This weekend, YWS will be having a Review Day. These started way back in 2006 as "Crazy Review Weekend," and I've lost track of how many we've done. At some point (2010?) the 'Review Weekends' became just 'Review Days,' and we started doing them on a monthly basis.
The idea for Review Teams came from @Rosendorn, and we tried them out for the first time in May 2011. But instead of Review Teams for just Review Day, we did them for the entire month. They were:
- Team Toxic Nudibranch
- CSI YWS [AKA Team Octave]
- Power Rangers: YWS Force (Team Pink)
- Team Bamboozle
That came down to a tight race between Power Rangers and Bamboozle with less than 250 points separating the two despite the competition lasting an entire month!
But, having the Review Teams an entire month led to some burnout. They started really, really strong, but petered out with the two main teams then having a strong burst at the end. On balance, I think it did work really well. But, it's something you do only rarely!
In June 2011, we switched to the way things are currently done. On the last Sunday of every month, we have a Review Day with optional review teams. Including the one in May 2011 and the one this weekend, we've now done 47 total! Of course, if you were to count all the Review Days and Review Weekends we've ever done... I'm sure it would at least be in the 60s.
Some quick stats
Top Ten Review Days by Team Signups
May 2011 - 231 signups
September 2011 - 219
August 2011 - 209
June 2013 - 201
June 2014 - 184
December 2015 - 182
December 2013 - 180
June 2012 - 177
April 2014 - 173
June 2011 - 167
Top Ten Review Days by Total Team Points earned
198971 points - May 2011
102218 points - June 2013
86757 points - June 2014
79056 points - September 2013
71485 points - April 2014
69878 points - December 2013
69673 points - May 2014
68448 points - July 2014
68148 points - August 2013
66887 points - May 2013
Gender:
Points: 11417
Reviews: 425