Hello, and Welcome to Season 2 of Forum Racing on the Gang Of Five!
Forum Racing, at its core, is a very simple game. The basic rule is, the first person to post wins!
Here is how it works: At the beginning of a round – which is at a random time, in order to equalise the competition – I will post a message in this thread saying that the “race” has started. All competitors registered with the game must then get to this thread as soon as they notice it and post “Finish”. According to who posted “Finish” when, positions are then awarded to the participants. For example, if Person A was the first to post “Finish” after the event start was announced, Person A would be awarded the race win. Likewise, if Person B was the second to post “Finish”, he/she would be awarded second position, and so on and so forth down the field. As the championship continues on, a points table will be constructed based on the finishing positions of the participants, so that everyone can see where they stand in the overall championship. The competitor with the most points after the season's end is crowned Champion!
Speaking of points, here is a description of the points system I am going to use.
I feel that the points system I used in Season 1 (the same that F1 used last year) would have been a little unfair if the field went beyond 8 entrants, so I have constructed my own points system that allows for 20 entrants; points are awarded to everyone. If the field is below 20 participants, the system still applies – just with the empty slots not included. For these reasons, I am imposing a participant limit of 20, but for the game to be interesting and exciting, we are going to need at least 10.
This is the points system:
1st:35 points
2nd: 32 points
3rd: 29 points
4th: 26 points
5th: 23 points
6th: 20 points
7th: 18 points
8th: 16 points
9th: 14 points
10th: 12 points
11th: 10 points
12th: 9 points
13th: 8 points
14th: 7 points
15th: 6 points
16th: 5 points
17th: 4 points
18th: 3 points
19th: 2 points
20th: 1 point
As an example of how this works, Person C finished 3rd in a particular race, and Person D finished 4th. C would then receive 29 points and D would receive 26. If C finished 6th and D won in the race after that, C would get 20 points added to his tally and D would get 35 points added. C would then have 49 championship points and D would have 61 points.
If you're interested in this game, please declare your interest in this thread, then I will publish a calendar of the races once we get 10 or more entrants. Remember that this is a game of chance – races will be started at random times, so don't feel bad if you finish badly in a race. It's the same for everyone!
Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask!
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