Sentences with phrase «game the point system»

Some build algorithms to game the point system, but luckily you don't have to be a mathematician to figure it out.

While MvC2 offered a large amount of its content (new characters, colour variants and artwork) via its in - game points system, MvC3 has the vast majority of its roster available from the start.

Not exact matches

For example, in «A Short History of the Income Tax,» John Steele Gordon points out that the U.S. income tax act of 1913 was only 14 pages long; by 1942, it had blossomed to 208 pages with over three - quarters of them «devoted to closing or defining loopholes» that tax lawyers and accountants were using to «game the system.»

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

It is a capital - intensive game where 30 % of the assets lie idle at any given point in time, and each driver in the system is an unpredictable moving part.

Folks in Stillwater can rest easy: Monken has promised only slight modifications to the offensive system, and if the 95 total points in the Cowboys» spring game is any indication, a production falloff is not among them.

On a final note, Wenger might think «I rotated in a few games and they didn't end up all to well» plus «The system is working, why change it», which are fair points but, priorities have to kick in too.

Keep your eye on the NFL Marketwatch game of the week and your browser pointed to SportsInsights.com for the latest real - time odds, betting trends, and winning betting systems picks.

Tuesday's St. Petersburg Bowl was the first game of this bowl season to fit the system and saw Marshall, a 5 - point underdog against Florida International, close with 30 % of all spread bets.

To me, the best point in this discussion is made by Stewart Mandel: whether we like it or not, the current system is designed so that any talk of resumes is meant to determine who plays in the national title game.

While this won't be an ideal situation for a while, I agree that a pressing system would likely reduce the number of times we see the Timbers taking an early lead and then relaxing to the point where opponents are allowed back into the game.

Sports Insights» Betting Systems triggered two Steam Moves on this game Friday, but have been quiet since as the Heat have settled in as 4.5 - point favorites across the sports marketplace.

I may have been only nine years old when Tecmo Bowl came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989, but I knew with every bit of real - world knowledge I had gained to that point in life that it was the most realistic football game that would ever be created by mankind.

This came just days after CG Technology released point spreads for every game between Weeks 1 and 16, which Bet Labs Sports, our sister website that analyzes historical data to create winning betting systems, leveraged to develop their own win total valuations.

The second system analyzed the same games, but calculated the payouts if the bettor had wagered on the moneyline instead of taking the points.

The world cup game in Brazil could be a perfect example to illustrate my point, here: In the match between Spain and Netherlands, Van Gaal had setup his Dutch side in the 3 -4-1-2 system, and relied solely on counter-attacking against a Spain side known to favor tiki - taka, over any other Footballing philosophy.

Using our offensive points filter, we observed that as a team's average points per game increased, as did the systems ROI.

Although the number of previous game matches and overall units won wanes at each data point, we do see our systems return on investment increase as we focus on higher scoring offensive teams.

Wittman has proven himself as a coach on the biggest stage, making strong in - game adjustments, calling well - executed after - timeout plays, devising an offensive system that's lit up the vaunted Bulls defense for 108 points per 100 possessions and managing his rotation with few complaints.

I give Oettinger a slight edge because he has a larger body of impressive work, because he's had better development systems around him (dating back to the USNTDP), because he has more big - game experience and because Point plays in a weaker NCAA conference.

Tampa Bay currently fits this system as a 3.5 - point favorite vs. Kansas City and is a game to keep an eye on this weekend.

By utilizing the «previous game margin» filter and looking at all teams coming off a loss (margin between -1 and -45 points) we are able to vastly improve our system with a 64 - 35 ATS record with +25.42 units.

There have been no profitable betting systems triggered on this game, which indicates that this 4 - point line movement is attributable solely to public betting.

When we examine more and more lopsided bet games our overall units won drops, however, because the number of past system matches also drops we actually see our ROI rise at each data point.

That's not to say that there isn't a troubling pattern of failure in the latter stages of the Champions League, but what was astonishing on Wednesday was that he took a system that had worked so well to the point that City has lost only two meaningful games all season and stands 16 points clear atop the Premier League table, and he abandoned it for something else.

There will be plenty of reasonable suggestions put forward as to why this might be — from subtle points about counter-pressing and team shape and the difficulty of translating club systems over to the international game, to snarky ones about Theo Walcott being no Erik Lamela — but ultimately everybody will realise, even if they don't vocalise, that the England shirt is a cursed object that destroys every beautiful thing that it touches.

In addition to all of these winning betting systems, we should note that underdogs have historically performed very well in divisional games since the familiarity between teams levels the playing field and that disproportionately benefits the team getting points.

Aside from the aforementioned systems involving teams coming off a blowout loss and fading elite teams in late season games, we have found that teams have gone 118 - 86 ATS (58.7 %) after allowing 42 - points in their previous game.

The main talking point of the game though was VAR, after decision after decision was questioned by the system and a tough night for referee Craig Pawson

I think after 14 games unbeaten in the Premier League, using a similar system, I think it's not a point to change.»

Its a huge game for Liverpool who will be hoping to get the three points and get the rut of consecutive draws out of their system.

«I think after 14 games unbeaten in the Premier League, using a similar system, I think it's not a point to change,» he said.

Only 3 points and two league positions separate the two but if Chelsea wins Liverpool might find themselves 4 points behind the top 4 teams by the end of the weekend which makes it a must win for Liverpool while Chelsea will be more than happy with a draw to get this difficult away game out of their system.

The question I have is — can it still effectively function on its own in the modern game, to the point where other styles and systems need not be considered?

Taking the underdogs in this game has not only been profitable at a 62.6 % win rate, but the teams that fit this system have covered by an average of over three points.

This system takes advantage of primetime games that have seen line movement in favor of a team by at least two points.

He started the campaign with a 3 -5-2 system, and at various points within games his team has looked like a 3 -4-3 or 3 -3-1-3 system.

But points were still hard to come by and for all their prettier football, pointless games only spell trouble and it's now a matter of Coyle tweaking the Bolton system, getting the defence to remain more compact and the offence to be more clinical.

For example, the LA Dodgers have set up a rewards system whereby one can earn points just by checking in at the games on social media.

Immigration, late to the game with the Australian points system.

As my Australian political scientist colleague Rodney Smith pointed out to me, if the other candidates really want to stop Corbyn, they would do better to co-operate to game the preferential voting system to maximise the chances of one of them beating him on second preferences.

The gaming guru Jesse Schell of Carnegie Mellon University talks about a system of awarding points for every single thing we do until everything in our world is like a video game.

To that point, Laczniak says there are ways in which the video game industry and government could help parents better understand and use the rating system.

In the paper, researchers point out that a rating system is important because of failed efforts to ban or restrict children's access to violent video games, often ruled unconstitutional by the courts.

Tinder, the quick and addictive dating app, has certainly changed the game for online dating, simplifying the system to the point where the.

Although the game's save - point system is fine in principle, the points themselves are often well hidden, and almost impossible to find without a guide of some sort.

I haven't played this yet because I am still waiting for my new rig to arrive... the point of me saying that is the system requirements for this game are just insane, and it looks like 2004 era graphics, something like Half - Life 2 with HDR lighting.

The positive points are the new upgrade system of our army, a good multiplayer mode, and an improved longevity, but the game it's always the same.

and its a shame since later characters i actually liked from the show (Otto, chief wiggum) basically you will be stuck with nelson muntz for an eternity the music is bad its a remix of the original theme but it gives me a headache the game has a point system where you upgrade your skills it helps but barely changes your tournament performance.

That's because multi uses a Hunter Rank system, which raises with the «experience points» you get for finishing quests, which gets as tedious as your average level grinding in any given MMO game.