Stately Play Decathlon 2021

Codington · January 3, 2021, 6:03pm

Well, I was really hoping for a “rock, paper, scissors” result at Table 1 but I blew the middle game with @irishdomer08 so final table results are:

@irishdomer08 3-2
@Hardco 2-2
@Codington 2-3

Hardco had the better win percentage and beat me by more than I beat Irish, so he takes second place no matter which tie breaker you choose.

Good start, gents! I hope to see you both again when I’ve risen through the ranks again.

Screenshot for completeness:

irishdomer08 · January 3, 2021, 6:22pm

Well played table 1

Hardco · January 3, 2021, 6:53pm

I think this is the only 2 player game in the decathlon, so I don’t think this will come up again, but this probably should have been worded clearer. It is possible to interpret this multiple ways.

Codington · January 3, 2021, 8:39pm

Yes, I fumbled a bit on this 2 player game, starting with forgetting the best of 3 format!

I think there’s a way to do this that will help clarify tie breaks for the overall scoring too.

Here’s a better take on the 2 player game results:

Matches will be best of 3 between each pair of players at the “table”.
Final results at the table will be determined by number of wins.
First tie break is who beat who.
Second tie break is total score differential for all games (winning score minus losing score.)

So, at Table 1, the outcome is as stated above because Irish won more games and Hardco beat me head-to-head. (My mention of win percentage should be ignored!)

For the Decathlon as a whole the 5-3-1 scores for each table in each of the ten games may also result in ties.

Ties will be broken by

Number of wins
Who beat who the most

For the final results of the Decathlon, if neither of the above is sufficient, I’ll come up with another tie break that seems fair.

doublebullout · January 4, 2021, 6:26pm

@doublebullout over @Mirefox 2-1

kennfusion · January 5, 2021, 3:35am

Kennfusion over Schlotzky 2-0

GGs @Schlotzky

kennfusion · January 5, 2021, 6:35pm

kennfusion over geigerm 2-0

GGs @geigerm

geigerm · January 5, 2021, 7:02pm

Good games–wish I could say I made them close, but you stomped me pretty easily in both.

Schlotzky · January 5, 2021, 7:27pm

Same for me, gg @kennfusion, though they weren’t close.

@geigerm and I headed to game 3 now.

HostileApostle · January 6, 2021, 2:44am

Hostile apostle over doublebullout 2-1

Codington · January 6, 2021, 4:50am

You’re off to a great start there, Jim!

Table 7 results:
@HostileApostle 4-1
@doublebullout 3-3
@Mirefox 1-4

HostileApostle · January 6, 2021, 11:41am

Thanks! I’ve only played Lords of Waterdeep once in person a few years ago, so the success may cease. Downloading the app now to practice up.

doublebullout · January 6, 2021, 1:16pm

GG, @HostileApostle. I got behind too quickly and couldn’t shift to aggro fast enough both times. I had to scrap too many cards to come up with 35 damage in our last game, but it was the only shot I had. Well played!