2014 Rules

NOTE: 2015 GAC Rules coming soon

2014 OFFICIAL GINT-A-CUFFS SCORING RULES

All cards that score points, either positive or negative, are to be shown on the participant's blog.  The participant shall keep a per pack score and a running total.  After having scored their whole hobby box, they shall comment on the Leader Board page.  Final scores shall be submitted no later than 11:59pm, Eastern, Friday, September 27, 2014.

Scoring will be based on the player/individual/place/etc named on the front of the card. If it is a card of Jose Reyes sliding into home plate that is covered by one of the Molina boys and Reyes is named on the front of the card, you only get points for Reyes.

Favorite Teams only apply to current MLB teams. The Danville Braves do not equal the Atlanta Braves.  The Washington Senators do not equal the Washington Nationals.

BASE CARDS
0 base card
+1 Your Favorite Team base card
+4 Your Favorite Player base card
+2 Other Favorite Player list base card
-1 Any Yankee base card (SP or not)
+2 Short Print base card (#301-350) odds 1:2

-1 point if you pull the base card of:

• Snoop Lion (#23)
• Austin Wierschke (#95)
• Bill Rancic (#128) 
• Anthony Bourdain (#210)

+1 point for pulling the base card of:

• John Sullivan (#46) 
• The Iron Sheik (#153)
• Tanner Foust (#224)
• Chuck Klosterman (#271) 

Combine points if it qualifies for multiple categories.
Example: Spankee pulls a Jayson Werth base card (#305), which is Short Printed.  Jayson is in a Nationals uniform. How many points does Spankee get for pulling this card?
Short Print player (+2 ) from your Favorite Team (+1) = 3 points

MINI CARDS
-1 Any Yankee
+2 Sopwith Camel (#AS-11) - Air Supremacy Mini (in addition to the +2 for the AS cards)
+1 Mini of player on your favorite team
+3 Mini of any player from Favorite Players list
+5 Mini of your favorite player

Mini Parallels

• +3 Mini Short Print 1:13
• +2 A&G Back 1:5
• +6 Short Print A&G Back 1:65
• +3 Black-Bordered 1:10
• +10 Black Bordered Short Print 1:130
• +6 No-Number 1:64
• +10 A&G Flag Back 1:128 *
• +26 Wood 1:1,887 * (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
• +22 Metal 1:1,468 * (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
• +14 Printing Plate 1:412 *  (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
• +22 Framed Cloth Cards 1:440* (silks, not relic / jersey / pants cards) (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)

-1 points if you pull the mini card of:

• Snoop Lion (#23)
• Austin Wierschke (#95)
• Bill Rancic (#128) 
• Anthony Bourdain (#210)

+1 points for pulling the mini card of:

• John Sullivan (#46) 
• The Iron Sheik (#153)
• Tanner Foust (#224)
• Chuck Klosterman (#271) 

OTHER MINI CARDS 1:5
+3 Into the Unknown
+3 World's Deadliest Predators
+3 Where Nature Ends
+3 Outlaw Bandits and All-Around Ne'er Do Wells
+3 Larger than Life
+3 Little Lions

UNANNOUNCED MINI CARDS
+5 Athletic Endeavors 1:288
+5 Urban Fauna 1:288

OTHER INSERTS 
-1 Any Yankees
+2 The Pastime's Pastimes 1:2 (+1 more if the player is on Your Favorite Team or +2 if it is a Favorite Player or +4 if it is Your Favorite Player)
Full-Size Inserts 1:2

• +2 World's Capitals
• +2 Air Supremacy
• +2 Fields of Yore
• +2 Natural Wonders
• +2 Festivals & Fairs

+20 Rip Card 1:178*  (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee) (All cards pulled from a Rip card will be +10) plus possible bonus points based on autos/relic/SP
+25 Double Rip Card 1:714 * any card inside will be counted as a Rip Card (+10) plus possible bonus points based on autos/relic/SP  Note - cards must be ripped to get the bonus points.  Since this is a 'hit card' Yankees penalties are enforced
+8 Full-Size Relics Version A 1:24 (#RA-xxx) (Jersey / Pants / Bat / etc)  (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+8 Full-Size Relics Version B 1:24 (#RB-xxx) (Jersey / Pants / Bat / etc)  (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+12 Framed Mini Autograph 1:52
+20 Framed Mini Relics Version A 1:174
+20 Framed Mini Relics Version B 1:175
+25 Framed Mini Red Autograph 1:647
+30 Fields of  Yore Relic 1:900*
+35 Book Card 1:1,320*
+40 Pop Star Relic Book 1:4,475*
+50 Framed Allen & Ginter Originals 1:6,600*
+50 Amateur Osteologist Card Redemption 1:6,600
+60 Framed Employee Edition Autograph 1:7,800*
+60 Framed Employee Edition Relic 1:7,800*
+65 Jumbo 1:11,275
+100 Framed Mini Oddity Relic 1:51,250*
+150 Cut Signature 1:70,144
+250 Framed DNA Relic 1:315,600*

BOX LOADERS
+5 Landmarks and Monuments Cabinet Box Loader
+8 Oversized Reprints Box Loader (+10 if player from FP list, +20 if it is your FP, divide total by 2 if Yankee)
+20 Relic Box Loader (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+30 Autograph Box Loader (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)

MULTIPLIERS FOR HITS (Hit Cards are relic, autographs, cut autographs, book cards)
x1.2 If any of those pulls are of a player from your Favorite Team
x1.7 If any hits are of players on the Favorite Players list
x3 If it is your Favorite Player

Combine points if it qualifies for multiple categories.
Example: Mini Any Favorite Player (+3) with A&G back (+2) = 5 points

If your Favorite Player is a Yankee, you get full points for that player only.  All other Yankees are worth points as noted.

If the Yankees are your Favorite Team, that is your problem and you must accept any and all penalties for all cards that are not of your favorite player.

BONUS PHOTO
+5 if you post a 'selfie' with your favorite card from your hobby box.  This should be shown on your final score post.

Disclaimer: I have done my best to insure that the odds are correct. If I am wrong, please bring it to my attention. Scoring may or may not be addressed based on new odds.

The Commissioner reserves the right to change or amend these scoring rules for clarification or just poor initial reasoning.  Any changes will be clearly noted to the participants.  Common sense will trump convoluted reasoning.

NOTE: I realize that I have not put points up for all possible bonus or extra cards.  I'll post them soon enough, or when a participant brings it to my attention that they have one and I haven't assigned points.

I'm using the scanned wrapper post, the checklist at Sportscard Radio, and ebay as my guides for the odds and descriptions of cards.

originally published on July 30, 2014