Deathray
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Blimey. Can't believe that little trick caught you guys ought. I was aiming to get a reaction from another forum but thought I'd catch you guys in the cross fire. All in fun of course.
Wait, I don't get it...did you make the fake edit on Wikipedia about Laemmle or?
Yeah, that was me.
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Blimey. Can't believe that little trick caught you guys ought. I was aiming to get a reaction from another forum but thought I'd catch you guys in the cross fire. All in fun of course.
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Bit similar to MPFC's game?
It's the opposite, you're aiming for people who'll last until the end of the year rather than people who will croak in the first week, so you should be picking different people. For mpfc it makes sense to pick the 3 months to live brigade for this it doesn't.
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Welcome to the Hares Death Pool - aka the reverse Deathrace - no denial will be made of the source of inspiration for the game, the game where you try and predict who'll make it through most of the year before dying. The game where 25 players dying on the 1st January is worth 500 points - 24 players dying on the 1st January being a mere 0 points and 1 player dying on the 31st December being worth either 614 and 976 points. Can you find the reliable soles who'll die late in the year? Then enter a team.
The Rules (Last updated 6 March 2016)
- All teams must contain 25 picks. A maximum 5 subs are allowed.
- All picks must be humans aged over 18 on January 1st of the game year..
- Death row prisoners only score if they die of other causes, those still on trial will still score points if sentenced to execution after 0000 on January 1st.
- Celebrities qualify if they achieve an obituary or article about their death in a local, national or even specialist newspaper - the article does not need to specifically relate to their death, instead just mention it and date it. or website/magazine/paper. If in doubt cite your death note for approval. There is absolutely no requirement for obits to be in the English language, however translations should be provided if they are not.
- Entries must be posted between 0001 on the 1st December and 2359 on December 31st, if a pick dies before 2359 but it's not known until January 1st they may be replaced until 2359 GMT on January 1st provided the replacement hasn't died between 0000 and their addition to the team on January 1st. The Game runner is permitted to enter a team on the express understanding that team is visible prior to the entries opening.
- The game runner is permitted to permit a team submitting within the first few days of January at their own discretion, under the proviso no other teams have scored upon the late teams entry. The current game runner does not allow late entries.
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The exception to this is if the late team includes someone sentenced to death between 0000 on the 1st January and it's submission, in that instance the player will be kindly told to fuck off and have the entire team rejected, ditto for replacements
.The current game runner does allow late entries. - Murdering your chosen "celebrities" is both against the rules and illegal regardless of willing participation.
- Keeping alive another persons pick against the picks will to benefit in this game is also against the rules.
- If assisted euthanasia becomes legal in the future, contestants in this dead pool are forbidden from encouraging/discouraging/or actively taking part in their or another contestants picks decision regarding this or being an active participant in their euthanasia. This rules apply to assisted euthanasia in other countries of picks.
- Celebrities are disqualified if they are a celebrity because of their impending death. For clarification Tom Attwater - fundraiser dying of cancer was an eligible pick for hia fundraising. This man who became critically ill after being hit by a trolley in M&S would not be an eligible pick if his identity were known for a game held in 2013, if the man were to recover, his extremely dubious claim to fame as the man hit by a trolley in M&S would be sufficient to see him eligible as a pick if he garnered the required obit.
- All entries must be posted in this thread or PMed to me, they'll then be posted in this thread as one post for each game year.
- The onus is always on the player to check that the person in question is alive at the start of the competition and replace them within the 24 hour leeway allotted, if this is not something you are willing to do please provide up to 5 substitutes. Even if you're convinced all you're players are breathing you may wish to provide substitutes just to be safe (a player who shall remain nameless provided a pick who died in 2005 in their team, we are all capable of making mistakes - better safe than sorry)
- Blatant plagiarism of another persons team, in the eye of the game runner, is punishable by expulsion and a 5 year ban on entering the competition.
Scoring System (Last Updated 6 March 2016)
- 1 Point for each day of the year that passes before your celebs death (if they die on the 10th of January you are awarded 9 points for example) up until the games close at midnight on the 31st December.
- 250 point bonus if one of your "celebrities" dies on 31st December in that game year (i.e a 31st death will score 614 points in a normal year or 615 points in a leap year rather than the 364 or 365 points it would normally accrue)
- Pick 1 of your celebrities as a wild card to double the points for that pick upon their death. (i.e if they die on the 9th January you'll get 16 points). Wildcards are calculated before the 250 point bonus, meaning are 31st December wildcard will score 978 points not 1228
- 500 point bonus if your entire list perish of this mortal coil in the game year.
So let the games begin who do you think will very nearly make it to next year but alas lose out?2014 Champion - Rotten Ali
2015 Champion - Toast
2016 Champion - Gcreptile
2017 Champion - Grim Up North
2018 Champion - ??????
2019 Champion - ???????
XX Teams - Latest Scoreboard (TBA)
Records
Lowest Scoring Hit - maryportfuncity with 0 points for Dorothy Baldwin (2014) [1 was awarded in consolation] [1st January 2014]
Highest Scoring Hit - Sir Creep - 666 points (George H.W Bush on 30 Nov 2018 with WC points).
Time Without a Hit - YoungWillz - 243 days and counting in 2018
Most Hits: - msc 16 in 2018
All Time Leaderboard - Points Tally (up to 2017)
Grim Up North 2715 (2017)
Shaun of the Dead 2507 (2017)
The Unknown 2373 (2017)
gcreptile 2223 (2016)
Death Impends 1994 (2017)
The Dead Cow 1987 (2017)
msc 1941 (2017)
Sir Creep 1860 (2016)
JoeyRuss 1854 (2017)
The Unknown Man 1776 (2016)
Rotten Ali 1762 (2014)
maryportfuncity 1747 (2016)
Death Impends 1709 (2016)
Deathray 1668 (2017)
CaptainChorizo 1627 (2016)
Toast 1607 (2015)
Death Impends 1606 (2014)
Whoam 1599 (2016)
Toast 1583 (2017)
Toast 1565 (2016)
Book 1521 (2016)
Shaun of the Dead 1482 (2016)
Estuarian Float 1480 (2014)
JiromeonKiruma 1478 (2017)
Sir Creep 1476 (2017)
Whoam 1431 (2017)
CaptainChorizo 1416 (2014)
gcreptile 1380 (2017)
CaptainChorizo 1347 (2017)
drol 1284 (2017)
Whoam 1209 (2015)
Rotten Ali 1159 (2016)
Death Impends 1121 (2015)
Book 1120 (2017)
The Unknown Man 1101 (2015)
Morbidkid 1096 (2016)
USFuneralDirector 1067 (2014)
Phantom of the Midway 1051 (2017)
deadsox 1036 (2015)
msc 1026 (2016)
Jiromeon Kiruma 1001 (2016)
Toast 984 (2014)
maryportfuncity 945 (2015)
the_engineer 943 (2015)
Captain_Chorizo 922 (2015)
the_engineer 878 (2014)
Whoam 862 (2016)
Switch 850 (2016)
Rotten Ali 840 (2017)
msc 821 (2015)
Widow's Peak 796 (2017)
Pedro67 766 (2017)
maryportfuncity 739 (2014)
Book 724 (2014)
Bibliogryphon 6862 (2017)
Shaun of the Dead 646 (2015)
The Unknown Man 638 (2014)
Eesti 617 (2015)
msc 593 (2014)
gcreptile 581 (2015)
Rotten Ali 441 (2015)
YoungWillz 383 (2016)
YoungWillz 376 (2017)
Book 316 (2015)
ImNotHades 307 (2017)
Estuarian Float 264 (2015)
Bibliogryphon 228 (2016)
rockhopperpenguin 223 (2017)
Bibliogryphon 114 (2015)
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Can we get a final definitive list on what are acceptable "British national news sources" to stop any more "does this count? does this count? does this count?" Pardeeisms?
In addition to this if the BBC reports a death under their subject-specific section, i.e a boxers death is reported in boxing is that counted or does it have to be in the BBC's news section?
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"Baby" Jake Matlala, the shortest ever world champion in any boxing division (4'10) has died at the age of 51. Creepily enough, he was apparently Nelson Mandela's favourite boxer.
Quite a left field sympathy death.
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Just realised my entire centerians list will be borderline/probably not on the obits. Damn there still famous, why do they need an obit as well?
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And do you care?
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So I've got my first two theme teams sorted (Famous Centenarians and Heads of State)! Just one more to sort.
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Do you have to live in Derby to enter?
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Vera Lynn,
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The Attenborough brothers, there ancient now...
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I've just got a feeling Zsa Zsa Gabor will make the centenary. I mean she's hung on this long already.
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Is he still alive? I thought he was dead, bloody hell.
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How many lists has he been on now? Also do we think the Queen will depart shortly after him from heartbreak?
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Is he a good contender for any prison suicides theme in 2014?
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A big list of current state leaders over 65 for deathlist reference. Former state leaders will be added in due course.
Current State Leaders
- Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of United Kingdom, 87
- Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, 86
- Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, 67
- Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, 78
- Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman, 73
- Queen Magrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 73
- Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, 67
- Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, 80
- Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, 75
- Mohammed Abdelaziz, President of the Sawhari Arab Democratic Republic, 66
- Teodoro Obiang Nguemo Mgasabo, President of Equatorial Guinea, 71
- Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola, 71
- Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, 89
- Ali Khameni, President of Iran, 74
- Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, 68
- Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, 69
- Akhito, Emperor of Japan, 79
- Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, 68
- Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan, 73
- Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, 75
- Harald V, King of Norway, 76
- Isais Afewerki, President of Eritrea, 67
- Colville Young, Governor General of Belize, 81
- Olfafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, 70
- Pearlette Louisy, Governer General of Saint Lucia,
- Dennis Sassou Nguesa, President of Congo, 70
- Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, 85
- Tuliaeoa Aiona Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa, 68
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria, 76
- Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, 66
- Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana, 69
- Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 67
- Fredrick Ballantyne, Governor General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 77
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, 84
- Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, 78
- Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 65
- Mahinda Rajapaska, President of Sri Lanka, 68
- James Michel, President of Seychelles, 69
- Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, 81
- Ivan Gasparovic, President of Slovakia, 72
- Heinz Fischer, President of Austria, 75
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, 65
- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, 78
- Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique, 70
- Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece, 84
- Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia, 78
- Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq, 80
- Navin Ramgoolan, Prime Minister of Mauritius, 66
- Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudia Arabia, 89
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, 75
- Anibal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal, 74
- Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy, 88
- Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos, 77
- Raul Castro, President of Cuba, 82
- Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, 68
- Thein Sein, President of Burma, 68
- Manny Moria, President of Micronesia, 64
- Tufuga Efi, President of Samoa, 75
- Shimon Peres, President of Isreal, 90
- Louis Lake-Tack, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, 69
- Xananna Gusmao, President of East Timor, 67
- Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania, 65
- Michel Sulieman, President of Lebanon, 65
- Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal, 65
- Quentin Bryce, Governor General of Australia, 70
- Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamani, President of Swaziland, 71
- Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 66
- George Abela, President of Malta, 65
- Dervis Eroglu, President of Northern Cyprus, 75
- Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, 71
- Philemon Yang, President of Cameroon, 66
- Frank Kabui, Governer General of the Solomon Islands, 67
- Epeli Nailatikau, President of Fiji, 72
- Iolu Abil, President of Vanuatu, 71
- Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President of Honduras, 65
- Jose Mujica, President of Uruguay, 78
- Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine, 65
- Arthur Foulkes, Governor General of the Bahamas, 85
- D.M Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 82
- Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, President of Somaliland, 77
- Desi Bouterse, President of Suriname, 68
- David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, 72
- Alassane Ouattara, President of Cote D'Ivorie, 71
- Michael Ogio, Governor General of Papau New Guinea, 71
- Alpha Conde, President of Guinea, 75
- Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Minister of Laos. 69
- Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, 65
- Andris Berzins, President of Latvia, 68
- Tony Tan, President of Singapore, 73
- Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of Sao Tome and Principe, 76
- Michael Sata, President of Zambia, 76
- Leonid Lakerbaia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia, 65
- Giusseppe Bertello, Vatican President, 65
- Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, 72
- Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of Yemen, 68
- Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah,Prime Minister of Kuwait, 71
- Mohammed Basindawa, Prime Minister of Yemen, 78
- Andul Halim of Kedah, Supreme Head of State of Malaysia, 86
- Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia, 68
- Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria, 65
- Abdullah Ensour, Prime Minister of Jordan 74,
- Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, 67
- Sauli Niinisto, President of Finland, 65
- Jochim Gauck, President of Germany, 73
- Nicolai Timofti, President of Moldova, 64
- Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, 70
- Elliot Belgrave, Governor General of Barbados, 82
- Tom Thabane, Priminster of Lesotho, 74
- Josep Maria Mauri, Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra, 72
- Kailash Purryagg President of Mauritius, 65
- Pranaab Murkherjee, President of India, 77
- Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Cote D'Ivorie, 70
- Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia, 72
- Edmund Lawrence, Governor General of Saint Kitts and Nevis, 81
- Kieth Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, 67
- Jung Hong-won, Prime Minister of South Korea, 69
- Nicolas Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, 67
- Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, 67
- Pope Francis, Sovereign of Vatican City, 76
- Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh, 69
- Pak Pong-ju, Premier of North Korea, 74
- Adly Mansour, President of Egypt, 67
- Hazem Al Beblawi, Prime Minister of Egypt, 77
- Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, 65
- Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali, 68
- Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, 73
- Charles Savarin, President of Dominica, 70
- Cesar Villanueva, Prime Minister of Peru, 67
- Tammam Salem, Prime Minister of Lebanon, 68
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- Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of United Kingdom, 87
Ian Watkins
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With the greatest respect looking at a site that speculates on people's deaths while your children are in the room is silly and it's your responsibility to check the site at work or when they aren't around. It's not a family forum, nor should it be.