13-Jul-2015, 01:56 PM
I agree with Jesse's point about people not earning the points, but I can't see a better alternative. This factor wouldn't necessarily skew the stats too much that it would affect the competition. I don't like option #3 because if we only take the first 4 (or w/e) games, then there is nothing riding on the 5th game played. Maybe if it was the best 4 games? That would keep people trying throughout all 5 games (unless they won the first 4 I suppose).
I think that I'm leaning towards option # 1 because it keeps the competition throughout all games played, and I don't think that the points "unearned" are going to skew the stats/race enough to cause complaints because the underlying reason is to make it fair for those who don't get to play that extra game. They get points that they may not have earned in that they may have lost that game, but the flip side where they could have won and earned the full 2 points is also possible. I think that option #1 is the best of these alternatives.
I think that I'm leaning towards option # 1 because it keeps the competition throughout all games played, and I don't think that the points "unearned" are going to skew the stats/race enough to cause complaints because the underlying reason is to make it fair for those who don't get to play that extra game. They get points that they may not have earned in that they may have lost that game, but the flip side where they could have won and earned the full 2 points is also possible. I think that option #1 is the best of these alternatives.