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MZero posted...

Wsh

Buf
Hou
Det
IND
Mia
NO
Bal
Phi
ARI
NYJ
KC
SF
GB

A few ground rules:
-If I have you blocked you aren't allowed to participate (Note: I don't have anyone blocked)
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is before the official kick-off time of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance. You do not need to pick the winner, as long as the differential is correct, it does not matter which team wins.

Schedule (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS):

Thursday, October 5th
WASHINGTON (-5.5) vs Chicago

Sunday, October 8th
9:30 AM ET (LONDON)
BUFFALO (-5.5) vs Jacksonville
1pm ET
ATLANTA (-1.5) vs Houston
DETROIT (-9.5) vs Carolina
INDIANAPOLIS (-1.5) vs Tennessee
MIAMI (-10.5) vs New York Giants
NEW ENGLAND (-0.5) vs New Orleans
Baltimore (-3.5) @ PITTSBURGH

4pm ET
Cincinnati (-2.5) @ ARIZONA
Philadelphia (-4.5) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS
DENVER (-1.5) vs New York Jets
Kansas City (-5.5) @ MINNESOTA

8pm ET
SAN FRANCISCO (-3.5) vs Dallas

Monday, October 9th
Green Bay (-2.5) @ LAS VEGAS

Bonus Question: Choose a team to lose the game after being in the lead at some point in the fourth quarter (you may select none).

Also I'm starting Zelda. I'm not giving up on Tennis and will still play matches but I have a feeling I'm going to be stuck on it for a long time

Going to see her after you rejected her request for your number is a bad look imo

Forget what your co-workers say and trust your instincts imo

imo

...well that didn't take long!

I just noticed there's an ad for the new Bon Jovi album in my Crystal Bearers case what's this all about

Knight

Wsh

Rinoa - 6
Prompto - 9
Cloud of Darkness - 3

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That's Edge. The spoony bard is against Dark Nation

Persona 5 is so good that I voted for it despite only playing 4G, 5/R, and Strikers

I would also throw in Soul Calibur and Katamari

Final Fantasy IX

NOMINATION
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet | 18 Nov 2022

Samples:
Team Star Grunt Battle | 18 Nov 2022 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWZf_ijmSdo
Team Star Boss Battle | 18 Nov 2022 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRbDCEJ23WI
Tera Raid Battle | 18 Nov 2022 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7O_3592AmI

I loved the first one but haven't played the others yet. Own TTYD and SPM though

AriaOfBolo posted...

shROCK

Wario

That's how I lose most of my points too, but I still haven't gotten close to winning

I finally managed a 6-3!

I forgot I signed up for a mafia game

MZero posted...

That Mahomes slide already cost me level 4 in ladder and might also cost me my fantasy matchup depending on what Metcalf does tomorrow

ended up winning by 0.14 points but I thought I was toast after the early Metcalf touchdown

...wave

My mind was blank for several seconds, then came up with Colorwave. Not sure if that is even a real thing

Bartz - 8.5
Firion - 5

Holding off on Zack because he seemed cool from the 20ish minutes of Crisis Core I played but need more data

I have no idea how you won a match so easily lol

I still can't do better than 6-1

I averaged exactly 1 save per round

Calculated

Wait there's only 98 rounds + the finals crap. Still a nice round hundo is pretty cool

Guys

That Mahomes slide already cost me level 4 in ladder and might also cost me my fantasy matchup depending on what Metcalf does tomorrow

soul crushing

I'm a translator

Johnbobb posted...

Joker/Shaq (11-6)

wtf

Level 4
Denver (-3.5) vs CHICAGO 5-
Kansas City (-9.5) @ NEW YORK JETS 10+

Bonus: Dolphins

Cecil - 7
Zell - 8.5
Faris - 8
Vivi - 7
Vanille - 5
Vaan - 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU2gmNmIzvQ

I'm getting 6-1'd pretty consistently now but did manage one 6-2. Progress!

I get to duece pretty often but usually blow it. I'm now at the frustrating stage where I still lose but it takes longer

Gongsun
Joker
Hanzo
Raiden
Barney
2B
Mac
Mega

I have just started playing FFCC:TCB

so far I have to say Layle seems like my kind of character, which makes sense considering he's blond

I still have yet to win a... game? Let alone a set or match. I think I'm like 20-something and 0. I've gotten to deuce like 3 times though

Diamondbacks looking good for a wild card spot whoo

Tunic - 5/10
Trials of Mana - 8/10

GameFAQs is trying to tell you to stop doing that

ctesjbuvf posted...

Tennis I have no idea how to direct the ball. It also seems a bit random at times how you hit it. Kinda annoying when you get the ball in your head and referee Mario just yells IN.

lmao yeah this happens to me way too often

Squall Leonhart - 8
Eiko Carol - 3
Sephiroth - 6
Yuna - 9

Kazuya
Rent
Geese
Kula
Drifter
Skullomania
Link
Geralt

ctesjbuvf posted...

So maybe after Tennis as well is a good time to play Zelda or something. You know, a good game.

MZero posted...

I'm going to knock out Tennis and then hop into Zelda

knocking out Tennis isn't going to be as fast as I thought, but yeah the plan is to play Zelda after!

II and XVI

the only mainline games I haven't beaten/played are XI and XIV

Level 4
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Level 3
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Level 2
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Level 1
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MegamanX posted...

Where is the leaderboard to see what level we are on

good question let me ask my assistant

ctesjbuvf posted...

So we really are getting all the sports out of the way.

There's still Golf, Volleyball, and Dodgeball!

wallmasterz posted...

Beat it as every team you coward!

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy

wallmasterz posted...

Im still very busy, have spent zero time on video games these last couple weeks and didnt even watch football Sunday. Gonna eventually get back to doing fun things. Im enjoying your updates though, mzero and ctes. Wish I was joining you!

Hope you can get back in soon! Miss having you around!

I played a game of tennis on level 3 and lost 6-0 6-0 lmao