The Unofficial Office Pool Handbook

by Ney, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781569065563
• ISBN10: 156906556X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Sellers Pub Inc

Summary

According to a recent survey by Vault Communications, two-thirds of the workplaces in the United States have regular office pools. The Unofficial Office Pool Handbook offers step-by-step instructions that explain the rules of various pools, showing a various templates, grids and score sheets used in setting up the games. The author provides charts, star boxes, and a wealth of historical information about scores and winning combinations from past years as well as informative strategies that may help increase the chances of winning.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(4)
Chapter 1 Pro Football
Championship Game Box Pool	10	(22)
GREAT MOMENTS AND BOX POOL LEGENDS	16	(2)
GAME BREAKERS: ALL BOXES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL	18	(14)
Championship Game Proposition Pool	32	(3)
GAME BREAKERS: PROPOSITION FREQUENCIES	34	(1)
Chapter 2 Pro Football Season & Playoffs	35	(14)
Pro Football Weekly Pick 'em	36	(3)
POPULAR VARIATIONS	38	(1)
Pro Football Survivor	39	(2)
Pick Six	41	(1)
Prime-Time Proposition Pool	42	(2)
Super Duper Playoff Pool (S.D.P.P.)	44	(5)
Chapter 3 College Football	49	(8)
Weekly Games	49	(2)
Top Ten Pool	51	(1)
POPULAR VARIATION	52	(1)
Four Horsemen Challenge	52	(2)
Ultimate Bowl Pool	54	(3)
Chapter 4 Auto Racing	57	(6)
Race Team Draft Pool	58	(2)
POPULAR VARIATIONS	59	(1)
Checkered Flag Proposition Pool	60	(3)
Chapter 5 College Basketball	63	(20)
The Brackets	64	(14)
GAME BREAKERS: BEST BRACKET PLAYS	69	(9)
Tourney Proposition Pool	78	(2)
Five-on-Five Player Pool	80	(1)
Tourney Team Draft Pool	81	(1)
Championship Team Draw	82	(1)
Chapter 6 Golf	83	(18)
Championship Foursomes	84	(2)
POPULAR VARIATIONS	85	(1)
Golf Majors Trivia Challenge	86	(11)
Match Play Madness	97	(4)
Chapter 7 Triple Crown Horse Racing	101	(8)
"And They're Off!" Blind Draw Pool	102	(1)
Trifecta Tote	103	(4)
GAME BREAKERS: DERBY PROPOSITION TIPS	105	(2)
Triple Crown Numbers and Lore	107	(2)
Chapter 8 Baseball	109	(16)
One-on-One GM Pool	110	(4)
Home Run Derby	114	(1)
All-Star Game Proposition Pool	114	(2)
Championship Series Half-Inning Draw	116	(5)
GAME BREAKERS: FALL CLASSIC FRAME-OLOGY	118	(3)
Championship Series Proposition Pool	121	(4)
Chapter 9 Entertainment	125	(8)
Movie Award Pool	126	(1)
Beauty Pageant Pool	127	(2)
Boxing Big Fight Pool	129	(1)
Reality TV Proposition Pool	130	(3)
Chapter 10 Classic Office Pools	133	(4)
Baby Pool	133	(2)
Office Lottery Race	135	(2)
Scoresheets	137	(6)
Major Event Calendar	143