• Mathematically generated draft orders.

    A Fair Way to Divide Anything

    In most drafts the partners all have the same number of picks which makes creating the draft order simple. However, what happens if the number of picks varies from picker to picker? What if it varies significantly? How can you divide what you are sharing when the number of picks are not equal?

    The Torney Draft Order Algorithm calculates optimized draft orders. These draft orders enable groups to fairly divide what they are sharing.

    • Single Round Draft
      Instead of trying to force draft orders into multiple rounds, the algorithm creates drafts in a single round. Unburdened by the structure of "rounds", the algorithm can fairly distribute picks.
    • Pick averages approach mathematical ideal
      The draft orders are fair because the algorithm distributes each pick by assessing the pick's closeness to it's ideal value and adjusting the order accordingly. The resulting draft order has carefully calculated the fairness of every pick individually and as sets for each partner.
    • More picks, higher chance at first picks
      The more picks a person has, the higher the chance at the top, or first, picks. The algorithm gives pickers with a larger percentage of picks a better chance at top/first picks.

Algorithm in action...

Let's consider a group of 6 people sharing season tickets to an 83 game season. All of the partners are taking a different number of games.

  • 12 games   Dave S
  • 9 games   Kathy T
  • 29 games   Joe D
  • 15 games   Mark T
  • 11 games   Bill J
  • 5 games   Steve S

And here is the draft order generated by the Torney Draft Order Algorithm given these 6 partners and the number of games they are each taking...

  •   1 Joe D
  •   2 Mark T
  •   3 Dave S
  •   4 Bill J
  •   5 Kathy T
  •   6 Joe D
  •   7 Joe D
  •   8 Steve S
  •   9 Mark T
  •   10 Joe D
  •   11 Dave S
  •   12 Bill J
  •   13 Joe D
  •   14 Kathy T
  •   15 Mark T
  •   16 Joe D
  •   17 Dave S
  •   18 Bill J
  •   19 Joe D
  •   20 Mark T
  •   21 Joe D
  •   22 Kathy T
  •   23 Mark T
  •   24 Joe D
  •   25 Dave S
  •   26 Steve S
  •   27 Bill J
  •   28 Joe D
  •   29 Joe D
  •   30 Dave S
  •   31 Mark T
  •   32 Kathy T
  •   33 Joe D
  •   34 Bill J
  •   35 Mark T
  •   36 Joe D
  •   37 Joe D
  •   38 Dave S
  •   39 Steve S
  •   40 Bill J
  •   41 Joe D
  •   42 Kathy T
  •   43 Mark T
  •   44 Joe D
  •   45 Dave S
  •   46 Mark T
  •   47 Joe D
  •   48 Bill J
  •   49 Joe D
  •   50 Kathy T
  •   51 Dave S
  •   52 Mark T
  •   53 Joe D
  •   54 Joe D
  •   55 Bill J
  •   56 Mark T
  •   57 Dave S
  •   58 Joe D
  •   59 Steve S
  •   60 Kathy T
  •   61 Joe D
  •   62 Mark T
  •   63 Joe D
  •   64 Bill J
  •   65 Dave S
  •   66 Joe D
  •   67 Kathy T
  •   68 Mark T
  •   69 Joe D
  •   70 Dave S
  •   71 Bill J
  •   72 Joe D
  •   73 Steve S
  •   74 Mark T
  •   75 Joe D
  •   76 Joe D
  •   77 Kathy T
  •   78 Bill J
  •   79 Mark T
  •   80 Dave S
  •   81 Joe D

If you review each partner you will see a fair distribution based on how many games they are taking. The partners taking more games have more of the initial picks, but even the partner taking only 5 games, Steve S, has a fair distribution of picks in the order. Since this order was generated mathematically, each partner has fair picks in the draft.

Great, how can I use it?

The Torney Draft Order Algorithm is available for free when you use OnlineDraft to host your draft. Sign up for an account and set up your group and draft. When you set up your Draft Order, you will be able to use the Torney Draft Order Algorithm to set the order of your picks.

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