2013 Rules

2013 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, 2013.

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 the MLB teams. The Mississippi Braves do not equal the Atlanta Braves.

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 points if you pull the base card of:
  • Adam Richman (#119) - Nice at first, but the the schtick wore thin
  • Chris Mortensen (#164) - I don't like many announcers
  • Nick Saban (#244) - I don't like Nick Saban
  • Bud Selig (#300) - Just because
+1 points for pulling the base card of:
  • Penny Marshall (#117) - She collects cool baseball memorabilia
  • Olivia Culpo (#124) -  Eye candy to offset Penny Marshall
  • Abe Vigoda (#176) - Just because
  • Pope Francis I (#217) - It never hurts to be on the good side
Combine points if it qualifies for multiple categories.
Example: Ross pulls a Buster Posey base card (#337), which is Short Printed. Buster is in a Giants uniform. How many points does Ross get for pulling this card?
Short Print player (+2 ) from your Favorite Team (+1) = 3 points

MINI CARDS
-1 Any Yankee
+2 Bill Walton (#100) - Because the thought of a Mini Bill Walton humors me
+2 The Voynich Manuscript (#CCC-VM) - Codes, Ciphers, and Cryptographs Mini (in addition to the +3 for the CCC cards)
+1 Mini of player on your favorite team
+3 Mini of any player from Favorite Players list
+5 Mini of your favorite player
+2 A&G Ad Back Mini Parallel 1:5
+3 Black Bordered Mini Parallel 1:10
+3 Short Print Mini Parallel 1:13
+6 A&G Ad Back Short Print Mini Parallel 1:65
+12 Black Bordered Short Print Mini Parallel 1:130
+11 A&G Ad Back No-Number 1:102
+28 A&G Bats Back Mini Parallel 1:203
+27 Base Mini Framed Printing Plates 1:594 (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+35 Framed Cloth Cards 1:633 (silks, not relic / jersey / pants cards) (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+40 Wood Mini Parallel 1:2,716 (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)

-1 points if you pull the mini card of:
  • Adam Richman (#119) - Nice at first, but the the schtick wore thin
  • Chris Mortensen (#164) - I don't like many announcers
  • Nick Saban (#244) - I don't like Nick Saban
  • Bud Selig (#300) - Just because
+1 points for pulling the mini card of:
  • Penny Marshall (#117) - She collects cool baseball memorabilia
  • Olivia Culpo (#124) -  Eye candy to offset Penny Marshall
  • Abe Vigoda (#176) - Just because
  • Pope Francis I (#217) - It never hurts to be on the good side
Combine points if it qualifies for multiple categories.
Example: Mini Any Favorite Player (+3) with A&G back (+2) = 5 points

OTHER MINI CARDS
+3 The First Americans Mini 1:5
+3 Inquiring Minds Mini 1:5
+3 Heavy Hangs the Head Mini 1:5
+3 Codes, Ciphers & Cryptographs Mini 1:5
+3 Peace Makers Mini 1:5
+3 Famous Finds Mini 1:5
+4 All In A Day's Work Mini
+5 People on Bicycles Mini

OTHER INSERTS
-1 Any Yankees
+2 Across the Years 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)
+3 One Little Corner 1:8
+3 Palaces & Strongholds 1:8
+3 Martial Mastery 1:8
+3 Civilizations of Ages Past 1:8
+20 Rip Card 1:356 (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  
+90 Allen & Ginter Book Card 1:37,848 (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+150 Cut Signature 1:90,835
+250 Framed DNA Relic 1:302,784
+10 Relic Cards (#AGR-xxx) (Jersey / Pants / Bat / etc)  (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+10 Auto Cards (#AGA-xxx) (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+35 Double Rip Card 1:1,429 * card inside will be counted as a Rip Card (+20) * card inside that Rip will be +10 (as above) - cards must be ripped to get the bonus points
+35 Double Rip Card 1:1,429 * any card inside will be counted as a Rip Card (+10) plus possible bonus points based on autos/relic/SP  * cards must be ripped to get the bonus points.  Since this is a 'hit card' Yankees penalties are enforced

+40 Arachnology Card Redemption 1:47,500
+ 5 Mini Exclusive Rip Card (#351-400)

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

BOX LOADERS
+5 Wonders of the World Cabinet Box Loader
+8 Oversized 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)


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.

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.

NOTE: I realize that I have not put points up for double bat knobs, regular bat knobs, double rip cards, double rip cards where the first one is in blue ink and the second one is in red, originals A&G, employee cards (both relic and auto), the card that was taken to the moon, etc.  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 Cardboard Connections, and ebay as my guides for the odds and descriptions of cards.

originally published on August 14, 2013
updated on September 21, 2013

14 comments:

  1. Does the Pele blank back score anything? I pulled one, will post pics in the morning.

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  2. I am assuming that by What's in a Name, you mean Across the Years?

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    1. Yes. Late night editing got the best of me. I've made the change. All changes will be in red.

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  3. Are red autos #/d out of 10 the same points as a regular auto?

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    1. Mark, it's not an issue so don't worry about it now.

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  4. How about the Mini Bill Walton SP (#350)?

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  5. Just to clarify, is the Yankee penalty cumulative? For example, if I pull a SP Yankee or an Across the Years Yankee, do I get 2 points for the SP or insert and then subtract one point for a total of 1 point, or do I just get a flat out -1 points with no modifiers? I had been scoring it as getting credit for the SP or insert status, but I have seen others score it as a flat -1 for it being a Yankee.

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    1. In years past they were cumulative (At least that is how the winner of last year won, he counted a Mantle WIN as -1, but ended up with a +1 net from it to edge out the competition by 2. Looking for clarification on this as well.

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  6. Quick question, for the over-sized box loaders, if you snag one on the FP list but not your FP, is it +10 or +18? Not sure if the +10 in parenthesis is a +10 more or the corrected base value. I think it is +10 since you get +2 for other FP on other cards and the box loader is +8 by itself, but just wanted to verify.

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  7. I keep pulling Pope Francis I as card #217, not #270 as listed in the rules. Does #217 get +1 as well, or just the #270?

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  8. Question: Are the mini blue border relic cards any rarer than white-bordered versions? If so, is there a point difference for blue bordered mini relics? If so, what IS the point value for a mini relic blue bordered card?

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  9. Out of curiosity (and sure, I do have a vested interest in the answer), why is it that Bats back minis, which are more common (1:203) get more points than printing plates (1:594)?

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  10. Question on relics/autos of favorite players:

    Do you get the +10 base, then multiply it by the multiplier (i.e. 12 pts for favorite team, 17 points, or 30 points), or is it +10 for the relic, then +2 for being a favorite player, then multiply? Basically, is there double dipping, and if so why bother with the multiplier at all?

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  11. So what are the point totals for those super-duper rare cards that haven't been scored yet?

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