Battle of the Bands (Discussion Thread)
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:54 pm
1. We will draft a list of the top 30 rock bands of the 1950s-80s starting from #30 and working all the way to #1
2. The picks will be divided up and evenly distributed across the draft order between the players so our picks all have about the same value.
3. Every player will have three vetos they can use to force a player to pick another movie at a spot. For example, on a horror list let’s say I play Halloween at #20, it’s way too low for Reign so he vetos to make sure it is placed higher. I would pick another movie at 20, and it only stays on the list if nobody vetos the placement. You may veto to try to kick a movie off the list or to try to move it higher, but the only guarantee is that it can’t be played at the spot it was vetoed at, so the gamesmanship of it all is important.
4. Every player will have one veto override they can use to shut down a veto of another player’s pick and force a movie into the spot it’s picked. Let’s say Reign vetos Halloween at 20 but Zombie liked the placement so he overrides the veto and forces the pick to stay at 20. Now Reign has wasted one of his two vetos. You cannot override a veto of your own pick, you can only use it to help another player keep a pick in its spot.
5. Let’s say we get to the top 5 and every veto available has been used. At that point, every pick that gets played will stay in its spot. If there are any vetos on the board even at #1, that veto can be used to knock someone’s top movie completely off the list (provided no override).
Lots of game theory involved here. Can you trust your fellow draftees to help boost your favorites? How far into your list are you willing to play some of your favorites, not knowing if anyone else wants it on the list? How aggressive are you willing to be with using your vetos? We shall see!
2. The picks will be divided up and evenly distributed across the draft order between the players so our picks all have about the same value.
3. Every player will have three vetos they can use to force a player to pick another movie at a spot. For example, on a horror list let’s say I play Halloween at #20, it’s way too low for Reign so he vetos to make sure it is placed higher. I would pick another movie at 20, and it only stays on the list if nobody vetos the placement. You may veto to try to kick a movie off the list or to try to move it higher, but the only guarantee is that it can’t be played at the spot it was vetoed at, so the gamesmanship of it all is important.
4. Every player will have one veto override they can use to shut down a veto of another player’s pick and force a movie into the spot it’s picked. Let’s say Reign vetos Halloween at 20 but Zombie liked the placement so he overrides the veto and forces the pick to stay at 20. Now Reign has wasted one of his two vetos. You cannot override a veto of your own pick, you can only use it to help another player keep a pick in its spot.
5. Let’s say we get to the top 5 and every veto available has been used. At that point, every pick that gets played will stay in its spot. If there are any vetos on the board even at #1, that veto can be used to knock someone’s top movie completely off the list (provided no override).
Lots of game theory involved here. Can you trust your fellow draftees to help boost your favorites? How far into your list are you willing to play some of your favorites, not knowing if anyone else wants it on the list? How aggressive are you willing to be with using your vetos? We shall see!
