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michelevit:
i am also interested in a pentathalon. I was thinking about something like this for a while.
i have two cabinets and probally would have 10 people participate.

the games i wanted to select from was

zaxxon
robotron
pacman
frogger
moonpatrol

what i was wondering about is how to judge the overal perfromance.

I was thinking it could be scoring and or time played with one credit.
I know the scoring would be tricky because there is so much variation
with the scores between games.

time would be tricky, because some games can be played forever by just
lagging on completing levels. i used to play dig dug for hours just by pumping
but not popping the fygar charectors. it would also be tricky to time games.

does anyone know how to judge such an event?
jerryjanis:
Track and Field - that's a great one.

If you have a trackball, then definetly Shuuz.  Also, Marble Madness is a good game because it goes pretty quickly, even if you play through the whole game.

I definetly agree that Street Fighter would be good.

Ooooh, I know.  Hat Trick.  That's gotta be the best tournament game ever.  And it's easy to pick up and start playing.

elvis:

--- Quote from: michelevit on October 12, 2006, 07:50:12 pm ---does anyone know how to judge such an event?
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Pretty simple.  Each player is given one credit, and their names drawn out of a hat to choose order per game.

Then they play as best they can on that one credit, and their scores recorded.

At the end of the day, normalize all the scores (with some games, 10,000 points is a high score, in others 10,000,000 is a low score), add them together and pick a winner.

If you don't like score normalization, then use per-game rank.  First place is 5 points, 4 for second, and so on.

Up to you if you want to allow a practice run, or "best of 3" attempts, etc.

Fighting games of course are much easier.  Just like any other sporting tournament with standard single/double elimination rules.
vorghagen:

--- Quote from: elvis on October 13, 2006, 12:56:44 am ---At the end of the day, normalize all the scores (with some games, 10,000 points is a high score, in others 10,000,000 is a low score), add them together and pick a winner.

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How exactly do you normalize the scores?
The only idea I have is to treat the top score for the day as 100% and work out everyone elses as a percentage of that, then add up those scores at days end.
Is that anything like normalizing or am I way off the mark.
Duster72:
Here's how I'm doing it:

I have from 10:00 am until midnight, so I have 14 hours.  Each game will be on the cabinet for 2 hours and people and come and play as they wish.  If someone is waiting a turn to play then you cannot replay.  You get one turn, then you have to go to the end of the line. 

Scoring will be Formula 1 style per game, so each game is worth a potential of 10 points.  Whoever posts the top score will score 10 points and on down the line.

Then, I think I am going to do the NBA Jam tourney at the end of the day so there will be more time.  It will be a 2v2 tourney with rotating partners.

I bought custom gold medals for each event and a trophy for the overall winner.
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