[TrooperBari]

Is there any interest in doing a Bundesliga prediction league like the one we did for the last season?

The first league game is on August 9, so this would be a good time to start getting things together.

[BrianCappellieri]

I'm game.

[Eisern Union]

Sure, how does it work (I assume we predict things)?

[MetroChile]

Count me in, guys. Don't know how it works, but guessing it's all about well-informed and educated predictions.

[calcioplaya]

dont know how it works either but I'm in

[IASocFan]

I'm in. I suggest we do it like the MLS prediction league. 2 pts. for getting the right result, extra .5 for right goal differential, another .5 for exact score. They also have a bonus for correctly predicting a 3+goal victory, but I'm not sure what it is. Other options are also acceptable.

[Eisern Union]

Do you get extra points for picking a tie, which is much more difficult to do?

[IASocFan]

Originally posted by Eisern Union
Do you get extra points for picking a tie, which is much more difficult to do?

You get the .5 for point differential + 2 for correct result.

[olafgb]

Originally posted by Eisern Union
Do you get extra points for picking a tie, which is much more difficult to do?

Picking a tie is the easiest. If you give extra points for the right difference you automatically have a bonus, which is a little bit of a farce as it's not really possible to miss the right difference when predicting a tie.
My favourite version is 1 pt for the right outcome (win/tie/loss) and 3 pts for the right result without any other criteria.

[TrooperBari]

Originally posted by olafgb
My favourite version is 1 pt for the right outcome (win/tie/loss) and 3 pts for the right result without any other criteria.

That's what I was envisioning. It shouldn't be too complicated, just a nice, straighforward 'call the score' set-up with a bonus for getting the final score exactly right.

We can't all be MENSA members, after all.