Majority bonus system
Okay, so imagine you and your friends are going to vote on what game to play at recess. Let's say there are 10 of you in total.
Normally, the game with the most votes wins. But what if some of your friends really, REALLY like one game, while the rest of you just think it's okay? It wouldn't be fair if that game won every time, right?
That's where the majority bonus system comes in. Instead of just counting the votes, we add up the total number of people who voted for each game. If a game gets more than half of the votes, it wins, just like before.
But if it doesn't get half the votes, we look at the number of people who voted for it. If a game has more votes than any other game, it gets a bonus point. This way, even if a game doesn't win, it still gets recognized for being popular with a lot of people.
So in our example, let's say 4 people really want to play kickball, 3 people want to play tag, and the other 3 people want to play four square. None of the games got more than half the votes (which would be 6), so we look at the number of people who voted for each game. Kickball got the most votes, so it gets a bonus point.
Now the final score is:
Kickball – 4 votes + 1 bonus point = 5 points
Tag – 3 votes = 3 points
Four square – 3 votes = 3 points
Even though kickball didn't get half the votes, it still won because it was the most popular. And even though tag and four square didn't win, they still get recognized for having some supporters.
Does that make sense, little one?
Normally, the game with the most votes wins. But what if some of your friends really, REALLY like one game, while the rest of you just think it's okay? It wouldn't be fair if that game won every time, right?
That's where the majority bonus system comes in. Instead of just counting the votes, we add up the total number of people who voted for each game. If a game gets more than half of the votes, it wins, just like before.
But if it doesn't get half the votes, we look at the number of people who voted for it. If a game has more votes than any other game, it gets a bonus point. This way, even if a game doesn't win, it still gets recognized for being popular with a lot of people.
So in our example, let's say 4 people really want to play kickball, 3 people want to play tag, and the other 3 people want to play four square. None of the games got more than half the votes (which would be 6), so we look at the number of people who voted for each game. Kickball got the most votes, so it gets a bonus point.
Now the final score is:
Kickball – 4 votes + 1 bonus point = 5 points
Tag – 3 votes = 3 points
Four square – 3 votes = 3 points
Even though kickball didn't get half the votes, it still won because it was the most popular. And even though tag and four square didn't win, they still get recognized for having some supporters.
Does that make sense, little one?