Oracle Arena

A private prediction tournament for a small group of friends, scored by the methods of the Good Judgment Project.

What we're measuring

The Brier score

Every prediction is a probability between 0 and 100%. When the question resolves, we measure how far you were from the truth — squared.

QuestionWill the Lakers make the playoffs?Your probability0.62Outcome1 (yes)Brier score(0.62 − 1)² = 0.144

Lower is better. 0 is perfect.

Two scores

Gut and Updated

Gut Brier

Your first instinct, frozen at lock-in. Rewards the call you'd make with no time to think it over.

Updated Brier

The time-weighted average of every probability you held as the question played out. Rewards good Bayesian updating.

How a round works

  1. 1ProposeAny member writes a question — binary, multi-choice, or numeric.
  2. 2Co-signAnother member affirms the question. One co-sign makes it eligible.
  3. 3LockOn round day, the group reviews and locks the question set.
  4. 4PredictWithin 24 hours of lock, every member submits their gut call.
  5. 5UpdateRevise as news comes in. Every change is timestamped.
  6. 6ResolveOn the resolution date, the named resolver records the outcome.
  7. 7DisputeAnyone may dispute a resolution for 48 hours. Group vote decides.

The leaderboard

An archive of who saw what coming

#MemberUpdatedGut
Member A0.1810.197
Member B0.2130.224
Member C0.2410.252

Members anonymised until you enter.

Methodology