Special Challenge Rules
Signing Up
A Special Challenge sign up form will be posted in the Groups Announcements forum 1-2 weeks in advance of a Special Challenge.
The sign up form will be available until 72-48 hours before a Special Challenge's start date.
Late registrations will not be accepted.
The sign up form will be available until 72-48 hours before a Special Challenge's start date.
Late registrations will not be accepted.
Participating
Participating in a Special Challenge is defined as: Being at all involved in anything that gets submitted for a competition.
It costs a Group 10 points for every member that participates in a Special Challenge.
Points are not:
It costs a Group 10 points for every member that participates in a Special Challenge.
Points are not:
- Recovered if a Group does not win a Special Challenge
- Awarded to the Group that wins a Special Challenge
- Refunded if a Group member signs up for but does not end up participating in a Special Challenge
Dates
Each Special Challenge has "Runs" dates specified in its rules. Unless otherwise noted, no work for a Special Challenge done before or after the "Runs" dates can be counted toward the Special Challenge.
Scoring
Each Special Challenge is worth 100 points.
Every Group has a score multiplier for each Special Challenge that starts at 0 and increases 1 for each Group member who participates in a Special Challenge.
The Group that wins a Special Challenge wins points based on the following formula:
Every Group has a score multiplier for each Special Challenge that starts at 0 and increases 1 for each Group member who participates in a Special Challenge.
The Group that wins a Special Challenge wins points based on the following formula:
(-10 x [# of Group participants]) + ((0 + [# of Group participants]) x 100) = Points Won
For challenges that involve places (i.e., 1st place, 2nd place, etc.), the above formula will be used to calculate scores, which will then divided by the corresponding place number. For example, the score for 1st place would be divided by 1, 2nd place's score would be divided by 2, etc. Scores will be rounded to the nearest whole number.
Making Submissions
The rules for a Special Challenge will dictate how challenge submissions should be made:
- Individually. Group members will be directed where to email their submissions.
- Collectively. The Group's Spirit Leader will gather Group Member's submissions (usually into a Google Spreadsheet). The Spirit Leader will then follow directions for submitting the combined submissions (usually via email).