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Here are the rules for playing Knock Out.

1. A Knock Out List is presented for a ranking battle (examples: superheroes, movie trilogies, breakfast cereals, etc.).

1a. To avoid confusion, the Knock Out List presenter may choose to add an additional objective; for example, posting the topic "NFL TEAMS" could mean favorite team, best mascot, best coaching staff, etc. (examples: best superpower, worst third movie, best cartoon mascot, etc.)

2. List entries begin with 15 points.

3. Anyone may vote, but you are limited to one ballot per 24 hour period (note: if you vote at 11:59 PM your time, yes, you may vote again at 12:01 AM your time).

4. A ballot may include up to three votes according to these rules:

3a. During Phase One, votes may be one (+) or two plus (++) or one (-) or two minus (--).

3b. During Phase Two, votes may be one plus (+) or one (-) or two minus (--).

3c. Phase Two begins when half of the list entries have been knocked out (for example, if there are 15 entries, Phase Two begins when the eighth entry is knocked out).

5. When an entry loses all points (ending with zero or negative points), it is Knocked Out and moved out of the battling list and into the ranking list.

6. Knock Out rounds continue until there is a single entry left and a final ranking is available.

7. The BrainDen player who posted the final Knock Out has rights to post the next Knock Out List. Another eager player may choose to post a new Knock Out List if the player with honors hesitates for more than 24 hours of his/her final Knock Out of the previous list.

I'll start us off with an NFL TEAM themed Battle List. In the quote box is the original list.

NFC TEAMS (objective: favorite team)

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Atlanta Falcons - 15

Carolina Panthers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

Green Bay Packers - 15

Minnesota Vikings - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Seattle Seahawks - 15

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 15

Washington Redskins - 15

Here is what a ballot post would look like

Green Bay Packers ++

Minnesota Vikings --

Tampa Bay Buccaneers --

NFC TEAMS

Green Bay Packers - 17

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Atlanta Falcons - 15

Carolina Panthers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Seattle Seahawks - 15

Washington Redskins - 15

Minnesota Vikings - 13

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 13

[Note: reordering the battling list according to current point totals helps immensely as the game progresses.]

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy!

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Cool - looks like fun. Am thinking the initial number of list entries may need to be adjusted and maybe initial point scores too depending on speed of game???

Dallas Cowboys --

Washington Redskins ++

Carolina Panthers +

NFC TEAMS (objective: favorite team)

Washington Redskins - 17

Carolina Panthers - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Atlanta Falcons - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

Green Bay Packers - 15

Minnesota Vikings - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Seattle Seahawks - 15

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 13

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NFC TEAMS (objective: favorite team)

Washington Redskins - 17

Carolina Panthers - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Atlanta Falcons - 16

Chicago Bears - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

Green Bay Packers - 15

Minnesota Vikings - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Seattle Seahawks - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 13

Atlanta Falcons +

Dallas Cowboys +

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - -

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Whoops, you forgot my initial ballot (though looking at my wording, I can see why you didn't use it).

Fixing the list and voting...

Packers ++

Vikings --

Bucs --

NFC TEAMS

Green Bay Packers - 19

Washington Redskins - 17

Atlanta Falcons - 16

Carolina Panthers - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Seattle Seahawks - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Minnesota Vikings - 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 9

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NFC TEAMS

Green Bay Packers - 17

Washington Redskins - 17

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Carolina Panthers - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Seattle Seahawks - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Minnesota Vikings - 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Atlanta Falcons ++

Green Bay Packers --

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - -

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I know absolutely nothing about any of these teams... but seeing the Panthers... yeah, couldn't help myself :lol:

As for the others - I like hawks, and vikings seem stupid... there you go, my amazing logic :lol::P

++ Carolina Panthers

+ Seattle Seahawks

-- Minnesota Vikings

NFC TEAMS

Green Bay Packers - 19

Carolina Panthers - 18

Washington Redskins - 17

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Atlanta Falcons - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 9

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I know absolutely nothing about any of these teams... but seeing the Panthers... yeah, couldn't help myself :lol:

As for the others - I like hawks, and vikings seem stupid... there you go, my amazing logic :lol::P

That's perfect logic! Thanks for playing.

(But you missed TripleOption's votes, so I'm updating the list...)

NFC TEAMS

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Carolina Panthers - 18

Green Bay Packers - 17

Washington Redskins - 17

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

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Panthers ++

Packers --

Jay Cutler --

NFC TEAMS

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Carolina Panthers - 20

Green Bay Packers - 15

Washington Redskins - 17

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Chicago Bears - 13

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

@Panther: I don't like Carolina, but I'll help you ++ some Panthers if you help me -- the Packers. =P

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Carolina Panthers - 20

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Washington Redskins - 17

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Arizona Cardinals - 15

Green Bay Packers - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New Orleans Saints - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Chicago Bears - 13

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Reorganizing the list.

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Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Washington Redskins - 17

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Green Bay Packers - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Dallas Cowboys - 14

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Updated

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Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Washington Redskins - 15

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Green Bay Packers - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 13

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Cowboys ++

Redskins --

Eagles --

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Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Chicago Bears - 17

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Washington Redskins - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Philadelphia Eagles - 13

Green Bay Packers - 13

Minnesota Vikings - 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Chicago Bears ++

Green Bay Packers --

Minnesota Vikings --

No problem, pig!

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Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Chicago Bears - 17

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Washington Redskins - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Philadelphia Eagles - 13

Green Bay Packers - 13

Minnesota Vikings - 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Chicago Bears ++

Green Bay Packers --

Minnesota Vikings --

No problem, pig!

It's once a day, not once an hour.

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Yeah, that is gonna take forever...

Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

Washington Redskins - 15

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Green Bay Packers - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

Philadelphia Eagles - 13

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

The correct list before my 2nd vote.

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Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Washington Redskins - 15

Green Bay Packers - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Philadelphia Eagles - 13

Minnesota Vikings - 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7

Must I always reorganize the list?

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Philadelphia Eagles --

Minnesota Vikings --

Tampa Bay Buccaneers --

Carolina Panthers - 18

Atlanta Falcons - 18

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Washington Redskins - 15

Green Bay Packers - 15

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Philadelphia Eagles - 11

Minnesota Vikings - 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 5

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Carolina Panthers ++

Green Bay Packers --

Tampa Bay Buccaneers --

Carolina Panthers - 20

Atlanta Falcons - 18

New Orleans Saints - 16

Seattle Seahawks - 16

Dallas Cowboys - 16

Washington Redskins - 15

Green Bay Packers - 13

Detroit Lions - 15

New York Giants - 15

St. Louis Rams - 15

San Francisco 49ers - 15

Chicago Bears - 15

Arizona Cardinals - 14

Philadelphia Eagles - 11

Minnesota Vikings - 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 3

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