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As we're now a little over a month until the first race of the 2018 NASCAR racing season, folks are beginning to sort out which of the various fantasy racing games that they intend to participate in.
The game that @Charlie Spencer is involved with looks to be a winner as it appears to be quite similar to the popular, and now discontinued, Yahoo Fantasy Auto Racing game.
https://racing-forums.com/threads/the-last-american-fantasy-racing-league.62061/
For something slightly different, the NASCAR Pick 'Em game has existed on this board for the past several years and will be continued into the 2018 racing season and, hopefully, beyond.
The basic premise of the game is actually quite simple.
Each week, each player picks a driver for that week's race. Points are awarded to each player based upon where his pick for that week finished.
1st place finish = 1 point . . . . 40th place finish = 40 points, with all finishes in between awarded appropriately.
The game's season championship is awarded to the player that has the fewest points after the 36th and final points race.
What makes the game challenging is that a player may pick a particular driver for one, and only one, race during the course of the season.
That's the short version as the official rules are explained below.
Among many comments previously made about the game, this one tends to stand out:
OFFICIAL GAME RULES
1 - Each week, each player picks a driver for that week's race.
2 - Players' picks are to be made on the Racing-Forums.com board via a private "conversation".
a. Start by clicking on the "Inbox" tab to the right of your screen name in the upper right corner of the webpage. Then, click on "Start a New Conversation" and enter pjmolo as the conversation "participant".
b. The "Conversation Title" should read NASCAR Pick 'Em 2018. The message should then include the location of the race and the driver picked for that race. For example: Daytona - Martin Truex Jr.
c. Upon receipt of the pick, a response to the message will be made that confirms the pick for that race.
d. When a player makes his pick for the next race, he should make it using the same conversation as his previous pick, thereby keeping the conversations in management's inbox to a minimum.
3 - All picks must be made by the Friday before race day, noon Eastern time. An initial pick may be changed provided the change is made prior to that week's deadline.
4 - After a player picks a driver, that player cannot pick that same driver again for the remainder of the season.
5 - After the noon Friday deadline, players' picks are official and will be made public by way of a post to the board prior to the beginning of that week's race. Race results and game standings will be posted in the same thread after each race.
6 - Only the 36 points paying races are included in the game, meaning races such the Clash, the Daytona Duels, and the All-Star Race are not included.
7 - For each race, players will be awarded the number of points equal to the finishing position of their pick for that race, based upon NASCAR's official race results.
8 - The game's champion will be determined by the player with the fewest amount of points after the 36th and final points race. In the event of a season points tie, the game's champion will be awarded to the player with the most "1st place" picks, then the most "2nd place" picks, etc. until a champion is decided.
9 - If a player fails to make a timely pick for a given race, his pick for that week will be recorded as "NO PICK". If a player picks a driver that does not start the race or picks a driver that was previously used, it will not count as a "NO PICK."
10 - A player will be dropped from the game following his failure to make a pick for separate four races.
11 - If a player does not make a pick, picks a driver that does not start the race, or picks a driver that was previously used, the player will be awarded points equal to the number of drivers that started that race, plus one.
12 - Keeping in mind that a player will be dropped from the game after making a "NO PICK" for four races, the deadline to begin participating in the game has been established as the fourth race of the season. Any player that doesn't make a pick in any or all of the first three races will be awarded points for those races as specified by Rule #11.
13 - There is no restriction as to the number of players allowed to participate in the game. Because there is no restriction as to the number of players, there is no need to officially register. Beginning with the Daytona 500, but at least by the fourth race of the season, simply make a pick each week to be included.
14 - Any attempt to initiate a playoff points reset at any point during the season will cause the game to self-destruct immediately.
The game that @Charlie Spencer is involved with looks to be a winner as it appears to be quite similar to the popular, and now discontinued, Yahoo Fantasy Auto Racing game.
https://racing-forums.com/threads/the-last-american-fantasy-racing-league.62061/
For something slightly different, the NASCAR Pick 'Em game has existed on this board for the past several years and will be continued into the 2018 racing season and, hopefully, beyond.
The basic premise of the game is actually quite simple.
Each week, each player picks a driver for that week's race. Points are awarded to each player based upon where his pick for that week finished.
1st place finish = 1 point . . . . 40th place finish = 40 points, with all finishes in between awarded appropriately.
The game's season championship is awarded to the player that has the fewest points after the 36th and final points race.
What makes the game challenging is that a player may pick a particular driver for one, and only one, race during the course of the season.
That's the short version as the official rules are explained below.
Among many comments previously made about the game, this one tends to stand out:
OFFICIAL GAME RULES
1 - Each week, each player picks a driver for that week's race.
2 - Players' picks are to be made on the Racing-Forums.com board via a private "conversation".
a. Start by clicking on the "Inbox" tab to the right of your screen name in the upper right corner of the webpage. Then, click on "Start a New Conversation" and enter pjmolo as the conversation "participant".
b. The "Conversation Title" should read NASCAR Pick 'Em 2018. The message should then include the location of the race and the driver picked for that race. For example: Daytona - Martin Truex Jr.
c. Upon receipt of the pick, a response to the message will be made that confirms the pick for that race.
d. When a player makes his pick for the next race, he should make it using the same conversation as his previous pick, thereby keeping the conversations in management's inbox to a minimum.
3 - All picks must be made by the Friday before race day, noon Eastern time. An initial pick may be changed provided the change is made prior to that week's deadline.
4 - After a player picks a driver, that player cannot pick that same driver again for the remainder of the season.
5 - After the noon Friday deadline, players' picks are official and will be made public by way of a post to the board prior to the beginning of that week's race. Race results and game standings will be posted in the same thread after each race.
6 - Only the 36 points paying races are included in the game, meaning races such the Clash, the Daytona Duels, and the All-Star Race are not included.
7 - For each race, players will be awarded the number of points equal to the finishing position of their pick for that race, based upon NASCAR's official race results.
8 - The game's champion will be determined by the player with the fewest amount of points after the 36th and final points race. In the event of a season points tie, the game's champion will be awarded to the player with the most "1st place" picks, then the most "2nd place" picks, etc. until a champion is decided.
9 - If a player fails to make a timely pick for a given race, his pick for that week will be recorded as "NO PICK". If a player picks a driver that does not start the race or picks a driver that was previously used, it will not count as a "NO PICK."
10 - A player will be dropped from the game following his failure to make a pick for separate four races.
11 - If a player does not make a pick, picks a driver that does not start the race, or picks a driver that was previously used, the player will be awarded points equal to the number of drivers that started that race, plus one.
12 - Keeping in mind that a player will be dropped from the game after making a "NO PICK" for four races, the deadline to begin participating in the game has been established as the fourth race of the season. Any player that doesn't make a pick in any or all of the first three races will be awarded points for those races as specified by Rule #11.
13 - There is no restriction as to the number of players allowed to participate in the game. Because there is no restriction as to the number of players, there is no need to officially register. Beginning with the Daytona 500, but at least by the fourth race of the season, simply make a pick each week to be included.
14 - Any attempt to initiate a playoff points reset at any point during the season will cause the game to self-destruct immediately.
