tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post464533409944719568..comments2024-03-27T04:42:08.504+13:00Comments on Fields of Blood: Sports Scoring At TournamentsPete Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352990006052067650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-34407137095721000752011-06-21T15:51:09.605+12:002011-06-21T15:51:09.605+12:00I agree with most points, also about the negative ...I agree with most points, also about the negative feedback I hear about 'all perfect scores' at events that use a checkbox system. I too see that as mission acomplished.<br /><br />I have also seen the reaction from people when they are the only 1 or 2 people at the tournament to get a less than perfect score... they tend to get the picture pretty quickly that they were doing something wrong and correct it, and thats the whole idea behind the system imho!Tom Daminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887886081684414895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-63858497073227891102011-06-20T19:25:13.010+12:002011-06-20T19:25:13.010+12:00The problem with sports scoring is that the more n...The problem with sports scoring is that the more nuanced it becomes the more easily it can be exploited. After all most opponents can be marked down for something if you try hard enough.<br /><br />Unfortunately there is no alternative to that except a binary "person cheated/did not cheat" option.<br /><br />I do know of tournaments where people missed out on a best sports prize or a placing because they were torpedoed by someone with a grudge against them or other people were buddy boosted or won what amounts to a popularity contest.<br /><br />Sports scores are a curious conundrum. I really wish they could be done away with but I don't think they can.wallacernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-34999857545951565762011-06-20T16:57:51.652+12:002011-06-20T16:57:51.652+12:00I don't mind painting either being a "eve...I don't mind painting either being a "everyone whos army is painted is max" or having a bit of variation and a minor effect on placing... but I think in the interest of fairness its always extremely advisable to be up front in the players pack about which it will be.Charlie St Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454506130621489366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-86583030713926301122011-06-20T15:59:56.740+12:002011-06-20T15:59:56.740+12:00And that is a really common complaint. There is an...And that is a really common complaint. There is an expectation that sports will be a differentiator based not on accepted behaviours but on popularity.<br /><br />For me the ideal competition is where Sports and Painting Scores are maxed out by all participants as they have reached the acceptable threhold limit.Petehttp://thefieldsofblood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-89862710110674359702011-06-20T15:44:07.523+12:002011-06-20T15:44:07.523+12:00The approach I don't get is when people see a ...The approach I don't get is when people see a tournament where everyone gets max sports scores, and go "what was the point in even having sports at that point? It might as well have not been there!"<br /><br />Like, really? You're asking what the point in having the category there was - when the results show that everyone behaved themselves and played above board? Surely the aim of the category is to act as encouragement to keep everyone honest, rather than to provide yet another differential.Charlie St Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454506130621489366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-5354663950560554732011-06-20T13:47:12.756+12:002011-06-20T13:47:12.756+12:00In Australia this year I have experienced both sli...In Australia this year I have experienced both sliding scale and checkbox. I am a fan of the checkbox system, as it stops people from commiting crimes againt sport, but as you said, does not allow for sniping/buddy boosting and the turning of 'sports' scoring into a popularity contest.<br /><br />The tournament my club runs is Mechanicon, and we shamelessly stole the tickbox System from FoB 2009 which I experienced and thought was excellent for our tournament for the last few years, and it has achieved exactly what we wanted to see.<br /><br />It just seems that in Australia there are still tournaments that want to run 'whole hobby' events... where sports is marked on a sliding scale and directly is based on the enjoyment the other person provided to the game.. apparently thats what sports to some people is about and is part of the 'whole hobby'... not me though. I didnt get into the hobby to have to entertain and monkey someone elses enjoyment for 2 hours at risk of getting a lower sports score, but then, I am not a total ass, so I just accept and play under this sort of system, not to my liking, but it wont prevent me from attending an event completely. However I certainly wont run an event that way!!!Tom Daminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887886081684414895noreply@blogger.com