RE: New Reward Cards & Tournament Updates

[udow]

"1st place: 1000 DEC
2nd place: 500 DEC
3rd & 4th place: 250 DEC"

Let's say not 4 but 5 players have a tied record for the top spots in a tournament.
What will happen now ?

• the five prizes will be totalled (1000 + 500 + 250 + 250 = 2000) and divided by five since there are five players that have tied for those positions (2000 / 5 = 400).

or the prices will be only shared between the first four and the fifth get noting ?

Comments

[yabapmatt]

If five players have tied and there is no prize for 5th place, then in this example the five players will split the reward, so they will each receive 400 DEC as you have said.

[udow]

Thanks, I really appreciate this change. It's fair and the best way in my opinion.

[dexy50]

:reply:

I am pretty sure it would be
(1000+500+250*2+prize for 5th)/5

Cheers!

[udow]

Also if it can happen that you got very small amount of DEC if the 32th place (from 32) tied with 20 more places, but in every case fair.Thanks, @yabapmatt answerred and so it will be like you told - very good change !

[dexy50]

:fact:

It will always be like @yabapmatt and @agroed told. We can talk what ever and for as long as we like.

:thought:

Indeed good change in tournament prizes. I commented about bad aspects of Anywhere tournament system, that is Swiss system.
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Cheers!

[udow]

"that is Swiss system"

No this is not Swiss system.

I am a chessplayer and so I know what is swiss system very well, to say more I even not only a chessplayer I am also coach and arbiter in chess.

[dexy50]

:fact:

I agree with you this not being a Swiss system as in normal chess tournament. Also, one variant called McMahon system is used for goe tournaments, and I used to be goe coach and arbiter. In Anytime is something more complicated as pairing is not following the rounds to fully play out.

:reply:

I think there is no need to go into discussion but to only leave our info. What I emphasized in my comment was trouble with tie-breakers in determining who gets which tournament reward. After this @splinterlands decision it is now the past.

Cheers!