African Nations Cup 2017 - murf's FISO Predictions Comp
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African Nations Cup 2017 - murf's FISO Predictions Comp
Welcome to ACN17FPC!
Welcome to what is unbelievably the 7th(!) running of what surely must be FISO's (and now the world's???) favourite African Nations Cup prediction competition that has been running since 2006.
This will be run pretty similarly to the 2006 comp and the 2008 comp and the 2010 comp and the 2012 comp and the 2013 comp and the 2015 comp.
Every couple of days(ish) there will be a new round with 4 games to pick for - so keep tuning in throughout.
In each round you just have to pick who you think will win each game. If they win you get 3 pts and 1 pt for a draw, 0 if they lose. You must also pick your JOKER which wins double points.
The key rule here is that for each round those of you getting the least points go out! i.e. anybody on 0 goes out. If nobody gets 0 those on 1 go out etc etc. If everyone ties then you all get through to the next round. Scores do NOT carry between rounds.
You have to be in from Round 1 as no provision for new entries to round 2 etc. All welcome but you'll have to be on FISO fairly regularly to have a chance.
Could be just 1 person eliminated in a round or it could be a lot. When it comes to the QFs that may change (see below).
I thought this idea up in about a minute for 2006 and it worked but I need to reserve the right to tweak it as the tournament progresses, lets see how it goes.
Other rules (for clarification):
1. Old school 'premiership predictions' rules on late entries - deadline is first kick off but if you miss the first k.o. you can pick for subsequent games in that set as long as you do so an hour before the next kick off and be classified as a 'LATE ENTRANT'.
2. Edits allowed til first k.o. then all strictly banned. Any MODS please make a note when you edit.
3. 'LAST PLACE' is the lowest score of those entering in time before the round starts. Rule in place so any 'late entrants' scoring low (due to less games and/or being rubbish) can't save the lowest of those who entered on time.
4. 'Late entrants' must beat 'last place' to survive.
5. If over half the total field are set to be eliminated then anybody who got 0 for their joker is saved (cos they would have scored higher with jokers ignored). If half the field are still set to be eliminated then anybody who scored 1 point in their joker game is saved. If over 3/4 of the field are still going to be eliminated then even those with 3 points jokers are saved. Anybody being saved by any part of this rule will start the next round with a 0.5 point penalty (i.e. they will be on -0.5).
(Note - this rule is the most likely to be 'tweaked' part way through as it often is to control numbers either way).
6. Write your predictions including joker in the right format!
7. No predicting for future rounds til I announce it is open for picks. If you are going to be away for the odd round or two I will take picks by PM but as this is all quick fire then I can't really let anyone do this this too often.
8. When it comes to the Knockout Rounds (QFs, SFs, Final) the points will potentially change (to cover extra time etc and also the elimination rules - dependent on numbers - stay tuned!
Everyone (FISO veterans and newbies alike) more than welcome
Welcome to what is unbelievably the 7th(!) running of what surely must be FISO's (and now the world's???) favourite African Nations Cup prediction competition that has been running since 2006.
This will be run pretty similarly to the 2006 comp and the 2008 comp and the 2010 comp and the 2012 comp and the 2013 comp and the 2015 comp.
Every couple of days(ish) there will be a new round with 4 games to pick for - so keep tuning in throughout.
In each round you just have to pick who you think will win each game. If they win you get 3 pts and 1 pt for a draw, 0 if they lose. You must also pick your JOKER which wins double points.
The key rule here is that for each round those of you getting the least points go out! i.e. anybody on 0 goes out. If nobody gets 0 those on 1 go out etc etc. If everyone ties then you all get through to the next round. Scores do NOT carry between rounds.
You have to be in from Round 1 as no provision for new entries to round 2 etc. All welcome but you'll have to be on FISO fairly regularly to have a chance.
Could be just 1 person eliminated in a round or it could be a lot. When it comes to the QFs that may change (see below).
I thought this idea up in about a minute for 2006 and it worked but I need to reserve the right to tweak it as the tournament progresses, lets see how it goes.
Other rules (for clarification):
1. Old school 'premiership predictions' rules on late entries - deadline is first kick off but if you miss the first k.o. you can pick for subsequent games in that set as long as you do so an hour before the next kick off and be classified as a 'LATE ENTRANT'.
2. Edits allowed til first k.o. then all strictly banned. Any MODS please make a note when you edit.
3. 'LAST PLACE' is the lowest score of those entering in time before the round starts. Rule in place so any 'late entrants' scoring low (due to less games and/or being rubbish) can't save the lowest of those who entered on time.
4. 'Late entrants' must beat 'last place' to survive.
5. If over half the total field are set to be eliminated then anybody who got 0 for their joker is saved (cos they would have scored higher with jokers ignored). If half the field are still set to be eliminated then anybody who scored 1 point in their joker game is saved. If over 3/4 of the field are still going to be eliminated then even those with 3 points jokers are saved. Anybody being saved by any part of this rule will start the next round with a 0.5 point penalty (i.e. they will be on -0.5).
(Note - this rule is the most likely to be 'tweaked' part way through as it often is to control numbers either way).
6. Write your predictions including joker in the right format!
7. No predicting for future rounds til I announce it is open for picks. If you are going to be away for the odd round or two I will take picks by PM but as this is all quick fire then I can't really let anyone do this this too often.
8. When it comes to the Knockout Rounds (QFs, SFs, Final) the points will potentially change (to cover extra time etc and also the elimination rules - dependent on numbers - stay tuned!
Everyone (FISO veterans and newbies alike) more than welcome
Last edited by murf on 29 Dec 2021, 12:48, edited 1 time in total.
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Wiki site with fixtures
Group stages have 4 games every 2 days and each 2 days / 4 games counts as a 'Round':
Rd 1- 14th-15th (Jan)
Rd 2- 16th-17th
Rd 3- 18th-19th
Rd 4- 20th-21st
Rd 5- 22nd-23rd
Rd 6- 24th-25th
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Rd 7 - QFs- 28th-29th Jan
Rd 8 - SFs- 1st-2nd Feb
Rd 9 - Final & 3rd place play off- 4th-5th Feb
Group stages have 4 games every 2 days and each 2 days / 4 games counts as a 'Round':
Rd 1- 14th-15th (Jan)
Rd 2- 16th-17th
Rd 3- 18th-19th
Rd 4- 20th-21st
Rd 5- 22nd-23rd
Rd 6- 24th-25th
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Rd 7 - QFs- 28th-29th Jan
Rd 8 - SFs- 1st-2nd Feb
Rd 9 - Final & 3rd place play off- 4th-5th Feb
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ROUND 1
Saturday 14/1,
Gabon v Guinea-Bissau 16:00
Burkina Faso v Cameroon 19:00
Sunday 15/1,
Algeria v Zimbabwe 16:00
Tunisia v Senegal 19:00
(Note - these are UK times (I think))
Deadline = first kick off. For late entries, deadline = 1 hour before next kick off.
Pick 1 team for each game. In order. Write JOKER after the one you want double points for.
Like this:
TEMPLATE
Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso JOKER
Zimbabwe
Tunisia
Saturday 14/1,
Gabon v Guinea-Bissau 16:00
Burkina Faso v Cameroon 19:00
Sunday 15/1,
Algeria v Zimbabwe 16:00
Tunisia v Senegal 19:00
(Note - these are UK times (I think))
Deadline = first kick off. For late entries, deadline = 1 hour before next kick off.
Pick 1 team for each game. In order. Write JOKER after the one you want double points for.
Like this:
TEMPLATE
Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso JOKER
Zimbabwe
Tunisia
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My picks:
Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
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Part of the skill in the early rounds is knowing who to copy!
Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
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So true.morganb wrote:Part of the skill in the early rounds is knowing who to copy!
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Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
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So you copied someone who copied me!....Moist von Lipwig wrote:So true.morganb wrote:Part of the skill in the early rounds is knowing who to copy!
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria joker
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria joker
Senegal
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It's too early to post thenMoist von Lipwig wrote:So true.morganb wrote:Part of the skill in the early rounds is knowing who to copy!
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What do you mean?morganb wrote:Part of the skill in the early rounds is knowing who to copy!
Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Does anyone know anything useful about the ACoN ie more than it is in Africa....
Is it on any of those TV Channel things?
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Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
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Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Just to be different
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Just to be different
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria joker
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria joker
Senegal
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria
Tunisia Joker (taps nose)
Early announcement from me. Egypt win it.....Salah wins Golden Boot....I'm on at 9/1 and 10/1 respectively. Thank me later!
Cameroon
Algeria
Tunisia Joker (taps nose)
Early announcement from me. Egypt win it.....Salah wins Golden Boot....I'm on at 9/1 and 10/1 respectively. Thank me later!
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Hurrah. My favourite comp that I'm also useless at
Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria Joker
Senegal
Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria Joker
Senegal
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
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14 picks so far - shame about the lack of variation (don't forget that copying losers means that, at best, you start the next round with a handicap)
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Cheers I'll give this a go this year.
Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal JOKER
Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal JOKER
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Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
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Gabon JOKER
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria
Senegal
- Windy Behind
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria joker
Tunisia
Cameroon
Algeria joker
Tunisia
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Gabon
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
Cameroon
Algeria JOKER
Senegal
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19 in so far.
Initial deadline is 4pm. If you are new to this just ignore the rules (for now) and pick your 4 winners and put a joker on your best bet.
50 minutes.....
Initial deadline is 4pm. If you are new to this just ignore the rules (for now) and pick your 4 winners and put a joker on your best bet.
50 minutes.....
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All 19 went for Gabon including me and about 7 other jokers and, guess what, at half time they are 0-0 against the pair of minnows, Guinea and Bassou....
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Finished 1-1! Late Guinea pigs equaliser
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