| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
 Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:32 am Post subject: 1 |
 |
|
So in an effort to allow people to play who don't have as much time, or can't check the forum often during (or not during) work hours, I've alchemized a single submission version of Times to Remember (aka that year guessing game)
It can accommodate any number of players, playing alone. I'd prefer at least 5 players for it to be 'worth' playing, which I don't think will be a problem. If you have friends or loved ones who are not on the site that want to have their own entry, feel free to forward them via pm or w/e. I trust you, even if your opponents won't 
The Game:
Once TtR 2 is over, I will gather a set of 10 events that occurred at any point between and including the years 1960 and 2010. Events will not necessarily be evenly distributed throughout the years or decades.
Then I will post all the events in the thread. Each player will then submit via PM or email their "brackets" for each event that comply with the following rules:
1. The total sum of your brackets must be 30 or less. Think of it as having 30 "years" to use among the 10 events, so you could use a 3 year bracket on each, or two each of a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 bracket, or any other combination. Note that you may use less than 30 total years if you so chose.
2. No bracket can be larger than 5 years. As was seen in the previous games, 6s and 7s are almost impossible to miss with.
3. Brackets must be continuous for each event. You may not chose 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 as one four-year bracket.
4. A bracket is "correct" if any of the years in it are the year of the event, including the extremes. For example, a 4 year bracket of 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931 would score for an event occurring in 1928.
5. A bracket that is "incorrect" earns the player no points.
6. A "correct" bracket earns points as follows:
| Code: |
(Sum of opponents' brackets that were correct)
+ (6 x Number of incorrect opponents)
= Score |
This point system encourages small brackets, and rewards "harder" questions with more points.
7. The player with the highest total score over the 10 events, wins. Ties are first broken by least years total used, then by highest score for a single question, then by most 1 brackets used. After that it's a dead tie and all tied players win.
Like many single submission games, people are allowed to signal their intention to play early and submit later, but do NOT actively research the answers after seeing the events. In fact I will spoiler the set and ask that once you look at them, you create and send in your answers then to prevent accidental knowledge 
Once entries slow I'll post a due date and anyone who would need an extension can talk to me privately. Scoring should take no more than two or three days, just some simple math and a bit of diagramming for your viewing pleasure :-*
So, who's game?
Time Travelers:
MNOWAX
Scurra
Duke Gnome
Dented Ford
Zag
3iff
Suspense
itisally
jesus_saves
Amb
_________________
I'll have a P please...
Last edited by lexprod on Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:59 am; edited 11 times in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:40 am Post subject: 2 |
|
|
Scoring Example:
| Code: |
Name Bracket Correct? Score
Adam 4 Y 6+1+5+6+5 = 23
Bob 1 N 0 0
Carol 1 Y 4+6+5+6+5 = 26
Dave 5 Y 4+6+1+6+5 = 22
Edith 3 N 0 0
Fred 5 Y 4+6+1+5+6 = 22 |
EVENTS IN SPOILER TEXT BELOW
Please don't look until you're ready to submit.
1. John Lennon says the Beatles are more popular than Jesus
2. First Pac-Man Arcade machine is released
3. An expedition on the RV Knorr is the first to discover the shipwrecked RMS Titanic
4. The Chernobyl disaster strikes Russia
5. Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis in Greece
6. Pope John Paul II dies
7. Eyjafjallajokull eruptions distrupt European air travel
8. The Church of England votes to allow the ordination of female priests
9. A commission of scientists declare smallpox eradicated
10. Saddam Hussien executed
Remember, your brackets have to sum less than 30 total years, and no single bracket may be over 5 years. Best way to send your answers is to use ctrl+c on that list, then put all the years for each bracket in a list under the event, or list the start and end years. If you violate a bracket rule I'll point it out to you and ask for a fix.
No deadline yet...
_________________
I'll have a P please...
Last edited by lexprod on Sat May 12, 2012 3:23 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
3iff
very unbifflike
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:09 am Post subject: 3 |
|
|
| /in. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Dented Ford
Hoopy Frood
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:13 pm Post subject: 4 |
|
|
Well, since I said I would be around a bit more this year hopefully... I should be around a bit more.
/in |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MNOWAX
0.999... of a Troll
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject: 5 |
|
|
welcome back DF!
I'm in.
_________________
The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
j_s*
Guest
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:16 pm Post subject: 6 |
|
|
/in. thanks for thinking of me.
also, DF! hello! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MatthewV
Daedalian Member :_
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:39 pm Post subject: 7 |
|
|
| So.... if this is a single submission game... where are the events? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
dethwing
DeTheeThaw
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: 8 |
|
|
| I suspect he's waiting for more signups before the unveiling? I intend to submit. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jadesmar
Bad Puppy
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:34 pm Post subject: 9 |
|
|
I would submiss...
I guess it's submit?
Why is it not formed into the work submition then?
Wait..
commit -> commission
emit -> emission
transmit -> transmission
What is going on here... why has the t made a complete s of itself?
I will play your single submition game. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Scurra
Daedalian Member
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:04 pm Post subject: 10 |
|
|
/in
/obviously.
_________________
still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.
New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject: 11 |
|
|
| MatthewV wrote: |
| So.... if this is a single submission game... where are the events? |
tba...in probably 24 hours
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:24 am Post subject: 12 |
|
|
And updated with Events, they are in post two up there ^^^scroll up^^^
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Amb
Amb the Hitched.
|
| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject: 13 |
|
|
| Quote: |
Remember, your brackets have to sum less than 30 total years
|
So if the question was "Amb was born this year"
and I submitted 1970.
This adds to more than 30 years on its own, even if I shorten it to 2 digits? So I have no clue how to add my brackets together? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Zag
Unintentionally offensive old coot
|
| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: 14 |
|
|
| lexprod wrote: |
| 2. No bracket can be larger than 5 years. As was seen in the previous games, 6s and 7s are almost impossible to miss with. |
Yikes! There are a couple in this game for which I have absolutely no clue, and a 10-year bracket is still pretty unlikely to be right. 
Anyway, my submission will be sent in a few. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:40 pm Post subject: 15 |
|
|
| Amb wrote: |
| Quote: |
Remember, your brackets have to sum less than 30 total years
|
So if the question was "Amb was born this year"
and I submitted 1970.
This adds to more than 30 years on its own, even if I shorten it to 2 digits? So I have no clue how to add my brackets together? |
Pretty sure this is just you being "Ambish"....
but for clarity: the sum of years refers to the duration of the bracket, thus 1970 "spans" one year. 1970-1974 spans 5 years. etc.
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Amb
Amb the Hitched.
|
| Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:19 am Post subject: 16 |
|
|
| No. I was genuinely confused to what you meant. I know my 'interpretation' wasn't it, but I still didn't know what 'it' was. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Suspence
Daedalian Member
|
| Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 3:13 am Post subject: 17 |
|
|
Sent...
I'm totally horrible at this and expect to fail miserably. I only sent in because I'm relatively sure I know the exact year of one of the tougher ones.
_________________
I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
dethwing
DeTheeThaw
|
| Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 3:58 am Post subject: 18 |
|
|
I said I was going to send, but I really have no idea on any of these. Sorry  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MNOWAX
0.999... of a Troll
|
| Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject: 19 |
|
|
| dethwing wrote: |
| I said I was going to send, but I really have no idea on any of these. Sorry |
don't you jump out on me now!
_________________
The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
itisally
Master of Disguise
|
| Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:22 am Post subject: 20 |
|
|
in
I was actually just glad that I recognized all the events as having existed. I have no idea how acurate I was. Suppose I can look it up now.
_________________
I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 4:53 am Post subject: 21 |
|
|
| lexprod wrote: |
The Game:
Once TtR 2 is over, I will gather a set of 10 events that occurred at any point between and including the years 1960 and 2010.
|
Just a reminder, more than once now people have used brackets that take place outside this range. They've of course been notified to correct them, but reposting this rule to prevent future confusion.
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: 22 |
|
|
Bumping because I'd love to hit 10 people 
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Zag
Unintentionally offensive old coot
|
| Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: 23 |
|
|
| Violent S.O.B. Ain't you? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 11:03 pm Post subject: 24 |
|
|
Or get 10 players, either works
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Amb
Amb the Hitched.
|
| Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 11:40 pm Post subject: 25 |
|
|
| Sent. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Undercover Monk
Professor Chaos
|
| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject: 26 |
|
|
not playing just wanted to say that seeing dented ford back makes me a very happy frood
_________________
The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Dented Ford
Hoopy Frood
|
| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: 27 |
|
|
Thanks, it's good to be back among friends |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Amb
Amb the Hitched.
|
| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:39 pm Post subject: 28 |
|
|
| DF is back! Blimadoo! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 10:45 am Post subject: 29 |
|
|
Gonna make a deadline of MONDAY NIGHT PST
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Amb
Amb the Hitched.
|
| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject: 30 |
|
|
| Did you get my entry? My name isnt in the list? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 11:02 pm Post subject: 31 |
|
|
Sorry, forgot to add it when I checked your pm...
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:58 am Post subject: 32 |
|
|
You can see the whole score breakdown of each question on a Google Spreadsheet here.
So congratulations to all! Thanks for participating everyone for playing. Not surprisingly the ranking sorted players by how many questions they got correct as well. Fun to note that almost all 5-year "shots in the dark" missed. And that the two best scorers did not bother to use all 30 years allotted.
I'm quite happy to stop hosting this format now, I hope you all have enjoyed playing it ^_^ My next format is gonna be half tens10n half survivor, probably start it up next week :3
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Scurra
Daedalian Member
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:24 am Post subject: 33 |
|
|
Wow. I'm glad there were a couple of questions that came close to catching all of us.
Thanks for the game; as a format it seemed to work pretty well.
_________________
still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.
New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Suspence
Daedalian Member
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:38 am Post subject: 34 |
|
|
Crap! I knew that 1980 was the exact year the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated. What I didn't know was this:
The global eradication of smallpox was certified, based on intense verification activities in countries, by a commission of eminent scientists on 9 December 1979 and subsequently endorsed by the World Health Assembly on 8 May 1980.
_________________
I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MNOWAX
0.999... of a Troll
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:48 pm Post subject: 35 |
|
|
| Scurra wrote: |
Wow. I'm glad there were a couple of questions that came close to catching all of us.
Thanks for the game; as a format it seemed to work pretty well. |
SCURRRAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! The God of Trivia got us all again!
Good game all! Thanks to lexprod for modding!
_________________
The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:09 am Post subject: 36 |
|
|
| Suspence wrote: |
Crap! I knew that 1980 was the exact year the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated. What I didn't know was this:
The global eradication of smallpox was certified, based on intense verification activities in countries, by a commission of eminent scientists on 9 December 1979 and subsequently endorsed by the World Health Assembly on 8 May 1980. |
Yeah I felt awkward about that question, but I reasoned that the "eradication" occurred in 1979, and 1980 was just the official stamp, so 1979 felt more fair. Also I didn't think anyone would know the exact year enough to nail it with one year. So yeah, apologies for that question being pretty Trebekian.
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Amb
Amb the Hitched.
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:42 am Post subject: 37 |
|
|
| Scurra won the Dating game |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MNOWAX
0.999... of a Troll
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:44 pm Post subject: 38 |
|
|
in the board game you don't know jack, Scurra WAS jack.
The panel of judges on Jeopardy isn't anyone but Scurra and a bowl of potato chips.
Scurra can win the $100,000 Pyramid. Without a partner.
Scurra won hollywood squares by answering all the questions himself, and preparing a joke answer as well, rather than letting the celebrity talk.
_________________
The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Scurra
Daedalian Member
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject: 39 |
|
|
I have actually been on one proper tv quiz show in the UK (15-to-1) in which I sailed through the opening elimination round, but then completely screwed up the final show-down. Hey ho. (It's a good job there was no prize money on the line...)
_________________
still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.
New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lexprod
NOT not a title
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:35 pm Post subject: 40 |
|
|
Nice, classic old-school british quiz! Now I have to ask: is your episode on youtube?
_________________
I'll have a P please... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
