I hope you all enjoyed your popcorn because EVERYONE should be able to participate in this round!
The goal in this round is to find a coin with similarities to the challenge coin, but so different that it almost doesn't match. In other words, I'm flipping around the exact/approximate point system that we were using for a while, making approximate matches worth more points than exact. There should be lots of high scoring this round. The fun will come with the tiebreakers (see below).
1900 Hong Kong 5 cents
Date:
Exact (1 point): 1900
Approximate (2 points): 1860-1899/1901-1930
Denomination:
Exact (1 point): 5 cents or equivalent (5/100)
Approximate (2 points): 1 to 10 cents or equivalent (decimal - excluding 5 cents) or 1/4 to 6 pence (non-decimal). Other non-decimal systems will be addressed as needed
Country:
Exact (1 point): Hong Kong
Approximate (2 points): Any coin featuring the portrait or name of a British monarch other than Hong Kong
Material:
Exact (1 point): Silver (.800 and less)
Approximate (2 points): Silver (more than .800)
Maximum of 8 points
No participation point because everyone should be able to participate in this round for at least one point out of their pocket or change jar.
Tiebreaker
Point ties will be broken by "least match" giving priority to date, denomination, country, and material in that order. If two players post the same coin, the first post wins.
If a decimal and non-decimal coin are in a point tie with the same year/date difference, then 3 pence will be considered "equivalent" to 5 cents since this coin is similar in size. A 3 pence coin is still considered an approximate match and will earn two points.
Least matching country will be determined by the shortest distance between Hong Kong and the country's capital city on a globe (I will use Google Maps' "measure distance" feature to determine this). If the country no longer exists in the same form today, I will use the historical capital or the approximate geographical center of the country/territory
To clarify, if multiple players gain the highest number of points, the coin furthest removed in date from 1900 (difference=|[year of coin]-1900|)wins. If there is still a tie, then the coin with the value furthest removed from 5 cents (difference=|[coin denomination-5(or 3)| will win. If a tie remains then the coin from the country geographically furthest away from Hong Kong will win. That last one should break almost any tie (unless the country is the same), but if not then the coin with the most different silver content (in this case the highest) will win. If there is still a tie (it might be possible, I'm not sure) then the older coin will win.
If you are not completely sure about the scoring, don't worry, your "worst match" coin will count if you find a better coin later in the round or whatever.
If anything looks wrong or needs clarification, just ask.
It is possible that this could become a pretty "live" game if we see a lot of 7 or 8 point coins posted. Other players might want to counter with their "better" 7 or 8 pointer. Alternatively, it might just be really confusing and go down in flames, We'll see.
How to use the Google measure distance feature
https://support.google.com/maps/ans...esktop&hl=en
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Posted 04/23/2018 10:36 pm
Get ready for "Don't match the coin: a round of obscure approximate matches." I've been kicking this idea around for a while, just need to make sure that the points will work out correctly and not be overly complicated. I'll post the challenge sometime tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a fun twist on the exact/approximate point system we used way back.
