I've come up with a game I'm running at work for the Euros, and I think it's quite a good idea. Thought I'd share it in case anyone else likes the look of it and want to run it amongst their workmates or friends.
I've called it "Four Play" and it works like this:
The 24 teams have been split into 4 seed groups, based on the bookies odds of them winning their groups. Those seed groups are:
1. France
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. England
5. Belgium
6. Portugal
1. Italy
2. Croatia
3. Russia
4. Austria
5. Switzerland
6. Poland
1. Ukraine
2. Sweden
3. Wales
4. Czech Rep
5. Romania
6. Iceland
1. Turkey
2. R. Ireland
3. Slovakia
4. Albania
5. Hungary
6. N.Ireland
Entrants are rolling a dice four times, selecting a team from each group with each roll.
Their teams score the following points:
Group match draw - 1
Group match win - 3
Last 16 match win - 5
Quarter final win - 10
Semi final win - 15
Final win - 20
Bonuses
Handicap group winner - 1/2/3/4 (if a top seed team wins the group, 1 point, 2nd seed team 2 points, etc)
Score 4 or more in a game - 5
Win a penalty shootout - 10
What I like about it is, people with zero football knowledge will be able to get involved and have the same chance as football fans, but there's a lot more interest than a simple sweep.
I've rolled terribly and have Belgium, Poland, Rimanua and N.Ireland
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