchise entries

[tree_]

take into account peaks and valleys add them up then decide

[Jorge]

This is one tournament where I think the other format -- each RMer takes turns drafting their own "team" of videogames and then the teams are randomly matched against each other -- would really work.

[tree_]

that could be cool

but complicated

i'm not that smart

maybe you should run it then

[Jorge]

It's not hard.

First, you need to put a call out to RMers to participate. You want an even number of participants.
Then, you put the names of the paritcipants into a randomizer, which spits them back out in random order.
Then, there will be a drafting thread (or I guess it could be the same thread where you put the call out. Or this thread). In the drafting thread, RMers will follow the randomized order to pick a video game. This will be done snake-style. That means that the order goes from 1 to 8 (for example), then 8 to 1, until each RMer has the required amount of videogames in their team.
Part of the fun of this type of tournament is that everyone has their own videogames they want to pick, and the tension that comes from waiting for your turn and hoping nobody else picks it first is really great. Plus, picks are discussed as they come up.

Once you have the assembled teams, you just put them in the randomizer again to determine the matches. Then one by one, the board as a whole will vote on each individual match, until an RMer is crowned King of Videogames.

You can look at old threads to see how we've done it in the past. It is my favorite tournament format

[LoathedVermin72]

I generally don’t like that format but yes, I agree it makes a lot more sense for this tournament

[tree_]

i came

[mf]

I'm concerned that i won't have time to play all the games before the tournament starts so i can vote fairly.

This tournament will consist of matchups between franchises. You will be able to watch videos on YouTubes of the franchises games to decide if you haven't played them. Have a good day.

im concerned you didnt get my joke

[Monkey_Driven]

Terrible idea considering how widely quality often varies among franchise entries

Yeah, I really don't like the franchise idea at all.

[Jammer XCI]

Mario and Zelda is basic bitch gaming. Those are the Pumpkin Spice Lattes of video game franchises.

[tree_]

we aer doing this whether you like it or not

[Monkey_Driven]

we aer doing this whether you like it or not

Let's do a different format.

[tree_]

please tell me the format in which you'd prefer

[Monkey_Driven]

please tell me the format in which you'd prefer

I did on the previous page.

[run2death]

Mario and Zelda is basic bitch gaming. Those are the Pumpkin Spice Lattes of video game franchises.

That's PUBG and Fortnite.

[run2death]

Kinda surprised that no Zelda title is in the top 50 for sales.

[Monkey_Driven]

Kinda surprised that no Zelda title is in the top 50 for sales.

But Wii Play is!