GL Live: TBD

[Suspence]

Does GL Central work through Meebo? I tried logging in, and it seemed to work, but no one was there to confirm.

Anyhow, how long would we expect the game to take? I'd love to join, and will do so if I can.
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[lexprod]

it's 7 rounds and i try my best to keep score with people private IMing me their guesses. I think it takes 2-3 hours total, but people can drop in and out if they like.

Edit: should work with meebo, I don't think aim chat rooms are too complicated for it to handle.
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[lexprod]

Going "live" in glcentral in about an hour

edit: Ooook, well I'll be squatting the room for the rest of the evening if you wanna swing by
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[MNOWAX]

boo i'll be on and off during the globes
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[lexprod]

So there's this board game called "Times to Remember" that's about guessing when events in the past couple decades occurred. The only made one edition in 1991 that was about 1950-1990, so I figure I could run one for 1960-2010 events.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211/times-to-remember is the full low-down and some pretty pictures. Here's the rules I'll be using:

Players split into two teams, and each has a set of brackets from 1-7. Each bracket can stretch that many years, so the 1 bracket only fits one year, the 3 can spread three like 1972 to 1974, etc.

Each round I will state an event from the past. Both teams then discuss together what they think the right answer is, and how sure they are. They then must decide on a bracket to use and range of years. If a team is correct, that bracket is then retired for that team. If the year of the event is outside their range chosen, then the bracket is returned to their set.

The object of the game is to be the first team to use all 7 brackets, so the teams have to manage risk on when to try for the 1 or 2 brackets, or if a wider range is necessary because of uncertainty.

If both teams use their final bracket on the same turn, all 7 brackets are returned and a new question is played. Play continues as it did at the start of the game, but now the first team to get an answer correct without their opponents getting it right will win instantly.

I was thinking I could run this friday afternoon/evening. I'm busy saturday and sunday is the day I traditionally crap my pants about having to get my trivia writing down. As few as 2 can play, and any number above since it's just teams, and it can be easy for people to drop in and out if need be. How bout starting at 5pm PST? If earlier's generally better I can do that too. 4 days should be enough for me to write up a bunch of questions.

It'd be glcentral again, though I suppose each team would make their own team chat too. Anyone wanna RSVP?
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[MNOWAX]

i unfortunately can not do it on friday.
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[dethwing]

I actually own this game, and tried to run it once on the GL. It's really hard for the really young.

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I also cannot make friday. bummer.

[lexprod]

Looks like no one can make it friday afternoon. I am interested in running the format though, I'm gonna start a new thread for doing it via the forum.
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