Five4three2one Deadpool - 2019

[Wormfarmer 427]

Remember: double points earned from Xmas day through the 30th, and triple points on the 31st.  If there is going to be a big come from behind win, that's when it's going to happen. 

 

Wormfarmer's December 5:

Bob Dole

Jean Louis Trintignant

Leslie Phillips

Frankie Banali

Norman Lloyd

 

All 5 pointers, and I need it.

[Bentrovato 1,085]

My five Xmas presents are:

 

Richard Wilson

Annette Crosbie

Doreen Mantle

John Shrapnel

Angela Thorne

[gcreptile 10,963]

December:

 

Ajoy Roy (5)

Michael McKevitt (5)

Samantha Last (4)

Danielle Rosher (5)

Jill Emberson (5)

 

Thank you Wormfarmer for hosting another fine competition this year!

[YorkshireBanker 168]

Freeman Dyson
Stanley Baxter
Bobby Brown-Rangers Legend
Kane Tanaka
Glynis Johns
 

[Banana 859]

Ajoy Roy (4)

Michael McKevitt (4)

Lata Mangeshkar (4)

Suzanne Mubarak (5)

Syed Ali Geelani (5)

[Philip 121]

Freeman dyson

Desmond tutu

Harry reid

Susan bayh

John patterson

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 01/12/2019 at 04:19, gcreptile said:

December:

 

Ajoy Roy (5)

Michael McKevitt (5)

Samantha Last (4)

Danielle Rosher (5)

Jill Emberson (5)

 

Thank you Wormfarmer for hosting another fine competition this year!

Under what possible definition is Danielle Rosher a celebrity ?  i mean a good DDP pick (noted) but here?

 

[Wormfarmer 427]

DEC Teams
Joe Moneypenny 15	lata mangeshkar	miiko taka	susan bayh	zhao shuzhen	robert kuok
Captain Chorizo 47	chris doleman	david gulpilil 4	everton weekes	willie wood	raymond allen
Bibliogryphon  4	loongkoonan	mahathir mohammed	beverly cleary	hal holbrook	tinto brass
Quim Reaper 25 +5	chris rea	daniel arap moi	tony britton	sam lloyd	lee kerslake
theoldlady  24	larry king	prince philip	catherine deneuve	henry gray	samantha last
OldCrem 33	prince philip  4	jimmy carter	barbara windsor	liza minelli	ruthie tompson
Death by Arsenic 16	jean charles tacchella	michel piccoli	suzy delair	diana serra cary	daniella westbrook
Clorox Bleachman 55	susan bayh  4	ron boswell	henry gray  4	daniel arap moi  4	stirling moss
Joey Russ 51	henry gray  3	tom smith	daniel arap moi  3	ron boswell  4	catherine deneuve 4
Philip  13	prince philip  3	jimmy carter  4	ruth bader ginsberg	john warner	barbara windsor  4
Wormfarmer  27	bob dole	jean louis trintignant	leslie phillips	frankie banali	norman lloyd
Bentrovato 14	richard wilson	annette crosbie	doreen mantle	john shrapnel	angela thorne
gcreptile 58	ajoy roy  QO?	michael mckevitt	samantha last  4	danielle rosher	jill emberson
Yorkshire Banker 5	freeman dyson	stanley baxter	bobby brown (rangers)	kane tanaka	glynis johns
Banana 25	ajoy roy  4 QO?	michael mckevitt  4	lata mangeshkar  4	suzanne mubarak	syed ali geelani
msc 36	no team yet
Fixed Business 24	no team yet
MadHatter 10	no team yet
Newjack 8	no team yet
Bou1  6	no team yet
ebless	no team yet

Edited December 25, 2019 by Wormfarmer
Quim picks up 5, still waiting to see if gcrep and banana get a QO for Roy . . . .

[Wormfarmer 427]

Final teams for the year are posted above.  Still waiting for a few teams to come in - -  it is not too late to post (Fixed Business?) . . .   Confusing is that Philip has submitted twice for December.  So I took his first posting per rule - no changes to a team once posted.  His second team looked pretty good though.  I would say this is really down to a 4 man race, although a couple of other teams are within reach with a fantastic month and maybe taking advantage of the double pts earned in the week after xmas.  

I know there was a lot of grumbling early when I made changes to the format from last year, but other than Sir Creep, I didn't hear much protesting once the format got underway and folks got used to it.  I, personally, like it much better this way, and if I keep the game going would prefer to use the new format. I like the added dilemma you must choose between posting early to get max points for a team vs. riding out the month to see if you can cash in on the double and triple point days. Not too many cashed in on the extra points, so maybe a little tweaking is needed to sweeten this option.  Comments are welcome in the last part of this month, and let me know if you are interested in playing another year.  

 

Once again, I am humbled by the skill and dedication a lot of you put into these games.  You guys are good.  

[Wormfarmer 427]

FINAL Standings

gcreptile 58 2nd yr champ!

Clorox Bleachman 55

Joey Russ 51

Captain Chorizo 47

msc 36

OldCrem 33 Quim Reaper 30

Wormfarmer  27

Banana 25

theoldlady  24

Fixed Business 24

Death by Arsenic 16

Joe Moneypenny 15

Bentrovato 14

Philip  13

MadHatter 10

Newjack 8

Bou1  6

Yorkshire Banker 5

Bibliogryphon  4

ebless 30

[TQR 14,384]

I'm a purist, I think the strategy involved in the '18 version was more interesting, but I'll play along regardless next year. Cheers Wormy!

[gcreptile 10,963]

Regardless of how this will end, I am probably not going to join next year. I do have to cut my involvement somewhere to make up for the DDP duties.

I thought both formats had their charm though and I thank Wormfarmer for all the work!

[gcreptile 10,963]

My pick Ajoy Roy is dead, but will a QO come? (I'm leaning towards yes, but it's the NYT or something like that)

 

http://www.newagebd.net/article/93129/professor-ajoy-roy-no-more

[theoldlady 2,296]

I like the 2019 version. A chance to Get 5 points per Name throughout the year! Thanks for doing this game. I like it and would play again in 2020. 

[gcreptile 10,963]

It's remarkable how we are avoiding a decision in this pool.

I had both Douthit and Volcker under consideration.

Surely some of you also thought about it, or Pete Frates...

[TQR 14,384]

I'll claim my five for Britton thank you very much please

[Wormfarmer 427]

We are now into the double point period through the 30th.  Triple points on the 31st.  What a slow final month it has been, but there is still time to pick up some major leaderboard changes over the holidays.  

[Sir Creep 7,070]

So this DP is dead?   i had 5 names to enter, oh well

[Wormfarmer 427]

22 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

So this DP is dead?   i had 5 names to enter, oh well

Funny, but you are the same dude who bailed out halfway through because you were upset over the rule changes from the first year. 

I hate being bipolar, it's fabulous!

[Wormfarmer 427]

That was a very poor showing by everyone to finish the game.  Not much change at all in the leaderboard since November.  Only Quim Reaper gets a hit and climbs a couple of notches.  So we can crown a victor and worthy champion of the second year Five4three2one deadpool in gcreptile in a close one over Clorox Bleachman and Joey Russ.  All three had great seasons.  I am going to take a break for a week or two and think it over if this pool is worth running a third year, and if so, what is the best way to score it.  I find it odd that some folks prefer the original format in which you had to poor over all the previous entries to determine which point values were still available, and take care to rank your team in order to not violate previously taken point values.  I know it was certainly a pain for me to try to police it.  And then there was the limitation in scoring, whereas even a great team could only earn you 15 pts a month (5+4+3+2+1) vs the 25pts that could be earned by a good all original team in the year two rules.  But maybe it is not unlike the tendency for most folk to prefer the version of a song they hear and become familiar with first, rather than the cover version, regardless of which version has the better production values or musicianship.  Alas, I will monitor here for the near future if anyone else wants to chime in on whether or not they would play a third year and which type of scoring system they prefer.  Thanksagain to all for playing, and may your shadowlists in 2020 all go down in big numbers.

[Wormfarmer 427]

Final standings updated earlier on this page of the thread!

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

TBH I really liked the new format and the challenge whether to post early to try and nab name's you were high on for the month or wait until the last day either to keep a name secret or to see if someone would come through with a late hit .It also made selecting easier if you weren't one of the first few picking,really all you had to do every month is make sure your name's weren't picked 5 times already. Anywho thanks for running this Worm,was a fun and engaging format

[HDS 234]

It would be my first time playing this format, but I'd give it a go.

[gcreptile 10,963]

Thank you Wormfarmer for hosting!

 

It's a definitely a different game, and the balancing between high scores and waiting until the very end is something new and interesting. I only think it could use some tweaking, for example, it should be forbidden to wait posting your team until you can get a lucky surefire hit in the middle of the month because of someone in a crash, shooting, etc... A new month's team should be posted on the 1st day of the next month at latest.

Otherwise, yeah, very slow final two months. I had two non-obits in the final month, and I should have chosen different people. Thankfully, the strongest opponents didn't do better.

Also, both times, it was very close. 

 

As I said before, I have to cut my involvement a little and the possible 15-30 minutes updating the DDP scores around 3 times a week have to come from somewhere. So I will not be participating in a possible 2020 version of this pool.