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For purposes of this contest, goals are scored only during regular or overtime play. Although a successful kick in a shootout may be referred to as a "goal" by the unwashed, it is not included in the goal count. For example, a match that is tied 3-3 at the end of overtime and then decided by a 5-4 shootout would satisfy the conditions both for equal number of goals (three each) and for victory (for the team that won the shootout). In match scores posted on this page, red digits indicate shootout results; i.e., 35 - 34.
Each player on your team can only score points if she is active when her country plays a World Cup match. At the beginning of the tournament, all five of your starters are active. Only five of your players can be active at any time. When a starter's country is eliminated from the tournament, the starter is benched and a reserve player is activated. Some players may also be benched for other reasons; see individual descriptions for details. A benched player cannot score points or return to active play. Reserve players are activated in the order in which you list them on your entry, but if a player's country has been eliminated before she is activated, she is skipped and the next player on the list is activated instead. When you run out of reserves, your team simply continues with its remaining eligible players (if any).
Each medieval fantasy player scores points according to a different formula. Depending upon a country's prospects in the World Cup tournament, it may be beneficial to assign a player that adds many points for many goals, or it may be better to assign a player that adds points when her country loses. Extensive testing using results from past World Cup tournaments indicates that a high score can be achieved with almost any roster of players if they are assigned to the right countries. Read the individual scoring rules carefully: some players can generate hundreds or even thousands of points, but they may also pose a risk of subtracting points under certain conditions.
If two or more teams are tied for high score at the end of the tournament, then the team whose tiebreaker prediction is closest to the total number of goals scored by all World Cup teams in all matches wins. It doesn't matter if the prediction is higher or lower than the actual total. If the tiebreaker predictions are equally accurate, then the team which posted the greatest number of points for any match wins; if the scores are equal, then the winner will be determined by comparing the second-highest scores, third-highest, etc.
Follow these simple steps to submit your team roster:
- Choose ten players from the list below.
- Assign each to a country participating in the Women’s World Cup.
- Don’t use any player or any country more than once.
- Choose a name for your team. Make it no more than 32 characters, including spaces. I'll try to fit it in if it's a bit longer, but I make no guarantees.
- For tiebreaking purposes, predict the number of goals that will be scored by all countries in all matches during the 2003 Women's World Cup tournament.
- Submit your team roster via e-mail in the format shown at right. The first five players are your starters; the rest are reserves, activated in the order listed.
The "home town" of your team is the city, town, village, hamlet, oblast, or unincorporated area where you live, work, or study, the city where you were born, adopted, or cloned, or, if you prefer, it can the place that you want everyone to believe is the city, town, village, oblast, hamlet, or unincorporated area where you live, work, study, or were born, adopted, or cloned. When all entries have been received, teams and home towns will be posted on this page; no other identifying information will appear unless you choose to include it in your comments. In your comments you may write anything you like about your team, city, football, other medieval fantasy pursuits, or anything else you'd like to share with the other competitiors. There's no strict limit on the length of comments, but you are encouraged to keep them brief; Laughton.org may edit lengthy texts.
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Send your entry to contest@laughton.org in this format:
To: contest@laughton.org
From: you@your.mail
Subject: Team Name
Home town
player 1
country 1
player 2
country 2
player 3
country 3
player 4
country 4
player 5
country 5
player 6
country 6
player 7
country 7
player 8
country 8
player 9
country 9
player 10
country 10
tiebreaker
comments (optional)
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Here's an example of a properly formatted entry:
To: contest@laughton.org
From: you@your.mail
Subject: The Game Dames
Washington, DC, USA
Huntress
Norway
Assassin
USA
Minstrel
Korea
Champion
Australia
Queen
Nigeria
Dancer
Germany
Sorceress
Italy
Dragon
Brazil
Thief
China
Gambler
Japan
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I've been a fan of Laughton.org for years, but this is the first time I've entered a contest.
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