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Official Rules (Simplified)


BASICS

Tournament: Bracket w/Double Elimination (you are guaranteed two rounds)
Expected Number of Contestants: 16
Prizes: 1st and 2nd Place Paper Weight and anything else donated for the pot.
Requirements to Participate: Member of VMPF (for voting purposes)
YOU MUST OWN THE POSTERS OF IMAGES YOU SUBMIT

IMPORTANT DATES

Registration & Picture Submission Begins: 02/09/2015
Registration & Pictures Submission Ends: 02/21/2015 @ Noon CST
Tournament Begins: 02/22/2015 @ 9PM CST

TOURNAMENT DATES

Week 1 & 2 Submissions Due: 02/21/2015 @ Noon CST
Week 1 Voting: 02/22/2015 @ 9PM CST to 02/27/2015 @ 9PM CST
Week 2 Voting: 03/01/2015 @ 9PM CST to 03/06/2015 @ 9PM CST
Week 3 Submissions Due: 03/07/2015 @ Noon CST
Week 3 Voting: 03/08/2015 @ 9PM CST to 03/13/2015 @ 9PM CST
Week 4 Submissions Due: 03/14/2015 @ Noon CST
Week 4 Voting: 03/15/2015 @ 9PM CST to 03/20/2015 @ 9PM CST
Week 5 Submissions Due: 03/21/2015 @ Noon CST (2 Rounds if in Loser Bracket)
Week 5 Voting: 03/22/2015 @ 9PM CST to 03/27/2015 @ 9PM CST
Week 6 Submissions Due: 03/28/2015 @ Noon CST
Week 6 Voting: 03/29/2015 @ 9PM CST to 04/03/2015 @ 9PM CST
Week 7 Submissions Due: 04/04/2015 @ Noon CST
Week 7 Voting: 04/05/2015 @ 9PM CST to 04/11/2015 @ 9PM CST

Registration (Open until 02/21/2015 @ Noon CST)

You can register/sign-up three ways:

Post to this thread: http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/787/official-entry-page-and-submissions-thread-only-11-days-left/p1
PM Charlie, Matt, or David
Send an e-mail to charlie@pulpfixin.com

Image Submission

The first two rounds of images submissions are required to participate.
We will only accept url images and will not host any images for the participant.
See image submission format here: http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/787/official-entry-page-and-submissions-thread-only-11-days-left/p1
YOU MUST OWN THE POSTERS OF IMAGES YOU SUBMIT

The Competition

Head to Head 
Random Seeding
Winner is decided by VMPF member polling: See Example: http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/785/voting-example

Format for Weeks 1 through 6

Four posters vs. four posters – from a set of six categories each week
Participants can only use a poster once
YOU MUST OWN THE POSTERS OF IMAGES YOU SUBMIT

First three categories are generic and are the same each week
Actor, Actress, and Director (Any poster qualifies)
Participants can only use an Actor/Actress/Director Once
If Actor/Actress is also Director the person can be used twice
Actress/Actor/Director restrictions do not apply to specialized categories (i.e. you can only use Marilyn once but use a French poster with Marilyn in the specialized categories)

Remaining 3 specialized categories change each week (Period, Genre, Origin|Pick One)
Week 1 – 1960s, Horror, or Japanese/German/US Insert
Week 2 – 2000s, Comedy, or Czech/Argentinian/Italian/US 6SHT
Week 3 â€“ 1940s, Romance, or French/Spanish/Polish/Lobby
Week 4 – 1980s, Noir, or Thai/Yugo/Indian/US Half
Week 5 – 1970s, Documentary, or Australian/Belgian/Still Photo (Two rounds with these categories if in Loser's Bracket)
Week 6 – 1950s, Scifi, or US OS/Quad

Categories are designed to accommodate all sizes of collections; basically every collector should be able to post three from the generic categories and one from the specialized categories.

Format for Week 7 (Finals)

Six Best vs. Six Best
Posters from previous rounds can be used.
YOU MUST OWN THE POSTERS OF IMAGES YOU SUBMIT

If you are not wanting to play because the rules are confusing, I will be happy to talk you through it.  Just PM me... - Charlie




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Comments

  • "You can only submit photos of posters you actually own."

    Feckit...I had a cunning plan
  • "You may only use a specific actor, actress or director once. "

    For the first six rounds? Or in one round? 


  • Fist six rounds... Now for Eastwood you can use him once as an actor and once as a director.
  • The actress/actor/director would not apply for categories 4, 5, and 6... So if I used Liz as an actor in one round and wanted to use a Butterfield 8 quad in week six that would be legal...
  • I don't think I have any Czech/Argey posters....what happens there?
  • You lose.  >:)
  • Matt said:

    I don't think I have any Czech/Argey posters....what happens there?

    You invade, overthrow the governments, round up all the radical dissenters and...wait, wrong forum...
  • If we need to balance it better we can... It also should be suggested that you vote the best posters against the best posters.  So if you only have 5 only vote on those five head to head with the opposing set.  But I like "you lose"...
  • Charlie said:

      But I like "you lose"...

    Sure go and get all technical...
  • What are the 6 most common?

    Japanese
    US
    Australian
    German
    French
    Italian (I didn't even put Italian...)  there you go.

  • I've added some more...
  • I'm pretty sure Rick once said that doesn't collect anything that's not written in English. 
  • We could always modify it to submit the best four out of six categories...  
  • Oh btw this is members only not just us three...
  • I mean that can see the thread and comment, not the competition...
  • Charlie said:

    We could always modify it to submit the best four out of six categories...  

    Now that sounds fairer.
  • I think we should also do random pairing because if we don't we three would have to sit out...  We would need to seed ourselves and then randomly pair with the entries...  i.e we submit our first two rounds and then randomly pair up with the others...
  • If you are in let me know ASAP...
  • And the voting procedure. Like this for each voting member?

                                                     Person A                 Person B

    1. Actor                                         1
    2. Actress                                                                   1
    3. Director                                     1
    4. 1960s                                        1
    5. Horror                                       1
    6. Jap/Germ/US Insert                                                1
  • I'll play...didn't read the rules but always enjoy a chance to ruin something (like a poker game)
  • edited February 2015

    I'm in. Working on my photo bucket acct. tonight.

  • What's wrong with using our poll system to vote?
  • Matt said:

    And the voting procedure. Like this for each voting member?


                                                     Person A                 Person B

    1. Actor                                         1
    2. Actress                                                                   1
    3. Director                                     1
    4. 1960s                                        1
    5. Horror                                       1
    6. Jap/Germ/US Insert                                                1
    No

    I will develop a html template to put the posters in on a vs. mode and a member would vote for one person's set vs. the other person's set.

    Person A  - 12 votes (60%)
    Person B - 8 votes (40%)
  • David said:

    What's wrong with using our poll system to vote?

    This... Exactly.
  • My head hurts, just tell me where to stick the pictures......
  • edited February 2015
    So the issue of value was brought up - essentially that the highest value posters would be a shoe in for winning.  Anybody have any ideas on perhaps limiting the poster value.  

    I was thinking it could be done by round each poster must have a general auction values less than:

    Week 1 and 2 - $500 or less
    Week 3 through 6 - $1000 or less
    Finals - No Limit...
  •  Can we have a $50 and under category?  :D
  •  Ok, i've lost track which thread included Charlie's instructions for uploading the url address. I'm on my Photobucket acct, of which i've uploaded 6 images. Now where do i click/tab? Do i "share" the individual image? (but can only do that with an email address). I can open the individual image and try to copy it and paste in an email to Charlie? Would like to run a test today/tonight to know how to perform tomorrow. Thanks!
  • I will post a how to submit thread when I get back from the hardware store... It will be through PM to me. We don't want to tip off potential competition prior to the start.
  • What about Double bills as I have hundreds..Do I just take a pic of the side concerned, or are they banned?
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