Euro 2012 Game now live
You can now play the Euro 2012 Championship simulation game at bet365 > games
The game consists of the entire 339 matches involving the 52 national teams competing for the Championship. Each round of matches lasts for 120 seconds.
You can bet on the results of individual matches, group winners or on the outright winner for the Euro 2012. Singles, accumulators or multiple bets are available up to 247 combinations. A range of match bets are available including, Home, Away, Draw, Asian Handicap, Under and Over 2.5 goals, Correct score and first Goal scorer.
How To Play the Euro 2012 Championship Game
All the betting opportunities are accessible via the Coupons bar located in the top section of the game or the +51 button on the 90 minutes coupon. All match betting opportunities are for 90 minutes play. To select the type of bet you require from these areas, simply place the cursor over the odds and then click. Your bet options, from a single up to whatever the number of possible combinations, will appear in the Bet slip located on the bottom left hand side. Once you have selected your bet combination and stake, click the BET NOW button - you will then get confirmation and a list of your bets will appear in the bet detail box at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Results are displayed briefly after each match in the centre of the screen. You can access the permanent results via the Group / 2nd Phase tabs at the top right hand corner of the screen.
Virtual Euro 2012 Rules
A random number generator is used to select game results using the system's rating for each individual team.
Bets are accepted up to 5 seconds before each game is played.
The betting starts at the First Group phase, which is 7 groups of 7/8 teams playing each other twice, home and away. The top two teams in each group progress to the next stage. If 2 teams achieve the same points in 2nd place at the end of the group stage, then the team with the best goal difference go through. If two teams are equal on points and goal difference, for the purpose of this game the team with the lowest rating progresses to the next stage.
Once the first Group stage is completed, the draw is made for the final Group stage, which is to be held in Switzerland and Austria. The draw for this part of the game is done in line with the actual competition, the 2 host nations Switzerland and Austria are given a top rating along with Greece, if they qualify. All the other nations are seeded accordingly into 1,2,3 or 4 and placed into the appropriate draw bowl. The nations are then drawn; however, no two nations that were in the previous group stage together are allowed to be placed in the same group. After this Group Phase the Winners and Runners Up of each of the four groups progress to the Knockout phase. After each round in the Knockout phase the number of teams is halved until eventually 2 teams meet in the Euro 2012 Final.
