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Zag
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 Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:19 am Post subject: 1 |
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I'll accept the first 11 entries. To enter, send me a PM with the make and model of the new, 2010 passenger vehicle you choose to buy. (No, you can't buy a fire truck, nor the vehicle that used to carry the space shuttles out to the launch pad.) They have to be actual manufactured vehicles which are generally for sale, not concept cars that are only available at auto shows.
You must also send me a link (or links) that give the following three data points. If you can't find this info on the web somewhere that seems more reliable than your own Facebook page, the choose a different car.
List price (MSRP) You can use the starting MSRP, or completely configure a car using the manufacturer's web tools, and give me that one. However, this is only valid if you can give me a link to the configured car.
Miles per gallon, city
Engine size (liters, cc, or C.I.D. I'll convert.)
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I will take the three sets of data points and sort the entries by each one. For each sorting arrangement, points will be distributed this way:
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Position Points
Highest 1 3
2 1
3 0
4 1
5 2
6 5
7 2
8 1
9 0
10 1
Lowest 11 3
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So, your car might be 4th when sorted by price, 9th when sorted by engine size, and 7th when sorted by MPG, so you will get a total of 3 points (1 point for your 4th place and 2 points for your 7th place).
If there are ties in the sorting, the points for those positions will be divided equally. So, if three people tie for highest MPG, then each will get 4/3 points for that category. So the strategy is either to be at one end or the other, or right in the middle. Of course, that precious spot is strongly determined by which way other people try to go.
Most points wins! |
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Zag
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: 2 |
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| Entries from Quailman and Sentran so far. |
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referee
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| Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: 3 |
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11 entries? That's ridiculous. It's not even funny.
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Zag
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| Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject: 4 |
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Eh? I'm not sure I understand your point. Most of these single entry games have no trouble getting 10 entries, but I wanted an odd number.
Anyway, also received from MattV. |
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jbvntx
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| Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:52 pm Post subject: 5 |
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Not to be pedantic, but could you please clarify "passenger vehicle?" at least a little bit more?
Does that mean driver + at least one passenger?
Does it have to be a car or truck (no motorcycles, scooters, amphibious boats, etc)?
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Zag
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| Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject: 6 |
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Hmmm. I have to say that I was thinking just car or pick-up truck, but I suppose motorcycles would have to be included, as well. Something that you could by at a dealer who sells such things, isn't built for a specific purpose (i.e. not a dump truck, fire engine, or semi-trailer tractor), and that you would realistically drive on the highway (so not a scooter).
How's that? If this changes anyone's submission who has already sent one in, that's ok. Just send a new submission before I reach 11.
Last edited by Zag on Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Jaguar
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| Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:19 pm Post subject: 7 |
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| referee wrote: |
| 11 entries? That's ridiculous. It's not even funny. |
ROFL. That was perfect! And totally worth a "worthless gewgaw". I'm sure I have some of those laying around. |
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Zag
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| Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject: 8 |
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Is there some joke I'm not getting?
Anyway, entries received from jbvntx and HyToFry, making 5 so far.
Jaguar, maybe you'd like to buy a car, perhaps something British? |
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Chaz
Vote: Zag
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| Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:31 pm Post subject: 9 |
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In Utah (at least) a passenger vehicle would be any Class D vehicle.
Apparently the same is true of Tennessee based on a quick Google search of class d
http://tn.gov/safety/driverlicense/classd.htm |
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Sentran
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:11 am Post subject: 10 |
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| Chaz wrote: |
| In Utah (at least) a passenger vehicle would be any Class D vehicle. |
This is true in most states. I've dealt with vehicle titles from most of them.
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Zag
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: 11 |
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That's six entries so far. I'm a little surprised it has taken this long; these games usually fill up quickly.
Anyway, we've passed the halfway point. Pick your favorite new auto and jump in!! |
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Jaguar
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: 12 |
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It's a Kingdom of Loathing reference, Zag.
As for an entry, I'll think about it 
[edit]OK, entry sent. |
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referee
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:53 am Post subject: 13 |
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Yeah, I see how it can sound rude, I apologize for that.
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Mar 4th, 2008: Rest in Peace, Gary Gygax. May your dice always roll a natural 20 wherever you are.
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Zag
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:50 am Post subject: 14 |
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| No, I wasn't offended. I was pretty sure it was a joking reference to something I didn't recognize. I'm way harder to offend than that. (Not that you should try, now.) |
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PuzzleScot
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:16 am Post subject: 15 |
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| bump? |
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Zag
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:17 am Post subject: 16 |
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I have 9 entries. Just two more to go!!
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject: 17 |
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| Bump. |
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Trojan Horse
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject: 18 |
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Just so this game can have a winner...
/sent
No strategy on my part. I just picked something. |
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Chaz
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:08 am Post subject: 19 |
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Just so this game can have a winner...
/sent
No strategy on my part. I just picked something. |
I don't know if you meant that to be haughty, but I read it as such and burst out loling.
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Trojan Horse
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: 20 |
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Ooh. I guess it could've been interpreted that way.
LOL
I meant that I entered so that there would be a winner, as opposed to the game just dying. I didn't mean that I would be the winner. |
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Chaz
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:01 am Post subject: 21 |
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*bump*
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Zag
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:17 am Post subject: 22 |
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| Oh, sorry. I meant to work this out this weekend. I'll get to it by Tuesday, I promise. |
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Trojan Horse
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject: 23 |
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Which Tuesday?  |
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Zag
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:38 pm Post subject: 24 |
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| Sorry. This week has been tough. It'll happen soon, really. |
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Chaz
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:50 pm Post subject: 25 |
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Just declare T.H. the winner. I don't care if he meant it that way; it's a lot funnier to read it that way.
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Zag
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:24 am Post subject: 26 |
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Results!! Congrats to HyToFry (a.k.a. Chaz)!
We only had 10 )entries, so I added one. I put mine in first, but I had glanced at all the entries when I received them, so I can't quite claim complete lack of knowledge. In any case, I just picked my wife's car, but without the wheelchair modifications (which are another $25,000). I was going to choose my car, but it's a Saturn so there are no 2010 models.
Sentran managed to score a zero, which is quite a feat! There are only 2 zero positions on each scoring, so you only have a 18% chance to get a zero in one column, and only a 0.6% chance of getting one in all three! Well done!
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Rank Person MPG Points Engine Points Price Points Total Points
1 HyToFry 3.5 5 2 10.5
2 Lexprod 1 1 5 7
3 PuzzleScot 2 2 3 7
4 MatthewV 3 3 1 7
5 Trojan Horse 3.5 1 1 5.5
6 Zag 1 2 2 5
7 Jaguar 2 2 1 5
8 Jbvntx 0 1 3 4
9 SabLLimINal 2 2 0 4
10 Quailman 1 0 1 2
11 Sentran 0 0 0 0
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Zag
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:29 am Post subject: 27 |
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Raw data. Sorry, I haven't formatted this. Feel free.
Also, I put it in a Google Spreadsheet.
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Person Car
Quailman Smart fortwo pure coupe
Sentran Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV Coupe
MatthewV Tesla Roadster
Jbvntx Tata Nano.
HyToFry Chevrolet Impala
PuzzleScot Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Jaguar Bugatti Veyron
SabLLimINal Ford focus sedan
Lexprod Toyota Prius
Trojan Horse Ford Mustang v6 Coupe
Zag Chrysler Town & Country 4-door Touring Plus Van
Person MPG Engine Price
Quailman 33 1 $11,990
Sentran 9 6.5 $508,030
MatthewV 120 0 $109,000
Jbvntx 50 0.623 $2,500
HyToFry 18 3.5 $25,555
PuzzleScot 8 7.993 $2,497,160
Jaguar 8 7.993 $1,250,000
SabLLimINal 25 2 $16,640
Lexprod 51 1.8 $26,600
Trojan Horse 18 4 $21,395
Zag 16 3.8 $26,860
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PuzzleScot
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:26 am Post subject: 28 |
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Thanks for the results. So a Chevy Impala beats a Lamborghini Murcielago? I thought that only happened on Top Gear!
Was that the longest shortest game in GL history?
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Jaguar
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject: 29 |
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I thought about the Lamborghini at first and then went with the Bugatti Veyron. I was thinking least fuel efficient and see I wasn't the only one. I should have added the Super Sport, but wasn't thinking about that 
Grats Hy! |
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PuzzleScot
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Chaz
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: 31 |
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w00t!
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lexprod
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject: 32 |
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This is officially the best I've ever done in a single-submit, so color me surprised!
Silly me, not thinking of crazy cars like the volt or tesla (though i guess the volt is still not out yet). I was shooting for high-low-middle, and I guess getting exact middle was almost enough to take it ! 
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Chaz
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject: 33 |
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Honestly, I Googled "Full Size Car" clicked the first link (a wiki article) scrolled down to "recent full size cars" and picked the one that was sticking out. I figured if Google thought it was average, then it probably is.
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