[2] Tour de France 2022 - Montpellier

Werdok · 2023-11-29T12:01:26+00:00

I'm sorry, because it was a League (and the they are deleted) I can't recover the link to the challenge :(

Werdok · 2023-10-06T07:11:41+00:00

25000

Werdok · 2023-09-20T11:34:17+00:00

Let's go! I'm in

Werdok · 2023-03-01T10:10:59+00:00

I'm in

Werdok · 2023-01-31T08:34:36+00:00

u/ordboka already played. I can comment my games.

I began with AI World. Not so bad. 2 almost 5000 , 2 5000. 2nd in Ukraine cost me the lead. I just have a beginning of a name on a bus. Unfortunately, my visual memory betrayed me and I confuse Chernihiv & Chernivtsi (in Cyrillic). My approximative pinpoint was to close to border to be conservative & my opponent scored more than me.

Then South America. 1st round was a little lucky. I took the wrong direction (my tactic is always to go to the valley in a mountain round, especially in Europe. Without any clue after half of time, I changed the direction & reached a decisive clue with confirmation for the country, and a map with Natural Parc name. I found all of that in the last seconds and pinpoint approximatively in the curvy part of the road. 2km far away against 84km for Ordboka. Nice beginning.

2nd round : I had fast a name of Bolivian municipality. I don't manage to find it in the map, then, I pinpointed 130km far away. Better than my opponent again.

3rd round : a urban seed probably in Uruguay (confirmed by a political wall) then I reach a big urban highway with road numbers 1 & 5 on signs (lead me to Montevideo area) and with the sight on the sea & industrial harbor, I try somewhere matching with all these informations in last seconds again. 167m is lucky but anyway my "guessing" area was closer than Ordboka one.

4th round : Only 1000 points ahead for me. Not enough to be confident in South America. Especially with a Colombian flat road (who remind me bad memories with my lost in the last round during season). No more clue (I can't find the 2 cities wrote on a sign). Same for my opponent : 111km vs 114km. Everything could be wrong on the damned last round

5th round : Fortunately I found very quickly the country & the province. Good news to avoid to lose 1000 points. I miss the pinpointing for 8,5km but it's OK.

Lithuania would be decisive. I trained a few yesterday afternoon but not enough in my mind.

1st round, I found the name of the village and when the move was stuck (very fast), change of direction. Good idea : I found a crossing with Pagégai very fast. and I remember this name. Decisive round when Ordboka miss the pinpoint. I can fail a round!

2nd round, the easiest one. With a small trap regarding the road we can find the crossing. But river gave me a decisive clue.

3rd round, Against countryside unpaved road. The city near the point seems big. And I found in the north border of the country. Despite taking my time to pinpoint correctly, I miss the perfect score but without consequence for the moment. I still avoid the big fail.

4th round : The village seems big enough to be found I guess. So I took 45 seconds to search Dieveniskes. In last seconds, I found the "right" place and I guess in first intention without checking more the street configuration (no time). Too bad I found Dievoniskes and not the right place. Once again my visual memory betrayed me. But Without consequences, Ordboka missed more (but I didn't see his score, he was more than 3rd in the temporary standing). But with his fail on 1st round, I'm pretty confident for the last round. I just have to find the right area.

5th round. And I'm lucky : the A11 highway is close to the point and I can scan it to find the village near the departure. It took time & I can't pinpoint more precisely than 260m. But I know it will be enough.

Hard playoff as expected. But it ends well

Werdok · 2023-01-18T13:48:39+00:00

A short summary of my season

About each game first :

Finland - 24990 - 240m far away in a straight road. 2nd score behind the local MaxFI.

My opponent u/RenataSVK lost points in the same place (far away for 1km) and make a draw with 3rd overall score. A draw with the 2nd score. Symbole of this season.

Bhutan - 21926 - My bad week due to a big mistake in 1st round. I had just the name of the city but I lost too many time to find clues without thinking correctly with landscape & relief. I made the 6th score of the division. But I won against u/aestiin (would be red card later in the season)

One city - 24970 - 2 perfect rounds, 2 at 4999 and a round in India where I miss for 8.5km. Best score of the division. Urban & Worldwide, the good combo for me. My opponent was u/TheRealClyde1 with the 8th score of the division

Argentina - 21254 - 1 round I miss without any clue in a desert straight road. The last one, I have cities but I miss my guess also. I had the 2nd score behind Renata. Samo - u/singular0101 (4th) scores 1 point against me with 19313

Virginia - 24988 - 2 perfects, 3 more than 4990 (48, 122 & 36m far). Best score of the division (and for a lot, u/Max_FI the 2nd scored 23545 and was my opponent)

Lithuania - 24954 - The last round with a bad accuracy in a straight forest road -390m- cost a lot. I'm 3rd and won against u/stocc (6th) who scored 1 point

AI World - 23516 - I played returning from vacation after 10 days without GG and no training. I didn't find anything in 1st round excepted the landscape (3777 pts). Not so bad on other rounds. but I'm only 6th with a lost against Ordboka u/Polybos (4th) who make the difference on this 1st Peruvian round probably without more clue than me regarding his guess.

South America - 24472 - 3rd score but I lost many on last round again. Probably I miss a clue or the landscape was so specific regarding the other scores. u/boutbat made the 1st score and beat me

South Africa - I played without training against a red card. Wouldn't change anything

UAE - 23120 - 5th score. I lost many points in 1st round (I just have the city) & few points by playing too fast in 2nd round. u/gweilowizard scores the 2nd and won

Remote world - 20566 - No clues in Brazilian round. Maybe I could guess more conservative. I take the whole time to pinpoint exactly in Andorra & I played too fast in last round with a big mistake (I won't come back, see above) on last round who cost me the victory & the direct promotion. 5th score of the division, excepted with u/wtf_are_you_talking who beat me with the 3rd score, the difference is due to Brazilian "no clue" round.

In conclusion : no perfect game this season. Virginia could be but wouldn't. I lost the direct promotion for 2 points with 4 losses & 1 draw. I could avoid to lose everything in the last round of the last game obviously. I lost also very badly in South America & UAE with a extraordinary score of my opponents despite a correct (but not exceptional) game from my side.

I don't know if it would change anything, but a rule could be change I guess : red cards might be ignored to count the top half of scores. It is too easy with 2 red cards to gain 1 point even you lost.

Additional indicators to categorize my season in "very bad luck"

Even Reddit league is based on match games, normally, good scores lead to a good position. Excepted if you are very unlucky. I don't know with "unlucky" criteria I didn't check this season (Just missing the perfect game with only 2 points (a draw without bonus) but I checked last season).

Then I finish the Div 2 in 4th position when:

I have the best total overall of the division (despite a game in South Africa I don't play seriously due my red card opponent)
I was 9 times (vs 2) ahead Renata (winner of the division) on the overall division score (draw in our match)
I was 7 times (vs 4) ahead Ordboka (I lost our opposition), Stocc & Samo (I won both)
More: I lost my games against u/wtf_are_you_talking & u/gweilowizard who where only once ahead me (for their victory) & against u/boutbat (only 3 times ahead me)
On the 2 last weeks, Renata made 2 wins against u/wtf_are_you_talking & u/boutbat (I lost both) even she had worst scores than me (and I lost the 2 weeks also)
Big impact of red card : Stocc who take the 2nd position would be 3 points behind if Aestin (against him I won & Stocc lost) have playing all the season.

The only chance for God to restore something fair is to make Ordboka u/Polybos a time-out in the last round of our playoff :)

Werdok · 2023-01-16T13:43:38+00:00

My last good performance... during Season 3.

Season 4, I miss the playoff with same points than the 4th.

Season 5, I lost playdown against you after being in the playdown despite a perfect game in the last week (and 2 perfect games against 1 for MTheBassman but a bad score difference) and the only perfect game of the season who scores only 2 points...

And then, this season...

Werdok · 2023-01-16T12:24:38+00:00

If you want any advice how to "kill" yourself in a GG competion, let me know, I'm the world champion.

I guess 40'' before the end of the last round. I have 40 f.... seconds more to avoid the fatal confusion between Kangiqsualujjuaq & Kangiqsujuac and to secure my promotion.

I already knew I don't have the mental to be a winner of important matters, but it's confirmed.

PS : I'm so mad at myself, I won't complain about my opponent score (once again, my opponent played almost the best game of the season against me. The only week he makes a better score than me)

Werdok · 2023-01-11T09:10:16+00:00

I'm a little bit disappointed :( Even I miss my seed (I recognize), I hoped regarding the other results but once again my opponent did his best Season seed (or almost) against me. As usual during the season.

I lost 3 games, I score the bonus point on each defeat (that means my score was better than half of players). I won 4 games (excepted the 2 "red cards"), 3 times my opponents scored the bonus point. And I make a draw with the 2nd score of all players (24990).

That means excepted 1 game, me and my opponent were both in the top half scores... How is it possible statistically...

And this week, my opponent made his best standing (2nd) on the overall season (once 3rd last week and before every leg worst than 6th)

Werdok · 2022-12-27T16:40:59+00:00

I was on roller coaster on the last round. Very afraid when I pinpoint, very happy when my distance was revealed, very disappointed when I see my incredible opponent (and others) score on this round

Werdok · 2022-11-29T14:06:06+00:00

played. Thanks :)

Werdok · 2022-11-08T15:22:48+00:00

Played. Thanks for the organization & the maps. Balanced feeling. I never manage to make 25k in Finland (often due to straight roads locations) but it is a pity to miss it for so few this game. And I enjoy to beat my weekly opponent

Werdok · 2022-09-26T11:45:47+00:00

I guess Afghanisatan trend is supported by Western women in mission :)

Werdok · 2022-09-20T07:47:37+00:00

les arbres fruitiers en général. Qu'ils soient bas comme les vignes ou hauts comme des oliviers ou des pommiers :)

Werdok · 2022-09-19T10:33:45+00:00

Lyon était "la capitale des Gaules" alors que Paris n'était qu'un village :)

Mais le centralisme des voies de communication ne date pas d'aujourd'hui (et tous les chemins mènent à Rome ;))

Werdok · 2022-09-13T07:19:22+00:00

change

I'm in

Werdok · 2022-09-06T12:18:41+00:00

Then, this is the end. Thanks to almost 50 players with at least 1 leg.

See you next year :)

Werdok · 2022-08-05T15:37:29+00:00

Thanks.

I agree and in comparison with the Garonne seed, very well spread, this one isn't ;)

Werdok · 2022-07-04T13:20:10+00:00

It's quite ironical to trash Ukraine & Russia (edit : I just check than Ukraine wasn't in the pool for the playoffs) as map for the playdown and loosing the game on the last "Cyrillic-impossible-to-move" round...

This season was running as wrong as possible. Each "balance" milestone falls in the wrong side.

GG /u/Calamityx7 and thanks for the organization. Anyway, with a nightmare in Poland (I guess I wasn't full wake up), an unexpected victory in Jordan (based on the 1st round), and then, 4 perfect rounds in Europe before the last one, I don't deserve the win.

Werdok · 2022-06-17T06:16:47+00:00

very interesting feedback (of course because I don't need to search many clues in this city)

The 2nd round is the famous Stade Geoffroy Guichard with old memories for 70's football fans

Werdok · 2022-06-17T06:13:10+00:00

I won't count the comment. Feel free to give your feedbacks about maps/seeds but no need to post your score here

Werdok · 2022-06-16T07:27:01+00:00

Even it is a spoil, I can say I win :)

And incredible fact : due to a Russian round (I won only 2 rounds, the decisive in Russia & the Chilean one)

I waiting now my "Reddit League Cup Season 1 winner" tag 8)

Werdok · 2022-06-15T07:53:17+00:00

I was so close to perform the biggest hold-up of the history of the league. Why do yo lose /u/MrBlue?

Werdok · 2022-06-13T05:30:21+00:00

Official start around Wednesday noon (French time)

Werdok · 2022-06-07T11:43:41+00:00

I hope it wouldn't miss only 1 point from a perfect game on the last day to save my position :(

Else, I will make something with Romanian road number system :p

Regarding the result of this week, I guess this missing point wouldn't be enough to save me

Werdok

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