***** TEXAGS BEST SPACESHIP TOURNAMENT *****

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Fat Bib Fortuna
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11:36a, 1/15/21
  • 25 groups of 4 selected by random number.
  • Vote for your favorite(s) of each group now through Sunday night.
  • If you were one of the first 25 people to nominate a ship, you got a group named after you!
  • Monday starts knockout stage - probably top 32 entries (25 group winners + 7 wildcards)

The Millennium Falcon is not included because it's the obvious winner. Concurrent to the final, I'll run the Final 4 each against the Falcon to see how they do against it.

Man your ships, and may the Force be with you.

You'll get your chance. You'll all get your chance. Good hunting. Dismissed!

VOTE NOW!
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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11:45a, 1/15/21
After only THREE votes, only 3 groups are at 100%. This should be fun.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 11:51a, 1/15/21
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Great idea to leave the Falcon out until the end.
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G Martin 87
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11:53a, 1/15/21
AG
Obligatory "Curse you, random.org!"
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Chipotlemonger
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In reply to Chipotlemonger • 11:58a, 1/15/21
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Chipotlemonger said:
Great idea to leave the Falcon out until the end.


Although now that I've gone through it, I wish the B-Wing or the Galaxy Quest Protector was in my group.
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C@LAg
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12:08p, 1/15/21
how can i vote for red dwarf?
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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12:15p, 1/15/21
There's something marvelous about watching Spaceball 1 go toe to toe with the Death Star in a popularity vote.
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12:31p, 1/15/21
AG
So, I attempted to vote on my phone while eating a bowl of pho at a restaurant. Yeah, that's not a wise idea. You need at least 4 full-size computer monitors and quick access to Google Images.

Other than that, thanks for putting this together!
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 12:35p, 1/15/21
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Fat Bib Fortuna said:
There's something marvelous about watching Spaceball 1 go toe to toe with the Death Star in a popularity vote.
the death star is not a spaceship. it is a small moon.

Oh and my group kinda sucked
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12:36p, 1/15/21
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Red Five Group doesn't have the X-wing. C'mon, son.
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Claude!
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In reply to Atreides Ornithopter • 12:42p, 1/15/21
Shai-Hulud said:
Fat Bib Fortuna said:
There's something marvelous about watching Spaceball 1 go toe to toe with the Death Star in a popularity vote.
the death star is not a spaceship. it is a small moon.

Oh and my group kinda sucked
That's no moon.
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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12:42p, 1/15/21
Wow, look at you guys ***** about having your own group.
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Atreides Ornithopter
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12:44p, 1/15/21
AG
Could have put a Dune Starliner in mine, but nobody suggests a cargo hauler. Oh wait you left one out from the beginning.
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In reply to Atreides Ornithopter • 12:48p, 1/15/21
Shai-Hulud said:

the death star is not a spaceship. it is a small moon.

Oh and my group kinda sucked


It IS a spaceship and not a moon.

it does not orbit anything; it just moves where it is needed to go as an operating platform.
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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In reply to Atreides Ornithopter • 12:50p, 1/15/21
Shai-Hulud said:
Could have put a Dune Starliner in mine, but nobody suggests a cargo hauler. Oh wait you left one out from the beginning.
I fixed your group.
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12:56p, 1/15/21
AG
It didn't get my vote, but my group has a definite Final Four candidate.
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In reply to Fat Bib Fortuna • 1:06p, 1/15/21
AG
House of Ix please
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1:34p, 1/15/21
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I just want to see some Battlestars go toe to toe with a Star Destroyer.
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1:38p, 1/15/21
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cool! I got a group. May be my single greatest accomplishment on Texags!
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G Martin 87
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In reply to Prime0882 • 1:51p, 1/15/21
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Prime0882 said:
I just want to see some Battlestars go toe to toe with a Star Destroyer.
A Star Destroyer's complement of TIE fighters is supposedly 72 (six squadrons of 12 each.) The Pegasus supposedly carried up to 200 Vipers. In one on one combat, I might put my money on the Pegasus just based on that.
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1:54p, 1/15/21
> The Probe, Star Trek the Motion Picture

Is that V'Ger from Star Trek: The Motion Picture or The Probe from Star Trek IV: Voyage Home?


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Fat Bib Fortuna
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2:37p, 1/15/21
50 votes in, only 7 entries are above 60%; 13 groups have no entry with 50+% of the vote.
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2:52p, 1/15/21
Was the ship in the original Predator cool? I can't remember what it looks like.
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In reply to Mr. White • 2:59p, 1/15/21
Mr. White said:
Was the ship in the original Predator cool? I can't remember what it looks like.
Maybe 3 seconds on screen?



Predator 2



Really blown away nobody said Leia's Blockade Runner, the first thing you see in Star Wars

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Brian Earl Spilner
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3:23p, 1/15/21
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The last group is the power group. Group of death.
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3:45p, 1/15/21
Surprised at the lack of Fifth-Element ships.
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In reply to SgtBarbarossa • 3:51p, 1/15/21
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Too late for Mr. Kim's boat?

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In reply to MGS • 3:55p, 1/15/21
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MGS said:
> The Probe, Star Trek the Motion Picture

Is that V'Ger from Star Trek: The Motion Picture or The Probe from Star Trek IV: Voyage Home?


Star Trek IV
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In reply to hunter2012 • 5:44p, 1/15/21
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hunter2012 said:
Too late for Mr. Kim's boat?

Not a spaceship. Ineligible.
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6:51p, 1/15/21
No Saturn V

That damn random.org places the Hermes against Discovery One, one of the most iconic Sci-fi ships ever. (By the way I cheated and voted once for both).
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 6:55p, 1/15/21
Brian Earl Spilner said:
The last group is the power group. Group of death.
Yep, all four deserve a shot in the main tournament.
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8:41p, 1/15/21
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With so many weak options, imo, I was sad to see the Razor Crest and Ranger from Interstellar in the same category.
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8:54p, 1/15/21
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This thread has made me feel a lot less nerdy than I thought I was I don't know what so many of these ships even look like.
Formerly tv1113
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Fat Bib Fortuna
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10:18p, 1/15/21
Although I didn't start the Group opening round thing until I had probably done 10 tournaments last spring/summer, this has by far been the most fun one in terms of lots of equal distribution.

At this point, I am thinking it will be a Knockout Round of 32 on Monday. There are about 28 entries right now with at least 30% of the vote in their groups. So there will be a few in the uppers 20%s and some disappointing eliminations, but we have to start somewhere.

The most entertaining and competitive group through the first 12 hours is easily the Ulrich Group. Through 97 votes it has three entries clustered together between 26%-28%.

Even more impressive is that 24 of the 25 groups have at least 1 vote for every entry.

Only 7 entries above 60% and only 2 above 65%. Even though I don't expect many more votes than there already are, will bump it tomorrow and Sunday a.m. and start us in the knockout round Monday morning.

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