Re: Multi-way contests

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_...>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:19:56 +0100

On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 07:57:10AM +1200, Stephen Rennell wrote:
> Then I had to figure out who rolls against who... I had the non-involved
> players running the other racers, and I kind of had everyone decide how
> much risk they were prepared to take to try to get to the front, if they
> succeeded, their AP increased, if they failed, their AP decreased, without
> comparing their results to the other riders.

One way to look at this is, if there was an on-the-spot sports reporter talking up the 'event' before (and during, and after) the fact, what would he say the 'story' of the race was? Are there David-and-Goliath or long-running personal rivalries between certains pairs (or more) of the competitors? Is the course itself notoriously difficult or significant? Is the objective 'performance' of each competitor of interest (record-breaking, no a patch on last year's race, etc)? Is it largely just a matter of a contest with multiple 'sides'? If you can determine that, if should substantially clarify what's an appropriate resolution mechanic (notwithstanding which, a certain 'bespoke' element might be indicated).

Cheers,
Alex.