Welcome once again to the most prestigious board contest of all time!
If you are new please read all the rules; otherwise, the following important notice must be understood by everyone for a smooth operation of the Oracle Challenge.
IMPORTANT!!
IMPORTANT!!
IMPORTANT!!
When predicting, please always use the full and exact name of the rivalry (including all names) as they will appear in the poll selection (copy paste list will be provided below), so no Sonic/Robotnik or Red/Blue etc please (put Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik and Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue instead)
A very easy to use Copy Paste list has been provided at the bottom of the opening post for the matches that you can predict in the topic, so to save everyone's time, PLEASE USE THE COPY PASTE LIST PROVIDED. This will help me get through all predictions with the script faster. If too many of you do not follow this simple request, this will either go into the official rule (where if the script did not pick it up the first time, it will be ignored) or the updates may be delayed significantly.
If for an ABSOLUTELY URGENT reason you must make a prediction and you cannot copy paste the list provided (e.g. you're on a mobile device near the deadline), always make sure that you have the first name of the first rival in the pair in your prediction and a percentage sign at the end of your predicted numbers (careful with the "Mega Man"s though). Remember, the percentage sign is essential.
Oh, and one new rule I must introduce this year:
NO EDITING POST IN ANY PREDICTION TOPIC. EVER. NO EXCEPTION.
That is all. Enjoy the Oracle Challenge!
The Challenge
For each match in the GameFAQs Rivalry Rumble Contest (referred herein as "SC2k11"), you need to pick a winner and predict the percentage of the vote they will receive. New participants will always be accepted throughout the contest (please indicate that you are new and make a minimum of three picks).
Post your predictions in this topic, one prediction per line. Your prediction must start with the name of your winner and end with your predicted percentage. Do NOT put any extra fluff in your post (please use the Discussion Topic for that). Examples:
Mario vs. Sonic the Hedgehog with 80%
Mario vs. Sonic the Hedgehog 80.8%
Mario vs. Sonic the Hedgehog - 80.85%
Please use one of these formats, and always remember to include the % sign at the end. Please use the "full name" of the rivalry including all last names in your prediction (e.g. put Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik instead of Sonic/Robotnik) as indicated in our "copy paste" list at the bottom of the opening post. Predictions are entered into our database by a script, which may miss your predictions if you use some other weird format.
The Scoring
For each match you will earn points based on how close your guess was to the actual outcome. Scoring is cumulative and the winner of the SC2k11 Oracle Challenge will be the person with the most points at the end of the final match! For each match you can earn anywhere from 0 and 50 points. The scoring system works as follows:
Correctly choosing the winner earns you 50-x points.
Incorrectly choosing the winner earns you 45-x points.
(Where x is the difference between your guess and the rival's actual final percentage.)
Example:
Your guess: Mario vs. Sonic the Hedgehog with 55%
My guess: Link vs. Cloud Strife with 55%
Actual result: Mario/Sonic 60%, Link/Cloud 40%
Your score: 50 - (60-55) = 45 points
My score: 45 - (55-40) = 30 points
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