This Game is the Worst-Case Scenario [Q.166]

[Mitillos]

Presumably, A.

[sthar8]

B, if it's a serious wound.

[KingdomAces]

Because a cannonball is exactly what you should be doing from a good distance into a raging river. Okay, well it might be fun, for you know the few seconds it lasts, but not so much after that.

C. Protecting your head is more important than protecting your legs.

[xtopherusD]

Lets say A.

And yep, this is the

20th worst

ranked game on BGG. People would rather play The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game. Or Man Bites Dog! *

shudders

*

[diginova]

Spoiler: Feirei's result

WHAT ARE THE SIX Ps OF SURVIVAL?

 

A

Purposeful planning perfects pivotal packing programs.
 

B

Proper prior preparation prevents poor performance.

 

C

Positive prudent protocol perfects people's plans.

Spoiler: KingdomAces' result

HOW TO JUMP FROM A BRIDGE INTO A RIVER

 

A

Jump away from the bridge, pull your thighs to your chest, and tuck your face to your knees.
 

B

Dive head first with your arms extended and your hands forming a spear point.
 

C

Jump feet first, keeping your body vertical, your feet tightly together, and squeeze your buttocks.

Spoiler: Mitillos' result

HOW TO REACT WHEN YOU ARE ON FIRE

 

A

Cross your arms over your chest, drop to the ground and roll yourself up in a rug or blanket.

 

B

Do somersaults in the dirt or jump into a lake.
 

C

Cover your hair and eyes with your hands and collapse into the fetal position.

Spoiler: sthar8's result

HOW TO CLOSE A WOUND IN THE WILDERNESS

 

A

Use thin strips of medical tape, overlapping 1î of skin, to pull the edges closed. Leave in place 7-10 days.

 

B

Use a sterilized needle and thread to sew the wound closed.

 

C

Carefully close the wound with dental floss, which is sterile and slippery, and a needle.

Spoiler: Who's result

HOW TO FIND FOOD WHEN LOST IN THE JUNGLE

 

A

Except for insects or grubs, which can be eaten raw, eat only what you can peel or cook.

 

B

Eat only fruits and vegetables that are brightly colored or exude a milky sap.
 

C

Butterflies, which may be eaten raw or cooked, are protein-rich and safer than possibly poisonous plants and bacteria-carrying mammals.

Spoiler: xtopherusD's result

HOW TO BAKE WITHOUT UTENSILS

 

A

Wrap the food in water-soaked leather or animal skin, and bury it in hot coals.

 

B

Wrap the food in many layers of large green leaves, and bury it in hot coals.
 

C

Wrap the food in a ball of clay, and bury in hot coals.

Names in

red

have new questions.

animorpherv1

(0-1, .000)

HOW TO TELL IF SOMEONE HAS SWALLOWED ANT POISON

 

A

Symptoms include shortness of breath and chest pains.
 

B

Symptoms include excitability and trembling.
 

C

Symptoms include dilated pupils and sore throat.

Bins

(New Victim)

HOW TO SURVIVE IN A STRUCTURE THAT IS HIT BY LIGHTNING

 

A

Stay at least 4' from the walls.
 

B

Sit on a windowsill or lean on a glass door.
 

C

Wear rubber flip-flops and stay away from electrical outlets.

Cheery Dog

(New Victim)

HOW TO FIND DRINKING WATER WHEN LOST AT SEA

 

A

Look for small whirlpools in the water; these are most likely freshwater springs coming up from the ocean floor.
 

B

Fish for sharks since shark placenta has a high water content.
 

C

Head downwind. This should lead you to rain, which you can collect for drinking.

D3f3nd3r

(1-2, .333)

HOW TO TREAT AN INFECTED WOUND WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS

 

A

Probe the wound with a sterile instrument to drain any pus.
 

B

Drink the milk of a dandelion, then rub the flower on the wound.
 

C

Prevent circulation to the wound and rinse it with a solution of half tobacco and half sterile water.

DiplomatDC

(New Victim)

HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO WHEN AT HOME

 

A

Go to the attic or top floor and lie flat on the floor.
 

B

Try to reach the center of the house, and seek shelter in a closet, under a stairway, or under a table.
 

C

Go outside immediately.

Feirei

(3-7, .300)

HOW TO JUMP FROM A MOVING TRAIN

 

A

Bend your knees, leap perpendicular and away from the train, then roll like a log.
 

B

Bend your knees, leap far from the train, and try to land on your feet.
 

C

Leap from the train, then tuck and roll away from it.

inspirateloos

(3-0, 1.000)

HOW TO RECOGNIZE MONONUCLEOSIS

 

A

Symptoms include swelling of the tongue, headache and blurred vision.
 

B

Symptoms include dark spots on the neck, runny nose, and itchy eyes.
 

C

Symptoms include sore throat, fever and swollen glands.

JDGA

(2-2, .500)

HOW TO AVOID BREAKING THROUGH ICE IN A CAR

 

A

Drive only on river ice, it is generally thicker than lake ice.
 

B

Drive slowly over ice only with snow on it.
 

C

Cross any cracks at right angles, and drive slowly.

KingdomAces

(4-4, .500)

HOW TO MAKE HOLES FOR ICE FISHING

 

A

Use an ice auger to drill a hole no more than 12" in diameter.
 

B

Use a hammer and ice pick to make a hole no more than 20" in diameter.
 

C

Use an ice spike and torch to make a hole 4" in diameter.

Mitillos

(1-1, .500)

HOW TO KEEP YOUR COMPUTER SECURE

 

A

Use the Internet only between the hours of 3 A.M. and 6 A.M. eastern time.
 

B

Install two layers of encryption software on your computer: one state-of-the-art and one outdated.
 

C

Get a separate phone line for your computer and place a tap on that line.

*This game is from 2001 if that affects your answer.

Save the Dragons

(New Victim)

HOW TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE IN THE RAIN

 

A

Ride on the painted lines of the road, since these give you better traction.
 

B

Ride in the center of the lane.
 

C

Ride in the tire tracks of the car ahead of you.

sthar8

(0-1, .000)

HOW TO FOIL A UFO ABDUCTION

 

A

Never travel alone in the woods. No UFO abduction has ever involved more than seven people.
 

B

Dress like a tourist and carry cameras and a map. Appear willing to go with the aliens.
 

C

Focus your thoughts toward the alien. Tell it, “Leave me alone. Go away, I have a virus.”

*Yay! My favorite card in the set!

swyellowtail

(0-1, .000)

HOW TO AVOID AVALANCHES

 

A

Never walk on snow-covered mountainsides between noon and 5 P.M.
 

B

Stay away from newly snow-covered convex slopes
 

C

Whenever entering a valley, yodel or shout loudly three times to start an avalanche from a safe distance.

Who

(3-0, 1.000)

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A SHIP COMING TO YOUR RESCUE

 

A

The ship will blow its horns at least twice.
 

B

The ship will fire an orange signal or three white parachute flares.
 

C

The ship will get as close as possible and will fire off an exploding weapon five times in succession.

xtopherusD

(0-1, .000)

HOW TO TREAT BAD BREATH

 

A

Switch to a diet higher in fat.
 

B

Wipe or brush your tongue, and clean your sinuses.
 

C

Don't eat first thing in the morning.

ZZZX

(New Victim)

HOW TO TREAT A COUGH

 

A

Use saline nasal spray to cleanse the nasal passages.
 

B

Take a cough suppressant.
 

C

Drink milk to coat the throat.

[Bins]

A

[Save The Dragons]

How to foil a UFO abduction is the best card in the set objectively :3

HOW TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE IN THE RAIN

D. Don't

C Ride in the tire tracks of the car ahead of you.

[KingdomAces]

Looking at the rankings, I realize I've actually played this game before. I also appear to recognize about ten times more games in the bottom 200 than in the top 200.

I don't know how to feel about that.

I think I'm done with this for now, I might come back to it later, but don't give me another question. I might as well fail this one while I'm here though. C. I know nothing about regular fishing, let alone ice fishing.

[sthar8]

I'm gonna go with A, though it's somewhat out of my wheelhouse.

Also I call bullshit. Medical tape will result in infection 80% of the time.

[D3f3nd3r]

C?

[Feirei]

C

[Who]

A?

[Mitillos]

But... none of those choices would *actually* keep your computer secure.

This game looks more like "Guess what people who know nothing about this subject think they know".

*sigh* I guess let's go with B. A is plain silly, and C would simply tell you what came through that line, after the fact.

[swyellowtail]

A is really weird. B... sounds like the most obvious answer, but something tells me C is the best answer.

So I shall go with... wait. C would actually cause more problems than B.

B. Final answer

[diginova]

So I think the way this game was created is they took a snippet at random from the book and put it onto a card.
They then had their unpaid intern write the other two choices with no other information and no fact checking.

Processing answers now.

[diginova]

Spoiler: Bins' result

HOW TO SURVIVE IN A STRUCTURE THAT IS HIT BY LIGHTNING

 

A

Stay at least 4' from the walls.

 

B

Sit on a windowsill or lean on a glass door.
 

C

Wear rubber flip-flops and stay away from electrical outlets.

Spoiler: D3f3nd3r's result

HOW TO TREAT AN INFECTED WOUND WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS

 

A

Probe the wound with a sterile instrument to drain any pus.

 

B

Drink the milk of a dandelion, then rub the flower on the wound.
 

C

Prevent circulation to the wound and rinse it with a solution of half tobacco and half sterile water.

Spoiler: Feirei's result

HOW TO JUMP FROM A MOVING TRAIN

 

A

Bend your knees, leap perpendicular and away from the train, then roll like a log.

 

B

Bend your knees, leap far from the train, and try to land on your feet.
 

C

Leap from the train, then tuck and roll away from it.

Spoiler: KingdomAces' result

HOW TO MAKE HOLES FOR ICE FISHING

 

A

Use an ice auger to drill a hole no more than 12" in diameter.

 

B

Use a hammer and ice pick to make a hole no more than 20" in diameter.
 

C

Use an ice spike and torch to make a hole 4" in diameter.

Spoiler: Mitillos' result

HOW TO KEEP YOUR COMPUTER SECURE

 

A

Use the Internet only between the hours of 3 A.M. and 6 A.M. eastern time.
 

B

Install two layers of encryption software on your computer: one state-of-the-art and one outdated.

 

C

Get a separate phone line for your computer and place a tap on that line.

Spoiler: Save the Dragons' result

HOW TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE IN THE RAIN

 

A

Ride on the painted lines of the road, since these give you better traction.
 

B

Ride in the center of the lane.
 

C

Ride in the tire tracks of the car ahead of you.

Spoiler: sthar8's result

HOW TO FOIL A UFO ABDUCTION

 

A

Never travel alone in the woods. No UFO abduction has ever involved more than seven people.

 

B

Dress like a tourist and carry cameras and a map. Appear willing to go with the aliens.
 

C

Focus your thoughts toward the alien. Tell it, “Leave me alone. Go away, I have a virus.”

Spoiler: swyellowtail's result

HOW TO AVOID AVALANCHES

 

A

Never walk on snow-covered mountainsides between noon and 5 P.M.
 

B

Stay away from newly snow-covered convex slopes

 

C

Whenever entering a valley, yodel or shout loudly three times to start an avalanche from a safe distance.

Spoiler: Who's result

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A SHIP COMING TO YOUR RESCUE

 

A

The ship will blow its horns at least twice.

 

B

The ship will fire an orange signal or three white parachute flares.

 

C

The ship will get as close as possible and will fire off an exploding weapon five times in succession.

Names in

red

have new questions.

animorpherv1

(0-1, .000)

HOW TO TELL IF SOMEONE HAS SWALLOWED ANT POISON

 

A

Symptoms include shortness of breath and chest pains.
 

B

Symptoms include excitability and trembling.
 

C

Symptoms include dilated pupils and sore throat.

Bins

(1-0, 1.000)

HOW TO REACT WHEN CAUGHT IN A CROWD

 

A

Tense your arms and fold them over your stomach as if you are carrying something. Allow yourself to be carried by the crowd.
 

B

Drop to the floor, shield your face and cover the back of your neck with your hands.
 

C

Keep your knees locked and your arms extended over your head. Be flexible, and go withe the flow as much as possible.

Cheery Dog

(New Victim)

HOW TO FIND DRINKING WATER WHEN LOST AT SEA

 

A

Look for small whirlpools in the water; these are most likely freshwater springs coming up from the ocean floor.
 

B

Fish for sharks since shark placenta has a high water content.
 

C

Head downwind. This should lead you to rain, which you can collect for drinking.

D3f3nd3r

(1-3, .250)

HOW TO TREAT SOMEONE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

 

A

Do not move the victim until help arrives.
 

B

Move the victim to a safer location to avoid being struck yourself.
 

C

Treat the unconscious, but still breathing, victim before treating the apparently "dead".

DiplomatDC

(New Victim)

HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO WHEN AT HOME

 

A

Go to the attic or top floor and lie flat on the floor.
 

B

Try to reach the center of the house, and seek shelter in a closet, under a stairway, or under a table.
 

C

Go outside immediately.

Feirei

(3-8, .273)

HOW TO BREAK A FEVER IN THE WILD

 

A

Drink an infusion of elm bark.
 

B

Sit as close to a fire as possible to sweat out the fever.
 

C

Go into the coldest water possible until the fever reduces.

inspirateloos

(3-0, 1.000)

HOW TO RECOGNIZE MONONUCLEOSIS

 

A

Symptoms include swelling of the tongue, headache and blurred vision.
 

B

Symptoms include dark spots on the neck, runny nose, and itchy eyes.
 

C

Symptoms include sore throat, fever and swollen glands.

JDGA

(2-2, .500)

HOW TO AVOID BREAKING THROUGH ICE IN A CAR

 

A

Drive only on river ice, it is generally thicker than lake ice.
 

B

Drive slowly over ice only with snow on it.
 

C

Cross any cracks at right angles, and drive slowly.

Mitillos

(2-1, .667)

HOW TO FIND CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A COMPASS

 

A

Follow terrain "downhill" to a creek, stream or river; the water will flow to civilization.
 

B

Walk in concentric circles, gradually expanding the circles until civilization is found.
 

C

Follow the sun's path until civilization is found.

Save the Dragons

(1-0, 1.000)

HOW TO AVOID SCHISTOSOMIASIS WORMS WHEN TRAVELING ABROAD

 

A

Avoid showering.
 

B

Avoid taking baths that aren't initially at least 150F.
 

C

Avoid swimming in the ocean or swimming pools.

sthar8

(0-2, .000)

HOW TO DRIVE ON ROUGH TERRAIN

 

A

Keep a steady rapid pace to allow you to quickly move between obstacles.
 

B

Drive slowly and steadily, accelerating and braking as little as possible.
 

C

Drive in a zigzag pattern and use the emergency brake if needed.

swyellowtail

(1-1, .500)

HOW TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM CHOKING ON HIS OR HER TONGUE

 

A

Pass a large safety pin or wire through the tongue and pull the tongue out of the throat. Attach one end of a string to the pin and the other end to a button on the victim's shirt.
 

B

Quickly flip the victim onto his/her stomach.
 

C

Turn the head of the victim to one side, and hold the tongue down with your other hand.

Who

(3-1, .750)

HOW TO READ COLOR ON A MAP

 

A

The color white identifies ridges and mountains.
 

B

The color white identifies non-forested non-water areas such as rocks or meadows.
 

C

The color white identifies trails and washes.

xtopherusD

(0-1, .000)

HOW TO TREAT BAD BREATH

 

A

Switch to a diet higher in fat.
 

B

Wipe or brush your tongue, and clean your sinuses.
 

C

Don't eat first thing in the morning.

ZZZX

(New Victim)

HOW TO TREAT A COUGH

 

A

Use saline nasal spray to cleanse the nasal passages.
 

B

Take a cough suppressant.
 

C

Drink milk to coat the throat.

[diginova]

Oh, and just in case you thought "hey, no way can there be a question about alien abduction in a game about survival, and there's no way that's the right answer":
Proof.

[Feirei]

B

[Cheery Dog]

C.

Downwinthe other options are more likely to kill me.

[D3f3nd3r]

C.

[JDGA]

oh my god this game
C?

[DiplomatDC]

B

[sthar8]

B?

[Mitillos]

A is the fastest one.

[phokdapolees]

/in to crowd this even more