Misha wrote:
Fuck the lyrics, I've already done that, so I'm not going for lyrics once again...
Okay, so don't. Album covers along with the poetry is fine by my. In fact, that's extremely cool! Add all the art you want to make the lyrics that more vivid. But, if you want a straight up photography contest, I can already tell that'd fuck many people over. You think anyone would vote a MS paint project over a gorgeous landscape? I don't think it'd work out.
Maybe you'd like the other idea?
Let me explain how the game works a little more clear. Here's a mini-version of the tournament.
Ulver
vs
Blind Guardian
Manowar
vs
Orphaned Land
Graveland
vs
Forest of Fog
Cryptopsy
vs
Pig Destroyer
Okay, there's the sample bracket. Now, John Q. Public really likes Forest of Fog, loves to gamble, and he's feelin' lucky! So, here's how he predicts the tournament:
---Round 1---
Ulver over BG
Manowar over Orphaned Land
Forest of Fog (Pony) over Graveland
Cryptopsy over Pig Destroyer
---Semis---
Ulver over Manowar
Forest of Fog (Pony) over Cryptopsy
---Finals---
Forest of Fog (Pony) over Ulver
Confident that this is how the tournament will play out, he submits as such.
However, Joe Nobody knows the game is random, and he has a different prediction for the tournament. His pony is going to be Manowar, because he trusts they'll get the luck of the quarter flip. His predictions are as follows:
---Round 1---
Blind Guardian over Ulver
Manowar (Pony) over Orphaned Land
Graveland over Forest of Fog
Pig Destroyer over Cryptopsy
---Semis---
Manowar (Pony) over Blind Guardian
Pig Destroyer over Graveland
---Final---
Manowar (pony) over Pig Destroyer
Okay. so, those are John Q Public and Joe Nobody's predictions. Notice how their predicted winners are marked as ponys. When the tournament is set up, one must pick a pony. Can be a favorite band. Can be random. As you now must know, the results mean nothing. It is all a matter of luck... But, your pony is your predicted winner. And you are awarded extra points every time they win.
Okay. So, let's see how the tournament REALLY plays out:
---Round 1---
Blind Guardian over Ulver
Manowar (Joe's pony) over Orphaned Land
Forest of Fog (Public's Pony) over Graveland
Pig Destroyer over Cryptopsy
==Round 1 Breakdown:
Every correct prediction awards 7 points. If your Pony wins, you get 3 bonus points.
Public gets 17. 10 for Forest of Fog's win, and 7 for Manowar's.
Nobody gets 24. 7 for both BG and Pig Destroyer. 10 for Manowar.
Okay... so then the semis would continue in the same vague manner for more points, and blah blah blah, it'd be to a much larger scale if we ever tried it. And possibly under a different formant. Anyway, consider that...
Personally, after explaining it, I'd rather see another lyrics contest.
