World Cup 2010 Predictions Game - MikeVic is our winner!

Coffee Warlord · 06-09-2010, 10:51 AM

Based off a predictions tourney I used to be in, I've whipped up a predictions game for us here.

WARNING: I coded this in about an hour, it's down and dirty, I'm sure you can break it, please don't.

Anyway! Rules!

Each group stage game has been listed. You are to pick the score of each game. Simple enough? Should be. Scoring gets a bit more complicated.

SCORING
Scoring is based on a base number of points awarded for each correctly predicted winner - if the home team wins, the base point value is 20. If the away team wins (or it is a draw), the base point value is 30.

You then subtract 3 points for each goal you are off in your prediction. An exact score gains you a large point value:
Spot-On Home Win: 30 points
Spot-On Away Win or Draw: 50 points

If you choose the wrong winning team / draw, you LOSE points based off how many goals you were off in your prediction.

EXAMPLES
Mexico (home) vs South Africa (away). You predict the score as 3-2 Mexico.
The final score is 2-0 Mexico. Your score for that game would be as follows:
20 points (home win)
-3 points for 1 missed goal for Mexico.
-6 points for 2 missed goals for South Africa.
11 total.

France (home) vs Uruguay (away). You predict 1-2 Uruguay. The final score is 3-0 France. You would lose the following number of points:
-6 for 2 missed goals for France.
-6 for 2 missed goals for Uruguay.
-12 total.

Greece (home) vs South Korea (away). You predict a 0-0 draw. It is, in fact, a 0-0 draw. You gain 50 points for a spot-on draw prediction. Had you of picked a 1-1 draw, you would have gained 24 points (30 - 6 points for the 1 missed goals).

And yes. You can pick a winner, and still lose enough points to go negative.

SITE IS HERE:
World Cup Pick'em 2010

STANDINGS PAGE
World Cup Pick'em 2010 - Standings

Pop a user name in, and select a 4 digit PIN. Make your picks, and hit the submit button at the bottom.

NOTE: I was nice. You can edit your picks up until the start of the first game.

NOTE 2: Please be respectful. Like I said, I wrote this really fast, and there are no protections for entering like, 50 times. Please don't. 1 entry per person, please. Don't submit entries under someone else's username or any of that shit either.

The ENTRIES page (World Cup Pick'em 2010) will let you review your picks, and, once the games start (and I update the results), view your score. Enter the username and PIN you provided, and hit the 'view picks' button.

Now fielding questions, hope this works well!

edit: I also note, I chose the 'home' team based off of who I, in my not-so-scientific-and-certainly-not-a-soccer-expert opinion, believe stands a better chance of winning the match.

Radii · 06-09-2010, 11:18 AM

MikeVic · 06-09-2010, 11:25 AM

Marc Vaughan · 06-09-2010, 11:27 AM

iin with a very quick not really thought about it hard entry ..

(heh, just making my excuses for doing badly early on

)

Coffee Warlord · 06-09-2010, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

iin with a very quick not really thought about it hard entry ..

(heh, just making my excuses for doing badly early on

)

You realize I have no choice but to belittle you endlessly if the freakin' Football Manager guy finishes near the bottom.

kingfc22 · 06-09-2010, 11:33 AM

Coffee Warlord · 06-09-2010, 01:17 PM

Standings page has been built.

World Cup Pick'em 2010 - Standings

Coffee Warlord · 06-09-2010, 01:53 PM

Annnd...the entries page (World Cup Pick'em 2010) will now allow you to edit your picks, up until I turn it off Friday. Put in your username/pin, and edit your picks till your heart's content.

MIJB#19 · 06-09-2010, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

edit: I also note, I chose the 'home' team based off of who I, in my not-so-scientific-and-certainly-not-a-soccer-expert opinion, believe stands a better chance of winning the match.

Quotes this for emphasis. I was puzzled by the home/away team concept at first, I doubt I'm the only one.

kingfc22 · 06-09-2010, 02:35 PM

Just curious why there is a difference for home and away when their is only one "real" home squad.

Coffee Warlord · 06-09-2010, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingfc22

Just curious why there is a difference for home and away when their is only one "real" home squad.

It could easily be renamed "favorite" and "not favorite". The overall purpose is to award more points for correctly predicting an upset.

MIJB#19 · 06-09-2010, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

It could easily be renamed "favorite" and "not favorite". The overall purpose is to award more points for correctly predicting an upset.

Nothing wrong with that, really.

MIJB#19 · 06-09-2010, 04:43 PM

Oh, by the way, I'm in.

Coffee Warlord · 06-10-2010, 03:36 PM

Bump, signups end tomorrow morning.

Coffee Warlord · 06-11-2010, 10:49 AM

Standings page is now moved to World Cup Pick'em 2010 - Standings

You may click on anyone listed and see their picks.

Annnd...useless stats department.

12 of 17 entries picked Mexico over South Africa, with only 2 picking a South African win.
5 entries picked USA over England.
Exactly one person predicted a North Korea win...in any of their 3 matches.
If FOFC knows anything, Brazil should obliterate North Korea. 5 people picked Brazil to score > 4 goals, with 11 picking 4 goals.

MIJB#19 · 06-11-2010, 02:27 PM

Just a ball (not) on the post away from a perfect score.

Coffee Warlord · 06-11-2010, 02:30 PM

France needs to score a lot of goals in the 2nd half for me to get some points today.

Coffee Warlord · 06-14-2010, 08:14 AM

Early leads for bhlloy, Radii, and Cards4Ever. Router Help has thus far the most correct predictions, but 2 spot ons for bhlloy has gotten him 1st place.

As for me...I'm not last?

MikeVic · 06-15-2010, 12:13 PM

Second!!

MIJB#19 · 06-15-2010, 03:54 PM

How about that off-side goal + injury time goal combo to boost me up to third place?

Coffee Warlord · 06-15-2010, 03:55 PM

I'm not last?

Coffee Warlord · 06-16-2010, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I'm not last?

Nevermind.

*runs off to the database and edits all his picks*

Marc Vaughan · 06-17-2010, 07:28 PM

Ok I will be last soon myself if todays run of results continue - Was smiling happily when Nigeria was 1-0 up .... then they threw that away in style quickly followed by France, I mean I thought I was brave putting Mexico at a draw but France were dismal and Mexico looked very good indeed imho.

flere-imsaho · 06-18-2010, 09:20 AM

Yay I'm not last!

MIJB#19 · 06-20-2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

Yay I'm not last!

I really like your Portugal-Brazil prediction.

flere-imsaho · 06-21-2010, 08:38 AM

I will now be cheering against the Dutch at every opportunity.

flere-imsaho · 06-21-2010, 08:39 AM

Two? I have a score of two?

MIJB#19 · 06-21-2010, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

I will now be cheering against the Dutch at every opportunity.

Hey, I wasn't kidding. I'd love to see that kind of score.

Coffee Warlord · 06-21-2010, 11:01 AM

Marc V jumps into 1st place with a spot on Chile-Swiss call.

MIJB#19 · 06-21-2010, 11:12 AM

effin Portugese, they cost me 21 points today.

Marc Vaughan · 06-21-2010, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Marc V jumps into 1st place with a spot on Chile-Swiss call.

I'm just happy not to be last ... that'd be kinda embaressing considering my job and all

Coffee Warlord · 06-21-2010, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

I'm just happy not to be last ... that'd be kinda embaressing considering my job and all

Well, if you stay on top, you can ask for a raise, citing your exceptional international knowledge.

MikeVic · 06-22-2010, 03:31 PM

Yay, back to third!

Coffee Warlord · 06-22-2010, 04:27 PM

4 spot on predictions for me can't save me from next to last right now. Whee.

MIJB#19 · 06-22-2010, 04:45 PM

Marc V is really running away right now. Awesome streak over the past two days...

Marc Vaughan · 06-23-2010, 11:11 AM

Very happy to see my USA prediction was wrong - was hoping you chaps would make it through

flere-imsaho · 06-23-2010, 12:33 PM

I'm come to the conclusion that CW has deliberately rigged the game against me. Damn you CW!

Coffee Warlord · 06-23-2010, 03:22 PM

Oooh, MikeVic with a big 50 pointer on the Aussie match, taking him over Marc V.

MikeVic · 06-23-2010, 03:22 PM

First, eat it!

Coffee Warlord · 06-23-2010, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

I'm come to the conclusion that CW has deliberately rigged the game against me. Damn you CW!

I apparently suck at rigging it, since I'm 2nd to last.

Marc Vaughan · 06-23-2010, 03:40 PM

Congrats to MikeVic who's just taken the lead on a good couple of calls there

(my big weakness has been over-estimating the African teams performances in this competition ... thought this might be their 'coming of age' ... but apparently not quite yet, they've shown some great technique but lack the clinical finishing and their defenses aren't quite robust enough)

MikeVic · 06-23-2010, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Congrats to MikeVic who's just taken the lead on a good couple of calls there

(my big weakness has been over-estimating the African teams performances in this competition ... thought this might be their 'coming of age' ... but apparently not quite yet, they've shown some great technique but lack the clinical finishing and their defenses aren't quite robust enough)

I definitely knew Australia would win 2-1!

MikeVic · 06-25-2010, 03:52 PM

Update please!!! So I know if I can put:
"Coffee Warlord's World Cup 2010 Predictions Game CHAMPION" in my signature for four years. Thanks.

Marc Vaughan · 06-25-2010, 07:10 PM

I'm pretty sure you're in with a good chance - I can't beat you know as our final predictions are identical I believe .. which really leaves Jake as your biggest threat, if he can get an identical result on the final match (which he's tipped as a draw) then he might over-turn you yet ..

Coffee Warlord · 06-26-2010, 10:13 AM

Sorry, got off work early yesterday before results were finished.

BUT!

Congrats to MikeVic!

MikeVic · 06-26-2010, 11:36 AM

Excellent. I gladly accept the championship. My opponents were worthy opponents.

Marc Vaughan · 06-26-2010, 02:59 PM

Congrats MikeVic, well deserved

Coffee Warlord · 06-26-2010, 04:22 PM

Though, I must award the Prognosticator Perfectionist of Power Award to Marc V, with his top mark of 8 spot on picks.

Radii · 06-26-2010, 05:14 PM

Spot on in the very first match and the very last one for me... the other 46, not so much.

flere-imsaho · 06-27-2010, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

Excellent. I gladly accept the championship.

Congrats!!!

Quote:

My opponents were worthy opponents.

Well, except me....

06-09-2010, 11:18 AM	#2
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	in!

06-09-2010, 11:25 AM	#3
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	In!

06-09-2010, 11:33 AM	#6
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	in __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-09-2010, 01:53 PM	#8
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Annnd...the entries page (World Cup Pick'em 2010) will now allow you to edit your picks, up until I turn it off Friday. Put in your username/pin, and edit your picks till your heart's content. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-09-2010 at 01:53 PM.

06-09-2010, 02:35 PM	#10
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Just curious why there is a difference for home and away when their is only one "real" home squad. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-09-2010, 11:27 AM	#4
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	iin with a very quick not really thought about it hard entry .. (heh, just making my excuses for doing badly early on )

06-09-2010, 01:17 PM	#7
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Standings page has been built. World Cup Pick'em 2010 - Standings

06-09-2010, 04:43 PM	#13
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Oh, by the way, I'm in. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

06-10-2010, 03:36 PM	#14
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Bump, signups end tomorrow morning.

06-11-2010, 10:49 AM	#15
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Standings page is now moved to World Cup Pick'em 2010 - Standings You may click on anyone listed and see their picks. Annnd...useless stats department. 12 of 17 entries picked Mexico over South Africa, with only 2 picking a South African win. 5 entries picked USA over England. Exactly one person predicted a North Korea win...in any of their 3 matches. If FOFC knows anything, Brazil should obliterate North Korea. 5 people picked Brazil to score > 4 goals, with 11 picking 4 goals. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-11-2010 at 10:49 AM.

06-11-2010, 02:27 PM	#16
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Just a ball (not) on the post away from a perfect score. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

06-11-2010, 02:30 PM	#17
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	France needs to score a lot of goals in the 2nd half for me to get some points today.

06-14-2010, 08:14 AM	#18
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Early leads for bhlloy, Radii, and Cards4Ever. Router Help has thus far the most correct predictions, but 2 spot ons for bhlloy has gotten him 1st place. As for me...I'm not last?

06-15-2010, 12:13 PM	#19
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Second!!

06-15-2010, 03:54 PM	#20
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	How about that off-side goal + injury time goal combo to boost me up to third place? __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

06-15-2010, 03:55 PM	#21
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I'm not last?

06-17-2010, 07:28 PM	#23
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Ok I will be last soon myself if todays run of results continue - Was smiling happily when Nigeria was 1-0 up .... then they threw that away in style quickly followed by France, I mean I thought I was brave putting Mexico at a draw but France were dismal and Mexico looked very good indeed imho.

06-18-2010, 09:20 AM	#24
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Yay I'm not last!

06-21-2010, 08:38 AM	#26
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I will now be cheering against the Dutch at every opportunity.

06-21-2010, 08:39 AM	#27
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Two? I have a score of two?

06-21-2010, 11:01 AM	#29
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Marc V jumps into 1st place with a spot on Chile-Swiss call.

06-21-2010, 11:12 AM	#30
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	effin Portugese, they cost me 21 points today. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

06-22-2010, 03:31 PM	#33
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Yay, back to third!

06-22-2010, 04:27 PM	#34
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	4 spot on predictions for me can't save me from next to last right now. Whee.

06-22-2010, 04:45 PM	#35
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Marc V is really running away right now. Awesome streak over the past two days... __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

06-23-2010, 11:11 AM	#36
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Very happy to see my USA prediction was wrong - was hoping you chaps would make it through

06-23-2010, 12:33 PM	#37
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I'm come to the conclusion that CW has deliberately rigged the game against me. Damn you CW!

06-23-2010, 03:22 PM	#38
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Oooh, MikeVic with a big 50 pointer on the Aussie match, taking him over Marc V.

06-23-2010, 03:40 PM	#41
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Congrats to MikeVic who's just taken the lead on a good couple of calls there (my big weakness has been over-estimating the African teams performances in this competition ... thought this might be their 'coming of age' ... but apparently not quite yet, they've shown some great technique but lack the clinical finishing and their defenses aren't quite robust enough)

06-25-2010, 03:52 PM	#43
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Update please!!! So I know if I can put: "Coffee Warlord's World Cup 2010 Predictions Game CHAMPION" in my signature for four years. Thanks.

06-25-2010, 07:10 PM	#44
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	I'm pretty sure you're in with a good chance - I can't beat you know as our final predictions are identical I believe .. which really leaves Jake as your biggest threat, if he can get an identical result on the final match (which he's tipped as a draw) then he might over-turn you yet ..

06-26-2010, 10:13 AM	#45
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Sorry, got off work early yesterday before results were finished. BUT! Congrats to MikeVic!

06-26-2010, 11:36 AM	#46
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Excellent. I gladly accept the championship. My opponents were worthy opponents.

06-26-2010, 02:59 PM	#47
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Congrats MikeVic, well deserved

06-26-2010, 04:22 PM	#48
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Though, I must award the Prognosticator Perfectionist of Power Award to Marc V, with his top mark of 8 spot on picks.