The phrase "a portion of players" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific subset or group of players within a larger context, such as in sports, gaming, or any competitive environment.
Example: "A portion of players expressed their concerns about the new rules implemented in the tournament."
Alternatives: "a segment of players" or "a subset of players".
But if you make a game that's meant to simulate life – even a "whimsical and quirky version" of life – and then tell a portion of your players that they're simply not allowed to make an authentic simulation of their lives, something isn't adding up.
Sullivan said the police were concentrating on whether the correct tax was accounted for by the players - and whether he and Brady agreed to the payments being made, thereby finding a different way to pay a portion of the players' salaries, which should have been subject to PAYE tax and National Insurance.
As you can see below, it has done a great job of getting a portion of its players to the first of these sites for Farmville.
The activities of the center will be promoted as a place to bring your group to participate in events and raise funds for "project name here". These types of fund raising events can request that a portion of each players expenses be donated to their organization (a standard amount will be established).
Players each take a role as a crew member on the ship, and a small portion of players are given a hidden role as an evil Cylon.
EA and DICE announced today that a demo will be released prior to launch for Xbox 360 and PS3 owners, which will feature the prologue, tutorial and a portion of single-player story mode.
Players get an additional spare machine for every five contenders he or she eliminates, and each eliminated contender recovers a portion of the player's energy meter.
McDonald's says only a "portion" of the MP3 Players have the malware on them, but they've set up a site to take care of the problem, anyway.
The Yankees routinely pay a portion of the salary of players they trade, and now the Mets might have to take on between $2 million and $3 million of Ventura's 2002 salary to entice the Yankees.
But Ms. Newman Baker also emphasized that a much smaller portion of players just 1.5percentt said they knew of a teammate who had taken money to play badly.
