In short, it works similar to the Tapology Survivor game in the sense that it continues every week until there's a winner (or in some cases in this game no winner) but instead of picking your fighters, get assigned a random fighter from the upcoming UFC card and hope they win.
FORMAT:
1) To enter, simply say that you want to enter at the start of a new game. The length of the games depend entirely on how long it takes to either find a winner or eliminate everyone.
2) Then, you will randomly be assigned a fighter from the upcoming UFC card. This will be decided by me using this site I found wheeldecide.com and putting all the fighters names on a wheel and going through the list of players one by one and spinning the wheel to decide which fighter they get. I'll make a very low quality video of the draw and post it here to show I'm not deliberately messing with anyone in particular. It might mean that some people end up with the same fighter but that doesn't affect the game as it's more of an everybody fighting for themselves kinda game rather than a head to head game.
3) If your randomly assigned fighter wins their fight then you're through to the next round. If their fight get cancelled or postponed then I'll count it as a loss as it would be considered unlucky. Draws and no contests will also count as losses for the same reason. This happens every week until there is only one left and they will be the winner. In a unique twist to make the game as stupid as possible, if everyone eventually goes out, then nobody wins the game and the game will be marked in the record books as "nobody ******* won" or something like that. For example, if there are 2 or 3 people left and they all have losing fighters then nobody wins the game. I feel this also adds weight to the game as you have to be REALLY lucky to be a winner as you literally have to be luckier than every other competitor to be the only one left standing!
WHAT DOES THE WINNER GET?
A place on the list of winners that will be displayed on the opening post of every new game and their current AV put on the new game poster (see below) in the middle of the horseshow so they effectively become the poster boy/girl/other for the new game!
Any questions, just ask! And remember, please don't take this game too seriously! I mean, it's practically a satire of the Survivor Game when you think about it lol!
For the sake of record keeping and historical intrigue, here's the link to the Tapology Lucky Bastard Game: 1st Edition that was on a separate thread: https://www.tapology.com/forum/threads/68098
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
I must say, I am absolutely stunned that some of you guys have got the balls to question the divinity of @The Wheellol! Anyway, here's what I'll do. I won't start a new game for with UFC 300 and we'll carry on with the proper game with just @Bellatrixand @Themmahistorianas hypothetically they could still be battling it out with each other come UFC 400, UFC 500 or even UFC 1000 if they keep getting winning fighters. So for UFC 300, @Bellatrixand @Themmahistorianwill be the only ones that actually matter.
What I will do for everyone else however is I'll make a one-off UFC 300 Lucky Bastard Game, similar to the one-off Day of Reckoning boxing card back in December. Like the Day of Reckoning card, It will be a 1 round game just for that event and if you get a winning fighter then you win and if you get a losing fighter then you lose. I'm going to be a bit busy on Friday evening so I'll make the proper 6th round video on Friday after the weigh ins as it'll be quicker to make and I'll do the one-off UFC 300 one on Thursday when I'll have a bit more time to make it and I think will also save any confusion. The downside is that it'll be before the weigh ins so anyone who gets Kaylah Harrison will just have to sacrifice their first born child so that she can actually make 135lbs.
* Edited at 04.09.2024, 11:42 AM ET *
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
Tapology Lucky Bastard Game Special Edition: Unlucky Bastards UFC 300 Invitational
Here is the video for the one-off UFC 300 game for those who have already been eliminated from the Tapology Lucky Bastard Game: 18th Edition! I got way too carried away with my rambling and it's just over an hour long so I definitely don't expect anyone to actually watch it but it's there if you do decide to! This is a 1 round event, like the Day of Reckoning boxing card and it has no bearing on this game or the next one, it's just a fun little spin-off for you all to play along in. If your fighter wins then you're one of the winners (of which there will be many) and if you lose then you're just a super unlucky bastard!
For this one, I have re-entered everyone who was originally in the 18th Edition except for @Bellatrixand @Themmahistorianas they are still in the proper game and I will make their video for the 6th round tomorrow. As always, I'll post a list of the matchups below shortly!
Good luck you unlucky bastards!
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
OK, so now that all of our unlucky bastards have been given a bit of sweepstake shaped interest in UFC 300, it's time to turn our attention to the two remaining lucky bastards who have been able to stay in the game for a record 6th round! So without further ado, here is the 6th round draw for the 18th edition of the Tapology Lucky Bastard Game!
Using the wheel in the link below and spinning again when it landed on a 4th or 5th round option for a 3 round fight, here are this week's wheely random picks!
As @Stephen Terrypointed out, I must say I am insulted that you've all questioned my divinity! Not only that but @Stephen Terrybeing the little ***** that he is, caved and completely undermined my authority! It's an outrage I say!
"All my picks are randomly made by The Wheel. If your pick % is lower than mine then your predictions are worse than random guesses"
