COTG/LEGENDSonline Prediction League

COTGonline/LEGENDSonline Prediction League FAQ

What Is This?

Coinciding with the NFL Football season, this event will feature two divisions (COTGonline and LEGENDSonline) of sixteen superstars each, in a 15 week round robin sport style competition. All matches will be run through the PBP Sim, with results reported on Monday nights. Board members can play along throughout the season and compete for prizes.

How Are The Matches Played Out?

All matches are played through the PBP Sim, one fall to a finish. Matches can end by pin, submission, disqualification, count out or draw (double DQ/CO). The PBP default settings are always used, and no changes are ever made to the card stats or simulator variables.

Which Wrestlers Are Involved?

COTGonline Division:

Aethran Overmaster (Legends 2125)
Alpha Force (War Games 2094 SE)
Encubus (New Beginning 2119
Endgame (New Beginning 2119)
End of Days (Black Death 2128)
Godsend (Revelations 2115)
Harbinger (Black Death 2127)
Matador of M83 (War Games 2091)
Max Shield (Civil War 2100)
Monolith (Council of War 2126)
Pegasus (MegaTournament 2101)
Raven (Sudden Death 2095)
Star Warrior (Invasion 2090)
Thantos (GWF 2087)
Thunder (Sudden Death 2104)
Wolf (Subversion 2122)

LEGENDSonline Division:

Andre The Giant
Antonio Inoki
Bobo Brazil
Buddy Rogers
Ed Strangler Lewis
Frank Gotch
Freddie Blassie
George Hackenschmidt
Giant Baba
Harley Race
Jimmy Snuka
Lou Thesz
Magnum T.A.
Nick Bockwinkel
Rikidozan
Steve Williams

How Were The Competitors Chosen?

Each divisional grouping was randomly selected from a pool of wrestlers with historically high Rahl Ratings relative to their peers. In addition, wrestlers needed to be playable via the PBP Sim. Some personal favorites (ie. Chaos, Genocide, The Guardian) had to be left out as they failed to meet that qualification. Maybe next season?

How Does The Prediction League Work?

Upcoming matches will be posted on an open thread. Players can then predict three winners from any of the eight scheduled matches before the stated deadline. Match results will be posted on Monday nights, and board member Troy will keep a running tab. This simple process will repeat until the end of the season.

How Come I Can Only Predict Three Matches Each Week?

The league is designed to be very easy for everyone to play. To accommodate the likelihood that life may get in the way of everyone being able to compete every single week of the season, participation is capped. If the majority of regular players happen to miss a week or two, no lead should ever be too insurmountable under this system.

How Does The Scoring System Work?

The scoring system for the divisional wrestler standings will be an exact match of the scoring system for the Prediction League. Only wins earn points, any other result is zeroed out:

Win by pin/submission: 2 points
Win by DQ/Count Out: 1 point
Any non-win (ie. Draw, Loss, Loss by dq): 0 points

What Are The Prizes?

At the end of the season, one winner will emerge from each division. The top point scorers will get a free FG Set of their choice, and will also have their account permanently titled with the accolade of 2012 Prediction League Champion. If necessary, a tie-breaker system will come into play.

More importantly, we hope this is something that proves interesting, fun and maybe inspires people to check out some FG content that they may not have been exposed to in the past.

What Is The Suicide Pool

In addition to predicting matches, we will be running an optional stand alone competition, a suicide pool.

Suicide Pool Rules:

* Note, that in order to be fair to everyone playing, the suicide pool requires a selection every week starting in Week 1. Should a player miss a week, they are automatically eliminated.

* Players predict a wrestler each week that they think will lose his scheduled match. This is a single elimination event. If the wrestler picked doesn't lose his match outright (ie. he wins or battles to a draw) that player is eliminated.

* The same wrestler can never be picked twice during the season.

The odds of winning the suicide pool are very low, but should someone survive through the end of the season, on the strength of that alone, they will win an FG Set of their choice.

When Does The Prediction League Start?

Open threads where players can submit their picks in each division will be posted on Tuesday, September 4th. The deadline to post predictions will be Monday, September 10th 6 PM EST. If a prediction post is created or an existing post is edited after that time stamp, it will not be considered valid for that week's competition. The first week's match results will be posted sometime that Monday night.

How Do I Register?

To register, send me a PM with the subject marked Prediction League, indicating:

* Which division you are registering for (COTGonline, LEGENDSonline or both)?

* Are you registering for the Suicide Pool?

* Tie-breaker info (for use only in the event you are tied with someone atop the point standings at season's end):

1. Which three wrestlers will score the most points at the end of the season?

2. Which three wrestlers will score the least points at the end of the season?

3. Predict the highest number of points scored by the season's best performing wrestler?

4. Predict the least number of points scored by the season's worst performing wrestler?

Good luck and have fun!