March Madness 2023 (a.k.a the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament)

The Sandbox Games
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Quick Summary:
:oh_noes: :oh_noes:

As noted before, we had two matches that were down to a Best-of-3, and when you lose the first match of that set-up… :oh_noes: !

So depending on how fast we get throws in tomorrow, we could have 3 of our Final Four determined on Friday - talk about an exciting way to wrap up the week :bangbang:

Keep those throws coming - the throngs are waiting in anticipation!!

SteveGrondin Region

Klaymen defeats StevGrondin in Game 1, Klaymen leads (1-0)
P-S-P StevGrondin
P-S-S Klaymen

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 4 ---- StevGrondin 0
(BYE)

IPD         4 ---- IPD         2
BruteForce  3

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NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     1

twig93      4 ---- twig93      3
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region - win by Kid_Rock

soyleche Region

soyleche defeats OutdoorAct in Game 5, soyleche leads (3-2)
R soyleche
S OutdoorAct

soyleche      ---- soyleche    4 ---- soyleche    3
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   3

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  2
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite  4 ---- SteveWhite  2

Snake Region

Echo defeats Actuary321 in Game 5, Echo leads (3-2)
R Actuary321
P Echo

JFG           ---- JFG         2
(BYE)

skysn93     2
Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  2

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ALivelySed  1
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct 1

Echo          ---- Echo        4 ---- Echo        3
(BYE)

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

Note: Completed Region details found in Post 3

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How I keep wanting to read that . . .
:grimacing:

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:tennis: :service_dog:

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Quick Summary:
:skull_and_crossbones:
:popcorn:

When we last update the tournament, we had a double :oh_noes: in play. Well, it turns out one match was decided, and one continues on.

Sooooo… did soyleche successfully defend the region??

Nope, not yet - soyleche’s Paper was no match for OutdoormanNowActuary’s Scissors!

On to Game 7!!
:popcorn:

Which means…

Echo has advanced to the Final Four!!! :tada:

So that’s two seats determined for the Final Four, and the remaining two matches are knotted up. Will we have a complete Final Four determined by Monday? Stay tuned and find out! :+1:

SteveGrondin Region

StevGrondin defeats Klaymen in Game 2, series tied (1-1)
S StevGrondin
P Klaymen

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 4 ---- StevGrondin 1
(BYE)

IPD         4 ---- IPD         2
BruteForce  3

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NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     1

twig93      4 ---- twig93      3
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region - win by Kid_Rock

soyleche Region

OutdoorAct defeats soyleche in Game 6, series tied (3-3)
P soyleche
S OutdoorAct

soyleche      ---- soyleche    4 ---- soyleche    3
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   3

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  3
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite  4 ---- SteveWhite  2

Snake Region

Echo defeats Actuary321 in Game 6, Echo wins (4-2)
R Actuary321
P Echo

JFG           ---- JFG         2
(BYE)

skysn93     2
Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  2

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ALivelySed  1
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct 1

Echo          ---- Echo        4 ---- Echo        4 **FINAL FOUR**
(BYE)

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

Note: Completed Region details found in Post 3

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I see @Echo is very well paper trained. Stupid rock. I’m going to throw that as far away from me as I can.

GG, woof.

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See, I gave it up when playing against you, so my dog could have her day.

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:popcorn:

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Thanks, and GG @Actuary321 . You might want to keep that rock, it is very good at keeping tigers at bay.
Now if @OutdoormanNowActuary can beat @soyleche, it will be 3 actuaries I will be victorious over on the way to the championship.
:dog:

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Quick Summary:
:skull_and_crossbones:

We’ve now got Game 7 in the books for the third seat in the Final Four! Can you ask for anything more exciting than this on a Friday afternoon? (Okay, you probably can, but I’m kinda limited with what I can work with, okay?)

It was quite the battle, but in the end we’re all wondering: Did soyleche successfully defend the region?

Well, I’ve got one question for soyleche:

Can you pick out who did this to you??

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… and yes, that means OutdoormanNowActuary advances to the Final Four! :tada:

And with that, we’ve got 3 seats for the Final Four filled! Will our defending champ claim the last one on the way to a successful title defense? Stay tuned to find out!! :+1:

SteveGrondin Region

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

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 4 ---- StevGrondin 1
(BYE)

IPD         4 ---- IPD         2
BruteForce  3

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NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     2

twig93      4 ---- twig93      3
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region - won by Kid_Rock

soyleche Region

OutdoorAct defeats soyleche in Game 7, OutdoorAct wins (4-3)
S soyleche
R OutdoorAct

soyleche      ---- soyleche    4 ---- soyleche    3
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   3

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  4 **FINAL FOUR**
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite  4 ---- SteveWhite  2

Snake Region - won by Echo

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

Note: Completed Region details found in Post 3

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Congratulations @OutdoormanNowActuary

Well fought. Now go kick the dog.

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Grrr. I for one am not crying over spilt milk. :dog:

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GG @soyleche finally able to steal a “road” game after “home” team winning 6 in a row. Will try to honor you by taking down the dog

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OKlaymen, Imma hafta go pro on you! You can’t defend the unpredictable!

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… and we’ve got bonus coverage!!! :party:

Well, umm…

… and with that, we’re in :oh_noes: territory for our defending champion!!! :scream:

:oh_noes:

Stay tuned to see if we’re in store for another Kid_Rockesque comeback!! :+1:

SteveGrondin Region

Klaymen defeats StevGrondin in Game 4, Klaymen leads (3-1)
S-P-P StevGrondin
S-P-S Klaymen

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 4 ---- StevGrondin 1
(BYE)

IPD         4 ---- IPD         2
BruteForce  3

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

NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     3

twig93      4 ---- twig93      3
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region - won by Kid_Rock

soyleche Region - won by OutdoormanNowActuary

Snake Region - won by Echo

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

Note: Completed Region details found in Post 3

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Now I’m rooting for the dog.

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Uh oh, I guess one can. Well, I’ve been down 3-1 before and surprised the world. Recalibrating… and there are the throws. GL @klaymen

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Let’s see how that recalibration worked:

R StevGrondin
R Klaymen

Good start - Rock was successfully evaded! :+1:

R-P StevGrondin
R-P Klaymen

… and a nice job thwarting that Paper attack! :+1: :+1:

R-P-S StevGrondin
R-P-R Klaymen

… but you missed that second Rock (it’s always the second one that gets ya!)

The champion has fallen!! :scream: :scream_cat: :scream:

More importantly, Klaymen has advanced to the Final Four!!! :tada:

SteveGrondin Region

Klaymen defeats StevGrondin in Game 5, Klaymen wins (4-1)
R-P-S StevGrondin
R-P-R Klaymen

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 4 ---- StevGrondin 1
(BYE)

IPD         4 ---- IPD         2
BruteForce  3

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

NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     4 - **FINAL FOUR**

twig93      4 ---- twig93      3
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region - won by Kid_Rock

soyleche Region - won by OutdoormanNowActuary

Snake Region - won by Echo

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

Note: Completed Region details found in Post 3

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Oh noes! How the mighty have fallen! GG @Klaymen , and GL in the final four.

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Thx SteveGrondin!
Time to warm up Excel again…