Welcome to The Players Championship!
To make it clear from the start, this is open to everybody who wants to play and not just the players who have submitted the content for the competition
How the Competition will work
For those of you somehow still unfamiliar with these things, this is a completely different format to the long running 'Guess the Image' game thread. Here, I will be the only one who posts images, and everybody else tries to guess them to score points.
Each ‘round’ consists of at most 4 images from a single movie. Each time an image is posted, ALL players are allowed to take ONE guess at the identify of the movie VIA CRITICKER DIRECT MESSAGE. ...
..... I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH. DO NOT POST THE ANSWER IN THIS THREAD OR ANY OTHER THREAD ON THE FORUMS ...
Images will be played at the same times every day and will remain ‘active’ and in play until the next one is posted. Because of the Direct Message (DM) system, there is no advantage to being ‘first’, so a correct guess sent hours after the image is posted has the same value as one sent after a few minutes. The image posting windows are as follows
Window 1 (12 hrs): Image is posted at 10.00 BST (05.00 EST, 02.00 PST) and stays active until
Window 2 (12 hrs): Image is posted at 22.00 BST (17.00 EST, 14.00 PST) and stays active until Window 1 reopens.
So it's simple. An image gets posted at the same time in the am and pm and you have 12 hours to play an image. Everybody should be able to manage this, and if you can't then you can just go f*** yourself
How the Scoring will work
Correct answers on the first image from a movie are worth 4 points
Second images are worth 3 points
Third images are worth 2 points
Fourth images are worth 1 point
All players are allowed one incorrect guess per round (not per image). Subsequent incorrect guesses in the same round will each incur a minus one point penalty.
The Player who has submitted the round content will score a rounded average of all scores of the round. (e.g. 2.5 or above will score 3)
There will be six single window Bonus Rounds that are spread throughout the competition. Bonus Rounds are worth one point. Bonus Round submitters will again score the average for that round.
... which brings me to the secondary scoring system
The Players Championship - CIVIL WAR!
That's right people, it's not you vs me like in the previous couple of tournaments, its you versus each other!
I've split the players up into two teams and it will be a simple case of adding up the scores of the players on each team to see who wins! We've had two tournaments with the top two player in both swapping title wins so it's only fitting that they serve as Team Captains, so I give you
TEAM CET VS
cet1412
maaxwell
bowfinger
paulofilmo
dunbar
VS
TEAM SNALLY
snallygaster
brickwall
cosmicmonkey
mattorama12
cmonster
victoriouz
Teams have been sorted by a very crude seeding based on previous tournaments and image game scoring. It could easily go lop sided if one or two players under/over perform but we'll see how it goes
The Leaderboards
At the end of each round (ie when moving on to the next movie) a confirmation of the players who scored points during the round will be posted. Cumulative Weekly Leaderboard updates will then be posted every Saturday morning to let everyone see the scoring progression and how they are doing overall against the other players. The final Leaderboard will be posted after the final round has completed.
Official Rules
1. The Tournament starts at 10am BST on Sat 26th May 2018 and concludes at 10am BST on Fri Weds 20th June 2018 at which time the final leaderboards will be posted.
2. Players can play as many rounds as they like, and can join in when the tournament is already started if they choose.
3. Guesses must NOT be posted to the forums. As I said, I can not stress this enough. They MUST be submitted to me via criticker DIRECT MESSAGE. (To send a Direct Message, click my profile and 'send philamental a message' is right under my avatar). I have discussed this with mpowell who has agreed to ban offenders from the thread or even the site depending on the severity of the case.
4. Active images/rounds can be discussed in the Discussion Thread so long as the answers aren't posted or clues aren't given. It is ok however to speculate your thoughts if you wish "e.g. this one is really frustrating me. It's reminiscent of Lubezki but I can't place it."
5. Only one guess per image is permitted per player. Multiple guesses sent from the same player for a single image will result in that player being excluded from the rest of the round and a minus three point penalty score will be applied. If you realise the correct answer after you have already guessed, you must wait until the next image is posted before guessing again.
5. Internet searching is permitted. I made sure all the submitted images could not be identified by using Google Image Search or Tineye. If there is some method of image searching I've overlooked that reveals the answer, then I'd ask you to inform me immediately and avoid using it from that point on. Other than that, feel free to use the internet to help you identify the images as much as you want.
6. ALL of the selected movies have a minimum of 500 criticker ratings (click the film profile and scroll down to bottom of the reviews column)
7. I will accept abbreviated movie title answers that are undeniably clear; eg. 'To Wong Foo' is acceptable for 'To Wong Foo thanks for everything, Julie Newmar'
8. If the film is from a series or franchise the specific film must be named. A guess of 'Harry Potter' will not be accepted if the specific answer is 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' and will be considered an incorrect answer.
9. If an image is from a specific cut of the movie, I will accept any variation of the title e.g. 'Apocalypse Now'/Apocalypse Now Redux
10. I will attempt to apply and interpret the rules as fairly and consistently as possible, but I reserve the right to make exceptions to the rules or change them if I feel it is for the benefit of the tournament. My decisions are final.
11. Any further rule changes will be amended in this original post and referenced in the latest post of this thread and also in the discussion thread.
Other Points for Consideration
Some players are choosing to remain anonymous until the round is completed so no clue is given to the answer.
I aim to reply to all correct answers via DM before the next image is posted if the round is continuing. If I have time and opportunity I will reply to incorrect guesses as well, but if you do not receive a DM reply to your guess, you can take it that you were wrong.
I'm one person and can't guarantee a flawless experience. If I screw up during the month, deal with it. If I make a decision that you don't like, tough. If events in my personal life result in an image being delayed or being missed out entirely then it's out of my control. If I anticipate being unable to post an image on time due to work or personal commitment I may choose to post it early but I'll try to avoid doing this if I can.
TPC is meant to be a bit of fun and a distraction from our day to day lives, so treat it that way and don't take it too seriously.
For any questions, comments or discussion, please post in the Discussion Thread here ...
https://www.criticker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7191
Good luck to you all!
