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Re(1): #148 - How many 'possible game points' per game?

Posted on June 12, 2006 at 09:52:17 AM by Bennett

I'd say on average there are 2 possible game points per game. The math works out that way. Figure a team gets to possible, they then has a 50/50 shot of ending it right there. So half the games end at the first possible game point. Then half continue on, and then 50% of those games end at the 2nd possible game point. Then half continue on, etc. If you carry this forward you end up at around 1.99 - then the numbers get too small to be meaningful to compute and you'd be at the maximum anyhow which is the second part.

As far as the maximum, I believe the most there could be in a Spec 7 game would be 11. And that would be 10 possible game points where the team with possible loses, then the 11th point would be a "this is game point" situation where both teams would be at possible game point and whoever wins that point takes the game. If everyone just took turns winning points (ie. 2 beats 1, 3 beats 2, etc.) then you'd only have 9 possible game points. But if the 1 runs to possible, then loses to the 8 who goes to possible, then the rest "fill in" around them with the team at possible losing every time....you'd end up with the 11.

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