The Outwitters Uber Cup!

[GreatGonzales]

Gfich I like your formula but I don't think you should be subtracting 1 from position, otherwise you could get 0 if you come in 1st place. Why not this:

Score = ((P+1)^2-Position)/P^2)*K

Where:

P = Population of tournament entrants
Position = player rank in tournament (example: 2nd place, position = 2)
K = Value determining the strength of the tournament (higher K value means you get more points)

Using Coolio's BBall tournament as an example, if I come in 2nd place, and we'll give a K value of 30:

((137-2)^2/136^2))*30 = 29.56

If I came in 1st place, I would get the maximum K value of 30. The BBall tournament is actually a bad example because it is so huge. Let's do it with OWSA, so 64 participants, say I come in 7th place, and a K value of 25.

((65-7)^2/64^2))*25 = 20.53

Gfich, I also wouldn't round these values to the nearest whole number if I were you. Keep the value to the hundredths place to resolve ties methinks.