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2016 Survivor 'Last Man Standing' Game

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 6, 2016.

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  1. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    The 2016 Survivor pool is open for business. Last year, @Thigpen82 won the title via a gentleman's game of Rock, Paper, & Scissors, as he and I seemed to be using the same crystal ball each week. This year, I've made it a double-elimination, so hopefully 90% of the players won't be out after week 1. ;+)

    To join, go to the Survivor tab on the upper menu, from there, click on "Manage Your Pools" on the top menu. Join the 2016 pool, then click on "Manage Your Picks" on the top menu. From there you'll see a red "Make Pick" link which will take you to the pick selection page. You can choose one team to win each week, and you can only use that team once for the duration of the season.

    Good luck and have fun.
     
    Last edited: Sep 6, 2016
    TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 6, 2016
    TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 6, 2016
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  2. Thigpen82

    Thigpen82 Bitter optimist

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    Changing the rules so people can be competitive with my astonishing predictive powers?

    I hereby dub this the "Thigpen82 rule".
     
    Thigpen82, Sep 6, 2016
    Thigpen82, Sep 6, 2016
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  3. Thigpen82

    Thigpen82 Bitter optimist

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    As I wrote that, it dawned on me that now I'll probably be the first person to need it. Poetic irony etc.
     
    Thigpen82, Sep 6, 2016
    Thigpen82, Sep 6, 2016
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  4. AskQuestionsLater

    AskQuestionsLater Writing Team

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    Never have had the chance to participate in something like this. Here's for a good first year.
     
    Last edited: Sep 15, 2016
    AskQuestionsLater, Sep 6, 2016
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  5. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    I was eliminated the first game last season cause I was the only one with the guts (or perhaps the stupidity) to pick the Steelers over the Cheaters during the 1st game. I was eliminated before any other game even kicked off. Dang I wanted that victory so bad.:beg:

    This year my strategy will be very different. I'll just pick every team that plays the Browns.
     
    86WardsWay, Sep 6, 2016
    86WardsWay, Sep 6, 2016
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  6. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    Did nobody survive past Week 6? :facepalm:

    :lolol: we have to step up our game!
     
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 6, 2016
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 6, 2016
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  7. Ray D

    Ray D Staff Member Mod Team

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    We had a freaky first 2 weeks that victimized most of us. Here's to a better year. :drinks:
     
    Ray D, Sep 6, 2016
    Ray D, Sep 6, 2016
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  8. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    I've been doing survivor pools for about 5 years, I've never not made it to about week 8, until last season when I was eliminated week 1 :facepalm:

    Here's to a better year, indeed, Ray :drinks:
     
    Blast Furnace, Sep 6, 2016
    Blast Furnace, Sep 6, 2016
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  9. Lizard72

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    Yeah Week one hurt....but the rest of us went out in week 2!
     
    Lizard72, Sep 6, 2016
    Lizard72, Sep 6, 2016
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  10. vasteeler

    vasteeler Well-Known Member

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    i dont know why i will even do this to myself. i suck at picking games.
     
    vasteeler, Sep 6, 2016
    vasteeler, Sep 6, 2016
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  11. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Bump for those asking.

    The Broncos/Panthers game was originally missing from the lineup. If you wanted to choose one of those two teams (to each their own I guess), you can edit your pick and choose one of them now.
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 8, 2016
    TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 8, 2016
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  12. blountforcetrauma

    blountforcetrauma Well-Known Member

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    I didn't lose a single game last year... Maybe this year I should actually play? LOL!
     
    blountforcetrauma, Sep 8, 2016
    blountforcetrauma, Sep 8, 2016
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  13. RPO IZSB

    RPO IZSB Well-Known Member

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    Im in
     
    Last edited: Sep 9, 2016
    RPO IZSB, Sep 9, 2016
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  14. Blitz

    Blitz Well-Known Member

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    Heh, those who wanted the Carolina game put in to pick Carolina.

    Tbh im gonna try to avoid picking against Denver as much as possible. The defense can bail them out of a lot.
     
    Blitz, Sep 9, 2016
    Blitz, Sep 9, 2016
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  15. darcrav

    darcrav Well-Known Member

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    BRAGGADOCIOUS MUCH?!?!? :)

    we ALL know
    you are only going to use the THIGPEN82 rule for ****s and giggles and
    be there in the end
     
    darcrav, Sep 9, 2016
    darcrav, Sep 9, 2016
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  16. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    Staring at a Week 1 dismissal from the Survival pool. How embarrassing.:facepalm:
     
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 11, 2016
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 11, 2016
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  17. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    Actually, just noticed it's double elimination this year! Thank you TTF! :thumbs_up:
     
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 11, 2016
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  18. darcrav

    darcrav Well-Known Member

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    you better thank thigpen82 too
     
    darcrav, Sep 11, 2016
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  19. pjgruden

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    Don't feel bad, at least you didn't pick the Browns like some idiot did... :doh:
     
    pjgruden, Sep 12, 2016
    pjgruden, Sep 12, 2016
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  20. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    :lolol: I can ensure I wouldn't pick to Browns ever to win.

    KC made a great come back. Safe for this week. Bet alot of those that picked the Seahawks were sweating!
     
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 12, 2016
    SteelCity_NB, Sep 12, 2016
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  21. shaner82

    shaner82 Well-Known Member

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    Those "safe" games with the huge spread are always the ones that knock out 80% of the pool. I always try to avoid those picks, as tempting as they are.
     
    shaner82, Sep 12, 2016
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  22. pjgruden

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    My survivor pool philosophy has always been to try and pick the tougher games first. Maybe this is why I've never gotten further than week two in the 6 or so years I've been doing survivor pools.
     
    pjgruden, Sep 12, 2016
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  23. Bleedsteel

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    ...

    SSSHHHH...:nono::rules:
    That was gonna be my strategy this year, and I`m sure, many others`...
    And you done went and made it public!!:lolol:
    I guess all those who stick with it will lose their 1st game, the same week...

    Now I gotta go and think of something else,
    Maybe,
    Or wait till I lose the first one... ??? :hmm:

    On a serious note, does anyone here who is using Windows 10, having problems with parts of this site?

    Like not being able to "agree, disagree," etc?

    Or not being able to select a color to highlight a part of a previous post, like what I underlined in WardsWay`s post?

    When I clicked on the option that used to denote "change color", it said "none available",
    So, I underlined it...

    I dunno if I need to change some settings, or if this OS, just doesn`t work as well on this site?:shrug:

    On a similar note, when I was looking at the standings for this pool, it said there were 59 active players, and none had been eliminated, which makes sense, as no one could have lost 2 games the first week...

    But, in the "strikes against" column, every player listed, had two "x`s" in their column...

    xx

    How does that reflect the players who picked a losing team?
    Shouldn`t they have one "x" in that column, or everyone else have no "x`s"?

    I also get some slight overlap, in the top of the screen, where it shows "alerts", etc, in front of the forum I am currentley reading.

    That`s not a biggie, I`m sure that has to do with some "advanced" setting in my browser viewing, that I don`t know how to change, but the others are kind of annoying.
    Any tips appreciated.

    GO STEELERS!!!:smashbengals::bungalssuck:
     
    Bleedsteel, Sep 13, 2016
    Bleedsteel, Sep 13, 2016
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  24. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    That column is for strikes remaining. The players you're looking at probably don't have a strike yet. If you go through the pages of players, people who have a strike are at the end. http://thesteelersfans.com/forums/survivor/2016-nfl-regular-season.2/?page=3

    As far as Windows 10 goes, like I mentioned before in pm's, I imagine the software updates will take care of those issues for you. Can't say for sure, though. It's on my to-do list, but I just haven't gotten to it yet. Soon...
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 13, 2016
    TerribleTowelFlying, Sep 13, 2016
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  25. AskQuestionsLater

    AskQuestionsLater Writing Team

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    Have not figured out yet how to hide a pick. Could someone please help? Thanks in advance.
     
    AskQuestionsLater, Sep 22, 2016
    AskQuestionsLater, Sep 22, 2016
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