~ 19. The Board Odds Project (BOP) ~
Created by: Slowflake
Currently owned by: charmander6000
List Appearances: 3
Total Points: 24
Write up by charmander6000
The Board Odds Project or BOP was started by slowflake near the beginning of the first games contest in 2004. It was designed in order to give a general idea on what games were considered the favourite to win their matches. While the Guru contest at the time was only a stats topic contest the BOP was opened to anyone that was willing to submit a serious bracket. Users could submit their choices in the topic itself or via e-mail if they would rather have secrecy.
The existence of the Board Odds Project was threatened when slowflake left the board over a dispute from the Nomination Rally Tournament for the 2006 contest and with the more popular Guru Contest opening up to the entire board. The project was kept alive by various stats topic users in 2006, helping in the sorting of brackets and was officially taken over by charmander6000 during the 2007 Character Battle whom has ran the project ever since.
Today the Board Odds Project is done entirely before the prediction period is over in which then the Guru Contest starts. The project still serves the same purpose from when it started and while the consensus rarely differs from the Guru Contest, it does give users a preview of the competition before brackets are locked and the change of confidence of entrants between the beginning and end of the prediction period.
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