Rules game - Jack_Ian triumphs

[jbvntx]

I'm curious too. I'm sympathetic to MatthewV's position but he broke like three rules. The game rule about going out of order seems minor, but the rule he posted broke two of the players rules: no word with aeiou and he repeated the same word in his rule "a".

That's at least two buzzes. I'm all for forgiving him and moving on, but I'd like to point out that zag was eliminated for posting a valid rule with no errors, and it was his turn. He was just late. Seems like the penalties are varied.

I'd suggest that we forgive MatthewV and also bring back zag. It seems fairest.
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[MatthewV]

I am hopeful that I can resign and have the round continue.

[3iff]

Catching up...

If MatthewV posted out of turn, then his rule is ignored, therefore it can't be buzzed for other infractions. If MatthewV wishes to resign then he may do so (just post here if you wish to do so) but we will continue the round.

Perhaps the Zag buzz was a bit harsh, but I won't be resetting the game yet again just to bring him back.

jbv: I suggest you try moderating one of these games...it's really not as easy as it looks.

[Jack_Ian]

[Jack_Ian]

continuance equation lettercount divided by wordcount calculation producing eight minimum

[Jack_Ian]

If you want help locating the palindrome, you can find it here.

[jbvntx]

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound critical of 3iff's job. I agree, it's hard to keep everyone happy and I think you're doing great.
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jbv

[MatthewV]

Rules games really only be run about once a year. It is a new meta rule.

As I made multiple mistakes, I feel it is my duty to resign. I am not a crook.

[Zag]

I was legitimately buzzed for violating a stated rule. 3iff made a good ruling and there's no reason for him to go back on it. (But I do appreciate the support, jbv.)

There's nothing stated, however, that you can't make post when it isn't your turn. (It is even encouraged.) If that post looks suspiciously like a rule, well, that's for the other players to figure out that it isn't one, really. Maybe an unaware player will be so stressed trying to follow your pretend rule that he'll mess up on a real one. That sounds like a good (if devious) strategy.

[3iff]

[jbvntx]

Here goes... jack_ian's rule was hard . I won't be surprised if I messed something up here.
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[jbvntx]

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jbv

[Jack_Ian]

BUZZ!

[jbvntx]

oops. I had copied all the rules into another file because they're not bolded, so they're hard to pick out from the regular posts...

Well, almost all the rules.
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[DMTsurel]

Use exclusively words of prime lengths. One is not prime, and neighboring punctuation is not counted.

[MatthewV]

The requirement is to have a word that, in plain English, includes "all the vowels except Y". I don't see why such a word cannot have a Y in it. The statement merely says it doesn't have to include the Y. No?

[Zag]

I agree. The "except Y" sounds like it is to clarify that Y is not included in the phrase "all vowels," not to say that it can't be included in the word. If it had said "all vowels except D" your response would have been, "but D isn't a vowel."

[Jedo the Jedi]

It can be read either way. If anything, that rule probably should have been zapped.

Another approach:

[3iff]

If I understand it correctly, the BUZZ is for jbvntx not including a word containing one of aeiou (regardless of the 'y' controversy).

If so, then BUZZ upheld. If I'm wrong (wouldn't be surprised...) shout out.

We start a new round as from post 335 (from DMT). That leaves three players in the running.

[MatthewV]

Oh right. I saw a word that I thought had all the vowels in it. It didn't.

[3iff]

I had to check a few times just to make sure...

[Jedo the Jedi]

...*blinks*

Alright, who's the Rhetor who changed his words?
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[Sentran]

To prevent being muddled, words may not contain apostrophes.
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"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[Jack_Ian]

Equally letter-counted words are intolerable.

[Jack_Ian]

Immediately after posting this rule, I realised that it might break the rule that prevented rules restricting word-count to under 16.
However then I remembered you can use anything-I-want-as-an-adjective words, so although difficult, it should be possible.
If requested by 3iff, or if I have time, I will present an example of a 17-word rule.

[DMTsurel]

Use parentheses in rules (clarification reasons).

[3iff]

Keep going...rules look ok so far.

[Sentran]

I'm just about to post my rule. It's a bit convoluted, so if I get buzzed for it, I'll understand.
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"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[Sentran]

(My two cents) buildup categorical numerological character-counting.
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"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[Jack_Ian]

I feel that your rule would make it impossible to make a 17-word rule. Any of the constructions I considered involved using the smaller words at the end.

I'm not about to buzz though, since nobody forced me to prove my rule complied with that particular requirement.

It took me a while to figure out your rule, but I'm assuming it means that the words should go in ascending order of size. Although there does not seem to be a requirement to not skip a prime.

[Jack_Ian]

(in the rules) Reverse seven-letter multi-syllable, space-traversingly ultra-hyper-concealed.

[3iff]

What's that in English?

[Jack_Ian]

Seven-letter multi-syllabled word to be hidden within the rule with the characters in reverse order, spread over at least 2 words.
It was a bit of a stretch, but I figured a multi-syllable could denote a multi-syllabled word.

[DMTsurel]

(Me, sir!) periods interdicted

[Sentran]

(se per) rules Reverse
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"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[Jack_Ian]

BUZZ
I believe your rule states "Reverse rules (per se)"
If I understand the rules of this game correctly, your rule needs to obey previous rules before any transformation rather than after any transformation is complete.
Your rule only fulfills the requirements after it is reversed.

[Jack_Ian]

BUZZ withdrawn

[Jack_Ian]

!KO oot sdrow esrever (cipytoerets ylgnitartsurF)

[DMTsurel]

What's your seven-lettered word?

[Jack_Ian]

glyster