The 2007 Fanboy Elimination Game.

[Dodece]

So far I see two trends developing. The first trend is any poster that falls below five will be eliminated in under twelve hours. Any poster with around ten votes or just above is quite likely to be ignored. Fear of vote wars perhaps making it preferable to destroy a poster that is down.

The second trend is posters are being blatant about their own self promotion in a effort to not get eliminated too soon. Some voting all at once for themselves. Will be curious to see if the voters go on the attack over this. The irony is once you use all of your votes your defenseless if your fighting to stay. You cannot cast votes that attract the attention away from yourself. Sure you might have bulked up your numbers, but that might antagonize others on the list to vote against you.

I am not sure voting three at a time is a good thing. That means a participant can take three hits in an instant. That in turn generates false trends. For instance one poster might hold a grudge and hit a poster that had six. Afterwards they have three left, and the next guy dumps his votes and finishes the guy with three left off. So someone ends up going merely, because of competition rather then it being justified. Which would be the case if the process were gradual.

I think surprise attacks are only going to speed the game up, and its going to be less about who deserves their position, and more about a cut throat win at any cost competition.

I suppose Just_Ben will be a valid proof. That will be number ten on the elimination list.