March Madness 2022 (a.k.a the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament)

:yikes: Time to buckle down and come up with some strategery for my (hopefully) penultimate throw for this match.

Told y’all that @Celalta fell into my trap!
:judge:

:popcorn:

Quick summary:

:skull_and_crossbones: :skull_and_crossbones: :oh_noes: :oh_noes: :oh_noes: :oh_noes:

Well, those of us who wanted a little :popcorn: on a Friday afternoon were left with an empty bucket, as 2 of the potential :popcorn: matches ended in :skull_and_crossbones: , and the third was a throw short.

In other news:

  • We have 3 more matches that are :popcorn: potentials, so maybe we’ll get there yet! :+1:
  • We’ve got our second Elite Eight entrant!
  • We have our first Regional Titleholder now in the ring - can ALivelySedative keep the title? Stay tuned to find out!

MayanActuary Region

NmrclNeurot defeats 1695814 in Game 4, NmrclNeurot wins (3-1)
S 1695814
R NmrclNeurot

MayanActry    ---- MayanActry   
(BYE)

Celalta     1 
VorianAtrds*2

-----------------------------------

1695814       ---- 1695814     1
(BYE)

NmrclNeurot   ---- NmrclNeurot 3 ---- NmrclNeurot 
(BYE)

ALivelySedative Region

Snake defeats ThNtrsLINUS in Game 4, Snake wins (3-1)
R-P-R-S Snake
R-P-R-P ThNtrsLINUS

ALivelySed    ---- ALivelySed  0 
(BYE)

Snake       3 ---- Snake       0
ThNtrsLINUS 1

-----------------------------------

JFG           ---- JFG         3 ---- JFG         
(BYE)

MtnHawk       ---- MtnHawk     0 
(BYE)

Doctor_Who Region

BruteForce defeats StevGrondin in Game 3, BruteForce leads (2-1)
S-R-R StevGrondin
S-R-P BruteForce

IPD defeats A_Student in Game 2, IPD leads (2-0)
R-R A_Student
R-P IPD

Doctor_Who    ---- Doctor_Who   
(BYE)

StevGrondin 1
BruteForce  2

-----------------------------------

SteveWhite    ---- SteveWhite   
(BYE)

A_Student   0
IPD         2

ao_fan Region

Tiffany defeats Actuary321 in Game 3, Tiffany leads (2-1)
R Tiffany
S Actuary321

ao_fan        ---- ao_fan
(BYE)

Tiffany     2
Actuary321  1

-----------------------------------

soyleche      ---- soyleche
(BYE)

OutdoorAct  1
Klaymen     0

Key: * indicates throws submitted; # indicates throws need to be turned in or you will be booted

GL @BruteForce . I have submitted G4 throws. Might have to recalibrate RNG generator given results.

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Really, who would play the same throws two games in a row?!? This is going to be an epic comeback when I switch up my throws, but will i?

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Ugh…at least I made it to the second round this year.
Congratulations, NmrclNeurot. Best wishes on the rest of your tourney journey.

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I appreciate the tagging, because work has been ridiculously busy, and I forgot to submit throws until just now. Hopefully, our game will get to round 5. :judge:

AM or PM?

Whichever is the time when I win and you lose for round 4.

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Thanks ###s, it was an honor to play you. I appreciate the energy it took to run the sheep game earlier in the week.

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:popcorn:

:poocorn:

My apologies for the delay, all - this is the first time I’ve been traveling during the RPS tournament in a long time, and, well… there are some logistical issues I’m working through trying to use the fine-tuned RPS Processing Mechanism that I’ve used in the past. I think I’ve got it figured out now, but that’s still TBD.

:crossed_fingers: for good luck…

Quick Update:
:skull_and_crossbones: :skull_and_crossbones: :skull_and_crossbones: :popcorn:

Well, that took longer than it should’ve, and the RPS Committee thanks y’all for your patience.

In the meantime, highlights of today’s update:

  • We lost three players, but gained no more Elite Eight entrants… but we are tightening up the brackets! :+1:
  • The Doctor_Who region is getting pretty feisty, with both games going THREE throws, and we’re getting our first :popcorn: game of the tourney!

Please keep those throws coming, and hopefully things will run smoother tomorrow! :+1:

MayanActuary Region

VorianAtrds defeats Celalta in Game 4, VorianAtrds wins (3-1)
S Celalta
R VorianAtrds

MayanActry    ---- MayanActry  0
(BYE)

Celalta     1 
VorianAtrds 3 ---- VorianAtrds 0

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1695814       ---- 1695814     1
(BYE)

NmrclNeurot   ---- NmrclNeurot 3 ---- NmrclNeurot 
(BYE)

ALivelySedative Region

ALivelySed    ---- ALivelySed* 0 
(BYE)

Snake       3 ---- Snake       0
ThNtrsLINUS 1

-----------------------------------

JFG           ---- JFG         3 ---- JFG         
(BYE)

MtnHawk       ---- MtnHawk     0 
(BYE)

Doctor_Who Region

StevGrondin defeats BruteForce in Game 4, series tied (2-2)
P-R-S StevGrondin
P-R-P BruteForce

IPD defeats A_Student in Game 3, IPD wins (3-0)
R-R-R A_Student
R-R-P IPD

Doctor_Who    ---- Doctor_Who   
(BYE)

StevGrondin 2
BruteForce  2

-----------------------------------

SteveWhite    ---- SteveWhite  0
(BYE)

A_Student   0
IPD         3 ---- IPD         0

ao_fan Region

Tiffany defeats Actuary321 in Game 4, Tiffany wins (3-1)
R Tiffany
S Actuary321

ao_fan        ---- ao_fan      0
(BYE)

Tiffany     3 ---- Tiffany     0
Actuary321  1

-----------------------------------

soyleche      ---- soyleche
(BYE)

OutdoorAct* 1
Klaymen     0

Key: * indicates throws submitted; # indicates throws need to be turned in or you will be booted

Ok, it’s getting real now. I will add the new results to the training model and launch the grid runs for stochastics. Should have new throws in the morning, unless sysadmin notices the power drain. Disk space shouldn’t be a trigger, since I deleted those pesky cft models.

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:grimacing:

Good game IPD. You really had my rocks covered.

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Good game, @Celalta. At least you didn’t let me sweep you clean.
:beers:

Which isn’t to say that I have a certain . . . . V . . . V for . . . . yes, that word . . . against @MayanActuary. I still owe you for blowing up my ship!
:face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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Love me some rock. But at the end of the day it doesn’t pay the bills