FPL Pontoon

Example below

The aim of the game is to be the first person to hit exactly 21 points

Pick a player each Gameweek and the scores are added together each week

The first person to hit 21 points exactly wins the game

If you go over 21 points you are 'bust' and start again next week with zero points

If more than one person hits 21 at the same time - the team with the highest FPL score that week wins (if still a tie: countback)

Once a game has been won, everyones points are reset to zero and the next game begins

I will keep the stats in the second post, and will update the thread title with info on when games are open and shut

You can change your mind as many times as you like, the deadline for choosing a player is the same as the Gameweek deadline - but if you could quote your older choice when changing a player that will be helpful

Once a game has started - no more new entries until the next game

You must declare entry for each new game - anyone from a previous game will not automatically be carried over

If you fail to choose a player in between Gameweeks, your choice for the previous week will rollover

If your player scores a negative score, this is taken off your total - but you cannot go below zero on your overall score

YOU CAN PICK ANY PLAYER FROM THE FPL LIST, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN YOUR TEAM. No captain rule in this game.

First time running this game, so may need to tweak rules - keep an eye on thread title for updates

EXAMPLE 1

GW4 - Malouda 16 pts | TOTAL=16pts
GW5 - Sagna 4 pts | TOTAL=20pts
GW6 - Ilunga 1pt | TOTAL=21pts PONTOON

EXAMPLE 2

GW12 - Torres 19pts | TOTAL=19pts
GW13 - Ivanovic (does not play) | TOTAL=19pts
GW14 - Ivanovic 6pts | TOTAL=25pts BUST

Winners Enclosure (Qualified for end of season finale)

Sir JG
Colbert
Pink Elephantz
Abumies x 2
Golden Bear
Scoffw
Eagle

How to post your choice:

GW4 - Marquis Mark - David Bentley

GW4 - grob - Drogba (for FAQ,presumably captaincy points included ?,and can we just edit our selection post up to the deadline each GW when you collect them ?)

nah, just whatever the score given to them by FPL - they don't have to be in your team - can be any player you like, i'll edit rules accordingly

I love a good side game me.

Cheers MM for running

So here we go

GW4 Knulpuk - Caroll

GW4 - Jester - Andy Carroll

yep, i'll just go by after the GW has closed and sort out who ended up choosing who

GW4 - TheTon - Malouda

Edit - changed mine as everyone was going with Carroll

Seeing as I'm putting all my eggs into one basket:

GW4 - MarquisMark - Asamoah Gyan

GW 4 - Ironfist - Drogba

GW4-Dandave09-Carroll

GW4 - Eagle224 - Dembele

Great idea this one, can't believe no-one thought of this before. Are you going to disqualify people who score less than 1pt?

I was about to put dembele but then i thought id go for a safer bet with carroll as newcastle have blackpool at home

No, gonna keep them in and let everyone laugh at how shite they are

GW 4 - Fil16 - Walcott

Ok, just thought it gave an advantage if you scored negative points one week with no winner - less likely to go bust the next week - was looking at the scenario of being on 20pts - not only less likely to pick a player who'll start a game but if you get -1 and no-one wins you have a better chance of scoring 2pts than 1pt the following week.

GW4 - Tacalabala - Harper (NEWC)

ahh good thinkin Eagle

i'll edit the rules accordingly to clarify. negative scores are taken off your overall score, but you cannot go below zero on the total points

GW4 - Colbert - Fabregas

GW4 Richt = Darren Bent

OK. Do we get anything for a 5-card trick?

Sorry, just trying to be awkward. I'll start with :

GW4 - Shaggy365 - Gerrard

A couple of possible rules to consider ?

Pontoon has a max. of 5 cards ? therefore each 'game' lasts 5 GW's

Banker pays out on 21 (10pts), 20 (7pts), 19 (4pts), 18 (1pt)& a 5 card trick (10 pts + 10 point bonus for 21)? Bust = -10pts

35 gameweeks left so 7 'hands' to be dealt. ? Most points wins ?

You must have a new 'card' (player) each week - ie you can't select the same player twice in 5 GW's ?

If a player scores 1 point (An Ace) can it count as 1 or 11 ?

Would scores above 10 be classified as a 'picture card' & count as 10 ?

A default card (player selected at random) is turned up by the banker prior to the GW starting and is dealt to anyone who has not chosen to stick or has just plain forgotten to enter. ?



I'm in btw

GW4 - AKNel1 - Malouda

I shall choose, Theo Walcott for my first card please.

Some good rules there

It makes me feel a little rude by not adding them, but the idea behind it was kinda like the pontoon game they used to play in the papers with football teams goals scored each week if you remember that?

And also wanted to keep it to absolute minimal upkeep! But thanks for the ideas - worth consideration if the game needs freshening up. Could even use them for a season finale.....

GW4 - chandler - Morten Gamst Pedersen

So we can choose the same player as someone else?

GW4 - FingerPass - Fernando Torres

Yup. FPL weekly score separates if push comes to shove on 21

GW4- Sir JG- Tevez

GW4 - CY - Chamakh