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Topic: Wit's End Team Heroes Open Invitational

Posted by: JCSon

Subject: Wit's End Team Heroes Open Invitational
Date: Jan 23 13

This virtual blog will function as a meeting place for discussion centered around this Invitational so that facebook users and non-facebook users alike can enjoy the competition together. We already have over 100 players registered representing 24 FunTrivia teams. Please see the game details (originally included in our Wit's End facebook event posting):


Wit's End, a private tournament hosted by Funtrivia.com, invites you to our first Team Heroes Open Invitational.

DESCRIPTION:
This challenge is based on the Team Heroes game design at FunTrivia.com:
1. Your team does not score for the day unless a minimum of 5 team members post a score.
2. Your team score is the average of your top 5 scoring team players.
3. Your participation cannot lower your team score.

Team Heroes games will run every third day at Wit's End (http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=37636) during the month of February and will include only pre-built categories (to ensure fair play). You will have nine opportunities to score for your team on Feb 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, and 27.

TEAM AFFILIATION:
Any players that are members of exisitng FunTrivia teams may represent those teams. Players who are not affiliated with an FT team, whose affiliation is unknown, or whose existing teams are not well represented will be assigned to a Free Agent team formed by the tournament administrator. Alternatively, players may request to form a team of their own.

REGISTRATION:
Players are asked to register participation or check in via the event posted by Wit's End on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/570165523010826/) or by emailing the tournament administrator (JCSon1982@gmail.com). This will help the tournament administrator match names and usernames, determine your team affiliation, and establish a method of contact in case you should win one of the prizes.

PRIZES:
1) BEST TEAM: The team with the best record at the end of the month will receive a feature on the Wit's End facebook page. (VALUE: priceless)
2) BEST TEAM MVP: The MVP of the winning team at the end of the month will receive a 12 month FunTrivia.com gold membership to be used or transferred at the recipient's discretion. (VALUE: $38)
3) SUPERHERO: All players whose scores are in their team's top 5 scores for all nine Team Heroes games will be entered into a random drawing for one nifty trivia-related prize. (VALUE: $15-$25)
4) HERO: All players who make their team's top 5 at least once will be entered into a random drawing for one small trivia-related prize. (VALUE: $5-$15)

OUTREACH:
If you are a member of a FunTrivia team, please post to your team message boards (if it hasn't popped up there already) and invite your team members to participate! Remember, you need at least 5 players per team per day to register a team score. Also, feel free to use the "Invite Friends" button at the facebook event to share with your facebook friends.



Please feel free to leave feedback for the site administrators. We will take all feedback into account as we tweak and add new features.
The old reply to thread function was removed because it got to the point where people weren't even reading the announcements and assuming, by default, that they were somehow being wronged or forgotten or insulted or abused or cheated out of something in some manner.


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jabb5076

Kyle--I also want to thank you for putting this tournament together; I think many players are unaware of the incredible amount of time and effort you've spent to organize it.
It's also helpful if, before complaining, people would read the tournament rules in their entirety. Doing so helps eliminate confusion and saves you the trouble of having to respond to unnecessary questions.

Reply #181. Feb 07 13, 1:55 PM

JCSon

No worries. With so many people involved, there is bound to be some confusion along the way. =)

Reply #182. Feb 07 13, 2:51 PM

JCSon

Sorry folks...I'm going to be delayed a few hours. Paged to the Emergency Department.

Reply #183. Feb 07 13, 2:53 PM

Carole233

Thank you for your invitation to play in the Open Invitational tournament. It has been fun and the diversity of the questions have been interesting. I look forward to the remainder of the tournament:-)
Carole

Reply #184. Feb 07 13, 4:42 PM

JCSon

The following three Free Agent teams have been formed:

Free Agents EAA (includes players from Europe, Australia, and Asia)
Free Agents NAW (includes players from North American West)
Free Agents NAE (includes players from North American East)

For the purposes of this Invitational, North American East includes all states to the east of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. North American West includes Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana and all states to the west. Canada is divided along the same line.

The composition of Free Agent teams may shift slightly, and additional Free Agent teams may be formed if players from areas not yet represented join for future games.

Reply #185. Feb 07 13, 5:06 PM

Qmel

I may be a Dream Weaver at heart...but here I come Free Agents West!

Reply #186. Feb 07 13, 7:21 PM

JCSon

Just finished a study enrollment that took me all of 7 hours. Brain fried.

Reply #187. Feb 07 13, 9:10 PM

JCSon

TEAM HEROES GAME 1 (February 3, 2013) FINAL* RESULTS:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AjXU3swPpSfMdDdjMzBIZ0tQMkRiODBQU1FxbTRhNVE&single=true&gid=2&range=G1%3AL43&output=html


Description of Columns:
Teams - all teams, merged teams, and free agent teams.
Heroes - number of players contributing to the team score.
Hero Avg - the team score; scores in red do not count because the team did not field a minimum of 5 players.
Checkins - number of players checked in per team.
Played - number of players participating in game 1.

*Please note that standings may change slightly as Free Agent teams are modified and as unaffiliated players are identified.


MERGED TEAMS:

1) All 50 States + Tesla Coil + Thunder Chicken + Calculators = 50 Tesla Chicken Calculators
2) Wisdom of the Fool + Ultimate Opportunists = Wise Opportunists
3) USA East Coast Players + The Palmetto Players = East Coast Palmetto
4) All Right! + THE CONSERVATIVES = All Conservative

FREE AGENT TEAMS:

Free Agents EAA (includes players from Europe, Australia, and Asia)
Free Agents NAW (includes players from North American West)
Free Agents NAE (includes players from North American East)

For the purposes of this Invitational, North American East includes all states to the east of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. North American West includes Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana and all states to the west. Canada is divided along the same line.

The composition of Free Agent teams may shift slightly, and additional Free Agent teams may be formed if players from areas not yet represented join for future games and as players previously unidentified complete check in.


PLAYERS NOT CHECKED IN:

baleo, bg, Bogeyless, gizella, imallshukup, KidCurry, ldinc, mcjaminsky, suzie, tiger55

Reply #188. Feb 07 13, 9:48 PM

JCSon

TEAM HEROES GAME 2 (February 6, 2013) FINAL* RESULTS:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AjXU3swPpSfMdDFVd1cwTGEzY2ptZ1RiOF8wbjdMbnc&single=true&gid=3&range=G1%3AL42&output=html


Description of Columns:
Teams - all teams, merged teams, and free agent teams.
Heroes - number of players contributing to the team score.
Hero Avg - the team score; scores in red do not count because the team did not field a minimum of 5 players.
Checkins - number of players checked in per team.
Played - number of players participating in game 1.

*Please note that standings may change slightly as Free Agent teams are modified and as unaffiliated players are identified.


MERGED TEAMS:

1) All 50 States + Tesla Coil + Thunder Chicken + Calculators = 50 Tesla Chicken Calculators
2) Wisdom of the Fool + Ultimate Opportunists = Wise Opportunists
3) USA East Coast Players + The Palmetto Players = East Coast Palmetto
4) All Right! + THE CONSERVATIVES = All Conservative

FREE AGENT TEAMS:

Free Agents EAA (includes players from Europe, Australia, and Asia)
Free Agents NAW (includes players from North American West)
Free Agents NAE (includes players from North American East)

For the purposes of this Invitational, North American East includes all states to the east of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. North American West includes Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana and all states to the west. Canada is divided along the same line.

The composition of Free Agent teams may shift slightly, and additional Free Agent teams may be formed if players from areas not yet represented join for future games and as players previously unidentified complete check in.


PLAYERS NOT CHECKED IN:

baleo, bg, Bogeyless, gizella, imallshukup, KidCurry, ldinc, mcjaminsky, suzie, tiger55

Reply #189. Feb 07 13, 10:09 PM

Lazer58

Thanks Kyle team members were curious as to how we did.

Reply #190. Feb 07 13, 10:21 PM

megrim Love the "50 Tesla Chicken Calculators" team name :)

Reply #191. Feb 08 13, 3:38 AM

Blackdresss

I love our name, too! It cracks me up every time I see it or think of it!

I also love that we went from 11th place after the first round to third place after the second round!

Go, you crazy 50 Tesla Chicken Calculators, go!

Reply #192. Feb 08 13, 7:41 AM

Blackdresss

Kyle, I swear, you have the patience of Job.

Now that you've put this all together, and it is such a roaring success, don't you think maybe you should keep it going? It's taking us all SO LONG to figure it all out, by the time we do, the month will be over! Maybe not every single month, but maybe... well, who knows? I just hate to see so much hard work and determination over in such a short time. And, the 50 Tesla Chicken Calculators are just beginning to gel as a team! I'm not ready to dismember, which sounds like a bad Chicken joke, but I swear, it wasn't meant to be.

One of the best things about this is that I "found" your public tournament, Wit's End, and now I can play there for the rest of forever!

Thanks for working so hard. You're a jewel and a gem!

Reply #193. Feb 08 13, 7:50 AM

JCSon

Haha, thank you Elle. You're very kind. And funny. =)

While I love the idea of Team Heroes as a more permanent fixture, I'm not sure it's sustainable that way. It's a huge amount of extra work for me than normal operations require, and that amount of prize offerings is beyond what I'm able to cover. I envisioned it as more of an occasional competition.

But you're right about it being a lot to get up and running, and to drop the ball on that would be a shame. If I could manage more coding and fleshed out our admin team a little more, it might work. And I suppose we could do it without the prizes.

But we'll see what happens. We're barely underway here. And I have other things to take into consideration...like the fact that I'm going to be a dad in a couple months! =)

Reply #194. Feb 08 13, 10:22 PM

JCSon

Either way, I'm chuffed that you're planning to stick around. We do other fun events at Wit's End, including my favorite annual event, the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge & Sponsor Charity Game.

Reply #195. Feb 08 13, 10:31 PM

JCSon

Game3 is on! The topic is Literature 2: Intermediate. Go teams! =)

Reply #196. Feb 09 13, 12:42 AM

postcards2go

Kyle, I don't know about others, but I suspect most feel as I do that we're not in it for the prizes. It's the competition, and glory for our teams :-)

Reply #197. Feb 09 13, 7:44 AM

agony

Just want to let you know I'm enjoying the Open Invitational - this is quite a lot of fun.

Reply #198. Feb 09 13, 5:05 PM

MikeMaster99

Kyle,

wonderful job and hugely enjoyable concept!!
For me, the prizes are completely incidental. They weren't the spur to play int eh first place and their absence would not deter me from playing again.
What do others think?
cheers,
Mike

Reply #199. Feb 09 13, 8:14 PM

jabb5076

Completely agree--prizes are just a nice little bonus, not the reason we're all participating.

Reply #200. Feb 09 13, 8:51 PM

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