Simulation game for Thursday - Olympic Decathlon!

[The Great Cornholio]

I've had an idea on how to run a simulation of a decathlon using dice and Excel. It's all my own work which means the rules should be simpler but it won't be as accurate. All you need to do is to sign up on this thread to say you want in along with your preferred strongest and weakest events.

To do this, you need to allocate marks to 5 events. Your strongest event should be given 3, your second strongest 2 and your third strongest 1. Your weakest event should get -2 and your second weakest -1. This will leave 5 events that you are average at. This should help increase interest.

As an example, I would say I want in and give my events as follows :-

100m 3
Pole Vault 2
Long Jump 1
400m -1
1500m -2

Here are the events for those that don't know.

100m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110m hurdles
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin
1500m

I will run the game tomorrow, provided I can get the rules and scoring together by then. I will use official decathlon scoring tables so it will be interesting to see how accurate it turns out to be.

So, whose in? You don't need any interaction after giving me your scores but it would be nice if you were around tomorrow to see the results come in.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

100m -2
Long jump -1
Pole vault 1
Javelin 2
1500m 3



(This has been edited TGC)

 

[Kryten]

100m 1
Long jump
Shot put -1
High jump
400 m 3
110m hurdles 2
Discus throw -2
Pole vault
Javelin
1500m

 

[bhafc99]

3 1500m
2 400m
1 High jump
-1 Pole vault
-2 Shot put

 

[tinx]

3 High Jump
2 Discus
1 Shot put
-1 100m
-2 Long Jump

 

[Trigger]

100m
Long jump
Shot put (3)
High jump
400 m
110m hurdles (-1)
Discus throw (1)
Pole vault (-2)
Javelin (2)
1500m

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

100m -1
Long jump 3
Shot put
High jump 2
400 m 1
110m hurdles -2
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin
1500m

 

[Gazwag]

100m -1
Discus throw 3
Pole vault 2
Javelin 1
1500m -2

 

[watsongooal]

100m -3
Shot put 1
High jump -2
400 m -1
Discus throw 3
Javelin 2

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

100m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump -1
400 m 2
110m hurdles
Discus throw
Pole vault -2
Javelin 1
1500m 3

 

[captainmorganrum]

100m
Long jump -1
Shot put
High jump 3
400 m 2
110m hurdles -2
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin 1
1500m

 

[Knightsworld]

Shot Put 3
1500m 2
Long Jump 1
400m -1
Pole Vault -2

 

[simnom]

right then

3 - 400m
2 - High Jump
1 - 1500m
-1 - 110m Hurdles
-2 - 100m

 

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

3 - 110m Hurdles
2 - Pole Vault
1 - 1500m

-1 - High Jump
-2 - Shot Put

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Any more for any more? The more the merrier!

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Bounced once more!

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Entries will close at 8pm tonight. 100m will start around 9am tomorrow morning. Last chance people!

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Entry is now closed! And the spreadsheet is all but done. I hope this works - I will be chuffed to bits if a game I invent works well! Cheaper than keep paying £15 for the games like the golf and football ones!

100m will start around 9am.