AI Match Summaries

One-line AI headline and voting-anomaly flags for every contest match, from a ChatGPT pass over the Board 8 wiki writeups (CC BY-SA 3.0). Machine-generated — may contain mistakes. The full narrative shows under each row (hide narratives).

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Contest: All · SC2K2 · SC2K3 · Spring 2K4 · SC2K4 · Spring 2K5 · SC2K5 · BSE2K6 · CB2K6 · CB VI · CB VII · BGE 2K9 · CB VIII · GOTD · Rivalry · CB IX · BGE 2K15 · Best Year · CB X · GOTD 2

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20 matches

# Poll ▼ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 8033
writeup (md)
GOTD 2 Division Final Division 7 Dark Souls wins inside a massive Last of Us rant †OT

The writeup is dominated by a lengthy discussion of The Last of Us Part II leaks and broader cultural arguments; the match itself is summarized as Dark Souls comfortably beating a badly damaged Last of Us.

2 7320
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 5
D.Va 28.5%
Fox crushes D.Va inside a massive Blizzard rant †OT

The writeup is mostly an enormous political and Blizzard retrospective; the actual match is summarized as Fox crushing a weak D.Va after the feared rally never appeared.

3 6699
writeup (md)
Best Year Round 1
2002 70.4%
2010 29.6%
The match becomes an anti-Warcraft 3 rant †OT

The writeup is mostly an extended anti-Warcraft 3 and anti-2002 rant, with only a brief argument that 2010 had the better overall lineup.

4 5209
writeup (md)
CB IX Round 1 Division 8
Rayman 26.2%
Squall's routine win becomes a Bit.Trip digression †OT

Squall's easy win mainly served as a strength check before Missingno, while much of the writeup digresses into praise for the Bit.Trip games and Rayman discussion.

5 5188
writeup (md)
CB IX Round 1 Division 6
Crono 63.0%
Missile 19.3%
A dog picture helps Missile embarrass Kerrigan †OT 1

The writeup is mostly an enormous StarCraft and Blizzard rant; the actual match is remembered for Missile unexpectedly taking second over Kerrigan behind a highly favorable cute-dog presentation.

Pic: The writeup explicitly calls Missile's cute-dog presentation the ultimate picture factor and treats it as part of why he could beat Kerrigan.

6 5164
writeup (md)
CB IX Round 1 Division 3
Luigi 64.7%
Jade 12.2%
A routine Luigi win becomes an FFXII digression †OT

After noting Luigi's completely routine win, the writeup mostly digresses into discussion of Final Fantasy XII and Beyond Good & Evil.

7 5152
writeup (md)
CB IX Round 1 Division 2 Sonic wins while the writeup becomes a Street Fighter ranking †OT

Sonic's easy win receives little attention because the writeup mostly turns into a lengthy ranking and discussion of Street Fighter IV characters.

8 5146
writeup (md)
CB IX Round 1 Division 1
Kain 16.5%
Shepard's easy win turns into a FemShep voice-acting rant †OT

After noting Shepard's easy win and Olimar's expected second-place finish, the writeup mostly becomes an extended argument about why FemShep's voice performance is superior.

9 4540
writeup (md)
Rivalry Round 1 Northwest A huge Dante win gives way to a long Capcom rant †OT

After briefly praising Dante and Vergil's enormous win, the writeup turns mostly into a long rant about the direction of Devil May Cry and other games.

10 4539
writeup (md)
Rivalry Round 1 Northwest The writeup mostly defends Ramza and Delita's rivalry †OT

The writeup is mostly an extended defense of Ramza and Delita as genuine rivals, with only a brief note that the Soul Calibur pair advanced.

11 4095
writeup (md)
GOTD Round 1 Southeast
F-Zero GX 30.8%
The writeup mostly turns into an Anagram comedy bit †OT

The writeup is mostly an extended joke about a Board 8 user's long-running Dragon Age rants, with the actual match serving mainly as the setup.

12 3817
writeup (md)
CB VIII Round 2 Midgar
Ryu 50.4%
Dante 49.6%
Olympic hockey creates the memorable Hockey Factor †OT

Most of the writeup recounts the Canada-USA Olympic hockey final, then uses the game to explain the 'Hockey Factor': Dante improved while North American voters were occupied, before Ryu recovered after the game ended.

13 3799
writeup (md)
CB VIII Round 2 Chaos
Ganondorf 63.8%
Ken 36.2%
The writeup mostly becomes a Street Fighter IV rant †OT

The writeup gives Ganondorf's easy win over Ken only brief attention before turning into a long aside about why the author dislikes Street Fighter IV.

14 3776
writeup (md)
CB VIII Round 1 Midgar
Ryu 69.0%
The writeup mostly attacks Final Fantasy XII †OT

Most of the writeup is a broad rant about Final Fantasy XII, with Ryu's easy win over Balthier receiving only brief attention.

15 3773
writeup (md)
CB VIII Round 1 Midgar
Wander 28.9%
The writeup mostly rants about Wander †OT

The writeup is mostly an extended attack on Wander and Shadow of the Colossus, with Captain Falcon's easy win serving mainly as an excuse for that rant.

16 2890
writeup (md)
CB VI Round 1 Division 7
Riku 27.2%
Roxas 17.7%
Haseo 9.3%
Ryu overwhelms the split Kingdom Hearts field †OT

Much of the writeup is an extended aside explaining who Haseo is; its match discussion emphasizes Ryu Hayabusa unexpectedly overpowering the split Kingdom Hearts field and making his later rematch with Riku look settled.

17 2533
writeup (md)
CB2K6 Round 2 Limit
The Boss 25.5%
Tifa wins easily while the writeup turns to fight hypotheticals †OT

The writeup treats Tifa's easy win as obvious, then spends most of its space arguing about a hypothetical physical fight between Tifa and The Boss rather than the poll itself.

18 2506
writeup (md)
CB2K6 Round 1 Limit Peach crushes Daisy while the writeup mostly wanders elsewhere †OT

The writeup is mostly a personal rant about Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi; the match itself is treated as an effortless Peach win that strengthened confidence in her next round.

19 2067
writeup (md)
SC2K5 Round 1 Mushroom
Ness 55.1%
Ness upsets CJ as the writeup turns to race controversy †OT

Ness's upset over CJ becomes the jumping-off point for a long discussion of the board's race arguments, representation in games, and whether Grand Theft Auto simply underperforms on GameFAQs.

20 2016
writeup (md)
Spring 2K5 Division Final Triforce
Ganondorf 76.6%
Robotnik's rout becomes another chapter in Sonic-series disappointment †OT 1

The writeup spends most of its time reviewing years of disappointing Sonic-series contest performances, using Robotnik's lopsided loss to Ganondorf as the latest example.

Pic: The writeup says Ganondorf dominated despite an ugly Wind Waker picture and suggests Robotnik would have looked even worse against a stronger SSBM-style Ganondorf image.

What this is

Each row's Headline and (on filter) narrative come from a ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags (SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the match.

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