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THE GAME OF CONTROL is a new routes based team game, packed with fun, challenge and strategy for mountain bikers of all types.



Take control of any route by riding it, but be careful, another team could take it away. The more routes your team controls the closer you'll be to winning.



  
G a m e    R u l e s

1) To control a route, ride it. 'Control' of a route goes to the team with the most rides.

2) Completed rides must be entered (i.e. posted) on the same day they are ridden!!

3) Post all rides as normal ladder rides, the points also appear in your weekly game.

4) At the end of the week, the winning team is the team with the most points, not routes. Therefore, the longer routes will gain more points for your team, although losing one to another team can be a bigger step backwards.

5) Points are awarded only once per route even if the route has been ridden multiple times by the team. For example if the team has ridden a 13 point route 4 times during the week (i.e. to gain control) the team still only receives 13 points, not 4 x 13.

6) Routes worth less than 10 points are not counted in the game.

7) End of day bonuses (25 points) are awarded to teams controlling a 'Route Category'--Short, Medium, Long, or Extra-Long, ...winning these bonuses can be vital to strategic game play!


T e a m s

1) Everyone on Geoladders** is automatically assigned to a team. Teams have roughly 75 to 125 teammates and stay together as a team for 6 months.

** On your first ride post 'ever' on the ladder you are automatically assigned to a team. Riders that are inactive for 30 days (i.e. don't post a ride) are not added to a game.

2) Each week your team is automatically broken up into small groups of players to compete against other teams in a game of CONTROL for one week (far right column), ...almost everyone is in a game every week.

3) All game points contribute to the Overall Team Standings (middle), even if your team loses the game. BONUS: Winners of any game get 25 points added to their individual ladder score (on Sunday).



Game Benefits

  • Strategic team play
  • Connect with new players
  • Global and team messaging
  • One week of fun game play per game
  • Allows you to contribute to a winning team even if you can't ride much
  • Rewards you for trying new routes
  • Truly good for your health
  • A genuine challenge


Game Tips

-- When in a game, move your cursor over any object to see additional information. Some objects can also be clicked on or double-clicked on. --


-- The short, medium, long, and extra-long route bonuses are like having an extra rider for the day. They really add up. --


-- There is an inherent balance in the game; teams tend to target the winning team, steal their routes and make it very difficult for any team to launch out too far ahead. --


-- If your team rides a route only once, another team could steal it from you, especially on the last day of the game (day 7), leaving your team no way to win it back. --


-- Setting your screen resolution to 1280x1024 or greater makes playing the game much more enjoyable.. --







Game Totals This Week
Combined team points across all games this week (from far right).
D a y    4

purple team           1403 points
red team           1186 points
green team           1037 points
blue team           960 points
yellow team           733 points
brown team           493 points



Overall Team Standings
2007 totals, updated every Saturday night at the close of the week's games (right).
RankTeamPointsWinsLast Win
1
 red team
119 members

487910
15201/03/2010 (Game 3 - red team , 1644 points)
RollnStone , Twitch , Gnarmin , oc_laske , joshik , shrek , LaderaRanchOptometry , Cosmo64 , Shane@IRF
2
 yellow team
123 members

448186
13802/28/2010 (Game 2 - yellow team , 1467 points)
slopush , Olis1 , summitdude , That's How I Roll , jb_29er , cyclingdad , rsalgado , missclimber22 , Cougar Bait
3
 green team
113 members

442290
13002/28/2010 (Game 4 - green team , 1800 points)
UphillRider55 , Kevin , IceCreamAndCake , Stv , Hellride , davidB. , Punk Sanders , GARRETT GARCIA , Mark W.
4
 blue team
118 members

384093
7102/28/2010 (Game 3 - blue team , 1218 points)
Christa , spicolli1976 , Phishin Paul , Burgemeester , ZAffer , Boerseun , Royster71 , RoughRiderR , Tumbleweed
5
 purple team
102 members

358042
6102/28/2010 (Game 1 - purple team , 1893 points)
robbiesdad , DirtyMedic , gmann , grinding , XCRider , SDstumpy , fortytwo , Mike Honcho , owen
6
 brown team
115 members

280877
2901/31/2010 (Game 2 - brown team , 1057 points)
ThinkFast , trobe1 , agitate1890 , vhipp , ZipsBiker , larace51 , kimc , OTHRIDER , JCampbell
Show Team Members


Learn how to join a game!
(far left column)



This Week
3 games in progress

 
Game 1 -- view game
green :714 points
red :675 points
blue :501 points
yellow :363 points
purple :262 points
brown :156 points
 
Game 2 -- view game
purple :883 points
blue :221 points
brown :180 points
red :142 points
yellow :137 points
green :119 points
 
Game 3 -- view game
red :369 points
purple :258 points
blue :238 points
yellow :233 points
green :204 points
brown :157 points
 



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