1st Annual BowlingBoards.com Virtual Tour!!!

[Mudpuppy]

I would love to participate in this when the next one starts. This is a great idea.

Sign him up Aslan.

This is only month 3 coming up so still time to get involved and have a chance to win it all.

[Aslan]

How do you call it an off-night by Jeral, yet give him credit for all 3 games above average?

Because I think Jeral's average is a bit "low" and he's actually a much better bowler than that. But you are correct...Jeral continues to bowl above his starting average...so he's not that "off". But lets focus on how awesome I am, not how good/bad Jeral is.

I think we need clarification on what is considered a "game above average".

Yes. Thats a good idea.

"Games Above Average" is the total number of games (max of 3 per week) that you bowl ABOVE your STARTING AVERAGE. Not equal to...not above your current/adjusted average...but ABOVE your STARTING average.

At the end of the qualifying period (end of August); whomever has the MOST games above average will earn a seat in the tournament regardless of their point total. HOWEVER...if the person with most games above average is already IN the tournament due to points total (which is likely)...then most games above average won't matter (the seat doesn't fall to the next highest total of games above average).

Ties will be broken, like all the other ties, by scratch total pin fall.

As I've said before, it is unlikely the person with the highest total of "games above average" will NOT have a top half point total...so it probably isn't going to matter.

Did I mention I dislike back doors?

I figured you were just saying that to be macho.

[Aslan]

Sign him up Aslan.

This is only month 3 coming up so still time to get involved and have a chance to win it all.

If he wants to join, we have a sign-up thread (somewhere) and he's free to sign up giving me the required information. If he does it before June 1st...we'll get him in next month...even if I have to work with him a bit in early June to get the center list/assignement figured out.

[Mudpuppy]

Here is the sign up thread: http://www.bowlingboards.com/threads...Sign-Up-Thread

[Aslan]

Center assignments and pairings for JUNE are already posted in the Virtual Tour General Information thread.

Averages and Standings to follow once the month of May closes out.

[Aslan]

Updated.

Thus far, of the posted scores…VDub grabs another 3 points to give him 6 thus far and Bunny only has 2 after two months. Still plenty of time left though with 4 more months before the finals. And after Mudpuppy got off to a torrid start last month…ZDawg put the hammer down in month 2 taking all 4 points. And Aslan takes advantage of an off-night by Jeral to get even getting all 4 points.

Also…CLOSEST MATCH YET as Stormed and TCC dual in games that were each decided by 3 or less pins and a 4-pin difference in totals!

Of reported scores (where both parties reported):
Stormed1: 6 points (3)
VDub: 6 points (3) and still the (overall scratch pin fall lead)
zdawg: 5 points (5) and takes (most improved average).
Aslan: 4 points (3)
tccstudent: 4 points (4)
Jeral999ok: 3 points (5)
Mudpuppy: 3 points (4)
Bunny: 2 points (4)

"Games Above Average" in ( ).

For detailed scores, go to the virtual tour standings page.

Another update.

[J Anderson]

I have come to the realization that I do not have time to compete in virtual reality and hereby withdraw from the competition. Perhaps next year, if there is another participant within reasonable driving distance, I'll be more motivated to find the time.

[Aslan]

I have come to the realization that I do not have time to compete in virtual reality and hereby withdraw from the competition. Perhaps next year, if there is another participant within reasonable driving distance, I'll be more motivated to find the time.

Well, on the good side…your opponent tr33frog has been AWOL since the start so you and he actually tie unless he makes a surprise appearance.

I won't take anyone off the list of participants. Once you sign up…you're IN!! Two reasons:

1) If you're in…then change your mind….then change your mind again…then…etc… This way…you change your mind…you'll have a center selected and ready to…and an average, etc…

2) The final tournament is set up as 1/2 of participants. If we remove people…then theoretically a person could miss out on the finals simply because a couple people pulled out.

If you don't participate…it's your average + handicap (minus 10) and you're not eligible for points earned that month.

[Aslan]

Updated.

Thus far, of the posted scores…VDub grabs another 3 points to give him 6 thus far and Bunny only has 2 after two months. Still plenty of time left though with 4 more months before the finals. And after Mudpuppy got off to a torrid start last month…ZDawg put the hammer down in month 2 taking all 4 points. And Aslan takes advantage of an off-night by Jeral to get even getting all 4 points.

Also…CLOSEST MATCH YET as Stormed and TCC dual in games that were each decided by 3 or less pins and a 4-pin difference in totals!

Also….as we wait to see if tr33frog is still alive and to see if J-Dilly might actually participate this month…after finding out JAnderson has bowed out this month…noeymc added to his tour leading point total with a devastating defeat of classy granny.

Of reported scores (where both parties reported):
noeymc: 8 points (6) and takes (most improved average)
Stormed1: 6 points (3)
VDub: 6 points (3) and still the (overall scratch pin fall lead)
zdawg: 5 points (5)
Aslan: 4 points (3)
tccstudent: 4 points (4)
Jeral999ok: 3 points (5)
Mudpuppy: 3 points (4)
Bunny: 2 points (4)
classygranny: 1 point (1)

"Games Above Average" in ( ).

For detailed scores, go to the virtual tour standings page.

About 2 more hours till this month's deadline. JAnderson said he's out (at least this month) and tr33frog was a no-show last month and probably will be again. So it's really a question of will J-Dilly play this month. He missed last month but did stop in this month to select centers…so I'll give him the 2 hours.

After 2 months…a person on the outside looking in has to wonder, should we have had a male and female division?? Or are women just inherently smarter and know when to sandbag and when to turn it on?

Looking at the scores thus far…definitely an improvement in May over April…and I gotta think thats at least in part due to the less random center selection process. Now that people are a little more "comfortable"…gonna be harder to knock them off their games.

But…with arguably 3 players MIA (and thus accruing ZERO points)…even with our new participant in June…we're looking at EIGHT spots open for the finals tourney…and only 12 players actually playing…3/4 of participants would make the finals tourney.

[Aslan]

Posted updated full standings (in the standings section).

Centers, physical pairings, and virtual pairings are already posted for June. (general information section)

Soon to post averages (in general information section).