OK. Since it's been awhile since the rules have been posted, I just thought now would be a good time to re-post them. This may also help Spak out in knowing how points are awarded since he was unsure sometimes while I was away. So, this is how I distribute points:
You get two points for a general guess. I.e. what section will be updated. Those general sections are:
Character Profile
Character Move/Action
How to Play
Game Modes
Stages
Items
Music
Notices
After that, there is the specific guess. Elaborate further on what is going to be updated in that section. Specific guesses would be for:
Character Profile - Name of character
Character Move/Action - Name of character and what moveset - Final smash, special moves, regular moves.
How To Play - What technique, rule or lesson would be given
Game Modes - Single Player, Custom, Classic, Sticker, Trophy, Multiplayer, etc.
Stages - What the stage name is and what franchise it represents or game. Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine. Smashville from Animal Crossing.
Items - What type of item - smash item, assist trophy or pokeball and the item or character it would be. I.E. Smash Item - Ray Gun. Assist Trophy - Toad. Pokeball - Psyduck.
Music - The franchise that will be represented by the music. I.E. Animal Crossing Music. Star Fox music.
Notices - What the notice will be. Announcement. Video. Audio. I'm just throwing it in for the heck of it.
Of course, extra bonus points of 6 could be awarded to people who are even more daring in their prediction. I.E., correctly guessing which composer was responsible for arranging the music, predicting a feature of a stage like Bridge of Eldin collapsing, Nintendogs assist trophy blocks screen, etc.
In some case, half points may be given. I.E. chose the right franchise or character for stage but not the game it came from, choose pokeball but not the right pokemon, choose the right character but not the right move update.
Double Update Posting
Finally, in the case of double updates, write out your first prediction and then specify that if there is a second prediction, this is your guess. However, the snag of double predictions is this. If there is only one update that day and your first prediction is incorrect but your prediction for the second update is the correct update, it doesn't count. The double update prediction isn't a two for one guess. I'll illustrate if you are confused.
Example:
Sep. 14/2007 Prediction
Music Update
Star Fox Music
Venom theme
2nd Update
New Character
Captain Falcon
Bounty hunter who punches fast
In the case of Sep. 14, there was only one update. The Ice Climbers. Therefore, the second update guess does not comply since there is only one update. Yes, the second guess was a character reveal but since that was the second guess and not the primary guess, it does not count.
Now let's say there had been two updates. The Ice Climbers and Kirby's Final Smash. Even though the primary guess is wrong, since there are two updates, the second update is allowed and it gets two points because of the Ice Climber update. So, I hope this gets everybody clear on how I keep track of points and award them.
Finally, there is not rule for how you phrase your prediction. You can do it like PartyBear, keep it general like Mashiro or you can follow what I've been doing. It's up to you.
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