Well done to Jellybellies. Its really hard to play that badly on a consistent basis. I put a lot of effort in but couldn't get near to you.
It was a fantastic competition and really enjoyed playing it.
Thanks to Ag for organising it.
If i had one suggestion for making it even better next year it would be to drop the idea of it being a dual competition ( prizes for top and bottom) and make it purely a race for the bottom. In fact could go a step further and say that the top team pays credits to the bottom team , second to second bottom, etc...but don't know if people would go that far. The draw back with the dual aspect is that many of the games are foregone conclusions ( when someone aiming win plays someone aiming to lose) and so the title depends on just a few key games against fellow losers or winners. Only a small point, though, and it was one of the most enjoyable competitions I've ever played on here.
Thanks for this feedback. They are issue's I have thought about often. Transferring credits between teams is a no go for me, as I don't like asking Managers to do this, and to be honest Managers don't want to pay out in a competition. I can't see the top team paying the Spoon placed bottom team etc etc. For this reason I don't run Home and Away Elite anymore. This is the version of the competition where if I beat a Team Home and Away they pay out 1,500 credits to me. Had to cancel it last time out.
The big snag in the backwards game is that the top two division places contain 3,000 cat game credits and even if all eight or sixteen teams say they are playing for The Runcible Spoon end of the table the temptation to win a few games is there for all to ponder upon. Especially with a Champion like Jellybellies to contend with. Its hard to police about who is trying and who is not trying hard enough. It's like playing Attack for a couple of games in A Defence Only League. That's six points deliberately or I forgot to change my default tactics.
So to combat this The Top of The Table Competition came into play. Yes it's not great that we are all not going for The Spoon. But it makes it transparent who is going for a cut of the 3,000 Cat Games credits. Yes there are games that are "foregone conclusions" but I just think that's a biscuits and gravy day off.
When it started most people went for The Spoon but over the year's other Managers realised there are easy credits going at the other end of the table. It's like I can get credits with "foregone conclusion" games as every other Manager wants to leak goals.
I tried making The Runcible Spoon prize bigger and thus more attractive but Managers still play the percentages and think they will do better in The Top of The Table competion. This is not an accusation, it's just fact. Managers may be in The Runcible Spoon for gelling purposes etc. It's not controllable.
However I do believe I have the competition modification that will suit all comers. That's The Runcible Spoon Pair's Competion. But you will have to wait until the next Festive Season for details. I just hope there is another Black Friday credit deal to cope with the prizes on offer.
