I was wondering about another leaderboard that doesn’t have these huge gaps, nor does it rely on the Points Ratio to even things up. Basically, it’s just a form table of the five most recent games each player has played with 1 point for first, 2 for second etc, This means that a poor showing one evening doesn’t effect you all season and you can work it off over time.
For those who haven’t played five games, the gaps are filled in with 5th positions, just to get them on the board, and also to tease them with the tantalizing offer of a sudden leap in places should they do well.
At first glance, I like this, just because it keeps everyone close together. Any thoughts?
The Form Table...
| Points | ||||||
| Quentin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Adam | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Sam | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Joe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Andrew | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Jonny | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Dan | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Steve | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| Andy | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Sally | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
Ingenius! So you'd never go higher than 25, and even a 4/4/2/3/3 would get you down to 16, which feels competitive. It recognises the ratio (the defining stat, for me) but keeps everyone in touching distance. I like it.
ReplyDeleteWhat I dream of is all these tables running concurrently, like they do in your crazy brain... but if we have to choose one, this is very nice. I mean, we can add as many people as we like, even if they never come...
Would you still add everything up over a 3-month period to define a 'season'?
ReplyDeleteYes I like this too!! I could get in to this leaderboard thing . . .
ReplyDeleteIt does mean that someone who didn't come would score better than someone who came and kept coming 6th!
ReplyDeleteWell, if you always come sixth, then you deserve to be last!
ReplyDeleteI'd keep the three month "season" and maybe wheel out the leaderboard(s) at the end for everyone to look at. If we keep the form table going, we'd end up in a Sapphire And Steel-esque neverending loop of games, twisting into infinity...
And we don't want that!
Yes we do
ReplyDeleteI mean, no, you're right. I think the breaking up into seasons is good, remember the heady days of early October before Quentin arrived with his serial victories?
ReplyDeleteGreat times.