#scores

I apologize if any of these tips are pretty “duh” to those of you who have been playing for awhile, hehe but posting for anyone who might not know!

- Points and coins are NOT calculated the same way. Coins are calculated solely by how much you clear at once (i.e. clearing chains or bursts with a tsum’s skill or using a bubble) and Fever has no bearing on coin accrual. So a tsum that gives great coins like Beast (skill 5-6) doesn’t necessarily return a great score, and vice versa a tsum with decent scoring doesn’t always give great coins (there ARE some that do both, especially at high skill level like Jedi Luke, unfortunately I can’t speak to that since I don'f have him beyond skill 1 )

- More points are given by clearing chains than bursts, and the combo count adds bonus points to however many points you earn during each Fever.

- Keep clearing!! (ABC: Always Be Clearing!! haha) While 3-chains are not optimal (for score or coins), as mentioned, having a high combo count is very helpful to get a higher score and you maintain/add to your combo count by clearing tsums without stopping. Fever allows you to take a break and not have to worry about having a lull in clearing, but any time outside of Fever you need to be clearing (whether it’s chains/bubbles/skill bursts) See my original post about Fever (sorry it’s kinda old so some stuff is dated but the basic info is still the same!) for more info. http://tsumoverflow.tumblr.com/post/104856964367/fever-info

- Long chains + Fever + High Combo # = Lots of Points!! That said, I know clearing long chains takes forever so you have to pay attention to your fever meter and either have a bubble ready to “fast forward”
(or “clear” as I’ve heard people call it) the chain, or you can just start the chain during fever and hope a good portion clears before fever runs out. When it comes to burst tsums, if you use their skill a lot/often in the game it can also be very effective, so in the case of the event, hopefully you have good results with Belle (original)! Beast (original), unfortunately is harder to get high scores with.

- Keep playing!! Your player level adds significant bonus points to your final score, so the more you play the higher your final level bonus will be (for example I’m on level 218 and my bonus is 26%)

- Unlocking certain tsums’ score level caps CAN help. See my post about that for more info! See the post I just reblogged earlier today!

Anyhow, sorry again for posting about this late! Let me know if you have any questions!!!

“Cup of Russia is really proving how real the Eteri bonus is.”

“I must say the World Standings drama is absolutely hilarious. It never mattered in the last few seasons anyway, and even if the fans are gloating about it now, it is still irritating, remember they’re being arrogant over the skater who’s number one lost by a wide margin to their rival in the GPF this season and can only win titles when their head rivals aren’t competing.”

“From the ISU Program Components marking chart, available on their website - COMPOSITION: Purpose (idea, concept, vision, mood); pattern/ice coverage; multidimensional use of space and design of movements; phrase and form (movements & parts of the program to match the musical phrasing); ORIGINALITY OF THE COMPOSITION. So now, tell me again how a program recycled four times should be getting 10s in this category?”

“If the Chinese and the Russians starts politicking in Beijing by guaranteeing Chinese pairs the gold and Russian ice dance teams the gold and screw P/C (politics started in euros already), I want P/C to pull a Savchenko.”

“If Russia is always scheming/politicking in figure skating, they should just be banned from being a member of the ISU, banned from judging, and then they can play politics within their own country instead. But ¾ of ISU is literally funded by Russia, and Russia is the puppeteer of ISU. What a shame, because they have some of the most amazing skaters and their federation acting like that is so toxic to the athletes.”

“What sucks for Evgenia is that due to 3A being so strong, Kamila Valieva being the next star, and Alina coming back from her break, Evgenia has almost no chance at the Olympics because Eteri’s students get the ‘Eteri political bonus’ from the judges and the benefit of winning the slots from RusFed. I think she is screwed and that sucks.”

“I always feel so bad for Stepanova/Bukin, in 6 years of seniors (including nationals), they have only won 5 times, 3 of which were just the challenger series wins. They are way more interesting than Sinitsina/Katsalapov imo. Anyways, mad props to them for continuing to skate. They have been wronged for so long.”

“How Sinitsina/Katsalapov won Euros is still beyond me, while Papadakis/Cizeron weren’t perfect at all there, they still should have won, but not by that large margin that they usually do, obviously. If this happens in Beijing, and they make S/K somehow win, that is the end of watching ice dance for me, forever.”

“What Chock/Bates have achieved since Pyeongchang is amazing. They came back from a difficult position (FD disaster, serious injuries, stagnating results, etc.), when so many people were rooting against them, and they’ve made it back to the top, defying the rules of ice dance. They proved the whole world wrong, and I hope they keep it going and get some type of medal in 2022, to show the ones that are still doubting them, even after the season they just had.”

“I’ve always been a casual fan, knowing near to nothing about the technicalities, scores and so on. Then I found a group of people who were more into it, and I tried to have more of a thorough approach, but each time it was a constant lamenting over underscoring vs. overscoring and it felt heavy. I decided to go back to my ignorant ways of watching skating, where I cheer for all skaters and am/be less bitter.”

“I know that good PCS/musicality/artistry is something you can’t just wave a wand around and instantly have, but I wish I had a wand for Trusova. Sometimes watching her inbetween elements and during her SS is a chore. Which is a shame because I love her so much.”

Who were the top five fantasy players at each position when the 2018 season was all said and done?

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

(all stats derived through Week 17 using Yahoo’s default half-point-PPR scoring)