Alex Cates
Catan Breakdown: Longest Road and Largest Army
Longest Road and Largest army represent 2 major bonuses in Settlers of Catan. But how valuable are they? Lets find out.
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Alex Cates
- Mar 5, 2022
- 6 min
2021 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts
With the fantasy season over, I am looking back at what snake draft strategies worked, and which did not for the 2021 Fantasy Football...
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Alex Cates
- Feb 5, 2022
- 6 min
Board Game Breakdown: Catan Part 3: Build Timing
Today, we dive into building in Catan, specifically the impact of build timing on your overall win percentage.
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Alex Cates
- Jan 22, 2022
- 5 min
Championship Players 2021: What players won your league?
With the Fantasy Season over, I look back at how drafting or rostering different players affected your odds of winning a championship.
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Alex Cates
- Jan 1, 2022
- 8 min
Board Game Breakdown: Catan, Resource Value
In today's post, we examine how the value of different resources changes both within and between games of Catan.
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Alex Cates
- Dec 4, 2021
- 6 min
Board Game Breakdown: Settlers of Catan, the basics
Hello and welcome to a new series I am working on that I am calling Board Game Breakdown. The idea is simple, try to use data science to...
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Alex Cates
- Nov 6, 2021
- 6 min
Luck vs Skill: How much does luck matter in season long fantasy football
Note: Along with this month's post, I am excited to announce fantasyleaguereport.com. For the last year, I have been working on...
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Alex Cates
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Weekly Leverage or Are All Fantasy Football Wins Created Equal
In my last post, I looked at how a team's playoff odds change depending on their record at different points throughout the season. That...
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Alex Cates
- Sep 25, 2021
- 6 min
Don't Panic! (at least not this week). Or your playoff odds given your record
Everyone says don't panic, your fantasy football team can turn it around. but you should panic eventually. Here we determine when to panic.
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Alex Cates
- Aug 21, 2021
- 7 min
The Effect of League Settings pt 2. Draft Strategy
In 2 previous posts, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts for 2020 and how different league settings affect...
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