Introducing the Mystery Scoring System. This is a name that reflects that the actual points scored isn't known until the tournament is over. OK, enough. Let's get to it. Here's a breakdown of what the system looks like. The Mystery scoring system The Mystery scoring system is based on DIAS games, where all survivors share in the draw. (I have modified it to work with non-DIAS games.) In a draw , all players involved in the draw score 100 points. For games which are non-DIAS, players that survive but who are not part of the draw receive 10 points. Eliminated players receive 0 points. If a game ends in a solo, all other players receive 0 points. Solos are scored using the following process: Find the sum of all points scored in games which end in a draw. Divide this total by the number of games that ended in the draw - the average number of points awarded. Divide the average number of points above by the number of games that ended in a...
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