PC: EURO 96 =========== url: http://strindberg.ling.uu.se/~erikt/ec96/ pC is a game in which people try to predict the results of soccer matches. The game was designed by Robin de Krijger for the Dutch soccer competition There also is a version for the Swedish soccer organized by Erik TKS. This page describes the same game organized for the European Soccer Championship 1996 which will be held from June 8 till June 30 in England. RULES ===== You can predict the results of the matches that will be played in the European Soccer Championship 1996. You will get five points for every match of which you predict the correct winner. Furthermore you can earn a bonus point if you predict the correct goal difference in the match, the correct number goals of the first team or the correct number of goals for the second team. This means that you can earn eight points if you are able to predict a match perfectly. Scoring example: correct mr. X mr. Y mr. Z England - Switzerland 1-1 1-0 1 2-1 1 1-1 8 Spain - Bulgaria 2-0 1-0 6 3-1 6 0-2 0 The goal of the game is simple: to get as many points as possible during the European Championship. We will use the results of the matches after 90 minutes of playing. This means that draws are possible in the knock-out matches after the first round. Furthermore we will award double points for the matches after the round 1 to keep the game attractive until the end. This means that you can earn up to 16 points for correctly predicting a quarter final, one of the half finals or the final. ENTRY FORMS =========== Send these forms to erik.tjong@ling.uu.se They must be received by me BEFORE the deadlines. You can send in these forms all before the first deadline or one by one before the relevant deadlines. The character in front of the games of round 1 indicates the group of the teams. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Round 1.1 (deadline: June 8, 1996. 14:00) Name: ................................... Email: ................................... A. England - Switzerland .-. B. Spain - Bulgaria .-. C. Germany - Czech Republic .-. D. Denmark - Portugal .-. A. Netherlands - Scotland .-. B. Romania - France .-. C. Italy - Russia .-. D. Turkey - Croatia .-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Round 1.2 (deadline: June 13, 1996. 18:30) Name: ................................... Email: ................................... A. Switzerland - Netherlands .-. B. Bulgaria - Romania .-. C. Czech Republic - Italy .-. D. Portugal - Turkey .-. A. Scotland - England .-. B. France - Spain .-. C. Russia - Germany .-. D. Croatia - Denmark .-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Round 1.3 (deadline: June 18, 1996. 15:30) Name: ................................... Email: ................................... A. Scotland - Switzerland .-. B. France - Bulgaria .-. A. Netherlands - England .-. B. Romania - Spain .-. C. Russia - Czech Republic .-. D. Croatia - Portugal .-. C. Italy - Germany .-. D. Turkey - Denmark .-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Quarter finals (deadline: June 22, 1996. 14:00) Name: ................................... Email: ................................... 1st group B - 2nd group A (QF1) .-. 2nd group B - 1st group A (QF2) .-. 1st group C - 2nd group D (QF3) .-. 2nd group C - 1st group D (QF4) .-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Half finals (deadline: June 26, 1996. 15:00) Name: ................................... Email: ................................... winner QF1 - winner QF4 (HF1) .-. winner QF2 - winner QF3 (HF2) .-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Final (deadline: June 30, 1996. 18:00) Name: ................................... Email: ................................... winner HF1 - winner HF2 .-. ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://strindberg.ling.uu.se/~erikt/ec96/ Last update: May 26, 1996. erik.tjong@ling.uu.se