Gameroom Rock/Scissors/Paper tournament [Concluded]

Pretty simple really. I create the one-on-one matchup, each participant sends me a PM saying which one they pick. Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock. If both people send me the same choice, they PM me again. If they send me the same choice again, then the game is a tie. However, in the knockout round, games will go on for as long as necessary.

Tournament structure will be a single round robin which will determine seeding. The knockout round will be your standard seeded ladder structure. In the round robin, players get 1 point for a win, 0 points for a loss, and 0.5 points for a tie.

If this goes well, I may expand things for future tournaments. For now, we'll have 8 contestants. Happy WIFOMing! :yes:

Signed up: (8/8)
Andres
Sigurd
Beefy187
pevergreen
Warmaster Horus
Death is Yonder
CountArach
atheotes

In.

I can already tell you that I will always pick scissors. So, if you're up against me, always pick rock; I promise I'll never pick paper :bounce:

When will this be run?

Oh.. in BTW

Once I get 8 players, Sigurd. :yes:

I will announce that I will always announce that I will use Rock, but I'm only teasing you and I in fact will use Paper.

Sign me up :bow:

in.

However, I propose, due to the limited number of outcomes, that we instead play Rock paper scissors lizard spock.

Sure, in.

In

I will be a gentleman and only use scissors, which is undefeatable :smash:

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Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, scissors beats rock.

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Hence, when choosing scissors, it is only possible for a draw at worse!

:grin:

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Originally Posted by Death is yonder

In

I will be a gentleman and only use scissors, which is undefeatable :smash:



Hence, when choosing scissors, it is only possible for a draw at worse!

:grin:

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Oo

Thats why you are a good analyzer. You read carefully :bow:

:blush::blush:

You are too kind, but it is not analyzing that will save the day! It is WIFOM, in a game of scissors paper stone :clown:

In! Oh go girls!

in!

in ~:flirt:

Thanks for the catch, DiY. :embarassed:

woad, unfortunately you're the ninth man signed up. I'll use you as a replacement in case anyone drops out.

Determining the first round matchups now.

Master list of matchups:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Day 1:
Andres vs. Sigurd
Beefy187 vs. pevergreen
Warmaster Horus vs. Death is Yonder
CountArach vs. atheotes

Day 2:
Andres vs. Beefy187
Sigurd vs. Warmaster Horus
pevergreen vs. CountArach
Death is Yonder vs. atheotes

Day 3:
Andres vs. pevergreen
Sigurd vs. Death is Yonder
Beefy187 vs. atheotes
Warmaster Horus vs. CountArach

Day 4:
Andres vs. Warmaster Horus
Sigurd vs. atheotes
pevergreen vs. Death is Yonder
CountArach vs. Beefy187

Day 5:
Andres vs. Death is Yonder
Sigurd vs. CountArach
atheotes vs. pevergreen
Warmaster Horus vs. Beefy187

Day 6:
Andres vs. CountArach
Sigurd vs. pevergreen
Death is Yonder vs. Beefy187
atheotes vs. Warmaster Horus

Day 7:
Andres vs. atheotes
Sigurd vs. Beefy187
Warmaster Horus vs. pevergreen
CountArach vs. Death is Yonder

It is now Day 1! Scheduled matchups for today:
Andres vs. Sigurd
Beefy187 vs. pevergreen
Warmaster Horus vs. Death is Yonder
CountArach vs. atheotes

Please PM me with your choice of either Rock, Paper, or Scissors. Once I get all choices, the matchup will end and I will post the results. Good luck, everybody! :viking:

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Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

woad, unfortunately you're the ninth man signed up. I'll use you as a replacement in case anyone drops out.

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ok :7miner::stupido::hippie:

Waiting on pever and DiY. :yes:

pever chooses paper and DiY chooses rock.

Let's move on. :beam:

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Originally Posted by Sigurd

pever chooses paper and DiY chooses rock.

Let's move on. :beam:

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Aha, my adversary is getting nervous.

Afraid that you picked the wrong choice? Maybe you should quickly change it to rock. Or no, paper. Wait, scissors! Yes, that must be it! Oh no, no, no... ehm, eh, hmmm...

Mwahahahaha :devil:

This looks interesting!

*grabs popcorn and waits for the results*

:confused:

Wha?

beefy sent his choice to Sigurd, CC'ing me. I had sent my choice in about 11 hours beforehand.

So was it beefy, or DIY that chose.

ITHOUGHT I WAS AGAINST BEEFY> IM CONFUSED.

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Originally Posted by pevergreen

:confused:

Wha?

beefy sent his choice to Sigurd, CC'ing me. I had sent my choice in about 11 hours beforehand.

So was it beefy, or DIY that chose.

ITHOUGHT I WAS AGAINST BEEFY> IM CONFUSED.

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I didn't send my choice to Sigurd, but I sent it to GH as his the host.
We had a tie so we are sending the orders again and I CCed you as that was my plan for the whole time... Or was it the accident? Or was it both?
Yes I am against you pever, You already fell in my WIFOM trap of doom. :beam:

OOps, Meant GH. Dunno why I thought Sigurd.

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS. :cry:

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Originally Posted by Andres

Aha, my adversary is getting nervous.

Afraid that you picked the wrong choice? Maybe you should quickly change it to rock. Or no, paper. Wait, scissors! Yes, that must be it! Oh no, no, no... ehm, eh, hmmm...

Mwahahahaha :devil:

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Nervous???
You must be mistaking my eager anticipation for nervousness. I know my superior intellect will crush you. Ergo, Concordantly, vis a vis - It is inconceivable that I will lose.

Morning gents,

Apparently the latest Windows update did not agree with my computer (surprise surprise) so I'm currently working on getting everything back to normal. Will update the results when I can (later today at latest).

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Originally Posted by Sigurd

pever chooses paper and DiY chooses rock.

Let's move on. :beam:

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Wait long long :laugh4:... hmm... I choose... scissors!

Day 1 results

And the crowd is gathered in the stadium. The vendors are active, selling programs, popcorn, and carbonated drinks of choice. There is a lively buzz which gradually heightens as the match draws closer to commencement. However, this quickly falls off once the referee signals for quiet. Upon getting confirmation from all contestants, he raises his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

Andres, true to his promise, throws Scissors. Sigurd, testing to see whether Andres would hold to his promise, throws Rock and smirks upon seeing Andres's paper. "Easiest win I ever had," he says. "Pah," Andres replies, "I'm just setting myself up for later rounds."
Sigurd defeats Andres

pevergreen and Beefy187 both throw Paper, grinning as they see they have matched each other. On the second throw, however, things become different. Beefy, deciding to be aggressive in this early match, throws Rock. pever, however, remains conservative and capitalizes off of Beefy's risky change, throwing Paper again and winning the day.
pevergreen defeats Beefy187

Warmaster Horus and Death is Yonder eye each other before throwing down. These two not knowing each other very well, they expect nothing. This is the real wild-card match of the first round. Horus throws Paper and looks up at his opponent, who is grinning. Death is Yonder has thrown Scissors.
Death is Yonder defeats Warmaster Horus

CountArach and atheotes both go with Rock on their first throw, sticking with an old reliable choice. The crowd gasps in pleasure at seeing this second draw of the day. As everyone knows, the psychological warfare in Rocks/Scissors/Paper ratchets up upon a second throw. After a minute of such staring, the two throw down... both staying conservative and sticking with Rock.
CountArach and atheotes draw

Standings through Day 1:

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Sigurd: 1
pevergreen: 1
Death is Yonder: 1
CountArach: 0.5
atheotes: 0.5
Andres: 0
Beefy187: 0
Warmaster Horus: 0

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It is now Day 2!

Day 2 matchups:

Andres vs. Beefy187
Sigurd vs. Warmaster Horus
pevergreen vs. CountArach
Death is Yonder vs. atheotes

The tension! THE TENSION!!!

Me and CA are stuck in an endless draw. We can't pick anything other than Spock.

Waiting on DiY. He just went offline too, darnit.

Day 2 results

After an exciting an interesting Day 1, the stadium is filled to bursting point once again with the crowd waiting for the day's matchups. This round does not promise to disappoint with several tough showdowns looming. The referee walks out to a myriad of cheers, but the crowd quickly goes quiet as he raises his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

Andres and Beefy187 stare at each other a minute before throwing down. Beefy, thinking Andres would break his promise and throw Rock, thus defeating anyone who would believe Andres would stay true, throws Paper. However, to the gasp of the crowd, Andres also throws Paper, trying to be one step ahead. Upon the second throwdown, both people grin as their choices are both revealed to be Rock.
Andres and Beefy187 draw

Sigurd, fresh off an easy victory against Andres, decides to throw Scissors against the winless Warmaster Horus, evidently hoping that Horus throws Paper again. However, he has fallen into the Warmaster's trap. Horus, banking on Sigurd sticking with familiarity, has thrown Rock.
Warmaster Horus defeats Sigurd

pevergreen and CountArach, having both gotten into a tie the previous round, do so again with both of them throwing Rock. pever, having won the second throw last round by sticking with his original choice, throws Rock again. CA meanwhile, hoping for something more than another draw after sticking with his previous choice the second throw last round, diverts from course and throws Scissors. pevergreen has once again triumphed by doing the same thing in a tie. CA is disgusted.
pevergreen defeats CountArach

atheotes, fresh off his tie with CountArach the previous day, looks for something quicker this round and throws Scissors. He achieves his wish as Death is Yonder, who had triumphed yesterday because of Scissors, thinks a little too hard and throws Paper.
atheotes defeats Death is Yonder

With the second day's results in, the one thing that becomes clear is that this is going to be a very tight tournament. Out of all of the contestants, pevergreen is the only one that has taken both of his matches, with the others all lumped together, trying to claw their way to the top.

Standings through Day 2:

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pevergreen: 2
atheotes: 1.5
Sigurd: 1
Death is Yonder: 1
Warmaster Horus: 1
CountArach: 0.5
Andres: 0.5
Beefy187: 0.5

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It is now Day 3!

Day 3 matchups:
Andres vs. pevergreen
Sigurd vs. Death is Yonder
Beefy187 vs. atheotes
Warmaster Horus vs. CountArach

it is getting interesting...

beefy, you reckon you are going to get a tie on the first throw again? i am going to throw paper or am I? :leer:

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Originally Posted by atheotes

it is getting interesting...

beefy, you reckon you are going to get a tie on the first throw again? i am going to throw paper or am I? :leer:

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:wall:

I was going for a straight lose record.
That is even harder then winning them all :clown:

Well I'm going to throw a elephant at you and break your puny paper. Then while the dust surrounds the two of us, and you are epically confused, I will switch... Hehehe:beam:

Ahhh...Andres...my one true foe...

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Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

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Heathen.

Scis sors pa per rock!

Thats how the kids do it around here, spaces for breaks.

You pump the first on each syllable, then throw on rock.

Ah.. man.

I was this close to choosing paper. But my impatience didn't want a draw, so I went in for a quick kill.
Sadly I took FLAK and went down burning.

Well played pever, I thought I'd take a gamble and change, but that didn't pan out :bow:

I'm inside your head. INSIDE YOUR HEAD.

I'd laugh if I beat Andres.

:stupido2:

Scissors beat rock, right?

I don't understand this game :bigcry:

Who will triumph? The Prophet of Death or the Viking :viking::viking:

I CHOOSE YOU--

Waiting on Sigurd and Horus.

this has become quite an interesting read so far, excellent variety of write ups GH

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Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

Waiting on Sigurd and Horus.

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I didn't send in orders??? I must have dreamt it.
Now what was it this dream told me? ... Ah.. yes. :sneaky:

Day 3 results

So far, after two days, no one contestant has managed to rise above the constant mental stresses that the tournament is famous for and pull away from the pack. Oh sure, pevergreen was undefeated, and some people were doing better than others, but all in all it was still a very tight tournament, with very little questions being answered. The numerous people flocking to the stadium for Day 3 of this exciting spectacle are hoping for some kind of separation or answers.

However, they still cheer wildly nonetheless when the referee comes out, acknowledges all of the contestants, and raises his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

The first match of the day is Andres vs. the current leader, pevergreen. Andres's promise of only throwing Scissors lasted an entire day before he discarded it yesterday. All of this means that pever was very confused, and Andres takes advantage of that here. pever throws Scissors, not wanting to look at his opponent. However, he can here by the wild gasp of the crowd that he has not maintained his undefeated record. Andres has thrown Rock.
Andres defeats pevergreen

Sigurd, still smarting over a tiebreaker defeat yesterday, is trying to rebound today with a victory over Death is Yonder. The two of them, each having one point, are trying to battle their way into the upper tier of contestants. The first round speaks of their being evenly-matched, with both contestants throwing Rock. However, in the second round, Sigurd pulls away, taking a gamble and throwing Paper which covers DiY's more conservative Rock. Sigurd acknowledges the crowd's loud cheering by bowing, shakes hands with his opponent, and watches the rest of the matches.
Sigurd defeats Death is Yonder

Beefy187, trying to claw his way back to the middle of the pack, battles atheotes, who before today was second place, a half a point behind pever. However, this round only served to muddle things more. On their first round, both contestants throw Paper. In the second round though, the risk-taker is rewarded once again, as Beefy's Scissors triumph over atheotes's Paper.
Beefy187 defeats atheotes

The final match is yet another tiebreaker, ensuring that the exhausted referee is certainly earning his pay. It is the same story as the other two, with CountArach and Warmaster Horus both throwing Scissors in the first round, and CountArach deviating from the course in the second round by throwing Rock, which crushes Horus's conservative choice of Scissors.
CountArach defeats Warmaster Horus

The third day is over, providing fewer answers than the rabid crowd wanted. However, the day has been good for one thing for sure: Providing a sound tiebreaking strategy. All three victors from tiebreakers won the same exact way; by predicting their opponents would remain on course and reacting accordingly. Of course, it remains to be seen how well this strategy holds up in the future.

Standings through Day 3:

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pevergreen: 2
Sigurd: 2
CountArach: 1.5
atheotes: 1.5
Andres: 1.5
Beefy187: 1.5
Warmaster Horus: 1
Death is Yonder: 1

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(note: in the case of a tie score at the end of the Round Robin phase, seeding will be determined by the head-to-head result.)

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It is now Day 4!

Day 4 matchups:
Andres vs. Warmaster Horus
Sigurd vs. atheotes
pevergreen vs. Death is Yonder
CountArach vs. Beefy187

Oh noes :shame:

:shakehands:

Grah.

The fear of the camel hating lawyer over-rode my logic. It wont happen again.

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The third day is over, providing fewer answers than the rabid crowd wanted. However, the day has been good for one thing for sure: Providing a sound tiebreaking strategy. All three victors from tiebreakers won the same exact way; by predicting their opponents would remain on course and reacting accordingly. Of course, it remains to be seen how well this strategy holds up in the future.

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D'oh!

Wow, this is pretty tight.

Man.... I'm kind wishing I'd been able to sign up for this. Never seen such an exciting rock/paper/scisssors tournament. :yes:

Waiting on Sigurd.

Sorry people ... Weekend and all. :juggle2:

All results received, but it also happens to be just about 4AM here. See you all tomorrow. :yes:

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Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

All results received, but it also happens to be just about 4AM here. See you all tomorrow. :yes:

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Hehe... your "Waiting for Sigurd" was posted at 04:21AM my time.
I have just eaten breakfast. its 09:52 AM. Good night to all of you over the pond.

Day 4 results

With today marking the halfway point of the round robin phase, the massive audience gathered at the stadium (not to mention the contestant pool) is eager for some answers, some separation. So far, they have been treated to an extremely tight battle where a single point separates first place from last. Tournament organizers are fretting about what they have to do should a multiple tiebreaker be required, but that's a story for another day. It's time for another round!

As always, the crowd somewhat quiets down as the referee walks in, acknowledges the contestants, and raises his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

Andres and Warmaster Horus stare each other down before throwing. Horus is desperately hoping for a victory, having achieved his one point in a victory against Sigurd. Andres, his promise to throw only Scissors, has long been dust in the wind. However, he deems it prudent enough to actually throw Scissors this time around, and the mental tactics work as Horus throws Paper and visually grimaces. With Andres's victory, he temporarily moves into first place while Horus slips further back.
Andres defeats Warmaster Horus

Next, in a matchup of a co-leader and a person only half a point behind, both Sigurd and atheotes are jockeying to firmly place themselves apart from the rest of the pack. Sigurd has attributed his one loss to a break in concentration, and has vowed for it not to happen again. However, he doesn't achieve the quick kill as both contestants throw Paper initially. Keeping with recent tradition, though, atheotes adjusts and throws Scissors, which easily cuts through Sigurd's conservative choice of Paper. atheotes has moved himself ahead of Sigurd, who is starting to look like the tournament's most inconsistent player.
atheotes defeats Sigurd

pevergreen, the other co-leader, faces down Death is Yonder in the next match, who is bringing up the rear. Now, because this is such a tight tournament, lots of people are picking DiY to be victorious here, just to throw another wrench into the proceedings. However, this is not to be. After an initial tie of both contestants throwing Paper, pevergreen finally achieves some separation and establishes himself as the clear leader by staying conservative and sticking with Paper while DiY tries to do too much and throws Rock.
pevergreen defeats Death is Yonder

Finally, the last match of the is CountArach vs. Beefy187, both of whom have been known for initially getting into ties. Of course, keeping with the theme of anything going in this tournament, no such tie is to be found as CA achieving a quick victory with his Paper covering Beefy's Rock.
CountArach defeats Beefy187

With the round robin phase halfway over, a hierarchy has finally somewhat been established. This is a relief to a great amount of people, including the bettors who now know where to set the odds of each match. As a matter of fact, the only people who probably don't like it are the "have nots" themselves, who find themselves having extra work to do should they not want to go up against the likes of pevergreen and CountArach in the opening match of the knockout round.

Standings through Day 4:

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pevergreen: 3
CountArach: 2.5
atheotes: 2.5
Andres: 2.5
Sigurd: 2
Beefy187: 1.5
Warmaster Horus: 1
Death is Yonder: 1

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It is now Day 5!

Day 5 matchups:
Andres vs. Death is Yonder
Sigurd vs. CountArach
atheotes vs. pevergreen
Warmaster Horus vs. Beefy187

Noo!!
Why is paper first soo popular? :wall:

I got my mojo back baby.

Hopefully I can avoid facing pever in the initial knockout rounds now.

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Originally Posted by Beefy187

Noo!!
Why is paper first soo popular? :wall:

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Noo!!

Why is paper second choice so popular? :wall:

:clown:

For those up against me, I will strive to deliver victory to you :smash:


This is the most tense scissors paper stone competition I have seen :laugh4:

Waiting on the Dragonslayer.

Put me as a replacement.

The PM was sent, read and I didn't get a reply. This must mean it was an instant win or loss. :sweatdrop:

Second draw is a draw isnt it?

:laugh4:

I'll try to finish the write-up before I head to work. :yes:

Day 5 results

"A logjam at the top"

Separation had been achieved, at least somewhat, yesterday. Today, the eager crowd gathered in the stadium hungers for blood. They want hierarchy. They want storylines. But most of all, they want excellent Rock/Scissors/Paper action, something which the gathered contestants here are well-equipped to provide. Some of them recently have been showing up more than others; at last, the bookmakers are confident enough to lay odds on some of the matches. Money has already been exchanged, the seats have already been filled. The only thing that there is left to do is for everybody to watch the referee as he enters the stadium, acknowledges the contestants, and raises his hand into the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

In the first match of the day, Andres, near the head of the pack, faces off against Death is Yonder, who, despite his noble efforts, finds himself at the rear. This is one of the matches where the oddsmakers are confident enough to handicap, with Andres as the favorite. In this case at least, the outcome holds true to what the gamblers predict, as Andres's Scissors defeating DiY's Paper. After the match, Andres comforts DiY, who just can't seem to get a break in this tournament as he has lost four straight matches.
Andres defeats Death is Yonder

Up next is Mister Inconsistent, Sigurd, against another front-runner CountArach. Sigurd has been known to take a match off or two, and then come roaring back the day after, whereas CA has been solid through the tournament. However, today, the streaky Sigurd is obviously on his game, as his Paper finishes off CA's Rock without the need for there to be a tiebreak throw.
Sigurd defeats CountArach

In the most anticipated match of the day, atheotes, only half a point behind the lead, takes on pevergreen, who is at the vanguard of the pack. Should atheotes win, he will share first place with Andres. However, should pevergreen win, he will establish himself as the clear heavyweight in the tournament, knock atheotes back down to the middle of the pack, and put himself far ahead of everyone else but Andres. In this case, the former scenario holds true, and atheotes throws Rock, emitting a roar of triumph when he sees pever's thrown Scissors.
atheotes defeats pevergreen

Finally, the Master of Ties, Beefy187, goes up against the so-far disappointing Warmaster Horus. Beefy, who is exhausted after so many ties in previous matches, is trying to get into the upper tier of things as well as give himself a break. Horus, meanwhile, is only half a point behind Beefy and shares the same ambition. After all, despite the separation that has gone, everybody is still close to each other. During the first throw, Beefy visibly grimaces as he sees Horus has thrown the same thing as him: Rock. Another tie. Upon the second throw, though, Beefy follows the successful strategy of changing things up as his Paper covers Horus's conservative Rock.
Beefy187 defeats Warmaster Horus

As of now, there are three distinct tiers: The cluster at the top with four people all within a half-point of each other, the middle of the pack, with CA and Beefy far away from both first and last places, and the rear, with DiY and Horus playing for pride and waiting for an upset in the knockout round. However, with two more days of the Round Robin, much can still happen. The tournament has taught us that much so far.

Standings through Day 5:

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atheotes: 3.5
Andres: 3.5
pevergreen: 3
Sigurd: 3
CountArach: 2.5
Beefy187: 2.5
Death is Yonder: 1
Warmaster Horus: 1

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It is now Day 6!

Day 6 matchups:
Andres vs. CountArach
Sigurd vs. pevergreen
Death is Yonder vs. Beefy187
atheotes vs. Warmaster Horus

Agggggh.

So angry. I had that one figured out.

I say feint rock then throw scissors. Ubeatable combination that will leave your opponent visibly shaken.

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Originally Posted by pevergreen

Agggggh.

So angry. I had that one figured out.

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raaawwwrrrrrrr :laugh4:

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Originally Posted by atheotes

raaawwwrrrrrrr :laugh4:

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I WILL DESTROY YOU :laugh4:

Wow... me and Warmaster Horus's luck are really pathetic :laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

I'm just gonna stop thinking and play this game the way its meant to be played, randomly! :2thumbsup:

Beefy, lets duel... :smiley2:

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Finally, the Master of Ties, Beefy187

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I'm thinking insta gib me :smash:

No more ties for beefy in this round.

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Originally Posted by Death is yonder

I'm thinking insta gib me :smash:

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You know... I have that power...
My finger is hovering over the button that will give you 999 infraction points and send you and your account packing. A little sneeze and you are history.

Ah ..... ah ..... *

:sweatdrop: That was close.

Come now, with me gone, who will give you free victories :cry:

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Originally Posted by Death is yonder

Wow... me and Warmaster Horus's luck are really pathetic :laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

I'm just gonna stop thinking and play this game the way its meant to be played, randomly! :2thumbsup:

Beefy, lets duel... :smiley2:



I'm thinking insta gib me :smash:

No more ties for beefy in this round.

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Oh noes, I'm dueling USSR :sweatdrop:

Well, I'm just gonna stop stop thinking and play this game the way its meant to be played. Out cunning! :2thumbsup:

DiY, lets duel.... :smiley2:

Waiting on Beefy.

Day 6 results

"The home stretch"

With two days left in the Round Robin phase of the Tournament, the jockeying for knockout round position has officially begun. Everybody has their own agenda, but they all share the same basic goal of trying to get as high up as possible. Consistency has been heavily rewarded so far, and it is probable that only adherence to consistency will net a contestant one of the highly coveted top two seeds. The crowd, meanwhile, cares little for each contestant's desire; they only want to see good matches. And their hunger will soon be quenched, for they see the referee walk into the stadium, acknowledge the contestants, and raise his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

Andres, hoping to hold onto his share of first place, faces off against CountArach, who has been stumbling recently and as a result has slumped in the standings. However, in this instance, CA roars back into contention by throwing Rock, which defeats Andres's Scissors. CA is now tied with Andres and thus owns a share of first, at least for the moment.
CountArach defeats Andres

Two inconsistent players face off against each other next, with Sigurd going up against pevergreen. So far Sigurd has followed the pattern of winning on the odd-numbered days and losing on the even-numbered ones, while pevergreen has blown a number of opportunities to completely distance himself from the rest of the players. In the end, Sigurd's pattern holds true, and his thrown Rock does not hold up against pever's Paper. pever has once again put himself into first place, at least until atheotes goes, while Sigurd finds himself maddeningly in the middle of the pack once again.
pevergreen defeats Sigurd

The next match of the day pits the Master of Ties, Beefy187, against hard-luck Death is Yonder, who is trying to stay out of last place. Beefy, meanwhile, is hoping for one measly day of rest, but doesn't get it here as both contestants throw Paper initially. However, Beefy once again prevails in the tiebreaker round, his Rock defeating DiY's Scissors. Beefy is making a late charge for first or second, but he might be killing himself doing so. Nobody said this tournament wasn't grueling. DiY meanwhile, is disgusted and hopes to finish his Round Robin out on a high note tomorrow.
Beefy187 defeats Death is Yonder

The final match today has first-place atheotes against last-place Warmaster Horus. As this could be a playoff preview, this match is drawing an unusual amount of attention. atheotes needs to win the winnable victories in order to maintain his good seeding, while Horus wants to prove that he can hang with the best. However, it is not to be as atheotes takes sole possession of first by throwing Scissors against Horus's Paper.
atheotes defeats Warmaster Horus

With one day remaining, all contestants are eager to get out of the Round Robin phase, particularly atheotes and the two unlucky contestants; atheotes to hold onto first, and the other two to put their misery behind them. However, the other five are eager to make one final move and secure a good seed. The final day awaits.

Standings through Day 6:

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atheotes: 4.5
pevergreen: 4
CountArach: 3.5
Beefy187: 3.5
Andres: 3.5
Sigurd: 3
Death is Yonder: 1
Warmaster Horus: 1

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It is now Day 7!

Day 7 matchups:
Andres vs. atheotes
Sigurd vs. Beefy187
Warmaster Horus vs. pevergreen
CountArach vs. Death is Yonder

:evilgrin:

bummer...
I was about to do the complete inconsitent move of choosing scissors. I need to follow these gut feelings more.

What can I say, I know whats going on. I'm in your head.

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Originally Posted by Sigurd

bummer...
I was about to do the complete inconsitent move of choosing scissors. I need to follow these gut feelings more.

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That one really hurt you. It dropped you from third to sixth.

So.. I might not go to the finals, depending on this last round.

Here is an overview of how we are doing so far:

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2...ssors_Rock.jpg

Red = Loss
Green = Draw
Blue = Win