TVC_Colwal
07-09-2010, 08:36 AM
** the EURO 2012 game **
http://www.prostamerika.com/soundersfc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/euro-2012-241.jpg
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A new prediction game for a new season.
Every European nations have started the qualifying stage of the football Euro 2012. To make it more clear, 51 teams will try to get their ticket to spend some nice time in Poland and Ukraine in June 2012 ;)
The thing is...only 14 of them will eventually make it to Poland http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png and Ukraine http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png.
It's gonna be the last Euro with 16 teams.
Two are already qualified (the two host nations).
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RULES
It's a prediction game (yup, again!).
You can make 10 predictions, each 'day'. You choose the games.
And this is how you can get points:
1. You predict the winner of a match, it's a good prediction (GP) -> 4 pts
2. You give the right final score of a match, it's a perfect prediction a draw is allowed as a prediction (PP) -> 7 pts
3. You get half of the score right, it's a not-so-bad prediction (NSB) -> 2 pts
4. And as I'm a really nice guy, you will also be rewarded for being a loser (BP) -> 1 pt
I'm too lazy this time to give you an example, but I dare hope it's clear enough :)
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Now let's see who's gonna be part of the big fun. I mean let me introduce you to all the teams that are going to 'fight' for their colours.
GROUP A
Germany (GER) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
Turkey (TUR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png
Austria (AUT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png
Belgium (BEL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png
Kazakhstan (KAZ) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png'
Azerbaijan (AZE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png
GROUP B
Russia (RUS) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png
Slovakia (SVK) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png
Ireland (IRE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png
Macedonia (MKD) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_Macedonia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Macedonia.svg.png
Armenia (ARM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png
Andorra (AND) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Andorra.svg/22px-Flag_of_Andorra.svg.png
GROUP C
Italy (ITA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png
Serbia (SER) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png
Northern Ireland (NIR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Ulster_banner.svg/22px-Ulster_banner.svg.png
Slovenia (SLO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png
Estonia (EST) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png
Faroe Islands (FAR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png
GROUP D
France (FRA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png
Romania (ROM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png
Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png
Belarus (BLR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
Albania (ALB) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/22px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png
Luxembourg (LUX) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/22px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png
GROUP E
Netherlands (NED) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png
Sweden (SWE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
Finland (FIN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png
Hungary (HUN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png
Moldova (MOL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/22px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png
San Marino (SNM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png
GROUP F
Croatia (CRO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png
Greece (GRE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png
Israel (ISR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/22px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png
Latvia (LAT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png
Georgia (GEO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png
Malta (MLT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/22px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png
GROUP G
England (ENG) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/22px-Flag_of_England.svg.png
Switzerland (SWI) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png
Bulgaria (BUL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png
Wales (WAL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Wales_2.svg/22px-Flag_of_Wales_2.svg.png
Montenegro (MTN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/22px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png
GROUP H
Portugal (POR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/22px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png
Denmark (DEN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/22px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png
Norway (NOR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/22px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png
Cyprus (CYP) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/22px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png
Iceland (ICE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png
GROUP I
Spain (SPA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png
Czech Republic (CZE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png
Scotland (SCO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png
Lithuania (LIT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/22px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png
Liechtenstein (LIE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg/22px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg.png
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You know everything you need now to start playing. So what are you waiting for?
LET'S GO!! :)
FIVE QUICK FACTS
Only 4 games on Day 1 were draws (Romania-Albania, Portugal-Cyprus, Greece-Georgia, Lithuania-Scotland)
4 teams scored 4 goals in game 1: England, Portugal, Cyprus and Spain
Netherlands scored the most goals matchday 1 with their 5-0 win over San Marino.
1-0 was the final scoreline in 6 games – making it the most common scoreline of Day 1 (Germany 1 – 0 Belgium, Ireland 1-0 Armenia, Slovakia 1-0 Macedonia, Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland, France 0-1 Belarus, Montenegro 1-0 Wales)
16 teams accomplished shut-out victories (Turkey, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belarus, Moldova, Sweden, Netherlands, Croatia, Montenegro, England and Spain)
http://www.prostamerika.com/soundersfc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/euro-2012-241.jpg
________
A new prediction game for a new season.
Every European nations have started the qualifying stage of the football Euro 2012. To make it more clear, 51 teams will try to get their ticket to spend some nice time in Poland and Ukraine in June 2012 ;)
The thing is...only 14 of them will eventually make it to Poland http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png and Ukraine http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png.
It's gonna be the last Euro with 16 teams.
Two are already qualified (the two host nations).
________
RULES
It's a prediction game (yup, again!).
You can make 10 predictions, each 'day'. You choose the games.
And this is how you can get points:
1. You predict the winner of a match, it's a good prediction (GP) -> 4 pts
2. You give the right final score of a match, it's a perfect prediction a draw is allowed as a prediction (PP) -> 7 pts
3. You get half of the score right, it's a not-so-bad prediction (NSB) -> 2 pts
4. And as I'm a really nice guy, you will also be rewarded for being a loser (BP) -> 1 pt
I'm too lazy this time to give you an example, but I dare hope it's clear enough :)
________
Now let's see who's gonna be part of the big fun. I mean let me introduce you to all the teams that are going to 'fight' for their colours.
GROUP A
Germany (GER) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
Turkey (TUR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png
Austria (AUT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png
Belgium (BEL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png
Kazakhstan (KAZ) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png'
Azerbaijan (AZE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png
GROUP B
Russia (RUS) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png
Slovakia (SVK) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png
Ireland (IRE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png
Macedonia (MKD) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_Macedonia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Macedonia.svg.png
Armenia (ARM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png
Andorra (AND) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Andorra.svg/22px-Flag_of_Andorra.svg.png
GROUP C
Italy (ITA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png
Serbia (SER) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png
Northern Ireland (NIR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Ulster_banner.svg/22px-Ulster_banner.svg.png
Slovenia (SLO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png
Estonia (EST) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png
Faroe Islands (FAR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png
GROUP D
France (FRA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png
Romania (ROM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png
Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png
Belarus (BLR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png
Albania (ALB) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/22px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png
Luxembourg (LUX) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/22px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png
GROUP E
Netherlands (NED) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png
Sweden (SWE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
Finland (FIN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png
Hungary (HUN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png
Moldova (MOL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/22px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png
San Marino (SNM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/22px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png
GROUP F
Croatia (CRO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png
Greece (GRE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png
Israel (ISR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/22px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png
Latvia (LAT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png
Georgia (GEO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png
Malta (MLT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/22px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png
GROUP G
England (ENG) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/22px-Flag_of_England.svg.png
Switzerland (SWI) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png
Bulgaria (BUL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png
Wales (WAL) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Wales_2.svg/22px-Flag_of_Wales_2.svg.png
Montenegro (MTN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/22px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png
GROUP H
Portugal (POR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/22px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png
Denmark (DEN) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/22px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png
Norway (NOR) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/22px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png
Cyprus (CYP) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/22px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png
Iceland (ICE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png
GROUP I
Spain (SPA) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png
Czech Republic (CZE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png
Scotland (SCO) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png
Lithuania (LIT) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/22px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png
Liechtenstein (LIE) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg/22px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg.png
________
You know everything you need now to start playing. So what are you waiting for?
LET'S GO!! :)
FIVE QUICK FACTS
Only 4 games on Day 1 were draws (Romania-Albania, Portugal-Cyprus, Greece-Georgia, Lithuania-Scotland)
4 teams scored 4 goals in game 1: England, Portugal, Cyprus and Spain
Netherlands scored the most goals matchday 1 with their 5-0 win over San Marino.
1-0 was the final scoreline in 6 games – making it the most common scoreline of Day 1 (Germany 1 – 0 Belgium, Ireland 1-0 Armenia, Slovakia 1-0 Macedonia, Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland, France 0-1 Belarus, Montenegro 1-0 Wales)
16 teams accomplished shut-out victories (Turkey, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belarus, Moldova, Sweden, Netherlands, Croatia, Montenegro, England and Spain)