GL Live: TBD

[lexprod]

Would anyone be interested in monthly or bi-monthly live trivia night or game show night? I've been itching to host something over chat or skype for labyrinthians for some time. A few of you I already test out my bar trivia fun, and maybe we could just do a bar trivia style night. Or I could try online variations of game shows from TV (or my head XD).

Who'd be game? What days/times? Audio or chat?
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[LordKinbote]

Definitely. You already know I'm a fan of the pub quiz.

[Zag]

I'd be up for it, either chat or skype. I've never done a multi-person skype before, though I used to use Teamspeak a lot back in my WoW days. (Also, I have no video camera, though I have a microphone.)

I'm on Eastern U.S. time, and I can be available any evening or anytime on the weekends, with a little notice.

[lexprod]

By skype I meant audio only, video is not required and for gl stuff wouldn't add much of a benefit anyways
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[Undercover Monk]

Yes Ive been interested in trying out some GL live games for awhile just dont have the skills to set something like that up yet.
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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

[j_s*]

Depending on timing, I d probably be in for this. Sounds awesome.

[Chaz]

The trivia part puts me off a little (since I generally suck at trivia), but I'd be down for some skype.
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[dethwing]

I'd be interested, but I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday nights.

[wordcross]

I'm free most weeknights, but could probably do weekend stuff with some notice
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[MNOWAX]

I would love to do this (you know where i'm at lex) but with my schedule I'm not to reliably home any certain day of the week. good luck though!
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[grz*]

I'm in if it's chat. Audio I'd have to consider because I don't really skype. Also you know my schedule, so if you're looking for people who can commit to coming regularly, that's not me.

[lex*]

Hm, how bout for now I try out a pub quiz night this coming sunday. And by night I mean afternoon...depending on your location.

How does this coming Sunday at Noon PST sound? I know that'd be afternoon on the East Coast and evening in Europe. I still don't totally get how the international dateline works so that's either Monday morning or the 31st century in Australia and New Zealand.

[Undercover Monk]

are you planning on running it in skype or chat?
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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

[dethwing]

I don't have Skype, or any idea how to use it.

[Zag]

If you have a microphone and speakers, then you just need the free download from http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

It is free for skype-to-skype calls. It costs a little something to call a real telephone, but for international calls, it is still cheaper than most anything else. If we all have skype, then we can all get on a conference call for free.

[lexprod]

Trivia night will be done purely through text chat, but I do recommend everyone check out Skype since it's a 100% free audio chatting software (there's the typical "plus" optional version, but the free one has audio and video chat for free so why bother?) It also has text chatting support too, so sometimes I may be "hosting" via skype, but people playing can simply type along.

In the future I may use Skype or a shared Google Doc or Justin.tv or similar webcam service if I have to do any visuals or audio that I'd like to be seen "in real time," still playing around with game ideas to do. But this sunday will be, again, text/chat only. You simply need AIM to play.
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[dethwing]

Good job modding it, I had a good time. Looking forward to #2.

[Undercover Monk]

sorry i couldnt be there i was busy sunday

but definitely want to do one sometime.
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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

[Zag]

Oh dang! I forgot about it. I even had remembered on Sunday morning when I got up, but then it flittered away.

Did anyone save a transcript?

[Sentran]

I had military duty over the weekend, so I was not able to attend either.
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"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[Sessie]

[lexprod]

Cuts of meat were discussed, and there were two perfect rounds scored: vraal on the common bond and dethwing on sports team names.
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[dethwing]

That one round was probably half my score.

[groza528]

I guess you're not including the Word Chain by Two for the perfect scores?

[LordKinbote]

Yes, it was lots of fun. I wish I could have been there for 100%, but I was busy working on high school math competition stuff (which I survived earlier tonight).

I will definitely take part again.

[lex*]

[lex*]

just a friendly reminder that the quiz is gonna be today! also in the us you gotta spring forward today, so my quiz will be in just over 9 hours from this post time. Convert accordingly!

[dethwing]

I still don't have a mic, hope we can still do this by text.

[Undercover Monk]

are we doing this by AIM
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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

[Zag]

Hmmm. According to AOL help, AIM chat is no longer available.

[lexprod]

Had another successful night of trivia. New faces and old. Gonna hold off on this for a while though, working 6 days a week and having to get the trivia done 12 hours earlier than I have to is wonking with my sleep.
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[Zag]

Thanks, lexprod, for hosting! It was a great time!

Do you have the final scores? I know I was tied for the lead going into the final two rounds, and I managed to goose-egg both of them.

[lexprod]

Anyone game for more GL Live stuff? Doesn't have to be trivia though I'm working less now so that would be the easiest. Maybe starting next weekend. Any proposals for other games that would translate well to chat if using a host? I'd like to run pyramid but seems a bit too tricky
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[MNOWAX]

password?

Triva would be fun again, this time i actually have some time on like tuesday and thursday nights pretty reliably.
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[Zag]

I actually had put together a set of trivia questions for a bar night last summer that never happened. But not on any football (American) weekends. Possibly the weekend before the superbowl, or sometime after.

I tested these questions on my family. Other than complaints that the geography questions were too hard for Americans (I would not have gotten any, either), they went over well.

[lexprod]

Mk, well I have no such athletic conflicts, I'm thinking this sunday mid-evening ish. the 15th. Let's say...5 PST. Figure your own time out from that I'll be doing the 6 round thing I did before.
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[j_s*]

Nice. I may try to join, though with the move, internet may be spotty. How are we connecting (skype? Aim? gchat? something more awesome/different/better?)

[LordKinbote]

I can do it, ummm...anytime after this weekend.

[lexprod]

the room "glcentral" on AIM, skype gives some people issues I think.

edit: Though some games would work better with skype involved and I would be game
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[dethwing]

I'm totally in.